“Love love love,” chanted audience members at the auditorium of the de Saisset Museum at Santa Clara University on April 9 at the beginning of “An Evening with Taye and Shane.” The speakers were Taye Diggs, the university’s Frank Sinatra Artist-in-Residence, children’s book author and award-winning actor; and Shane Evans (www.shaneevans.com), award-winning illustrator. The event … Read more
Back in April, the Santa Clara Unified School District recognized outstanding volunteers within the district at its 36th Public School Week Awards held at Santa Clara High School. Student and adult volunteers from each district school were selected for this honor. Alexis Vaile, 10, is finishing up fifth grade at Braly Elementary School. Vaile has served … Read more
Fishnet stockings and tank tops, tales of scorned lovers and vengeful murders and “all that jazz” comprised of Wilcox High School’s spring musical, “Chicago” during its April 24 dress rehearsal, held at the Mission City Center for Performing Arts. The school’s year-round Theater Productions class and the Wilcox Stage Company (wilcoxstage.weebly.com) put on the show, … Read more
At the end of the first act at the April 23 dress rehearsal for Sunnyvale Community Players’ “The Wiz,” Edward Clark (Tin Man) delivered a moving and heart-stirring solo, “What Would I Do If I Could Feel.” “Being in ‘The Wiz’ means reliving a piece of my childhood,” Clark said. “When I was a kid, … Read more
Drivers passing Kathryn Hughes Elementary School around student drop-off and pick up times might notice pedestrians carrying bright flags as they cross the street. Joe Young, serving his first year as the school principal, wants pedestrians from the school to stay safe while crossing the street. So he helped bring these flags to the campus. … Read more
On April 14, author Danielle Dufayet conducted a book signing and reading at Sunnyvale’s Bookasaurus for her debut picture book, “You Are Your Strong.” Illustrated by Jennifer Zivoin and published by the American Psychological Association’s Magination Press, the book demonstrates how positive feelings and the support of loved ones can help one overpower negative emotions. … Read more
“Go, Braly, go! Go, everyone, go!” were among the spirited cheers coming from student spectators who waved their handmade posters and pom poms at Braly Elementary School on April 1. Special education students from all over the Santa Clara Unified School District participated in a soccer skills program through Special Olympics Northern California’s Schools Partnership … Read more
In 2015, Santa Clara resident and Millikin Basics+ Elementary School student, Samaira Mehta, 11, released CoderBunnyz, a board game that teaches children how to code. Since then, CoderBunnyz, has attracted an international fan base. The game has reached consumers in the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, China and South America. Right now, Mehta is busy promoting … Read more
Ashlen Foster likes to carry around a book about art and she also wears a hearing aid. She is introverted and wants to make new friends. This young girl is also a fictional character and a creation of Buchser Middle School student Amelia Tai, 12. In a national contest, Tai was one of the five … Read more
Since its store opening at the end of January, WeBoba has been serving boba drinks (beverages with sweet tapioca balls), specialty teas and desserts. On a recent Tuesday evening, latex gloves got sticky and oily while the store patrons wearing them took a mochi making classes taught by Julie Lin, owner of WeBoba. During the … Read more