Last month, Ajaipal Chahal received a Congressional Award of a bronze medal from Congressman Ro Khanna. Chahal, an incoming junior at Dartmouth College, described the Congressional Award. “The program is operated by a non-profit called the Congressional Award that works with the U.S. House of Representatives,” Chahal said. “Representatives in Congress can encourage young people … Read more
Motel enthusiast and author Heather David can point out the new neon sign at Santa Clara’s Capri Motel on El Camino Real. During David’s July 27 author talk at Central Park Library, David shared more insights about motels, whether they are old, new, themed or out of business, from her book, “Motel California,” published by … Read more
At Central Park Library’s June 29 Independence Day Naturalization Ceremony held at the parkside entrance, James Wyrough, Field Office Director at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service’s (USCIS) San Jose Field Office, announced countries that today’s 81 new American citizens came from. These countries included Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, India, Iraq, Israel, … Read more
From June 25 to June 29, a room at the Community Recreation Center became a filming studio for Techsplosion’s “YouTube Stars,” a summer camp offered by the Santa Clara Parks and Recreation Department. On one day, Otoha, 8, and Chloe, 9, filmed a segment about snacks and toys. Sam, 9, and Nicky, 12, worked on … Read more
For the last three years, Wilcox High School student Visala Tallavarjula,16, has been planting with different soils to study which soils help yield the best radish crop and how to best conserve water. Her paper describing the project, titled “Irrigation Water Usage Efficiency Improvement by Modification of Root Zone Soil Properties Using Carbon Sequestration” was … Read more
On May 23 at Mariani’s Restaurant, employees of the Santa Clara Unified School District celebrated the end of another school year at the annual “End-Of-Year Employee Recognition.” Honored at the reception were three outstanding district employees. This year’s Administrator of the Year is Miakje Kamstra, Principal of Central Park Elementary School, who credited her hard-working … Read more
During the June 7 dress rehearsal for Roberta Jones Junior Theatre’s (RJJT) “Sleeping Beauty Kids,” held at the Community Recreation Center, 37 young and spirited cast members performed the Disney-inspired story of how true love can reverse a curse. In the musical, kind fairies raised Princess Aurora. Cursed and tricked by the spiteful fairy Maleficent, … Read more
This year, Santa Clara City Library is hosting its Summer Reading Kickoff on June 9. Morning and noon events will be at Northside Library while afternoon festivities will take place at Central Park Library. This year’s theme will be “Reading Takes You Everywhere.” Sign ups for the Summer Reading Program run from June 1 to … Read more
“For our hands are strong and our hearts are young/And a dreamer keeps a dreamin’ ages long/Keeps a dreamin’ keeps a dreamin’ along.” These lyrics come from the song “The Dreamer,” sung by the school community of Washington Open Elementary School at its May 25 Awards Celebration. This year, the California Department of Education gave … Read more
Sutter Elementary School’s Froggy Hollow was bustling with activity afterschool on May 31 as the fifth-grade class put on the school’s first farmer’s market. At the school garden, students played music, educated others about the benefits of buying local produce, ran a lemonade and mint water stand, and offered freshly picked produce. “The kids researched … Read more