Mister Aladdin, sir/ What will your pleasure be?/Let me take your order/Jot it down/You ain’t never had a friend like me. These are lyrics in the song “Friend Like Me,” sung by the Genie after Aladdin freed him from the magic lamp in Roberta Jones Junior Theatre’s “Aladdin.” The show ran at the Community Recreation … Read more
At Santa Clara Unified School District’s May 25 Employee Recognition Tea at Mariani’s, Angie Scott listened as the biography of the soon-to-be-named Teacher of the Year was read aloud. “I’m a former Santa Clara Unified student and when they mentioned the schools that I’ve attended, that raised some questions in my mind,” Scott says. “When … Read more
While living in Afghanistan, Homayoon Ghiasi worked with Americans in an American-run international health group. Because of this, he says he was threatened by insurgents in the local Taliban who threatened to kill him. Ghiasi escaped from his village and applied for a special immigration visa that was provided by the U.S. Embassy. This February, … Read more
When Santa Clara resident Danielle Wheeler, now 17, was three-years-old, her hearing was tested. From the test results, her parents learned that she has a severe hearing loss and would require hearing aids. In the “world of the hearing” on and off the soccer field, Wheeler admits to sometimes feeling left out because she is … Read more
About 100 fourth graders at Laurelwood Elementary School dressed up on Friday, May 27. Some boys came in blue jeans and white shirts with handkerchiefs wrapped around their necks or faces. Some girls came in prairie dresses, bonnets or cowboy hats. It was California History Day at the school and the children were ready to … Read more
At Northside Library was a display of five colorful rings to lightly mimic the five connected rings that has become a symbol for the Olympics. Children threw foam toys through the rings for sport while they celebrated Northside Library’s June 4 Summer Reading Kickoff. About 1,000 people attended. “The Olympics are held this year in … Read more
The small gym at Santa Clara High School was converted into an art gallery for Day of the Arts, a student art appreciation event held on May 27. Teachers and students visited the gym all day long. On the tables were ceramic pieces of various items, such as the human heart and brain, sushi, vases, … Read more
Girl Scout Emilee Salzman, 9, sold about 750 boxes of Girl Scout cookies during this year’s cookie sale. On May 21, Salzman joined 950 other cookie sale superstars and their guests for an exclusive sleepover at the Levi Stadium. The sleepover was a reward for Girl Scouts, associated with Girl Scouts of Northern California, who … Read more
Reynold A. Martinez, George Rivera’s art student, explains that his paintings mirror visions of things he has seen. Â Outside the Vargas Gallery at Mission College’s Gillmor Center on Saturday, May 21, Martinez displayed many pieces of his work, including “Double Action,” showing powerful waves at a beach and “Outside of My Kitchen Window,” the projection … Read more
Cheryl Burger has read all the books written by English author Jane Austen, whose books were published in the early nineteenth century. Describing “Pride and Prejudice,” Burger remembers Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy’s awkward first meeting and how the two fell in love after many misunderstandings. Burger was an attendee of Northside Library’s May 21 … Read more