Author: Cynthia Cheng
Life Announcements
Remembering Santa Clara Resident Jennifer Garcia
December 2, 2015
At the end of the Santa Clara City Council Meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 10, Councilmember Lisa Gillmor read a short...
Schools
SCUSD Parent Describes Journey to Securing an IEP for Child
December 2, 2015
Retta Conley Robertson entered the AP class for parenting when her dyslexic daughter lost her Individualized Education Program (IEP), a...
Arts & Entertainment
Pick a Pocket or Two at Roberta Jones Junior Theatre’s “Oliver!”
November 25, 2015
The first scene of Robert Jones Junior Theatre’s “Oliver!” depicts 19th century orphans lining up at the Workhouse dining hall...
Community
Santa Clara High School Students Raise Money to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and Research
November 25, 2015
They arrived in bright pink shirts, pink tutus, pink bow ties, pink face paint, pink socks, and pink fairy wings....
Community
Diwali Dhamaka Party Lights Up Northside Library
November 18, 2015
In Hindi, “dhamaka” means “bang,” and the word can refer to a party thrown with a big bang. Northside Library...
Community
Properties Bought and Sold at Northside Library’s Monopoly Madness
November 18, 2015
Enterprisers hovered over big teal boards while passing around slips of pastel-colored cash, from $1 bills to $500 bills. They...
Community
Santa Clara Sister Cities Association Wins Local Hero Award
November 11, 2015
At State Senator Bob Wieckowski’s State of the District Address and Awards Ceremony held at Sunpower on Oct. 29, the...
Community
Northside Library Hosts Homebrewing 101 Workshop
November 11, 2015
Passed around at Northside Library’s Homebrewing 101 workshop on Tuesday, Oct. 27 were small cups filled with fragrant malted barley...
Public Safety
Santa Clara Firefighters Foundation Organizes First Firehouse Run
November 11, 2015
On Sunday, Nov.1, over 800 people, adults and children, got up bright and early and congregated at Santa Clara University’s...
Schools
District’s 2015 CAASPP-Smarter Balance Assessment Scores Have Been Released
October 28, 2015
Liz Gordon-Stoll, data and assessment coordinator at Santa Clara Unified School District, is pleased to report that the district performed...