“I have very few pictures of my childhood, but the few pictures I do have bring back happy memories,” says Santa Clara resident Pooja Chauhan. “There’s a picture of me wearing shorts and a T-shirt given to me by my aunt. It was taken in the city of Baroda in India. That picture is important … Read more
The thought of Christmas morning conjures up an image of eager children ripping open the holiday presents waiting for them underneath the tree. While many children participate in this annual ritual, there are also children who don’t get to experience the joy and excitement of receiving gifts on Christmas. The Bill Wilson Center, a community … Read more
It’s not every day that you get to see princesses, dragons, cowboys, and bumble bees mingling among each other while a family masquerading as the Incredibles brushes past another family of Sesame Street characters. Such is the wonder that came with the Children’s Halloween Party at the Walter E. Schmidt Youth Activity Center on Wednesday, … Read more
“The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” This quote by Dr. Seuss was engraved on two bronze plaques, which were unveiled at a library and plaque dedication event honoring the late teacher Carol Ragsdale at Sutter Elementary School on Monday, October 8. … Read more
When Scott Brunson attended the California Culinary Academy, he was nicknamed “the professor” by his peers for his extensive knowledge about food preparation. After working in the food services industry for awhile, Brunson decided to share his wisdom by being a chef instructor. Brunson has been teaching at Mission College since 1999. His baking and … Read more
There has been a theft. We must channel ourselves into the role of fighters, magic users, wizards, and priests to discover the identity of the thief. Such is just one example of the many stories that you can unravel in Dungeons and Dragons, a role playing game that allows players to assume different identities as … Read more
The afternoon sunshine cast a cheery light on all the people walking around with Ben & Jerry ice cream cones in their hands. No, they weren’t attending the county fair. An ice cream social and ribbon cutting ceremony marked the opening of the new Millikin Basics+ Elementary School campus on August 17. The event drew … Read more
While most junior high students are getting ready to go back to school, one incoming sixth grader at Don Callejon School is busy studying up on being the next chess super star. His name is Sam Sevian, a native of New York who moved with his family to Santa Clara in 2007. At 11-years-old, Sam … Read more
Donning yellow hard hats, red t-shirts, and blue jeans, six students from Millikin Basics+ Elementary School watched their hand-made vehicle, a forklift, rescue a stranded “person” on a collapsed bridge. With 119 teams participating, this task was part of The Tech Museum’s “Shake, Rattle, and Rescue” Tech Challenge event on April 21, 2012. The vehicle … Read more
When Noama Iftekhar, a senior at Wilcox High School, was called into the principal’s office recently, she had no idea what the day had in store for her. “The principal had called me into her office and said she was doing a quarterly check up on me to see how I was doing in my … Read more