Author: Diane Andrews
Schools
Paul J. Gonzalez Creates Joyful Murals Commemorating Sutter’s 60th Anniversary
April 28, 2021
Paul J. Gonzalez’s charming and joyful outdoor mural at John Sutter Elementary School, Santa Clara, transformed the entire end wall...
Community
Interact Alumna Sahana Prem Spearheads Trifecta Fundraiser to Feed the Hungry
April 22, 2021
Sahana Prem, a Santa Clara resident and 2020 graduate of Cupertino High School, spearheaded a Rotary Club-supported fundraiser that was...
Community
Santa Clara 9th Grader Aya Istanbooly Represents California in Microsoft Office Specialist National Championship
March 18, 2021
With a nod in the right direction from her teacher and encouragement from her parents, Aya Istanbooly practiced, practiced, practiced...
Community
Local High School Junior Isabella He Founds SN Inclusion for Neurodiverse Individuals
February 25, 2021
“I met a software engineer who I had no idea was neurodiverse,” said Isabella He, a junior at Mission San...
CommunitySchools
Homestead High Upperclassmen Create Inara Online Mentoring Platform for Middle Schoolers
February 11, 2021
Homestead High School (Cupertino) seniors Rajvi Umrigar and Michelle Wallerius understand from personal experience the need for guidance in transitioning...
Community
Henry Groth, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
January 28, 2021
Henry Groth knew immediately what he wanted to share with the community when approached by The Weekly outside his Santa...
Community
Surviving on Hope and the Kindness of Strangers in an RV on the Street
January 14, 2021
“All I have is hope,” said Allison James, who has been living in an RV parked on a street in...
Community
2020 Holiday Home Decorating Contest Winners Light Up the December Darkness
December 29, 2020
Twenty-four Santa Clara families spiked their electric bills in December as they lit up their neighborhoods with front yard holiday...
Community
Central Park Landscape Architect Robert Royston Memorialized
December 29, 2020
The California modernist landscape architect who designed Santa Clara’s Central Park, Robert Royston (1918-2008), was honored by the Cultural Landscape...
Community
Tom Sullivan, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
December 10, 2020
A favorite new holiday tradition for Tom Sullivan is donning his red “I am a volunteer” Salvation Army apron and...