Local school news, educational institutes’ news reporting in Santa Clara and Sunnyvale.
Santa Clara Unified welcomed students back for the first day of school in the morning and that evening, welcomed back the Board of Trustees for the first meeting of the 2023 – 2024 school year. Student Senate Superintendent Dr. Gary Waddell cheerfully welcomed staff and students back to school at the Thursday, Aug. 10 … Read more
One of the hidden gems of the summer curriculum in the Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) is the Farm to Table Camp. It’s a week long program on the district’s farm behind Peterson Middle School. The program teaches students anywhere from first through sixth grade about farming. “We’re more going into the history of … Read more
Last season, the Wilcox Chargers varsity football team came up just short in a 21-17 playoff loss to the Bells of Bellarmine Prep. Despite the loss, it was another strong campaign for the Wilcox football squad, a team that continues to shine with an incredible foundation and continuity under Head Coach Paul Rosa. The 2023 … Read more
The 2022-23 school year featured the inaugural campaign for most of the MacDonald Condors sports teams. Santa Clara Unified’s brand new high school began operations with only the class of 2026. That meant fielding JV sports teams composed of just freshmen and no sophomores. While most of the traditional high school sports kicked off immediately, … Read more
San Miguel Elementary School’s Juntos program was recently recognized for its positive impact on student success with the Santa Clara County Board of Education’s Hoffmann Award. Juntos is the Spanish-English dual-immersion learning program in the Sunnyvale School District. In Juntos, children study both Spanish and English in their earliest years of school, learning various subjects … Read more
The state has recognized a group of local high school students for their efforts to spread the word about climate change. Students in the Fremont Union High School District received the 2023 California Green Ribbon Award. In April 2023, over 500 middle and high school students, teachers, parents, and community members gathered together to learn … Read more
Dozens of local teachers will get their school year wishes granted thanks to donations from SONIC Drive-In. As part of Teacher Appreciation Month, SONIC’s SONIC Foundation donated $1.5 million in May to local educators across the country. It was part of the Limeades for Learning initiative in which teachers received a 50 percent match for … Read more
The Santa Clara Unified School District Board of Trustees held their last meeting of the 2022 – 2023 school year before heading off for their summer break. VR in the Classroom Math is just one of those subjects that so many students struggle with and Santa Clara Unified is trying something new to help … Read more
A team of Wilcox High School students proved they’re set when it comes their financial futures. Students Joshua Ching, Diane Shih, Chole Michel and Manish Mothi claimed first place in the Council for Economic Education’s (CEE) National Personal Finance Challenge (NPFC) earlier this month. The competition challenged the students on their understanding of the “building … Read more
The Santa Clara Unified School District Board of Trustees sat down for their meeting on Thursday, June 8 after all the excitement of recent graduations and other end-of-the-school-year festivities. Santa Clara Teacher Housing Foundation Santa Clara Teacher Housing Foundation wants to include non-management classified staff in their housing program. The current program currently only … Read more