Local school news, educational institutes’ news reporting in Santa Clara and Sunnyvale.
Graduation season is here, and Santa Clara Unified School District is bustling with activity. During this busy time, the Board of Trustees took the opportunity to recognize some stars in the community. Recognitions At the Board meeting on Thursday, May 25, Superintendent Dr. Gary Waddell took the time to recognize many of their outstanding … Read more
At the May 16 dress rehearsal for Wilcox High School’s annual Fashion Show, about 100 Wilcox High School student designers and models, with a few outside family members, displayed meticulously designed fashions ranging from sleepwear to casual and party attire to formal gowns. The actual fashion show, to be held at the Mission City Center … Read more
The Santa Clara Unified School District community is counting down the weeks till summer vacation but before everyone can break out the sunblock and inflatable floaties, the Board of Trustees wrapped up some business at their meeting on Thursday, May 11. Honoring Mr. Olenak The Buchser Middle School community has been looking for a … Read more
Neither the weather nor COVID could stop the administration at Kathryn Hughes Elementary School in Santa Clara from renewing its commitment to making neighborhood streets safe for kids going to and from school. “Prior to the pandemic, we had a commitment to having Safe Routes to School,” said Hughes Elementary School Principal Joe Young. “It … Read more
Back from a much-needed spring break, it’s assessment season for Santa Clara Unified School District students and the Board of Trustees gets back to business. New Hires At their meeting on Thursday, April 27, the Board approved bringing Alissa Meltzer on as the Executive Director of Schools. They also approved hiring Nathan Ramazane as … Read more
At the April 13 dress rehearsal for Wilcox Stage Company’s “Dracula,” a non-musical play with musical accompaniment, a team of spirited dancers and a well-spoken cast of Wilcox High School students told the story of a vampire venturing from Transylvania to Los Angeles in 1987. “Dracula thinks he has found this woman he was in … Read more
The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has filed murder charges against three people accused of shooting into a car on I-880 on April 8 and killing a young girl from Santa Clara. Eliyanah Crisostomo, a Central Park Elementary School student, was riding in the third-row of her family’s car on the way to a family … Read more
Grief was heavy in the air at the Santa Clara Unified School District Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday, April 13. Business continued but everyone was mourning the tragic death of 5-year-old Eliyanah, who was a student at Central Park Elementary School. She was shot while in the car with her family and traveling on … Read more
Santa Clara High School’s Drama Department is showing “The Addams Family” this month. The musical depicts the angst of keeping a secret and holding a grudge from loved ones and what happens when the goth-like Addams family, ancestors included, mingles with the sunshine-filled Beinekes. At the April 5 dress rehearsal, the Wednesday cast performed Andrew … Read more
Like a comet, the should we or shouldn’t we discussion about Project Labor Agreements makes an appearance at Santa Clara Unified School District Board of Trustees meetings once in a while. Until the meeting on Thursday, March 23, the controversial topic hadn’t seen any concrete action from the Board but now, the Trustees are moving … Read more