Community-Based AstroBruins Robotics Team Competes in FTC World Championship

The AstroBruins, which operates out of a Sunnyvale garage, were one of several Bay Area teams that competed at the national robotics competition.

Wearing powder blue sweatshirts and silly matching blue ears atop their heads and shiny, royal blue capes, the AstroBruins, a community-based robotics team working out of a family garage in Sunnyvale, looked more like they were ready for Halloween than the 2025 FTC World Championship for robotics in Houston, Texas, April 16-19. Kooky team wear … Read more

49ers Foundation Fundraiser Benefits Santa Clara Students

The annual 49ers Foundation fundraiser raised $760,000 for local nonprofits, including 49ers SLI which teaches SCUSD students STEM skills.

The 49ers scored two wins at Levi’s Stadium the weekend of Aug. 12. The team started the weekend with a 21-28 victory over the Green Bay Packers. They ended it with a record amount raised for local nonprofits. Thanks to generous donations from attendees and sponsors, the annual Players for a Purpose event raised $760,000 … Read more

Local Students Create a Portable Workspace for Foster Children

Santa Clara students appear on KQED to talk about the portable workspace they created to give foster children something to call their own.

Ruby, 14, Om Kulkarni, 14, and Grace Muresan, 14, created Adiona, a portable workspace during distance learning last year when they were eighth-graders in the 49ers STEM Leadership Institute at Cabrillo Middle School. The team members are now freshmen at Santa Clara High School. Adiona is made from simple materials, including a suitcase, a wooden … Read more