At the Santa Clara City Council meeting on Tuesday, June 7, Silicon Valley Power awarded $5,000 scholarships to two outstanding students to further their studies toward a career in the energy industry. The scholarships were presented by Manual Pineda, Silicon Valley Power’s Chief Electric Utility Officer. For the past 17 years, Silicon Valley Power has … Read more
Back in May, Remi Fusilero, 13, won two national gymnastics titles for the 2022 USA Gymnastics Level 9 Western National Championships All-Around and Balance Beam Events at a competition held in Salt Lake City, Utah. “In early May, at the Western National Championships for USA Gymnastics Level 9, I represented Region 1, which brings together … Read more
Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) is looking for a new superintendent. Dr. Stella M. Kemp submitted a letter of resignation to the Board of Trustees on Friday, effective July 1. The district will hold a special school board meeting on June 29. It will be the first time school board members will meet since … Read more
For the second year running, Santa Clara Unified School District’s (SCUSD) STEAM Expo went virtual. “With nearly 6,000 student projects showcased, this year’s virtual event was an amazing success,” said SCUSD Superintendent Dr. Stella M. Kemp. “The diversity of student work exhibits the inspired teaching and learning happening in our schools every day. Thank you … Read more
According to parent Jeannette Weedermann, Santa Clara High School has not hosted Grad Night on campus for over 20 years before last year. This year, Weedermann and fellow school parent, Nora Reiblein, served as Grad Night co-chairs for Santa Clara High School’s June 3 Grad Night held on the high school campus. According to Weedermann, … Read more
There would have been a number of very valid excuses for the Wilcox Chargers baseball team had they failed to win their CCS playoff opener on Saturday against Palma. For starters, the Chargers found out Friday night that their head coach, Matt Huth, would have to miss the game after testing positive for COVID. Missing … Read more
Going into his freshman baseball season at Santa Clara High, Jayce Dobie was joining a program with little respect. During the 2018-19 school year, Dobie played his debut season on varsity, joining a squad that finished the previous season with a 3-12 record in the El Camino League—the lower of the two Santa Clara Valley … Read more
Mother’s Day is a special day for every mother, but this Mother’s Day weekend was especially great for Santa Clara mom Wendy Jarvis, who watched one of her sons achieve a dream she never thought possible. “It was great. It was really just great to see him be included in something that everybody else was … Read more
The political firestorm surrounding who would be named the next principal of Laurelwood Elementary School has ended. Still, the trouble may just be starting for Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) Superintendent Dr. Stella Kemp. Exactly one week Kemp met with the Laurelwood community to tell them that the search and interview process to find … Read more
The Wilcox Chargers and Fremont Firebirds varsity softball teams finished out their season series at Wilcox on Wednesday. With a 12-0 win, the Chargers (4-4 in league) completed the season sweep of the Firebirds. Wilcox is poised to make a run at the CCS playoffs with four games remaining on the schedule. On the other … Read more