Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) has unveiled the newest addition to its farm — one that aims to increase hands-on learning for students across the district. During its Earth Day celebration April 26, the district held a ribbon-cutting celebration for its new greenhouse. As part of that event at the district’s farm, 1055 Dunford … Read more
It’s quite rare for a sports team to lose a game and yet still claim to have the momentum heading into a second-straight game against the same team. The Wilcox Chargers arguably found themselves in such a scenario on Wednesday, May 14. Wilcox fell to its then undefeated league rival, the Los Gatos Wildcats, by … Read more
The Santa Clara Bruins varsity baseball squad all but clinched an El Camino League title with a 5-1 victory over the second-place Fremont Firebirds last week. Tuesday, May 6, was the third and final matchup between the league rivals, and the Bruins were in control from the very first inning. Jaxton Chao got things going … Read more
On the first day of May, the Wilcox Chargers varsity softball squad had all the momentum on its side. After falling behind 3-1 early, Wilcox turned things around in the bottom of the second. Chargers starting pitcher Tyler Scott found herself in quite the jam. She had two outs, but the bases were loaded and … Read more
Since dropping the team’s first matchup with the Fremont Firebirds way back on March 18, the Santa Clara Bruins haven’t lost a league game since. That early loss was a battle for first place at the time. Santa Clara has bounced back beautifully by winning 10-straight games, including the Bruins’ latest win, a 10-5 win … Read more
Another ethnic minority group is accusing the Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) of creating a hostile environment. Earlier this month, StandWithUs, a Jewish advocacy group, filed a complaint (Jewish Advocacy complaint Santa Clara Title VI Complaint) with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR). The complaint alleges the district has fostered … Read more
Rest vs rust; it’s a classic sports debate. When there is a break in the game schedule, should teams take time off or keep practicing hard? For teams that are struggling in the standings and dealing with injuries, the answer may seem obvious; going on a break is a good thing. For teams that are … Read more
Friday afternoon’s baseball matchup between the Wilcox Chargers and Milpitas Trojans was pretty much decided by the conclusion of the fourth inning. Already up 4-1 entering the last half of the fourth, the Chargers dropped a five spot on the Trojans. After four full innings, Wilcox was up 9-1 and would cruise to the tune … Read more
Welcome to Santa Clara Dr. Damon Wright, the new Superintendent of the Santa Clara Unified School District. The Board of Trustees announced and approved the hiring of Dr. Wright on Thursday, April 10, and his work is scheduled to begin on July 1. Dr. Wright has over 25 years of experience and is currently the … Read more
Four local elementary schools have achieved top marks with California’s Department of Education. Washington Open in the Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD), Cherry Chase Elementary in the Sunnyvale School District (SSD) and Murdock-Portal and Chester W. Nimitz elementary schools in the Cupertino Union School District (CUSD) were all named California Distinguished Schools this year. … Read more