Last August was a whirlwind for the Santa Clara Bruins football program. Head Coach Nelson Gifford took over the job as a last minute replacement without any summer or spring work with his players. Therefore, preparations for the season were significantly sped up, essentially a crash-course education in learning the playbook. Flash forward a year … Read more
As teachers in the Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) gear up for the start of the school year on Aug. 13, they’re also trying to ensure that they have all the extras that make a classroom a positive learning environment. This year, dozens of SCUSD teachers have turned to Donors Choose, a nonprofit fundraising … Read more
Students will be back at their desks soon, but before then, the Santa Clara Unified Board of Trustees returned to the dais. The Board welcomed their new Student Board Member Ren Brown, from Santa Clara High School, and got down to business. Physical Education Program Board President Vickie Fairchild requested a report about the … Read more
Last fall, the Wilcox Chargers varsity football team put forth yet another prototypically strong season under Head Coach Paul Rosa. In eight seasons, Rosa’s Chargers have been no stranger to CCS Championship and CIF State Championship games. The 2023 team was no different. In the first round of the CCS playoffs, the Chargers upset the … Read more
Welcome to the big leagues: the 2024 high school football season will be the inaugural varsity campaign for the MacDonald Condors. MacDonald’s 2026 class, which started out all by themselves as a freshman-only high school two years ago, will be juniors this fall. After two years of fielding only junior varsity team sports, the Condors … Read more
When it comes to prominent educational figures in the City of Santa Clara, there might not be one with a more well-known smile than the beaming pearly whites of Jeremy Advincula. The Monterey, Calif. native and San Jose State graduate has been teaching in the PE department at Peterson Middle School for nearly 25 years. … Read more
Mental health is a big issue facing Bay Area students today with local health agencies and school districts doing everything they can to help the local youth thrive. However, no matter how hard adults work, sometimes the best message for kids and adults comes from a teen. Wilcox junior Anagha Dogiparthi was recognized at Santa … Read more
On May 17, Wilcox High School’s annual fashion show was set to take place in the evening at the Mission City Center for Performing Arts. According to Mindy Trisko, Fashion Design and Marketing Teacher, two-and-a-half hours before the show was about to begin, a power outage hit the theater and rippled through Monroe Street. The … Read more
Peterson Middle School was among 293 secondary schools across California that received top marks from the State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond. “This year’s California Distinguished Schools celebration provides us with an opportunity to recognize the hard work of our secondary educators and school staff who help our young adults discover passions and access … Read more
It was a party atmosphere at multiple Santa Clara Unified School District schools last week as they celebrated the milestone class of 2024. “This was the first class that was here the whole time after COVID pandemic, and we are looking forward to the return to normalcy that comes with that. It feels more like … Read more