November 27th, 2009 07:00am
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Harmony School District’s Salmon Creek Falls Environmental Center has been certified LEED platinum by the U.S. Green Building Center. It is the first LEED platinum certified building in Sonoma County.
The building is on the campus of the Salmon Creek Charter, Harmony Elementary and Pathways Charter schools on Bohemian Highway.
I did a story about the project and the building back in April. Read it here http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20090404/ARTICLES/904049994
The certification process takes months and …
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November 26th, 2009 07:00am
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The Windsor High School debate team has posted a 37-16 record in league competitions and 57-31 for the year after taking 19 wins and six losses at the Golden Gate Speech Association’s Nov. 15 tournament at Santa Rosa Junior College.
Press Democrat reporter Paul Payne covered the tournament. Read that story here http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20091115/ARTICLES/911159985
Jakob Christensen and Cameron Lane and the team of Brenda Nelson and Amy Jeffrey posted undefeated 4-0 records at …
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November 25th, 2009 07:00am
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Another outstanding local FFA student was brought to my attention.
Ashleigh Dunn, a graduate of Santa Rosa High last spring who is now attending Santa Rosa Junior College, was named a national finalist in the Equine Science – Placement Proficiency award and finished second place overall at the national competition last month in Indianapolis.
Proficiency Awards recognize FFA members who excelled as agricultural entrepreneurs, employees or volunteers while they gained hands-on career …
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November 24th, 2009 07:02am
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Maya DiRado, a Stanford-bound Maria Carrillo High senior, is Santa Rosa City School’s student of the month.
Press Democrat reporter Eric Branch did a great story on DiRado earlier this month. Read that here (because I’d be here all day if I listed half of her accomplishments): http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20091031/SPORTS/910319970
Meantime, here is a bit more praise heaped on the extraordinary student athlete.
She has a weighted grade point average of 4.6 and earned a …
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November 24th, 2009 07:01am
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Leroy Lam is Santa Rosa City Schools middle school student of the month.
Lam, an eight grader at Cook Middle School is described as an exceptional young man and model student. (As an aside, when I called the campus to confirm that Lam is an eighth grader, the woman who answered the phone said “The fabulous Leroy is in eighth!”)
“He is a serious and dedicated academic with a delightful humor about …
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November 24th, 2009 07:00am
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Erick Tinajero of Doyle Park is Santa Rosa City Schools elementary school student of the month.
Tinajero, a sixth grader at Doyle Park, was described as an extremely responsible and talented student who delights in new things and remains interested in, and fascinated by, all that he does.
The staff at Doyle Park said Tinajero is the guy who makes all new students feel welcome and goes out of his way to …
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November 23rd, 2009 03:41pm
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Elsie Allen High School is hosting a tamale making event on Dec. 5 in which participants can take home (and eat) their assignments.
From 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 5, participants will learn to make chicken, pork and/or cheese tamales and will take home a dozen tamales. Participants will also get to bring home the recipe.
The lessons will be given in both English and Spanish.
The cost is $10 and will benefit …
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November 19th, 2009 03:17pm
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The Santa Rosa School Board asked for a moment of silence for former Doyle Park principal Eileen Resnikoff at the beginning of last night’s epic board meeting at Elsie Allen High School.
Resnikoff, a longtime educator who led Doyle Park for more than 10 years, was an “inspiration to us all as we saw her in action,” said Patti Fitch, a first grade teacher at Doyle Park. “She loved Doyle Park …
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November 16th, 2009 04:08pm
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I’m at Piner High School this morning hearing the first run of the Choices program. Sponsored by the North Coast Builders Exchange and supported by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the program will hit all Santa Rosa City Schools high schools outlining what happens to students’ futures if they do not complete high school in four years.
Every ninth grader on campus will hear the two-day presentation today and Tuesday. Presenters …
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November 16th, 2009 07:00am
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Sonoma State University will host a panel discussion on the state of hunger and homelessness in Sonoma County Monday night.
The free discussion will be from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the multi-purpose room of the Student Union.
Sociology professor Sheila Katz will head the discussion that will also include a discussion about recent developments in state and national policy.
“With the nation’s unemployment rate over 10 percent and California’s even higher, …
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