May 31st, 2009 03:00am
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Kindergarteners at Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts created a 3-D mural on the Humboldt Street campus. The official unveiling was Thursday.
According to organizers, the students drew garden images that were then enlarged and turned into plywood cutouts. The school hosted an all day garden party where parents and helpers assisted the students in creating their contributions to the mural.
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May 30th, 2009 03:00am
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Courtney Jade Davis was supposed to graduate from Cloverdale High Friday night, but she lost her battle with cancer in January 2008.
But her classmates can’t and won’t forget her, honoring the student who played basketball, volleyball and softball for the Eagles before Ewings sarcoma struck.
On Friday, the graduates honored one of their own on one of the biggest nights of their lives.
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May 29th, 2009 11:30pm
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This speech was given Friday night by Harvard-bound Jesse Nee-Vogelman, the valedictorian of Elsie Allen’s class of 2009.
Victory Speech
Jesse Nee-Vogelman
We stand here today on the precipice of a revolution
A global upheaval at which we stand in the middle
But folks, here’s the riddle
Will we cause the problems or the solution?
Because all around us the bullets fly
The young men die
And the baby’s cry,
Cry out for something to be done in …
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May 29th, 2009 06:06pm
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It’s graduation night in Santa Rosa.
Press Democrat photographers will be all over Sonoma County shooting all manner of graduation emotions so check out the photo galleries at www.pressdemocrat.com.
I’ll be Twittering (apparently that is now a verb) live from Elsie Allen’s graduation beginning at 5 p.m. Harvard-bound Jesse Nee-Vogelman is the 2009 valedictorian but when I talked to him earlier this week, he wouldn’t spill the beans early on the content …
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May 29th, 2009 05:35pm
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As he did last year, Santa Rosa Junior College president Robert Agrella regaled the 400 or so folks who attended the annual address to the community luncheon on Thursday with a few JC quiz questions.
Give it a go and check your answers below:
1) How many degrees were awarded at the May 23 graduation ceremony?
2) How many students, per semester, attended the JC last year?
3) What was the average age of …
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May 29th, 2009 03:00am
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Regular blog readers may recall that Maria Carrillo High School is among the nine Sonoma County middle and high schools being honored today as a California Distinguished School, in no small part because of their rigorous curriculum but also because the state recognized the strides they are making in closing the achievement gap between white students and students of color.
A big party and ceremony is planned today at …
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May 28th, 2009 02:05pm
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Ridgway High School in Santa Rosa will hand out diplomas to at least 90 students Friday morning at 10 — the largest class to graduate since the continuation high school was founded in 1968, said Principal Bob Hucek.
Eighty-one seniors graduated from the campus last year, he said.
“Right after graduation they get on bus and go to Disneyland,” he said.
About 40 students are slated to board the bus and …
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May 28th, 2009 03:00am
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Reina Melgar is a mother, wife, community volunteer and now full time student. She is also Lewis Adult School’s student of the month for Santa Rosa City Schools.
Melgar, born in El Salvador, began taking English as a second language classes at Lewis in 2002 and has taken courses on and off ever since.
“Nothing is easy,” Melgar told school officials in her nomination. “We need to put time and energy into …
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May 28th, 2009 03:00am
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Miguel Castellanos-Cortez, a senior at Grace High School on the campus of Piner High, is the Santa Rosa City Schools student of the month for May.
In the nomination papers submitted from the school, one teacher wrote: “On his first day in my science class, Miguel introduced himself and said, “Ms. Costello, I’m going to be your best student.’ Well, Miguel has maintained an A average in science, completed extra …
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May 28th, 2009 03:00am
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Janelynn Caminique, a sixth grader at Steele Lane Elementary Schoo, has been named elementary student of the month for Santa Rosa City Schools along with Tommy Lucas from Proctor Terrace.
Blog readers will remember Janelynn from the Teachers Association student of the year awards, where she was also honored.
“Janelynn, your hard work and respect for all the staff and students at Steele Lane Elementary have earned you this achievement,” school officials …
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