Nominations are being accepted for the 2012 Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards. The award, given to up to five Jewish teens in California, is $36,000 and winners can use the money any way they choose. The awards are based on service and community projects and are funded by the Helen [...]
Montgomery High School is holding a series of open houses for its International Baccalaureate program. The next one is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 17. The “Introduction to IB” presentations are geared toward students and families of eighth through 10th graders. The program will include an overview of the IB Diploma program [...]
Montgomery High School is holding a series of open houses for its International Baccalaureate program. The first one is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 20. The “Introduction to IB” presentations are geared toward students and families of eighth through 10th graders. The program will include an overview of the IB Diploma [...]
Montgomery High School’s Kai Williams has been named a semifinalist in the National Achievement Scholarship program run by the non-profit National Merit Scholarship Corporation. The award recognizes more than 1,600 black American high school seniors who earned the highest scores on the 2010 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test as [...]
Montgomery High’s Gabe Ferrick will be celebrated next week for his work to bring awareness and aid to families and children in Rwanda. Ferrick has earned recognition for his works including fundraisers and events to educate others about the genocide-ravaged region of Darfur. He has spearheaded Walk to End Genocide [...]
The Elsie Allen theater players returned home from their stay in London and performance run at Scotland’s Edinburgh Fringe Fest just in time for the start of school last week. On Wednesday, the troupe was honored by the Santa Rosa School Board. “You have made your community very proud,” said [...]
A handful of local teachers were celebrated for excellence in the classroom on the eve of the start of the school year. The annual “Education & Business Partnership Breakfast” put on by the Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce celebrated teachers from schools around Santa Rosa with a select few earning [...]
UPDATE: Per a reader comment from Lobo theater mom Kathy Korlin below, here is a link to a Facebook page that has tons of photos of high school students performing their show in Edinburgh. I did a quick look and didn't see the Elsie and Montgomery crews but if anyone [...]
Sonoma County students are heading to Scotland. Montgomery High School thespians met their $80,000 fundraising goal and will be performing at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the world’s largest art festival next week. A troupe from Elsie Allen High also met their goals and are setting off today as well. The Montgomery [...]
It’s a big weekend for the Montgomery High School drama crew. The group needs $7,000 more to reach its fundraising goal to send 10 people to Scotland in August for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The final push for funds comes tonight, Saturday and Sunday as students will stage performances and [...]