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Ridgway’s McCloud named SR school board student rep

Wednesday, at 6:08 by

The Santa Rosa School Board has selected Ridgway High School incoming senior Joseph McCloud to be the student representative on the board beginning July 1. The board has included a student representative on the board since 1978. Schools are represented on a regular rotation. Student representatives are given a preferential vote on all items except those discussed in closed session. The student rep vote does not affect the final outcome. McCloud has earned a 3.0 grade point average. At Ridgway,… Read More »

‘Trashtastic’ homemade/recycled boat event is this Saturday

Thursday, at 6:23 by

Reminder: The Trashtastic Boatacular fest is this Saturday in Santa Rosa. We ran a story last month about the efforts by Comstock and Santa Rosa middle school students to create floatable vessels to enter in the “competition.”  To read that story, click here http://bit.ly/11nGUmk The event, which includes a potluck picnic, is open to the public and will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Nagasawa Community Park on Fountaingrove Lake. The boat race is scheduled for 2 p.m. For… Read More »

Santa Rosa Middle’s Torres is student of the month

Wednesday, at 6:01 by

Santa Rosa Middle School eighth grader Luis Torres is Santa Rosa City Schools student of the month for May. Torres is described as a student with a positive attitude who can be counted on to do the right thing in all situations. “Luis is the type of student who reminds us all of how fortunate we are to do what we do,” said music teacher Mark Wardlaw. “Whatever lesson is being taught, Luis can be counted on to be fully… Read More »

Hidden Valley’s Thomasson is student of the month

Wednesday, at 6:00 by

Hidden Valley Elementary School sixth grader June Thomasson is Santa Rosa City Schools student of the month for May. Thomasson is active in Hidden Valley’s Safe School Ambassador program, math Olympics, student council and she is a sign language ambassador. Thomasson is credited for her creative spirit and her ability to get along with everyone. She is inclusive with her peers and is described as an “energetic, outgoing and friendly” girl by her teachers. An avid reader, Thomasson is also… Read More »

Think your boat can beat the Crusaders’ vessel?

Thursday, at 11:22 by

Intrigued by the story that ran in today’s Press Democrat about Comstock Middle School and Santa Rosa Middle School students building boats out of recycled materials to compete in the upcoming “Trashtastic Boatacular”? Well the event is open to the public and organizers are still taking eager participants. The event is May 11 at Nagasawa Community Park on Fountaingrove Lake. For more information, see their Facebook page http://on.fb.me/11HrfOZ or call organizer (and make and art teacher) Dawn Thomas at 245-4735.… Read More »

SRCS trustees assigned graduation posts

Wednesday, at 6:50 by

Ceremony assignments are set to be formalized tonight for the string of Santa Rosa City Schools graduation festivities. For those interested, here is the lineup of which trustees will preside over which events. All graduations are on May 31 except for Mesa which is on May 30: Elsie Allen and Midrose, 5 p.m.: Laura Gonzalez. Maria Carrillo, 6:30 p.m.: Frank Pugh Montgomery, 6:30 p.m.: Ron Kristof Piner and Grace: 6 p.m.: Larry Haenel Santa Rosa, 6:30 p.m.: Donna Jeye Mesa, 5:30… Read More »

Piner dedicates admin building to Bob Zeni

Thursday, at 11:19 by

Piner High School dedicated its administration building last Friday to long time administrator and Prospector booster Bob Zeni. Zeni was the first vice principal at the Fulton Road campus and served in that capacity from 1966 until 1989. He has been a Piner booster ever since, supporting several campus groups, including the Piner Athletic Hall of Fame. Zeni was honored by current principal Sally Bimrose as well as Santa Rosa City Schools Trustee Larry Haenel whose wife Lana was a… Read More »

Brook Hill’s Meislahn is student of the month

Wednesday, at 6:06 by

Maya Meislahn is Santa Rosa City Schools elementary school student of the month for April. Meislahn, a sixth graders at Brook Hill Elementary School, has maintained a perfect 4.0 grade point average and has been a fixture on the princpal’s honor roll for three years. A Girl Scout, Bobcat Rap school newspaper journalist, student council president and trumpet player, Meislahn is an all-around quality student who teachers regularly turn to for assistance. Her fellow students regularly elect her captain of… Read More »

Brook Hill Satellite’s Acevedo is student of the month

Wednesday, at 6:02 by

Hector Acevedo is Santa Rosa City Schools elementary school student of the month for the month of April. Acevedo, a sixth grader at the Brook Hill Satellite campus, is a natural leader who has earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average in grades four through six. Acevedo’s teachers say he is a leader who is kind and self-motivated. He always looks out for others and is always conscious of other people’s feelings. A true friend, Acevedo makes sure to invite… Read More »

Cook’s Hernandez is student of the month

Wednesday, at 6:01 by

Luz Hernandez is Santa Rosa City Schools middle school student of the month for April. Hernandez, an eighth grader at Cook Middle School, has a 3.8 grade point average and has applied for the University Center program at Elsie Allen High School. Already active in Compact for Success at Cook, Hernandez hopes to attend Sonoma State University and do graduate work at Stanford University. She hopes to become an immigration lawyer or pediatrician. Hernandez is active on Cook’s campus. She… Read More »