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Bellevue names Alicia Henderson interim superintendent

The Bellevue School District in Santa Rosa has named Franklin-McKinley School District’s acting assistant superintendent Alicia Henderson as their interim superintendent. Henderson, a graduate of Healdsburg High School, replaces Tony Roehrick who is headed to Cabrillo Unified School District in Half Moon Bay. Henderson earned a bachelor’s then master’s degree from Humboldt State University and earned a Ph.D. from the University of California at San Francisco in speech and hearing science. She did training in educational administration at Santa Clara… Read More »

Sonoma Academy hosting forum with college admissions advisors

Just a quick reminder on this free event upcoming: A panel of admissions officials from leading colleges will share advice and answer questions in a forum being hosted by Sonoma Academy on May 17. The event, which is free to the public, will begin at 7 p.m. Universities represented include Sonoma State, the University of California at Berkeley, Stanford, Santa Clara and the University of Southern California. The program is recommended for sophomores, juniors and their parents. For more information,… Read More »

Sonoma Academy hosting forum with college admissions advisors

A panel of admissions officials from leading colleges will share advice and answer questions in a forum being hosted by Sonoma Academy on May 17. The event, which is free to the public, will begin at 7 p.m. Universities represented include Sonoma State, the University of California at Berkeley, Stanford, Santa Clara and the University of Southern California. The program is recommended for sophomores, juniors and their parents. For more information, call David Rion, director of counseling at Sonoma Academy,… Read More »