Sonoma County high school students are invited to apply for a spot on the Sonoma County Commission on Human Rights. Students ages 14-18 years old are invited to apply. Commissioners deal with various issues related to human rights. This year’s group formed ad hoc committees to deal with women’s rights, [...]
Santa Rosa High School celebrated its 140th birthday on Sunday. I got a few emails about the good time had by all, but I also got this photo from a member of the "Pandy Pals" mentioned in the story: http://bit.ly/1fpIfzo This group of high school friends gets together at least [...]
Fran Hansell has been hired as the new principal at Mary Collins at Cherry Valley Charter School in Petaluma. Hansell, who will leave her post as principal at Riebli Charter School at the end of the school year, will begin with Petaluma City Schools July 1, according to Petaluma district [...]
REMINDER: Cook Middle School, in coordination with CalSERVES AmeriCorps, will host a free health fair on campus Saturday. The event will feature Zumba classes, boxing and roller derby demos, health screenings, mental health services, a farmer’s market with fresh fruits and vegetables. There will also be a color run, live [...]
NPR tackled the debate over whether cursive instruction has a place in today's classrooms. It's long been an issue in California. Read/hear their story here http://n.pr/1hyj2mN California academic standards currently include cursive instruction in the third and fourth grades, but it is not part of standardized testing, so some educators [...]
Cook Middle School, in coordination with CalSERVES AmeriCorps, will host a free health fair on campus Saturday. The event will feature Zumba classes, boxing and roller derby demos, health screenings, mental health services, a farmer’s market with fresh fruits and vegetables. There will also be a color run, live music [...]
Hundreds of Sonoma County students are at the first ever We Day in California today. To read about We Day, click here. I'm hopefully going to build a substantial photo gallery with photos sent from local participants. The first shots are of Alexandra McDermott and Megan Klee from [...]
REMINDER: The Santa Rosa High School Foundation is hosting their ever-popular polenta feed April 25. The doors open at 5:30 p.m. and dinner is served at 7 p.m. It will be held at the Veterans Memorial Building on Maple in Santa Rosa. Tickets are $35 to this adults-only event. For [...]
Sonoma County high school students are invited to apply for a spot on the Sonoma County Commission on Human Rights. Students ages 14-18 years old are invited to apply. Commissioners deal with various issues related to human rights. This year’s group formed ad hoc committees to deal with women’s rights, [...]