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Carrillo’s Wei is student of the month

Tiffany Wei is Santa Rosa City Schools high school student of the month for April. Wei, a senior at Maria Carrillo High School, is described by her counselor Marie Speaks as a standout student and musician throughout her entire high school career. “Her maturity and excitement for music really stands [...]

By | April 10th, 2013|0 Comments

Joint choral performance by SR City Schools a hit

[imagebrowser id=12] The choral programs from all five Santa Rosa City Schools high schools came together on one stage last Friday for the annual William Barclay Memorial Scholarship Concert. Typically held at Santa Rosa High, this concert was staged at Sonoma State University’s Weill Hall. Superintendent Socorro Shiels on Wednesday night [...]

By | February 27th, 2013|0 Comments

SchoolsPlus ups its annual contribution to Santa Rosa schools

SchoolsPlus is at it again. The nonprofit that has been supporting athletics and arts in all Santa Rosa City Schools middle and high schools for more than two decades has upped their annual contribution to each campus, according to the group’s leaders. This year, all five comprehensive high [...]

By | February 7th, 2013|0 Comments

Top of the tops Poetry Out Loud contest Feb. 10

Twelve Sonoma County high schools will be sending students to the countywide Poetry Out Loud competition Feb. 10. In the program, students memorize then recite poems. The pieces are not written by the students, but are typically considered greats in the English language. The participating schools include: Analy, Cloverdale, Creekside, [...]

By | February 4th, 2013|0 Comments

UPDATED: Santa Rosa School Board campus, committee assignments

UPDATE: A small change to the committee assignments below. Trustee Laura Gonzalez will not serve on the finance committee as previously noted. The change has been made below. ________ The Santa Rosa City School Board has made its new committee and campus liaison assignments. Board President Bill Carle requested board [...]

By | January 14th, 2013|0 Comments

Maria Carrillo alum Shao honored for dance program

Maria Carrillo High School alum Michelle Shao has been named a 2012 finalist for the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes. The prize honors 25 students each year. The top 10 winners each receive $2,500. Shao, a freshman at Harvard, has earned loads of accolades in Sonoma County both for [...]

By | December 26th, 2012|0 Comments

Reminder: Diller Family Foundation seeking award nominations

REMINDER: Nominations are being accepted for the 2013 Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards. The award, given to up to 10 Jewish teens – five from California, five from the rest of the U.S.-- is $36,000 and winners can use the money any way they choose. The awards are based on [...]

By | December 3rd, 2012|0 Comments

Which school has the best attendance rate? The worst? (And why it matters)

Santa Rosa City Schools has released its annual attendance rates for 2011-12, tallied by school. Here is are the average rates of absenteeism (ranked highest to lowest) on each campus: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Brook Hill, 5 percent Steele Lane, 4.94 percent Doyle Park, 4.71 percent Monroe, 4.57 percent Lincoln, 4.24 percent [...]

By | November 14th, 2012|3 Comments

SRCS sports report: Money spent and participation disparities

The annual sports report is out. Santa Rosa City Schools has released its competitive athletic unaudited fiscal analysis for 2011-12. The report details what the district’s general fund pays to support athletic programs at middle and high schools and separates funds that are received and expended via student body accounts [...]

By | November 13th, 2012|0 Comments

Diller Teen award taking nominations

Nominations are being accepted for the 2013 Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards. The award, given to up to 10 Jewish teens – five from California, five from the rest of the U.S.-- is $36,000 and winners can use the money any way they choose. The awards are based on service [...]

By | October 11th, 2012|1 Comment