First grade students at San Miguel designed 37 different greeting cards for all occasions, many of which were bilingual, and hosted a greeting card sale the morning of Feb. 1 in the school cafeteria! All cards were $3 and the…
School Spotlight
On Feb. 15, two Cumberland first grade classes had a snowball fight. You read that correctly, a snowball fight! For each book they read over the span of four weeks, the students wrote the title on a piece of white…
Congratulations to Alex Ha of Lakewood for being recognized as this year’s Educator of the Year by the City of Sunnyvale at its annual State of the City event! This annual event recognizes exceptional members of our community and attracts…
A task normally left to LinkedIn’s own professional team of environmental graphic designers was given to Vargas Elementary second grade students this May. Students were given the unique opportunity to create and display an art installation in the corporate offices…
In the fall of 2007, The King’s Academy (TKA) Spanish Teacher, Patricia Wiechec, took action to bring one of her school values to life, servant leadership, by forging a partnership between her school and San Miguel Elementary. Leading by her…
Bishop Bobcats held their third annual Leadership Day on May 16, 2018. Leadership Day gives Bishop students the unique opportunity to showcase their learning. Guests are immersed in the school’s leadership culture through presentations from students and staff as well…
The 8th-grade team at Sunnyvale Middle School hosted a Hunger Banquet on April 10, 2018, to raise student awareness about global poverty. The Hunger Banquet involved all 375 of the students in the eighth grade at SMS as well as…
Thanks to a partnership between the San Miguel PTA and nonprofit Arts Initiative, San Miguel formed a school band program in October 2017 and had their first performance on March 27, 2018. Arts Initiative, which runs band programs at several…
Sunnyvale School District is proud to announce that Cumberland Elementary School has been named a 2018 California Distinguished School. Cumberland joins the ranks of 287 elementary schools being honored under the Distinguished Schools Program. This program returns after a three-year…
The Sunnyvale School District wants to congratulate Cherry Chase Elementary Principal Anita Lee for winning three awards this year from the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA), Acknowledge Alliance, and Playworks. Each year ACSA recognizes a select group of individuals…
The Sunnyvale School District would like to congratulate Vargas Elementary School Assistant Principal John Austin for being recognized by the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) as a First Year SuperStar after completing his first year as assistant principal! The…
The Sunnyvale School District is proud to announce its 2017-18 Employees of the Year. Pam Cheng Management Team Member of the Year Dr. Pamela Cheng has been with the Sunnyvale School District for 17 years. In those 17 years, she…
It was standing room only at the recent Vargas Family “Ooey Gooey” Science Night held on January 25th. Vargas scientists and their families packed the cafeteria, walking around with their freshly made slime and calming jars. Student volunteers from the…
Open Enrollment, the time frame during which students may request a transfer from their school of residence to another school within the Sunnyvale School District, will take February 1-10, 2018. For details about Open Enrollment, visit http://sesd.schoolwires.net/Page/241. Sign up for Programs…
The Sunnyvale School District is pleased to announce that San Miguel Elementary School has been recognized by the California School Boards Association with its Golden Bell Award. San Miguel was recognized for the school’s Community School Model, which works to…