Over $300,000 in grant funding from the State Public Utilities Commission’s will advance a joint venture with the City of Sunnyvale. The funding will provide 650 families with digital literacy training, access to Internet-ready devices and low-cost broadband internet services….
Columbia Middle School
Administrators, staff, teachers, family members, students and community members came together for a day of collaboration Feb. 6 at the Sunnyvale School District’s eighth annual Stakeholder’s Lyceum held, for the first time, at Google’s Tech Corners offices in Sunnyvale. The…
Students at Columbia Middle School were delighted Oct. 16, 2018 when San Jose Sharks player Evander Kane and SJ Sharkie helped them try on their brand new glasses. The glasses were provided by non-profit Vision To Learn, which kicked off…
The Sunnyvale School District and Sunnyvale Education Foundation would like to once again thank former Lakewood parent and Bosch Corporate Social Responsibility officer for Silicon Valley, Mary Dakin, for connecting the Bosch Community Fund with the Sunnyvale Education Foundation (SEF)….
Visiting students and chaperones from Japan left Sunnyvale March 30, 2018. Kengo and Ichiya joined all of the core academics classes, took part in P.E., WEB, and AVID, observed performances in choir, drama, band, and orchestra, participated in art and…
Nine Sunnyvale School District students and four Fremont High School Union District students were recognized at a special ceremony March 28 through the Association of California School Administrators’ (ACSA) Every Student Succeeding program. The program honors students who have overcome…
Students who were looking for something to do on late start Wednesdays before school started were given a unique opportunity to play basketball with Sunnyvale police in February. Students of all skill levels were welcomed to drop in anytime between…
The Sunnyvale Education Foundation (SEF) issued $1,000 grants to each of the district’s schools this winter. The funds were raised from donors in the community. SEF invited each of the schools to submit their grant requests, which…
On February 7, February 13, and February 15, 7th-grade biologists at Columbia Middle School investigated ecosystems and animals of the San Francisco Bay and the Pacific rocky coast tide pools – from the comfort of their classrooms! The Marine Science…
Johnny Chung Jr., an 8th-grade cellist from Columbia Middle School, performed with the California Music Educators Association Junior High School Honor Orchestra on Jan. 13. Johnny, along with more than 70 students from around the Bay Area and San Joaquin…
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…
As part of national Manufacturing Day (sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce), Northrop Grumman Marine Systems hosted 24 students from Columbia Middle School’s robotics and advanced math programs at its Sunnyvale facility on Oct. 3rd. Students spent the day…
Whether they are operating their own soap business at Sunnyvale Middle School, maintaining the garden at Columbia Middle, or making their infamous K9 Crunchies dog biscuits at the Fremont Union High School District Office, Sunnyvale students with disabilities are building…
The Sunnyvale School District is proud to announce its 2016-17 Employees of the Year. Mirell Kazos Teacher of the Year It is with great pleasure that we congratulate Mirell Kazos as SSD’s 2016 – 2017 Teacher of the Year. Mirell…
Although his primary curriculum at Columbia Middle School is sixth-grade History and Literature, Rob Felicano makes social-emotional learning a priority in his classroom. His goal is not only to make learning engaging, but also to help develop resilient, reflective and confident…