Congratulations to SSD Superintendent Benjamin Picard and Columbia Middle School’s Mary Grace Votran who will be recognized at this year’s State of the City event on September 14th! This annual event recognizes exceptional members of our community and attracts more…
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On April 12, 2019, Columbia Middle School students were invited to LinkedIn in Sunnyvale for a Coding Dojo session where they got to design their own website and game and have lunch on campus. The opportunity was through a partnership…
Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety Police K9 Rick will have an extra layer of protection thanks to the kindness of Cumberland Elementary School’s Student Council students. The students raised $650 selling items during the week of Halloween in honor of…
On May 6, 2019, Lakewood PTA hosted a workshop for parents to address concerns surrounding how to raise children in a connected world and share ideas and resources to help keep children safe online. The event featured parent-to-child discussions on…
Article written by Acknowledge Alliance Resilience Coach Jean Hamilton with contributions by SSD Communications Coordinator Alia Wilson. Acknowledge Alliance recognized Columbia Middle School Principal Mary Beth Allmann, Assistant Principal Daniel Aguilar Poo, and Assistant Principal Esteban Ybarra with its Principal…
Starting in 2014, the Sunnyvale Sister Cities Association has worked with the Iizuka Friendship Network in Japan to facilitate two student exchange programs for middle (7th-8th) and high school students. Through the program, Sunnyvale students stay with host families in…
Since 2012, the Sunnyvale School District, Sunnyvale Rotary Club, and Sunnyvale Community Services and the YMCA have partnered to fight childhood hunger when school is out. The supergroup established the annual Our Kids Our Community fundraiser, which helps serve thousands…
The Sunnyvale School District is proud to announce its 2018-19 Employees of the Year. Chin Chin Chiu Management Team Member of the Year Chin Chin continues to strive for excellence in behavioral best practices and leads by example in lifelong…
01 Mar: Ellis’ Principal Eric Panosian recognized as Outstanding Educator at Sunnyvale Murphy Awards
Administrators and board members celebrated the recognition of the District’s Outstanding Educator of the Year, Eric Panosian, at the 54th annual Murphy Awards held on Feb. 23 by the Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Panosian was recognized for his 18…
The 7th Grade Team at Sunnyvale Middle School coordinated the second annual Hunger Banquet on Friday, February 15, 2019. All students in 7th Grade participated in a hands-on simulation to raise awareness about global poverty and learn about how food…
The CMS music department rocked its first ever pops concert on Wednesday, February 13 at 6 pm in the Multi. Students performed music from Pixar, Hunger Games and much more in front of a jam-packed audience of family members and…
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…
The Sunnyvale Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa (ADK), an International Organization of Women Educators, will be putting on its eighth annual Luncheon/Fashion Show/Boutique fundraiser for Sunnyvale School District schools on March 2. The fashions are provided by Stein Mart in…
In January, Sunnyvale School District reached out to you to have a conversation around student support and family engagement. We asked for your thoughts about what we are doing well and what we could improve to better support students’ social-emotional…
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….