Sunnyvale School District students, staff and even parents of staff were invited to step on stage to be recognized during the 2017 State of the City Community Awards held at Sunnyvale’s Civic Center on July 29. The annual event recognizes…
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Sunnyvale School District is excited to announce its new App, an all-in-one information source for district families. The app was developed specifically to provide direct access to the district’s most sought after information in the most convenient format — your…
Sunnyvale Middle School welcomed approximately 350 incoming sixth graders at the WEB Orientation on Friday, August 11. WEB (Where Everybody Belongs) is a national program aimed at easing the transition to middle school. Incoming sixth graders were welcomed to SMS by…
Sunnyvale School District is excited to welcome several familiar faces and one new face to the roles of principal and assistant principals for the 2017-2018 school year. We welcome Rachelle Romander as the new principal of Fairwood Explorer Elementary School. Rachelle will lead the…
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…
RECYCLE! REDUCE! REUSE! This is one of the mantras we’ve embraced at Cumberland Elementary, where we have launched our Zero Waste Initiative. What does “zero waste” mean? In the City of Sunnyvale, the goal is to reduce the volume of…
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…
Sunnyvale Preschool Programs eagerly welcomed an additional 44 students at two new locations for our state-subsidized preschool program on April 17th. The current program, which served 96 eligible families with free half-day preschool programs, had a waiting list of families…
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…
The Bay Area Women’s Sports Initiative (BAWSI) program is a free after-school fitness and confidence-building program that connects young girls with female athletes to inspire them to get active, believe in themselves and improve their beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors about…
On May 11, the Sunnyvale School District Board of Education appointed its newest member, Michelle Maginot. Michelle Maginot is a longtime Sunnyvale resident and a proud product of the Sunnyvale School District. She has three children who attend or will…
Seven Sunnyvale School District elementary students competed March 29 in Sodexo’s Future Chefs Challenge. The national initiative aims to get students thinking about making healthy food choices while encouraging them to get active and creative in the kitchen! Sunnyvale School…
Lakewood Elementary School met its goal of reaching 100% participation for the White House ConnectED Library Card challenge this April. The White House ConnectED Library Challenge is a national effort to increase partnerships between public libraries and school districts to support student…
Ellis had its second Family Reading Night “Superhero Reader Night” on May 10 and it was a huge success! The school had about 175 people in attendance. Ellis’ vision this school year was to foster a love of reading in all…
The Cumberland Student Council held its annual fundraiser earlier in the year. The student council representatives nominated and selected two charities. This year the students chose the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) and the Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF). The students…