Columbia student leadership and staff have been coordinating lunchtime activities to foster community. On Friday, November 18th, the staff took on the eighth-graders in a volleyball game for the second time this year. Students are undefeated! “It was a great…
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We want to congratulate Jen Maylard for being the first classified employee to pursue a career as a teacher and be reimbursed by the SSD Pathways to Teaching program. “What I would like to personally say is that working with her side-by-side has been an…
Three authors visited all 10 Sunnyvale School District Schools for SSD’s first districtwide Author Week held October 3-7. The authors included: Matt de la Peña, the first Hispanic winner of the 2016 Newbery Medal for his picture book Last Stop on…
Cherry Chase Elementary takes pride in promoting leadership skills, community service, volunteerism, and advocacy to our students and former students. One way we accomplish this is by soliciting “Wednesday Helpers”. Wednesday Helpers are middle school students who typically have attended…
We have been busy improving all 10 of our District schools. Our 2013 Measure G projects included major campus modernizations at Bishop, Lakewood, San Miguel, and Cherry Chase, as well as technology; site security; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)…
We are thrilled to welcome you to the new year in Sunnyvale’s public schools! Our mission is to provide every student with a strong foundation of academic, behavioral, and social-emotional skills to prepare them for success in a diverse, challenging, and…
We encourage parents and guardians to fill out the district’s free/reduced lunch application. Completing the form not only helps provide our schools with much-needed student meals; it also helps determine the amount of funding our district receives for after school…
When starting the school year, one of the most impactful practices for a student’s academic success is showing up! As we continue to move through COVID, it can be difficult to maintain good attendance practices when planning family trips or…
At Vargas, we kicked off the school year with Dolphin Pride Expectation Rotations! Students visited different areas of the school to learn about how to be safe, how to be respectful, and how to be responsible. These rotations set our…
SSD’s summer seemed warmer than ever, supercharged by 860 bright smiles — the record number of students who participated in our Summer Explorations and Extended School Year programs! The program combines academics, enrichment, and recreation so students can enjoy their…
The Sunnyvale School District currently has three Board of Education positions open for the November 8, 2022 General Election. The term for board positions is four years (2022-2026). The following candidates will be running uncontested for these seats: Eileen Le…
Bishop Bobcats and Cumberland Cougars each organized student-led efforts to send support to those affected by the war in Ukraine. Bishop 5th grade class advocates for schoolwide fundraiser using newly acquired persuasive writing skills As a Leader in Me School,…
Acknowledge Alliance recognized San Miguel’s Debbie Wiseth with its Teacher of the Year Award and the Front Office Staff of all 10 SSD schools with its School Community Heroes Award at its 15th annual Forget-me-Not Celebration on May 12. Our Forget-Me-Not…
The Sunnyvale School District is one of six school districts in the state to have its School Attendance Review Board (SARB) be designated as a model program for exemplary practices that have contributed to reducing chronic absenteeism rates…