Two Sunnyvale School District schools received Hoffmann Awards in April from the Santa Clara County School Boards Association: Fairwood Explorer and Cumberland Elementary. Fairwood was recognized for its parent participation program and Cumberland for its project-based learning. The Hoffmann Awards…
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Sunnyvale School District’s Cumberland, San Miguel, and Vargas Elementary Schools are being honored under the 2016 California Gold Ribbon Schools Awards Program. The Gold Ribbon awards recognize California schools that have made advancements in implementing the California Standards for English…
Students and staff at Lakewood Elementary School are helping to reduce waste heading to the landfill, one lunch period at a time. With the guidance of the City of Sunnyvale Environmental Services Department and Leadership Sunnyvale, Lakewood Elementary School implemented…
Donning raccoon hats in Davy Crockett frontiersman fashion, San Miguel Elementary School Principal Christina Ballantyne and The King’s Academy High School Spanish Teacher Patricia Wiechec were recognized in May as ProjectCornerstone Trailblazers, for pioneering new ways to build assets in youth. The…
Second graders at Bishop Elementary School went head-to-head with students twice their age in an online math competition this spring, and won! Ms. Nancy Bierly’s class competed in the online Sumdog Math contest for all K-8 grade students in Santa…
At Bishop Elementary School, every child is being taught that he or she can be a leader—on the playground, in the classroom, or at home—today and every day. The K-5th grade school is officially a Leader in Me school. The…
Cherry Chase Elementary School families put the sock in Sock Hop in January when a Family Fun Night dance turned into a fundraiser for the less fortunate. Cherry Chase PTA members decided to combine one of their Family Fun Nights,…
Reading Partners and the 49ers teamed up in the name of literacy at Lakewood Elementary School in September. On Sept. 28, a group of San Francisco 49ers players spent their afternoon with Lakewood Lions teaching them the importance of reading…
Through a partnership with Google and the nonprofit, Playworks, 300 students from Lakewood Elementary got to have a “Playday at Google” Tech Corners in Sunnyvale on Oct. 22. Students got to meet Google employees and take a tour, have recess,…
As part of the fifth national Manufacturing Day, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Northrop Grumman Marine Systems hosted 18 students from Columbia Middle School’s robotics program at its Sunnyvale facility on Sept. 29. It was the first time…
Congratulations to Vargas Elementary Principal Annette Grasty and Cherry Chase’s Green Committee for being recognized as 2015 Sunnyvale Community Award Winners! The city has recognized Annette as the Outstanding Educator of the Year and Cherry Chase’s Green Committee for Outstanding Environmental…
Everybody thinks their grandmother has the best stories, but few people can say their grandmother’s story is the subject of a published book. One local Sunnyvale educator has co-authored a children’s book about the adventures of her sister’s grandmother-in-law, or…
Sunnyvale Sister City Association volunteers have been busy preparing this year’s cultural exchange students for their trip to visit Iizuka, Japan. This year, six students from Sunnyvale Middle School, one from Fremont High School and one from Homestead High School…
When Olympic gold medalist Brenda Villa opened up for questions at the 16th annual Young Women’s Leadership Summit, Columbia Middle School girls rushed the stage to learn more about the water polo star’s life. Villa was one of 130 women…
Fairwood Explorer School’s team, Fantastic Unique Ninjas (FUN), was regional champion this year, qualifying the team to compete in the state tournament in Riverside, California. This was not a soccer or basketball tournament but one where teamwork was just as…