District administrators, principals, teachers, parents and students came together for a day of collaboration Feb. 3 at the annual Lyceum held in the District Office Board Room. The event is an opportunity for all of the District’s stakeholders to share…
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,…
We are proud to say that all schools in the Sunnyvale School District (SSD) have met the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) requirements as laid out by the California Department of Education. SSD had a California Assessment of Student Performance and…
In October, Acknowledge Alliance had an Appreciation Party with donors and educators in attendance. Since 1994, the organization has provided mentoring for educators, counseling for youth and social-emotional learning curriculum into all levels of learning at K-12 schools. Sunnyvale School…
The Holidays are upon us and there is an expectation that overindulging in food and drink and curling up under our blankets is part of the routine to help us get through the cold winter. Some believe that this routine…
The 2015 California STEM Symposium drew 3,100 teachers and school administrators to the Anaheim Convention Center in October. Educators participated in more than 300 workshops, roundtable discussions and hands-on lessons created to help schools funnel more students into Science, Technology, Engineering,…
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…
Sunnyvale Wrestling Club, in partnership with Sunnyvale School District, launched the first ever Sunnyvale Youth Wrestling League (SYWL) Sept. 12 at five elementary schools, Lakewood, San Miguel, Ellis, Vargas, and Bishop. Sunnyvale Wrestling Club is providing this co-ed, 6-week program…
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…
Between 200-250 people participated in the Sunnyvale School District’s second annual Disability Awareness Day on Oct. 15. The focus this year was to continue promoting awareness and to value diversity among parents, students, staff and the community. Twenty different exhibitors…
The Sunnyvale Education Foundation (SEF) received its official 501 c3 nonprofit status last June, and is making a good start on its fundraising goals. It’s taking a different tack from many other education foundations in the area by not asking…
More than 400 students at Cumberland Elementary School marveled at 360-degree views of the Martian landscape, Yosemite Valley, and coral reefs Thursday without ever leaving their Sunnyvale campus. They embarked on virtual field trips thanks to the Google Expeditions Pioneer Program, which…
After a little more than a year of construction work, renovations at Lakewood Elementary School are complete, on time and with new features. The completion of the roughly $18 million worth of campus improvements was celebrated with a ribbon cutting…
Sunnyvale Middle School has been an active participant in a cultural exchange program through Sunnyvale Sister City Association. Six students from Sunnyvale Middle School went to Iizuka, Japan, June 18-24, along with one student from Fremont High School and one from…