Grad Night volunteers needed

Grad Night, Sonoma Valley High School’s all-night drug and alcohol-free graduation party, is underway and, with just two months to go until the event, organizers are seeking entertainers and service professionals to cover a tightened budget for this year’s event. In particular need are community... Continue

Grad Night volunteers needed

Local student ponders college life in Abu Dhabi

Sonoma High School senior Emma McGee stepped off the two-story jetliner at Dubai airport in the United Arab Emirates… and into a whole new world. Thanks to great grades, hard work and a sense of adventure, McGee was on an all-expense paid trip to visit... Continue

Learning outside the box

If the smiles on students’ faces were any indication, the new Afterschool Enrichment program at Adele Harrison Middle School is a huge success. The first session ended last week and was brought to a close with an evening presentation by staff members and students themselves,... Continue

It’s convention

Luther Cenci (right), a member of last year's winning slate confers with Alex Moore during this year’s student convention at Sonoma Valley High School. The morning included plenty of skits, a bit of campaigning and ultimately the voting that culminated in the winning slate with... Continue

Robotics Team Contest Held at St. Francis Solano School

[caption id="attachment_23989" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Givino Rossini (left) and Xavier Lema from St. Francis pose with pride next to their climbing robot."][/caption] St. Francis Solano School recently hosted a contest of intellectual ability and creativity rather than their usual sporting event. Just as sports teams get... Continue

Robotics Team Contest Held at St. Francis Solano School

School budget to take yet another hit

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, the news out of Sacramento comes like a wet blanket, dripping all over the carefully – yet tenuously – balanced school budget. According to Superintendent Louann Carlomagno, the Sonoma Valley Unified School District had planned for... Continue

St. Francis Solano wins academic decathlon competition

[caption id="attachment_23895" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="St. Francis Solano school’s winning academic decathlon team"][/caption] For lo these many years, the Diocesan schools of Sonoma and Napa counties have met on the first Saturday of March to compete in an Academic Decathlon. So it was with measured grace... Continue

Classroom safari

Classroom Safari paid a visit to Old Adobe Preschool recently. In existence since 1989, Classroom Safari, is run by Bonnie Cromwell and Rich Pennington. The pair bring live, rare, and unusual animals into the classroom to help students learn about their habitat, diet, and behavior.... Continue