Pollinator maze comes to El Verano School

[caption id="attachment_22209" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Students at El Verano School were fascinated by the visual lesson they got when they attempted to make their way through the Pollinators’ maze. Initiated by teacher Dave Neubacher, the maze helped students learn more about what pollinators do for the... Continue

Picking a winner

Picking a winner of the original Helen Minelli painting ‘”Iris” is the late Sonoma artist’s granddaughter, Sassarini fifth-grader Michelle Minelli, right, and her great niece Maria Toimil of Exchange Bank, which sponsored the raffle to benefit the school’s Outdoor Education Program. The winner, contacted by... Continue

School district taps teacher Lyndsey Munn for after school program

Lyndsey Munn has been selected by the Sonoma Valley Unified School District to serve as the coordinator for the After School Enrichment Program for Adele Harrison Middle School, with classes slated to begin in January. An AHMS social studies teacher since 2004, Munn is also... Continue

Jingle all the way

The Adele Harrison Builders Club brought some holiday cheer to the Sonoma Healthcare Center on Broadway on Friday. The sixth, seventh and eighth-grade students donned reindeer antlers and Santa hats while they sang carols to the patients and residents of the center. Builders Club is... Continue

High school rolls out new web site

Sonoma Valley High School’s new web site is up and running and the powers behind it want to share the news. A large contingent of volunteers including teachers, parents, and administrators in conjunction with the Teacher Support Network of the Sonoma Valley Education Foundation are... Continue

Educational forum for Latino parents

The next educational forum designed for Latino parents is scheduled for Wednesday, December 15 at El Verano Elementary School, beginning at 6 p.m. in the gymnasium. Free child-care and light refreshments will be provided. This will be the fourth in a series of forums sponsored... Continue

Youth of the Year candidates

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley recently announced the candidates for the 2010 Youth of the Year program. They include Anthony Castelli, Gemma Bolanos and Jessica Contreras. The three candidates will be honored at the second annual Youth of the Year celebration at... Continue

National exposure for photo contest winners

[caption id="attachment_21802" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="VHS Junior Maddie Goertzen won third place in the advanced Timed Exposure category."][/caption] Five Sonoma Valley High School students took top honors in the Association of Texas Photo Instructors Fall Contest, a prestigious national competition that attracted more than 6,000 entries... Continue

Council honors educator Francine Maffei

Francine Del Rosso Maffei has been honored by the city council for her tireless efforts to enhance the educational options for Sonoma youth over the past four decades. A proclamation saluting Maffei’s work, from her days at St. Francis Solono to the founding of Presentation... Continue

Public Waldorf-based high school set to open

Credo is Latin for “I believe.” With that as their model, a group of individuals is ready to open the first Waldorf-based public high school in Sonoma County in the fall of 2011, aptly named Credo High School. An open house for prospective students is... Continue