Presentation announces new hires

Sonoma’s Presentation School has hired three new teachers, all with ties to the area. Kathryn Faircloth (at left in photo) will teach science, working out of the school’s brand new and fully equipped science lab, to grades five through eight. She will also assist with... Continue

Zimmerman in as new Sonoma Valley Ed Foundation executive director

Laura Zimmerman has been named Executive Director of the Sonoma Valley Education Foundation. Zimmerman, a previous SVEF board member, most recently served as the development director for the Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance. She has been involved in the Sonoma Valley schools since she moved to... Continue

Schools in step for Walk to School Day

Prestwood Elementary School in Sonoma will be joining schools from around the world to celebrate International Walk to School Day on October 6 as some 250 students walk or bike to school along with parents, teachers and community leaders. The event will begin at 8... Continue

Let there be rock

Strumming some sweet music for school music programs, Sassarini teacher Curtiss Duff and district-wide music instructor Bob Gossett are surrounded by a delivery of 40 new Fender guitars for Sonoma elementary schools, compliments of the Little Kids Rock program. The national non-profit, dedicated to putting... Continue

Being An American essay contest for high school students

The Bill of Rights Institute opens its Being an American Essay Contest for the 2010-2011 school year. This year’s contest, the largest essay contest for high school students, focuses on American citizenship. U.S. high school students and their teachers are invited to compete for nearly... Continue

STAR results are in, progress is slow but steady

At Tuesday night’s school board meeting, new Director of Curriculum and Instruction for the Sonoma Valley Unified School District, Lynn Fitzpatrick, rolled out the STAR test results for the 2009-2010 school year. Overall the progress has been steady in both English Language Arts and math,... Continue

School board approves bond measure for November ballot

At a special meeting last week, school board trustees voted 4-0 to place $40 million worth of general obligation school bonds on the November ballot. If approved by voters, the measure will save more than $1 million dollars in energy costs each year that will... Continue

‘Rush’ to high school

Summer vacation? It was fun while it lasted. For students at Sonoma Valley High School, it’s time to get ready for the new school year. Rush, the day for parents and students to complete their paperwork, pay fees and pick up class schedules, is Saturday,... Continue

Scholarships for “first in family” college bound mentees

It’s one thing to dream about an exciting future, but quite another to weave those dreams into real opportunity. Six high school graduates from the Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance already have one foot firmly on the path to college as recipients of the 2010-2011 College... Continue

Local student heads east on $188k scholarship

Now 17, Manuel Heredia Santoyo kept his head down and studied hard throughout grade school, middle school and at Sonoma high with one goal in mind -- going away… far away… for college. Thanks to incredibly hard work and dedication on his part, and a... Continue