Ryan joins SVHS staff as VP

[caption id="attachment_26696" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Former Altimira teacher Andrew Ryan is thrilled to be a new vice principal at Sonoma Valley High School. He is pictured here with his wife, Adele Harrison teacher Richelle Ryan, and son, Jake during a family trip to NYC in 2009."]... Continue

Jones inspires mentees

[caption id="attachment_26688" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Alexis Jones, left, spent an afternoon motivating mentees and mentors at the Lodge at Sonoma recently. She is pictured here with mentor Jessica Short, center, and mentee Crystal."][/caption] “I Am That Girl” Alexis Jones paid a visit recently to the women and... Continue

Farmers market math lesson

On a recent morning, Moldovan Academy’s new Junior Kindergarten students held a farmers market at the school, selling produce for pennies, nickels and dimes. The produce was donated from gardens of Moldovan Academy families and friends. Intended to be an exercise in math for these students, the... Continue

Teens explore Quarryhill Botanical Garden

[caption id="attachment_26611" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Standing in front of the Tibetan monument at Quarryhill Botanical Garden are, from left to right: Martha Pine, Quarry Hill docent, Brianna Sieren, Kristy Grindel, Nick Valoc, Corey Barnes, Brenda Morgan, Arnold Molina, Yara Morales, and SVTS volunteers, Taylor Colvy and... Continue

Drawn together

Principals from 12 Valley schools and directors from three non-profits gather for their share of a $88,500 donation from the Sonoma Plein Air Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 2002 by artist Keith Wicks. Funds were raised through the 2011 Sonoma Plein Air Festival, a... Continue

Local teens work to make creeks and parks safer, cleaner

[caption id="attachment_26342" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Local teens worked with the Sonoma County Youth Ecology Corps to clean trails, parks and more this summer. Pictured here, a teen crew works to move logs at the Bouverie Preserve in Glen Ellen."][/caption] For most of Sonoma’s students, school is... Continue

Local school supply drive will aid children around the world

[caption id="attachment_26141" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Children in Iraq enjoy the school kits they received lat year."][/caption] Last year, the Plaza-based store Baksheesh collected 522 school kits. Mennonite Central Committee, a nonprofit relief and development organization, put them together with others and sent 1,981 of the kits... Continue

KSVY Radio Host wins national scholarship

Univision, the largest Hispanic radio and television chain in the United States, selected Sonoma Valley resident Ahtziri Fonseca, radio host on local KSVY Sun FM 91.3, as winner of this year’s $50,000 scholarship, one of the Premios Juventud 2011 (2011Youth Prizes), awarded in conjunction with... Continue

Planting for the future

Isidro Corona, vineyard manager for Sonoma Creek Land and Farm Vineyard Management instructs 4-H member Ryan Sherwood in the proper way to plant a young grape vine. The pair took part in a planting day at Adele Harrison Middle School where a 120-vine educational Zinfandel... Continue

Algebra Boot Camp preps incoming freshman

Ah, algebra. According to educators, algebra is one of the most important building blocks of mathematics and science. It is also one of the more difficult concepts for some students to grasp. Enter Algebra Boot Camp, taking place on the Sonoma Valley High School campus... Continue