A promising start for The Class of 2019

John Kelly | Special to the Sun As a birthday gift to myself this year I spoke at “Career Day” at Adele Harrison Middle School in Sonoma. I always find it rewarding to talk with students about their plans for the future. But this year,... Continue

Bomb threat puts high school into lock down

Update: A bomb threat at Sonoma Valley High School at approximately 12:50 p.m. Wednesday, November 16 came in the form of a note on a garbage can behind Golten Hall. According to Principal Dino Battaglini, the threat was non-credible but precautions were put in place nonetheless... Continue

Young actresses handle ‘Curves’

The Sonoma Valley High School Drama Department presents the multi-cultural comedy “Real Women Have Curves” in three performances this weekend. Written by accomplished poet, playwright and screenwriter Josefina López, the play is a coming-of-age story about a young Mexican-American woman torn between her own ambitions... Continue

College Bound success story: Mariana Mendoza

Sonoma Valley High School senior Mariana Mendoza will be attending UC Santa Barbara this fall on an almost full ride, thanks to the Boys & Girls Clubs’ College Bound program. Introduced to the program through a friend and fellow SVHS student, Mendoza was initially planning... Continue

Senior project profile: Victoria Vincent

Sonoma Valley High School senior Victoria Vincent is on a mission. She has been working with the teen parent program since the beginning of the year collecting baby clothes and assisting in infant and toddler development. “I really like kids and want to learn different... Continue

All school Gym Jam returns on Friday night

Sonoma’s youngest music stars are tuning up their instruments for the annual Gym Jam on Friday, April 29 at 7 p.m. in Pfeiffer Gym. In collaboration with the Sonoma Valley Unified School District and Sonoma Jazz-Plus, the Gym Jam will feature more than 250 student... Continue

Senior project profile: Lindsey Davis

Imagine at a very early age being taken away from the only life you’ve ever known. Losing your friends, your school, as well as contact with one parent and oftentimes other close relatives. This is the crisis of parental abduction and Sonoma Valley High School... Continue

Hitting the high C's

The Sonoma Valley High School Music and Drama Departments go tropical with the classic Rogers & Hammerstein musical “South Pacific” at the school’s Little Theatre. The two weekend run begins Friday night, April 15. The story is drawn from a Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel by James A.... Continue

Hitting the high C's

Senior project raises money for Unicef

Bella Baxter’s dream is to become an anthropologist and work with indigenous cultures to provide education and medical technology. To get a little closer to realizing that goal, Bella is holding a fundraiser for Unicef as her senior project for Sonoma Valley High School. The... Continue