Saturday, May 12, 2012
Send us your favorite prom photos and memories!
Ah, the prom, that unforgettable night rife with wonder and excitement; high school juniors and seniors on the precipice of adulthood bursting with teenage angst and hormones, praying that pimple goes away before the big night, the excruciating pressure of asking that special boy or girl, the last-minute rush to the tuxedo store, the elaborate hair and make-up sessions. And, of course, your mother...and her dreaded camera! It's prom season now and we are hoping you could help us collect some embarrassing prom photos and memories. If you have a great prom photo (or if you’re able to sneak us your spouse's, or better yet, your sister's!) add it by clicking the "Upload Photos and Videos" button. Have a great, or not-so-great memory of the …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
The Pirates of Penzance opens Friday. Were is a Q&A from behind the scenes.
Soquel High's Drama teacher, Maggie Kline, is bent over a script as she watches her students rehearse just days before the opening of their latest production, The Pirates of Penzance which begins Friday. The play is full of swashbuckling pirates (Kline plays one herself), and "fluttery," waif-like maidens. The atmosphere in the cafeteria-turned-theater-by-afternoon is boisterous, excited and tense. "Clara, we don't have the grave stones anymore. Can we fix that!?" Kline shouts to the back of the room where the students working the behind-the-scenes production are huddled. "Can we hide behind the pews?" asks Kline. "I'll figure something out," Clara Hartman calls back. Hartman is a senior, and the play's choreographer. A dancer herself …
Kelly Nielsen is back behind bars just 10 days after his release on parole.
Santa Cruz County Sheriff's deputies arrested a man on Thursday who is believed to have made a habit of loitering at schools over the past week. Parolee Kelly Lynn Nielsen, 47, of Santa Cruz was contacted by deputies shortly after 11 a.m. after he was found walking on the Shoreline Middle School Campus in Live Oak. According to the sheriff's office, Nielsen, who was just released from prison on April 30, is also suspected of trespassing at Santa Cruz's Gault School, Costanoa School, De LaVeaga Elementary School and Vine Hill School in Scotts Valley. He was also seen loitering near Del Mar Elementary School in Live Oak. On at least one occassion, a witness reported him looking into classroom windows. "It does not appear that Nielsen made …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Sen. Simitian will discuss education related issues at meeting, including funding.
The Scotts Valley Educational Foundation and the Santa Cruz Education Foundation are joining together to host a Town Hall meeting on Education with Sen. Joe Simitian on May 10 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Santa Cruz High School, 415 Walnut Ave. Simitian will address issues related to public education funding and legislation in California, including information about the two tax initiatives slated for the June ballot, thoughts about the Governor’s May budget revision, local funding for schools through parcel taxes, and what community members can do to get involved in supporting public education. The event is free and open to the public and Simitian will answer question from the community. For more information, please visit the Santa Cruz …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
The movie that has made headlines for months is coming to town for a special presentation next weekend.
Contributed by Cindy O’Conner, Administrative Aide to the Superintendent, Santa Cruz County Office of Education Over 13 million American kids will be bullied this year in schools. Bullying has a profound impact on the bullied and the bullies, and by extension our school communities. We are fortunate in Santa Cruz County that most of us working in and around our schools are proactive to create places where every student feels safe. But we can do more. We can always do more. Please join the Santa Cruz County Office of Education in a special screening of the film, Bully on Saturday, May 12 at 1 p.m at the Aptos Cinema. This event is free. To reserve your seat(s) please use the following link to register: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/…
Thursday, May 3, 2012
It's National Teacher Appreciation Day and we want to know who's doing it right in Capitola-Soquel.
You hear it over and over again: Teachers are the most fundamental yet most underpaid sector of society. For a lot of kids, school is a chore. But with time comes perspective, and perspective lends itself to appreciating the underappreciated. Today, May 3, is National Teacher Appreciation Day – a day to recognize all the great educators we have in our community. So we want to know who you, your kids, your friends, etc. appreciate the most from their time in school. Who are some of the stand-out teachers at Soquel High, New Brighton Middle School, Soquel Elementary School, Main Street Elementary, etc.? Soquel Choir Director Mark Bidelman is receiving a 2012 EDDY Innovation Award, and Soquel Elementary School teacher Theresa Coyle was …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
The No. 15 Cabrillo Seahawks Beat No. 18 Los Ledanos Mustangs in the first match of the 2012 Nor Cal CCCAA playoffs.
The No. 15 Cabrillo College Seahawks (21-15) won 5-1 against the No. 18 Los Medanos College Mustangs (21-14-1) in the single elimination round of the 2012 Nor Cal CCCAA playoffs after a dominating performance by starting pitcher Josh Rodriguez. The game took place at the Cabrillo College baseball field on Tuesday in front of a hefty crowd of about 75 people who watched the Seahawks come away with the victory in what may be the final home game of the year. Last week the Seahawks failed to clinch second place and an automatic bid to the playoffs after they lost a nail biter to Cañada College and it looked as if Cabrillo’s dream of reaching the post season was all but over. However, the Seahawks managed to earn a well deserved playoff spot …
Saturday, April 28, 2012
There are cycling-centric events all week long, culminating with Bike-to-Work (and school) festivities Thursday.
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Saturday, April 28
By Bill Maxfield On May 4, 2012, Santa Cruz County’s Annual Bike Week kicks off its 25th year of encouraging Santa Cruz residents to ride their bike instead of driving. Biking is an affordable, fun and healthy form of transportation, especially with Bike Week activities that provide businesses, commuters and public agencies the incentive to engage in pollution-reducing transportation alternatives. Bike Week runs from May 4-12, beginning with a First Friday event, May 4, from 5-9pm, at the Museum of Art & History, 705 Front Stt., Santa Cruz. Held during National Bike Month, Santa Cruz County’s premiere biking event features fun activities all week to inspire bike commuters to not only ride to work, but also to school, to shop, to eat or to…
Friday, April 27, 2012
The Soquel High Grad Night is raising money through this promotion at Panda Express
The trend of area businesses helping out educational efforts is continuing Friday evening as Panda Express will donate 20 percent of all sales between 4:30 and 9:30 p.m. to the Soquel High School Grad Night. Yogurtland in Capitola, which is owned by Soquel High alums, featured a similar promotion last week. Janet Edwards of Soquel High said that event was a great success. "Thanks to all the people who came - we had a great event and raised money for a safe, sober and drug free Grad Night," Edwards said in a comment here on Capitola-Soquel Patch. For your purchase at Panda Express to benefit the event, present this flyer at the cash register. You can print it by clicking the link, or by saving the image from the photo section to the right. …
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Ten New Brighton Middle School students suffered injuries that did not require hospitalization after a 12-year-old student shot pepper spray at the ground, MercuryNews.com reported.
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9:10 am on Friday, May 11, 2012
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