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Liberty native Donatto graduates with Master of Science from Stanford University
TaNia Donatto, Liberty High School Class of 2019, graduated with her Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University located in Palo Alto, Calif., in June 2024. At graduation, TaNia was presented with the Centennial Teaching Assistant Award voted on by the students and faculty for her...
Greene Middle School welcomes new principal
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Courtney Carlomagno, assistant principal of Gunn High School for the last three years, joined Greene Middle School as its new principal and will begin her first term in the fall. She is replacing Sebastian Benavidez III, who will officially begin as new principal at...
Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
The 2024 Spring Academic Honor Roll includes 1,142 student-athletes who participated in the Conference-sponsored sports of baseball, beach volleyball, men's and women's golf, women's lacrosse, men's and women's rowing, softball, men's and women's tennis, and men's and women's outdoor track & field. As approved by the Conference's Faculty Athletics Representatives,...
Michele Rasmussen to take over as vice provost for student affairs
Michele Rasmussen, current dean of students in the university at the University of Chicago, will begin her new role as vice provost for student affairs at Stanford on Sept. 10. Rasmussen is “very keen” to meet new and returning Stanford students to hear about their expectations and experiences, she wrote...
Oakland students invited to a free summer camp at SLAC
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Incoming fifth and sixth grade students from Ile Omode School in Oakland got to experience a free science summer camp at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park for a week. Throughout the CORE Science Institute summer camp, students worked on multiple projects focused on energy, physics and engineering in a national facility.
Join us for NorCal Media Day on Sept. 28
Please join us for NorCal Media Day — from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 — at Palo Alto High School, sponsored by the Journalism Education Association of Northern California. This event — which is free for all JEANC member advisers and their students —...
Internship Tips from Zenith Prep Academy for College Admissions
Zenith Prep Academy understands that many students who are aiming for top 20 colleges already know that stellar grades and test scores aren’t enough to secure a spot at colleges that have admit rates of under 5% (ex: Harvard, Stanford, MIT). One thing that many students try to do is get a “summer internship”–but not all internships are created equal.
BroadwaySF to Launch High School Musical Theatre Awards Program
BroadwaySF High School Musical Theatre Awards, a regional awards program that recognizes outstanding achievement in high school musical theatre, is set to launch. As part of The National High School Musical Theatre Awards (NHSMTA) program—otherwise known as The Jimmy Awards—the BroadwaySF High School Musical Theatre Awards joins Broadway San Jose’s Rita Moreno Awards in celebrating high schools throughout Northern California.
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