WSCUHSD to consider new CTE courses, discuss proposed state budget
The West Sonoma County Union High School District’s (WSCUHSD) Jan. 19 board meeting is shaping up to show the range of what goes into an educational experience, from finances and budget planning to new courses, mental health services and discussions on skylights and roofing.
HUSD board to get COVID update, review school plans for student achievement
The Healdsburg Unified School District (HUSD) Board of Trustees will receive a COVID-19 update and will review the high school and Marce Becerra Academy school plans for student achievement at their next school board meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 19.
Windsor council discussing Old Redwood corridor plan, campaign contribution limits
At their Jan. 19 meeting, the first of 2022, the Windsor Town Council will hear a report on the Old Redwood Corridor Enhancement Plan and discuss implementing a campaign contributions limit in Windsor elections.Â
Windsor election update: Ahmad, Kubota and Wall officially nominated
*This article has been updated to include which districts current councilmembers live in.
Nuestra Comunidad programs seek to promote emergency preparedness, self love and community healing
In 2021, Nuestra Comunidad danced non-stop. In 2022, it looks to continue to promote body movement and self-love but also new programs dedicated to teenagers. The northern Sonoma County nonprofit was founded to help the community prepare for emergency situations, but has actively worked to introduce other programs focusing on personal wellness as well. All of them lead to having a sense of community in the Latinx population.
As omicron sweeps Windsor schools, mitigation policy shifts towards ‘endemic’ phase
Over winter break, Pete Sullivan, the Windsor Unified School District’s director of COVID mitigation, was looking at nearly as many active cases in Windsor High School students as he’d seen the entire fall semester. Twenty-eight high schoolers had confirmed, positive cases in the last week of 2021, compared to a total of 31 cases between September and December, with the high being a week with 16 active cases at once last fall.
‘My own little installation’: Local artist has designed storefronts for over 20 years
For northern Sonoma County-based artist and art teacher Sandra Novia, designing shop storefronts is an extension of the kind of work she might do in a more traditional art setting. Novia is both a commercial and fine artist — she’s worked as an art teacher at various organizations and school districts, painted murals throughout Sonoma County and more.
Local Eagle Scout, community members help put up fire hazard signs on Fitch Mountain
Fitch Mountain will soon be getting two fire hazard signs, one on N. Fitch Mountain Road and one on S. Fitch Mountain Road, thanks to Eagle Scout Bryce Turbeville, who in recent years has been creating fire hazard signs for local Citizens Organized to Prepare for Emergencies (COPE) groups.
Council to consider approving amendment to water shortage contingency plan
The Healdsburg City Council has a short agenda on tap for its next meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 18. However, the council will be looking at several important items, including an amendment to the Healdsburg Municipal Code updating the Water Shortage Contingency Plan, and the Project Homekey grant acceptance and purchase/sale agreement for the L&M Motel, the future site of the city’s interim housing site.
Students walk out of West County High School to protest name change
West County High School (WCHS) students walked off campus Friday morning to boast WCHS pride and protest the school board’s vote to reinstate the Analy High School name.
