Youth Ecology Corp works to improve local park
Those taking advantage of pleasant mid-week weather on July 24 may have seen an intrepid group of local young people helping to enhance Healdsburg’s Badger Park. “Visit a Crew Day” presented an opportunity for community leaders to observe the daily activities that local youth engage in through Sonoma County Youth Ecology Corps’ (SCYEC) eight-week youth employment program.
Quarantined: A new law is disrupting California school reopenings
Heather Christiansen got an email on Aug. 14 from her son’s school, saying her 10-year-old had been in contact with a classmate who tested positive for COVID-19.
Inside the Burn Trailer: Slideshow and Essay
Fire has to move. The hot gases created by combustion are hotter and less dense than normal air, so the fire moves upward in the direction of lower pressure. When it reaches the ceiling, it spreads sideways, again seeking cooler air.
California public schools suffer record enrollment drop
California’s K-12 public-school enrollment has precipitously declined during the pandemic, dropping by a record 155,000 students, according to new state projections.
Healdsburg High grad named as Fulbright Scholar
Chiara Nicastro overcame dyslexia to excel
PreK-TK, senior projects and the Facilities Master Plan on Jan. 20 WUSD agenda
In their first meeting of the new year Jan. 20, the Windsor Unified School District (WUSD) Board of Trustees will hear about marketing its recently announced expanded PreK-TK program, decide whether to add a senior project to graduation requirements (except for students on independent study) and likely select an architectural firm to conduct its Facilities Master Plan update.
Corazon’s Kinder2College program awarded $100,000 grant
Healdsburg nonprofit Corazon, an organization that aims to provide equal opportunity for all community members regardless of race or economic status, was awarded last week with an $110,770 grant from the California Student Aid Commission Every Kid Counts Program.
Recall campaigners seek signatures during canceled WSCUHSD board meeting time
Not everyone stayed home after the West Sonoma County Union High School District (WSCUHSD) announced the board’s first meeting back in person was canceled for the evening of Aug. 18.














