Education

Wow… summer sure went by quickly. I hope you and your families have all had a chance to enjoy our great weather, take a vacation, celebrate July 4 and our city’s 60th birthday. Your Scotts Valley schools kicked off last week, and as you...

The town of Ben Lomond is abuzz with excitement as a new preschool gets ready to open its doors. On July 6, Busy Bees Playschool Two will officially open—the classrooms are ready, the sensory tables are filled, books line the shelves and tiny chairs...

Scotts Valley’s Liana Alexander has been creating art for as long as she can remember. Long before she could talk in complete sentences, she was filling pages with drawings. While other children experimented with sports, music lessons or extracurricular activities, Alexander found her passion with...

Omega Nu of Santa Cruz awarded college and vocational scholarships to 27 students from Santa Cruz County during a Scholarship Reception for the students and their families at the Harvey West Park Clubhouse on May 26. Over pizza, fresh fruit and home-baked cookies, students introduced...

Summer is finally here! At the end of May, many students were excited to finish their school year. Particularly excited were the fifth graders, eighth graders and high school seniors who advanced to the next chapter in their lives—either to a new school or...

May is an exciting and busy time for your Scotts Valley schools. Middle and high school students are reviewing what they’ve learned this year to prove their new knowledge for final exams. Our younger grades are capping off their learning with plays, art and...

The San Lorenzo Valley community is invited to join the fifth annual SLV Music and Art Festival, taking place Wednesday, May 20, from 4-8pm at Roaring Camp Railroads in Felton. This beloved tradition hosted by the SLV High School Music Boosters brings together student musicians,...

San Lorenzo Valley middle schoolers Farley Blackmun and Petra King met at Taqueria Vallarta in Felton on Sunday morning, ahead of this weekend’s Queer Leadership Awards gala in South County where they both have been nominated. The students gathered to reflect on their nominations and...

Scotts Valley Middle School Drama will present “Footloose: Youth Edition” May 15-16 at The Landing, the Scotts Valley Performing Arts Center, marking the program’s first performance at the venue. The production features a predominantly eighth-grade cast, with many students taking the stage for their final...

Will Guilford is approaching 40 years of teaching drama in the San Lorenzo Valley. Guilford, who shares his talents with both middle and high schoolers in the district, founded the drama program at San Lorenzo Valley Middle School in 1988, and he hasn’t stopped imbuing...