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August 31, 2025

SLVUSD Race Pits Silicon Valley Oil Industry Pro Against Veteran Board Member

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In the fast-approaching Nov. 8 election, a 38-year-old oil and gas real estate professional, with tech start-up experience, is facing off against an incumbent San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District Trustee who cut her teeth in New York’s education system. Felton resident Ryan Lipert is...

School District’s Multicultural Fair Draws Hundreds, Rave Reviews

Multicultural Fair
Students and their parents got a blast of culture from around the globe Sunday at Vine Hill Elementary School. Organizers estimated more than 500 people turned out for the inaugural Scotts Valley Unified Multicultural Fair. Attendees passed food trucks serving an array of dishes, before arriving...

Kiwanis Moves Skypark Show to Siltanen Park

Music at Skypark
On Monday, Scotts Valley began re-opening Skypark, the large grassy field at the center of the city’s recreational life, after it was damaged by firefighters battling last year’s wildfires. But its new lease on life didn’t come soon enough for the Kiwanis Club of Scotts...

Educator at Heart of SLVUSD Allegations Resigns

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During a closed session meeting on Tuesday, the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District agreed to let one of the educators being investigated for sexual misconduct—Teacher 178—resign. Mark Becker, the SLVUSD Board Clerk, made a motion that was seconded by Trustee Grace Pollak to accept...

SLVUSD Parents Blindsided by District’s Suspension of Bus Route

SLVUSD busses
Some San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District parents and students are scrambling to find a new route to school after district officials told them last week that the No. 14 “Squirrel” bus would be temporarily suspended, after Aug. 19. “It’ll be a big problem,” said...

SLVHS Drama Ready for Return to Stage

The San Lorenzo Valley High School drama department has had to reinvent itself a few times in the last 18 months. From canceling its on-stage production of “Chicago” after opening weekend due to the arrival of Covid-19, to pressing forward with live, online productions...

Music at Siltanen Raises $15K for Local Youth Music Programs

music in the Park scotts valley
As Scotts Valley Kiwanis Club member Mike Rein arrived at the organization’s big fundraiser, held this year at Siltanen Park due to renovations at Skypark, he was nervous. “We were very worried because we’d never done it at Siltanen Park,” he said. “No one wants...

More Than Half of SLVUSD Students Have Fallen Behind in Some Subjects

SLVUSD
As the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District community looks ahead to exciting infrastructure upgrades, it is simultaneously battling severe Covid-19 learning loss. Trustees got both positive and negative news during the regularly scheduled board meeting Tuesday. Superintendent Chris Schiermeyer said the district’s “final expenditures” for...

SLVUSD Bands Persevere

San Lorenzo Valley High School band
San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District’s Music Director Carey Liston knows the show must go on.  Despite rapid-fire setbacks for her band members ranging from elementary to high school students, Liston has somehow managed to not only maintain her current ledger of students but expand...

Local Student Shares Love of Vegan Baking Thanks to SVUSD IB Program

Scotts Valley High School
The sweet pink frosting on the lemon cookie beckons, reflecting the midday Scotts Valley sunlight. Adina Licht, 51, takes a bite of the lemon cookie and smiles in approval. Because, as a vegan treat, made with olive oil not butter by 17-year-old Emily Leishman, it’s...

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News Briefs | Published Aug. 29, 2025

Supervisor Martinez to speak to North County Dems Fifth District Supervisor Monica Martinez will be the guest speaker for the Democratic Club of North Santa...