Author: Cynthia Cheng
Community
Students Sample New Songs At Adult Singing Class
July 15, 2015
“I’m gonna sing when the Spirit says sing” are the beginning lyrics of the soulful African-American spiritual students belted out...
Business
Self-Proclaimed “Salad Dressing Lady” Sets Up Business in Santa Clara
July 8, 2015
At your next supermarket trip, if you chat with a woman sharing samples of salad dressings with names such as...
Community
Teens Make Pasta from Scratch at Northside Library
July 8, 2015
Tables covered in clean plastic sheets, were set with a soda can and a bag of flour at each work...
Community
Alphabet Rockers Get Funky at Family Fun Night
July 1, 2015
Improvising a jam about triceratops is something the Alphabet Rockers did with humor and ease at the June 22 Family...
Community
President of Genealogical Organization Explores “Latino” and “Hispanic” as Political Terms
July 1, 2015
Alicia Carrillo, president of the Nuevo Mundo (New World) Historical and Genealogical Society, was born in Mexico and arrived in...
Schools
Principal Susan Harris is Named SCUSD’s Administrator of the Year
June 24, 2015
In spite of challenges Susan Harris faced in the recent school year, the resilient principal of Peterson Middle School has...
Schools
Santa Clara High School Student Wins Community Hero Award
June 24, 2015
It’s not every day a high school student gets formally recognized by an assemblymember. But that’s what happened to Santa...
Community
Artist Andy Gouveia Teaches Visual Storytelling
June 17, 2015
Twenty-six students watched in awe as artist Andy Gouveia efficiently composed a six-panel comic strip about a mouse scheming to...
Community
Central Park and Northside Libraries Throw Summer Reading Kickoff Parties
June 17, 2015
“I’ll be reading The Missing series by Margaret Peterson Haddix,” says Devon Blackman, 12, of his summer reading plans. Devon...
Community
Check Presentation and Indian Dancing Mark Library’s Family Fun Night
June 17, 2015
At Central Park Library’s first summer Family Fun Night on June 8, casual evening picnics were in progress during the...









