March 13, 2008

SCHOOL SCENEin Almaden Valley

Pioneer wins new Department of Ed award

Pioneer High School received the California Department of Education’s new Service-Learning Leader School Award at the California Service-Learning Leadership Institute luncheon on March 4.

The school is recognized for its integration of community service into its curriculum. All tenth graders are required to complete a sophomore project. They begin their year choosing an unresolved world problem and learn how they can contribute toward helping fix that problem.

Students choose their issue and follow with research, 30 hours of volunteer service, a written report and a visual display board. At year’s end, the school holds a Service Learning Fair displaying all projects to help further provide opportunities for community involvement. The school collaborates with more than 80 non-profit groups.

Last year, 41 Pioneer students earned the President’s Volunteer Service Award for performing 100 hours of service in a 12-month period, totally 6,400 hours.

Presentation to hold 23rd annual golf tourney

Presentation High School’s 23rd annual golf tournament will be held Friday, May 9 at the Cinnabar Hills Golf Club.
The event begins at 11:30 a.m. with lunch, followed by a 12:30 tee-off time. The fundraiser for the private girls’ high school costs $225 and includes golf fees, a cart, a tee prize, lunch, course refreshments and an award dinner.

For more information, contact Jane Jeziorski at 264-5110 x2428 or jjeziorski@pres-net.com.

Scholarships to study abroad open to local students

The County of Santa Clara and the province of Florence, Italy, sister county commission invites students at San Jose State, Santa Clara and Stanford Universities to apply to study in higher education institutions in Florence, Italy. Each school is allowed one scholarship per academic year and can be shared for semesters by two qualified students.

The County of Santa Clara/Province of Florence, Italy, established an annual scholarship award to support Santa Clara County students, attending the three universities in the county, who plan to study at accredited universities in the province of Florence, Italy.

For more scholarship information and requirements, visit www.sccgov.org. Look for Italy Sister County Commission, under Sister Counties information. Students also can request information by e-mail to sistercounties@ceo.sccgov.org.

Applications are due on or before Monday, April 7 and should be sent to the
County of Santa Clara / Province of Florence, Italy, Sister County Commission,
Scholarships Committee, Office of Public Affairs, 70 West Hedding Street, East Wing, 11th Floor, San Jose, CA 95110.

Leland hosts e-waste event

Leland High School girls’ and boys’ tennis is hosting an e-waste recycling event at the school on Saturday, March 15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is coordinated by Earthcare Recycling. All electronic items, especially TVs, monitors and computers, are accepted.

If you have questions about the event, contact Stever@earthcarerecylcing.com. This free service benefits the Leland High School tennis program. Leland is located at 6677 Camden Ave.

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