Browse past news stories for San Jose Middle School in Novato, CA.

• Polished new look at Bahia Vista Elementary as principal rallies parents around idea of school uniforms (Los Angeles Daily News)
  posted on September 21, 2009 at 08:07:57 pm
  Juan Rodriguez knows he's not the first Marin County principal to make a pitch for school uniforms. But Rodriguez says he believes parent support will allow San Rafael's Bahia Vista Elementary to succeed where other uniform policies have failed.
• English instructor named Marin's teacher of the year (Marin Independent Journal)
  posted on August 20, 2009 at 12:32:50 am
  Her students may know her as an English teacher, but for the past 35 years, Kate McDougall - named Wednesday as Marin County's teacher of the year - has sometimes felt like she's teaching a foreign language.
• 99th Dipsea: Makela joins Hall of Fame (Marin Independent Journal)
  posted on June 13, 2009 at 03:44:19 am
  DON MAKELA'S Dipsea Race resume is filled with fantastic moments and amazing accomplishments. But Makela's part in what is likely the most exciting two minutes in the long history of the race made him an obvious choice as this year's inductee into the race's Hall of Fame.
• Marin student takes fourth place at state spelling bee (Marin Independent Journal)
  posted on May 19, 2009 at 01:29:47 am
  Elijah Armstrong, a fifth-grader at Fairfax's Manor Elementary School, earned a fourth-place trophy and a $100 U.
• Rotary honors ‘Laws of Life’ essays by young writers (Novato Advance)
  posted on April 21, 2009 at 01:36:53 am
  More than 430 students in Novato middle and high schools chose to write very personal “Laws of Life” essays in the Rotary Club of Novato Sunrise’s “Laws of Life” contest.
• School board OKs new algebra textbooks (Novato Advance)
  posted on April 15, 2009 at 06:06:30 pm
  At Tuesday night’s meeting of the board of the Novato Unified School District, a group of 29 math teachers convinced the board to approve purchasing the Holt California Middle School Mathematics-Algebra 1 program of textbooks with their advanced online support, to teach algebra to Novato’s grade 6-12 students.
• Novato school plans to drop uniform policy (Marin Independent Journal)
  posted on April 11, 2009 at 01:55:13 am
  Ani Mack likes the school uniforms at Novato's San Jose Middle School. She also knows why they have to go.
• Report finds 71 Marin school buildings in need of seismic study (Marin Independent Journal)
  posted on March 31, 2009 at 01:25:23 am
  At least 71 school buildings in Marin County do not meet the most stringent state guidelines for seismic safety, according to a new report by the Marin Civil Grand Jury.
• Hornets looking forward to next season (Novato Advance)
  posted on March 24, 2009 at 06:41:22 am
  A strong finish has Novato High boys’ basketball coach Reed Nottingham encouraged about next season. The Hornets (12-14, 8-6 in the Marin County Athletic League) won four in a row, five out of seven, before finishing with a league loss to Marin Catholic and an MCAL playoff defeat at Terra Linda.
• Sports Shorts (Novato Advance)
  posted on March 18, 2009 at 04:41:21 pm
  Sepehr Agnese (8 rebounds, 4 assists) and Nick Corbani (2 pts, 3 rebounds) anchored the strong St. Anthony defense, holding the potent Mt. Tam offense scoreless in the second half. St. Anthony advances to the semi finals with a 18-4 tough fought victory. With SA up 4-0 late in the first quarter, Jonathan Fritz had a momentum changing steal and made an outstanding pass to a streaking Brandon ...
• Country Day kids leading Mathletes (Marin Independent Journal)
  posted on February 18, 2009 at 08:22:54 am
  Student teams from Marin Country Day School in Corte Madera are in the lead of both levels of the county's Mathletes competition.
• Strongmen visit Novato schools (Novato Advance)
  posted on February 18, 2009 at 08:05:40 am
  The team members of Radical Reality, led by Donnie Moore (center), give a graphic demonstration of strength Monday morning at San Jose Middle School. Joining Moore in breaking a stack of bricks are Juaquin Fabela, left, and Terry Douglas, right.