Browse past news stories for Rincon Valley Middle School in Santa Rosa, CA.

• Teachers push for student discipline files (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 07:25:49 am
  By KERRY BENEFIELD THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Current system of tracking histories of violence seen as too passive
• Lessons from swine flu (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
  posted on September 29, 2009 at 02:55:50 pm
  By DEREK J. MOORE THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Public places like schools and churches around Sonoma County are ramping up efforts to combat the swine flu, even as the first doses of vaccine are expected to arrive next week.
• Obama speech to students stirs classroom controversy (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
  posted on September 4, 2009 at 11:55:50 pm
  BY KERRY BENEFIELD THE PRESS DEMOCRAT A planned speech by President Obama to the nation's students Tuesday has ignited debate across the country about the politics and motivations of the president. But the speech and the controversy are being embraced as a “teachable moment” by Sonoma County educators.
• Wiggins' bizarre behavior raises health questions (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
  posted on August 21, 2009 at 06:33:51 pm
  By DEREK J. MOORE THE PRESS DEMOCRAT State Sen. Pat Wiggins said she is seeking another four-year term in 2010 although her often bizarre behavior has led many to wonder whether the Santa Rosa Democrat is suffering from mental decline.
• Jitters don't stop spelling whiz (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
  posted on April 1, 2009 at 05:37:08 am
  Who could have scripted it? Self-confessed book junkie Morgan Apostle, a seventh-grader at Sonoma Country Day School, was handed “bibliophile” as the final word in the Sonoma County Junior High Spelling Bee Tuesday and nailed it.
• Kindergartners boon for Santa Rosa schools (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
  posted on March 17, 2009 at 06:37:02 am
  The specter of school closures among Santa Rosa City Schools has lifted thanks in part to a growing number of students entering kindergarten. But the unequal distribution of students among campuses remains a problem for a district that touts parental choice.
• Santa Rosa students plan to go green (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
  posted on March 14, 2009 at 06:07:12 am
  Hip-hop artist Torman Jahi raps to his song “Green Flow” during a lunchtime performance at Rincon Valley Middle School, where students rallied in support of "Earth Hour" on March 28.