Browse past news stories for Sonora Elementary School in Sonora, CA.

• Kindergartners offer turkey cooking tips (The Union Democrat)
  posted on November 24, 2009 at 08:09:37 pm
  Sonora Elementary School kindergartners in Jane Braga’s class celebrated Thanksgiving Friday with a finger food feast. Dressed as pilgrims and American Indians, students passed a stuffed turkey around and shared what they were thankful for. Then they enjoyed foods ranging from chicken nuggets and cheese sticks to corn bread and pumpkin pie. Prior to the feast, Braga had asked her students to ...
• County schools board updated on Soulsbyville (The Union Democrat)
  posted on November 10, 2009 at 08:08:36 pm
  The Tuolumne County Board of Education heard an update on Soulsbyville School at Monday night’s regular board meeting and also discussed the H1N1 influenza and participation in a county-wide shared services summit. “Our enrollment is up, surprisingly,” said Soulsbyville School Superintendent Jeff Winfield.
• Sonora El rallies school spirit (The Union Democrat)
  posted on October 30, 2009 at 03:17:32 am
  On Wednesday Sonora Elementary School held the first of three school spirit rallies to be held this school year. The event not only rallied student spirit but encouraged healthy life choices as well. “Are you ready to rock ‘n’ roll?!” shouted school counselor Kerri McCluskey. “Our focus is on making good choices and not getting messed up on drugs.”
• School districts learn to share? (The Union Democrat)
  posted on October 29, 2009 at 03:17:12 am
  Sonora Elementary School trustees have invited each Tuolumne County school district to join an advisory committee to discuss ways to share services like technology support, maintenance, transportation and food services. The oversight committee — comprised of a board member and parent from each district — would provide feedback to their respective boards and administration, and receive feedback ...
• Suspected gunshots lead to school lockdown (The Union Democrat)
  posted on October 16, 2009 at 08:37:44 pm
  Sonora Elementary School was briefly locked down Thursday morning after suspected gunshots were heard off campus. From about 11:22 to 11:25 a.m. two resource teachers reported hearing gunshots in the area behind the north side of the school, not on campus, said Principal Pam Vlach. The school went into immediate lockdown and the Sonora Police Department was called, Vlach said. Police did not ...
• Letters to the editor for Sept. 23, 2009 (The Union Democrat)
  posted on September 24, 2009 at 11:07:45 pm
  To the editor: I am very troubled with Senator Barbara Boxer’s reply to my letter opposing the current health care plans before Congress.
• Generosity, a community value here (The Union Democrat)
  posted on September 16, 2009 at 11:22:44 pm
  Every few months some magazine or organization releases one of those “best places to live” lists and we scramble through the pages to find out if we made the cut.
• Letters to the editor for Aug. 27, 2009 (The Union Democrat)
  posted on August 28, 2009 at 11:14:27 pm
  Whose idea? To the editor: Whose brilliant idea was it to replace Sullivan Creek bridge on Phoenix Lake Road? Certainly no one that lives in the area!
• News of Record for Aug. 25, 2009 (The Union Democrat)
  posted on August 26, 2009 at 11:14:25 pm
  FRIDAY 12:40 p.m., Tuolumne area — A hazardous diesel spill was reported when an 18-wheel truck hit a pothole in a driveway on the 14200 block of Tuolumne Road. The truck bottomed out and punctured the truck’s fuel lines.
• Hands on (The Union Democrat)
  posted on August 25, 2009 at 07:14:15 pm
  Sonora Elementary School art teacher Denise Garcia dances to “Waddaly Atcha” with first-graders . Throughout the year Garcia will teach students various art forms.
• Memories evoked of town now gone (The Union Democrat)
  posted on August 15, 2009 at 03:43:16 am
  The sun sets. Parents sit on their porches watching children play in the street. Oops. A 4-year-old boy is missing. A search begins, but no one panics.
• Letters to the editor for July 29, 2009 (The Union Democrat)
  posted on July 30, 2009 at 11:17:27 pm
  To the editor: I worked off and on with Warden Ivan Clay for 20 years. He is one of the finest men I have ever worked with. I want to wish him well in his future endeavors. The Department of Corrections is losing a great person.
• Bulkin balks at jury’s consolidation report (The Union Democrat)
  posted on July 20, 2009 at 07:32:06 pm
  Sonora Elementary School District Superintendent Margie Bulkin is critical of the Tuolumne County Grand Jury’s recent report, which urged local school districts to consider consolidation to save money. Bulkin said the jury glossed over the larger picture: state cuts to school funding. “The report fell short,” she said.
• These paddles are just fine by school kids (The Sacramento Bee)
  posted on June 9, 2009 at 07:04:15 am
  Students smile and clap when teacher Dan Harris tells them: "It's paddle time!"
• Sonora officer still in critical condition (The Union Democrat)
  posted on May 18, 2009 at 07:32:06 pm
  A Sonora police officer remains hospitalized after a weekend crash on Lyons Bald Mountain Road. Jeff Aitken was in critical condition this morning at Doctor’s Medical Center in Modesto. He’s undergone surgery and, as of Sunday afternoon, was expected to undergo two more, Police Chief Mark Stinson said.
• Cyberbullying & Sexting (MyMotherLode.com)
  posted on May 1, 2009 at 07:04:41 am
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• Free Confidential Legal Advice for Seniors (MyMotherLode.com)
  posted on May 1, 2009 at 07:02:24 am
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• Parents ask: Was Sonora girl’s death a homicide? (The Union Democrat)
  posted on April 24, 2009 at 07:17:07 pm
  Mary K McDaniel was a 10-year-old with bright, drifting chocolate eyes who, most of the time, wore a broad smile of jumbled children’s teeth. Her adoptive parents, Sonora’s Mary and Alford McDaniel, say Mary K indeed seemed happy. It was a sadly ironic disposition, however.
• Sonora El trustees talk reorganization, sharing services (The Union Democrat)
  posted on April 24, 2009 at 01:17:34 am
  Sonora Elementary School District trustees could request the Tuolumne County Board of Education start a dialog on sharing district services or district consolidation. The Board of Trustees Wednesday night voted to decide on the request proposal at a meeting in May.
• Obituaries for April 20, 2009 (The Union Democrat)
  posted on April 20, 2009 at 11:32:37 pm
  Longtime Sonora resident Louis H. Blackburne died April 13 at a Folsom hospital. He was 91. Born in Oakland, Mr. Blackburn graduated from Sonora Elementary School, then from Sonora Union High School in 1936.
• Hard times revive district unification debate (The Union Democrat)
  posted on April 10, 2009 at 04:20:41 pm
  With school budget cuts and staff layoffs on the horizon, calls for district unification in Tuolumne County are being renewed. Proponents say combining districts will substantially cut administrative costs and improve continuity between the county’s 17 main public schools.
• Rancher, Roundup pioneer Sanguinetti remembered fondly (The Union Democrat)
  posted on April 2, 2009 at 11:23:52 pm
  The day before he died at age 83, lifelong Tuolumne County rancher Marion Joseph Sanguinetti was branding calves at his family ranch. A community leader and third-generation rancher, Mr. Sanguinetti remained active until he died unexpectedly Sunday at Sonora Regional Medical Center.
• Tuolumne County Recreation Dept Spring Break Day Camp (MyMotherLode.com)
  posted on April 1, 2009 at 07:11:52 am
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• Tuolumne Pioneers Relay for Life Game Night (MyMotherLode.com)
  posted on April 1, 2009 at 06:26:00 am
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• Senior projects benefit Mother Lode (The Union Democrat)
  posted on March 25, 2009 at 11:35:53 pm
  It’s that time of year again: Senior projects by students at Tuolumne and Calaveras high schools are making the news.
• Public Works, Sonora school to pursue road grant (The Union Democrat)
  posted on March 19, 2009 at 07:50:41 pm
  Educators and city and county planning officials received a go-ahead nod from the Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors Tuesday to pursue a grant to improve Greenley Road. In a joint effort, the Tuolumne County Department of Public Works, City of Sonora and Sonora Elementary School District will apply for a Safe Routes to School (SR2S) grant from Caltrans.
• Proposal To Make Safety Improvements Along Greenley Rd. (MyMotherLode.com)
  posted on March 18, 2009 at 01:17:08 am
  Sonora, CA -- There is a joint effort underway to secure state funding to make improvements along Greenley Rd. near Sonora Elementary School. Caltrans has $48.5 million that will be available this year as part of the California Safe Routes to School program.
• The Agenda (Modesto Bee)
  posted on March 15, 2009 at 11:53:32 am
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• Grant Funding And Greenley Rd. Highlight County Meetings (MyMotherLode.com)
  posted on March 14, 2009 at 06:02:08 pm
  San Andreas & Sonora, CA -- The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors will vote Tuesday to authorize the Sheriff's Department to accept $164,618 in grant funding to re-establish a California Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement Team.
• PM Club students learn all about arts and sciences (The Union Democrat)
  posted on March 10, 2009 at 09:00:02 pm
  The Senior/Youth Partnership has teamed with the Central Sierra Arts Council’s Arts Reach to Schools program and will offer art workshops at several PM Clubs in the county. On Monday, local potter Sifu Berchtold worked with Columbia Elementary School students and in the next month will visit several other PM clubs to do clay projects with children. Monday’s students at Columbia School were ...