San Marin Journalism Students Take First Prize
[:en]Congratulations to San Marin Journalism students for multiple wins in the 2016 Santa Clara University High School Journalism Contest. Amaraini Roman, class of 2016 and a first-generation Latina college freshman at UC Santa Barbara, took First Place in the News category for her article "Freshman Break Closed-Campus Lunch Rule.” John Vavuris, class of 2016 and a [...]
Lynwood Students Plant Fruit Tree Orchard
(Novato, CA) … Lynwood Elementary School students in grades 2nd through 5th experienced education outside the classroom by planting a fruit tree orchard at school on September 29th. The orchard is a partnership between the school, the Lynwood PTA and Common Vision, a nonprofit that visits low-income schools and helps them plant fruit trees on [...]
San Marin Journalism Students Take First Place Wins
Congratulations to San Marin Journalism students for multiple wins in the 2016 Santa Clara University High School Journalism Contest. Amaraini Roman, class of 2016 and a first-generation Latina college freshman at UC Santa Barbara, took First Place in the News category for her article "Freshman Break Closed-Campus Lunch Rule.” John Vavuris, class of 2016 and a [...]
New Fruit Orchard at Lynwood!
Lynwood Elementary School students in grades 2nd through 5th experienced education outside the classroom by planting a fruit tree orchard at school on September 29th. The orchard is a partnership between the school, the Lynwood PTA and Common Vision, a nonprofit that visits low-income schools and helps them plant fruit trees on campuses, as well [...]
NUSD High Schools Get Ready for Homecoming!
It’s that time of year again with floats, football and school dances. Spirit week for San Marin High School will be October 3 through 7 with a float festival on Wednesday, October 5. The traditional Homecoming Parade down Grant Avenue will begin at 7 pm on Friday, October 7. To conclude the exciting spirit week, [...]
Sinaloa Student Competes at International History Olympiad
Izagani Aquino, 8th grade student at Sinaloa Middle School, had a busy summer! After qualifying at the Northern California History Bee Regional Championships in San Jose, he then placed in the top half of his division at the National History Bee in Chicago. This qualified him to compete in the International History Olympiad held at [...]
Making School Safety a Priority
I have been haunted by the attack last May on two of our Novato High students that left one dead and another severely wounded. The grisly nature of the crime and the fact that it involved teenagers in the prime of lives, all who knew each other, has left me wondering where we have gone [...]
SOLAR IS HERE IN NOVATO UNIFIED!!
Recently the NUSD Board of Trustees approved a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Solar City to install solar panels at 10 of our 13 school sites. This agreement, which does not cost the district any money, locks in the cost of our electricity at low rates and will save our district between $8 - $12 [...]
7/5/16 Press Release – NUSD Hires New Assistant Superintendents
The Novato Unified School District announced two new administrators for the 2016-17 school year. Ivan Chaidez is the new Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services as of July 1 and Yancy Hawkins will become the new Assistant Superintendent of Business & Operations effective October 1. On June 30, 2016, the Board of Trustees approved the hiring [...]