Activities at SA
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Class of 2008 Graduates!
Read MoreOn June 6, members of the Class of 2008 graduated from Sonoma Academy, to the pride of their parents and everyone at SA. To see a list of where they will be attending school, read more. Dan Hansen '08 and humanities teacher Brandon Spars were selected to give the student and faculty addresses, and they both were tremendous. Copies of their speeches follow, if you would like to read them.
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Heather Littlefield Recognized in National Arts Competition
Heather Littlefield, Class of 2010, earned national recognition in the The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition. More than 100,000 works are submitted to 76 regional programs each year. Heather is among only 1,000 who earned either a Silver or Gold Award, and she won a Gold Award in the category of design/graphics for “Ophelia.” Many of you will recall seeing this artwork, as it was on the poster for SA's production of Hamlet. National award recipients are celebrated in a ceremony at Carnegie Hall, a national exhibition of selected works, and are invited to attend a series of workshops led by professional artists, writers, and creative industry leaders in New York City. The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Program is celebrating its 85th anniversary.
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SA and Leadership Institute Share Environmental Award
At the 32nd annual Environmental Awards Dinner on March 29, The Sonoma County Conservation Council and the Sierra Club Sonoma Group awarded the Outstanding Environmental Education Program/Project to “Leadership Training for a Sustainable Future and Sonoma Academy Youth Program,” led by Suzi O’Rear, Program Director at the Leadership Institute, and SA math-science teachers Sam Horton, Mike Peller and David Vaughn. The program recognized is the one being implemented with sophomores this year during CONNECTIONS. Initiated in 2006, this award is granted to programs and projects that are recognized by the SCCC as having used special innovation and insight to teach students, young and old, about the environment.
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Grace Erny Recognized in State Poetry Out Loud Finals
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Grace Erny of Sonoma Academy took the second runner-up spot in this year's highly competitive California's Poetry Out Loud state finals. Placer County student Roshawnda Bettencourt of Oakmont High School took first place and Sacramento County student Daniel Horne of Elk Grove High School took the first runner-up position. This year marks the third time the California Arts Council has produced the statewide Poetry Out Loud competition, a contest that encourages high school students to learn about poetry through memorization, performance, and competition of classical poetry.
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Students Win Art Awards in National Competition
Four SA students earned Gold Key Awards, or regional recognition, in The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, a national competition sponsored by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. Hannah Harb-Murley, Class of 2009, won in the category of digital imagery for “Racism in America.” Heather Littlefield, Class of 2010, earned an award in the category of design/graphics for “Ophelia.” Toby Newman, Class of 2008, won two awards in the category of digital imagery, for “Hand Head” and “Wire Tree.”
