Willow Glen Foundation Awards Five Scholarships to Willow Glen High School Seniors

The Willow Glen Foundation has awarded five scholarships of $1,000 each to college-bound Willow Glen High School seniors with financial need, who demonstrate academic accomplishment, a commitment to community, and potential for the future.

The recipients were:

Fredy Martinez
Yu-Chieh Kuo
Antoinette Siu
Diana Angulo
Anna Giang

The Foundation also funded 10 scholarships to Willow Glen High School in the amount of $5,050 to enable 10 Associated Student Body leaders to attend Stanford University’s summer leadership camp.

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This list was originally published in the print edition of the WG Resident Graduation Special, and it is currently available online from the San Jose Mercury News:

Congratulations to the Willow Glen High School Class of 2007!

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It’s time for the LAST Thursdays and Fridays of the season-a reprise of last year’s very entertaining FILM FESTIVAL!

This Thursday, June 14, at 7pm, in the Little Theater at Willow Glen Middle School, we will present a series of 10 short films by local film makers. And yes, we’ll have fresh popcorn!

It’s casual, fun, a great “neighborhood night out,” and every penny of the very reasonable $4 ticket price will go to the choir, band and musical theater programs at Willow Glen Middle and High School. Please join us!

For more information you can email me or call 464-3643. Our web site is www.ThursdaysAtTheTheater.org.

We hope to see you at the theater!

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Elaine Farace to retire as Willow Glen High principal

Another alum to step in

By Carol Rosen, Editor of The Willow Glen Times

The odds of two alumni serving as principal of the high school they graduated from are probably astronomical, but it is happening right here in Willow Glen. On June 30, current Willow Glen High School Principal Elaine Farace will retire after spending her entire career of 38 years with the San Jose Unified School District.

Another Willow Glen High graduate, Shannon McGee, who currently is principal of John Muir Middle School, will assume her position. McGee combined John Muir with Steinbeck Middle School, and, according to the district has the “skills to engage both communities and build a collaborative model at John Muir.

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Talking About Careers

Professionals descend on Willow Glen High — Annual Career Day quite successful

By Carol Rosen, Editor of The Willow Glen Times

At least 130 adults attended Willow Glen High School on May 31. They came to talk about their careers and give students points about what they do for a living and how they got there.

It was quite a sight as the adults followed signs marked with balloons for parking held up by smiling and sometimes sleepy teens. There were more students waiting at the parking lot to guide their guests through the maze of buildings to the library where they were greeted by Willow Glen Foundation personnel and offered a continental breakfast. Most of these adults stood or sat in groups meeting each other and talking. Some appeared slightly nervous, while others seemed excited.

After a brief speech by Principal Elaine Farace, the panelists were divided into their particular groups and escorted to their classrooms. There they spent approximately three hours talking to three different groups of students about their careers and how they got to be where they are today.

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