School starts in Capitola, Soquel, Santa Cruz and Live Oak first thing Wednesday morning!
Tenth graders from Soquel and Aptos High School bested the state average pass rate.
A local boy earned a grand achievement this summer.
Early bird enrollment fee deals now through August 26.
The latest edition of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is out, and you'll never guess the 15 new words included.
Cynthia Torres-Ricca has resigned from the school board and a replacement will be named next month.
Parents also need help adjusting as they shed a few tears too (but hopefully throw fewer tantrums).
Find out all the upcoming important dates for your kids right here.
Annette Bitter will head the administration next year.
Soquel resident Patricia Garske had only taught at the Watsonville Charter School for a year, but was well-liked by her students and colleagues.
Craig Broadhurst will take the helm of the administration at New Brighton on July 1.
It's the first time in college history a student body president will serve two terms.
Pacific Collegiate School, Scotts Valley and Aptos high schools are on top. Watsonville is way below the state's average.
Julie Ebert has accepted her new job as assistant principal at New Brighton Middle School
Four local high school students will have partial tuition paid by the race that ends in Capitola.
Send us your favorite prom photos and memories!
Sen. Simitian will discuss education related issues at meeting, including funding.
The Pirates of Penzance opens Friday. Were is a Q&A from behind the scenes.
The movie that has made headlines for months is coming to town for a special presentation next weekend.
The Soquel High Grad Night is raising money through this promotion at Panda Express
Go to Yogurtland between 5 and 7 p.m. to help the Soquel Grad Night.
Your donations can help local students attend a music festival next month.
The Knights performed exceedingly over the last few months, delivering outstanding results.
Montessori School-Santa Cruz is your choice for best preschool in Capitola-Soquel.
Educating even the youngest children is important. Which Capitola-Soquel school do you trust with your babies?
Head over to the social media outlets for news on Soquel girls basketball.
Data from schools across California shows that suspension and expulsion rates in Capitola, Soquel and Aptos are low.
One days before opening night, the cast of "Becoming Memories" is in tip top shape.
Chris Rene went to Soquel Elementary School as a child.
Get out the lights and holly. Your decorating could net $100,000 to our schools.
High winds threatened to closed Soquel High last week.
The Soquel Union Elementary School District will hold a town hall meeting Tuesday night to discuss the Opal Cliffs School Project.
In January, classes will begin at Let's Cook!, which aims to fill the void of recreational culinary classes in Santa Cruz County.
The Knights of the Square Stage are putting on their first production of the year Thursday evening.
Sarah Wellberg was recently hired at Soquel High School, where she'll teach math to ninth-through-12th-graders.
New Brighton Middle School students turned a plain wall into a piece of art this summer.
Results from the California High School Exit Examination indicate that 87 percent of sophomores within the Santa Cruz City School District passed the math portion of the test, with 88 percent passing the English portion.
Patch had the opportunity to chat with a few of the new hires at Soquel and Main Street elementary schools.
Santa Cruz County high schools ran the gamut from atrocious to above average in the 2011 STAR results.
Unsure about the school supplies needed for the coming school year? Fear not, Patch has a checklist of commonly-needed school supplies and the best deals around town.