Summer Matters: New Hands-on STEM Opportunity

Summer learning is essential to students’ K-12 success and stopping summer learning loss.

De Anza Women's Badminton Champs in State

De Anza is overwhelmingly dominant, sweeping individual, doubles and team prizes, and ousting San Diego College, 12-9, for the state championship. The competition concluded Saturday.

De Anza Badminton in State Playoffs Thursday

The unbeaten women's team will meet the reigning state champions, unbeaten San Diego City College in Pasadena.

Newsweek Names Monta Vista High School as #103 High School in USA

The magazine's 2013 rankings came out Monday. Lynbrook, Cupertino and Homestead high schools also made the list.

Former De Anza Football Players Drafted into NFL

De Anza College alumni Ty Powell and Will Davis make their way into the National Football League in the 2013 draft

De Anza's Media Center Wins AIA Energy Award

The San Francisco chapter of the American Institute of Architects and PG&E awarded the citation, recognizing the sharp reductions in energy attained by design of the new building. A LEED-certified Platinum rating is on track.

De Anza's Jessie Gomulka: 'I'm Meant to Play Tennis'

After leading the De Anza Women's tennis team to the top of the Coast Conference League standings, team captain Jessie Gomulka ends her collegiate career at the height of her game.

Post Your Lynbrook High School Prom Pics on Patch

You don't have to wait until prom night 2013 to share those awesome pics. Share the fun of picking out that dress, snagging those designer shoes or picking out that really retro suit from Goodwill!

Post Your Monta Vista High School Prom Pics on Patch

You don't have to wait until prom night 2013 to share those awesome pics. Share the fun of picking out that dress, snagging those designer shoes or picking out that really retro suit from Goodwill!

Post Your Cupertino High School Prom Pics on Patch

You don't have to wait until senior ball night 2013 to share those awesome pics. Share the fun of picking out that dress, snagging those designer shoes or picking out that really retro suit from Goodwill!

Cupertino Students Blow Out the Tech Challenge

They had the high school division covered, in this annual theme competition.

Monta Vista, Cupertino Among Top 100 of 'Best High Schools' Magazine Survey

Los Altos, Mountain View, Los Gatos, and Saratoga also have schools listed, but the #1 California-rated high school is in Santa Cruz, according to the latest US News and World Report survey.

Sabercats Applaud Lynbrook School Football Star

Running back Eric Day was honored April 19 during the San Jose Sabercats halftime ceremony for his spectacular play against Los Altos High last season.

Robert Smithwick Memorial Service Set For April 19

The 2 p.m. service for the 'Father of Foothill-DeAnza College District' will be held at his namesake theater.

De Anza College Seeking Student Models

Students will represent the college in advertising and marketing programs.

School Supe Issues Statement About Audrie Pott Case

Bob Mistele submits a statement Wednesday afternoon about the girl's tragic death, and answers 13 questions and answers about the case.

YOLO! Now Cupertino Students to Retake STAR or Get Zeros

A prank creates a security breach at Monta Vista High after test-taker posts photos on social media.

Monta Vista Students Attend Japan Bowl

The annual competition, held in Washington, D.C., tests the achievements of high school students who are studying the Japanese language.

Top Honors for 4 Cupertino Middle Schools

Joaquin Miller, John F. Kennedy, Sam H. Lawson and Warren E. Hyde are all named California Distinguished Schools for 2013.

Fremont Union High Schools Top State Graduation Rates

Most Cupertino-area high schools have seen rising graduation rates and a declining number of students dropping out.

Local Students Take Home Awards in Science and Tech Competition

Sunday's awards celebration marks the beginning of more contests, since some winners are headed to the state and national competitions.

Cupertino Union School Admin Office to Close

The school district office on Vista Drive in Cupertino is moving to a new location in Sunnyvale over the spring break.

Spring Quarter Classes Start Monday at De Anza College

Last-minute enrollments, new classes and textbook buyback programs are under way all this week.

2 Cupertino School District Employees Get County Honors

A bus driver and a cafeteria assistant in Cupertino's school district will move on to represent the county in a statewide Classified School Employee of the Year program.

Cupertino High School's 'Team Tinnovate' Driving Change With Innovation

The team's project is up for a People's Choice award in the Spirit of Innovation Challenge. Voting closes March 29.

Career Day at Cupertino's Regnart Elementary Ends With a Power Clap

Cupertino Patch editor speaks to a bunch of 5th-graders about her job.

Cupertino Students Head to State Science Fair

Students qualified for the California State Science Fair through the Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship, and must apply for the state fair by March 27.

Computers in the Classroom: How do Cupertino Schools Rate?

High school classrooms across California average 4.7 students per school-owned computer.

Strong Showing of Cupertino Students at Science and Tech Competition

Winners go on to compete in state and national competitions.

Compare Class Sizes at Cupertino-Area High Schools

The state average for a high school class is 23.6 students. How does your school rate?

De Anza Dons Women's Basketball Team Needs More Experience

The team had some rough spots early this season and looks to move on for a better 2013-14 season.

Cupertino's De Anza Dons End 3rd in Conference

The De Anza Dons lose in the first round of playoffs, end their season 13-13

Cupertino's Presidential Scholars Candidates

Students from Cupertino, Harker, Homestead, Lynbrook, and Monta Vista move on to the next level in the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program.

CEEF to Raise $150,000 for New Reading Requirement

At the Carnival-themed Cupertino Educational Endowment Foundation (CEEF) gala Saturday, superintendent Wendy Gudalewicz and CEEF executive director Minh Ngo announced a fundraising campaign for meeting a new requirement of non-fiction reading.

Cupertino Company Names 'Apple Distinguished Educator' to a Local Teacher

Los Altos teacher, Ellen Kraska, will join teachers who gather every year at 'ADE Institutes' and education events around the world.

Lynbrook Girls Basketball Team Thrives as Underdogs

The Vikings move on to Northern California Semi-Finals.

Cupertino's Whiz Kid of the Week—Vivek Pokala

Competitive soccer player, volunteer at PAMF, SAT champ and a speech and debate rookie is out to conquer the world.

Another Look at Foothill's New Science Center

Helicopter drones, 3-D printers, tensile testers and micro-indenter hardness testers are part of the physics lab at the new Physical Science and Engineering Center, which held its open house Feb. 26, 2013.

Foothill Opens State-of-the-Art Science Center

The freezing cold 1960s-era labs with ventilation that sucked the heat up with the fumes are a thing of the past. In its place, a center that inspires collaboration and learning, supported by its LEED Silver-designed facilities.

Monta Vista High Moves on to Finals of Mock Trial Tournament

Squaring off in a courtroom Thursday night will be Cupertino's Monta Vista High School against San Jose's Willow Glen High School. Both teams are undefeated.