Friday, May 18, 2012
A former Napa teacher and coach, whose unexplained dismissal in 2007 drew a reported "storm of protest," has been placed on leave from his Contra Costa County district job for emailing racist and pornographic jokes.
An American Canyon man whose teaching job with the Napa Valley Unified School District was terminated in 2007 without public explanation has been placed on leave from his latest job in the West Contra Costa County Unified School District, according to multiple media reports. The East Bay Express reported May 2 that Matt Stewart "was caught forwarding numerous racist, misogynistic, and pornographic emails to fellow employees" in West Contra Costa County, where he was athletic director for the school district. The emails — as many as 250 of them, according to one district employee — are difficult to describe in a family publication, but reportedly included graphic images, comparisons of Barack and Michelle Obama to apes and explicit sex …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Napa Valley College announces the dates of its end-of-year ceremonies celebrating student success.
Here are some important dates for upcoming ceremonies at Napa Valley College: MESA awards Mathematics, Engineering & Science Achievement (MESA) awards will be presented in the Library Community Room May 17 at 5:30 p.m. Scholarship ceremony The annual Scholarship ceremony staged by the Napa Valley College Foundation will be held May 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center (PAC) Main Theater. Graduations Upcoming Health Occupation ceremonies will take place in the PAC as follows: Associate Degree Nursing Pinning 4 p.m. May 21, Respiratory Therapy Pinning 6 p.m. May 22, and Psychiatric Technician Pinning 5 p.m. May 23. The Criminal Justice Training Center Corrections Graduation ceremony takes place at 3 p.m. May 25 in the North …
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Monday, May 14, 2012
The teaching winery at Napa Valley College is throwing a party Tuesday afternoon to introduce its latest wine releases, and you're invited.
The Napa Valley Vintners’ Teaching Winery at Napa Valley College is releasing five new wines with a "May Fair" release party May 15 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. The following wines will be released: 2011 Estate Sauvignon Blanc - $18 2010 Estate Syrah - $25 2010 Estate Chardonnay - $25 2010 Estate Pinot Noir - $30 2009 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon - $35. Sponsors will be recognized and south campus arts will be showcased in the winery. The event is free and open to the public. Is your event listed in our calendar? Don't miss the chance to reach thousands of Napa readers on our home page and through our daily newsletter: Post your event listings for free at napa.patch.com/events/new!
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Friday, May 11, 2012
Share your prom photos and memories with us!
Ah, the prom, that unforgettable night rife with wonder and excitement! High school juniors and seniors on the precipice of adulthood, bursting with teenage angst and hormones, praying that damn pimple goes away before the big night. The excruciating pressure of asking that special boy or girl, the last-minute rush to the tuxedo store, the elaborate hair and make-up sessions. And, of course, your parents and their dreaded cameras! Do you have a prom photo or memory to share? Add your photo and caption here, or email me at louisa.hufstader@patch.com. Is your event listed in our calendar? Don't miss the chance to reach thousands of Napa readers on our home page and through our daily newsletter: Upload your free event listings at napa.patch.…
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Napa, dull? No more. A glance at the Napa Patch events calendar reveals almost too many choices of things to do, including free and all-ages options. We pulled a few picks; find more by clicking the Events tab, and feel free to add your own!
Friday May 4 Hear some great up-and-coming players from local high school bands and the Napa Valley College Jazz Ensemble at the Napa Valley Educational Jazz Festival, Friday, 6 p.m., Napa Valley Opera House, $10. (The NVC jazz band, directed by Vintage High School bandleading legend Bill Gant, already showed a glimpse of its collective chops at the Opera House Wednesday night opening for the touring Ronchin Jazz Band from France in a mini-festival sponsored by the Napa Valley Jazz Society, to enthusiastic applause from local fans.) On a very different note Friday, a free evening of art at Wildcat Vintage Clothing on First Street presents Cleveland rock innovator Paul Marotta performing his newest work, Picture of Dorian Gray, a dramatic …
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Napa Valley College Community Education Center
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Napa Valley Opera House
1030 Main St, Napa, CA
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Wildcat Vintage Clothing
1210 1st St, Napa, CA
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Oxbow Public Market
610 1st St, Napa, CA
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
Could this weekend possibly be more action-packed? If you don't already have plans, here are the editor's best bets from our Events Calendar. What are yours?
Napans and visitors alike have their choice of things to do this weekend, including the popular Race for Education, which raises money for Napa schools; the arrival of the Arts in April festival, which has been working its way south from Calistoga; the first-ever Napa Bike Fest, with a full day of lively events and film screenings and the annual Kitchens in the Vineyards Home & Garden Tour to benefit the Music in the Vineyards summer chamber music festival. Here are some picks from our Events calendar: Find more activities there, and add your own at napa.patch.com/events/new. Artists of the Valley Gallery Open House in celebration of Arts in April: Friday, 6 p.m., 1307 1st St. "Oysters and Art" with Oscar Aguilar Olea: Friday, 6 p.m., …
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
To get students pumped up for high achievement on their annual standardized tests, the staff at Napa Valley Language Academy created a music video called "I Study Then I Know It."
There's not much Napa teachers won't do to help motivate their students to achieve academic goals. Local elementary school teachers have kissed pigs, donned costumes, climbed on roofs and rented limos to take students out for ice cream as rewards for their attainments in reading and test-taking. Napa Valley Language Academy, the county's only dual-immersion charter school teaching children in both English and Spanish, goes all-out for the spring bout of STAR testing (California's mandatory Standardized Testing And Reporting, which starts in second grade). In this music video, the entire school staff—from principal Deb Wallace, at the wheel of the campus golf cart loaded with "TOP SECRET TESTS," to the lunch lady in her apron—busts some …
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Napa Valley Language Academy
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Monday, April 23, 2012
Mike Pearson is the next principal of Vintage High School, according to the Napa Valley Register.
The longtime principal of Redwood Middle School is stepping up to the top job at Vintage High School, according to a report in the Napa Valley Register. Mike Pearson replaces departing Vintage principal Craig Lewis, who leaves at the end of the current school year to marry his fiancée in southern California, the Register's Isabelle Dills reports in "Pearson named next principal of Vintage." When he takes his new job this summer, Pearson leaves a middle school with about 1,000 students in grades six through eight for a comprehensive four-year high school with more than twice the enrollment. The tasks of easing his transition and finding a new Redwood principal now fall to the Napa Valley Unified School District administrative staff and …
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Redwood Middle School
3600 Oxford St, Napa, CA
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Vintage High School
1375 Trower Ave, Napa, CA
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Thursday, April 19, 2012
Do you have something to rave about? Tell us, tell the entire community here. You can even add photos, videos and pdfs, and link to YouTube videos.
When was the last time you took a moment to praise someone for a good deed, or yelled out to tell everyone how impressed you are with someone? Come on and give a shout-out to the person or group in our community you feel deserves the praise. Maybe that’s someone at the grocery store who found your wallet and turned it in. Maybe it’s your own child, who received all A’s on her report card. Tell us, tell the entire community, who did something special and should receive this praise. You can even add photos, videos and pdfs, and link to YouTube videos. Not feeling all that positive this week? Would you rather sound off on what’s bothering you? No worries, we have a forum for that as well: Here's the place to join or start the conversation.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Napa Valley College president Edna Baehre-Kolovani and her husband, who opened a resale shop on First Street last year, are moving back to the East Coast where she will head Tidewater Community College in Virginia.
Two years after Edna Baehre relocated from Pennsylvania to become president/superintendent of Napa Valley College, she is returning to the East Coast. Baehre-Kolovani, who married fellow East Coaster Bill Kolovani last year, has been named the fifth permanent president of Tidewater Community College, according to a press release issued Monday by Virginia Community Colleges. She was hired in 2010 to replace Napa Valley College president Chris McCarthy, who died suddenly of natural causes in 2009. Her new job back East begins in July, according to the press release, which describes Tidewater as the largest provider of higher education and workforce development services in Hampton Roads - served more than 46,000 students in 2010-11. The 16th …
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Napa Valley College
2277 Napa Vallejo Hwy, Napa, CA
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Louisa Hufstader
9:18 am on Friday, May 18, 2012
I felt like I needed mental mouthwash after reading the first article. more ›