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Concert & Calamari

April 16, 2012 by scefstaff

May 5, 6:30 pm

Soquel High School

Tickets $15 online

More than 100 Soquel High music students plus teachers and chaperones recently traveled to Anaheim to compete in the Heritage Festival at Disneyland, and the Soquel High School program came home with 15 awards, including the Sweepstakes Awards for band, chorus and overall festival excellence! Congratulations to the students, choral director Mark Bidelman and band director Jim Stewart.

The community will have the chance to hear and support these performing groups on Saturday, May 5, when Soquel Music presents the 30th Annual Calamari Dinner, 6:30-9 p.m. Help celebrate and support Mark Bidelman’s legacy of 35 years of music education at Soquel High School.

The event also features the launch of the online auction. Anyone, anywhere can bid! And anyone, anywhere can donate awesome items! Click here or email us! Examples: concert/sporting tickets, vacation home stay, chef services, art, gift cards, designer items, etc. Contacts: kristine@cbridges.org, dorene.dawson@gmail.com, mrporgy@comcast.net

Click here to purchase dinner tickets in advance via PAYPAL for

$15 per person plus a small convenience charge.

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Support Great Neighborhood Schools —Support Measures I & J

April 15, 2012 by scefstaff

Santa Cruz Education Foundation Supports Measures I & J

We urge you to vote YES on June 5, 2012 to support great neighborhood schools. Your YES vote on Measures I & J will renew Santa Cruz City Schools’ current parcel taxes. Your YES vote ensures that our outstanding programs continue to serve the children in our public schools. With ongoing budget cuts from the state, the stakes are high. These parcel taxes are vital to local schools, because they enable our schools to:

Retain high quality teachers
Preserve art and music programs
Provide academic counseling
Keep school libraries open with certified Librarians
Improve classroom academics for all students

Every penny from these parcel taxes will continue to be used to support students in the classroom and protect them from the worst of State budget cuts. Seniors will continue to be eligible for an exemption. And the independent, community member-led Parcel Tax Oversight Committee will continue to ensure funds are spent as intended by voters.

Strong schools create strong neighborhoods. You can help maintain high quality schools and programs in Santa Cruz by voting YES on Measures I & J on June 5, 2012.

Please join the Santa Cruz Education Foundation in supporting this effort by making a donation to and volunteering for the Yes on I and J campaign today. Donate here. Volunteer here. Follow the campaign on Facebook.

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Slow Coast Green Fondo ride to benefit Food What?!

April 15, 2012 by scefstaff

The Slow Coast Green Fondo is a fundraising ride partnering with the Tour of California- SC County Stage, as well as other local organizations and non-profits in the Santa Cruz Community including: Diabetic Youth Foundation, Food What?!, Save Our Shores, Ecology Action, & SCCCC.

The April 29th 56 mile ride will be a fully supported course through Santa Cruz County that will include an optional time trial up Bonny Doon Road. In addition to the ride, there is a Green Expo and Slow Food dinner with a wine tasting and auction. Learn more about the Fondo here.

Supporters can join the ride for $120 with a $500 commitment, or support Food What?! intern Jose Reynaudo as he rides the course. Jose is a Senior at Costonoa High School who learned about the importance of a healthy lifestyle and making active choices in his life through his empowering experience in the Food What?! program. You can learn more about Jose and support his ride on April 29th here.

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Westlake Elementary Annual Auction and Gala

April 15, 2012 by scefstaff

Branches to Wings: Supporting our Possibilities
Saturday, April 28th, 2012 6:30 pm
Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History

Every spring the Westlake Elementary School PTA organizes an auction and gala to raise funds for educational enrichment programs and other school needs. This is one of their biggest fundraisers of the year, and a fun social event made possible by the hard work of dedicated PTA volunteers.

This year’s event will be held on Saturday, April 28th, 2012 at 6:30 pm at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History. The gala party will include a silent auction featuring teacher-hosted events, classroom projects and many other exciting items for bid. We’ll also have a live auction featuring premium items donated by Westlake families and local community businesses. A web-based online auction precedes the gala and can be found now at biddingforgood.com. For more information about the Westlake Auction, please contact Kamala Franseth at k.franseth@gmail.com or Dana Wherity at wherity@cruzio.com.

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2012 Eddy Awards

April 15, 2012 by scefstaff

May 1, 2012 6:30 pm

Kuumbwa Jazz Center

320 Cedar Street, Santa Cruz

Join us on May 1 as we honor the dedicated educators, volunteers and programs of Santa Cruz City Schools!

Buy tickets or reserve your seat today!

Learn more about the Eddy Awards.

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Santa Cruz Education Foundation presents “Bully”

April 13, 2012 by scefstaff

Special Screening to feature Panel Discussion

April 21, 11:00 am

Del Mar Theater

1124 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz

Tickets $8.00 Available online

Over 13 million American kids will be bullied this year. Bullying has a profound impact on the bullied and the bully, and by extension our school communities. We are fortunate that our schools are proactive about being places where every student feels safe. But we can do more. We can always do more.

Please join the Santa Cruz Education Foundation in a special screening of the film, Bully on Saturday, April 21 at 11:00 am in the Del Mar Theater. Stay for a conversation with our panelists, including Ron Indra, Santa Cruz Safe Schools Project; psychologist Dr. Shane Hill; Branciforte Middle School principal Angela Meeker; Stuart Rosenstein, Queer Youth leader and other youth and school experts.

The Diversity Center will host a youth-led Break the Silence Rally on Friday, April 20 at 5:30 p.m. followed by a screening of Bully at 7:00 pm at the the Del Mar Theater.

Tickets to our Saturday screening are available online and at the door. This event is open to the public. Learn more about the film and how you can make a difference at The Bully Project.

We hope to see you there. Together, we will stand up to stop bullying.

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Young Performers Showcase highlights talented youth

April 11, 2012 by scefstaff

Benefit for Santa Cruz City Schools features students from our schools

Saturday, April 21, 7:00 pm

Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Ave. Santa Cruz
Tickets: Adults – $20; Students 18 and under with ID – $10; Children under 6 free
Available at Streetlight Records, Rio Theatre Box Office (night of show only) and Ticketweb.com

Bebop: Aron Caceres (bass), Grae Zimmerman (drums), Cameron Smith (guitar), and Lucas Hahn (piano)

From the opening salvos of the power-packed Santa Cruz Drumline to the stand-up-and-dance irresistible energy of Tammi Brown, the Young Performers Showcase is a feel-good evening that you won’t soon forget. Performers include singer-songwriter Bridget Johnson; Soquel HS Jazz Chorus; Polynesian dancers Te Hau Nui; Jackie Rocks Band; Bebop Jazz Quartet; bluegrass band, Them Boys; classical guitarist, Alisha Ripatti; dancer, Melissa Palumbo; classical duo, Rachel and Megusa; and featured guest, Grammy Award nominee, Tammi Brown. You can learn more about these wonderful performers here.

The Young Performers Showcase, which operates under the auspices of the Santa Cruz Education Foundation, raises funds for Santa Cruz City Schools music programs. Together, the three previous shows have raised over $30,000, bringing the music to students in every one of our schools.

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