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So far Sonoma Academy has created 114 blog entries.

The Search for Life

By Marbeya Garcia-Bermudez For years our society has been searching for the unknown. This quest has been long and contains plenty of controversial topics. As of late, alien themed movies have become popular in the cinema world. From Alien to Signs and War of the Worlds, it's easy to see [...]

By | May 17th, 2011|0 Comments

Natural Disasters Go South

By Erin Butterfield A week and a half ago a number of powerful tornadoes plowed through much of the South, killing people and destroying entire towns in six states. Although many people were killed and injured all over the south, the worst of the damage happened in Alabama, in particular [...]

By | May 17th, 2011|0 Comments

Germ Overload

By Marbeya Garcia-Bermudez You can't escape them, because they're everywhere. Your home, school, the supermarket and the gym are infested by them. Naturally, germs can be found in many places, but their existence is much more prominent within certain environments. For example, when you enter a supermarket your risk of [...]

By | May 17th, 2011|0 Comments

Destruction in Japan

By Erin Butterfield Hopefully by now it is common knowledge that on March 11th of this year, an earthquake off the coast of Japan struck and caused mass amounts of devastation. The earthquake caused a tsunami to occur, which hit cities and farmlands everywhere in the northern part of Japan. [...]

By | May 17th, 2011|0 Comments

Dying Daily

By Marbeya Garcia-Bermudez What is something you do every day that can take years off of your life? Sitting. That's right, sitting. New research shows that people who spend the majority of their days sitting down have a higher risk of developing heart disease and other complications. Sitting down is [...]

By | May 17th, 2011|0 Comments

Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations

By Erin Butterfield My classmate Nicole and I arrived in New Jersey at 4:00 in the afternoon on Saturday, February 19th. We were welcomed by my Uncle John and the most adorable kid ever -- my little cousin John Michael. After catching up with the family and letting Nicole fall [...]

By | March 22nd, 2011|0 Comments

Present Predictions

By Marbeya Garcia-Bermudez After watching "Back to the Future II" for the first time in years, I wondered what society has predicted correctly for the future. As we are now “in the future” the variety of success has been vast, ranging from smart phones, iPods, and the internet to digital [...]

By | March 22nd, 2011|0 Comments

Micro-inequities Among Girls’ and Boys’ Sports

By Allison Ashley It was February 18th at 7pm and rival teams Sonoma Academy and Rincon Valley Christian were playing for the girls' varsity basketball championship tournament game for NCS Division 5. RVC had already beaten SA three times during the season, so SA was looking for a big win! [...]

By | March 22nd, 2011|2 Comments

Soul Food

By Marbeya Garcia-Bermudez Many people wonder what exactly makes healthy food good for your body and your taste buds. Nowadays, the taste of vegetables and fruits can be altered and improved through new recipes. Looking at a Whole Foods bag one might be attracted to the “Top 10 ANDI”. An [...]

By | March 22nd, 2011|0 Comments

Revolutions Spread Like Wildfire

By Erin Butterfield There is a spreading Revolution in the Middle East and parts of Africa. We have all heard about Egypt, but did you know that there are similar riots and revolutionary acts going on in many surrounding countries? For some background, and for those that don't know exactly [...]

By | February 19th, 2011|0 Comments