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So far Sonoma Academy has created 114 blog entries.

Fractals: Artistic Portrayals of the Infinite

By Morgan Nasholds The concept of infinity is indeed a daunting abstraction in the world. Infinity itself is, simply put, impossible to fully comprehend. As with many concepts that are difficult to present, visual art provides one with the ability to witness the concept of infinity through the intriguing and [...]

By | March 26th, 2012|0 Comments

Trouble for CSU Students

By Amy Pino The California State University system has reached an all-time peak in troubling budget cuts. Recently, the CSU system has been making arrangements to cancel 2013 spring admissions. This decision is dependent on the outcome of Jerry Brown’s tax measure, which will be decided in November. Students are [...]

By | March 26th, 2012|0 Comments

Book Review: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

By Sierra Maciorowski Would you search all across New York to find the meaning of a key hidden in a vase in your dead father’s closet? Most people probably wouldn’t, but for nine-year-old Oskar Schell, that link makes perfect sense. Since his father died on 9/11, young Oskar has struggled [...]

By | March 26th, 2012|0 Comments

Invisible Voices

By Allison Ashley “Right now there are more people on Facebook than there were on the planet 200 years ago. Humanity’s greatest desire is to belong and connect. This connection is changing the way the world works.” --Jason Russell, KONY 2012 On March 5th, 2012, the Invisible Children’s video, “KONY [...]

By | March 26th, 2012|0 Comments

International Friendships

By Allison Ashley Sonoma Academy and Beijing School Number Four have been friends for 11 years now. Every year our relationship with our friends from China grows stronger and we continue to learn from each other’s different cultures. The exchange students from China recently arrived and stayed at Sonoma Academy [...]

By | February 20th, 2012|0 Comments

The DMV Dilemma

By Allison Ashley Sophomore year is the time for many students to start the long and agonizing, yet highly rewarding, process of receiving their driver’s license. It is a process that comes with limited freedoms and much responsibility. This process includes taking never-ending online or in-class driving courses and waiting [...]

By | December 18th, 2011|0 Comments

Student Diversity

By Marbeya Garcia-Bermudez As a Latina woman I knew I had a lot to learn at the Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC). Therefore, when I saw that the majority of the students attending were black and white I began to question the purpose of the conference. Wasn’t it to empower [...]

By | December 18th, 2011|0 Comments

Teenage Stress

By Amy Pino It’s no secret that being a teenager is hard, and comes with its own set of difficulties. It’s also no secret that school and the pressure to succeed are becoming larger percentages of these difficulties. While some stress may come from simply being a teenager and its [...]

By | December 18th, 2011|1 Comment

Pigs, Cows and Goats, Oh My!

By Allison Ashley It is that time of year again, to start spreading the holiday cheer. This year Sonoma Academy’s community is planning on making a huge impact on people’s lives near and far. Our goal is to change the lives of families less fortunate than our own this winter, [...]

By | December 18th, 2011|0 Comments

Living Through Lyrics: Book Review of Songs for a Teenage Nomad

By Sierra Maciorowski Lyrics are meant to relate to people, and most people can relate to songs through their lyrics. In fact, most lyrics tend to follow only a few major topics, like love, heartbreak, questioning life, and losing loved ones. While many people can connect to at least a [...]

By | December 18th, 2011|0 Comments