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Sunnyvale city council members come to Denali to share about city politics in virtual press conferences with student journalists

Posted on December 5, 2020 by keithdinh Leave a comment

EDITOR’S NOTE: On Nov.17 and Nov. 30, student journalists from Summit Public School: Denali held a virtual press conference to meet Sunnyvale City Councilmembers Michael Goldman, Glenn Hendricks, Gustav Larsson, and Vice Mayor Nancy Smith. The councilmembers and vice mayor shared their stories on how they found their way into city politics and their goals for the city of Sunnyvale,

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Rainier’s community says hard goodbyes to its Dean of Instruction and Culture

Posted on June 8, 2019 by keithdinh Leave a comment

By Keith Dinh Editor-in-Chief Rainier’s community, over the last year, has made many lasting memories with its Dean of Instruction and Culture, Aileen George. While her decision to leave was a hard one to make, there are many students and faculty in the community who will greatly miss her, as she has made a lasting impact on them. On Friday,

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Rainier bids farewell to its principal after five years under his leadership

Posted on June 8, 2019 by keithdinh Leave a comment

By Keith Dinh Editor-in-Chief For the last eight years of Rainier’s history, Executive Director Jesse Roe has been there every step of the way. Starting his career in 2006, Mr. Roe taught in NYC for five years before moving to California to teach at Summit Tahoma. During this time, Tahoma and Rainier shared a campus, which is where Mr. Roe

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Rainier English teachers express the importance of English literature

Posted on February 28, 2019 by keithdinh Leave a comment

By Keith Dinh Rainier Editor-in-Chief Every day, people speak it; it is read; it is lived. Every day, people around the world live the English language and read its literary works of the present and past. Even today, everyone reads books, stories and even poetry of writers who existed in the time of the Renaissance and writers who are still

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Martial arts instructor explains what makes Wushu a unique sport

Posted on December 4, 2018 by keithdinh Leave a comment

By Keith Dinh Staff Writer Xuanzi Zhuanti 720 (旋子转体七百二十), better known as the 720-degree-rotation Butterfly-twist, is a high level difficulty jump-kick of the martial art sport Wushu (武術). This acrobatic move is used in contemporary floor routines of Wushu and is part of the point-scoring difficulty movements that are considered of professional level. The difficulty movements, or “nandu” (难度), are similar

Students are taught how to teach and plan in Education Pathways

Posted on June 7, 2018 by keithdinh Leave a comment

By Keith Dinh Staff Writer Education Pathways is a course that teaches its students how to make their own lesson plans, teach other students and learn more about the political, or even historical, aspects of teaching. On top of that, the course allows students to have hands-on experience in teaching. This course is not only for students who want to

San Jose city leaders give perspective on how to build community

Posted on January 8, 2018 by keithdinh Leave a comment

By Keith Dinh Staff Writer Community volunteers, leaders and nonprofit organizers of the City of San Jose are working hard every day to bring their community and residents toward a brighter future, telling us more of their journey to the present day and what their plans are for their community. San Jose City volunteer Jai Srinivasan started his journey toward

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English teacher talks about her past experiences and her personal identity

Posted on November 17, 2017 by keithdinh Leave a comment

By Keith Dinh Staff Writer Sunli Kim teaches ninth and tenth grade English at Summit Public School: Rainier. In her second year of teaching, she spoke of her experiences, where she comes from and what her journey was to be the person she is today. 1. What is your educational background? “I grew up in the Bay Area, went through