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How the Weller PTA is making a positive impact

Article sponsored by Milpitas Charity Bingo.  When Milpitas resident Emerald Rubio’s kids were attending Joseph Weller Elementary School, she found herself wishing to get more...

Milpitas nonprofit Fancy Dancers, Inc., receives recognition in national competition

Article sponsored by Milpitas Charity Bingo.  Milpitas nonprofit Fancy Dancers, Inc., is celebrating its 40th year. Founded by Patty Jensen, the group recently returned from...

State of Milpitas Unified School District 2024

OVERVIEW During the 2023 - 2024 school year, the Milpitas Unified School District (MUSD) continued to make significant strides to meet the needs of all...

12-year-old Sid Shivnath wins bronze and silver medals in Rubik’s Cube competitions

Twelve-year-old Milpitas resident Sid Shivnath has won silver and bronze medals in two recent Rubik’s Cube competitions hosted by the World Cube Association.  It was...

Milpitas Knights: A legacy of shaping student athletes for over 60 years

Article sponsored by Milpitas Charity Bingo.  For over 60 years now, the Milpitas Knights have created sports and sports-related opportunities for Bay area youth. “We...

Table tennis coach in Milpitas leads young players to win championship medals

Subham Kundu started playing table tennis at the age of 6.  At the time, he lived in India with his family.  There was a table tennis...

STEMgirls club from Milpitas High provides free STEM program to young students

When Savan Bollu walked into her AP Physics class during her junior year, she was surprised to find that there were only five girls...

Peace Love Unity exhibit held at Milpitas Library

On Saturday, August 20th, Omniware Networks and the World Association of Young Artists jointly hosted a Peace Love Unity exhibit at the Milpitas Library.  The...

Amin Fazal is appointed new CEO of Milpitas Community Educational Endowment

The Milpitas Community Educational Endowment (MCEE) this week announced key changes to its staff… At a recent board meeting, MCEE appointed Amin Fazal as its...

MCEE’s STEAM Showcase receives record number of submissions from students across MUSD

This year’s STEAM Showcase will be happening at Milpitas High School on March 26.   Plans for the hybrid event, which will take place both in-person...

NJROTC program at Milpitas High builds character & leadership in students

For the past 48 years, Milpitas High School’s (MHS) NJROTC program has endured.  Known as the Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, the program helps...

Major Milestone: Family Giving Tree serves its two millionth recipient in the Bay Area

The Holiday Season is upon us and somehow it feels different this year. People seem anxious to celebrate, perhaps because COVID-19 robbed us of...

Santa Clara County now offering vaccines for children aged 5 to 11

In light of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) approval on November 2 for children aged 5-to-11 to take the COVID-19 vaccine,...

Milpitas Unified’s Innovation Campus slated for completion in 2024

In November 2018, the citizens of Milpitas passed Measure AA, one of the largest school district bonds in the city’s history, at a whopping...

An interview with Milpitas Unified School District Superintendent Cheryl Jordan

Summer is in full swing and students across the land are rejoicing! Even teachers get time off, and deservedly so. And yet, even though...

Everything really is awesome at the new LEGOLAND® Discovery Center

Oh, to be a kid again. The new LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Bay Area will have its Grand Opening on June 14, just in time...

5th Grader from Sinnott Elementary wins Bronze Medal in National Math Competition

A 5th-grader from John Sinnott Elementary School has won 3rd place in the National MathCON Competition. His name is Stephen Grier, and he’s 11...

LEGOLAND® Discovery Center will open on May 25 at Great Mall in Milpitas

California’s first LEGOLAND® Discovery Center, located in Milpitas' Great Mall, has now made annual passes and single-day tickets available.  Initially slated for an April...

When it comes to in-person learning, there’s no good answer

I was told that on April 1st, Milpitas public schools would be opening up…and fittingly, given the date of the reopening, it’s feeling like...

Students rise up as community leaders to help unhoused residents in Milpitas

At the beginning of 2021, Thac Nguyen, owner of Blue Dragon Taekwondo Academy (1485 N. Milpitas Blvd.), started a new leadership program for his...

Santa Clara County will allow youth sports, performing arts activities to resume outdoors

COVID-19 rates are falling in Santa Clara County. The 7-day rolling average number of new cases is currently 296.  As a result, County officials today...

Winners of Milpitas Strong Art Contest announced

The winners of the Milpitas Strong Art Contest have been announced.  Back in October, 2020, the public began making submissions in three categories: Adult T-shirt,...

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