Students produce winning artworks
Argonaut and Foothill elementary schools held school-wide art contests as part of the National PTA Reflections Program, and 19 students won awards.
Foothill winners were Garrick Chan, who placed first in photography and third in visual arts, and Theresa Yeh and Tim Coggins, who placed first and second, respectively, in visual arts.
At Argonaut, Clark Heaney placed first, Rishabh Jethanandani placed second and Nicolle Chan placed third in photography.
In visual arts for Argonaut, Ariel Cheng, Michael Chang and Priyanka Arunkumar placed first, second and third, respectively, for grades K-2, while Rita Chen, Carolyn Chen and N. Chan placed first, second and third, respectively, for grades 3-5. Nishad Singh, Nikil Balakrishnan and Derrick Cheng received honorable mentions.
Natalie Cheung placed first and Kevin Garbe placed second in the Argonaut literature contest for grades K-2, while Aditi Jayaraman placed first for grades 3-5.
Argonaut students Kirstie Lee and Kimberly Hui placed first and second, respectively, in music.
Argonaut holds annual read-in
Various community members will spend the morning of April 18 visiting classrooms and reading their favorite stories to Argonaut Elementary students.
The Argonaut PTA has held its Community Read-in each year for the past several years to show children that all kinds of people--not just teachers and parents--love to read.
Readers this year include retired Argonaut kindergarten teacher Nancy Bear; professional clown Linda Levine; pediatrician Dr. David Trager; Saratoga librarian Diana Colby; Keith Banks, owner of Studio 10 dance school in Cupertino; and NASA engineer Yvonne Russell.
Christy Spencer and Justin Buzzard, youth associates at Saratoga Presbyterian Church, will be readers along with Deputy Estella Frontella from the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, and Les Landin, the 2000 Saratoga Citizen of the Year.
Saratoga orthodontist Dr. Joanne Low and Saratoga firefighter Bill Morrison will join the group in reading their favorite stories, along with community members Carolyn Prestwich and Bruce McFarling; Frances Ota, the grandmother of one of the students; Saratoga Union School District Superintendent Mary Gardner; Saratoga High Principal Dr. Kevin Skelly; Saratoga High students; and Argonaut Principal Sue Brooks and administrative assistant Claudia Fortson.
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