Diane Andrews, Author at The Silicon Valley Voice

Santa Clara 9th Grader Aya Istanbooly Represents California in Microsoft Office Specialist National Championship

Diane AndrewsMarch 18, 2021

With a nod in the right direction from her teacher and encouragement from her parents, Aya Istanbooly practiced, practiced, practiced before taking the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) National Championship...

Community

Local High School Junior Isabella He Founds SN Inclusion for Neurodiverse Individuals

Diane AndrewsFebruary 25, 2021

“I met a software engineer who I had no idea was neurodiverse,” said Isabella He, a junior at Mission San Jose High...

Community Schools

Homestead High Upperclassmen Create Inara Online Mentoring Platform for Middle Schoolers

Diane AndrewsFebruary 11, 2021February 12, 2021

Homestead High School (Cupertino) seniors Rajvi Umrigar and Michelle Wallerius understand from personal experience the need for guidance in transitioning from middle...

Community

Henry Groth, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Diane AndrewsJanuary 28, 2021

Henry Groth knew immediately what he wanted to share with the community when approached by The Weekly outside his Santa Clara home:...

Community

Surviving on Hope and the Kindness of Strangers in an RV on the Street

Diane AndrewsJanuary 14, 2021January 19, 2021

“All I have is hope,” said Allison James, who has been living in an RV parked on a street in Santa Clara...

Community

2020 Holiday Home Decorating Contest Winners Light Up the December Darkness

Diane AndrewsDecember 29, 2020

Twenty-four Santa Clara families spiked their electric bills in December as they lit up their neighborhoods with front yard holiday decorations and...

Community

Central Park Landscape Architect Robert Royston Memorialized

Diane AndrewsDecember 29, 2020

The California modernist landscape architect who designed Santa Clara’s Central Park, Robert Royston (1918-2008), was honored by the Cultural Landscape Foundation as...

Community

Tom Sullivan, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Diane AndrewsDecember 10, 2020December 9, 2020

A favorite new holiday tradition for Tom Sullivan is donning his red “I am a volunteer” Salvation Army apron and ringing his...

Community

Nonprofits and Cities Collaborate to Feed Hungry Santa Clara and Sunnyvale Families

Diane AndrewsNovember 30, 2020

Food for Families is what you get when the Salvation Army, Second Harvest Food Bank of Silicon Valley and the City of...

Community

Santa’s Masked Helpers Add Sparkle to the Holidays in Santa Clara, Sunnyvale

Diane AndrewsNovember 17, 2020

Despite COVID-19 restrictions, plenty of sparkle is in store during the December holiday season for those who would be merry in Santa...

Author: Diane Andrews

Santa Clara 9th Grader Aya Istanbooly Represents California in Microsoft Office Specialist National Championship

Local High School Junior Isabella He Founds SN Inclusion for Neurodiverse Individuals

Homestead High Upperclassmen Create Inara Online Mentoring Platform for Middle Schoolers

Henry Groth, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Surviving on Hope and the Kindness of Strangers in an RV on the Street

2020 Holiday Home Decorating Contest Winners Light Up the December Darkness

Central Park Landscape Architect Robert Royston Memorialized

Tom Sullivan, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Nonprofits and Cities Collaborate to Feed Hungry Santa Clara and Sunnyvale Families

Santa’s Masked Helpers Add Sparkle to the Holidays in Santa Clara, Sunnyvale

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