January 28, 2005

ESUHSD NEWS BRIEFS

EVHS Comedy Showcase raises $1,000

Forget the cookie dough sales and car washes. Chris Sifflet, a senior at Evergreen Valley High School, leveraged his passion for comedy to raise $1,000 for the EVHS drama department. The Comedy Showcase he arranged as a fundraiser brought a full line up of Bay Area comics to Evergreen on Jan. 20 to an appreciative crowd of 250 people.

The profits from the show will help fund equipment and materials. Pictured here is Sifflet with his dad, who he dragged on stage as part of his comedy routine. Based on the success of this show, Sifflet hopes to plan another show for March with a totally different line up.

New ESUHSD principal assignments do not affect Evergreen

Superintendent Esperanza Zendejas announced new assignments for principals at Oak Grove, Piedmont Hills and Yerba Buena High Schools effective Jan. 31.

Dr. Geraldine Forte’, current villa principal at Independence High, will support the leadership team at Oak Grove High School as principal. Forte’ is relatively new to East Side, having been at Santa Clara, Milpitas and Fremont Unified School Districts.

Dan Moser, currently principal at Yerba Buena, will take the reins of Piedmont Hills High School where he previously served as principal. He has also been a business education teacher and an assistant principal at Oak Grove High School. Moser replaces Carol Blackerby who will be retiring from Piedmont Hills High School.

Juan Cruz, currently assistant principal at Piedmont Hills High School, will lead Yerba Buena High School. Cruz is formerly a social studies teacher at Yerba Buena High. During the past three years, he has been in charge of master schedules and curriculum at Piedmont Hills.