Tony Marvelli, River City High School Band Director is heading south...

Students, colleagues, friends and family gathered at the Streets of London patio to say goodbye to Tony Marvelli, River City High School Band Director. Tony has accepted a position at Toby Johnson Middle School in Elk Grove. Tony also plays Trumpet in the eight piece funk and soul group called Joy and Madness. http://joyandmadness.com/

Our Lady of Grace Track Meet

Thank you to Laura Garcia-MacDonald for sharing this great photo of a hurdler from Our Lady of Grace Scool in West Sacramento.  This girls stride is picture perfect!

River City High School Summer of 2009

River City High School relocated in 2009 to the beautiful new campus located on Jefferson Boulevard and Linden Avenue. Seems such a shame that the City of West Sacramento and Washington Unified School district can't get together to turn these fields into a sports complex/baseball park to benefit the kids in our City.

Sidewalk Art at the Westmore Oaks Spring Carnival

The kids were allowed to express their artistic sides with chalk on the walk at the Westmore Oaks Annual Spring Carnival last weekend. Justin Bieber continues to be a popular subject!

Westmore Oaks Dragons Jog-a-Thon

A big thank you to the parents and families of students at Westmore Oaks School who worked hard to raise many thousands of dollars on their Jog-a-Thon held on October 29. The monies raised go directly to the teachers to help purchase supplies for their classrooms.

Stonegate School

Stonegate Elementary on La Jolla Street in West Sacramento is a public school that serves students in grades K-8. The Principal is Marty Ofenham, and Carla Marquez is the Assistant Principal.

The Tattoo Gals..

These students were in charge of the "Temporary Tattoo" table at the Westmore Oaks School Carnival last weekend. Over 300 students and parents attended the PTA fundraiser.  We especially like the hand painted poster advertising the event...seems like most folks are using computer generated artwork these days..this one is very charming!

A sad statement for the new Westmore Oaks Campus

As most of you know the old James Marshall High/River City High School campus is now home to the K-8 Westmore Oaks School. Here is a picture of what Washington Unified School District has allowed to happened to the gym. Evidently they don't have enough money to repair damage done to the gym from a fire several years ago. The gym smells terrible now...musty.. like an old basement from being used for storage. I did hear from an ex district employee that there might be funds earmarked for repairs to the gym. But right now this campus has a huge student (over 800) population that has no activity area on rainy days. This property is all that is left of my alma mater...and this makes me sad!

First Day of School in West Sacramento

Students and parents gathered for the first day of school at the new Westmore
Oaks School. The school has relocated to the old River City High School Campus
on Clarendon Street in West Sacramento and will now accommodate Kindergartener through 8th Grades.


Above, the new students in Mrs. Brown's class at the James Marshall Preschool meet
for their first day.
Photos by Christy Norton Jourdan.

Relic at the old River City High Campus

I walked around the recently retired River City High Campus on Clarendon Street and saw this great old flat bed truck parked in back. The campus will re-open in the fall as the new West More Oaks School housing K thru 8th grades.

More photos of my walk about the campus that day can be found here on Webshots.

The Metal Playground Structures at West More Oaks School

I remember playing on these old metal playground structures at West More Oaks School when I was a kid....now my kids and grandkids have also enjoyed this playground. I guess they could be considered "antiques"...so I wanted to take some photos before someone with the school district decided they should be replaced....

Westmore Oaks School Water Fountain

Debbie shot this water fountain at Westmore Oaks Elementary School recently.
It is a classic!

River City High School New Signage

This is the newly constructed sign for River City High School and the West Sacramento Recreation Center.

New River City High School Dedication Plaques

Westmore Oaks School-South Campus

The Washington Unified School District built Westmore Oaks Elementary School in 1952. Elmer Reuter was principal of Westmore Oaks school from 1952-1981. The campus has been divided into two locations with the 6th through 8th grades being housed at the Westmore Oaks North Campus on West Acre Road. Westmore Oaks North and South will be consolidated into one campus when they relocate to the old River City High School on Clarendon--the new facility is in planning and design stages now.

Trivia: Our family has over 50 years of memories at this campus. My brother Howard, sister Kathye and my daughter Christy attended Westmore Oaks School when Mr. Reuter was the principal. Now my grandson attends Westmore Oaks South...~Barbara

West Sacramento Recreation Center Pools

Photos of the Slide Pool, the pool with beach entry, water features and lazy river, and the Competition/Lap Pool at the new River City High School and Rec Center

The West Sacramento Recreation Center at the new River City High School Campus held an open house last weekend. All individuals interested in using the Recreation Center must first get a Rec card from the Parks & Recreation Department at the Civic Center.

Peace garden blooming in West Sacramento

The International World Peace Rose Gardens, an organization involved in sponsoring activities to promote world peace and respect for others, sponsored this project at Southport Elementary School. Southport's garden is a sister garden to the World Peace Rose Garden at Capitol Park in Sacramento.

Phil Tulga: " Music Through the Curriculum"

The Westmore Oaks PTA sponsored a workshop by Phil Tulga-a member of the Jazz Studies faculty at CSUS.

During the "Math Science and Sound"workshop, students (and their parents) learned about the science of sound, made several musical instruments, then played them together in an exciting orchestral production. See this YouTube video for a highlight of the event.

Remembering Principal Elmer Reuter

Most baby boomers who went to school in West Sacramento will remember Elmer Reuter as the prinicipal of Westmore Oaks School from 1952-1981. He was a great teacher and friend to many folks in our area and his old fashioned discipline style commanded respect from both his students and their parents. He spent many hours caring for the plants and shrubs he planted at his school. He was truly one of our home-town heros. ~Barbara

New River City High School Opening Fall 2008

The new River City High School sits quite far back on the land so it is hard to see much detail, but these are photos of the construction in progress. The top 3 photos were from Jefferson Boulevard and the bottom is from the Linden Avenue side. The new school is scheduled to open this fall 2008. ~ Barbara