Noel Brinkerhoff, Napa Valley Register

Noel Brinkerhoff

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The ABCs of American Canyon

Getting to know American Canyon is as easy as A-B-C. → Read More

Dodd increases lead over Martenson in latest Napa vote tally

Election officials late Friday afternoon released their first updated vote count since Tuesday’s election, bringing some clarity to two races that were too close to call on election night. → Read More

American Canyon Council approves more warehouses parallel with Highway 29

AMERICAN CANYON — Northern American Canyon could see five new warehouses go up under a project approved by the City Council. → Read More

Napa High School announces new mascot

Napa High School’s new mascot identity is now the Grizzly following a landslide runoff election, it was announced Friday during the school’s lunch break. → Read More

Napa High mascot finalists announced

Selection of the new Napa High School mascot name is down to two choices — Grizzly and Husky — following the first round of voting Wednesday on campus. → Read More

Decorated war veteran, fatally injured in Afghanistan, receives hero’s welcome in Napa

A large solemn crowd gathered Thursday morning outside Tulocay Funeral Home to greet a motorcade carrying the body of a decorated military veteran who grew up in American Canyon. → Read More

Napa County Grad Nite celebrates 30 years of helping teens party safely

Napa’s annual Grad Nite party, offering high school graduates a safe and sober way to celebrate, will be 30 years old in June when teenagers gather next Thursday at Napa → Read More

American Canyon math instructor wins Napa County Teacher of the Year

Ron Eick has become the first instructor at American Canyon High School to win Napa County Teacher of the Year. → Read More

Napa High wants your ideas for replacing the Indian

Napa High School is now accepting ideas for replacing the Indian name and logo — a process that’s also serving as an opportunity for students to learn firsthand about consensus → Read More

NVUSD school board chooses first woman, Hispanic as superintendent

The Napa Valley Unified School District Board of Education announced Thursday night that Rosanna Mucetti has been offered the position of superintendent. → Read More

NVUSD school board chooses first woman, Hispanic as superintendent

The Napa Valley Unified School District Board of Education announced Thursday night that Rosanna Mucetti has been offered the position of superintendent. → Read More

Salvador Elementary celebrates 150 years of school history before closure

Students at Salvador Elementary School will present a special play this week about the history of both their very old school and the Napa Valley as part of a grand → Read More

Students attend DUI trial on American Canyon High School campus

AMERICAN CANYON — American Canyon High School students spent a morning last week observing the prosecution of a DUI case on their campus to see firsthand the real-world consequences of → Read More

School board approves closure of Legacy High School in American Canyon

Legacy High School in American Canyon will cease to exist as of July, following a decision by the school board last Thursday that left the program’s instructor in tears and → Read More

Napa Valley classified school employees honored as 'unsung heroes'

They help children learn to read. They deal with chaotic situations with aplomb. They balance the books and don’t miss a beat even when venomous snakes are under the desk. → Read More

Napa High starts process to replace Indian name and logo; students will make final decision

Napa High School is planning to form two advisory committees in the coming weeks to help the school retire the Indian with honor and to facilitate the choosing of a → Read More

When 2 Napa schools merge, former mustang and wildcat mascots will yield to an owl

The consolidation of Salvador and El Centro elementary schools in north Napa will result in one school featuring a new name, mascot and color scheme when it opens this August. → Read More

School board votes to abolish logos for Napa High Indians and Redwood Warriors

The fate of the Napa High School Indian was finally decided Thursday night at a special meeting of the Napa Valley Unified School District Board of Education, with trustees voting → Read More

American Canyon High opens limited Wellness Center, seeks funding for expansion

AMERICAN CANYON — American Canyon High School is now providing mental health services in a new, but temporary, Wellness Center that the school district would like to make permanent if → Read More

Napa district drops Old Sonoma Road site for Stone Bridge School

The Napa Valley Unified School District has decided not to move Stone Bridge School — which sits atop an earthquake fault — to a new location off Old Sonoma Road → Read More