


CTTB Honoring Elders Day
by Nuoyan Wang (Class of 2021) Following the previous Honoring Elders event, the CTTB HED occurred on Saturday, October 28, including performances from both the IGDVGS and IGDVBS. Requiring difficult coordination as well as hours of practice, the 2017 Annual Honoring Elders Day was a success.

Gold Mountain Monastery Honoring Elders Day
by: Nuoyan Wang (Class of 2021) + Gino Ackley (Class of 2020) An Honoring Elders event occurred on October 22, at the Gold Mountain Monastery in Chinatown San Francisco. With a large crowd of elders attending from the communities nearby, the boys school performed an indoor lion dance and drumming routine.

Ukiah PumpkinFest 2017
by Brandy Quach (Class of 2018) Piling into cars early in the morning, students from Developing Virtue Girl School prepared to go to Ukiah’s annual Pumpkin Festival. Immediately graced with the presence of the local farmer’s market, food carts, and pumpkins, the DVGS girls were ready to begin […]

PTO Trip 2017: Ropes Course
by Sinna Zheng (Class of 2018) This year’s PTO trip was probably the best one yet. On Saturday, September 30th, the Girls’ Division drove down to the Alliance Redwood Conservation, a beautiful forest, for a day of fun and challenges. Upon arrival, everyone split into their respective ways […]

Taste of the World Festival
by Maggie He (Class of 2018) On Saturday October 14, 2017, students at the Developing Virtue Girls Secondary School participated at Ukiah’s annual Taste of the World festival sponsored by the Tree of Life Charter School. By bringing in different cultures and cuisines donated or contributed by many […]

Vaishnavism Exploration at Mandala Retreat Center
by Nuoyan Wang (Class of 2021) +Jacky Zheng (Class of 2019) On September 3rd, the boys dorm went to Mandala Retreat Center for a experience of Vaishnava culture and religion.

Colors for Cancer 2017
by Sinna Zheng (Class of 2018) On September 17th, 2017, the Adventist Health Hospital in Ukiah hosted its third annual Colors for Cancer Run. With college applications right around the corner, the senior class of DVGS was glad for the chance to get colorful. While half of the […]

The City of Dharma Realm Honoring Elders Day
by Nuoyan Wang (Class of 2021) + Jacky Zheng (Class of 2019) With big smiles on their faces, the elders enjoyed an entertaining morning at the City of Dharma Realm; with breathtaking performances from the CTTB IGDVBS, melodious singing from CDR IGDVS, and much more.

“Reading the Waves” Poetry Night in the Grace Hudson Museum
by Heidi Blythe (8th Grade, Class of 2022) “Poetry is that art which selects and arranges the symbols of thought in such a manner as to excite the imagination the most powerfully and delightfully.” – William Cullen Bryant The cold wind of a September evening whipped across the […]