Major Earthquake Drill Set for Thursday

Written by Matthew Sanderson, Jacob Bourne and Bea Karnes

Students in schools across Santa Clara County are ready to drop, cover and hold as they prepare for the annual “ShakeOut” earthquake drill on Oct.17 at 10:17 a.m. 

The local kids will join the much of the rest of California in participating in the Great California ShakeOut. 

All participants will stop what they are doing and react as if an earthquake has occurred: drop to the ground, take cover under something sturdy and hold on. 

Here is a list of local schools participating:
Public Schools:
Alum Rock Union Elementary School District, San Jose
        Chavez Elementary School, San Jose
Berryessa Union School District, San Jose
        Cherrywood Elementary School, San Jose
Berryessa Union School District
Laneview Elementary School, San Jose
        Majestic Way, San Jose
        Piedmont Middle School, San Jose
        Sierramont Middle School, San Jose
        Vinci Park Elementary School, San Jose
Cambrian School District
Ida Price Middle School, San Jose
Campbell Union School District, Campbell
Cupertino Union School District
Christa McAuliffe School, Saratoga
East Side Union High School District
Andrew P. Hill High School, San Jose
Evergreen School District
Carolyn Clark Elementary, class, San Jose
Franklin-McKinley School District, San Jose
Fremont Union High School District
Homestead High School, Cupertino
        Monta Vista High School, Cupertino
        Sunnyvale-Cupertino Adult School, Sunnyvale
Gilroy Unified School District, Gilroy
        Christopher High School, Gilroy
        Glen View Elementary, Gilroy
        Mt. Madonna Continuation High School, Gilroy
        Rod Kelley School, Gilroy
Luther Burbank School District, San Jose
Milpitas Unified School District
John Sinnott Elementary School, Milpitas
        Joseph Weller Elementary School, Milpitas
        Pearl Zanker Elementary School, Milpitas
Morgan Hill Unified School District, Morgan Hill
        El Toro Elementary School, Morgan Hill
        Martin Murphy Middle School, San Jose
        P. A. Walsh Elementary School, Morgan Hill
        Paradise Valley Elementary School, Morgan Hill
        San Martin/Gwinn Elementary, San Martin/Gwinn Elementary School, San Martin
Mount Pleasant School District
Mount Pleasant Elementary School, San Jose
Mountain View Los Altos High School District, Mountain View
Mountain View Whisman School District, Mountain View
Mt. Pleasant Elementary School District
Robert Sanders Elementary School, San Jose
Oak Grove School District, San Jose
        Stipe Elementary, San Jose
Palo Alto Unified School District, Palo Alto
San Jose Unified School District, San Jose
        Anne Darling Elementary School, San Jose
        Olinder Elementary School, San Jose
Santa Clara Unified School District, Santa Clara
        Adrian C. Wilcox High School, Santa Clara
Saratoga Union School District
Foothill School, saratoga
Sunnyvale School District, Sunnyvale
        Cumberland Elementary School, Sunnyvale
Union Elementary School District, San Jose

Private, Charter, and Other Schools:
Bethel Lutheran School, Cupertino
Campbell School District
Marshall Lane Elementary School, Saratoga
Canyon Heights Academy, Campbell
Charter School of Morgan Hill, Morgan Hill
Department of Education, Diocese of San Jose
St. Clare School, Diocese of San Jose, Santa Clara
Diocese of San Jose
Holy Family School, San Jose
        Holy Spirit School, San Jose
        Resurrection Elementary, Sunnyvale
        Saint Simon Parish School, Los Altos
        St. Elizabeth Seton School, Palo Alto
        St. Justin School, Santa Clara
        St. Mary's School, Los Gatos
Discovery Charter Schools, San Jose
Emerson School, Palo Alto
Escuela Popular Charter School, San Jose
Granada Islamic School, Santa Clara
Hillbrook School, Los Gatos
Morgan Autism Center
Morgan AutismCenter, San Jose
Mulberry School, Los Gatos
North Valley Baptist Schools, Santa Clara
Notre Dame High Schol, San Jose
Pinewood School, Los Altos Hills
Rocketship Si Se Puede, San Jose
Sage Vista School, San Jose
Saint Andrew's Episcopal School, Saratoga
San Jose Christian School, Campbell
Sierra Elementary and High School, Santa Clara
South Peninsula Hebrew Day School, Sunnyvale
St. Lawrence Elementary and Middle Schools, Santa Clara
St. Mary School, Gilroy, Gilroy
Stratford School, Los Gatos Campus, Los Gatos
Stratford School, Morgan Hill Campus, Morgan Hill
Stratford School, Palo Alto Campus, Palo Alto
Stratford School, San Jose Campus, San Jose
Stratford School, San Jose Middle School Campus, San Jose
Stratford School, Santa Clara Middle School Campus, Santa Clara
Stratford School, Santa Clara Pomeroy Campus, Santa Clara
Stratford School, Santa Clara Winchester Campus, Santa Clara
Stratford School, Sunnyvale De Anza Campus, Sunnyvale
Stratford School, Sunnyvale Washington Park Campus, Sunnyvale
Sunnyvale Christian School, Sunnyvale
Valley Christian Elementary School, San Jose
Valley Christian Junior High School, San Jose
Yavneh Day School, Los Gatos
Yew Chung Educational Foundation
Yew Chung International School, Mountain View

Anyone visiting government buildings during the drill will be directed to take the same action. The drill will last approximately two minutes and customer service to the public will be disrupted for a short amount of time.

Information on how to prepare and how to join the millions of others in the Great California Shakeout can be found at www.shakeout.org.