Penngrove Statue:

Ever wonder about the statue that stands watch over the corner of our school?

Penngrove School students in a project coordinated by local ceramist Dan Oberti, created an impressive 8 foot totem and a wall of more than 250 tiles. Each child and staff member at the school designed one of the colorful tiles. The panther atop the totem was designed and created by Tony White, student body president.

Parents and staff members donated elbow grease along with railroad ties and concrete to landscape the site at the corner of Adobe and Petaluma Hill Road. California Arts Council, Friends of Penngrove, and Petaluma City School District financed the project which was completed in November of 1981.