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Superlative scribes
May 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Congratulations to the Independence High School writers recently honored for their contributions to the IHS Annual Essay and the Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center contests. The events shared the...
Antioch kindergarten enrollment
May 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
The Antioch Unified School District is currently accepting kindergarten and transitional kindergarten enrollment. Senate Bill 1381 amended the California Education Code (Sections 46300, 48000 and 4...
School district to provide summer meals
May 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
The Oakley Union Elementary School District (OUESD) Nutrition Services will once again be providing summer meal services to students in need. The district is working toward ensuring that no student...
Perfection in presence
May 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Congratulations to the following Bristow Middle School students for achieving perfect attendance for the school’s third academic quarter: Sarah Abao, Taya Aicone, Karen Alaniz, Armando Ambriz, Jes...
Byron school district board to fill vacancy
May 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Applications are being accepted to fill a seat on the Byron Union School District Board of Trustees. Any person, regardless of sex, who is 18 or older, a citizen of the state, a resident of the sch...
Job well done
May 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
The Brentwood Police Department honored the department’s volunteers during a beach-themed appreciation dinner held last month. This year’s honored volunteers included Linda Ambriz, Joel Bryant, Sh...
Bristow musicians excel at Six Flags festival
May 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
The 160-member Bristow Wind Ensemble performed at the recent Music in the Parks Festival at Six Flags, receiving a superior rating and earning second place in their division. The band was one of on...
Brentwood hires new superintendent
by Ruth Roberts
May 09, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
The Brentwood Union School District (BUSD) board of trustees approved the appointment of Dr. Dana Eaton Wednesday night as the district’s new chief – turning a fresh page in an emotionally charged ...
Community garden yields life lessons
by Samie Hartley
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
Most kids don’t get excited about vegetables, but students at Gehringer Elementary’s Extended Day Learning Center (EDLC) are anxiously waiting to make their own salads with fresh veggies grown in t...
Brentwood’s first middle school turns 60
by Samie Hartley
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
The Edna Hill Middle School 60th anniversary celebration is just a week away, and students and faculty past and present are invited to take a trip down memory lane and revel in Bobcat pride. The ev...
Acclaimed at Adams
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Congratulations to the following students for being named to the Adams Middle School’s Honor Roll and Honor Society for the second academic quarter: HONOR ROLL (3.30-3.69 GPA) Sixth Grade: Te...
Summer lunch for kids
May 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
The Brentwood Union School District is participating in the USDA Summer Food Service Program, in which lunch will be provided to all children and teens 2 to 18 without charge from June 10 through J...
Loma Vista’s top students
May 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Congratulations to the following Loma Vista Elementary Students of the Month for April: Transitional kindergarten: Joseph Mainini, Lance Masiddo, Rogan Riley, Sophia Rodriguez and Aliza Salman. ...
PTA honors community volunteers
May 05, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
In a community of nearly 5,000 households, of which 40 percent have children attending local schools, it’s not surprising that Discovery Bay has a reputation for putting kids first. Parents, volunt...
Perfectly placed produce
May 05, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The Liberty High School Arts and Humanities Academy is putting the finishing touches on its five agricultural-themed murals on utility boxes in downtown Brentwood. Students have been working on th...
Seen at Carnegie Hall
May 03, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The Heritage High School Wind Ensemble took their Brentwood Press to the Big Apple as they performed at Carnegie Hall and Central Park as part of the New York International Music Festival. The band...
Grads of Distinction share achievements
by Samie Hartley
May 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Liberty Union High School District alumni Douglas Adams, Craig Bronzan and Capt. Nicholas M. Eslinger returned to their former stomping grounds last week as role models imparting wisdom to future g...
Chalk it up
May 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Liberty High School’s young artists covered the ground (and in some cases, themselves) in chalk in preparation for The Day of the Arts last Friday. The campus-wide chalk drawings featured everythin...
Rock STAR inspiration
May 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
As the state’s Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) got rockin’ this week, Ron Nunn Elementary Principal Amy Wallace found a creative way to challenge her students to get into the academic roc...
Renaissance Honor Roll
May 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Congratulations to the following students for being named to the William B. Bristow Middle School’s Renaissance Honor Roll for the third academic quarter: Gold Renaissance: GPA 3.9-4.0 Sarah Abao...