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Deanna Rundall, president of Freedom High School’s American Cancer Society student club, helped decorate the Freedom campus last month in recognition of cancer awareness. The organization also prov...
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The O’Hara Park Middle School garden recently got a boost from Oakley Mayor Kevin Romick and Pompei Nursery.
Brian Brady, a teacher with the Contra Costa Office of Education Special Education Progr...
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The Heritage High School Robotics Club hosts its third annual Northern California FIRST FTC Robotics Tournament on Sunday, Nov. 18 at the Heritage campus, 101 American Ave. in Brentwood.
The tourna...
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Contra Costa County Office of Education (CCCOE) Superintendent Joe Ovick said this week that he would “continue looking into” concerns from special-education teachers over what they describe as pun...
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Oakley Union Elementary School District
Incumbents Karen Bergenholtz and Larry Polk will serve another four years on the Oakley Union Elementary School District Board of Trustees.
Bergenholtz ama...
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Congratulations to the winners of the Pioneer Elementary’s Spelling Bee. In the front row, from left, are third-grade winner Amanda Chan, fourth-grade winner Luke Rockenbaugh, and fifth-grade winne...
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Freedom High School student Madison Mills, seen here with Freedom Principal Erik Faulkner, right, and Liberty Union High School District Board of Trustees President Ray Valverde, was recognized at ...
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It’s been nearly a year since an emotional Kevin Graves knelt and penned a message to his son on a steel beam that would later become a part of the Joey Graves Memorial Gymnasium.
Soon the Discover...
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Brentwood Union School District Board of Education President Lori Strauss will not seek re-election next week, leaving room for at least one new face to join the board.
Incumbent Carlos Sanabria is...
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Ghosts, goblins, princesses and witches had their day last week at Discovery Bay Elementary School’s Booville celebration. The annual fundraiser and Halloween extravaganza brought out the fun of th...
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This year’s Dow Community Advisory Panel (CAP) found more projects worthy of funding than in the past six years. Typically, the CAP has distributed $15,000 to four or five local organizations. Thou...
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The Rotary Club of Brentwood and the Liberty Interact club recently finished the third of their six United States Map projects at R. Paul Krey Elementary School. It’s the club’s goal to paint a 25x...
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A behavioral specialist with the County Office of Education plans to file a formal complaint against the principal of the County’s special ed facility at Turner Elementary School in Antioch over wh...
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Students in East County demonstrated that despite increased class sizes and reduction of programs, they still receive a quality education. Four out of six districts saw double-digit gains in their ...
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The Liberty Union High School District Board of Trustees is in for some changes. After 20 years on the board, Trustee Holly Hartman has decided not to seek re-election, leaving four candidates seek...
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Willy’s Bagels & Blends connects the spirit of Brentwood’s two high schools to the community each year through a fun-filled week of store decorating.
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The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10789 invites high school students to enter the annual Voice of Democracy competition.
Since 1947, the Voice of Democracy has been the VFW’s premier scholarship pr...
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On Oct. 18, the Contra Costa Community College District sold bonds to refinance $106,565,000 of Measure A general obligation bonds originally issued in 2002 (...
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Antioch voters have plenty of choices come November – nine candidates are competing for three seats in the city’s school board race.
The candidates, including incumbents Claire Smith and Diane Gibs...
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On Nov. 6, candidates across the nation will vie for seats at the local, state and national levels. In East County as the race heats up, voters in the Byron Union School District (BUSD) will also b...