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Liberty High School’s ROP Auto Technology class provides a foundation for students interested in pursuing a career in automobile repair and technology, and through the new ROP Liberty Car Club, stu...
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The Bristow Middle School Sixth Grade Cadet Band performed recently at several local schools as part of its spring tour. The 115-member ensemble, under the direction of Mark Morello, visited Loma V...
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Editor: Antioch Charter Academy II families would like to thank everyone who donated to our second annual Walkathon/Silent Auction and contributed to what we anticipate will be a successful event. ...
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The future is filled with possibilities, and staff at Lone Tree Elementary School is doing some redecorating to let its students know that college is one of those possibilities.
The school has bee...
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The sparkles in Debbie Norgaard’s eyes are reminiscent of the diamonds that traditionally mark a 75th anniversary – which the Liberty Adult Education Program that Norgaard supervises is about to ce...
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It’s been a banner year for the Byron Union School District, beginning with a significant rise in API scores, Distinguished School honors and the unveiling of a new school gymnasium and other distr...
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In the land of Legos, anything is possible. With the right bricks, a Lego engineer can build a house, a car, the Eiffel Tower, Hogwarts or the Death Star. At Bricks 4 Kids in Brentwood, there are n...
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Childhood is a critical time for learning, and the Village Community Resource Center in Brentwood helps the community give kids in need an educational boost.
The volunteer organization’s primary ac...
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At age of 53, former San Francisco 49er Keena Turner looks like he can still stuff a running back on third-and-one. Though he spoke in a gentle and positive manner to the audience of 100 boys at th...
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The Byron Union School District (BUSD) has not one but two reasons to celebrate. For the first time in the district’s history, both of its elementary schools have garnered top honors as California ...
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Prom is a staple of the high school experience – a time to get dressed up and dance the night away. But for kids who are home schooled, proms are hard to come by.
Charmaine Abasolo decided when she...
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For the third time in three years, a Brentwood Elementary School Odyssey of the Mind team has earned a spot at the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals.
The team placed second at the recent California...
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Oakley Councilmember Randy Pope is sponsoring scholarships for two Oakley students for the 2012 Advocacy Workshop Day for Students. The all-day event will be held Tuesday, April 17 at the state Cap...
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The Antioch High School Senior All Night Party Committee hosts an e-waste fundraiser Saturday, April 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the school, 700 W. 18th St. All proceeds go toward the Antioch High...
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Barnes & Noble will celebrate Spring Educator Appreciation Week, held April 14-22, with a special “putting NOOK” in your classrooms and libraries seminar. Barnes & Noble stores will offer special d...
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Parents of Liberty High School students plus members of the community are invited join the celebration of student achievement at an open house on Thursday, April 12 from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
The event fe...
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The musical “Aladdin” takes the stage at The Theater at Edna Hill in performances by the production’s cast A on Friday, April 13 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, April 14 at 2 and 7 p.m.; and the production...
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Jessica McPeek and Summer Salisbury, eighth-graders at Holy Rosary School in Antioch, won second prize in the recent Contra Costa County Science & Engineering Fair, held at Los Medanos College.
Je...
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The Discovery Bay Chamber of Commerce handed out the big checks this week – literally and figuratively – to the Byron Union School District (BUSD), and representatives were on hand to accept and ac...
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Noah Peña, a junior at Heritage High School in Brentwood, had a lofty goal: to attend the Summer Leaders Seminar (SLS) at the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. this summer – a phys...