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These smiling third-graders recently celebrated their first Lucky Hat Day at Timber Point Elementary School.
The idea came from a story about three young children and their search for lucky hats.
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A Best Buddies Car Wash will be held in Brentwood from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 29 at Ace Hardware, 8900 Brentwood Boulevard. The goal is to raise $300 to send a representative from Liberty...
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Most East County schools showed increases in academic proficiency, according to the state’s recently released Standardized Testing And Reporting (STAR) results.
The figures, which track student ach...
Aug 26, 2009 | 0 | 6 |
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During last month’s back-to-school night at Excelsior Middle School, Principal Charles Miller’s elbow got quite a workout.
“I must have shook 400 hands that day,” laughed Miller. “But it was great;...
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Marsh Creek Elementary School recently held its fourth annual Back to School BBQ, where kids had a blast face-painting, hula-hooping, bubble-racing, playing musical chairs and adorning the pavement...
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Students at Discovery Bay Elementary School got a chance to visit their favorite states without leaving the blacktop, thanks to members of the Discovery Bay CSD Board and General Manager Virgil Koe...
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Last month as students soaked up the dog days of summer, staff at the Byron Union School District (BUSD) were hopping onto the Information Highway.
“What we’ve had here in Byron (school district) i...
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When Elizabeth Cruz-Hurtado entered Liberty High School as a ninth-grader, she didn’t think of herself as a good student, and had no college aspirations. She thought she’d follow in her family’s tr...
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Brentwood children can show their creative side during a free 45-minute program on Wednesday, Aug. 19 at the First Five Center, where participants will make musical crafts and enjoy a hands-on enco...
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The intent behind Ryann Newman’s trip to the forests of Bosnia was to make a difference in the lives of others. But as Newman quickly discovered, the life that was most impacted was her own.
“I we...
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A local school, Antioch Charter Academy II, is doing a major fundraiser this year that has some really cool community options: we are selling fresh cut Christmas trees that you pre-order, and then ...
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The two men couldn’t be much different. One is a robust fellow of 39 who soars well above 6 feet tall, tips the scales at 325 pounds, and whose face exudes confidence and strength. The other is a d...
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Liberty Union High School District teacher Jim Nabas still exhibits the enthusiasm for teaching that has carried him through 35 years of education in the district. Whether gathering support for spo...
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Even before the school year started, schools in the Liberty Union High School District began welcoming the incoming ninth-graders with Link Crew and Freshman Bootcamp activities.
Disguised as fresh...
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The Rotary Club of Brentwood partnered with Kohl’s Department Store for the club’s recent Back to School shopping spree.
This annual event provides children from the Village Drive Resource Center ...
Aug 10, 2009 | 0 | 4 |
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As Liberty Union High School District’s new superintendent, one of Jerry Glenn’s first public duties was to welcome all employees of the district back to a new school year at last week’s convocatio...
Aug 06, 2009 | 0 | 5 |
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The Mt. Diablo Region YMCA is now offering families free memberships to the Delta Family YMCA in Oakley or the Irvin Deutscher Family YMCA in Pleasant Hill if they enroll their child in a child car...
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When students at Timber Point and Discovery Bay Elementary returned to school this week, they found something new on top of their playgrounds and under their feet.
“Imagine pieces of rubber about t...
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More than 70 students, six student volunteers and six teachers were involved in Liberty Union High School District’s recent Summer Math Camp, under the direction of Heritage High School Counselor C...
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I am writing to tell you about the 10 most amazing days of my life. I was nominated to attend a youth program this summer, called the National Young Leaders Conference, or NYLC, held at Tyson’s She...