The Arts & Cultural Foundation of Antioch presents the ninth annual Art4Schools Exhibits from Feb. 20 to March 2 at the Lynn House Gallery, 809 W. First St. in Antioch.
The first exhibit features a...
Deer Valley High student Hannah Howard has been selected to represent California as a National Youth Delegate to the 2013 Washington Youth Summit on the Environment, to be held June 23-28 at George...
Freedom High School has been selected as a finalist in the Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow contest, a national competition to raise enthusiasm for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) educ...
At Liberty Adult Education’s Winter Awards event, from left, Dickey Chozom, Ana Enriquez, Monica Silva, Mina Zazi and Farnoosh Homayoun received certificates of participation and special-recognitio...
Edna Hill Middle School is preparing to celebrate its diamond anniversary, 60 years of excellence in education, and the party planners are asking for the public’s help to make the festivities an af...
The Oakley City Council’s discussion regarding a proposed library improvement parcel tax has been continued to Tuesday, Feb. 12.
The organization Friends of the Oakley Library approached the City C...
Students at Dainty Center/Willow Wood School recently harvested 35 gourds from the school’s organic vegetable garden.
At left, the students used snake gourds for a fun spelling activity.
The gour...
In order to balance enrollment among the comprehensive school sites in the Liberty Union High School District, attendance areas for Liberty, Freedom and Heritage high schools were established.
Stu...
Independence High School recently held its fifth annual Poetry Out Loud Competition. The event included 10 participating students, four local judges and was attended by Contra Costa County Poetry O...
Stories Bookshop, 629 First St. in Brentwood, holds the first in a regularly scheduled monthly Open Mic event on Friday, Feb. 15 from 7 to 9 p.m. Featuring 10 performances, the evening raises funds...
The Brentwood Union School District Board of Trustees will be holding a special meeting Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 4 p.m. in the District Service Center, 255 Guthrie Lane.
A parade of angry and tearful parents converged on the Brentwood Union School District (BUSD) meeting Wednesday night, demanding an explanation from the district’s superintendent and board of trust...
The Liberty Athletic Boosters’ fourth annual Crab Feed will be held Saturday, Feb. 2 from 6 to 11 p.m. at the Brentwood Community Center, 150 City Park Way. All proceeds go to the Liberty High Scho...
Deer Valley High student Hannah Howard has been selected to represent California as a National Youth Delegate to the 2013 Washington Youth Summit on the Environment, to be held June 23-28 at George...
The Deer Valley High School Band Boosters holds it annual Crab Feed and Tri-tip Dinner Fundraiser on Saturday, Feb 2 at the Contra Costa County Fairgrounds’ Sunset Hall, 1201 W. 10th St. in Antioch...
The public is invited to hear Liberty High School’s best singers battle it out in the 10th annual Liberty Idol competition on Friday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m.
Past winners have been invited to perform al...
The Liberty High School Arts and Humanities Academy has begun painting agricultural-themed murals on five utility boxes in the downtown Brentwood area. Students will be working on the murals from 1...
Supervisor Federal Glover wants families to know that students bound for college or job training courses can take advantage of the assistance being offered at several workshops held in our area in ...
Congressman Jerry McNerney recently announced openings in his new Antioch district offices for Congressional interns. The interns will be engaged in the civics process and gain firsthand experience...
On the day the surprise announcement came, Teacher of the Year Kevin Lindell was shepherding his students out to recess.
“The bell that’s used to make special announcements at school is the same as...