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For students at Independence High School, the question “To be or not to be?” will soon be answered when the San Francisco Shakespeare Company visits the Brentwood campus on Oct. 14 for an up-close ...
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Discovery Bay Elementary School first-graders recently celebrated the opening of their new computer lab, which was paid for by Measure C funds.
The updating of the computer lab is just one of many...
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A director has been hired to lead a new Los Medanos College initiative that is part of a nationally-acclaimed program to increase the number of the nation’s science, engineering and technology prof...
Sep 24, 2009 | 0 | 4 |
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The Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County has launched its Career Pathways Program for 2009 at Los Medanos College. The program creates college and career pathways for foster care, dis...
Sep 24, 2009 | 0 | 5 |
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Students from the LUHSD Lifeskills Program and Best Buddies Club earned more than $850 washing cars last month, thanks to tremendous team work and lots of local heart. According to Lifeskills teach...
Sep 24, 2009 | 0 | 5 |
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Brentwood resident, farmer and former teacher and vice-principal Chris Calabrese, now the principal at Rancho Las Positas School in Livermore, shakes the hand of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger during a...
Sep 24, 2009 | 0 | 5 |
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The LUHSD Educational Foundation is seeking to fill four vacancies on its Board of Directors with individuals who would like an opportunity to make a difference in their community.
According to th...
Sep 22, 2009 | 0 | 11 |
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Heritage High School recently named Students of the Quarter for the first quarter of the 2009-2010 school year. Students were selected by their teachers.
In front row, from left, are Sean Packard ...
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A music performance by Deer Valley High School’s Divine Voices welcomed the audience at the dedication of the Deer Valley Law Academy on Sept. 17. This inaugural event honored the first freshman c...
Sep 19, 2009 | 0 | 15 |
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Boys in dresses, a Santa on roller skates and a large dancing can of Campbell’s soup can only mean one thing: it’s Homecoming time at Liberty High.
Skits by the Homecoming Court brought extra sizzl...
Sep 17, 2009 | 0 | 7 |
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Students from the Liberty Union High School District will meet with more than 50 representatives from California universities, colleges and junior colleges, including military, private, independent...
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Reading a history book is one thing; living history is another, which is why the fourth-grade classes at Oakley Elementary School are hastily working to raise funds needed to attend Gold Camp in Oc...
Sep 17, 2009 | 0 | 8 |
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This week’s release of the state’s annual Academic Performing Index (API) was good news for East County schools.
Scores improved across the board, most in the double digits, including some increase...
Sep 10, 2009 | 0 | 5 |
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The drama department at Excelsior Middle School is polishing up the looking glass and striking a pose as it prepares to open its first show of the year, “Alice in Wonderland,” which takes the stage...
Sep 10, 2009 | 0 | 7 |
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Prepare for the U.S. citizenship exam with a free 18-hour course consisting of six three-hour classes. Understand citizenship testing requirements and procedures. Learn the basics of U.S. history a...
Sep 08, 2009 | 0 | 7 |
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The efforts of Liberty and La Paloma high school’s class officers, Leadership members, faculty and principal were recently recognized by the Liberty Union High School District Board.
In the top pho...
Sep 03, 2009 | 0 | 5 |
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Congratulations to Timber Point Elementary School’s Students of the Month for August. Exemplifying good citizenship from Village A, front row from left, are Jenna Massoth, Elias Card, Hailey Butler...
Sep 03, 2009 | 0 | 5 |
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Most classes at Los Medanos College’s Brentwood Center take place indoors, but if you’re taking general anthropology with Liana Padilla-Wilson, you’d better be wearing good shoes.
While most studen...
Sep 03, 2009 | 0 | 5 |
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The Grays Harbor Historical Seaport has announced its tall ship Hawaiian Chieftain’s ports of call for 2009-10: Hands-on History for Youth. The tour emphasizes the Hawaiian Chieftain’s mission of d...
Aug 27, 2009 | 0 | 5 |
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Based on Ovid’s transformation myths, “Metamorphoses” by Mary Zimmerman subtly mixes the ancient stories of pathos and tragedy with contemporary language, humor and thought, all enacted in and arou...