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These Timber Point Students of the Month of September were recognized for making good choices, using positive actions and showing kindness to one another (also known as Bucket Fillers). Congratulat...
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Congratulations to the following Orchard Park students for exemplifying the Pillar of Character – Trustworthiness – for the month of September. Orchard Park’s Students of the Month, front row from ...
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Spearheaded by its student Leadership Team and friends, Delta Vista Middle School turned out in big numbers for the recent Oakley Almond Festival Parade. The DVMS float, above, was a tribute to the...
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Teacher of the Year finalist Steven Ernest and other East County teachers made the grade last week as they were honored for their commitment to education at the annual Teacher of the Year awards di...
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The vision of a college education grabbed the imagination of Liberty Union High School District students big-time last week during the district’s College Night held at the Heritage High School mult...
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The Liberty Union High School Board of Trustees got a chance last week to meet the Heritage Leadership and Class Officers for the 2009-10 school year.
In the front row, from left, are Matthew Stra...
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Parenting is a job that comes without a handbook or employee manual. The hours are long, the pay is nonexistent and vacations are hard to come by. But as any parent will tell you, it’s also the mos...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...