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Report ranks SRVUSD high schools among top in country
All nine local high schools scored among the top high schools in the country in the latest U.S. News & World report ranking of high schools nationwide. Four schools -- Amador ... |
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on May 17, 2013 at 11:15 pm by The alamo, a member of the Alamo Elementary School community |
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Teachers, students respond to new standardized test
Students from nine San Ramon Valley Unified schools are piloting a new, computer-based standardized test. From excitement about new teaching techniques to concerns about techn... |
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on May 17, 2013 at 10:56 am by concerned teacher, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Missing teen located
San Ramon Valley High student Madeline Langill was found at 9:20 a.m. on Friday at a Danville home. She has since been returned to her family.
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on May 3, 2013 at 10:39 am by SRVHS Parent, a member of the San Ramon Valley High School community |
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School District concerned with new state education funding proposal
A new funding formula proposed by Gov. Jerry Brown has San Ramon Valley educators worried about the future of the district, student services and employees. The district's Boar... |
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on Apr 23, 2013 at 10:54 pm by Conservator, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Five SRVUSD schools given Distinguished School award
Thirteen Contra Costa County middle and high schools were designated as California Distinguished Schools for 2013 Friday. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlak... |
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on Apr 16, 2013 at 3:23 pm by random parent, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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SRVUSD gets ready for new teaching standards
Students in the San Ramon Valley can look forward to having to learn less, but think more deeply about what they learn as the district moves to new standards for learning. Com... |
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on Apr 1, 2013 at 9:39 am by rufous, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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Facilities projects begin after first series of school bonds sold
The school district recently completed the first of four bond sales in the Measure D school facilities bond, which [Web Link&... |
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on Mar 26, 2013 at 9:20 pm by Dave, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Students shine at Business Roundtable competition
Hundreds of high school students submitted their scientific, creative and dramatic projects to the San Ramon Valley Business and Education Roundtable last week in the Student ... |
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on Mar 26, 2013 at 6:19 pm by Diane, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Attendance normal at Foothill High despite graffiti threat
Despite the threat, morning attendance at the high school was about 92 percent, Pleasanton Unified School District spokeswoman Nicole
Steward said.
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on Mar 18, 2013 at 2:23 pm by Derek, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Streetwise: Important women in history
Betsy Ross, Harriet Tubman and Margaret Thatcher are just a few of the famous females gracing the pages of history textbooks throughout the San Ramon Valley. This week, Roving... |
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on Mar 13, 2013 at 9:57 pm by Dirka_Dirka, a resident of another community |
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21 people arrested for providing alcohol to decoys under 21
Detectives arrested 21 people over the past month during stings targeting alcohol sales to minors throughout Contra Costa County, a sheriff's
spokesman said. Penalties for t... |
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on Mar 13, 2013 at 9:41 am by Bonnie, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Singing for sports
Armed with nothing more than a ridiculous musical Christmas hat and mediocre singing voices, Jack Reed and Garrett Rivas set out to show their holiday spirit and raise money t... |
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on Mar 12, 2013 at 8:28 am by Diane , a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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For 2/7 SRVHS puts a modern spin on 'The Crucible'
San Ramon Valley High will perform an experimental take on Arthur Miller's "The Crucible," a drama about the Puritan purge of withcraft in old Salem. The show runs Feb. 21-23,... |
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on Feb 23, 2013 at 7:53 pm by Tracy, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Enter the high school writers contest and workshop
The California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch will sponsor its second annual High School Writers Contest and Workshop from 3:30-5 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 5 at the Pleasanton Pub... |
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on Jan 30, 2013 at 11:37 am by B. Lynn Goodwin-Brown, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Bullying a priority for SRVUSD
For years, bullying was seen as no big deal, and for many, a rite of passage. Freshmen were hazed by seniors, and when they became seniors those same freshmen hazed the incomi... |
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on Jan 22, 2013 at 12:43 pm by Dave, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Charlotte Wood student followed to school by men in truck
The principal of Charlotte Wood Middle School has notified parents that a student reported being followed to schools Friday morning by two men in a truck with a camper shell.
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on Jan 19, 2013 at 8:28 am by Diane, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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School Board Seeks Community Members for Measure D Committee
With the passage of Measure D in November, the San Ramon Valley Unified School District Board of Education is seeking members for a Facilities Oversight and Advisory Committee... |
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on Jan 4, 2013 at 9:43 am by Terry Koehne, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Three schools shelter in place after natural gas odor reported
Spokeswoman Kimberly French said the Fire District first received a call around 10:45 a.m. about a gas-like odor in an area between Sycamore Valley and Crow Canyon roads. Stud... |
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on Dec 17, 2012 at 10:55 am by Dville, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Bond Oversight
Statute grants the Grand Jury with power to investigate and report upon the operations, accounts, and records of our County, cities, and special districts. The Grand Jury has ... |
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on Nov 14, 2012 at 7:08 pm by Contra Costa County Grand Jury, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Who's who in the school board race?
Three people, including one incumbent, are in the running for two seats on the San Ramon Valley school board up for election on Nov. 6. CPA Mark Jewett, Board President Greg M... |
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on Oct 29, 2012 at 10:19 pm by Dave, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Man arrested after allegedly abusing juveniles
Dublin police arrested Hyunwoo Lee, 34, of Dublin, Sunday night after he admitted to physically abusing a juvenile, according to police. An investigation revealed Lee physical... |
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on Sep 5, 2012 at 10:41 am by Linda, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Danville students head back to school, transitional kindergarten offered for second time
As San Ramon Valley students gear up for another school year, which begins on Aug. 28 for SRVUSD, Tuesday will also mark the first time in more than a century that a new grade... |
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on Sep 4, 2012 at 1:52 pm by Dave, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Danville couple celebrate 'miracle child' with hundreds of like families
After losing both children to an [Web Link under-the-influence driver] in October 2003, Carmen Pack was devastate... |
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on Aug 25, 2012 at 1:15 am by violet, a resident of the Diablo neighborhood |
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Classes cut? Not for dedicated Harvest Park teacher
Cuts that eliminated special summer school programs for gifted students weren't enough to stop Lynn Gatehouse, a teacher at Harvest Park Middle School. Gatehouse, on her own, ... |
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on Aug 6, 2012 at 7:18 am by Grandma, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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New SRVUSD Bond - late meeting notice
It was nice to receive a mailing from the San Ramon Valley Unified School District (SRVUSD), announcing an informational meeting to discuss their new school bond proposal, sch... |
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on Aug 1, 2012 at 4:29 pm by C. R. Mudgeon, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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