SCHOOLS & KIDS
Danville Lions Club 74th Annual Student Speakers Contest
Danville Lions Club sponsors the 74th Annual Student Speakers Contest at San Ramon Library, 100 Montgomery St, San Ramon, February 16th at 7:PM. Monte Vista & San Ramon High S... |
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on Jan 12, 2011 at 5:40 pm by TOHoward, a member of the Monte Vista High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Helping fellow kids, one pack at a time
For many children, going back to school usually means receiving a flashy, new backpack and markers, but for some school children these items are a luxury their family cannot a... |
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on Jun 17, 2010 at 11:03 am by collins, a member of the Vista Grande Elementary School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Diablo Vista Middle School students are top mathletes
A group of four students from Diablo Vista Middle School -- three eighth graders and one sixth grader -- ranked among the top 10 students in the MATHCOUNTS competition, a nati... |
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on Mar 5, 2011 at 11:14 am by Jianqin Wang, a member of the Monte Vista High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
McNerney Votes to CRUSH the Dreams of Low Income DC Students to Receive Quality Education
Our "esteemed" BigUnion Representative McNerney votes to crush the dreams of low income DC students who were thriving in a quality DC school. Just look at the differences betw... |
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on Apr 28, 2011 at 9:22 pm by judy g, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Hats off to Sully for a good cause
Up and up the bidding goes. Where it will stop, nobody knows. The bidding for Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger's pilot's hat on eBay to benefit two schools was up to $4151.0... |
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on Dec 31, 1969 at 4:00 pm by Editor, Danville Weekly Online |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
SRVHS senior needs help building a well in South Africa
San Ramon Valley High School senior Sarah Dittmore is planning to spend the year after graduation in Africa. While there, she hopes to build a well for an impoverished village... |
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on Nov 1, 2010 at 9:16 am by Rick N, a member of the San Ramon Valley High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
SRVHS students, teachers fear arts cuts
The arts cuts aren't set in stone and are largely due to a change in the size of student population. SRVHS will have approximately 40 fewer students next year -- bringing the ... |
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on May 18, 2011 at 10:09 pm by Mike, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Community Presbyterian Preschool Celebrates 50 years
Community Presbyterian Preschool Commemorates 50 years of Providing High Quality Early Childhood Education in the Valley
Danville, CA (August 17, 2011) - On Sept. 25, Commu... |
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on Sep 2, 2011 at 6:33 am by Isabel, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
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Danville residents honored as Hometown Heroes
Dana Dornsife, founder of the Lazarex Cancer Foundation, and Diane Gilfether, director and founder of the Blackhawk Chorus, will be saluted by Bay Area News Group and Comcast ... |
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on Mar 28, 2011 at 8:21 am by Anonymous, a resident of the Blackhawk neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Four Kid's Country facilities on three-year probation with state
A prediction made earlier this summer by the executive director of Kid's Country -- that the state would not shut down four of its facilities as it had threatened -- has come ... |
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on Sep 15, 2011 at 5:28 pm by Fern, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Monte Vista students hammer away at old library
Approximately 15 students, who were either members of the leadership team or the student design committee, donned hard hats and goggles to pose with sledgehammers already stuc... |
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on Apr 6, 2012 at 8:38 am by Mom, a resident of the Diablo neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
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 |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Board of Education decides to maintain class sizes
Class size in the K-3 grades will remain at 26 students while the number of students in freshman English and math classes will decrease from 28 to 26. The recommendation from ... |
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on Jul 20, 2011 at 4:11 pm by C. R. Mudgeon, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Raises for District Administrators?
I have recently learned about a provision in the district administrators' contract regarding their pay: every three years they are entitled to a 5% increase with board approv... |
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on Mar 27, 2010 at 8:03 pm by Ralph N. Shirlet, a resident of another community |
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Family deals with daughter's suicide by helping young musicians
The parents of a middle school girl who committed suicide in 2008 are helping her live on by providing scholarships and instruments for aspiring musicians. Scott Marvin and hi... |
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on Jul 28, 2011 at 4:42 pm by Diane, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Golf season in full swing
With spring, comes high school golf. The Monte Vista High men's varsity golf team spent a sunny day on the green Roundhill Country Club against Foothill High last week. Both t... |
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on Mar 11, 2010 at 6:29 pm by Hal Bailey, a member of the San Ramon Valley High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District API scores best of any large school district in the state
San Ramon Valley Unified School District's results place it as the 8th highest unified school district in the state and the highest among unified districts with more than 9,00... |
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on Sep 12, 2011 at 9:21 am by In Alamo, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teens Idols! Show off talent, win $1,000
The 2010 Valley Teen Idol contest, sponsored by San Ramon Valley Rotary, is taking applications from contestants ages 13-19. The grand prize is $1,000 plus a professional reco... |
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on Mar 31, 2010 at 10:57 pm by Lori Bunting, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Unpleasant answers: YMCA planning results
Dear Dolores,
Not to overwhelm the editor but the YMCA issues are esculating.
Neighborhood parents now have issues with changes in school programs conducted by SRV YMCA.... |
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on Mar 9, 2010 at 7:40 am by Tom, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Schools chief on MAC agenda
School Superintendent Steve Enoch will talk about budget issues and the solar panels proposed for Monte Vista High School at tonight's meeting of the Alamo Municipal Advisory ... |
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on Mar 1, 2010 at 1:36 pm by Gunslinger, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
First day in the first grade
For most of us, it's been a while since we experienced the first day of first grade. In this [Web Link Editor's Blog], I vi... |
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on Aug 22, 2010 at 1:17 pm by SALLY, a member of the Montair Elementary School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Alamo MAC hears from schools chief
The School District will soon decide on whether to install solar panels at Monte Vista High and other schools, and Superintendent Steve Enoch told the Alamo MAC that he would ... |
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on Mar 5, 2010 at 5:40 pm by Alamoan, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Advocacy Day in Sacramento
Some 270 people traveled to Sacramento today from the San Ramon Valley Unified School District for Advocacy Day, which draws school supporters from throughout the state each y... |
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on Feb 18, 2010 at 3:42 pm by C. R. Mudgeon, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
St. Isidore welcomes new principal
After weeks of meetings and interviews, the St. Isidore School search committee has selected Vice Principal Maria Ward to replace retiring principal Jean Schroeder.
Read the ... |
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on Jul 3, 2012 at 10:53 pm by Christa Adams, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Loyalty Oaths: Code of Conduct contracts in schools and school leagues
Dear Dolores,
The current feature provided in subscriber reader services on school and school league use of loyalty oaths as code of conduct contracts has been published ye... |
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on Apr 3, 2010 at 8:40 am by Ralph N. Shirlet, a resident of another community |