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Published on May 24th, 2023 Acalanes seniors enjoy spirited car rally prior to graduation Hundreds of cheering supporters of the Acalanes High School Class of 2023, many with air horns, balloons and colorful signs, lined Mt. Diablo Boulevard in Lafayette on May 19 as a car parade of graduates slowly made its way through the city's downtown. By Jeff Heyman
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Published on May 10th, 2023 Stanley middle schoolers headed to OM World Championships With many of the team members having worked creatively together since the second grade, a team of seventh-graders will represent Stanley Middle School and Lafayette at the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals in Michigan later this month. Submitted by Manju Lind
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Published on May 10th, 2023 Minson takes over musical direction at Stanley; Jazz Cafe planned, May 12 When Todd Minson graduated from Stanley Middle School in 1992, he didn't imagine that he'd be back 30 years later to fill the big shoes of his music teacher Bob Athayde.
After ...By Jennifer Wake
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Published on May 10th, 2023 Annual Senior Car Rally planned for May 19 Acalanes High School seniors will once again be expressing their school pride prior to their upcoming graduation in decorated cars during the annual Senior Car Rally '23 at 5 p.m. May 19 on Mt. Diablo Boulevard in Lafayette, from Oakwood to McDonalds and back. ...By Jennifer Wake
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Published on May 10th, 2023 As Lafayette School District works to amplify inclusion efforts, outside community members stage weekly protests When Lafayette Elementary School joined schools and entities across the country with displaying a flag in honor of Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31 after a resolution was unanimously passed for the Lafayette School District, many people celebrated the victory ...By Sharon K. Sobotta
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Published on April 26th, 2023 Traditional dances performed during Miramonte's SSWANA Festival At Miramonte's Wellness Center, traditional Hindu dance group Kalanjali Dances of India performed a Bharatanatyam-style movement for the district's South Asian, Southwest Asian, and North African (SSWANA) Festival. By Emma Wong
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Published on April 26th, 2023 Hiring part-time college application readers With the recent surge in college applications, schools have begun to outsource the work of their admission counseling staff (aka admission officers) by hiring part-time application readers. Colleges tell us that this influx of part-timers is a matter of necessity, but ...By Elizabeth LaScala
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Published on April 26th, 2023 Orinda celebrates teachers and classified personnel of the year The board of the Orinda Union School ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on April 26th, 2023 Third-graders get crash course in Moraga's past For three consecutive Fridays, beginning April 14, Moraga's third-graders will pay a visit to the town's History Center for a condensed, soup-to-nuts lesson in local history. Resuming the class visits after a three-year COVID hiatus, students from Camino Pablo, Los ...By Vera Kochan
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Published on April 12th, 2023 OIS presents 'Shrek JR,' April 20-22 The year's spring musical at Orinda Intermediate School will prove that beauty is in the eye of the ogre in "Shrek The Musical JR.," based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film and fantastic Broadway musical. It's a "big bright beautiful world" as everyone's ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on April 12th, 2023 Community Meeting held to gather feedback for Corliss Drive Safe Routes to School Project In an effort to make the trip to school safer for students on their way to Los Perales Elementary, the town of Moraga engaged in community input with its first virtual meeting on March 28. By Vera Kochan
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