| Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Grad Night
After nearly a year of planning, Parents Club (PC) volunteers from Acalanes, Campolindo and Miramonte high schools are finally resting after successful Class of 2010 Grad Night parties. Beyond the cost and sweat equity put into these parties lays the real purpose of ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Saint Mary's Takes a Cautious Route Toward Sustainable Lawn Maintenance
When Susan JunFish, director of the ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Acalanes Wins Prestigious Music Award
Acalanes High School recently received an ...By Cathy Tyson
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| Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Orinda Idol Finalists
Six community judges were entertained by almost 200 K-12 contestants at this year's Orinda Idol tryouts held May 12-15. The students came from 23 different schools in the Lamorinda area and exhibited a very high level of talent, enthusiasm and creativity. In the end, ...Submitted by Britta Glade
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| Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Odyssey of the Mind World Finals
Take some of the most creative young minds from across the globe, bring them all at once onto a blistering, hot campus in the midwest in late May, and what happens? Answer: Six eighth-grade students from Joaquin Moraga place 7th in the world in Odyssey of the Mind's ...By Lou Fancher
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| Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Eagles of Troop 57
Troop 57, graciously chartered by St. Mark's United Methodist Church, has been serving the Orinda community for over 46 years and has produced 122 Eagle Scouts over its history. Each Eagle candidate must earn a minimum of 21 merit badges, including 12 Eagle-required ...Submitted by David Carter
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| Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Meet New JM Principal Joan Danilson
It should feel just like home for Joan Danilson when she steps in Bruce Burns' formidable shoes come the summer. Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School's (JM) new principal was vice-principal for eight years at Stone Valley Middle School in Alamo, a school comparable in ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, June 09, 2010
7 Steps to Success: The College Transfer Path: Part II
Each year I receive calls from high school seniors who want help with the transfer path. Although I have been an advisor for years, my heart still skips a beat when I get this type of call, particularly when it arrives at the tail end of the student's senior year, or ...By Elizabeth LaScala, PhD
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| Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Lafayette Nursery School Reunites
In November 1953, six local parents met to discuss the formation of a cooperative nursery school in Lafayette. Fast forward to 2010 and 57 years later, Lafayette Nursery School (LNS) is still a part of the Lafayette community. For the past 35 years, parents of past ...Submitted by Monica Chappell
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| Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Troop 30659 Lafayette Girl Scouts Visit ARF
The 2nd grade Lafayette Girl Scout Troop 30659 chose to donate part of the profits the troop made from selling Girl Scout Cookies this year to Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF).
 By Sandra Patterson (submitted by Colleen McCarty)
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| Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Talented Musicians Take the Stage at Jazz CafŽ
It's amazing what happens when you combine a dedicated teacher, kids motivated and hungry to learn, supportive parents, and a community committed to the arts. Students from Lafayette could not have found a more nurturing environment to master the art of music. All ...By Cathy Tyson
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