| Published on May 12th 2021
AUHSD to host on-site vaccine clinics in the coming weeks
The Acalanes Union High School District is ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Published on May 12th 2021
Longtime choral teacher takes new position
Bruce Lengacher, longtime choral teacher at Acalanes High will be leaving the school at the end of the year to take a position with the Acalanes Adult Education Center. The popular educator has been named the director of music and theater in the Acalanes Continuation ...By John T. Miller
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| Published on May 12th 2021
Popular Orinda Union School District superintendent retires
After five years, superintendent Carolyn Seaton is leaving the job; indeed, leaving the state, to retire in Colorado where she will be closer to her family. Seaton has completed 37 years in education, including last year during the COVID-19 pandemic, which presented ...By Sora O'Doherty
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| Published on April 28th, 2021
What you don't know about college costs can cost you big time!
Whether you are comparing financial aid awards from acceptances or entering the college admissions cycle for the first time this fall, you should gather the most accurate information that you can about college costs. Otherwise, your child's dream school could turn into ...By Elizabeth LaScala
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| Published on April 14th, 2021
What's in a name?
What's in a name? The phrase comes from Shakespeare's play, "Romeo and Juliet" - "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." A name is an arbitrary label, but when it comes to Campolindo, Acalanes and Miramonte high schools, ...By Vera Kochan
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| Published on March 31st, 2021
Lafayette elementary schools ramp up for five-day, on-campus learning
Lafayette elementary schools are several ...By Pippa Fisher
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| Published on March 17th, 2021
Orinda all-girl robotics team makes it to NorCal championships
Team Stampede, an all-girl robotics team from Orinda, made it through a highly competitive round of the FIRST LEGO League robotics qualifiers and headed to the Northern California RePlay Championships on March 14. While they didn't advance at the championships, the ...Submitted by Roxanne Christophe
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| Published on March 17th, 2021
COVID increased the importance of diversity essays on college applications: Four questions to help you brainstorm
Diversity statements are an increasingly common requirement on college applications. These questions are going to become even more common in upcoming cycles because of the ways the COVID pandemic has changed college admissions. With more colleges offering test optional ...By Elizabeth LaScala PhD
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| Published on March 17th, 2021
Miramonte students return to city council to urge ban on Styrofoam
After clarifying that the Contra Costa ...By Sora O'Doherty
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| Published on March 17th, 2021
Eagle Scouts and Angora goats tend Campolindo Garden
A small patch of land between Campolindo High School's stadium and parking lot has been designated the Campolindo Garden for nearly nine years. Surrounded by a fence, the garden currently contains a small bed of flowers along with six beds of beans, cabbage, broccoli, ...By Vera Kochan
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| Published on March 3rd, 2021
Acalanes and Miramonte Mock Trial teams take second and third in academic event
Eighteen teams from 19 Contra Costa County high schools competed in the annual Mock Trial competition, with California High beating Acalanes Feb. 16, taking the championship in the final round of Mock Trials. The match was judged and scored by former judge and current ...Submitted by Jonathan Lance
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