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Classic manners being taught in the classroom
Can behavioral rules established 400 years ago in France's Louis XIV court possibly be relevant today? Just ask the kindergarteners and fifth-graders taking Tina Hayes's etiquette classes.
 By Cathy Dausman
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Lafayette school district seeks to quickly rectify parcel tax error
Lafayette taxpayers will be getting a refund as a result of an error recently discovered on the Measure B parcel tax bill.
Measure B passed comfortably in 2014 with 73 percent voting it ...By Pippa Fisher
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Campo grad sees extended uses for computer gaming
Moraga native Sam Lee is interested in video games because, as he explains, for the longest time games were just a diversion, but now they are something more. He is using a scholarship awarded by the Entertainment Software Association Foundation to attend UC Davis ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Campo grad Danielle Wong makes her literary debut with 'Swearing Off Stars'
Danielle Wong graciously presented her first book, "Swearing Off Stars," at the Emeryville Barnes and Noble bookstore Oct. 3 in front of an audience of about 50 people. It was the young woman's first time doing such a thing, she was not put off by the various questions ...By Sophie Braccini
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Forum focuses on combating high prevalence of alcohol and drug abuse in teens
According to the California Healthy Kids ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Allegations surface of open drug use on high school campus; parent education planned
At a drug and alcohol abuse forum held Oct. ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Moraga School District transforms an incident into a learning opportunity
When a couple of students a few weeks ago drew a swastika at lunchtime, which was discovered and erased within five minutes, on Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School grounds, principal Joan Danilson reported the incident to Moraga School District's Superintendent Bruce ...By Sophie Braccini
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Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School takes on global water crisis
Over the years, Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School has had many classroom competition fundraisers, typically raising up to $1,900, involving a few classes per grade. This year, however, every single class participated (on their own), raising $8,000 for Thirst Project, ...Submitted by Robin Anderson
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Orinda fifth-grader takes 1st in international young pianists competition
Glorietta Elementary School fifth-grader Andrew Gu won the Rosalyn Tureck Prize (first prize) in Category Two Oct. 7 at the prestigious Fifth Rosalyn Tureck International Bach Competition for Young Pianists in New York City. Out of 12 semifinalists selected from around ...Submitted by Goodman Gu
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Miramonte senior founds adaptive unlimited sports program
Bryce Radlow, an enthusiastic and driven senior at Miramonte High School, has funneled his passion for tennis into forming an Adaptive Unlimited Sports organization for local youth to have fun and be successful on the tennis courts.
 By John T. Miller
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From chemical engineer to first-grade teacher, retiree takes leap of faith
Kind eyes shielded by his glasses, Bob Creek does not expose much of his inner world. The first contact is still that of a "chemi," a chemical engineer from the petroleum industry that enjoys working formulas and equations. But then, a glimpse of his emotions seeps ...By Sophie Braccini
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA