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Child Abuse Prevention in Lamorinda
Carol Shenon recently completed two years facilitating the "Speak Up Be Safe" child abuse prevention program at all the Lamorinda elementary and middle schools. The three school districts in partnership with the Child Abuse Prevention Council of Contra Costa County ...By Sophie Braccini
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Wagner Ranch Presents 'Willy Wonka Jr.' June 5-6
Wagner Ranch Elementary School's magical musical, "Willy Wonka Jr.," opens this Friday, June 5. Writer Roald Dahl started the story in 1961 and worked through multiple drafts for three years to create one of the world's sweetest children's classics, still beloved more ...Submitted by Anne Lowell
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Creating Community Through The Arts
Parent volunteers and artists Shweta Srivastava and Tammy Roake were filled with pride when two murals were inaugurated at Camino Pablo Elementary School May 22. "This project created a real sense of place and community as all the children, the teachers and the ...By Sophie Braccini
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Bands Face Off at Annual Acalanes Event
The halls of Acalanes High School vibrated with sound last Friday afternoon as bands faced off in the annual Battle of the Bands. Acalanes students crowded into the front quad to watch eight bands perform covers of popular songs and original compositions. The eight ...By Uma Unni
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Administrative Staffing Exodus at High School District
More than half of the central administration staff is leaving the Acalanes Union High School District. At a recent school board meeting, Superintendent John Nickerson reflected on a substantial number of changes. "Specifically, five employees who lead departments will ...By Cathy Tyson
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Rheem 4th Grader Wins Jump Rope Contest - On One Foot
Donald Rheem Elementary School fourth-grader Olivia Hlavac desperately wanted to win a jump rope contest at the May 8 Rheem Spring Picnic, but she carried a heavy burden with her to the competition - namely, a large black cast that covered the foot she broke on April ...
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Lamorinda Weekly Writer Wins First Place for Education Coverage
Lamorinda Weekly features writer Uma Unni was awarded First Place for Education Coverage in the California Newspaper Publishers Association Better Newspapers Contest at a May 9 awards luncheon in Coronado, Calif., for her article, "WISE Program Opens Doors for ...By Jennifer Wake
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City Doubles Down on Pathway Enhancements Near Schools
It was a sidewalk doubleheader for city engineer Matt Luttropp at a recent public information meeting: He first discussed upcoming improvements to a walkway on Happy Valley Road for school kids, then moved on to the Quandt Road pathway, which serves students at ...By Cathy Tyson
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Lamorinda School Bus Program Celebrates 20 Years
About two decades ago a group of plucky parents knew there had to be a better way to get their kids to school. In one of the very rare collaborations in our tri-town area, some parents, the towns and the school districts worked diligently to create something from ...By Cathy Tyson
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Planting the Seeds of Hope
It's more like a memory of past springs and summers, rather than a ubiquitous current image: Children running through fields or playgrounds, a butterfly net aloft, in pursuit of their objects of fascination. Captured, examined, gently released. The trouble is, it's not ...By Chris Lavin
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Maker Faire Inspires and Excites Wagner Ranch Students
Besides the occasional whoosh of stomp rockets and the accompanying outbursts of delight, little broke the quiet concentration of 150 students intent on creating, crafting, building, and, yes, learning at an Autodesk-sponsored Maker Faire held at Wagner Ranch ...By Sonya Grover and Sharon Murphy
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