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JM ECO Gears Up for Earth Week April 16-22
The Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School Environmental Club led a successful campaign to help save 1,352 sea turtles this fall and sponsored a "Continents of the World" ecology mural on the JM science building. This spring the JM ECO club will cap off the school year ...By Hillary Hoppock
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'Shrek The Musical Jr.' at OIS
Orinda Intermediate School's spring musical "Shrek The Musical Jr." opens April 30 at the Bulldog Theater. It's a "big bright beautiful world" in this hilarious stage spectacle based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation smash hit film. This show features a host ...Submitted by Jeanette Lipp
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M-O-R-A-G-A Well-Represented at County Spelling Bee
Moraga schools held spelling bees over the past two months and four students were named as the top spellers after several grueling rounds of correctly spelling words that most adults would have difficulty spelling.
 Submitted by Shirley DeFrancisci
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Documentary Screening Brings Baha'i Institute for Higher Education into Focus
Approximately 80 people attended the Lafayette Library screening March 13 of journalist Maziar Bahari's new documentary, "To Light a Candle" - a film about Iran's Baha'is and their commitment to spreading knowledge. A panel discussion following the film included ...Submitted by Chris Palmer
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Miramonte Vandalism May Be Related to Moraga Incidents
Vandalism to schools and other public places is not a common occurrence in Lamorinda, but this month turned out to be a bit of an exception. Twenty windows were broken at Orinda's Miramonte High School on three different nights between March 7 and March 14, while some ...By Chris Lavin
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An Instant Leftie
Audrey Price became a "leftie" last June, on Friday the 13th. For weeks Audrey, a Stanley Middle School eighth grader, had experienced a gradual, unexplained weakening on her right side, causing her to drop things - noticeably when playing tennis. Eight weeks of ...By Cathy Dausman
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Possible Closure of Del Valle Campus
The recent class brochure that Lamorinda households received may be the last one they'll ever get from Acalanes Adult Education with class listings for the spring quarter at Del Valle Education Center. Due to a substantial deficit at Acalanes Union High School ...By Cathy Tyson
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Does Your 11th Grader Really Need a Resume?
"Does my 11th grader really need a resume?" is a question I sometimes hear from parents in my counseling sessions. Parents, quite reasonably, wonder why a young student would need a resume, what benefits it could serve, and whether this is just one more contrivance to ...By Elizabeth LaScala
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Several Lamorinda Teams Head to Odyssey of the Mind State Tournament
A team of third-graders from Del Rey Elementary School in Orinda took first place at the San Francisco Bay Region Odyssey of the Mind tournament on Feb. 28. They will advance to compete in the California State Tournament on March 28. Team members are Diego Aguilar, ...Submitted by Nicole Reader
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'25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee' Comes to Miramonte
The Miramonte Drama and Music Departments present this year's musical, "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee." This zany, hilarious production is never the same show twice due to actor improvisation and volunteer spellers from the audience. It also has some ...Submitted by Heather Cousins
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Campolindo High School Named 2015 East County Regional Academic Decathlon Champion
At the recent energy-filled Academic Decathlon Awards Reception, Campolindo High School won the 2015 East County Regional Academic Decathlon for the fifth straight year. Along with being the Regional winner, the team will also represent Contra Costa County in the ...Submitted by Jonathan Lance
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA