education
Dozier-Libbey to honor first grads
When Nancie Castro took over as Dozier-Libbey Medical High School’s founding principal four years ago, she provided students a bonus – and a challenge. If they take an additional 30 units, and earn...
May 17, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Flat Stanley catches executive eye
If you’re a parent – or know someone who’s a parent – you’ve probably heard of Flat Stanley: the paper pen pal used in classrooms around the globe to encourage writing. Students color and design th...
May 16, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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School ambassadors remember Ariana
It’s been nearly eight years since Ariana Williams attended Gehringer Elementary School in Oakley, but Office Manager Corinne Evans still has the little girl’s last off-campus pass tucked quietly a...
May 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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TK signups underway
The Brentwood Union School District will offer Transitional Kindergarten for the 2012-13 school year. Under the auspices of the Kindergarten Readiness Act (SB 1381), children turning 5 between Nov....
May 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Students show off talent
Antioch, Deer Valley and Dozier-Libbey Medical high school students will display their artwork at the Pegnim & Ivancich Youth Foundation Spring Art Show on Tuesday, May 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the l...
May 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Food that’s in when school’s out
The Oakley Union Elementary School District (OUESD) is working to ensure that no children in Oakley go hungry when school is closed this summer. More than 61,000 children in Contra Costa County rec...
May 03, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Making music for the Mouse
The Adams Middle School Symphonic Band recently performed at Disneyland as part of the Disneyland Resort Community Arts Showcase. Under the direction of Lindsay Kellogg, the wind ensemble performed...
May 03, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Quality quarter
Congratulations to the following Heritage High School students named Students of the Quarter for the third academic quarter: In the front row, from left, are Margaret Winding – Science; Madeline B...
May 03, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Principal takes one for the team
Sometimes in life you’ve got to kiss a few frogs. Or in Danielle Storey’s case, the occasional goat. Looking to inspire students at Discovery Bay Elementary School last fall, principal Storey offe...
May 03, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Club to host car show
Liberty High School’s ROP Auto Technology class provides a foundation for students interested in pursuing a career in automobile repair and technology, and through the new ROP Liberty Car Club, stu...
Apr 28, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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