SCHOOLS & KIDS Where there's a need, there's a Y The goal of the YMCA since beginning in 1844 is to meet the needs of the community. Despite its affluence, many people of the Tri-Valley are struggling. With new leadership, t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 16, 2009 at 4:46 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 16, 2009 at 4:46 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Pleasanton Drivers-The Anti-Heroes This morning I was waiting on Main St. to make a right turn onto Del Valle Parkway. I had a green light but I had to wait because there were kids in the crosswalk, one on a ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rhonda, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Jan 16, 2009 at 1:10 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 5, 2009 at 7:35 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Budget Cuts Have a Human Impact At a recent Amador Valley School Site Council meeting, the committee discussed the wide ranging implications of the budget cuts to the campus.
As we were reviewing the dreary... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Al Cohen, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood, on Jan 14, 2009 at 1:08 pm There have been 26 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 21, 2009 at 11:18 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS School Superintendent Contract Awhile back someone posted a link here to John Casey's contract on the PUSD website. Does anyone recall this and can someone please repost that link if you have it. Thanks. READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Concerned Citizen, a resident of the Amador Estates neighborhood, on Jan 13, 2009 at 2:31 pm There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 20, 2009 at 5:48 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS School board to discuss budget tonight School districts across the state are looking to cut millions of dollars from their budgets in face of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed budget outlining a $41.6 billion d... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 13, 2009 at 8:51 am There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 17, 2009 at 4:04 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS School administrators head to Sacramento today as deep budget cuts loom With the Pleasanton school district facing a possible $8.7 million shortfall, administrators and staff finance managers will join other California school districts today at a ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 12, 2009 at 12:49 pm There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 17, 2009 at 10:35 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS College Admissions 101 Learn how colleges evaluate applicants, discover how to find "best fit" colleges and find out how to prepare a strong application from 7-8:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 12, at the Ple... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 12, 2009 at 10:15 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 12, 2009 at 11:34 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Pleasanton considering eliminating class-size reductions, teaching and administrative positions Pleasanton School Supt. John Casey warned yesterday that the state's growing deficit problems could force the district to cut as much as $8.7 million from this year's and th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 9, 2009 at 10:06 am There have been 163 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 23, 2009 at 7:26 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Pleasanton teen dies in crash Cameron Mitchell-Goulette had called his dad at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 26 as he was heading home to Pleasanton from Discovery Bay. He asked his dad if they could go shopping for some ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 8, 2009 at 6:13 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 18, 2011 at 8:53 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Hair Cutter for Boys Anyone know a good hair cutter for boys? Not the classic short hair style cut, more like the skater-dude cut. Cosmos is too hit or miss. Thank you. READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Lisa, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Jan 7, 2009 at 2:21 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 22, 2009 at 12:00 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS New Marquis for Amador I've heard that there is money in an account - raised to erect a new marquis for Amador Valley High School. I heard that the school doesn't want to complete this project at t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Don family, a member of the Amador Valley High School community, on Jan 6, 2009 at 11:27 pm There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 30, 2009 at 6:41 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Guest Opinion For schools in Pleasanton, along with those in the rest of California, 2009 bodes to be a year of great challenge. Given the economic climate and status of the state budget, P... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Dec 26, 2008 at 5:49 pm There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 20, 2009 at 7:04 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS 6th Ryan Gordon Amador/Foothill Alumni Soccer Games 6th Ryan Gordon Foothill-Amador Alumni Soccer Games
Benefiting the Foothill and Amador High School Soccer Programs.
When: Sunday, December 28th, 2008
Location: ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by trekmtb, a resident of the Heritage Oaks neighborhood, on Dec 22, 2008 at 10:06 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 30, 2008 at 9:06 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS School district agrees to pay Signature, Standard Pacific $2.6 million to settle suit The Pleasanton school district announced Tuesday that it has agreed to pay $2.6 million to local developers Signature Properties and Standard Pacific Homes as part of a court-... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Dec 10, 2008 at 9:43 am There have been 58 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 20, 2009 at 10:48 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS PUSD Retiree Incentives WOW Did you hear at the board meeting tonight night that one of the reasons the district is in the red was because the retiree incentives were larger than anticipated. Do the ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Stephen, a resident of the Castlewood Heights neighborhood, on Dec 9, 2008 at 9:50 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 19, 2008 at 8:26 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Guest Opinion My second grader came home from school the other day and reported to me that in some of the older elementary grades, the classroom teachers forbid their students to use the wo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Nov 27, 2008 at 4:20 pm There have been 26 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 2, 2009 at 12:26 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Skip Mohatt, long-time Amador Valley High teacher, coach dies in Auburn Long-time Amador Valley High School teacher and coach Everett (Skip) Mohatt died Saturday night in Auburn, where he had lived with his wife Joyce since retiring in 1996.
Read... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Nov 24, 2008 at 11:37 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 24, 2008 at 12:52 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Budget still a burden for schools The state of the school district's budget appears to have gone from bad to worse. As California's deficit climbs to an estimated $11.2 billion, educational funding will likely... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Nov 21, 2008 at 4:27 pm There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 12, 2008 at 8:28 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Results of 2007 CHKS-Guns in our Pleasanton schools I wanted to wait to post this thread until the new board was in place but the news headlines "Gun Discharged in Classroom in Oakland', has prompted me to post now.The new boa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paula Plunk, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Nov 19, 2008 at 6:53 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 26, 2008 at 8:54 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS PUSD budget cuts again? We all realize that the budget crisis at the state level will impact our schools. We watched the PUSD board meeting tonight and massive cuts will hit the district. Massive l... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Stephen, a resident of the Golden Eagle neighborhood, on Nov 17, 2008 at 10:04 pm There have been 41 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 27, 2008 at 7:29 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Letter: Amador Class of '78 reunion a blast Dear Editor,
Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=4825 posted Friday, November 14, 2008, 12:00 AM READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Nov 15, 2008 at 2:52 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 15, 2008 at 3:16 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Student leaders wear Harvest Park's name on the backs of their heads Talk about wearing your school's name on your sleeve, the eighth grade student body officers at Harvest Park Middle School has gone a step—or shoulder—farther.
Re... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Nov 12, 2008 at 10:28 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 20, 2008 at 5:21 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS State cuts to schools My neighbor, who works as a teacher in the Pleasanton Schools told me that because of the state budget, the schools are going to cut conferences for teachers. If that is the ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Stephen, a resident of the Golden Eagle neighborhood, on Nov 11, 2008 at 10:43 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 23, 2008 at 7:53 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Senior Ditch Day? Rumors around of Senior Ditch Day tomorrow, 11/10 for Foothill. Any parents with more information about what might be hatching and where the seniors are planning on going? Som... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Parent, a resident of the Foothill Knolls neighborhood, on Nov 9, 2008 at 7:06 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 10, 2008 at 4:04 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Underage Drinking Halloween Parties this weekend Halloween Parties by teens this weekend in Pleasanton is a hot topic on the MySpace pages and FaceBook pages today. Chatter such as what parent is buying the alcohol is very s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by raven, a member of the Amador Valley High School community, on Oct 30, 2008 at 9:50 am There have been 32 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 5, 2009 at 7:45 pm.
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