SCHOOLS & KIDS Saving Planet Earth at Hearst school When it comes to observing Earth Day next Tuesday, students and their parents at Hearst Elementary School have to go no farther than to their new outdoor classroom and science... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Apr 30, 2008 at 2:25 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 30, 2008 at 2:25 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Non-Resident School Board Member will participate in a board meeting by phone from his home in Camino Ca. Pleasanton school board member, Pat Kernan, will participate in a board meeting by phone from his home in Camino Ca.
What is the districts justification?
This is on the PUSD... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Outraged, a member of the Amador Valley High School community, on Apr 29, 2008 at 4:29 pm There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 6, 2008 at 1:01 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Simulation puts drunk driving into real-time perspective It may have only been a simulation, but the faces of high school students who watched the events unfold told it all.
Their eyes were fixated on a real-time drunk driving co... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Apr 23, 2008 at 1:52 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 20, 2008 at 10:35 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS School program closes Foothill Road Tuesday As a part of the Every 15 Minutes anti-DUI program, a portion of Foothill Road near Foothill High School will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday.
Read the full story... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Apr 21, 2008 at 1:35 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 25, 2008 at 2:46 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS District Budget How many of you watched the school board meeting about the budget last night. Seems to me that Mr. Ott talking about cutting administration is the way to go. We all know tha... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by George, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood, on Apr 15, 2008 at 8:30 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 1, 2008 at 8:07 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Small fire leads to school evacuation The gym roof at Phoebe Hearst Elementary School caught fire around 9:53 a.m. Friday morning when workers were installing solar panels. It was put out before the fire departmen... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Apr 14, 2008 at 2:55 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 25, 2008 at 8:52 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS School board learns more about parcel tax, but decides to hold off School board members learned more about what goes into crafting a parcel tax for the November ballot Tuesday night, but will wait until the state budget is finalized before pr... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Apr 10, 2008 at 6:18 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 13, 2008 at 2:49 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Non-resident school board member making decision that affect Pleasanton tax payers? The Parcel Tax is real news. How many people really care about split infinitives?
I don’t understand the value in repeated missives about grammar. There is limited interes... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Mike, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood, on Apr 6, 2008 at 2:08 pm There have been 53 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 29, 2008 at 4:11 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Are helmets the law for scooters/skateboards? I wanted to bring attention to the subject of helmets, after reading the previous post about bicycle safety. About 2 weeks ago, in San Ramon again, a boy was critically injur... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Mom, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Mar 24, 2008 at 5:44 pm There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 7, 2008 at 11:05 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Kids and Bicycle Safety Hi Friends,
Anyone else heartbroken about the news of a fifth-grade old boy in San Ramon who was killed when he accidentally entered a residential intersection into the pat... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by C Gage, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood, on Mar 22, 2008 at 5:57 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 28, 2008 at 1:01 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Parcel tax thread I have been reading the blogs about the parcel tax issue becausesome folks were posting good informatin about how schools are funded. Info I didn't know how to find.
But now... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Dave, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Mar 20, 2008 at 11:52 pm There have been 27 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 5, 2008 at 6:41 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS AVHS Mob scene Did anyone else notice the "mob scene" of about 100 or more kids leaving AVHS after school today? Both sides of Santa Rita Rd. were filled with marching students, who at firs... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Anne, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Mar 14, 2008 at 11:02 pm There have been 62 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 10, 2013 at 3:31 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Town Square Postings On TV30 woes
Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=3716 posted Friday, March 14, 2008, 12:00 AM READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Mar 14, 2008 at 1:21 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 14, 2008 at 1:21 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Laws of Life Essay's / Luncheon Today I was very impressed by many of the high school students at Foothill. They had a luncheon today for essay winners on the topic of laws of life. The topics consisted of :... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Aaron, a resident of the Highland Oaks neighborhood, on Mar 7, 2008 at 3:21 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 22, 2008 at 4:33 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Why cut sports? What can we do to convince the school board not to cut coaches? READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by George Peters, a member of the Foothill High School community, on Mar 4, 2008 at 11:21 pm There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 4, 2008 at 9:07 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Schools find alternate beef supplier Beef has returned to Pleasanton Unified School District (PUSD) school menus following what is being called the largest meat recall in U.S. history.
Read the full story here ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Feb 24, 2008 at 9:47 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 29, 2008 at 8:06 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS State recognizes Village High State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell recently named Village High School as a 2008 Model Continuation High School. The school was one of 12 to be recognize... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Feb 22, 2008 at 7:23 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 22, 2008 at 10:39 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Harvest Park Parents Block Sidewalk-Walnut Grove students Squeeze Between Their Bumpers Walnut Grove students who get out early and walk home on the sidewalk that goes by the Harvest Park Middle School parking lot on Harvest Drive usually have a clear sidewa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Sophia, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Feb 22, 2008 at 5:24 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 20, 2008 at 6:36 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Adult Ed Classes at Bernal Location: Too Dark at Night for Comfort I took Spanish lessons through Pleasanton Adult Education. The classes were in the evening at the Bernal/First Street location. I was surprised by how poorly lit the comp... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Kyra, a resident of the California Reflections neighborhood, on Feb 22, 2008 at 5:09 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS A parcel tax is a thinly veiled excuse to have access to a pot of discretionary funds. The superintendent is using scare tactics saying they will cut teachers and programs. He has threatened that our children will suffer from the cuts.
Every few years there is... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Mike, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood, on Feb 13, 2008 at 5:05 pm There have been 82 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 6, 2008 at 9:58 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS 'We the People' teams head to state finals tomorrow Three Pleasanton teachers will again lead their government and civics classes to Sacramento tomorrow for two days of intense testifying on constitutional issues before legisla... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Feb 5, 2008 at 10:23 pm There have been 21 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 11, 2008 at 4:41 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Coupe Welcomes Calls Per Pleasanton Weekly Here is the publication's take on the meeting held on 1-28-08.
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Friday, February 1, 2008
Both sides of fence meet Monday
Residents, scho... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Anonymous, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Feb 5, 2008 at 5:20 am There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 5, 2008 at 3:07 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Traffic direction not need, thanks anyway! Please don't disrup the balance by attempting to direct traffic into Fotthill HS.
There are NEVER traffic issues unless someone decides to direct it. This causes HUGE unnec... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Foothill HS Parent, a member of the Foothill High School community, on Jan 31, 2008 at 9:56 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 3, 2008 at 2:59 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Schwarzenegger's budget cuts could bring major cuts in school jobs, programs Pleasanton School Supt. John Casey warned this week that Gov. Schwarzenegger's proposed budget cuts for the coming fiscal year could cause a "drastic" reduction in school prog... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 31, 2008 at 12:26 pm There have been 29 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 24, 2010 at 11:48 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Response to editorial I would like to thank Jeb Bing and the Pleasanton Weekly for the January 18 Editorial, “School district braces for state budget cuts.” The school district greatly appreciates... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John Casey, Superintendent, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Jan 18, 2008 at 3:42 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 6, 2008 at 3:20 pm.