SCHOOLS & KIDS
List of top 1500 U.S. High Schools
I came across a Newsweek article that is from June 8, so I'm not sure if it's already been discussed/looked at, but I figured I'd post it if people didn't get a chance. The ar... |
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on Jul 1, 2009 at 7:12 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Foothill or Amador?
Not sure if this topic has been discussed already but would love to get other parents' thoughts about our high schools' pluses/minuses. My son will be a freshman next year, he... |
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on Jan 2, 2011 at 2:18 pm by imo, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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PUSD Homework policy survey results
Results for the survey conducted by the "PUSD Homework Committee" are available on the PUSD website Web Link. It will be interesting to see if anythin... |
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on Sep 27, 2010 at 11:17 am by LISA, a resident of the California Reflections neighborhood |
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PUSD Surveys vs. Fundraiser
My neighbor went through the results of the surveys for all grade levels. Specifically for high school, it looks like the 7 day period was rated as very important, yet it w... |
PUSD Surveys vs. Fundraiser |
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on Mar 23, 2010 at 8:09 pm by letsgo, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Why I can't give up S & C
I don't expect a sympathetic ear by posting this here, but I feel compelled to tell you the honest truth from one teacher's perspective. My husband worked in the private sect... |
PUSD teacher |
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on Jun 1, 2009 at 7:53 am by another nurse, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
No mattter which side you're on, this is scary
"Schools send out hundreds of preliminary pink slips"
Web Link
The article covers what is happening in the... |
P\'town parent |
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on Mar 22, 2011 at 11:58 am by parent, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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SEX
at what age do we start letting our kids have sexual relationships with their partners??? i'm have two kids in high school and the question is beginning to arise |
Questioning momie |
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on Mar 10, 2009 at 9:40 am by really?, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
The G in Measure G is for Greed
I have been following the blogs on this site for at least a year, but never more closely than now since the Parcel Tax issue appeared.I rarely comment and have never initiated... |
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on May 1, 2009 at 6:33 pm by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PTA involved in Parcel Tax politics?
A story was published by Emily West of the weekly about the rally being hosted by the Save our Pleasanton Schools Committee. In the story, Joan Laursen and Tanya Ludden are ch... |
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on Mar 15, 2009 at 9:53 pm by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly |
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... |
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on Feb 5, 2009 at 7:45 pm by Katie, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
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Locking the thread on Amador behavior
Interesting that this subject is locked when the messages in the editors mind were becoming less that "community of character" like. I praise the teens of Amador who felt the ... |
raven |
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on Nov 16, 2007 at 12:46 pm by Wendy, a resident of the Canyon Oaks neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teachers must play role in budget fix
Viewpoint From The Sacramento Bee (well written):
How do you know when you're in a family? When you're asked to clean up messes you didn't make and pay for expenses you did... |
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on Feb 14, 2010 at 6:55 pm by Insider, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
If You Could Control the PUSD Budget
A grassroots movement has begun to maintain CSR, proving many in the community feel this is important enough to justify the spending of huge amounts of money to support this t... |
Really! Really! |
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on May 22, 2011 at 5:38 pm by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Tim Hunt Reveals a greater problem than a nanny state
I posted the following in response to about 30 posts complaining about the school lunches. As expected, the response I received was exactly as I stated, denial, blame, and com... |
Really? |
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on Sep 19, 2012 at 1:34 pm by Life isn\'t a free ride on the Obama welfare express., a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Stacy and Kathleen Ruegsegger for School Board
I have been reading the Pleasanton Weekly on and off for the last year and no matter the subject, Stacy and Kathleen Ruegsegger have all the answers. Can I be the first to sug... |
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on Mar 12, 2010 at 9:49 am by Dark Corners of Town, a resident of the Country Fair neighborhood |
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Amador kids need training on red lights
Since when do pedestrians (including Amador Valley Cross country team members) have the right a way when they have the red light? last I checked pedestrians (including the sp... |
Red means stop even for you |
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on Dec 1, 2011 at 11:00 am by Sally, a resident of the Bridle Creek neighborhood |
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NBC TV news story-PUSD Bullying and near death incident
NBC News has a video news story called "After Near Death Pleasanton Schools Tackle Bullying" at this web link. It involves an 11 year old child that was shoved by a group of ... |
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on Jan 26, 2013 at 10:09 am by School insider, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Graduation
I attended the Foothill graduation ceremony on Friday night and was very disappointed in the behavior of students, faculty and the audience. Isn't a Graduation ceremony suppo... |
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on Jun 24, 2011 at 10:17 am by Senior Parent 2012, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
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Opportunity School
Did anyone understand what Opportunity School was????? |
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on May 2, 2011 at 7:11 pm by another mom, a resident of the Pleasanton Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
How/When to vote for/against measure E in Pleasanton
According to the measure E site, the vote by mail will take place on april 4:
"How to Vote
Measure E will be decided in an all mail-in ballot election
• Ballots will... |
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on Mar 14, 2011 at 11:07 am by YES ON MEASURE E, a resident of the Country Fair neighborhood |
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Can PUSD board members be actively involved in the 'Yes on E' campaign?
Does anybody know what the rules are for board members as far as actively campaigning for measure E?
My neighbor last night showed me all the emails he/she has been gettin... |
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on Mar 8, 2011 at 4:03 pm by Resident, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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#63 Ranking in Best Places to Live
"A family-oriented town an hour from both San Francisco and Monterey, Pleasanton has one of the strongest school districts in California."
People move here for the schools ... |
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on Mar 4, 2011 at 11:13 am by SteveP, a resident of the Parkside neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
I am posting an important email received from PUSD
An important message from PUSD
The Pleasanton Unified School District is making a slight change to the 2010/11 school year calendar. This change makes the school calendar m... |
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on Nov 20, 2010 at 9:26 am by Get the Facts, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Interesting reading From Around the State
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on Feb 24, 2010 at 10:48 am by resident, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Is "Safe Rides" still available?
Several teens have mentioned that teens are trying to call Safe Rides and it goes right to voice mail and that it is unusual for this service to work out for them. Is this se... |
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on Feb 13, 2010 at 10:41 am by resident, a member of the Foothill High School community |
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