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Amador moves on to D.C. in 'We the People' civics competition
Amador Valley High School's competition civics team will be competing at the nationwide level of the "We the People" competition after an impressive win last Friday.
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on Feb 16, 2009 at 12:16 pm by unclehomerr.., a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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Mandatory Community Service
Pleasanton High Schools have a mandatory community service program which the high school children must complete. I think this is a wonderful program that instills social resp... |
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on Feb 15, 2009 at 9:30 pm by Leslie, a member of the Foothill High School community |
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We the People - State Finals
Sacramento
1st Place - Amador Valley High School
2nd place - Foothill High School
followed by the rest of the state. Congratulations Pleasanton!
Amador Valley's team wi... |
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on Feb 9, 2009 at 8:57 am by Liz, a resident of the Pleasanton Valley neighborhood |
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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
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on Dec 30, 2008 at 9:06 am by Jessica, a resident of the Foothill Farms neighborhood |
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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... |
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on Nov 26, 2008 at 8:54 am by Anonymous, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
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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.
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on Nov 24, 2008 at 12:52 pm by Grayce Stratton, a resident of the Pleasanton Village neighborhood |
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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... |
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on Nov 10, 2008 at 4:04 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Police: Data shows little to no increase in criminal activity
Despite high-profile robberies of several Wells Fargo Banks in the downtown area, Pleasanton police say crime is about the same as last year. Sgt. Jim Knox said that there has... |
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on Oct 30, 2008 at 9:35 am by raven, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
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20-year-old man arrested for placing dead animals in Dublin High lockers
Dublin police have arrested a 20-year-old man who allegedly admitted to placing two dead cats and a dead dog from a local veterinary
hospital into unoccupied Dublin High Sch... |
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on Sep 24, 2008 at 2:32 pm by RS, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Foothill seniors cheer first day of their final year
Many of Foothill High School's 593 seniors who make up the Class of 2009 donned Falcon tops, cheered and waved banners at passing motorists and arriving students Tuesday to ce... |
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on Aug 29, 2008 at 4:51 pm by mom of 2, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Four promoted in Pleasanton Police Department
New Police Chief Michael Fraser announced the promotions of Sergeants Craig Eicher and Michael Elerick to the rank of lieutenant and Officers Joseph Leonardo and Leigh Ridgers... |
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on Jul 11, 2008 at 1:44 am by unclehomerr.., a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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School board member's residency called into question
A few residents claiming school board trustee Pat Kernan is in violation of residency requirements led the Pleasanton Unified School District to seek legal counsel, the Weekly... |
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on May 16, 2008 at 6:39 pm by Julie, a member of the Foothill High School community |
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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... |
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on May 1, 2008 at 8:07 pm by Pleasanton resident, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Back to Bach
Getting an invitation to play at the annual Junior Bach Festival is no easy task, which is why Christine Xu, 9, was ecstatic when she found out she was chosen to play in this ... |
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on Feb 8, 2008 at 1:34 pm by Rose, a resident of the Pleasanton Heights neighborhood |
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Are you in denial as to what your teenager is 'really' doing?
I am so disappointed in one fact, and that is the fact that most parents do not want to take responsibility for 'what is going on' by telling their kids that they will (and th... |
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on Sep 24, 2007 at 12:20 pm by M, a resident of the Las Positas neighborhood |
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Amador Valley advances to 'We the People' finals in Washington, D.C. competition
Amador Valley High School advanced to the championship round of the 2013 "We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution" national finals last night in Washington, D.C., fini... |
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on Apr 29, 2013 at 1:09 pm by Christina, a member of the Walnut Grove Elementary School community |
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Another Class A violation at Centerpointe Preschool?
Is it true that the State cited Centerpointe Preschool for yet another Class A child care regulation violation late last week? If so, why hasn't the Pleasanton Weekly reporte... |
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on Apr 5, 2013 at 4:39 pm by Glenn Wohltmann, Pleasanton Weekly reporter |
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Fundraiser tonight to help send Amador Valley High 'We the People' team to Washington
Community and parent supporters of Amador Valley High School's Competition Civics team will hold a fundraiser from 5-7 p.m. this evening at the Firehouse Arts Center to help f... |
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on Mar 28, 2013 at 9:34 pm by Righteous Rebel, a resident of the Bordeaux Estates neighborhood |
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Amador Valley High wins state 'We the People' competition
Amador Valley High School captured first place in the "We the People" state finals last Saturday in Bakersfield, topping 10 other teams from California high schools, including... |
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 7:15 am by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
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3 area high schools have 'We the People' teams in Bakersfield today for state finals
Competition civics classes from Amador Valley, Foothill and Fremont's Irvington high schools are in Bakersfield today vying for top honors in the annual statewide "We the Peop... |
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on Feb 9, 2013 at 4:09 pm by AVFan, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
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10th Ryan Gordon Foothill-Amador Alumni soccer game set for Jan. 5.
Four decades of soccer players from Pleasanton schools will be playing in the 10th Ryan Gordon Foothill-Amador Alumni Soccer Games on Saturday, Jan. 5. A game at noon will fea... |
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on Jan 3, 2013 at 10:05 am by Curt Gordon, a resident of the Heritage Oaks neighborhood |
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Email system crash forces PUSD to go analog
The Pleasanton school district's email system was down for nearly a week, between Oct. 16 and 22, but the district has moved to the clouds to get a new system up and running.
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on Oct 27, 2012 at 8:19 pm by The dog ate my email, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Tim Hunt has a greater problem than a nanny state
Ni hao ma, effendi!
Health and fitness guru and sometime sycamore expert Tim Hunt has recently led by example in his discussion of healthy foods in his column. But not ever... |
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on Sep 19, 2012 at 1:28 pm by Unlocked is Better, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Classes cut? Not for dedicated Harvest Park teacher
Cuts that eliminated special summer school programs for gifted students weren't enough to stop Lynn Gatehouse, a teacher at Harvest Park Middle School.
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on Jul 26, 2012 at 1:56 pm by Lynn Gatehouse, a resident of the Jensen Tract neighborhood |
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Amador girls head to NCS softball championship for 5 p.m. game today
The Amador Valley High girls softball team faces James Logan High in the North Coast Section championship at 5 p.m. today at St. Mary's College in Moraga.
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on Jun 1, 2012 at 3:23 pm by Logan-Amador, a resident of the Pleasanton Meadows neighborhood |