SCHOOLS & KIDS
Getting a head start on spring cleaning
Fifth graders from Ms. Ferreira's Walnut Grove Elementary School class recently took part in a service learning assignment. Teams of five students partnered to perform a proje... |
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on Feb 11, 2009 at 5:27 pm by Just a thought..., a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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... |
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on Jan 12, 2009 at 11:34 am by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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 ... |
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on Dec 19, 2008 at 8:26 pm by me, a member of the Valley View Elementary School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letter: Amador Class of '78 reunion a blast
Dear Editor,
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, November 14, 2008, 12:00 AM |
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on Nov 15, 2008 at 3:16 pm by Class of 1977 Rules, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
What happened at Amador
Any one know what happened at Amador high school today? At about 3:30 there were 3 fire trucks in front of the school. |
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on Sep 18, 2008 at 9:55 am by Jane, a resident of the Ruby Hill neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Council OKs Staples location for ice rink
The City Council Tuesday night approved by a vote of 4-1 a master plan for a 17-acre community park in Staples Ranch with 10 acres to be set aside for a proposed two-story ice... |
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on Jun 17, 2008 at 7:47 am by Chris G, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Amador Valley We the People makes top 10 finals at Nationals!
The Amador Valley "We the People" competition civics team has just found out that they are in the 10 ten out of 50 competing states after 2 days of preliminary competition and... |
Civic Minded |
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on May 12, 2008 at 5:17 pm by Announce To The World..., a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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... |
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on Feb 22, 2008 at 10:39 pm by Jerry, a resident of the Oak Hill neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
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
Burlingame School District -- Ken Wyatt to become Assistant Superintendent of Administrative Services
I understand that Ken Wyatt from the PUSD district office was hired by Burlingame Unified as an assistant superintendent and left PUSD last week. I have seen no announcement ... |
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6 hours ago by parent, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton school board declines bid to consider smaller class sizes for 2nd grade
With their successful campaign for smaller class sizes in first grade behind them, about 10 parents came back to the Pleasanton school board Tuesday night, this time asking fo... |
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on May 30, 2013 at 9:57 am by Sharolyn Borris, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Another failure -- Common Core Standards may be dropped?
The Washington Post reports that the so-called Common Core Standards that is supposed to be implemented nationwide next year is under fire in multiple states.
Recent testin... |
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on May 2, 2013 at 9:38 am by Citizen, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Happy Talkers Foundation to provide free child developmental screenings today
The founders of the School of Imagination in Dublin and the Happy Talkers Foundation for Autism have teamed up with CBS and Microsoft to provide free developmental screenings ... |
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on Apr 23, 2013 at 9:33 am by Mitch Sigman, a resident of the Valley Trails neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Our Kids Are Better Off Than Kids in Tonga: Cutting Through Liberal Mainstream Press Bias
Admittedly, the United States ranks 34 out of 35 on a UNICEF measure of relative child poverty in developed nations. And, according to the liberal mainstream media, that 34 o... |
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on Apr 20, 2013 at 3:37 pm by Matt, a resident of the Gatewood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Plesanton's Centerpointe preschool, former employee sued by parents of bound child
The parents of a 2-year-old who was bound with tape while in the care of Centerpointe Christian Preschool in Pleasanton have sued the school and the woman who allegedly bound ... |
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on Apr 8, 2013 at 2:23 pm by anon, a resident of the Country Fair neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Foothill High plant sale today to benefit Special Ed program
The special ed classroom at Foothill High School is having its annual spring plant sale today. Proceeds will support the school's special ed program. Drop into the student sto... |
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on Mar 27, 2013 at 9:34 am by Mom O2, a member of the Foothill High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
What happened to the PUSD Sycamore Fund?
The Sycamore fund to fund technology for students once stood at $7.2 million, but the District has at least spent $2 1/2 million of it, maybe more. Now I read in the Pleasant... |
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on Mar 5, 2013 at 11:13 am by local, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teaching the business leaders of tomorrow
No one really knows just how many corporate and other professional leaders had their interest in business piqued in one of the hundreds of DECA student organizations in the co... |
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on Jan 23, 2013 at 7:31 pm by Chris, a member of the Foothill High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New budget offers good news and questions for PUSD
Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed budget contains some positive news for the district, along with a number of questions that will be answered in the coming months.
Read the full st... |
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on Jan 20, 2013 at 7:13 am by Nomad, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton school board talks school safety
Pleasanton school leaders are continuing to stress that schools here are safe.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Th... |
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on Jan 17, 2013 at 10:01 am by Don, a resident of the Ironwood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Local Scholarships Available
Since 1965 Amador Valley Scholarships, Inc. has been awarding scholarships to graduating seniors from Amador, Foothill and Village High School. Last year we awarded $23,500 i... |
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on Jan 12, 2013 at 10:29 am by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letters
U.S. vs. Hirst
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, January 11, 2013, 12:00 AM |
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on Jan 11, 2013 at 2:32 pm by Jill, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PUSD has hired the Dolinka Group, consultant for outrageously expensive Capital Appreciation Bond scheme, for facilities financial study
According to the Independent, the Dolinka Group is the financial consultant for the Pleasanton Unified facilities study.
According to Bloomberg Web Link... |
Dolinka Watch |
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on Dec 6, 2012 at 5:09 pm by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
10th Ryan Gordon Foothill-Amador Alumni Soccer Games
10th Ryan Gordon Foothill-Amador Alumni Soccer Games
Benefiting the Foothill and Amador High School Soccer Programs.
When: Saturday, January 5th, 2013
Location: Amador ... |
HS Soccer |
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on Nov 29, 2012 at 9:54 am by Trekmtb, a resident of the Heritage Oaks neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Walthers out as president of Las Positas College
Kevin Walthers, the popular president of Las Positas College, is looking for a new job just 16 months after the Chabot-Las Positas College Board of Trustees hired him in the s... |
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on Nov 1, 2012 at 10:19 pm by Rick Johnson, a resident of Livermore |
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