SCHOOLS & KIDS
Diamond Dogs take first
The Coldwell Banker Diamond Dogs celebrated their first place win June 2 for the Pleasanton Girls Softball League (PGSL) Mini-Upper championship. They went 3-0 during post-sea... |
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on Jul 17, 2007 at 11:49 am by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
8th Ryan Gordon Foothill/Amador Alumni Soccer Games
8th Ryan Gordon Foothill-Amador Alumni Soccer Games
Benefiting the Foothill and Amador High School Soccer Programs.
When: Saturday, January 8th, 2011
Location: Amador V... |
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on Jan 13, 2011 at 7:39 am by trekmtb, a resident of the Heritage Oaks neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board to discuss parcel tax, budget crisis tonight
Tonight the school board will discuss the budget crisis and take action on whether to employ a survey firm to conduct a parcel tax feasibility study. This comes one night afte... |
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on May 8, 2009 at 5:59 pm by Sandy, a resident of the Mohr Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton students not the norm
Studies show (Web Link) that average teenagers spend over 7.5 hours per day on media (online, texting, television, video games, etc). H... |
Me Too |
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on Oct 13, 2010 at 5:00 pm by katie, a resident of the Ruby Hill neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Laursen to seek election to Pleasanton school board
Joan Laursen, president of the Pleasanton PTA Council, announced today that she will seek election to the Pleasanton school board in November.
Read the full story here http:/... |
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on Apr 2, 2010 at 2:14 pm by Sharolyn, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
More reason to believe a parcel tax is not needed?
PUSD has confirmed it will receive 2.1 million from federal stimulus money.
In addition PUSD is eligible to receive American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that is intended ... |
Diana |
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on Apr 22, 2009 at 9:38 pm by Russell, a member of the Vintage Hills Elementary School community |
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
Pleasanton school board reaches deal with teachers union, issues layoffs
The same night the Pleasanton School Board recognized May 9 as the "Day of the Teacher," it voted to lay off the equivalent of more than 55 full-time employees
Read the full ... |
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on May 18, 2012 at 10:56 am by Sandy, a resident of the Mohr Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
L.A. law firm hired to defend Pleasanton against Oak Grove lawsuit
Fresh off a settlement agreement that cost taxpayers nearly $2.5 million in legal fees, the city of Pleasanton is back in the courts again, this time hiring a Los Angeles law ... |
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on Sep 19, 2010 at 9:14 am by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
8th Ryan Gordon Foothill/Amador Alumni Soccer Games
Foothill and Amador High School Alumni will be playing in the 8th Foothill-Amador Alumni Soccer Games on Saturday, January 8th. There will be 2 games featuring Men’s and Women... |
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on Jan 5, 2011 at 1:28 pm by Volunteer, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton police should patrol Alisal more
Why is it that 'soccer moms' think it is okay to block traffic and/or park and wait for their kid on the red zone? Where are the police when you need them? Really, the conge... |
Pleasantonian |
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on Mar 2, 2009 at 8:54 am by Pleasanton Resident, a resident of the Pleasanton Heights neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Home Depot loses bid for 2nd Pleasanton store
Home Depot lost its two-year-long bid Tuesday to build a second home improvement store in southeast Pleasanton as part of a major 200,000-square-foot retail development at Ber... |
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on Dec 7, 2007 at 12:57 pm by Holly, a resident of the Ironwood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
COMMENTARY: Save Pleasanton Schools
The newly-formed Save Pleasanton Schools citizens' coalition kicked off its campaign last Sunday to gain voter support for a $233 a year parcel tax, a measure that the Pleasan... |
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on Mar 23, 2009 at 4:00 pm by TonyWhitworth, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PUSD Board Candidates
OK all you arm-chair quarterbacks, there are 3 seats up for election on the school district board. Who is willing to jump in and run? It's time to take action instead of just ... |
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on Jul 6, 2012 at 5:07 pm by T. R. Ollman, a resident of the Civic Square neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PUSD footing the bill for WASC at the Rose Hotel?
Representatives from WASC visited Amador this week, and apparently they stayed at The Rose Hotel. I'm assuming that the district picked up the tab. Does anyone else think tha... |
Hmmmm... |
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on Oct 31, 2012 at 2:16 pm by money is only 1/3 of \"cost\", a member of the Valley View Elementary School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
State's May Revise Gives more Money to Schools
The May Review from Brown came out today.
State income is up which means that schools will receive more next year based on their assumptions.
Because of California's Pr... |
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on May 17, 2011 at 2:32 pm by concerned parent, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
"A Great Day for Good Teachers"
Wouldn't it be nice if this could be the headlines all over the California news? Instead it's all over the New Jersey news, as Governor Christie signed legislation implementin... |
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on Aug 15, 2012 at 11:16 pm by Arnold, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Court Rules on students'4th Amendment rights with drug dog
SPS Did NOT violate students'4th Amendment rights with drug sniffing dog search, court rules
Web Link... |
Judge Judy |
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on Jan 31, 2012 at 8:58 pm by questioned?, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Social Skills Group- High Functioning ASD/Asbergers Grades 1-3
I am looking to start a social skills group in the Livermore/Pleasanton/Dublin/San Ramon area for children ages 6-9. I have a son with Asbergers Syndrome and I am highly educa... |
Heather Roberson |
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on Mar 8, 2011 at 9:29 pm by Wendy, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Drug Sniffing Dogs - It can be done!
I found a very interesting article from 2007 about a district in California (PUSD - but not our PUSD) and drug sniffing dogs.
Web Link... |
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on Jan 14, 2012 at 6:43 pm by Resident, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
About the CORE fundraising
This is something to think about: they are asking for 150 dollars per student, and PUSD is counting on that money for librarians and tech support.
That is wrong in my op... |
Concerned |
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on May 19, 2010 at 11:22 am by Nicole D., a member of the Fairlands Elementary School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School fundraising rally slated for Thursday night at Amador
A rally for the school fundraising campaign I Love Pleasanton Schools is taking place at 6 p.m. Thursday at Amador Valley High School. The Pleasanton Unified School District r... |
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on Jun 27, 2009 at 8:53 pm by Get Educated, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
More Money Does Not Fix Education!
Pleasanton Unified Spend $5492 per student. Washington D.C. spends $24600 per student (that is not a typo). Washington D.C. has a 50% high school drop-out rate. With this, ... |
Get Real |
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on Mar 27, 2009 at 4:53 pm by AVHS Dad, a resident of the Stoneridge Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board candidate Sandy Piderit wants new ways of thinking about education
Concern for the future of education in Pleasanton led Sandy Piderit to run for the school board, she told a small crowd at her kickoff event yesterday.
Read the full story he... |
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on Sep 11, 2010 at 9:51 am by Gunslinger, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
getting a forum for the kids
i think that getting a forum for kids in the pleasaton area would be nice.
[make new friends]
[meet people]
[just... talk]
but i only think 13+ up should have a forum
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on Dec 8, 2007 at 3:18 pm by Bloodyrose, a member of the Hart Middle School community |
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