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Where there's a need, there's a YThe goal of the YMCA since beginning in 1844 is to meet the needs of the community. Despite its affluence, many people of...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2009Last comment by Jerry Metzker, on Jan 16, 2009 at 4:46 pm | 1 comment | 4588 Views
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College Admissions 101Learn how colleges evaluate applicants, discover how to find "best fit" colleges and find out how to prepare a strong application...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2009Last comment by Cholo, on Jan 12, 2009 at 11:34 am | 2 comments | 4773 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Amador Football GamesDid the sound system issue at Amador get resolved?...
Original post made by trekmtb on Oct. 16, 2008Last comment by Another Gatetree Resident, on Jan 10, 2009 at 6:27 pm | 11 comments | 6518 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Guest OpinionMy second grader came home from school the other day and reported to me that in some of the older elementary grades, the...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2008Last comment by A high school mom, on Jan 2, 2009 at 12:26 pm | 26 comments | 4992 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
6th Ryan Gordon Amador/Foothill Alumni Soccer Games6th Ryan Gordon Foothill-Amador Alumni Soccer Games Benefiting the Foothill and Amador High School Soccer Programs. When:...
Original post made by trekmtb on Dec. 22, 2008Last comment by Jessica, on Dec 30, 2008 at 9:06 am | 5 comments | 4281 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
State cuts to schoolsMy neighbor, who works as a teacher in the Pleasanton Schools told me that because of the state budget, the schools are going...
Original post made by Stephen on Nov. 11, 2008Last comment by another disastisfied parent, on Dec 23, 2008 at 7:53 pm | 16 comments | 4378 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PUSD Retiree IncentivesWOW Did you hear at the board meeting tonight night that one of the reasons the district is in the red was because the retiree...
Original post made by Stephen on Dec. 9, 2008Last comment by me, on Dec 19, 2008 at 8:26 pm | 3 comments | 4139 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Budget still a burden for schoolsThe state of the school district's budget appears to have gone from bad to worse. As California's deficit climbs to an estimated...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2008Last comment by interested resident, on Dec 12, 2008 at 8:28 pm | 12 comments | 6131 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PUSD budget cuts again?We all realize that the budget crisis at the state level will impact our schools. We watched the PUSD board meeting tonight...
Original post made by Stephen on Nov. 17, 2008Last comment by grammar checker, on Nov 27, 2008 at 7:29 pm | 42 comments | 5919 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Results of 2007 CHKS-Guns in our Pleasanton schoolsI wanted to wait to post this thread until the new board was in place but the news headlines "Gun Discharged in Classroom...
Original post made by Paula Plunk on Nov. 19, 2008Last comment by Anonymous, on Nov 26, 2008 at 8:54 am | 4 comments | 4545 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Skip Mohatt, long-time Amador Valley High teacher, coach dies in AuburnLong-time Amador Valley High School teacher and coach Everett (Skip) Mohatt died Saturday night in Auburn, where he had lived...
Original post made on Nov. 24, 2008Last comment by Grayce Stratton, on Nov 24, 2008 at 12:52 pm | 5 comments | 5359 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Student leaders wear Harvest Park's name on the backs of their headsTalk about wearing your school's name on your sleeve, the eighth grade student body officers at Harvest Park Middle School...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2008Last comment by a, on Nov 20, 2008 at 5:21 pm | 4 comments | 6018 Views
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Letter: Amador Class of '78 reunion a blastDear Editor, Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=4825 posted Friday, November 14,...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2008Last comment by Class of 1977 Rules, on Nov 15, 2008 at 3:16 pm | 2 comments | 4478 Views
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Police: Data shows little to no increase in criminal activityDespite high-profile robberies of several Wells Fargo Banks in the downtown area, Pleasanton police say crime is about the...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2008Last comment by raven, on Oct 30, 2008 at 9:35 am | 4 comments | 6931 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Children's Music PerformanceApprox. fifteen local children from the ages of 5 yrs and up will be performing musically at the Pleasanton Public Library...
Original post made by Warren Darmsted on Oct. 2, 2008Last comment by laaaa...., on Oct 25, 2008 at 8:47 pm | 1 comment | 4187 Views
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Weekly endorses Grant, Hintzke, Bowser for school boardThe Pleasanton Weekly reported today that it is endorsing Chris Grant, Jamie Yee Hintzke and Jeff Bowser for election to...
Original post made on Oct. 24, 2008Last comment by Anonymous, on Oct 24, 2008 at 8:37 am | 1 comment | 5234 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Has anyone heard about the incident at Amador?I've been checking periodically for a week trying to get details on an incident that occured at the last school dance held...
Original post made by Concerned Mom on Oct. 21, 2008Last comment by Jeb Bing, on Oct 23, 2008 at 10:23 pm | 18 comments | 4155 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School Board CandidatesI just received the "County of Alameda sample ballot and voter information" Not all the candidates for school board are...
Original post made by Pleasanton Resident on Oct. 14, 2008Last comment by Prasad Rallapalli, on Oct 21, 2008 at 11:44 am | 27 comments | 4776 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School Board ElectionCan someone tell me how many people are running for school board and who they are. What is the background of each?...
Original post made by Johnny Wang on Aug. 24, 2008Last comment by Julie Testa, on Oct 13, 2008 at 8:33 am | 17 comments | 4916 Views
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Gatetree gets their wayGreat job Gatetree curcle neighbors! You successfully nagged your way to force the school district to turn down the speakers...
Original post made by What the heck on Sep. 20, 2008Last comment by Stacey, on Oct 10, 2008 at 3:00 pm | 69 comments | 8163 Views
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