Lauren Williams, Staff Writer
June 12, 2014
Over spring break, nearly 200 students traveled to an area near Tijuana, Mexico, and spent the week building houses for families in need. The trip was organized through Moraga Valley Presbyterian Church (MVPC), who partnered...
Lauren Williams, Staff Writer
June 12, 2014
Live 105, a local radio station, hosted their 20th annual BFD music festival at the Shoreline Amphitheater on June 1. The sold-out festival featured performances from over 35 bands on 4 separate stages. The festival broke the re...
Lauren Williams, Staff Writer
May 23, 2014
Senior Candie Del Valle won the Student of Excellence award for her achievement in sport medicine.
This award is presented annually by the Contra Costa County Occupational Program (CCCOP). Sports Med teacher Ray Albiento no...
Lauren Williams, Staff Writer
May 18, 2014
Brandy Melville, a popular clothing brand, features a laid-back California style and an infamous one-size-fits-most sizing method with most of its tops, skirts, and dresses.
While Brandy Melville does feature sizes 00, 0, 1, ...
Lauren Williams, Staff Writer
April 30, 2014
The concert choir performed the National Anthem at an Oakland Athletics home game on April 21.
This was the 2nd time that the concert choir has performed the National Anthem at an A's game. The choir previously sang at an A...
Lauren Williams, Staff Writer
March 18, 2014
32 juniors from the Acalanes School District spent three days in Monterey from Sunday, March 2 to Tuesday, March 4 as part of the Acalanes Gifted and Talented Education (AGATE) program.
AGATE is a voluntary program available to juniors wh...
Lauren Williams, Staff Writer
February 21, 2014
Three members of the English Department, teachers Tom Duffy, Tina Mayer, and Anne Hebert, attend a Common Core Conference in Sacramento on March 27 and 28.
“Mr. Duffy, Ms. Mayer, and Ms. Herbert expressed interest in going to ...
Lauren Williams, Staff Writer
February 10, 2014
A battle has been raging in America for almost 45 years: A war against drugs, started by President Nixon in 1971, who thought of drugs as “Public enemy number one.”
This battle costs the U.S. an average of 50 billion dollar...
Lauen Williams, Staff Writer
January 14, 2014
The CAHSEE (California High School Exit Exam) will be administered to sophomore students on February 4 and 5. This year, a new schedule is being introduced, giving freshmen, juniors, and seniors the opportunity to sleep in.
I...
December 9, 2013
Lauren Williams, Staff Writer
December 3, 2013
The annual food drive to benefit the Contra Costa food bank is planned to run December 9-19. The food bank distributes the donated food to people living below the poverty line. The food drive, organized by the Leadership Class,...
