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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Schools keep small classes for one more yearDespite the ongoing fiscal uncertainty at the state level, members of the San Ramon Valley Unified School District on Tuesday...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2009Last comment by Rick, on Jul 3, 2009 at 5:53 pm | 18 comments | 5552 Views
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Water polo coach pleads not guilty to embezzlementA Monte Vista High School coach has pleaded not guilty to embezzlement charges. Read the full story here http://www.danvilleweekly.com/story.php?story_id=3622...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2008Last comment by Steve, on Sep 8, 2008 at 8:52 pm | 1 comment | 5546 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Eagle Scout builds racks for bike-friendly downtownAs the Danville Town Council approved plans to improve bicycle parking in the downtown area earlier this month, a San Ramon...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2012Last comment by Dave Newton, on Mar 29, 2012 at 10:13 pm | 3 comments | 5536 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
SRPD: Dougherty Valley student arrested in possession of knife, muriatic acidA potential danger was neutralized Monday morning when Dougherty Valley High School students alerted school administrators...
Original post made on Dec. 18, 2018Last comment by DV Student, on Dec 18, 2018 at 6:21 pm | 1 comment | 5535 Views
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School board to debate new policies for employee breastfeeding, pregnant studentsThe San Ramon Valley school board Tuesday (Feb. 25) is set to consider new policies pertaining specifically to employee breastfeeding...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2014Last comment by Beth, on Feb 26, 2014 at 6:10 am | 2 comments | 5522 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teachers union questions furlough daysTeachers union president Darren Day told the school board May 26 that teachers had trouble understanding the "layoff days"...
Original post made on May. 28, 2009Last comment by Rick, on Jun 2, 2009 at 3:41 pm | 16 comments | 5511 Views
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Student-run Cafe sells last lunchThe popular [email protected] served its last meals Friday to long lines of students at Monte Vista High School. The snack bar,...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2010Last comment by Pedal Power, on Jan 20, 2010 at 11:17 pm | 10 comments | 5506 Views
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Nonverbal teen speaks though painting, poetryThirteen-year-old Trevor Pawlak has been painting since he was 4, using watercolor and, eventually, acrylic paints to draw...
Original post made on Aug. 5, 2013Last comment by bz, on Aug 5, 2013 at 1:11 pm | 3 comments | 5503 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Schools share spirit of givingRain fell, temperatures hung in the low 40s, and still a group of parents turned out Monday and Tuesday mornings at Los Cerros...
Original post made on Dec. 19, 2008Last comment by Robert Schermer, on Dec 19, 2008 at 8:36 pm | 1 comment | 5476 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teen Wire: A student's take on bigger classes, school budget crisisTeen columnist Daniel Morizono talks about the difference smaller classes make in the ninth grade, based on his personal...
Original post made on Mar. 1, 2010Last comment by Diane, on Mar 9, 2010 at 8:18 am | 36 comments | 5457 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School day the old-fashioned wayOn a cloudy cool Friday morning, a class of third-grade students from Sycamore Valley Elementary gathered around the front...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2008Last comment by sam, on Apr 4, 2008 at 5:13 pm | 1 comment | 5430 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
'Scary Larry' retiring after 20-year reign of 'terror'Known as "Scary Larry" Valley-wide, Larry Chan has been the supposed terror of the Pleasanton DMV for 20 years. But on Friday,...
Original post made on Jul. 27, 2011Last comment by C. R. Mudgeon, on Aug 1, 2011 at 5:04 pm | 11 comments | 5424 Views
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Danville teacher earns national fellowshipHollis Scott, a fifth-grade teacher at Danville's Montair Elementary School, has been named one of 11 recipients of a national...
Original post made on May. 31, 2016Last comment by Deborah, on May 31, 2016 at 9:04 pm | 1 comment | 5410 Views
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SRVUSD named to AP Honor Roll for 7th consecutive yearThe San Ramon Valley Unified School District again finds itself in elite company nationwide for its high school students’...
Original post made on Dec. 27, 2016Last comment by SHale, on Dec 27, 2016 at 11:23 am | 2 comments | 5405 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Danville students among the sick at Walker Creek RanchApproximately 50 Bay Area students and adults on a five-day educational trip in Marin County became ill Wednesday night and...
Original post made on Feb. 4, 2011Last comment by concerned parent, on Feb 7, 2011 at 8:34 am | 3 comments | 5358 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Three SVMS students taken to hospital after science class evacuationThree students from Alamo's Stone Valley Middle School were taken to area hospitals as a precaution after reporting they...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2014Last comment by Dave, on Dec 9, 2014 at 2:55 pm | 8 comments | 5349 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Campaign sticker placed in Danville post officeElection fervor over the upcoming May 5 Measure C Parcel tax vote is rising, which may have led one person to post a bumper...
Original post made on Apr. 10, 2009Last comment by Rick, on Apr 28, 2009 at 6:11 pm | 6 comments | 5346 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
San Ramon Valley schools go green in new wayTaking a sustainable approach to circulating information, the San Ramon Valley Unified School District (SRVUSD) plans to...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2014Last comment by JT, on Jul 9, 2014 at 9:17 am | 4 comments | 5344 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MV in desperate need of bike rackTraffic, gas prices, and laziness among students. Car prices, insurance, and automobile accidents. It's not been only a...
Original post made by Kristin Hugo on Apr. 4, 2007Last comment by Kristin, on Sep 23, 2007 at 9:49 pm | 6 comments | 5343 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
McNerney brings voice of SRVUSD students to WashingtonCongressman Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, sharing ideas...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2011Last comment by Inman, on Apr 28, 2011 at 11:14 am | 16 comments | 5331 Views
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