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SRVUSD board to debate school meal price hikeThe San Ramon Valley school board is set to consider approving proposed increases to school meal prices for all grade levels...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2015Last comment by CC, on Jul 2, 2015 at 10:51 am | 6 comments | 5882 Views
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Measure C passes with 72.56 percentMeasure C has passed by a landslide – with 72.56 percent Yes votes – it was reported shortly before 8:30 p.m....
Original post made on May. 5, 2009Last comment by Rick, on May 6, 2009 at 9:56 pm | 29 comments | 5879 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 | 5878 Views
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School district's red ink brings pink slipsLayoff notices are going to 137 teachers and others such as librarians and counselors who have teaching credentials after...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2009Last comment by Rick, on Apr 28, 2009 at 6:15 pm | 14 comments | 5855 Views
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Cal High evacuated due to bomb threatCalifornia High School students and staff were evacuated to the football field late Monday morning after an anonymous caller...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2014Last comment by Annilyse, on Sep 9, 2014 at 10:05 am | 11 comments | 5837 Views
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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 | 5836 Views
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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 | 5832 Views
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SRVUSD gets ready for new teaching standardsStudents in the San Ramon Valley can look forward to having to learn less, but think more deeply about what they learn as...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2013Last comment by rufous, on Apr 1, 2013 at 9:39 am | 11 comments | 5831 Views
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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 | 5813 Views
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Houses for HaitiSharpies, mat board and a glue stick. The art students at Los Cerros Middle School are hoping the cute little houses created...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2010Last comment by Trish, on Feb 4, 2010 at 5:46 pm | 4 comments | 5799 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 | 5765 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 | 5758 Views
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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 | 5758 Views
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Student-run Cafe sells last lunchThe popular Cafe@Culinary 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 | 5723 Views
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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 | 5722 Views
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'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 | 5721 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 | 5709 Views
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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 | 5664 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 | 5650 Views
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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 | 5624 Views
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