Schools/Students

(Chivy Sok, Photographer)(L-R) Wooden Spoon Project founders and sisters, Chelsea Dao and Tara Dao, display their spoons alongside satisfied customer, Nicole Carberry, at the...

(Hui Cheng, Photographer)At the Orinda Theatre on Sept. 7, (L-R) Jarret Zundel, Nicole Guo, Olivia Lee, Hoang Ho, Joan Yao, Antong Cao, and Jenny...

(Edda Collins Coleman, Photographer)Stacy Crinks moderated a gun safety panel featuring Mayor Miller, Chief Sullivan, OUSD Superintendent Glimme and Miramonte Principal Campopiano at Miramonte...

(Kelsey Edwards, Photographer)Lamorinda Idol champion and film and stage actor Keenan Moran prepares to travel to 14 cities throughout China, where he will play...

(Rodger Morris, Photographer)     At the conclusion of the Lamorinda Idol 2023 Finals, Boy Scout Troop 237 helped take down one of the light towers...

(Mark Bell, Photographer)     When folks say, “May the force be with you,” they could now be referring to Sophomore Caitlin Chan, a mild mannered...

You’ll Have To Get Up Pretty Early To Beat Miramonte     Capturing the first glimpses of morning sunlight hitting the unwrinkled surface of the Bill...

    It is finally fall! The time of pumpkin spice lattes, apple pies, cozy sweaters and sunset-colored leaves has arrived at last. What better...

College at a Cost: Rising Applications, Declining Acceptance Rates and the Transactionality of Extracurriculars     College acceptance rates have plummeted in the past few years....

(Jeff Heyman, Photographer)Tabor exchange student at Miramonte High School, Eliska Tumova, adjusts to life in Orinda and gets to know her fellow Orindans, including...

    On June13 the court granted a demurrer as to Jane Doe 1 and 2 in the lawsuit filed against Miramonte High School and...

(Dan Klein, Photographer) (Dan Klein, Photographer)Audience Award: Mia Polichio(Dan Klein, Photographer)6-8 Groups: Loud and Proud – Palig Horoupian and Alexis Lee (Dan Klein, Photographer)K-5...

Things Parents of High Schoolers Might Want to Know     Starting my senior year, I wonder if the frustrating conflicts and sometimes comical miscommunication with...

(Sophie Wampler, Photographer)ONE Executive Director, Emily Allen’s extended family includes lots of multi-generational Matadors. Front row (L-R) Jeff Allen, Matea Araya and Tiago Araya...

(Courtesy of Megan Natal)Megan Natal, Glorietta Elementary’s new principal, has been with the Orinda Union School District for many Q. She began at Wagner...

The Orinda News presents Teen Tunes, a Spotify playlist curated by a local teen to show what teens are boppin’ to. There are some...

DMV Dilemma: Decrease in Student Driver’s Licenses Explained     As kids, we plan our time around our parents’ schedules. We rely on them to chauffeur...

(Charlie Jarrett, Photographer)Sponsored by the Lamorinda Arts Council, 28 Lamorinda Idol singers, grades 2 through 12, performed at the Orinda Community Center Park on...

(Michaela Joy, Photographer)During the pandemic, Ari Gold, an incoming senior at Holden High School, said her anxiety was at its worst. Her mom Gina...