Schools/Students

(Kristina Plackter, Photographer)Measure Z, on a special ballot in March, is projected to provide $2 million dollars a year for salaries in district schools...

(Sonja Ure, Photographer)     Ella Jung rescues a newt during the recent rains. California newts are indigenous to this area and come out during rainy...

(Stella Kim, Photographer)The cast of Wagner Ranch’s production of The Lion King JR. at rehearsal. The musical runs March 24-25 with four shows performed...

(Angelica Ting Steinmeier, Photographer)     Five scouts achieved Eagle rank and was honored at a ceremony on Feb. 25 at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. Scout...

(Jeff Heyman, Photographer)The newest members of the Orinda Union School District’s Board of Trustees, (L-R) Katie Shogan, Edda Collins Coleman and Eve Phillips, review...

(Maureen Matthews , Photographer)The Orinda Bulldogs, after 12 years, win the East Bay Middle School Girls basketball championship, played Dec. 12-14, 2022, at Martinez...

    Facing record national economic inflation and the second lowest per-student funding in the state, the Orinda Union School District (OUSD) is recommending a...

(Kevin Desai, Photographer)(L-R) Joselyn Smith, Victorine Perri, Elise Desai and Madison Bernstein are referees of the East Bay Eclipse Soccer Club.     As soccer sports...

(Mark Bell, Photographer)     “Running Back Bennett Destino, heads upfield for one of his 7 carries for 44 yards on the night,” said Mark Bell,...

    The Friends of the Orinda Library announced the start of the 2023 Poul Anderson Creative Writing Contest, open to all students who reside...

    Youth Ink 2023, hosted by the Orinda Junior Women’s Club, isan Orinda Middle School writing contest to support literary arts in the community....

(Lily Black, Photographer)Veteran Lamorinda Idol performers and Orinda residents (L-R) Sofia Rose (Nigel), Keenan Moran (Eric), Miranda Klein (Matilda) and Henry Vanhouten (Michael) appear...

(Jennifer Linardon, Photographer)     Miramonte High School students performed A Midsummer Night’s Dream on Oct. 27-29, under the direction of Heather Cousins, theater arts teacher...

(Shirley DeFrancisci, Photographer)Acalanes and Lamorinda Chapters of the National Charity League hosted their first non-partisan civics for teen girls event at Miramonte High School...

(Patricia Tomlinson, Photographer)Posing at one of their dress rehearsals, front (L-R) Gemma Leach, Emma Sabo-Nichols, Maya Elkind and Ava Allaire; back (L-R) Frances Giquinto,...

(Jeff Heyman, Photographer)On Thursday, Oct. 13, the five candidates running for the three open seats on the Orinda Union School District’s (OUSD) school board...

(Mark Bell, Photographer)     Miramonte High School Senior Bennett Destino #22, running back for the Miramonte Matadors, alludes would be Bronco tacklers. The Mats handed...

(Brady Liao, Photographer0Jarret Zundel (right) with his new friend Marilyn Shi, a study abroad classmate, spent a Saturday night at a famous mall in...

(Jeff Heyman, Photogarpher)Anne Parr, who taught ceramics classes at the Orinda Community Center for nearly 50 years, stands outside the kiln room that will...

(Jeff Heyman, Photograher) Orinda’s Miramonte High School, which is part of the Acalanes Union High School District, is one of the schools operating under the...