Lamorinda Idol winners provide ‘memorable evening’
The finals of the annual Lamorinda Idol were Aug. 17 at the Orinda Theatre and the 2025 winners of the Lamorinda Arts...
New OIS principal is immersed in the middle school experience
Andrea Powers’ life is all about middle school. Her oldest daughter is in eighth grade. Her twins – a boy and girl...
It’s elementary: Schools need crossing guards to keep students safe
In the U.K. they’re called Lollipop Men and Ladies, due to the large steel circle above the poles they wield. In the...
Teen Corner – August 2025
Miramonte seniors dread grueling demands of college applications
Most incoming high school seniors like me are nervous about the college application process. Although...
The biggest change at Miramonte this fall will be bigger class...
From new music and photography courses to larger class sizes, Miramonte will open its doors Aug. 11 with a host of changes. ...
ONE reaches ambitious $5.5 million fundraising goal
Bucking national trends, the Orinda Network for Education (ONE) met its ambitious 2024-2025 fundraising goal of $5.56 million, according to Emily Allen,...
Acalanes district spends big to make sure all learning issues are...
The headline on a February opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal couldn’t have been more direct. The article argued that parents...
Teen Corner – July 2025
Miramonte traffic creates problems for students as well as commuters
Miramonte High School’s traffic and parking issues have been a problem since my...
These teen podcasters get serious about business, not video games
Reilly Mapaye might be your typical Miramonte High School junior who loves sports, goes to the beach and hangs out with friends...
Callum Ayers claims the t-shirt crown
Callum Ayers, a second grader from Del Rey, won The Orinda Association’s July 4th student design t-shirt contest. This marks Ayer’s first-ever...
Three Scouts celebrated at Eagle Scout Court of Honor ceremony
Orion Filippenko, Abigail Kim and Bryce Hanlon are now Eagle Scouts – the highest honor in the world of Scouting. The...
Ron Pickett’s masterful mix of music and mayhem will be sorely...
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Miramonte names a pair of 2024-25 Athletes of the Year
Top girl: Julia Quinn Ferguson does it all In a time when focusing on one sport is the norm, Julia Quinn Ferguson took the...
Miramonte spring athletes are everywhere in NCS postseason
The long high school sports season is coming to a close, and though some North Coast Section and NorCal playoffs were still going...
Teen Corner – June 2025
Miramonte’s students learn to deal with the pressure of final exams
“I need to lock in.” With finals fast approaching, that’s one of the...
Citizen Scientists use Orinda’s Nature Area as springboard to learning
In April 2021, 12 students from three local high schools began a new program to give youth hands-on experiences as environmental scientists. The...
Three Orinda teens earn $500 writing awards named for local sci-fi...
Three young Orindans were awarded $500 each for their entries in the Poul Anderson Creative Writing Contest, named in honor of the late...
ONE is close to its $5.5 million fundraising goal for Orinda...
The Orinda Network for Education is close to its fund-raising goal of $5.5 million, but time is running out on this year’s effort. ...
Teen Corner – May 2025
Teachers should support, not
discourage, student AI use
The introduction of calculators in the late 20th century created fear that students wouldn’t learn proper math...
Miramonte junior inducted into the county’s Youth Hall of Fame
Miramonte’s Christophe Davis joined the latest group of honorees in Contra Costa County’s Youth Hall of Fame on April 1 for her family...
