Holden Students Thrive in Non-Traditional Learning Environment
Holden High School, Orinda’s only private, non-traditional school, specializes in meeting the academic and social-emotional needs of unique teens with learning differences and/or...
Arts Council Awards Prizes in Visual Arts Competition
Campolindo 9th-grader Larkin Stephanos won Best in Show and a $300 prize for her whimsical piece, The Book Jacket (above), at the...
Miramonte Cap & Gown Parade (2024)
Graduating Miramonte High School seniors returned to their elementary schools, dressed in caps and gowns, and enjoyed the admiration of many excited future...
Teen Corner – January 2024
New Year’s Resolutions:
High Schoolers and Adults Differ in Goals
The advent of a new year indicates the prospect of turning a fresh page...
Miramonte Senior Sells Spoons to Fundraise for Zambian Nature Conservancy
(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...
New private Catholic high school could open at Santa Maria this...
The Church of Santa Maria in Orinda may soon be home to a new private co-educational Catholic high school. The new...
OUSD Kinder/TK Registration – February
Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten registration for children entering an Orinda public school in August 2021 will be open Feb. 1 – 4....
Electronics Get a Time Out on Low-Tech Tuesdays at Orinda Academy
(Laura Turnbull, Photographer)
Orinda Academy students Theo Jacobs and William Garman enjoy a game of Jenga on a 20-minute break between classes.
On one...
Miramonte Implements Stress and Anxiety Program from Stanford
The Challenge Success Team (CST) program is a student stress analytic program established by Stanford University in 2007. It supports student well-being by...
Busy Summer for Orinda Boy Scouts
Orinda Boy Scout Troop 57 attended the Philmont Boy Scout High Adventure Camp in New Mexico from July 26 to Aug. 7....
AAUW-OML Awards Community Service Scholarships
The Orinda-Moraga-Lafayette Branch (AAUW-OML) of the national organization American Association of University Women, will award three Community Service scholarships to graduating women from...
Wagner Ranch Students Place Second in Odyssey Finals
Wagner Ranch Elementary 4th graders (soon to be 5th graders) took Second Place in the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals held at...
Students Show Off Discoveries at Glorietta Science Fair March 20
Glorietta Elementary will host its sixth annual science fair Wednesday, March 20 from 5:30 – 8 p.m. with interactive exhibits, educational presentations...
Miramonte Club Gives Students a Safe Space for Provocative Discussions
I’m a sophomore at Miramonte High School, and with so many national and global political events in the news, I decided to create...
Colorful Sails Bring Shade to Del Rey Students
Del Rey Elementary celebrated its newly installed shade structure at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 25 with Superintendent Carolyn Seaton and members of the...
Boy Scouts 52 Pinewood Derby Rolls on Via Zoom
By Jon Bergschneider, Contributing Writer
(John Doyle, Photographer)Colin Doyle (Den #4) of Boy Scouts Pack #52, was proud to take 2021 championship with his car...
Game On – August 2023
Pre-Season Butterflies
It’s the start of August. If I stand on the edge of my pool deck, facing ever so slightly southwest toward Miramonte...
