Register for NorCal Kids Triathalon
(Lauren Bennett, Photographer)
These young triathletes are suited up and ready for the swimming portion of last year’s competition.
Athletes between the ages...
Teen Corner – December 2024
Miramonte’s Two Anonymous Bullying and Bias Reporting Systems Help Students
People consistently see news reports of tragedies involving young people, only to later learn...
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 – December 2025
Teens and politics don’t mix -- and there are reasons why
Fewer teens are tuning into politics than just a few years ago, for...
Eagle Scout Project Brings Playground Shade to St. Mark’s Preschool
(Contributed Photo)
Christian Gee and his portable play structure
Christian Gee, a Miramonte High School freshman and member of Boy Scout Troop 57, recently...
AAUW-OML Announces Girls4STEM Webinars
(Courtesy of Christy Tormey)
Christy Tormey will present “Refinery 101” in the first webinar on Sunday, Nov. 8 at 3 p.m.
The American Association...
The finals aren’t until August but Lamorinda Idol prep starts now
The finals for Lamorinda Idol aren’t until Aug. 17 at the Orinda Theatre, but before we get to the finale, there’s so much...
Student from Czech Republic Needs Orinda Host Family
The Orinda-Tabor Sister City Foundation members have chosen a visiting student from Tabor in the Czech Republic. This August, Eliska will attend Miramonte...
Volleyball’s NorCal return is just one autumn highlight
Led by a rejuvenated girls’ volleyball team, Miramonte’s fall sports season had plenty of success – and at The Orinda News deadline, five...
Orinda teens take the pen: Youth Ink Writing Contest 2026 is...
The annual YouthInk Writing Contest is returning for 2026 – and starting this month, the call is out for middle-school storytellers, poets...
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....
AUHSD Board Appoints Arnav Misra to Serve as Student Board Member
Miramonte High School senior, Arnav Misra, was introduced and welcomed by the board of the Acalanes Union High School District (AUHSD) as the...
Reopening of Schools Proves No Easy Task
The Orinda School District has been busily preparing for a wide variety of eventualities as it deals with an uncertain school year...
Orinda Youth Hoopsters Win Girls’ Basketball Championship
Maureen Matthews was thrilled to see her daughter, Annelise Lindberg, and teammates from Orinda Intermediate School (OIS) win the East Bay Middle School...
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...
Lamorinda Idol 2026 returns, showcasing local young vocal talent
Lamorinda Idol, the long-running youth singing competition established in 2006, is set to return for its 2026 season, running from April through August...
Teen Corner – November 2025
Teens sometimes learn the hard way
about the limits of free speech
Students can be quick to post on social media out of anger,...
District Creates Task Force to Prepare for Next School Year
While the Orinda Union School District has begun preparing for the 2020-2021 school year, they are waiting to receive definite information from...
A Taste of Italy for Second Graders
On May 22, Rosario Frayle, a server at Casa Orinda, showed 60 second grade students from Del Rey Elementary School in Orinda how...
OUSD Candidates Vie for School District Seats at Public Forum
On Thursday, Oct. 13, the five candidates running for seats on the Orinda Union School District (OUSD) board of governors participated in a...
