The Lion King JR. Takes the Stage At Wagner Ranch Elementary
This March, Wagner Ranch Elementary School in Orinda will bring Disney’s musical The Lion King JR. to the live stage. The timeless Lion...
Five Scouts Earned Eagle Rank and Scout Troop 303 Hosts Open...
Five scouts achieved Eagle rank and was honored at a ceremony on Feb. 25 at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. Scout Troop 303 invites...
Orinda Union School District’s Newest Board Members: Looking Ahead
The Orinda Union School District (OUSD) has three new board members elected last November. Edda Collins Coleman, Eve Phillips and Katie Shogan are...
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...
Breaking Soccer Gender Barriers in World Cup and Orinda Soccer Clubs
(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...
Dons Take Win over Matadors
“Running Back Bennett Destino, heads upfield for one of his 7 carries for 44 yards on the night,” said Mark Bell, photographer. “It...
Poul Anderson Writing Contest
The Friends of the Orinda Library announced the start of the 2023 Poul Anderson Creative Writing Contest, open to all students who reside...
Orinda Junior Women’s Club’s 2023 Youth Ink Writing Contest
Youth Ink 2023, hosted by the Orinda Junior Women’s Club, isan Orinda Middle School writing contest to support literary arts in the community....
Four Orinda Singers Perform in Professional Production of Matilda
Musicals featuring a plethora of young performers are often light-hearted affairs, but that isn’t the case with Matilda the Musical. Full of substance,...
Miramonte Students Perform A Midsummer Night’s Dream
(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...
National Charity League Hosts “Non-Partisan Civics for Teen Girls”
Over 200 teen girls from Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda filled the Miramonte High School gymnasium stands on Oct. 23, not to cheer for...
Orinda Ballet Academy Brings A Sweet Dream Nutcracker to City of...
Owner and Artistic Director Patricia Tomlinson of Orinda Ballet Academy & Co. and her dancers, will bring the magic of the season in...
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...
Mats Hand Broncos Their First Loss
Miramonte High School Senior Bennett Destino #22, running back for the Miramonte Matadors, alludes would be Bronco tacklers. The Mats handed the Northgate...
Jarret Zundel Studies Mandarin in Taiwan with Scholarship Program
Orinda resident Jarret Zundel says the six weeks he studied abroad this summer were the craziest, most memorable and most magical in his...
City Council Honors Anne Parr for Decades of Teaching Ceramics
The Orinda City Council, at its Sept. 27 meeting, recognized longtime art teacher and Orinda resident, Anne Parr, in a resolution to name...
County Office of Education Reaches Agreement with School Association
(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...
Top Awards to Volunteers at boys team charity Orinda TeamMates
(Courtesy of boys team charity Orinda TeamMates)Casey Scheiner (Class of 2024) was honored for the most philanthropy hours, earning 100 hours, among his btc...
My One-Month in the Ukraine War
Have you ever heard a whistle of shells over your head? Have you ever seen the death of ordinary people from bombs? Unfortunately,...
ONE Orinda Welcomes Emily Allen
The Orinda Network for Education (ONE), organized in Spring, 2020, welcomed Emily Allen to the team as executive director. ONE works with the...
