Kids Helping Kids During Pandemic and Beyond Through a Non-profit
Everyone loves a snack, right? But if you are food-insecure, a snack takes on an entirely different meaning. This is where Pantry...
Students Take “The Masks We Wear” to New Level through Drama
(Sally Hogarty, Photographer)Co-writers/directors Aya Banaja (on screen) and Mina Jenab (R) direct their cast in Honeybee, one of four short plays to be performed...
Teachers of the Year Announced
While in-person learning has only been a reality for a short time in Orinda, teachers have been hard at work the entire...
Miramonte Youth Environmentalists Create Project HEART to Help Local Restaurants
(Courtesy Yuji Watanabe)
(L-R) Ryan Sinnreich, Julian Rustigian, Aidan Chan, Vajra Vo, Wyatt Barnes, Jonas Dao, Devon Bradley, Leo Cardozo, James Patrick, Dalai Vo, Sheng...
Orinda All-Girl Robotics Team on Their Way to Finals Competition
Team Stampede, the all-girl robotics team from Orinda, who won the award for “Best Robot Design” at the FIRST® LEGO® League robotics...
Poul Anderson Writing Contest
The submission deadline for 2021’s Poul Anderson Writing Contest this year is Friday, April 16 at midnight. The contest, open to...
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...
Young Local Voices of Democracy Heard Loud and Clear at Ceremony
(Photo Courtesy of VFW District 10)District 10 Commander Mark Steinberg presents Claire Kane with her award for winning the Voice of Democracy essay contest....
STEM Conference Goes Virtual
(Courtesy of Franceska Hinkamp)STEM keynote speaker Franceska Hinkamp is a pioneering genetic counselor in pediatrics, adult medical genetics, neonatal intensive care and cancer predisposition...
OUSD Navigates Changing Requirements for School Campus Openings
(Sally Hogarty, Photographer)
This classroom at Wagner Ranch Elementary School is ready to go. All that is missing are the students.
Continual changes and...
District Endeavors to Reach Students With Virtual Equity and Diversity Curriculum
As protests swept the nation in the weeks following the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, a video surfaced on...
Registration Open for 18th Annual High School Visual Arts Competition
The Lamorinda Arts Council reminds the area’s students and families that online registration for its 18th Annual High School Visual Arts Competition...
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....
Wagner Ranch Nature Area Provides Joy for Children in the Outdoors
Once again, the voices of children floated over the trails and along the stream at the historic Wagner Ranch Nature Area, as...
Exhilarating Process for Miramonte High School Student Magazine Staff
(Moona Nandi, Photographer)Miramonte’s Journalism Club students (L-R) Alex Finegan, Mia Singleton, Chaya Tong, Scarlett Mosher, Miriam Yee and Olivia Eukel, proudly showcase their 2018-19...
Nonprofit Girls Crushing It Creates Girlpreneurs and Confidence
How do you build confidence and develop leadership and financial skills in young girls to ensure success in their future careers? Orinda...
Pivoting to Hybrid Learning Soon
Although Contra Costa County remains in the state’s COVID-19 Purple Tier, the Acalanes Union High School District (AUHSD), which includes Miramonte High...
OUSD Has More Homework to Reopen Schools
In October, the number of COVID-19 cases in Contra Costa County reduced enough to move the county into the less restrictive red...
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...
Distance Learning for Parents, Not Just For The Kids
Orinda students of all ages are back to school using distance learning; however, this academic school year has found adults heading back...
