Odyssey of the Mind World Champs
An Orinda Odyssey of the Mind team took home the highest honor by winning the 2020 World Finals, held online this year...
Despite Petition, No Change Planned on High School Grading Policy
Parents and students of the Acalanes High School Unified District (AUHSD) have been circulating a petition demanding the district give students the...
2020 Poul Anderson Creative Writing Contest Winners Announced
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While the school year may have come to a close in a rather unorthodox way given the shelter-in-place order, it certainly didn’t...
Orindan Wins Poster Design Contest
Artley Whipple, 10, won first prize in a national competition to design a poster raising awareness of plastic pollution. Run by...
Miramonte Class of 2020 Special Section
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The above advertisements were purchased by the families of graduating seniors and do not represent the complete graduating class of Miramonte High School 2020....
Youth Ink Winners Announced
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Kaylin Chang, first place winner.
Students Kaylin Chang, Emma Wong and Holly Craysforth are the winners of this year’s Youth Ink creative...
Water Polo Club Athletes Head to College
Eleven graduating seniors from the Lamorinda Water Polo Club have committed to play water polo in college. The student athletes join...
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...
Graduation Takes Place With Caution, Creativity, Burritos
After a great deal of planning and deliberation, commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2020 for Orinda high school students were reconfigured...
AAUW Awards Four Scholarships
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Sophia Kofoed, Miramonte High School
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Kate Ye, Campolindo High School
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Lynn Wolfe, Acalanes High School
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Marielle Riesner-Hansson, Acalanes High School
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The American...
Student View: Anger, Sadness, Reflection About Senior Year
When I first heard that Miramonte High School was closing for a couple of weeks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus,...
$500 Scholarship Offered in Fire District Essay Contest
The Rescue One Foundation, a nonprofit that supports the local fire district, announced its first-ever essay contest for Orinda and Moraga students....
Creative Writers in Search of Expression Publish Student Magazine
Writer’s Mag, a creative writing club at Miramonte High School, is gearing up for the second annual publication of its creative writing...
Lamorinda Idol Auditions to be Virtual
In response to the coronavirus outbreak, Lamorinda Idol has made changes to its popular singing contest. According to event chairman Steve...
Miramonte Boosters 2020 Hall of Fame Inductees
The Miramonte Boosters Club will induct Steve Harwood, Garth Haynes, Brett Jackson, Bill Maze, Megan Reid, Heather White and Paul Yriberri (posthumously)...
Sign-ups Open for Summer Fun
(Courtesy Sherman Swim School)
“A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away …” Wait a minute – this energetic young swimmer is approaching...
Troop 237 Set to Honor Four Scouts for Achieving Eagle Rank
Orinda Boy Scout Troop 237 announced Joe Henderson, Brian Harris, Alex Ramsey and Aidan Swenson have achieved the rank of Eagle Scout...
Winter Ball Culminates Year of Volunteering for Local Debutantes
(James Brian Studios, Photographer)Ten young women were celebrated for their accomplishments and philanthropic contributions at the 62nd Annual Winter Ball. Back row (L-R): Lauren...
OUSD Kinder/TK Registration in February
Transitional kindergarten and kindergarten registration for children entering an Orinda public school in August will be open Feb. 3 – 6. On...
Deadline Approaching for Youth Ink
The Orinda Junior Women’s Club is sponsoring Youth Ink 2020, the annual creative writing contest open to middle school students who live...
