Students

    Seniors Around Town (SAT) riders and drivers came together with SAT staff members and Orinda Association board members to celebrate the season...

    Dr. Yenjean Hwang, an infectious disease specialist and chair of Orinda Rotary’s International Vision Volunteers project, notes about 70 percent of blind...

    Transitional kindergarten and kindergarten registration for children entering an Orinda public school in August will be open Feb. 3-6. On those dates,...

    The Orinda Junior Women’s Club is sponsoring Youth Ink 2020, the annual creative writing contest open to middle school students who live...

    Marisa Chow’s life changed dramatically at age 13 when she could no longer play the piano or tennis or dance. It hurt...

Mimi Bommarito, Photographer Orinda architect Lara Dutto (back row, 2nd from left) and her talented team of young artists created the mural Our Home, recently...

    This summer Miramonte Latin teacher Matt Davis and 12 of his students attended the 66th annual National Junior Classical League (NJCL) convention...

(Contributed Photo) Christian Gee and his portable play structure     Christian Gee, a Miramonte High School freshman and member of Boy Scout Troop 57, recently...

    Each year, a select group of music students are invited to the Music Teachers’ Association of California (MTAC) annual state convention, having...

    Prospective Eagle Scout Aidan Swenson on March 23 completed the installation of an informational plaque in Orinda Community Park commemorating the California...

(Lauren Bennett, Photographer) These young triathletes are suited up and ready for the swimming portion of last year’s competition.     Athletes between the ages...

(Dana Chappone, Photographer)Front row (L-R): Gigi Fitzsimmons, Colin Lai, Gracie Walburg and Cameron Zener. Back row (L-R): Paige Sanders, Stephen Klein, Daniel Lucas and...

    On Friday, June 7, five seniors graduated from Orinda’s Holden High School: Calvin van Eckhardt, Laela Balch, Andrew Bracken, Anya Upson and...

    An abundance of writing talent marked the 2019 Poul Anderson Creative Writing contest as judges strived to select the top works from...

    The Music Students Service League of Contra Costa (MSSL) collaborated with Macy’s Walnut Creek on May 4 to host their second annual...

    Scented eye pillows, beaded breathing wands, friendship bracelets, small journals and hand-stuffed animals. These were some of the items Orinda school children...

    After a highly successful showcase and sale in December, Girls Crushing It is hosting its Spring Pop-Up Shop Sunday, May 5, at...

(Lynda Leonard, Photographer) Presenter architect Kelli Franz, co-founder of atelier-KS, works with a participant during an architecture workshop entitled “Drawings to Three Dimension Models” at...

(Contributed Photo)(back row, l to r) Eden Hall; Jennifer Giron; Madeleine Termondt; Madeleine Martin; Nicole Hui; Michelle Shen;, Genie Lee; Dr. Claire...

    A team of local students who placed first in their division in the San Francisco Bay Odyssey of the Mind Regional Tournament...