Miramonte Matadors Express Band
The Matador Express band rocked Miramonte’s High School quad, while students enjoyed lunch on May 10. (L-R) Thomas Boifort on bass, Alexander Kim...
Student Launches Non-Profit to Help Protect Colombian Ecosystems
For the Raphaels, environmental service was a natural endeavor after years of traveling. Earlier this year, the Orinda family worked together to launch...
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...
Miramonte Junior Prom
Miramonte students greet each other at the school before boarding buses headed to their junior prom at the Canyon View Event Center in San...
Flock of Swans Lands at the Orinda Library
Orinda Ballet Academy’s performers present Swan Lake & Contemporary Dances at the Orinda Library Auditorium, May 19 – 21. (L-R) Phoebe Higgins, Maya...
Awesome Experiences at March Saint Mary’s STEM Conference
Have you ever thought about how acclaimed women scientists achieved fame? Marie Curie, Jane Goodall, Katherine Johnson. This list goes on and on....
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...
Student Contest: Design Winning T-Shirts for 4th of July and Car...
Do you like to draw? Create stunning digital art? If so, get out the crayons, colored pencils, paints and computers. Through April 15,...
Orinda Intermediate School Students Proudly Present Shrek JR.
Orinda Intermediate School students proudly present Shrek JR., April 20-22. The musical, produced by Bay Area Children's Theatre, includes 48 sixth through eighth...
National Charity League Lamorinda Honors Class of 2023
On March 5, the Lamorinda Chapter of National Charity League recognized its 21 graduating seniors in an event at the Contra Costa Country...
Miramonte/AUHSD Lawsuit Update
Following up on The Orinda News article about the lawsuit filed against Miramonte High School and the Acalanes Union High School District (AUHSD)...
Three Years and $14 Million Later, ONE Celebrates Success
Celebrating its third anniversary March 14, the Orinda Network for Education (ONE) has raised almost $14 million dollars for Orinda public schools since...
Measure Z Aims to Boost School District Funding for Teachers and...
Orinda Union School District (OUSD) seeks to supplement funding for its schools through a new parcel tax. Measure Z is on the March...
Saving Newts
Ella Jung rescues a newt during the recent rains. California newts are indigenous to this area and come out during rainy nights. Mornings...
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...
