Teen Corner – April 2025
Open campus at Miramonte? Students weigh in on possible lunch-time option
Should Miramonte students be allowed to leave the campus during lunchtime? Many high...
Eight locals earn Eagle Scout rank
There are approximately 1 million Boy Scouts in the United States. Only 6 percent of them put in the time and effort necessary...
Orinda schools implementing new TK pre-school program this fall
Enrollment is open for Orinda’s new Transitional Kindergarten (TK) for the 2025-2026 school year. The free program offers parents the added choice of...
$130 School Parcel Tax To Be Voted on in May
Orinda homeowners could pay an additional $130 a year if an Acalanes school district parcel tax is approved in a May 6 special...
OUSD May Cut Teaching Positions at Orinda Intermediate School
A resolution to cut 2025-2026 positions at Orinda Intermediate School (OIS) was introduced at the Orinda Union School District (OUSD) board meeting on...
Arnav Misra Gives Miramonte A Voice On Acalanes School Board
If anxiety and sleeplessness defines the average high school student, Arnav Misra is an anomaly. The 17-year-old Miramonte High School senior juggles his...
OUSD Offers Transitional Kindergarten
This fall, the Orinda Unified School District will introduce Transitional Kindergarten (TK), a free program for children who turn four on or before...
Teen Corner – March 2025
Teenagers Want Their TikTok
Despite the dozens of social media apps in circulation, TikTok is one of the most popular among high school students. ...
Miramonte Music Production Class Clears the Road for Kids’ Creativity
Computers and music will be combined when Miramonte becomes the first school in the Acalanes district to offer a Digital Music Production (DMP)...
Miramonte Girls Already Working On Strong Spring Sports Seasons
It may be February, but the high school sports’ calendar says it’s spring – and a quartet of Miramonte girls’ teams are already...
Nature Area Accesson OUSD Agenda
After five years, progress on the reopening of the Nature Area at Wagner Ranch will be on the Orinda Union School District’s agenda for its Monday,...
Orinda Schools Score Top Marks on State Student Assessment Tests
Despite a very low level of state funding, students in Orinda schools continue to shine brightly on state assessment testing. Many educators and...
Teen Corner – January 2025
An Inside Look at the Orinda Teen Advisory Council
When COVID hit, Gen-Z touched screens instead of grass, and listened to teachers on Zoom...
The Benefits of Environmental Education in the Nature Area
(Courtesy of Friends of the Nature Area)Since 1970 the Nature Area at Wagner Ranch Elementary has provided thousands of children with unique outdoor, experiential...
Miramonte Students Connect with Peers through a Christian Faith Club
(Ella Osmonson, Photographer)At Miramonte’s fair, (L-R) Olivia Lewis, Grace Bird, Nell Gallahan and Quincy Obradovic helped recruit new members for their Miramonte Faith Club.
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Teen Corner – December 2024
Miramonte’s Two Anonymous Bullying and Bias Reporting Systems Help Students
People consistently see news reports of tragedies involving young people, only to later learn...
Dream Come True for Local Student Touring with Grinch Musical
(Tom Impallomeni
and Amy Wenzel, Photographers)Cara Impallomeni, an 11-year-old student at Orinda Intermediate School, has won several Lamorinda Idol contests, including this year’s group...
Orinda Hosts 2024 Sister City Exchange Student Honza Belada
Most people would say no if asked to fly to a foreign country and spend a semester with a family and school full...
Youngest Editor in Orinda Creates Wagner Ranch Campus Newspaper
Whoever says legacy news print is dying, has it all wrong. Meet 10-year-old Shane Zuzack, who started a campus newspaper called Wagner Ranch...
