The annual Harding Carnival & Pumpkin Patch – being held this Sunday, Oct. 7 – has become a popular community event, with several improvements and new features this year, according to organizer Gunther Rohrer.
Childhood development expert Bev Bos, whose philosophy of play is embraced by the El Cerrito Preschool Cooperative, will give a workshop Wednesday night in El Cerrito. Her approach is described in this guest column by Michelle Baptiste.
The El Cerrito High Class of 1967 will hold its 45-year reunion this Saturday. Or is it nine reunions? Find the answer in this guest column by Craig Kubey, spring semester class president.
The El Cerrito High football team brought a decisive end to Salesian High's 26-game winning streak Friday night with 42-6 victory over the team from Richmond.
As the attached photos and video show, steel jaws of heavy construction machines were turned to destruction Friday as they chewed off part of the old Portola Middle School in El Cerrito. The knock-down begins in earnest next week, school officials said.
More details, with candidate statements, from the West Contra Costa school board candidates forum Monday at Harding Elementary School were published Thursday by the Contra Costa Times and Richmond Confidential.
If you'd like to help the drama program at El Cerrito High and own a special "Spotlight on El Cerrito" coffee mug, you're in luck. You can also fill the mug with specially roasted "Gauchos Coffee."
About 80 people attended a candidates forum for the West Contra Costa school board race at Harding Elementary in El Cerrito Monday night. The event was live broadcast on El Cerrito Patch.
Two El Cerrito High School seniors have been named National Merit Scholarship semi-finalists, a group that represents less than one percent of the approximately 1.5 million students who took the qualifying PSAT test last year.
The El Cerrito City Council Tuesday night will consider whether to endorse two ballot measures for West Contra Costa schools: extension of the current parcel tax for academics and a new construction bond measure.
After losing an influential game 13-16 a year ago to Campolindo High, El Cerrito High's varsity football squad pushed its season record to 4-0 Friday night with table-turning 16-14 victory over the Campolindo Cougars.
A letter from the trustee informed bond holders of the impending sale.
The Tehiyah Day School received the U.S. Department of Education’s National Blue Ribbon School honor on Friday.
On weekdays we feature a chat with someone who lives or works in El Cerrito.
On the menu this past week at Windrush School’s "Farm Stand" were beets, spinach, romaine, cauliflower, carrots, pink lady apples, oranges, tangerines and lemons.
Every weekday we feature an interview with someone who lives or works in El Cerrito.
El Cerrito's Prospect Sierra School is one of seven U.S. schools named as leaders in providing a future-oriented education.
Girls Leadership Institute aims to have life-long impact.
A photo gallery of Amy Chua, author of "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother," from her days at Portola Middle School and El Cerrito High.
Volunteers are being sought for an exemplary writer-coaching program that is coming to the high school.
Great performing arts space is looking for performers.