Students at local schools return to classrooms next month. As of July 1, all students entering seventh grade need proof of the Tdap booster shot.
Backed by fresh survey results showing support for property tax ballot measures for West Contra Costa schools, the school board voted unanimously Monday night in favor of both parcel tax and bond measures on the November ballot.
If you want to get into Stanford University, having a parent who went there can help, but your chances are much higher if your parent is on the faculty or a big donor, according to two former Stanford admissions officers.
The Herculean graduated from Loyola Marymount University.
Many people are excited about the recently announced discovery of the long-sought Higgs boson, called the "God Particle" by some physicists. Five UC Berkeley scientists will describe the breakthrough in a public panel Friday.
In the wake of the defeat of the Measure K parcel tax for West Contra Costa schools, the school board voted to increase class sizes for grades K-2 throughout the district.
At a special Monday night meeting in El Cerrito, the West Contra Costa school board voted 4-0 to survey public opinion on another possible parcel tax election. The proposed Measure K parcel tax for schools narrowly lost in last month's election.
Project focused on awareness of trash produced and the need for recycling.
Hercules Middle High School Principal Guy Zakrevsky, Lupine Hills Elementary School Principal Cynthia Taylor and Ohlone Elementary School Principal Liz Lonsdale will leave their posts. Their replacements take over in August.
Following the narrow defeat of the Measure K parcel tax for schools on June 5, the West Contra Costa school board will hold a special meeting Monday in El Cerrito on whether to survey public opinion on a new measure in November.
District lags behind the county and state rates in helping targeted students to pass the test.
The public is welcome to attend an organizational meeting of volunteers to look at the level of debt issued for county school districts' construction projects.
A church-sponored event on June 30 will raise money for Pinole Valley High School Conservatory of the Arts.
Graduation ceremony paid tribute to the family of an organ donor who's liver saved the life of Pinole resident Alfonso Garcia.
New votes added late Friday to the semi-official election returns indicate that the Measure K parcel tax for West Contra Costa schools would have passed without Pinole and Hercules, where support was weakest.
A picture gallery of Hanna Ranch Elementary School's ceremony for its recent honor as a California Department of Education Distinguished School.
The board president of the West Contra Costa school district said Wednesday it's time to consider separation from Hercules and Pinole, which had the strongest opposition to the defeated Measure K parcel tax for schools.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving wants your graduate to stay safe and sober this grad season.
Hercules High's graduation is Saturday, June 9; John Swett seniors graduate Friday, June 8. Share your graduate's success with a photo or shout-out on Hercules Patch.
Pinole Valley High School graduation is Saturday.
Newly released data show that West Contra Costa schools paid $47.4 million back for the $28.5 million they borrowed. "Wow," the school board president said on the eve of a big ceremony today, Friday, marking the debt's end.
A flag raising ceremony is set for June 7.
State schools chief Tom Torlakson will attend a local ceremony Friday marking the district's early repayment of a 21-year loan and release from a long-standing debt – several years ahead of schedule.
The website's purpose is to aid middle and high school students learn about career opportunities to pursue.
The event is a collaboration with the Pinole Historical Society.
A group of Pinole Valley High School students will attend summer sessions at various elite schools in 2012.
[WARNING: This video contains objectionable language.] Just a day at the beach for Pinole Valley High School's Class of 2012.
[WARNING: The attached video includes violence and bad language.] Fight videos raise serious questions about security, technology, parenting and teen behavior.
Hint: He was a vice principal in 1971.