Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Love of Art and Literature
Exuberant was the first word that came to mind when meeting Springhill Elementary School teacher and Lafayette School District's 2014-15 Teacher of the Year nominee Olivia Vann. Other adjectives were dynamic, personable and passionate. Nearing the end of the year, her ...By Diane Claytor
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| Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Saklan Teacher Selected in Nationwide Search for Science Teachers by FDA
Science teacher Vickie Obenchain, affectionately known by her Saklan School students as Miss O, has been selected as one of only 30 educators from across the country to participate in the 2014 Food and Drug Administration Professional Development Program in Food ...Submitted by Christine Kuckuk
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| Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Bentley School Students Among CSSSA 2014 California Arts Scholars
Four Bentley School students, Emily LaRoche, Milo Narushchen, Margot Witte and Madison Lin, were among the approximately 500 young people selected for the California Arts Scholars 2014 summer session of the California Summer School for the Arts. Drawn from a pool of ...Submitted by Darwin Marable
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| Wednesday, June 18, 2014
New 'Wheels' Electrify Moraga Reporter
"This is my new car," Sophie Braccini said with a glint in her eye, as she stopped at a coffee shop to chat. While the Lamorinda Weekly reporter has purposely kept a low carbon footprint (she owns a Prius), this current set of "wheels" is electric assist, which allows ...By Cathy Dausman
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| Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Lockdown at Acalanes High School
Considering recent acts of violence on school campuses, police and school administrators jumped to attention when Acalanes High School principal Aida Glimme reported that she received a threat on Friday, June 6 targeting seniors at a school assembly slated for later ...By Cathy Tyson
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| Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Into the Woods, the Water ... and Up the Mountain
What do you do when you graduate from high school and feel unsure about what you want to do with your life? If you're Jett Bates, you hop on a plane, join nine like-minded adventurers and spend three months traversing the rugged outdoors of New Zealand.
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| Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Three Cheers for the Grads!
Last Friday evening was busy in Lamorinda, as the Acalanes Union High School District held near-simultaneous on-campus graduations. The students who started kindergarten just weeks before 9-11 are now leaving high school. District wide, 1,311 students receive diplomas. ...By Cathy Dausman
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| Wednesday, June 04, 2014
'Maleficent'
You know summer is approaching - communities are preparing for Grad Nights, proms, graduations and blockbuster movies. This past weekend Disney released "Maleficent," which has all the elements for a major summer blockbuster - it was made with an estimated $200 million ...By Derek Zemrak
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| Wednesday, June 04, 2014
Spring into Summer with Fun-Filled Lamorinda Entertainment
Lamorinda will ring with the sound of music, parades, games, parties and dances, most of them outdoors this June and July, taking full advantage of local parks and the warm California sun.
 By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, June 04, 2014
'A Raisin in the Sun'
Cal Shakes strides boldly into its 40th anniversary summer season with Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun," a classic masterpiece in which dreams float, faith falters, and human resilience is the glue preventing societal walls from tumbling.
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| Wednesday, June 04, 2014
Longevity Discussion at Lafayette Library Begs the Question: How Long Would You Want to Live?
Lamorinda residents have it good. At a recent Commonwealth Club event at the Lafayette Library, more than a dozen hands shot up when author, journalist, television and radio correspondent David Ewing Duncan asked how many people would like to live to be 120 years ...By Lou Fancher
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| Wednesday, June 04, 2014
THE APP RAP
App: MyScript Calculator by
Vision Objects Inc.
For: iPhones and
 By Alex Pawlakos
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| Wednesday, June 04, 2014
Pettegrew Graduates Magna Cum Laude
Lafayette resident Jenna Pettegrew, 22, graduated from Santa Clara University, magna cum laude, with a Bachelor of Science in psychology and a minor in sociology. Jenna, an active member of the Alpha Phi Sorority, was also initiated into the Phi Beta Kappa honor ...
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| Wednesday, June 04, 2014
Gordon and Gail Nathan Celebrate 50 Years Together
Gordon Nathan and Gail (Goldstein) Nathan will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 7. They met at Lincoln High School in San Francisco, began dating their junior year and married in June 1964. The Nathans moved to Moraga in 1969, where they raised their ...
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| Wednesday, June 04, 2014
Sarada Symonds Graduates from Campolindo High School
After relocating to Moraga from Salt Lake City, Utah in 2010, Sarada attended Campolindo High School, participating in basketball, volleyball, Future Business Leaders of America, Model UN, LaPuma, and Academic Decathlon; where she was awarded nine out of ten medals at ...
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