SCHOOLS & KIDS
Please vote for Donlon Elementary!
Please vote for Donlon Elementary School in the Clorox's "Power a Bright Future" contest. Vote daily online and via text! Thank you for your support!!!
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on Nov 15, 2012 at 3:41 pm by Please Vote!!!, a member of the Donlon Elementary School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
These cheerleaders helped make a difference
These five cheerleaders and their classmates at Pleasanton Middle School helped make a difference last weekend.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Nov 7, 2012 at 6:41 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Is it graduation time already?
Talon Talk, the newsletter for Foothill High School, reports that orders are due starting today, Nov. 1, for graduation caps/gowns, graduation announcements and class rings. O... |
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on Nov 5, 2012 at 10:46 am by FHS Mum, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
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Tri-Valley Veterans Day parade steps off at 1 p.m. today in downtown Pleasanton
The Pleasanton-based Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6298 and American Legion Post 237 will host the 2012 Tri-Valley Veterans Day Parade starting at 1 p.m. today, with a patriot... |
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on Nov 4, 2012 at 2:13 pm by Main St. Neighbor, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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Walthers out as president of Las Positas College
Kevin Walthers, the popular president of Las Positas College, is looking for a new job just 16 months after the Chabot-Las Positas College Board of Trustees hired him in the s... |
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on Nov 1, 2012 at 10:19 pm by Rick Johnson, a resident of Livermore |
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PUSD footing the bill for WASC at the Rose Hotel?
Representatives from WASC visited Amador this week, and apparently they stayed at The Rose Hotel. I'm assuming that the district picked up the tab. Does anyone else think tha... |
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on Oct 31, 2012 at 2:16 pm by money is only 1/3 of \"cost\", a member of the Valley View Elementary School community |
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Granite Bay High wins Sweepstakes award at Foothill Band Review
Main Street in Pleasanton was filled with the sounds of music last Saturday as 50 marching bands from high schools and middle schools throughout the area passed under the Plea... |
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on Oct 28, 2012 at 9:57 am by Huh?, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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Email system crash forces PUSD to go analog
The Pleasanton school district's email system was down for nearly a week, between Oct. 16 and 22, but the district has moved to the clouds to get a new system up and running.
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on Oct 27, 2012 at 8:19 pm by The dog ate my email, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Students, alumni, parents honor Amador band director
It's been a great month for Amador High School's band director Jon Grantham. Not only has he been honored as the district's Teacher of the Year, but he was the center of atten... |
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on Oct 26, 2012 at 9:58 am by Cindy Gehl, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
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Pleasanton school district moves emails to new system, seeks to recover lost messages, data
The Pleasanton school district's email system was down for nearly a week, between Oct. 16 and 22, but the district has moved to the clouds to get a new system up and running.
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on Oct 25, 2012 at 10:43 am by Dear Cloud?, a member of the Foothill High School community |
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'Dance fest' to raise money for orphans displaced from Burma
A Pleasanton teen is offering something for the mind, body and spirit for those who come out to her Girl Scout Gold Star fundraiser this weekend.
Read the full story here htt... |
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on Oct 16, 2012 at 9:29 am by Mary, a resident of the Country Fair neighborhood |
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Pleasanton school board to hear latest state funding estimates at tonight's meeting
The Pleasanton School board will get an update on the latest financial news from the state at its meeting tonight. The update has been scheduled to take only about five minute... |
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on Oct 13, 2012 at 6:50 am by Resident, a resident of the Bridle Creek neighborhood |
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Teens take interest in politics, too
As the November election approaches, Pleasanton residents await the opportunity to vote Nov. 6. But those 18 and older are not the only ones interested -- this town has quite ... |
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on Oct 7, 2012 at 8:53 am by Pete , a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Foothill Athletic Boosters Meat Sale THIS WEEKEND
Come to Foothill high School and support athletics at the FOOTHILL ATHLETIC BOOSTERS MEAT SALE!!!
Our popular meat sale features USDA Choice Meat at Warehouse prices! We h... |
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on Oct 6, 2012 at 7:15 am by FootHill Athletic Boosters, a member of the Foothill High School community |
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Drivers of buses for handicapped children threaten to strike today in Pleasanton
The Pleasanton school district is gearing up for a possible strike by bus drivers for physically-challenged students.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Oct 4, 2012 at 8:26 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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New book club meets tonight to deal with challenges of success
A new book club is meeting at the Pleasanton library tonight to discuss "The Price of Privilege" by Dr. Madelyn Levine, a book that explores whether teens from affluent famil... |
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on Oct 1, 2012 at 7:31 pm by Sherie MacGregor, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
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Thanks 1000! Book and Celebration to Honor Jon Grantham
The Amador Friends of Music is holding a “Thanks a Thousand!” celebration to honor Jonathan Grantham on completing his 10th year as Director of Bands at Amador Valley High Sch... |
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on Oct 1, 2012 at 12:02 pm by Sally Baker, a resident of the Pleasanton Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Afternoon Recess Eliminated at Hearst, Lydiksen, Mohr and Fairlands for Grades 1 through 3 Staggered Reading
Grades 1st, 2nd and 3rd used to have a morning and an afternoon recess.
Most schools still have a morning and afternoon recess. Under Staggered Reading, Early and Late Sta... |
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on Sep 28, 2012 at 9:52 pm by Yep, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PPIE's 9th annual "Bon Appetit-Toasts & Tastes of Fall" to benefit Pleasanton schools!
Don't miss it! PPIE's annual culinary event, Bon Appetit- Toasts & Tastes of Fall, on October 6th from 6:30pm -10pm. 15 culinary teams, consisting of a school principal, a l... |
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on Sep 25, 2012 at 11:15 pm by Sandy Piderit, a resident of the Mohr Park neighborhood |
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School district spends $10,000 on fancy television and iPads
Yesterday, I read in the newspaper that though instructional hours have been cut, the school district had the audacity to spend $10,000 on a big flat screen television and iPa... |
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on Sep 24, 2012 at 2:49 pm by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letters
Commitment remains strong
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, September 21, 2012, 12:00 AM |
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on Sep 23, 2012 at 11:27 pm by Lou, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Tim Hunt Reveals a greater problem than a nanny state
I posted the following in response to about 30 posts complaining about the school lunches. As expected, the response I received was exactly as I stated, denial, blame, and com... |
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on Sep 19, 2012 at 1:34 pm by Life isn\'t a free ride on the Obama welfare express., a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Tim Hunt has a greater problem than a nanny state
Ni hao ma, effendi!
Health and fitness guru and sometime sycamore expert Tim Hunt has recently led by example in his discussion of healthy foods in his column. But not ever... |
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on Sep 19, 2012 at 1:28 pm by Unlocked is Better, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Pleasanton school board backs two competing education funding bills
The Pleasanton School Board decided Tuesday night to hedge its bets and back both competing education spending plans up for a vote in November.
Read the full story here http:... |
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on Sep 15, 2012 at 11:59 pm by Mike, a resident of the Highland Oaks neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School District serves Chips/Salsa for lunch????
First school districts declare ketchup as a vegetable. Now, the politically correct powers that be at the District office have just declared Monday lunch meals 'meatless' and... |
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on Sep 15, 2012 at 6:04 pm by john, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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