Town Square

Post a New Topic


Sort by:  Most recent topic/comment   Most viewed   Most comments

Navigation tip: Clicking on any category label will display all recent posts in that category

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Pleasanton school board ponders merits, drawbacks of area-based elections

Pleasanton voters may select the next Board of Trustees representatives from a pool of geographically-determined candidates...

Original post made on Aug. 30, 2021
Last comment by Support our teachers, on Sep 9, 2021 at 10:07 am | 12 comments | 6314 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Pleasanton Preps: Foothill bids farewell to longtime football scoreboard operator Isaacs

When Foothill High School's opening night football win over Castro Valley came to an end on Aug. 30, it also ended one heck...

Original post made on Sep. 7, 2021
Last comment by bill, on Sep 8, 2021 at 8:21 am | 2 comments | 8604 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Dublin trustees greenlight $115 million Emerald High budget boost

Dublin Unified School District's planned second comprehensive high school received a $115 million boost for building costs...

Original post made on Sep. 1, 2021
Last comment by VAB , on Sep 1, 2021 at 1:24 pm | 1 comment | 5063 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

School is in session at Pleasanton Unified

Though perhaps more anticipated than previous years, it was a mostly normal scene when students came back last week for the...

Original post made on Aug. 22, 2021
Last comment by Todd, on Aug 26, 2021 at 1:29 pm | 3 comments | 5580 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Livermore: Anti-mask speakers urge school board to drop mandate for students

A group of Livermore residents and parents addressed the LVJUSD board last week expressing their concerns about students...

Original post made on Aug. 24, 2021
Last comment by John, on Aug 24, 2021 at 9:23 pm | 7 comments | 5630 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Rotary Club of Pleasanton Gives $61,000 to Local Students

The Rotary Club of Pleasanton awarded $41,687 to 11 local high school students and $20,000 to 8 local college students. This...

Original post made by nancyrh1@sbcglobal.net on Aug. 13, 2021
Last comment by David Pascualy, on Aug 16, 2021 at 12:39 pm | 1 comment | 1435 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Pleasanton high schooler improves the quality of life in Muchende Village - Zambia

For years, the women of the Muchende village in the Mumbwa district in Zambia, have had no maternity services. Many of them...

Original post made by Krishnan Jagadheesh on Aug. 14, 2021
There are no comments yet. 1584 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

PUSD board to consider increasing Horizon program fees to avert layoffs

After facing staff layoffs earlier this year, the long-running Horizon Early Education Center may be headed towards recovery,...

Original post made on Aug. 12, 2021
Last comment by LanceM, on Aug 12, 2021 at 6:42 pm | 1 comment | 3815 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Amador Valley High breaks ground on new shade structure

Amador Valley High School broke ground Wednesday on construction for a new shade structure that will provide students some...

Original post made on Jul. 19, 2021
Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on Jul 20, 2021 at 2:46 pm | 3 comments | 7530 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Livermore high schools to offer three new 'equity-focused' courses

High school students attending Livermore public schools will have three new equity-focused elective options this fall following...

Original post made on Jul. 14, 2021
There are no comments yet. 6127 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

PUSD eyes academic equity with grading practice overhaul

A proposal to overhaul grading practices at Pleasanton Unified School District became a broader discussion about ensuring...

Original post made on Jun. 30, 2021
Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on Jul 8, 2021 at 8:33 am | 19 comments | 11471 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

PUSD union staff 'disgusted' by pay increases for upper administration

Amid negotiations with both collective bargaining groups at PUSD (and heavy criticism from some union members), the Board...

Original post made on Jun. 28, 2021
Last comment by Michael Austin , on Jul 7, 2021 at 5:43 pm | 25 comments | 10204 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Pleasanton: City names new teen poet laureate

Pleasanton has named Amador Valley High School senior Nikita Jayaprakash to be the city's 2021-22 teen poet laureate after...

Original post made on Jun. 23, 2021
Last comment by Jennifer Pauli, on Jun 30, 2021 at 3:12 am | 2 comments | 7953 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Foothill High Students Awarded Rotary North Scholarships

Reflecting their outstanding academic performance, school activities and community service, three graduating seniors from...

Original post made by Jim Brice on Jun. 26, 2021
There are no comments yet. 1356 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Tri-Valley Retired Educators' Scholarships

Tri-Valley Retired Educators’ Scholarships The Tri-Valley Retired Educators’ Scholarship, part of...

Original post made by CWanlin on Jun. 15, 2021
There are no comments yet. 1503 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

2021 Pedrozzi Scholars Announced

The Pedrozzi Foundation recently awarded $461,000 in scholarships to 122 local scholars, 29% of whom are in the first generation...

Original post made by Pedrozzi Foundation on Jun. 14, 2021
There are no comments yet. 1533 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Valley View principal promoted to district office

Valley View Elementary's principal is leaving the school after the academic year but will be remaining with the district...

Original post made on May. 27, 2021
Last comment by Indy Girl, on May 27, 2021 at 12:42 pm | 3 comments | 7423 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Pleasanton board trustees will decide the fate of a popular PUSD Early Education Center this Thursday which also would cut support for teen moms

Pleasanton board trustees will decide the fate of a popular PUSD Early Education Center this Thursday which also would cut...

Original post made by Dave on May. 17, 2021
Last comment by Nick, on May 20, 2021 at 12:46 am | 2 comments | 1441 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Layoffs are looming for Horizons daycare program

A long-time daycare program at Pleasanton Unified School District is facing staff cuts "due to lack of work and/or lack of...

Original post made on May. 20, 2021
Last comment by Peggy, on May 20, 2021 at 12:10 am | 1 comment | 5880 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

PUSD may switch course on temporary grading policy

Pleasanton Unified School District may extend its Credit/No Credit temporary grading policy for middle and high school students...

Original post made on May. 6, 2021
Last comment by Michael Austin , on May 10, 2021 at 1:34 pm | 9 comments | 7337 Views
<< < 3 4 5 6 7 > >>
Page 5 of 117

Stay informed.

Get the day's top headlines from PleasantonWeekly.com sent to your inbox in the Express newsletter.

Burning just one "old style" light bulb can cost $150 or more per year
By Sherry Listgarten | 10 comments | 2,303 views

Reflecting on lives this Thanksgiving Day
By Tim Hunt | 0 comments | 1,110 views

Premiere! “I Do I Don’t: How to build a better marriage” – Here, a page/weekday
By Chandrama Anderson | 1 comment | 704 views

 

Support local families in need

Your contribution to the Pleasanton Weekly Holiday Fund will go directly to nonprofits supporting local families and children in need. Last year, Pleasanton Weekly readers contributed over $83,000 to support eight safety-net nonprofits right here in the Tri-Valley.

DONATE HERE