Tag Archives: Richmond High School

Seven winners at Contra Costa College Community Chess Tournament

This past Saturday the Contra Costa College Community Chess Tournament took place bringing a diverse crowd of participants.

Teens show their best at Richmond’s Got Talent Show

Teenage singers, dancers, a saxophone player and a band gave their best at the Richmond Memorial Auditorium last Friday during the Richmond’s Got Talent show.

District banking on voter support for Measure D

West Contra Costa County voters have been highly supportive of school-related bond measures in the past. But could a down economy and lingering worries about leadership on the district school board prove enough to doom Measure D?

Happening This Week: Jan. 11

Tuesday, January 12
BOYS SOCCER
Richmond at El Cerrito, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
El Cerrito at Richmond, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
De Anza at Berkeley High, 7 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Berkeley at De Anza, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, January 13
BOYS SOCCER
Swett at Kennedy, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Holy Names at Salesian, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Kennedy at Albany, 5:30 p.m.
Salesian at Swett, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Kennedy at Albany, 7 p.m.
Salesian…

Happening This Week: Dec. 15

Tuesday, December 15
BOYS SOCCER
Kennedy at Northgate, 3 p.m.
De Anza at El Cerrito, 6:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Richmond at Concord, 7 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Kennedy at Swett, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, December 16
BOYS SOCCER
Albany at Salesian, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Salesian at Albany, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Kennedy at Pinole Valley, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 17
GIRLS BASKETBALL
De Anza at Swett, 5:30 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
De Anza at Encinal, 7…

Real men don’t stand by

The My Strength training program teaches men how to intervene in acts of violence against women. Also called bystander training, My Strength should have been offered regularly at Richmond High, as dismayed advocates pointed out in the aftermath of the Richmond High rape.

Blogging for Jane Doe

Hannah Kenny’s Facebook group, called “Support the Richmond High School gang rape survivor,” drew messages of support from across the world.

Community must manage trauma, too

A rape as brutal as the recent attack at Richmond High can affect more people than the victim and her family members.  Hearing the details of the crime, especially when details are repeated over and over again in news stories and on television, can extend the trauma throughout the community.

Happening This Week

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18
Girls volleyball
-North Coast Section Division IV semifinals:
No. 6 St. Helena at No. 2 Salesian, 7 p.m.
THURSDAY, NOV. 19
Girls soccer
-Richmond at Antioch, 6 p.m.
SATURDAY, NOV. 21
Boys soccer
-De Anza at Irvington, 10:30 a.m.
Football
-North Coast Section Division IV playoffs:
No. 10 McKinleyville at No. 3 Salesian, 1 p.m.
Boys basketball
Richmond at Swett, 7 p.m.

No urgency before emergency

Without the eyes of news media fixed on them, district board members have displayed no urgency to protect Richmond’s largest school with fences and cameras.