Tag Archives: Richmond High School

Congressman Miller visits Richmond schools

Congressman George Miller (D-Martinez) lobbed a lot of questions Thursday afternoon. But he only got one unanimous answer. “How many of you plan to go...

Ivy League Connection gives local youth an academic edge

Ivy League schools are known worldwide for their prestige, academic rigor and exclusive admissions. The Ivy League Connection funds trips to Ivy League summer enrichment...

Richmond High Oiler Jorge Diaz doing well after concussion

Richmond High School junior Jorge Diaz, who suffered a concussion at last Friday’s Oilers football game at Pinole Valley High School, is doing well, according...

A concussion shortchanges the Oilers, but they still fight

The concussion left these inner-city high school football players in tears. There were curses, there was silence, there was rallying and hope, there was a...

Richmond players persevere, but Hercules takes the win

The Richmond Oilers took one on the chin Friday night, when the Hercules Titans consistently ran the ball, scoring early and often in a game...

New coach hopes to change Oiler’s fate

Tashaka Merriweather steps onto the artificial turf field on a brisk, Wednesday afternoon. Sporting his customary black shades and windbreaker, Merriweather starts directing this team...

With new $60,000 lab, Richmond High is training a new crop of engineers

Richmond High School now has a new state-of-the-art computer lab that will provide students with intensive engineering training. The lab is the result of a...

Richmond High student Guadalupe Morales is Ivy League bound

17-year-old Guadalupe Morales knows what people think when they hear the words “Richmond High School.” They think of poverty, crime, low-test scores and a horrific...

The witness list

Richmond Confidential has compiled a comprehensive list of witnesses—and their key testimony—who’ve taken the stand in the preliminary hearing into the 2009 rape at Richmond...

Defendant describes how assault escalated

Questions raised and new details on the 15th day of the preliminary hearing.

They call him ‘Mr. Mentor’

Sammie Lee Hill is a former cop who is a force for good.