Education
This past Saturday the Contra Costa College Community Chess Tournament took place bringing a diverse crowd of participants.
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.
This Tuesday the West Contra Costa Unified School District celebrated its 11th Annual Reclassification Award Ceremony in which students that have become fully proficient in English were awarded.
This Saturday, the Contra Costa Unified School District invited the community to an open house showcasing the new campus of Helms, the only middle school in San Pablo. The 140,000 square foot facility will be ready for the kids in the fall.
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?
For the teens and young adults who gathered on a rainy day last week in North Richmond, life has been a succession of struggles and temptations. But on this day, there would be rays of light.
Will Haynes, 16, has no problem telling you what’s on his mind. Just ask him. Or don’t. He might tell you anyway. The Kennedy High School junior and RYSE youth center staple has wisdom beyond his years and a flair for media skills to match.
A community meeting tonight for the roughly 40-square block area in the southern section of the city’s Iron Triangle could mark a major step in a long-building local civic improvement initiative.
It will soon be unlawful for children to roam the streets during school hours. A unanimous City Council on Tuesday adopted an ordinance that enacts a daytime curfew for school kids.