Education
Police Chief Chris Magnus told the Richmond City Council Tuesday that the investigation into the alleged rape of a 15-year-old Richmond High School girl continues, leaving the door open to more arrests.
Religious leaders called on at least 100 people to become eligible to volunteer at Richmond High School and other district campuses at a news conference following the recent rape of a 15-year-old on campus. The incident happened during a homecoming dance that had no volunteer chaperones.
Concerned parents, teachers and community organizers at Richmond High School have demanded the school board install new security cameras, better lighting on campus and urged the creation of a comprehensive safety plan for the district.
The varsity football season may be over at Kennedy High, but coach Mack Carminer and the junior varsity team are more determined than ever.
The crowd that watched John F. Kennedy High School’s junior varsity football team play Piedmont High on Thursday could have fit in an AC Transit bus. Half the 50 fans were one player’s family. “We love you, Bobby!” 16-year-old Shanice Robinson yelled from the front row of the bleachers. Robinson, a Kennedy senior, held a sign she made supporting her cousin, Bobby Henderson, a sophomore and the team’s captain. A handful of other cousins waved similar signs. Each week, the…
The road to basketball stardom has taken some strange twists and turns for former Kennedy High standout Devin Peal. The next stop on his journey? Luxembourg.
With 5.2 seconds left in a home game against De Anza High School Friday, the Richmond Oilers scored a winning touchdown, but the team achieved much more.
Co-athletic director Harry Campbell said Kennedy would forfeit the remainder of its schedule because of a lack of players.
“I am not a high school dropout. I am not a drug dealer or a gang banger. I am not the negative of Richmond, California,” said Chanthanasak at the Sixth Annual Youth Stopping Violence Summit on Saturday.