Posts Tagged ‘Richmond high’
Richmond students learn to grow in urban agriculture program
Away from the bustling halls of Richmond High, behind the school and past the tennis courts, Claudia Ramirez and Alondra Torres gasped when they saw the sunflowers towering near the football field—the result of a hard day’s work last April.
Read MoreRichmond community members petition for more salad bars in schools
Affordable and sustainable food is a priority for Laneisha Whitfield, the director of the Richmond Food Policy Council, and her young campaigners. So on February 17, the Richmond Food Policy Council created an online and door-to-door petition to address the issue of getting more nutritious food for students.
Read MoreExpulsions and out-of-school suspensions down for West Contra Costa Unified School district
New numbers published last week by the California Department of Education show that, like the rest of the state, the West Contra Costa Unified School District is moving away from once-popular “zero tolerance” policies to remedy student misbehavior.
Read MoreFreedom Fighters hope to help Richmond youth
A new group hopes to help Richmond youth gain their own voice and make Richmond a better city for the future. They call themselves the Freedom Fighters.
Read MoreRichmond high school exit exam scores released
The results of the state’s high school exit exams, released near the end of August, show that students in the West Contra Costa County School District lag behind the state average in combined English and math scores. On the English Language Arts part of the test, 58 percent of Kennedy High seniors, 66 percent of…
Read MoreLocal nonprofits report progress made in education and employment with Chevron support
Chevron Corp. invested $1 million in seven nonprofits focused on improving science and math education and enhancing economic development in Richmond. On Wednesday, about more than 100 people came to the East Bay Center for the Performing Arts to hear leaders from the seven organizations report on what they accomplished with the money over the…
Read MoreRichmond soccer club encourages Latino students to attend college
Raquel Orozco is from Mexico. She arrived in Richmond as a teenager and didn’t speak a word of English. Ten years after graduating from Richmond High, she is completing her Ph.D. in chemical engineering this year from UC Davis. Last Sunday, Orozco, along with 11 other Latino UC Davis students, hosted over 100 Richmond United…
Read MoreRape hearing details arrest of hostile suspect
Officers testified about the arrest of 19-year-old Manuel Ortega during the second day of testimony.
Read MoreEagles Snap Oilers’ Winning Streak
Kennedy High School prevailed Friday in a game that fans dubbed “The Battle of Richmond.”
Read MoreNo 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.
Read MoreHundreds gather to support rape victim
More than 300 people turned out at Richmond High School in a show of solidarity for the victim of an alleged rape on campus last week. Students, parents and teachers organized dozens of performances in an attempt to begin healing.
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