Your kids don’t need to eat all that candy they haul in tonight, do they? (And, us Moms, don’t need it around either, do we? Come on,… Read more “Walnut Creek dentist to pay kids for their Halloween candy and send the sweets to troops overseas”
Category: Kids and Schools
The H1N1 muddle
Just received, in the mail, John Muir Health’s advice to get vaccinated against the seasonal flu and H1N1. This advice about the H1N1 vaccine might be useful—if… Read more “The H1N1 muddle”
The Suburban Wall 2009
As local police investigate a growing number of racist incidents in Walnut Creek and other surrounding cities, I received a note from Brian Copeland, the KGO 810… Read more “The Suburban Wall 2009”
Big push, and endorsements, for voters to say “yes” to G and H school parcel tax measures
Two school parcel tax measures on the November 3 ballot, Measure G in the Acalanes Union High School District, and Measure H, in the Walnut Creek School… Read more “Big push, and endorsements, for voters to say “yes” to G and H school parcel tax measures”
Run/walk Sunday for Mt. Diablo school district sports programs
There will be a 5K Run and Walk at Newhall Park to raise money to help save after-school sports at the six high schools in the Mt.… Read more “Run/walk Sunday for Mt. Diablo school district sports programs”
Men in Speedos? Depends. Teen-age boys? At a suburban public intersection? Many questions to ponder
UPDATE: Principal John McMorris got back to me. Maybe he wishes these students would just keep their clothes on and not get all us cranky grown-ups (envious… Read more “Men in Speedos? Depends. Teen-age boys? At a suburban public intersection? Many questions to ponder”
Possible swine flu outbreak in Walnut Creek schools
UPDATE: Walnut Creek School District Superintendent Patricia Wool sent out an advisory Friday afternoon to parents. She noted that “flu is in our community” without mentioning the… Read more “Possible swine flu outbreak in Walnut Creek schools”
Gotta a French horn you’re not playing anymore? Donate it or any other unused instruments to student musicians in Walnut Creek schools
Not every student in the Walnut Creek School District who wants to play a musical instrument can play an instrument, due to a shortage of instruments that… Read more “Gotta a French horn you’re not playing anymore? Donate it or any other unused instruments to student musicians in Walnut Creek schools”
Federal stimulus dollars at work along Civic Drive
Kevin Collins, the principal at Walnut Creek Intermediate, had warned parents that pickup and drop-off of students along North Civic Drive would be tricky this week. What… Read more “Federal stimulus dollars at work along Civic Drive”
Do student athletes get preferred treatment when they violate ethics codes?
I recently wrote of the importance of keeping after-school sports programs alive in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District. At the same time, a negative side of… Read more “Do student athletes get preferred treatment when they violate ethics codes?”
Crazy in Suburbia 