Eight days of Hannukah
December 2, 2010 • Victoria Shartzer & Levi Weinstein, Staff Writers
Filed under Features
The History of Hannukah By: Victoria Shartzer December has finally arrived and with the cold weather comes the holidays. The Jewish holiday Hanukkah is the first of the winter, started December 1. Many think of it just as a holiday where you get to play games and get presents each day, but the history... Read more »
Women’s varsity volleyball takes second place at NCS
December 2, 2010 • Carter Eckl, Staff Writer
Filed under Sports
On Saturday, November 20, the San Ramon women’s varsity volleyball team traveled to Foothill to look at reclaiming the NCS title that they previously obtained two years ago. This year, San Ramon entered NCS as the number three seed while Foothill was seated as number one. No matter how this game... Read more »
Stones into Schools’ new fundraiser
December 3, 2010 • John McPherson, Staff Writer
Filed under News
Starting Monday, November 29, Sarah Wolley (12), head of Stones into Schools, started a fundraiser in order to raise money for underprivileged schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The fundraiser will take place in students third period classes, where they will be able to donate money in designated cans.... Read more »
Key Club’s movie night fundraiser raises hundreds
December 6, 2010 • Sam Zarling, Staff Writer
Filed under News, Top Stories
With the holiday spirit under way, San Ramon’s Key Club held their first movie night on December 3, in order to raise money for children who lack an education. Over 600 dollars was raised, which helped fund scholarships and buy school supplies for high school students in China. Key Club held the movie... Read more »
Spotlight on San Ramon’s E2 Club
December 7, 2010 • Alana Polce, Staff Writer
Filed under News
San Ramon’s own environmental club E2 has received attention from a national TV station. Eco-company TV came to San Ramon Valley’s campus on Wednesday, November 17 and then came back again December 2 for more footage to feature a story on the diligent efforts that E2 has done making the campus... Read more »
SR vs. MV Improv: a night full of laughs
December 11, 2010 • Sarah Wolley, Opinions Editor
Filed under Opinions
What happens when San Ramon’s veteran improvisers join forces with Monte Vista’s makeshift improv team to raise money for their prospective drama departments? Well, thanks to last night’s event, the answer is clear: a night full of awkward moments, free pizza, and plenty of laughs. The brightly... Read more »
Album Review: Down There
December 13, 2010 • Jordan Darling, Staff Writer
Filed under Opinions
In order to understand the album that is Avey Tare’s “Down There”, one must understand where “Down There” is. Tare, who is well-known for being a member of the popular psych-pop group, Animal Collective, creates an album that is set in the deepest and darkest locations in the mind of his listeners.... Read more »
A tribute to “Dandy” Don Meredith
December 13, 2010 • Jackie Doyle, Staff Writer
Filed under Sports
‘Dandy’ Don Meredith, the former Dallas Cowboy and Monday Night Football announcer, unfortunately passed away on Sunday December 5, 2010 from a brain hemorrhage. His family was by his bed when he passed. Don Meredith was one of the first draft picks for the Dallas Cowboys in 1960. He became the starting... Read more »
Photo class sells holiday candy grams
December 15, 2010 • Victoria Shartzer, Staff Writer
Filed under News
The Christmas holiday is starting to begin for the students at San Ramon Valley High School and some photo students are doing their part to bring holiday cheer to the campus. This whole week, a handful of photo students have organized a table in the quad where they are selling candy grams. Each gram... Read more »
December blood drive results in huge success
December 15, 2010 • Katie Tao, Staff Writer
Filed under News
On December 13 and 14, students at San Ramon Valley High School entered the school by passing two red and white trailers that stood between the PAC and the cafeteria. These two trailers marked the blood donation center and the school’s first blood drive of the 2010-2011 school year. Leadership’s... Read more »
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