San Ramon students and staff participate in Red Ribbon Week
November 7, 2011 • Selina Guevara, Staff Writer
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Red Ribbon Week, from Oct. 24-28 this year, is an annual dedication to minimizing alcohol, tobacco, drug use and drug-induced violence all around the country. Red Ribbon Week began in honor of Enrique (Kiki) Camarena, an undercover agent for the Drug Enforcement Administration who investigated illegal... Read more »
Zach Kline awarded at ceremony for football accomplishments
October 27, 2011 • Brynne Ichiuji, Staff Writer & Photographer
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On Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011, a representative for Under Armor’s All-American game came to San Ramon to present Zach Kline (12) with his jersey for the big game on Jan. 5, 2012. As Kline walked into the gym, the stands went crazy. It was evident that his teammates and coaches were so proud of him. They... Read more »
San Ramon students dress up for senior theme Neverland
October 21, 2011 • Courtney Cheng, Staff Writer
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Students of all grades and even some teachers participated in the senior theme homecoming dress-up on Thursday, Oct. 20. Every well-known character from the classic Disney film – Captain Hook, Smee, the pirates, Indians, mermaids, Lost Boys, Tinkerbell, Nana, the Darlings and Peter himself... Read more »
Will you “Bag It”?
October 13, 2011 • Courtney Cheng, Staff Writer
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On the night of Oct. 12, San Ramon’s E2 club worked with the Sierra Club and Sustainable Danville Area to host a special screening of the documentary “Bag It” in the PAC. Before the showing, viewers could visit booths from the Sierra Club and Sustainable Danville Area to receive more information... Read more »
Local band, Alma Desnuda, pays tribute to Alliy
May 31, 2011 • Amanda Nguyen, Editor-in-Chief
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Alma Desnuda, a local Bay Area band, is hosting a benefit show at the Maria Maria restaurant in Downtown Danville on Wed. June 1 for the Carlos Santana’s Milagro Foundation, but will also be doing their part in helping honor Alliy Bayliss. After they heard that the 15-year-old had committed suicide... Read more »
Car wash for girls’ education this Saturday
May 26, 2011 • Alana Polce, Staff Writer
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Stones into Schools is holding a car wash this Saturday, May 28, in their tiresome and endless fight to raise money to educate women. The car wash will be held in the senior parking lot from 10 am – 4 pm. All the proceeds will go to BRAC to help girls’ schools in Afghanistan and South Sudan. Previously... Read more »
Creative Writing slams in PAC
May 25, 2011 • Cooper Johnson, Copy Editor
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San Ramon held its first free poetry slam in the PAC at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May 23. Creative Writing students each recited one original poem in an hour-long competition for cash prizes. Instead of flowery traditional fare, the poems were generally rants on personal and sometimes political issues. “It’s... Read more »
Greek Games: Obstacle course concludes the games
May 20, 2011 • John McPherson, Staff Writer
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On the last day of the prestigious Greek Games, contestants competed in an extensive obstacle course. The course consisted of five parts: running in a sack, completing a wheel barrow race, finishing a difficult math problem, and running up an inflatable slide then sliding down twice, then sprinting to... Read more »
Jenni Boyer speaks out during “What If” week
May 20, 2011 • Nikki Osberg, Staff Writer
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On May 17, 2011 senior, Jenni Boyer, gave a speech in honor of “What If” Week. Her inspirational story was told during A period in the Commons. What If Week is a follow up to last year’s Every Fifteen Minutes program and asks students to think about various teen statistics involving things... Read more »
Greek Games: Gold team victorious in jousting event
May 19, 2011 • Grant Hawkins, Staff Writer
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On Thursday, May 19th, the Gold team defeated the Orange team in the jousting event. In this event, two boys and two girls would square off against each other on platforms, and would joust against each other and try to knock the other person off. Gold team had Kyle Egan (12) lead them to first place,... Read more »
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