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Superintendent's Monthly Message: September 2019
We are more than a month into the 2019-2020 school year, and have plenty of successes to celebrate as well as issues of concern that will demand that we remain vigilant.
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PG&E Update: Power restored; Schools will be open on Friday
The five schools affected by PG&E's Public Safety Power Shutoff will be open on Friday after power was restored earlier than anticipated on Thursday afternoon. Schools will operate on a normal Friday schedule.
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Community Celebrates Grand Opening of New PVHS Campus
As students and staff looked eagerly to the future while celebrating the grand opening of Pinole Valley High School’s glistening new campus on a warm, sun-splashed August morning, they also took time to say goodbye to their temporary home across the way.
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Special Message from the Superintendent: De Anza High School Incident Follow Up
The safety of WCCUSD students, staff, and community members is our top priority. In response to last Friday's incident at De Anza High School, we have implemented several safety changes to WCCUSD athletic events, including the remaining high school football games hosted by WCCUSD schools.
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Special Message from the Superintendent: Regarding Recent Violence
After the football game at DeAnza High School on Friday night, shots were fired in an area across the street from the school. Four members of our community were wounded in this needless act of violence. Two of those injured were students at De Anza, a third attends a nearby private school. An adult was also hurt.
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Crockett Refinery Fire Update
We are writing to inform you about the Crockett oil refinery fire. As a precaution, we are moving all after school programs, athletic events, practices and extra curricular activities indoors for schools in Hercules.
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Varsity Football Games Moved to 6 p.m.
After meeting with students, staff, football players and their families from schools throughout the District and the community, we have moved the start time for varsity football games to 6 p.m. on Fridays.
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Annual State of the Schools Postponed
Due to the recent PG&E power outages, the Annual State of the Schools event has been postponed until a later date. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
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Power of WE: Wilson Breaks Ground on New Campus
When Wilson reopens, it won’t be your traditional school with long hallways lined with classrooms. Instead, the Tiger community will have large classroom suites that enables teachers across grade levels to collaborate together. And when they want to, the suites can separate into smaller classrooms.
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Sea Plankton earns El Cerrito Freshman National Recognition
El Cerrito High School freshman Nora Thompson's science project "Lights of the Sea" was one of 300 projects nationwide recognized by the Broadcom Foundation and Society for Science and the Public. Thompson will find out Sept. 18 if her project is among the top 30 in the country.
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A Message From Superintendent Duffy
It is with profound sadness that I am writing to let you know that Aaron Aldana, a student who attended Greenwood Academy and Richmond High School, died suddenly last week. Our condolences, thoughts, and prayers are with his family and friends as they try to understand this tragic situation.
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District Celebrates First Day of School with Partners
Board President Tom Panas, Superintendent Matthew Duffy, and United Teachers of Richmond President Demetrio Gonzalez held a "competition" to see who could visit the most schools on the first day.
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Kennedy High School Students, Fab Lab Recreate History
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11, students at Kennedy High School and the Fab Lab were asked by former Myth Buster's co-host Adam Savage to help recreate the command module hatch from the mission.
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Freedom School Comes To WCCUSD
Freedom School has come to West Contra Costa Unified School District for its first year. The Children's Defense Fund's Freedom School provides a safe, fun, and fulfilling learning experience for 50 children from Stege and Nystrom Elementary Schools.
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Rev. Shumake Receives Jefferson Award for Work with Mafanikio Program at Nystrom
Jacqueline Martin was so impressed with Rev. Andre Shumake’s leadership of the Mafanikio program and the impact it’s had on her grandson, D’jae Harrell, that she nominated him for the Jefferson Award for community service that he was recently awarded by KPIX Channel 5.
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Back-to-School Paperwork Available Online
WCCUSD is going paperless for its Annual Back-to-School Paperwork and launching a new system that allows families to complete all the necessary information online from their computers or mobile devices.
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WCCUSD's Fab Lab Hosting a Series of Staff and Community Events
The West Contra Costa Unified School District's Fab Lab is hosting a series of community and staff hours through August 1.
