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WCCUSD Events

Today

6:30 PM Board of Education
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Area Band Festival
Tomorrow

5:00 PM - 7:30 PM Retirement Reception
Saturday

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Middle College Graduation
Tuesday

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM DLCAP Meeting
May 30, 2019

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Transition Graduation
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Employee Recognition
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM MDAC
May 31, 2019

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM MDAC
June 1, 2019

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM African American Commencement Ceremony

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WCCUSD Highlights

Top of the Class: District Names its Classified Employees of the Year

Kennedy High School Instructional Assistant Sopheap Sap, Middle College Office Manager Kristina Moore, Peres School Secretary Luz Hernandez, Tara Hills Head Custodian Jose Corona and Special Education Aide Merlene Gay, and Information Technology Desktop Support Technician Dennis Lai were announced as the Classified Employees of the Year.

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Lions on the Move: Lincoln Community Making Strides for Students

For their second installment of school visits, Superintendent Matthew Duffy and United Teachers of Richmond President Demetrio Gonzalez stopped by Lincoln Elementary School to see how Principal Megan Burnham and her team are supporting students to grow and thrive.

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ECHS Debate Team Wins State Championship

El Cerrito High School juniors Audrey Dowling and Maxime St-Jean won the 2019 California High School Speech Association State Championship in parliamentary debate on Sunday, May 6, in Long Beach.

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Youth Movement: Richmond, El Cerrito Students Takeover KQED Airwaves

For the second straight year, students from the West Contra Costa Unified School District took over the airwaves, specifically KQED’s and produced stories that ran on the radio from April 29 through May 3.

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National School Nurse Day: Q&A With District Nurse Bridget Moran

In honor of #NationalSchoolNurseDay, we spent some time with Bridget Moran, head nurse for the District who is retiring in June.

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Richmond Promise: Changing Perceptions One Scholar at a Time

"It was a privilege," Valdez said after the event, which honored Richmond graduates from 16 local schools, including 77 from Kennedy. "People think living in Richmond is a disadvantage. We get help like this to reach our dreams. It's really cool."

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Ocean-Themed Science Projects Earn Korematsu Middle School Students State Recognition

Pinole Valley High School's Anna Chang and Korematsu Middle School's Nora Thompson and Eleanor Addison participated in the California Science and Engineering Fair on April 30 in Los Angeles, with Eleanor Addison and Nora Thompson earning 3rd- and 4th-place recognition in the Junior Division.

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Pinole Valley, Richmond High School Students Earn Hall of Fame Honors

Richmond High School school seniors Marlen Munoz and Rita Benitez and Pinole Valley senior Raven Richardson were honored by the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors with 2019 Youth Hall of Fame Awards in the Teamwork, Good Samaritan, and Perseverance category, respectively.

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Superintendent's Message -- April 2019

Over the past few weeks, I have had the opportunity to sit down with small groups of students from our high schools. The honest and frank conversations gave me, and us, a lot to think about as we move forward.

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Help us select the next Elementary ELA Materials

For the first time in eight years, the West Contra Costa Unified School District is preparing to adopt new elementary English Language Arts materials.

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Wow Factor: 54th Annual Student Art Show Pieces Impress Audience

More than 450 art pieces from 387 students across the West Contra Costa Unified School District’s middle and high schools are on display as part of the 54th Annual Student Art Show at the Richmond Arts Center.

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China. This Summer!

This summer, the WCCUSD will once again offer to District students the China Global Ambassador Program! Middle and high school students can earn college credit while having the experience of a lifetime.

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Richmond Writes! Poetry Winners Set for Honors

2019 Richmond Writes! Poetry Contest winners around announced, will be honored at a special ceremony on Friday.

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It Takes a Village: You Make A Difference Award Honorees Credit the Community for their Work

“This isn’t my ‘You Make a Difference Award,’” El Cerrito High School classroom assistant Tanita King told the audience at Lovonya DeJean Middle School in Richmond. “It’s our ‘We Make a Difference Award.’ ” District honors 14 individuals/teams at annual awards celebration recognizing those who go above and beyond the call of duty in service to special education students.

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Superintendent's Message -- March 2019

Welcome to March. Can you believe how quickly the school year has progressed? We are just under three months away from the end of the year, and I thought this would be the perfect time to reflect on the positive stories that have emanated throughout the District.

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