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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.
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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.
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WCCUSD's 2019 Summer School Ends Friday, July 12
The West Contra Costa Unified School District is serving just over 2,100 summer school students at eight schools this summer, including Dover, Ford and King Elementary Schools, Dejean and Helms Middle Schools, and at De Anza, Kennedy, and Richmond High Schools.
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Richmond High Senior Named Bank of America Student Leader
Ryan Saechao, along with his four Bay Area counterparts will embark on their journey as Bank of America's Student Leaders. He has received a paid summer internship at the YMCA in San Francisco where he will learn how to be a part of a successful non-profit organization.
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El Cerrito High Student Wins New York Times Student Podcast Contest
Upcoming junior, Genevieve Schweitzer wins New York Times' student podcast contest. Her podcast Period Poverty goes in depth on how women and girls in need lack access to menstrual products in the United States.
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Literacy: Every Moment... Every Day! Event at De Anza High
Keynote speaker Gene Kerns, along with the literacy sessions that were hosted, provided in depth knowledge on the importance of literacy to educators, parents, and community partners.
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A Glimpse at Commencement Week
Do you miss graduations week? We do. Enjoy the summer break by reliving the Class of 2019 graduations. Close to 1,900 seniors walked the stage at eight different graduations from May 25 through June 8.
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Calling All West Contra Costa Unified School District Families
NFL Atlanta Falcons star and Kennedy High School graduate Takkarist McKinley helped welcome students and their families to the 2018-19 school year with a special audio message.
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Superintendent's Message -- Welcome Back
Welcome back. Are you ready for a fantastic 2018-2019 school year? I am excited for the upcoming school year and everything that it has in store for WCCUSD students and employees. I hope that you had a restful and rejuvenating summer, because we have a lot of work to do this year.
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Staying Home: WCCUSD Teacher Becomes First-Time Home Buyer
Kennedy High School Teacher purchase home through the Richmond Community Foundation's Housing Renovation Program
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School Resumes For Most Students Monday, August 20
The start of the 2018-19 school year is less than three weeks away. Here are some important dates to remember.
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El Cerrito, Kennedy Hire Familiar Faces to Principal Positions
Patricia Crespo, a former El Cerrito assistant principal, to lead Gauchos; Felicia Phillips, a 1984 Kennedy graduate, to lead Eagles.
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Superintendent Receives Positive Evaluation, Contract Extension
The West Contra Costa Unified School District Board of Education unanimously voted Wednesday night to extend Superintendent Matthew Duffy’s contract by two years and rated his work as “Above Satisfactory” on his most recent evaluation.
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District Honors Educators at 2018 Retirement Reception
Nearly 80 veteran educators and support staff in the West Contra Costa Unified School District were honored at the 2018 Retirement Ceremony last month. (See the group photo.)
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Superintendent's Message -- June 2018
Thank you for a fantastic 2017-18 school year. We are a District of learners, and for the past four years the members of the graduating Class of 2018 has soaked up everything and opportunity afforded to them. We can’t stop there. We must prepare ALL our graduates for college and beyond before they cross our stages.
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Graduation Files: Hercules High School's Class of 2018 Commencement Ceremony
On Saturday, June 9, 2018, the Hercules High School Titans held their Class of 2018 Commencement Ceremony for 222 seniors.
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Graduation Files: El Cerrito High School's Class of 2018 Commencement Ceremony
On Saturday, June 9, 2018, the El Cerrito High School Gauchos held their 2018 commencement ceremony for 338 seniors.
