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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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Board Approves New Associate Superintendent, Business Services
WCCUSD Hires Redwood City Native Tony Wold, Ed. D as its Associate Superintendent Business Services. Dr. Wold first day is Thursday, Aug. 1.
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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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Board Seeking Applicants for Budget Committee
The mission of the District Budget Engagement Committee (DBEC) is to review and understand the impact of federal, state and local funding on the District's budget and to make recommendations to the Board regarding budget priorities, efficiency or cost reduction strategies, consider the reserve level that is best for the District as well as reviewing the most effective means of presenting budget information to the public.
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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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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.
