WCCUSD Highlights 2018-19

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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Superintendent's Message -- June 2019

West Contra Costa Unified School District graduates are off to various colleges and careers across the country to make their mark and become the leaders of the 21st century. As a community, we should be proud of the guidance, support, and education we have help provide the next generation of leaders.

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Congrats Grads: Commencement Season is Here

Graduation season is here with Middle College kicking off the two-week event on Saturday, May 25 and Hercules closing the celebrations on Saturday, June 8.

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20th Annual Reclassification Ceremony

For the third consecutive year, the West Contra Costa Unified School District honored more than 1,000 students and their families at the 20th Annual Reclassification Ceremony on Monday.

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African American Students Honored for Academic Achievement in 6th Annual Ceremony

More than 400 African American students were honored for their academic success during a yearly awards ceremony at the Craneway Pavilion.

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Twice As Nice: Pinole Valley Teacher Earns National Honors For Second Straight Year

Michele Lamons-Raiford was recognized as one of five recipients of the 2019 Carlston Family Foundation Outstanding Teacher of American Award.

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Superintendent's Message -- May 2019

As the WCCUSD community, our goal is to ensure that every students in this District is afforded that opportunity to succeed at every level and at every school. The soul of the District’s Roadmap is built on that spirit.

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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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