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Issue Date: Friday, June 04, 2010 Issue: May 2010 Last Update: Wednesday, June 09, 2010
  • California High student heads to Germany for sophomore year abroad

    Wednesday, June 09, 2010 By: Alex Kinnee California High School

    While most students will be spending their time soaking up the last rays of summer sunshine this upcoming August, freshman Courtney Carlson will be on her way to Germany to study abroad for her sophom

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  • 'Pill parties' reflect prescription drug abuse

    Wednesday, June 09, 2010 By: Caitlin Kawaguchi California High School

    “They put all the pills together in a big pile and mix them all together,” she pauses for a moment, remembering. “No colored pills, all white so you can’t tell them apart. Then everybody takes them

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  • Acalanes student lives by the sword

    Tuesday, June 08, 2010 By: Ian Kersten Acalanes High School

    Fencing was first brought to America in the mid-nineteenth century from across the Atlantic Ocean by French and Italian immigrants. It was also brought to senior Laurel Hutchison by men from the sea,

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  • COLD TURKEY: Student gives up technology for a month

    Tuesday, June 08, 2010 By: Richa Kamboj Heritage High School

    The second semester of school had begun, and the tensions of homework and extracurricular activities had started to mount. In the midst of it all, however, I finally decided to overcome my greatest fe

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  • Pareek's 'stress mess' a huge success

    Tuesday, June 08, 2010 By:

    Karishma Pareek’s mission in life is to positively affect as many people as she can and, although she’s only a California High School freshman, she’s already embarked on that journey.

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  • The adventures of an average student

    Tuesday, June 08, 2010 By: Patrice Mardo and Stefan Chapman, California High School

    William Shao, who prefers to be called Chubbz, is a student who could support the center arc of a normal bell curve all by himself. Chubbz plays video games in his spare time, can eat almost anything,

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  • School rallies to assist grad who needs transplant

    Tuesday, June 08, 2010 By: Victoria Kwan San Ramon Valley High School

    San Ramon Valley High School is coming to the aid of Kaitlin Fleming, a 2008 graduate, in need of a life-saving double lung transplant.

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  • Pineda a force in Richmond community

    Monday, June 07, 2010 By: Clarissa Martinez Richmond High School

    At 17, Abel Pineda is well known at Richmond High School. A senior, he has dedicated his high school years as a school and community leader. His passions include poetry, dancing, playing instruments a

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Acalanes student lives by the sword
Fencing was first brought to America in the mid-nineteenth century from across the Atlantic Ocean by French and Italian immigrants. It was also brought to senior Laurel Hutchison by men from the sea,
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Sports training room witnesses crushed dreams, miraculous recoveries, and bubbling hope
Sydney Cox sits on one of the blue leathery beds in the training room with only three games left in the varsity women’s basketball season, looking to ATC (Athletic Trainer Certified) Chris Clark as a
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The birds are chirping all around, a creek is rushing off to the side of the trail, and a slight rain falls on the Monte Vista Mountain Biking Club, but its riders are oblivious to this. Racing in any
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