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Press Releases 2017-18
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06.28.18 Long-time Director of Oakland Adult and Career Education Set to Retire
Sue Pon has spent nearly four decades working in OUSD’s Adult Ed, first as a teacher, then as a program coordinator, assistant principal, principal and finally, as director.
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06.22.18 Two New OUSD Graduates Speak at Salesforce in San Francisco About Their Experiences as Refugees on World Refugee Day
Castlemont High graduate Milton and Oakland International High School graduate Hser Gay are both refugees, Milton from Guatemala and Hser Gay from Burma by way of Thailand.
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06.19.18 New Skyline High School Graduate is California Mountain Biking State Champion
Less than three weeks before commencement, Noah Hayes won the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) California High School Varsity Mountain Biking State Championship.
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06.15.18 Seven OUSD Early Childhood Education Centers Receive 5-Star Quality Rating
OUSD provides Early Childhood Education (ECE) to nearly 1,600 preschool-aged children through preschool services at 13 elementary schools and 15 Child Development Centers (CDCs) across the City of Oakland.
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06.14.18 Top Athletes, Coaches and All-Academic Team Honored by OUSD, the Oakland Athletic League and SPAAT at Annual ESPY Awards
The Awards Ceremony took place on June 10 at the California Ballroom.
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06.04.18 For Fourth Year in a Row, An OUSD School Safety Patrol Advisor Wins National Award from AAA
Veronica Martinez is honored as are Safety Patrol students from across the District later that day.
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06.01.18 Oakland International High School Holds First OUSD Graduation of Spring 2018
The 80 students of OIHS’ Class of 2018 came from 17 different countries, speak 16 different languages, and 27 of them are refugees or asylees who escaped crime, poverty or war to find a better life.
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05.17.18 Almost All of the McClymonds High School Class of 2018 is College-Bound
“Don’t underestimate Mack or the class of 2018,” says Jamiana Akinjo, who is headed to UCLA on a full ride scholarship. “It proves the point that you don’t always have to be a product of your environment.”
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05.12.18 Oakland Family with Six OUSD Students Needs Help After Tragic Death of Mother
The Oakland Public Education Fund is looking for assistance in supporting these young people as they restart their lives without their mother. To help, please go to: www.oaklandedfund.org.
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05.03.18 OAL Winter Sports Athletes of 2018 Announced by OUSD & SPAAT
Five student athletes are recognized for their athletic and academic success.
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05.02.18 Hundreds of Skyline Students Are Inspired by CEO of Global Technology Firm
“Without a good strategy, people just work harder, digging a ditch to nowhere. If you want to be somebody, get started today,” said Bill McDermott.
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05.02.18 Oakland City Council Votes to Install New Hydration Stations in 110 OUSD Schools
Oakland’s Sugar Sweetened Beverage tax, established by Measure HH, will provide $371,000 in funding for the stations.
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04.27.18 Joaquin Miller Elementary Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for New Hydration Station; Environmentally-Conscious Students Thrilled
“At water fountains, bottles don't get filled up. This will make it easier,” said Student Body Vice President Anna Muchmore.
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04.20.18 OUSD Substitute Teacher Visits Skyline High School to Thank Staff who Saved His Life
On January 22, Metz showed up to Skyline early to serve as a substitute in a special education class. As he was checking in with the front office staff, something went terribly wrong.
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04.17.18 Oakland Unified School District Announces 2018 Teachers of the Year
Congratulations to Micaela Morse from International Community (Elementary) School (ICS), Cassandra Chen from United for Success Middle School and Jah-Yee Woo from Oakland Technical High School.
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04.15.18 Madison Park Academy Seniors Rake in College Acceptances
74% of the Class of 2018 has been accepted to four year colleges and universities, and 11% of the seniors have been accepted to UC Berkeley.
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04.13.18 New OUSD Deputy Chief of Facilities Timothy White Set to Begin April 16
This will be Mr. White’s second time as leader of the Facilities Department. He left OUSD in 2015 to take a similar position at the Berkeley Unified School District.
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04.10.18 Roosevelt Middle School Principal Cliff Hong Receives National Recognition
Hong shares the award with his school community saying, “In all honesty, the Roosevelt staff, students, families, and partners have collectively earned this award through a team effort. I am proud of the community we have built.”
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04.07.18 Cleveland Elementary is Recognized as California Distinguished School
“I am overjoyed that the Cleveland community’s hard work towards building a school that truly manifests our shared values of inclusiveness and responsibility is being recognized by the state,” said Cleveland Principal Peter Van Tassel.
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04.06.18 Major Construction Company Invests in Fremont High School Project to Help Students Learn Skilled Trades
Swinerton donated $5000 to Fremont's Architecture and Construction Academy which houses one of the very few Building and Trades Pathways in the state.
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