Class of 2011 graduates in style
June 17, 2011 • Holden Parks, Rebecca Fong and Tim Pak
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Enjoy these images, audio and video from the Class of 2011 graduation ceremony. [Show as slideshow] [View with PicLens] ... Read more »
2010-2011 Year In Review
June 12, 2011 • Lawrence Ham, Alicia Harger, Yoon Jung
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Recap an action-packed 2010-2011 school year in The Olympian’s first-ever video broadcast. Read More →
Donate-to-play falls short of goal
June 8, 2011 • Dana Lin, City Editor
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Spring sports teams are short $40,175 in funding, not including ASB donations, as of May 16. With the budget in mind, some levels for different sports may be cut for the 2011-2012 school year. “We’re trying to raise the amount of awareness [for the need for donations] to all teams,” said Assistant... Read more »
Badminton team proves skills at NCS
June 8, 2011 • Yesenia Gutierrez, Staff Writer
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The CVHS badminton season came to an end on Saturday, May 20 at the NCS Finals. Ten people qualified from HAAL to move on to NCS, with varsity captain Judy Tian leading the way in second place along with first year badminton coach, Prasanna Venkatesh. “HAAL went exceptionally well,” said Venkatesh. With... Read more »
There’s a doctor in the house
June 7, 2011 • Simrit Kaur
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Resource Specialist Tracy Fields has achieved the highest level degree in education: a doctorate. Fields took five years to complete her doctorate and attended a myriad of colleges and universities in the process. After completing high school, Fields attended Merritt College, Oakland for two years... Read more »
District hopes to avoid more budget cuts
June 7, 2011 • Matt Barney
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Castro Valley High School will not have to worry about increasing budget cuts next year, believe CVUSD board members who met on May 26 to discuss the May revision of the state’s budget for public schools. “The news is getting better but the uncertainty remains,” commented Mike Bush, assistant... Read more »
Stink bomber caught, suspended
June 7, 2011 • Tim Pak
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The month of May was certainly painful for the staff and students of 700 Hall. Students detonated numerous stink bombs, making students and teachers smell horrible smells that should never, ever be smelled. One girl was finally caught and suspended. The first occurrence of these bombings began early... Read more »
Volunteers sought for youth court
June 7, 2011 • Nic Barradas
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“Do you want to make a difference in the lives of other teens within your community? Volunteers are needed for the new Eden Township Youth Court,” reads the flier of the Eden Township Youth Court. Its mission is to support and educate the at-risk youths with resources to assist them in reaching... Read more »
Seniors/sophomores steal Powderpuff win
June 7, 2011 • Abbie Clark, Staff Writer
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A flurry of girls running around and tackling each other filled Trojan Stadium in the annual Powderpuff football game on May 20. There were two teams, one composed of freshmen and juniors (Black), and the other composed of sophomores and seniors (White). They played against each other just like in normal... Read more »
CVHS goes green for Earth Day
June 7, 2011 • Yoon Jung, Staff Writer
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The CVHS leadership class put its effort into the school garden on April 30 to celebrate and raise awareness of Earth Day. Students and staff were invited to school to take care of the garden and and clean up the school area. “Not many students even know that we had a garden and through the help of... Read more »