WISE Struggles to Guide Students Properly

David Beal, Staff Writer
May 31, 2011
Filed under Opinion

During second semester there comes an exhilarating day for freshmen, sophomores and juniors all across campus.  Sometime in February, counselors pop into each English class and distribute that colored course sign-up sheet asking: What do you want to learn next year? For some juniors, this is a particularly... Read more »

Treasure Island Redevelopment

Georgia Briskey, Staff Writer
May 31, 2011
Filed under News

Just off the San Francisco shore, Treasure Island is a known but underrated landmark. Plans to redevelop and popularize the island are being updated. In early 2000, the Treasure Island Development Authority (TIDA) initiated a plan to redevelop Treasure Island. The TIDA Board and the San Francisco... Read more »

Orinda’s Cheryl’s Closet Sells Designer Clothes at Low Prices

Mary Kate Engstrom, Staff Writer
May 31, 2011
Filed under News

Located on 21 Orinda Way, Cheryl’s Closet features a variety of gently used clothes and accessories from designers including Free People, Gucci, Betsy Johnson, J-Crew, Joe, and many more. Store owners and Orinda residents Brenda Horne and Jackie Moreau are continually working to make the store an appealing... Read more »

Miramonte Needs School Spirit

May 31, 2011
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories

Three years ago, at the very first rally of the 2008-2009 school year, rally leaders Harry Forman and Colin Kramer turned to the freshman Class of 2012 to begin the usual grade level cheer.  In theory, the impressionable young’uns were supposed leap to their feet, screaming as if they were watching... Read more »

Three MHS Teachers to Retire

Caroline Cook
May 31, 2011
Filed under News

After years of sharing the gifts of language and art with the Miramonte community, French teacher Pat Bowen, Spanish teacher Doreen Wagner, and Art teacher Rosemary Jensen will retire at the end of this school year. Bowen, a French major and Spanish minor, spent the first half of her 38 years as a... Read more »

Choir to Perform in Pops Concert

Megan Freeman
May 31, 2011
Filed under News

Tonight at 7:30 pm, the four sections of the Miramonte choir—mixed chorus, women’s ensemble, concert singers and choral artists—will be performing their pop music concert in the theater.  They gave their first performance last night.  The concert is usually the most popular event that the choir... Read more »

Increased Burglary in Orinda

Annie Odell
May 31, 2011
Filed under News

Orinda has experienced a rise in the number of residential burglaries during the past couple of months. According to Jeanette Irving of the Orinda Police Department, there have been eight incidents reported on Alice Ln., Oak Rd., and Spring Rd., and three on Las Vegas, Claremont, and Via Farallon Ave.... Read more »

Miramonte Appoints New ASB Officers

Rachael Oczkus
May 27, 2011
Filed under Top Stories

Next year’s ASB President, Scotty Huhn, and ASB Vice President, Brianna Bierbaum, along with fellow ASB officers Carlyn Wright and Micah Solit are preparing for the upcoming year as leaders of Miramonte’s student body. The officers plan to work for and with the students in order to accomplish... Read more »

NFL Draft Review: How the Raiders and 49ers Fared

Aleck, Ryner
May 27, 2011
Filed under Sports

49ers: I would say the 49ers had a decent draft. I’ll be the first to admit that I was very surprised when the 49ers used their pick on Missouri DE Aldon Smith. Like many Niner fans, I was hoping for Patrick Peterson, but those of you who thought Smith was a waste of a pick are very uneducated regarding... Read more »

The Donald’s Bad Press Trumps His Hair

Tamar McCollom, Opinion Editor
May 27, 2011
Filed under Opinion

Trump’s recent announcement that he will not be running for president comes as no surprise Donald Trump is learning the hard way that despite the old adage, there most certainly is such a thing as bad publicity. Trump might have been able to work a notoriously unfortunate comb-over coif to his advantage... Read more »