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Scene at the Claremont Middle School Centennial Celebration Claremont Middle School Library News Claremont Wins School District Library Program Award At the year-end school district meeting, Claremont School Library was presented with the Oakland Unified School District’s (OU...

By Kevin Keck

4th Pancake Breakfast Sets Record; Claremont Middle School to Benefit by Kevin Keck, Claremont Dads Club On April 6, the Rockridge Masonic Lodge hosted the Fourth Annual Pancake Breakfast to support Claremont Middle School. Working closely with the Masons were the Claremont Middle School Dads Club...

Claremont Middle School Needs Volunteers: Barcoding and Distributing Text Books If you have some time during the school day, CMS urgently needs help bar-coding and distributing text books to the students. Even an hour would be most helpful. Please report to the o...

■ ■Online: Go to the Claremont Middle School website at www.claremontms.org. Find the Pancake Breakfast link towards the upper left side of the page. (A small trans- action fee is added for online purchases.) Saturday, April 6 Join your friends and neighbors Saturday, April 6 at the ...

 Claremont Middle School parents Mike Mages, Ron Kriss and Mike Napolitano, and John Harkins, a San Francisco parent and supporter, bicycled to Sacramento in 2009 to meet with other Cla- remont supporters and state politicians. They are ready to do it again in 201...

5th Annual Claremont Middle School Pancake Breakfast Save the Date - April 26 – 5th Annual Pancake Breakfast to Support Claremont Middle School Once again, the Rockridge Masonic Lodge, Claremont Dads Club and Rockridge District Association (RDA) invite you to join us Saturd...

has sold out in the past, plan to purchase your tickets early in one of the following ways: 1. Online at the Claremont Middle School website – www.claremontms.org. Look for the Pancake Breakfast link towards the upper left side of the page. (A small convenience fee is added to online purchases.) 2. By check to “Claremont Middle School PTA.” Include a note for “Pancake B...

Tickets for the event are $10 per person. ■ ■By Mail: Make your check out to “Claremont Middle School PTA” and note “Pancake Breakfast,” number of guests, and preferred seating (8 a.m., 9 a.m., 10 a.m. or 11 a.m.). Place your check in an envelope addressed to Claremont Middle School PTA. Mail it to or drop it off at Claremont Middle School...

afsp.oaklandcawalk@gmail.com. n Pictured (right to left): Claremont Middle School Principal Tremain Moore; Claremont Middle School student; and Claremont Middle School Community School Manager Edana Anderson Photo: Oakland Unified Facilities and Planning Management Division; and Kristin Eaves of Rockridge COMING SOON IN...

Claremont Middle School Offers Open House Tours Come learn about Claremont Middle School (CMS). Tours will be held Saturday, November 3 from 1-4 p.m., and on three Fridays: November 9 and 30, and December 7, all three 9-10:30 a.m. Meet school and parent leaders, ...

By Ron Kriss

Claremont Middle School to Hold Musical Play-a-Thon in Rockridge by Ron Kriss, Rockridge parent Exciting things are hap- pening at Claremont Middle School (CMS) in Rockridge. In the last two years, a daily band and orchestra program added to the curriculum has gr...

By Tiffany Chan

Claremont Middle School’s Annual Pancake Breakfast by Tiffany Chan The Rockridge Community is invited to join Claremont Middle School at their 15th annual Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, February 22 — hosted by the Masons at the Masonic Temple on College Avenue. T...

Claremont Middle School Auction: Monster Cash Your Rockridge neighborhood middle school holds its annual auction October 30 at Uptown Body and Fender in Oakland. Last year, we were “Scaring Up Some Change” but this year, due to budget cuts, we’re looking for MONS...

By Lyn Hikida

Claremont Middle School Auction Helps Pay for School Programs by Lyn Hikida, Chabot PTA The Chabot Elementary Fall Carnival has been a Rockridge tradition for years, and the tradition continues this year Sunday, October 30, starting at 11 a.m. and carrying on to ...

Claremont Middle School: High Energy, High Enthusiasm, High Expectations 30 new iMacs to support media and core curriculum instruction. The program will offer instruction in advanced 3-D modeling using “Maya,” software generously donated by Autodesk. Smartboards ...

Letters to the Editor An Open Letter to the Claremont Middle School Community and our Rockridge Neighbors: Wednesday, April 16, was a sad day for our Claremont Middle School community and our Rockridge neighbors. Following our early dismissal, two student fights occurred on College Avenue, a few blocks fro...

Claremont Middle School principal Jonathan Mayer has been recognized at an event held by the Oakland Unified School District as Middle School Principal of the Year.

CLAREMONT MIDDLE SCHOOL AUCTION BASH ‘Ride for a Reason’ Cyclers Seek to Saturday, November 7 FROM 6 UNTIL 10 Recruit a New Leadership Team Ride for a Reason (R4R) seeks to recruit a new leadership team. Since its start in 2009, R4R has raised more than $400,000 ...

Science Night at Claremont Middle School – Thursday, January 23 Come learn from the young scientists demonstrating nature’s laws at Claremont Middle School on College Avenue (across from Trader Joe’s). ✸ See and experience a fire tornado and a Faraday cage ✸ Ten scientific and in...

By Carol Kasparek

Claremont Middle School Gets Creative With New Space by Carol Kasparek sures were passed to provide funds for the cafeteria's transformation. They raised $21 million for the project, money separate from the Oakland Unified School District Budget. Along with the c...

Claremont Middle School Girls Basketball: 2019 Middle School Champs!

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Claremont Middle School, Rock La Fleche Day School, College Preparatory School and FROG Park, which does not appear on the DEIR’s park list. The study also does not analyze conges- tion on Rockridge streets, currently and after completion of either a two- or thre...

Oakland Earth Day 2020 Claremont Middle School PTA Still Needs You Tperson, people can still organize and take actions for the Earth from home. The City of Oakland will be sharing resources for digital and home-based Earth stewardship and inviting the public’s input throughout April on...

The Dad’s Club worked with Claremont Middle School faculty to distribute 80 tickets to deserving Claremont Middle School students who otherwise might not have been able to attend. The Masons put on a great feed again this year, serving more than 400 hungry people and graciously opening up ...

Claremont Middle Schoolers walked out of class on Wednesday, March 14 and observed 17 minutes of silence in honor of those killed at Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida. CMS administration and teachers endorsed the walkout and spent time during classes to tal...

Claremont Middle School seems well on its way to the best year yet. Farine support the auction by donating gift certificates, services, and merchandise. Donations come from all over the Bay Area and even farther afield, but Claremont is lucky to have so many fabu...

Claremont Middle School Joins College Avenue Street Fair Activities Owhat is happening in your neighborhood, learn more about OPD, the City and get fresh crime stats and public safety information.” To join the Colby Park Watch Yahoo group, a network for neighbors...

... Monday through Thursday. Please contact Julia Marquez, 6th grade parent and PTA Sports Equipment Coordinator, at marquezjds@sbcglobal.net if you’re inter- ested in volunteering, once a week, once a month, or even occasionally. Learn more: Claremont Middle School: www.claremontms.org/ Claremontms/index.html Chabot School: www.chabotelementary.org/ Claremont Auction—October 24 Rockridge’s local Oakland public middle school and Rockridge neighbor, is holding its third annual auction.

Claremont Middle School students have made good use of the library’s close proximity. Cooperation between the Library and school is on-going.

Claremont Middle School Golden Gala Auction and Party M G

Claremont Middle School Unveils Multi-Purpose Room

By Diedre Poletiek

Claremont Middle School Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser Returns to Rockridge by Diedre Poletiek T

By Sharon Flor

Claremont Middle School’s Auction Wraps Up by Sharon Flor, Auction Co-Chair

Claremont Middle School’s annual auction fundraiser is taking place online only from October 20-29, and the entire community is invited to log in and bid on the items up for auction — products, services, food, beverages, gifts and more. If you’re local (to Oaklan...

Claremont Middle School Garden Yields More than Veggies

Claremont Middle School News

Claremont Middle School music teacher Ari

Claremont Middle School Hosts Band Concert

By Michelle Quinn

Claremont Middle School Seeks Community Help With Annual Fun

Claremont Middle School Science Night and Pi Day Extravaganza

Claremont Middle School Sets 4th Annual Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser

Claremont Middle School Art Exhibited on College

Claremont Middle School on a Path to Success

Claremont Middle School’s 2004 Academic Performance Index is Up

By Jennifer Vetter

by Jennifer Vetter, Claremont parent The secret is out: Exciting things are happening at Claremont Middle School under the leadership of twin principals Reginald and Ronald Richardson. The resulting big bump in enrollment – from a projected 335 to 487 – is causing growing pains for the school, which needed four substitute teachers to cover academic c...

...s positive momentum. Also, Claremont increased student English Language Arts and Math proficiency by an average of 6 percentage The Taste of Temescal Set for Tuesday evening, September 14, 6 to 8:30 p.m., the Taste of Temescal will benefit Claremont Middle School, Oakland Tech High School and some local charities.

By Ron Kriss

students during the Play-A- Thon. Claremont parents, teachers and students hope Music Director Renae Briggs  Schools: Claremont and Music Claremont Middle School Band & Orchestra perform on College Avenue during the 2007 “Out and About in Rockridge” street fair. that Rockridge will rally and support these aspiring young musicians. Much of the program’s success is due to Renae Briggs. With an infect...

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By Dan Pitcock

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Reprinted from the Claremont Middle School Herald M Peralta Celebrates more about the school’s history, as well as its vibrant present and promising future. The event will feature delicious barbecue, live entertainment from the Alan Reynolds Band and the Destiny Arts Dance troupe, ...

By Judy Berne

by Judy Berne In my mind Ronald and Reginald Richardson, the new co-principals who will usher Claremont Middle School into its Centennial, are destined to lead by example. The 36-year-old identical twins, who grew up in some of the grittier parts of West Oakland, have long had the shared dream of becoming teachers and eventually co-principals. Now they wa...

By Carroll Moore

by Carroll Moore, for the Claremont Dad’s Club Beautiful drawings by Claremont Middle School students are on display in store- front windows of the Rockridge Masonic Lodge, 5449 College Avenue, featuring work by Claremont students Anthony Beron, Eli Parker, Henry Moore, Julia Thao, Kayloni Killingsworth, Sylvie Rogers, Tess Falkne...

n honor of Peralta Elementary School’s upcoming 125th Annual Spring Festi- val (May 14, 12-4 pm) and Claremont Middle School’s Spring Fling (May 21, 10-1 pm), the RCPC is pleased to donate $250 to each school for these events. We hope that everyone in the community will take time to enjoy these events and support the great work of our local public schools. To fi...

A celebration for Claremont Middle School was held at the school on Saturday, August 17, to unveil the new multi-use space. As reported in the April 2024 Rockridge News, the school needed to replace its cafeteria due to fire damage. The newly built structure houses a kitchen, a st...

Claremont Auction Is Live Online — Now Claremont Middle School’s annual auction fundraiser will take place online from November 1 to 12, and the entire community is invited to log in and bid on the items up for auction including products, services, food, beverages, gifts and more. Raffle tick- ets for...

School’s Out, But Claremont Middle School Keeps On Keeping On

The Claremont Middle School Auction returns for its tenth year on Saturday, October 29, starting 6 p.m. at St. Peter’s Parish at Lawton and Broadway in Rockridge. The “Curse of the Black & Orange Ball” will feature dinner, drinks, music, silent and live auctions, and...

the Chabot campus is under renovation, this year’s Carnival will be held at Claremont Middle School, 5750 College Avenue, across the street from the Rockridge BART station. Entrance to the Chabot Fall Carnival is free, with modest prices for delicious food, games and activities for all ages. The Car- nival includes booths sponsored by ev...

...rime Prevention Council, the Rockridge Library, and local businesses like Zachary’s, Las Palmas, and Trader Joe’s, all of which are developing strategies and programs. I invite you to join us in these efforts. — David Chambliss, Principal, Claremont Middle School P.S. For our neighbors and community, it might be easier to contact us via e-mail: David.Chambliss@ousd.k12.ca.us.

...ed for clarity and brevity. Note: The following letters, edited for space, were either writ- ten as letters to the editor, or were forwarded to RCPC with the intent of reaching the wider community through publication in The Rockridge News. Claremont Middle School Principal David Chambliss’ letter was written to respond to community concerns following altercations on College Avenue involving Claremont students. — Editor Student Makes Amends for Art Project Damage Dear Rockridge Community Members: I ...

By Ron Kriss

...eet those costs, the students are plan- ning their only fundraiser: The 2008 Music Play-a- Thon. The students have learned 100 songs that they will perform in three College Avenue venues from 1 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19: in front of Claremont Middle School on College at Miles (5750 College); at the Rockridge BART Sta- tion; and in front of Trader Joe’s. The Band & Orchestra will play music from many different eras including Classical, Jazz, Marches, Movie Themes, Rock ’n Roll, Pop, and the B...

By Carol Kasparek

...they concentrate on their education. With the many features incorpo- rated in the design, the official name of the structure is the Multipurpose Room. The wood floors are striped for basketball and volleyball. A platform Ten years ago, the Claremont Middle School (CMS) cafeteria burned down. The cause of the fire is still a mystery; however, the effect of that blaze is not. As a result of the damage, areas surrounding the cafe- teria became inaccessible to students — classes were moved to temporary...

By Susie Wyshak

by Susie Wyshak he Rockridge Community is invited to attend the Claremont Middle School’s 13th annual Pancake Breakfast, hosted by the Masons at the Masonic Temple on Saturday, Feb- ruary 25. The hearty menu includes a full breakfast of pancakes, eggs, sausage, bacon, fruit, coffee, and tea. It’s also a rare opportunity to to...

— by Rachel Hart M.S., Speech-Language Pathologist, Claremont Middle School

By Fay Gordon

» Proud Chabot Hementary & Claremont Middle School Parent

By Alona Rivord

E Claremont Middle School: Take a Bow

ou can check out Claremont Middle School’s music program at its 6:30 p.m.

Pancakes and Sausages Benefit Claremont Middle School

Proceeds benefit Claremont Middle School, Oakland Tech, and Emerson Elementary, Sankofa, and La Clinica de

At Claremont Middle School’s winter fundraising auction, a number of parents suc- cessfully bid to have their children attend a Magic: The Gathering

Come see Claremont Middle School’s

Where? Claremont Middle School, 5750 College Avenue, Oakland

Masons Host Claremont Middle School Pancake Fundraiser

It's Easy to Support Claremont Middle School This Holiday

The Claremont Middle School Auction Marks Its 10th Year f

Chabot Elementary and Claremont Middle School Host Holiday-Themed Fundraisers

Report: Claremont Middle School Fundraising