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By Julie Parker

a flat rate of $5. Scottish Rite Center, 1547 Lakeside Drive. For more information and ticket prices: 452-9334 or http://californiarevels.org/. Oakland Tech Presents “The Living” by Julie Parker, PTSA Communications Save the date and come see a great show: OakTechRep, our award- winning student theatre company, presents Anthony Clarvoe’s “The Living,” in the Oakland Tech Auditorium. The playwright himself visited with the student ...

By Julie Parker

Come to the Claremont Spring Fling Earth Day, Rockridge by Julie Parker, Claremont PTA member Celebrate the wonderful and diverse Claremont Commu- nity at our annual Spring Fling Fundraiser. Festivities begin at noon Saturday, May 1, and run until 4 p.m. This year we applaud the many cultures that make up our ...

By Julie Parker

If you, too, would like to support efforts to send our 7th graders to Yosemite, please contact Amy Vaughan 510/658-4056 or e-mail avaughan@stmaryscenter.org Photo: Mike Mages by Julie Parker, Claremont Middle School parent What better way to celebrate “Music” than to come to Claremont Middle School, 5750 College Avenue (across from Trader Joe’s), Friday, March 19, between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., and hear the fabulous Claremont Band...

By Julie Parker

...h our student musicians. Together we can make a difference! D.J. Grubb, pres- i d e n t o f T h e Grubb Company of Oakland, presents h i s c o m p a n y ’ s d o n a t i o n t o C l a re m o n t P TA fundraising co-chair Amy Vaughan. Photo: Julie Parker A Piece of Claremont Middle School History Awaits its More Public Venue G Claremont Middle School Gate Project A piece of Claremont Middle

■ ■Purchase the Chinook Book ($20) from the school. It is filled with 300 valuable coupons for savings up to $3,000 at local businesses. To order, contact Julie Parker at juliepar@gmail.com. ■ ■Tell friends and family attending CAL home football games to park in the Claremont School yard ($15 all-day parking), then bus from College and Miles right to the game. Design, Installation and Maintenance Native ...

...pled The Barrel Room Oakland and Sukho Thai. My husband and I have now eaten at both a couple of times. The Barrel Room, unlike its San Francisco version, is a wine bar and restaurant. I love that the wine dictates the offerings, rather by Julie Parker, PTSA communications Oakland Technical High School presents two centennial year events to be held in our beautifully renovated auditorium at 42nd Street and Broadway. ■ “100 Years...88 Keys: Invocation for a New Century at Oakland Tech,” S...

By Becki Couch-Alvarado

...s raised support the school’s Faculty Wish List. Unsold books are donated to local charities. If you have questions about the event, or books you would like to donate, contact us at bookfair@college-prep.org. Tech: It takes a Village... by Julie Parker and Cathy Rosenfeld, PTSA board Oakland Tech is so fortunate to be a part of the Rockridge community. We are in the heart of an area that cares about its residents, businesses, and schools. Each year Oakland Tech holds a night of community...

By Cathy Rosenfeld

by Cathy Rosenfeld and Julie Parker Anita Debro (formerly Anita English) graduated from Tech in 1948. Her son, Keith Debro, a long time Rockridge resident, has been a teacher at Tech since 2000. And Keith’s son, Drew Debro, graduated from Tech in 2013. Last June, Anita Debro...

By Kevin Keck

...diners at the second annual pancake breakfast, held at the College Avenue Masonic Lodge in support of Claremont School. Photo: Kevin Keck Board Seeks Merchant Special thanks to: Chris Ellis and David Forsyth of the Rockridge Masonic Lodge; Julie Parker, Julia Marquez, Claudia Mills, Sam Martinez and Shona Armstrong, of Claremont Middle School PTA; Chris Jackson, from RDA; and participating local merchants, without whom the bounty would have been less generous: Strahan Insurance Services,...

... and Fender, 401 26th Street, Oakland Tickets: $15; $20 at the door. (Early purchase discount.) (This is an adults-only event.) Halloween costumes are optional but recommended.... Be a Claremont Middle School Partner stmaryscenter.org.) by Julie Parker Budget cuts have limited the ability of Oakland schools to provide the enrichment programs and support our students and teachers need. The Claremont PTA has gone into high gear with fundraising activities to support all students and teache...

By Chris Jackson

Claremont Middle School PTA: Patrick Zak, Chan U Lee, Kathy Rieves, Keith Tramiel and Julie Parker; The Rockridge District Association and participating merchants, without whom the bounty would have been much less. And, here’s to Rockridge merchants: Allstate, Bosko’s Picture Framing, DHR Investment Counsel, Fit, Garibaldi’s, Green Grap...

By Jennifer Edmister

...bers tended the bar with aplomb, and Claremont alumni, now in high school, were on hand to help out. The event would not have been pos- sible without the planning, organizing, and auctioneering skills of PTA board members Claudia Mills and Julie Parker. The PTA uses the money raised through fundraisers like the auction to fund teacher mini-grants, field trips, the library, the music department, the computer program, the garden, and more. As Claudia Mills put it, “PTA money has touched ev...