District closes Fremont’s lunch

September 8, 2010  
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When students returned to school Aug. 30, they discovered that they were no longer able to grab a snack at the store or eat at Burger King. That’s because the Oakland Unified School District closed Fremont Federation of High School’s campus for lunch. The district closed Castlemont Community... Read more »

Doors damaged in failed burglary attempt

September 13, 2010  
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Two doors were damaged but no equipment was reported stolen during an attempted break-in at Media Academy over the weekend. When students and teachers arrived back to school on Sept. 13 they found two portable doors damaged. Richard Yacco, who teaches broadcast and web classes, had an iron bar and lock... Read more »

API scores on the rise

September 17, 2010 • Alex Toris  
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Media Academy’s latest Academic Performance Index went up 20 points. The results were released by the California Department of Education to the schools on Sept. 13. Many people were elated that the school’s API went up from 600 to 620. “I feel really good about the 20 points,”... Read more »

Freshmen speak out on lack of (green) veggies

September 27, 2010  
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Media Academy freshmen are working on projects involving food and nutrition in several of their classes. One of their activities included reading a New York Times article entitled “Told to Eat its Vegetables, America Orders Fries” and comparing it to an article that ran in the school newspaper. The... Read more »