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1776 Commission disappears into history

February 23, 2021February 24, 2021 Malin Johansson America, donald trump, history, Joe Biden

While he was president, Donald Trump created the 1776 Commission, which countered the 1619 Commision that taught American students about

From battlefield to big screen

March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 Baron Begier historical, history, Movie Reviews, period pieces

Two British Infantry officers are given orders to deliver a message to save 1,600 soldiers from a German surprise attack

Highlights Opinion

Castro Valley’s racist past impacts today

May 8, 2018May 24, 2018 cvhsolympian African American, African Americans, afrocentric, BSU, Castro Valley, curriculum, diverse, dviersify, equity, gender equality, graffiti, history, Kevin Batchelor, Ku Klux Klan, latinos united, Latinos United Club, MSA, Negro Watch, race equality, racial slurs, racial tension, racism, racist, racist incidents, unity bracelets, white

Castro Valley has had a past that is riddled with racism. The Ku Klux Klan had a plan to keep

Feature Highlights

Teacher Feature: Poulos pursues new teaching career

April 12, 2018April 12, 2018 cvhsolympian Carmelina Frasca, CSU East Bay, custodian, CVUSD, Daniel Poulos, frasca, history, Poulos, social studies department, student, students, teacher, teachers, teaching

Daniel Poulos, a former student assistant at CSU East Bay, custodian of CVUSD, and once upon a time a locksmith,

Opinion Our Best

Ethiopia is a reminder of American privilege

March 17, 2017April 3, 2020 Beruk Tsegaye Africa, America, Beruk Tsegaye, culture, Ethiopia, history

Ethiopia: you might not even have heard of such a country, or maybe you have. To me, Ethiopia is home,

Feature Highlights

Afrocentric students aren’t afraid to speak their mind

January 26, 2017January 27, 2017 Beruk Tsegaye afrocentric, Beruk Tsegaye, CVHS, cvhsolympian, history, literature, Olympian, students

Afrocentric American Literature and Afrocentric U.S. History classes have created a community with CVHS African American students. These classes have

Words of advice from CVHS teachers

December 2, 2015 Mia Babasyan advice, AP classes, batchelor, Bing, Caveness, CVHS, high school, history, math, social studies, Spanish, wish

Getting to know teachers on a personal level is something not many students can relate to or say that they

Equality once for all… or nah

December 10, 2014January 25, 2015 Brittany Bracy armed, equality, Ferguson, history, justice, Missouri, police officer, power, protection, protest, self defense, teenager, testimony, truth, Wilson

“I’m for the truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice no matter who it’s for or against,” said

iPad pilot program takes off

November 20, 2013November 22, 2013 Kelly Chan Apple, armando, brandt, chromebooks, class, CVHS, departments, English, goldstein, history, iPad, manns, quizzes, robbie, robbie brandt, tests

For the past two years, social studies teacher Jeff Goldstein has been using iPads to teach and quiz his classes.

Classes with African American focus considered

February 13, 2013June 18, 2013 Eva Chen african, American, culture, CVHS, history, project, US, WASC

CVHS has offered the same history and English classes for many years, but now there may be a slight change.

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