Antioch, CA Community and Events
This week, it was announced that Dozier-Libbey Medical High School received another silver award for the top ranked schools in the nation. Out of over 20,000 United States public schools, Dozier-Libbey is ranked 1,474 and is a silver medal winner for the United States. The school is ranked 276 out of the TOP 700 schools in the nation according to the U.S. News and World Report. Last week, Dozier-Libbey received an award for being one of the top 52 schools Read More …
Antioch Police Department Youth Academy What is a Youth Academy? The Youth Academy is a unique experience for participants, aged 14-18 years of age to meet the officers and employees who protect and serve our community in a relaxed and non-threatening environment. Participants will have the opportunity to experience some of the activities officers and department personnel perform as part of their duties. Hands-on experiences include fingerprinting, scenarios and problem solving activities. Participants will also interact with our k-9’s and Read More …
On May 9th, three members of Deer Valley High School were recognized by the Jefferson Awards Foundation for their individual contributions to our community. The Jefferson Award Foundation were founded in 1972 by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, to power others to have maximum impact on the things they care about most through public service. Every year, they recognize the unsung heroes of local communities for the work they do to make our world a better place- one person at a time. Read More …
The College Funding Coach Learn how to send your kids to college without going broke. For many families, the high cost of higher education is a daunting proposition. Parents lie awake at night trying to figure out how to afford sending 1, 2, 3 or more children to college and still have enough of their hard earned money to be able to retire. Some families have children attending college next year and others have 12 years to plan; but the Read More …
Last week, San Francisco Giant Brandon Crawford and Jim Foley, EVP and president of Wells Fargo’s Pacific North region presented checks to recipients of the KNBR Step Up to the Plate for Education grants program funded by Wells Fargo at AT&T Park. Through an open nomination process, schools applied to receive grants and winners were selected. Thirty-one Bay Area schools received $100,000 in grants to support their sports, musical, art and education programs. Dallas Ranch Middle School received a $4,817.00 Read More …