Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District

NEW AND EVENTS

LIVERMORE HIGH HOMECOMING (10/3/08)
Click HERE for homecoming skits, halftime ceremonies, and football game highlights. A DVD of all Homecoming videos will be available for purchase in the near future.

SCHOOL BOARD AGENDA AVAILABLE (10/07/08)
Please click HERE to download the agenda for Tuesday's meeting of the Board of Education.

SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES' FORUM ON CABLE TV
The candidates' forum will be broadcast on cable TV channel 26 at 5 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (Oct 6,7, and 8) of next week.

SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS (9/26/08)
Click HERE for video highlights from the golf match between the Livermore and Granada Girls' Golf Teams. Click HERE for photos from the Lady Cowboys waterpolo match with Amador. Click HERE for photos and video for the Lady Matadors volleyball victory over Carondelet High School. Click HERE for photos and video highlights from the Matadors football game with Napa.Click HERE for parent photos taken at the LHS Boys Waterpolo match in Lampoc. Finally, we congratulate Livermore High senior cross country runner Diana George on her selection by the Tri-Valley Herald as their Athlete of the Week. Diana won the Lowell Invitational in San Francisco, finishing the 2.93 mile course in 17:31. Her closest competitor in the field of 123 crossed the line nearly 17 seconds later.

MEASURE M ON NOVEMBER 4TH BALLOT
This past August, the Livermore School District Board of Trustees voted to place Measure M on the November 4th Ballot. The ballot statement reads as follows:

To maintain the quality of local schools, attract and retain highly qualified teachers, and maintain small class sizes, college/career/job preparation classes, art/music/foreign language programs, computers, infrastructure and instructional technology upgrades, elementary science specialists, and high school counselors, shall Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District extend its expiring parcel tax for five years at $11.50/month per parcel, with a senior citizen exemption, independent oversight, no administrators’ salaries, and all funds staying local to benefit Livermore children?

Click HERE for a Measure M fact sheet. Click HERE for answers to frequently asked questions.

MATHCOUNTS TOURNAMENT ON JANUARY 10TH
MathCounts is a nation-wide program for middle school students designed to provide enrichment, coaching and competition to promote middle school math achievement and and the concept that "It's OK to be smart!". Click HERE to learn more about the middle school MathCounts program and this year's city-wide math tournament.

SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS (9/19/08)
Click HERE for photos and video from the Matadors' football victory over the Hancock Academy. Click HERE for game film from the Cowboys' game with Irvington.. Click HERE for video of the Matador Dance Team. Click HERE for video of the Matador Cheerleaders. Click HERE for video of the Matador Marching Band.

"HERE'S ONE SCHOOL THAT IS SHOWING HOW TO DO IT RIGHT"
Click HERE to download a clipping of Tim Hunt's editorial in the Tri-Valley Herald (9/14/08)

LADY MAT VOLLEYBALL TEAM STUNS BAY AREA'S BEST
The Deer Valley Invitational was a who's who of the Bay Area's best volleyball teams. The Matadors beat them all to win the championship. Click HERE for the newspaper clipping from the Tri-Valley Herald describing the event.

SCHOOL BOARD AGENDA AVAILABLE (9/16/08)
Please click HERE to download the agenda for Tuesday's meeting of the Board of Education.

SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS (9/12/08)
Please click HERE for photos from this week's golf match when the Matadors defeated Foothill by a score of 212 to 231. Click HERE for photos from the Granada Back-To-School Rally. Click HERE for photos and video from Granada's football victory over JFK of Fremont.
Click HERE for video from the Cowboy's football game with Liberty High School. Click HERE for video of the performance of the Cowboy's Spirit Squad. Click HERE for video of the performance of the Matador Dance Team. Click HERE for video of the performance of the Matador Spirit Squad.

SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS (9/5/08)
Click HERE for photos and video highlights from the Cowboys' season opener against Campolindo. Click HERE for photos and video highlights from the Matadors' scrimmage with Hayward. Click HERE for LHS and GHS cross country meet photos and results.

FACILITIES DEPARTMENT HAS MOVED TO 1040 FLORENCE RD.
The Facilities Department has permanently moved to 1040 Florence Road in Livermore. This is the old Arroyo Mocho site.

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION PHOTOS
Click HERE for Livermore High. Click HERE for Granada High. DVDs of the LHS and GHS graduation ceremonies are now available for purchase from Main Office at each school. The cost is $10 per DVD. Make checks payable to "Livermore-Granada Boosters."

FACILITIES FUNDING NEEDED
Any homeowner can tell you that the list of projects always outstrips the budget. The District is no different. Funding from Measure L, a bond providing funding for school construction and renovation, has been spent. However, a $65 million list of crucial projects remain. Click HERE for the entire Patricia Koning article from the July 4th Independent.

LIVERMORE HIGH FFA AT THE FAIR
Click HERE for photos of FFA students competing at the Alameda County Fair and the new FFA web site..

LIVERMORE STUDENTS PERFORM WELL ON API
The Academic Performance Index (API) reports released last month by the California Department of Education (CDE) show that Livermore schools performed well in statewide rankings. Click HERE for the article by Patricia Koning in the June 19th issue of The Independent in PDF format.

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