High School Seniors On Their Futures: “The Doubt is Overwhelming”
The CC Pulse asked high school seniors what’s next and how they feel about it in light of the pandemic and shelter-in-place orders. ...
18
May
05
May
CCC Student Reflects on College and His “High School Mindset”
During my first semester at Contra Costa College, I still had a high school mindset. My head was not all that into the game because I kind of just breezed...
17
Apr
Cut Short: How High School Seniors Are Coping
The CC Pulse asked local students how they are coping with the loss of prom and graduation, how they are dealing with the shelter-in-place, and what is helping them get...
03
Apr
Coronavirus Memes: Relief, ‘Inappropriate Jokes’ or Worse?
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a range of reactions in the meme world, leaving many people divided over whether memes about a pandemic are appropriate....
01
Apr
My Time In College With Undiagnosed ADHD
Before college, I always thought I was just a little lazy and didn’t really like to do school work. So whenever I missed an exam or failed a midterm, I...
27
Mar
Students Weigh In: How Is the Coronavirus Impacting Your Life?
“The weirdest thing is that 2020 is going to be a disaster brought on by a living thing that we can’t see."...
27
Mar
WCCUSD Schools Closed By the Coronavirus But Many Lessons Left To Learn
West Contra Costa Unified School District students, teachers and school officials continue to adapt to the online learning environment that will last at least until May 1....
23
Mar
WCCUSD Sites Provide Thousands of Lunches as Schools Remain Closed
Nine school campuses distributed bagged lunches to thousands of students in the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) as schools are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic....
12
Mar
Don’t Get Suckered Into a MLM Scheme
In other words, if a job sounds too good to be true, and if the employees are so happy to the point it sounds as if they’re trying so hard,...
12
Feb
4-Year-Old Killed in Hit-and-Run in Richmond
A 4-year-old boy was killed in a hit and run Friday at Coalinga Avenue near 23rd Street in Richmond....
11
Feb
RYSE Fashion Show to Benefit Kenyan Youth Group
Richmond’s RYSE Center is bringing fashion and fundraising together for Black History Month with its “When Culture Speaks” celebration event on Feb. 28....
09
Feb
Richmond Tennis Association Expanding Student Lessons
The Richmond Tennis Association (RTA) is soon expected to begin offering tennis lessons to students at two Richmond elementary schools....
07
Feb
School, Time, ICE: What Stresses Teens Today and How They Cope
From worrying about their families and their futures to struggling to find enough time in the day, Richmond teens are feeling the pressure. We asked a group of high schoolers...
04
Feb
POINT-COUNTERPOINT: What Students Think of Measure R
Editors Note: The CC Pulse asked some current West Contra Costa County students about their views on Measure R, the school district’s latest attempt to pass a multi-million-dollar school construction...
02
Feb
DACA Recipients Await Supreme Court Ruling
The Supreme Court decision on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals is looming....
