Browse past news stories for Richmond High School in Richmond, CA.

• Bobcat girls look hungry: Basketball squad has another year of experience (The Times Record)
  posted on November 30, 2009 at 02:38:58 am
  RICHMOND — Last season, Richmond High School girls basketball fit the definition of a rebuilding program. Six players, all key contributors, were gone, off to college or to pursue other endeavors.
• Academy grad making great strides (The Armada Times)
  posted on November 29, 2009 at 12:15:33 pm
  Katie Fitzsimons has had a busy first semester at Michigan State University. The former Macomb Academy of Arts and Sciences student is busy living on campus and taking 14 credit hours.
• All-America City team wants to share the empowerment (Palladium-Item)
  posted on November 28, 2009 at 12:12:32 pm
  Richmond's All-America City team wants more people to feel empowered like they did -- and still do -- after earning the city acclaim in June from the National Civic League in Tampa, Fla.
• Program focuses on 'reclaiming education' in Richmond schools (Lamorinda Sun)
  posted on November 28, 2009 at 09:05:21 am
  Since the Oct. 24 gang rape of a 16-year-old girl outside Richmond High School's homecoming dance, stunned people in the East Bay and across the country have sought and offered answers, pointed fingers and brainstormed ideas. Many criticize the community as a whole and its youths especially.
• Program focuses on 'reclaiming education' in Richmond schools (Oakland Tribune)
  posted on November 27, 2009 at 01:14:25 pm
  n West Contra Costa program responds after rape of 16-year-old
• 'He's a miracle kid' (Palladium-Item)
  posted on November 27, 2009 at 12:13:32 pm
  Micah Armstrong stretches on the couch, letting his family members spread the message about miracles.
• BC BREAKING NEWS : (Victoria News)
  posted on November 27, 2009 at 01:10:48 am
  Tianna Brammer has qualified to compete in the upcoming Skate Canada Western Challenge. others also read...
• Author hosts free self-defense class (Sausalito Marin Scope)
  posted on November 26, 2009 at 09:19:40 pm
  Marin author Maryanne Comaroto was so horrified when she learned about last month’s gang rape at Richmond High School that she decided to do something about it.
• Grant could be at stake (Palladium-Item)
  posted on November 26, 2009 at 12:12:53 pm
  Richmond High School has been selected as one of 10 schools across the state to apply to a dropout prevention grant program worth up to $100,000.
• City trying to make sense of gang rape (The Gainesville Sun)
  posted on November 26, 2009 at 11:08:45 am
  By TERRY COLLINS and EVELYN NIEVES Associated Press writers Not far from the pulsating music and dancing of the high school homecoming, young men were drinking in a dimly-lit courtyard out of sight of chaperones. A friend invited a 16-year-old girl to join them, and she started drinking hard liquor, too. Soon, another group of young men came over.
• Crowd Honors International Day For Ending Violence Against Women (KTVU 2 San Francisco)
  posted on November 26, 2009 at 03:37:18 am
  SAN FRANCISCO -- Dozens of people gathered outside San Francisco City Hall Wednesday to commemorate a day dedicated to the elimination of violence toward women and girls.
• RICHMOND HIGH SCHOOLS HOOPS: SENIOR BOYS and GIRLS PREVIEW (Business Examiner)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 09:55:20 pm
  As the 2009-10 season tips off, Billy Cheng and the R.C. Palmer Griffins are still the team to beat in Richmond high school senior boys' basketball. others also read...
• Website Gathers Support, Well-Wishes for Gang Rape Victim (KCBS Radio San Francisco)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 08:21:04 pm
  A month after a 16-year-old Richmond High school sophomore was gang-raped outside her homecoming dance; support continues to pour in from around the globe.   KCBSâ Holly Quan Reports
• Thousands worldwide voice support for raped girl (San Francisco Chronicle)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 04:09:35 pm
  Hannah Kenny had barely finished reading the first news story about the Oct. 24 gang rape of a Richmond High School student when she knew what she had to do. She had to send support to the 16-year-old sophomore - and she had to figure out a way to help...
• RCS board to discuss grad rate (Palladium-Item)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 12:13:02 pm
  The anticipated release of Richmond High School's graduation rate will be discussed with the school board this afternoon, Superintendent Allen Bourff said Tuesday.
• Pearl Harbor survivors to be honored in New Richmond (Community Press & Recorder)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 12:07:05 am
  Survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor will be honored at a celebration in New Richmond Sunday, Dec. 6. "We are hoping to have three or four survivors," said Ralph Shepherd, one of the organizers of the event.
• North Central principal is named best in his district -- again (The Indianapolis Star)
  posted on November 24, 2009 at 04:24:07 pm
  North Central High School's principal was name his district's best for the second time. Principal C E Quandt was name the District 7 High School Principal of the Year at the Indiana Association of School Principals conference Nov. 22.
• Girls of Antioch High School's varsity soccer team reach out to Richmond rape victim (The Daily Review)
  posted on November 24, 2009 at 03:12:38 pm
  They've never met her, and don't know her name. But that didn't stop Antioch soccer players from reaching out to the 16-year-old victim of a gang rape at Richmond High.
• Girls of Antioch High School's varsity soccer team reach out to Richmond rape victim (Oakland Tribune)
  posted on November 24, 2009 at 02:59:35 pm
  They've never met her, and don't know her name. But that didn't stop Antioch soccer players from reaching out to the 16-year-old victim of a gang rape at Richmond High.
• New Richmond thrift store stresses workers' abilities (Palladium-Item)
  posted on November 23, 2009 at 12:12:01 pm
  Tami Johnson looks at her oldest son, Matthew Borges, and sees his abilities -- not his disabilities.
• Going on with the show (Palladium-Item)
  posted on November 23, 2009 at 12:11:30 pm
  "They will sing praises" is how Brett Guiley describes how adults or children would respond to their association with Becky Jewison.
• Enough is enough, Richmond residents decide (Walnut Creek Journal)
  posted on November 22, 2009 at 06:43:56 am
  They have no weapons or badges. Just cell phones, flashlights and reflective yellow vests purchased from a hardware store. But there is power in numbers — and in the collective belief that crime and blight will not become a fixture here.
• Richmond youth show pride for their city (Palladium-Item)
  posted on November 21, 2009 at 12:11:31 pm
  Richmond youth mixed a kaleidoscope of colors and a myriad of messages to create striking banners that explain why they believe Richmond is an All-America City.
• NEW PHOTO GALLERY: Boys Basketball Richmond High School (Palladium-Item)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 12:12:41 pm
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• New territory (Palladium-Item)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 12:10:13 pm
  Their success isn't much of a secret.
• AREA BRIEFS (Palladium-Item)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 12:09:53 pm
  Brookville's Randy Nichols will be recognized Friday during a ceremony for the Indiana Golf Hall of Fame at the Country Club of Indianapolis.
• Day Around the Bay (SFist)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 01:31:52 am
  Thousands of people attend a rally at Sproul Plaza on the University of California, Berkeley campus in Berkeley, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) UC Regents approve staggering 32% fee hike. [ Daily Cal , CBS 5 ] What on earth is "business as usual" for Gavin Newsom? [ SF Weekly ] A chat with Tiësto, "The World's Biggest DJ." [ SFBG ] Sit around, kids, and let us tell you ...
• Former Nickelodeon Chief Has iPhone Plans (New York Times)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 12:23:38 am
  Can the iPhone begin a new children’s entertainment franchise? One of Hollywood’s leading character architects is banking on it.
• City tries to make sense of brutal gang rape (Cape Cod Times)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 03:52:54 pm
  What happened next degenerated into a two-hour-long gang rape by as many as 10 males. Another 20 people allegedly watched as the victim was assaulted, beaten bloody and robbed of her jewelry.
• Woman who called 911 to report Richmond High rape is honored (Lamorinda Sun)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 02:34:20 pm
  The woman who called 911 to report the gang rape of a 16-year-old girl at Richmond High School was honored Tuesday night for her "act of humanity." The Richmond City Council commended Margarita Vargas, 18, for calling authorities when she learned of the Oct. 24 assault.