Browse past news stories for Mt. Diablo High School in Concord, CA.

• Former owner of Atwood's Department Store John B. "Jack" Atwood dies at 91 (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)
  posted on November 28, 2009 at 04:59:58 am
  UPLAND - John B. "Jack" Atwood, a pillar in creating downtown Upland's charm, died at home November 14 at the age of 91.
• Communications overload during school lockdowns (Tri-Valley Herald)
  posted on November 23, 2009 at 05:12:02 pm
  The use of cell phones, text messaging and social-networking communication methods such as Twitter, Facebook and MySpace is causing issues for students, parents, and officials during school lockdowns.
• Communications overload during school lockdowns (Berkeley Voice - Albany Journal)
  posted on November 23, 2009 at 12:59:34 pm
  All it took was the pressing of a few buttons to send parents into a frenzy. Despite being told several times by police that no one was hurt, those who gathered near Newark's only high school continued to panic during a nearly four-hour-long lockdown on the last day of September.
• 2nd Lockdown In 2 Months At Mount Diablo High (CBS 5 Bay Area)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 05:29:13 am
  Mt. Diablo High School in Concord was locked down for more than two hours this afternoon due to an unfounded report of a man with a gun who had entered the campus, a police corporal said. At 3:07 p.m., just minutes before the school was scheduled to let out, police responded to the campus at 2450 Grant St. after a student reported seeing an intruder with a gun, Cpl. Darryl Holcombe said.
• Mt. Diablo High lockdown lifted after mistaken report of custodian with gun (Walnut Creek Journal)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 05:00:35 am
  CONCORD — Erroneous reports of a custodian with a gun prompted a lockdown at Mt. Diablo High School this afternoon that kept hundreds of students and teachers locked in their classrooms for more than two hours after school ended.
• Lockdown lifted at Mt. Diablo High School after report of man with gun (Lamorinda Sun)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 02:19:19 am
  CONCORD — Concord police have ended their search and no arrests have been made after reports of a man with a gun at Mt. Diablo High School prompted a lockdown that lasted more than two hours this afternoon.
• Mt. Diablo High lockdown lifted after mistaken reports of custodian with gun (Contra Costa Times)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 01:27:28 am
  CONCORD -- Erroneous reports of a custodian with a gun prompted a lockdown at Mt. Diablo High School on Tuesday that kept hundreds of students and teachers locked in their classrooms for two hours after school ended.
• Concord HS On Lockdown (KCBS Radio San Francisco)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 12:36:04 am
  Mt. Diablo High School in Concord is on lockdown this evening after students reported spotting a man with a gun.
• Around the horn (Lamorinda Sun)
  posted on November 5, 2009 at 10:49:41 pm
  The Northgate volleyball tournament on Oct. 31 offered a nice preview of the upcoming NCS Division III playoffs with all four semifinal teams hailing from that division. Campolindo beat Miramonte for the first time in three tries this season in the semifinals to make the tournament finals.
• Around the horn (Contra Costa Times)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 05:55:42 pm
  Knights top Mats in girls water polo Las Lomas' girls water polo team got a bit of revenge against Miramonte with a 7-3 win on Oct. 28. Last year the Matadors ended the Knights' season in NCS quarterfinals and also won the two teams' DFAL matchup.
• Around the Horn (Walnut Creek Journal)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 05:43:55 pm
  The Mt. Diablo High School football team got its biggest win of the year so far on Oct. 30, beating visiting College Park 20-19. The Red Devils didn't even complete a pass, instead relying on RB Deon Turner to carry the load. Turner responded in kind, scoring two touchdowns in the win.
• Brief School Lockdown in Concord (KCBS Radio San Francisco)
  posted on October 15, 2009 at 12:51:14 am
  Mt. Diablo High School in Concord was locked down for about 30 minutes Wednesday afternoon after a verbal altercation led to rumors about a possible gun on campus.
• Gun rumor prompts brief school lockdown (KGO-TV Bay Area)
  posted on October 15, 2009 at 12:15:45 am
  Mt. Diablo High School in Concord was locked down for about 30 minutes this afternoon.
• Mt. Diablo High School Locked Down Following Rumor (NBC Bay Area)
  posted on October 15, 2009 at 12:06:35 am
  Mt. Diablo High School in Concord was locked down for about 30 minutes after a verbal altercation led to rumors about a possible gun on campus.
• Concord High School Briefly Locked Down Over Gun Rumor (KTVU 2 San Francisco)
  posted on October 14, 2009 at 11:52:18 pm
  CONCORD, Calif. -- Mt. Diablo High School in Concord was locked down for about 30 minutes Wednesday afternoon after a verbal altercation led to rumors about a possible gun on campus, a police lieutenant said.
• Concord School Locked Down After Rumor Of Gun (CBS 5 Bay Area)
  posted on October 14, 2009 at 11:50:53 pm
  Mt. Diablo High School in Concord was locked down for about 30 minutes Wednesday afternoon after a verbal altercation led to rumors about a possible gun on campus, a police lieutenant said. The incident occurred around 2 p.m. at the school, located at 2450 Grant St., and the rumors were never substantiated, according to Lt. Garrett Voerge.
• Barnidge: Parents, coaches, boosters unite to save Mt. Diablo high school sports (Lamorinda Sun)
  posted on October 6, 2009 at 03:02:05 pm
  ON THE DAY in March when the Mt. Diablo Unified School District announced that high school sports were to be a victim of budget cuts, Clayton Valley High athletic director Pat Middendorf felt her stomach knot up.
• Reunions calendar (Concord Transcript)
  posted on September 24, 2009 at 07:22:21 am
  Amador Valley High School, class of 1979 — will hold a reunion 6-11 p.m. Oct. 3 at the Palm Pavilion, Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton. $50/$100.
• In the Military (Concord Transcript)
  posted on September 24, 2009 at 07:22:02 am
  Air Force Airman Kevin A. Gonzalez, the son of Mario and Anna Gonzalez of Concord, graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.
• Mustangs blow lead, lose tough one to Mesa State (Silver City Sun-News)
  posted on September 21, 2009 at 09:27:35 am
  Saturday's football game went 15 minutes too long in the eyes of the Western New Mexico University football team.
• Ex-Times employee leaves eclectic legacy (Concord Transcript)
  posted on September 20, 2009 at 01:07:20 am
  CONCORD — There were the house calls, fuzzy cartoon slippers in the office, the school spirit. There were the wigs, countless cat rescues, the kazoo. There was surviving breast cancer, and adopting a newborn baby girl in her late 40s.
• Mt. Diablo High School football and other sports could be in jeopardy because families and boosters short of money (Tri-Valley Herald)
  posted on September 19, 2009 at 08:56:38 pm
  Team boosters say district official asked school to pony up $9,000 by Oct. 1 or be dropped from local league
• Mt. Diablo High School football and other sports could be in jeopardy because families and boosters short of money (Lamorinda Sun)
  posted on September 19, 2009 at 10:23:03 am
  CONCORD — An administrator's warning to Mt. Diablo High — raise $9,000 by Oct. 1 or your students will not play— has alarmed football players, parents and coaches.
• Mt. Diablo High School football and other sports could be in jeopardy because families and boosters short of money (Contra Costa Times)
  posted on September 18, 2009 at 12:06:19 am
  Team boosters say district official asked school to pony up $9,000 by Oct. 1 or be dropped from local league
• Teen arrested on suspicion of setting trash fire at Mt. Diablo high (Lamorinda Sun)
  posted on September 14, 2009 at 03:02:05 am
  Teen arrested on suspicion of starting fire: Police arrested a 15-year-old boy on suspicion of lighting a trash container on fire at Mt. Diablo High School on Saturday.
• Teen arrested on suspicion of setting trash fire at Mt. Diablo high (Contra Costa Times)
  posted on September 13, 2009 at 11:51:05 pm
  CONCORDTeen arrested on suspicion of starting fire: Police arrested a 15-year-old boy on suspicion of lighting a trash container on fire at Mt. Diablo High School on Saturday.
• Fundraiser for Concord teen (Concord Transcript)
  posted on September 11, 2009 at 07:09:48 pm
  A fundraiser for Nic Dorado, a 15-year-old Concord teen losing his eyesight to a genetic disorder, will be held from 4-10 p.m. today, at the Black Bear Diner, 700 Bancroft Road, in Walnut Creek. A raffle is also planned that evening.
• Reunions Calendar (Contra Costa Times)
  posted on August 19, 2009 at 07:57:35 pm
  To place a reunion notice, fax information (school name, class year, date of reunion, place, contact name and phone number) to 925-943-8362. P.O. Box 8099, Walnut Creek, CA 94596.
• Reunions calendar (The Martinez Record)
  posted on August 13, 2009 at 08:39:45 pm
  To place a reunion notice, fax information (school name, class year, date of reunion, place, contact name and phone number) to 925-943-8362. P.O. Box 8099, Walnut Creek, CA 94596. Announcement forms may be obtained by calling 925-943-8235.
• Genetic disorder changes teen's view of future (Concord Transcript)
  posted on August 5, 2009 at 06:48:36 pm
  Nick Dorado envisioned himself playing for the 49ers. It was a dream the 15-year-old was already working toward. About eight months ago, his vision changed — literally. Nick has a disease with no cure: a form of Leber's, a genetic disorder that is robbing him of his sight.