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0 Comments | Oakland Tribune, Nov 7, 2009 | by Linh Tat

Hayward

Parent resource center: The latest parent resource center on a Hayward campus opened last week at Longwood Elementary School.

As part of a directive by the school board, all campuses eventually will have the facilities, which provide meeting spaces for parents involved in the schools, as well as a place to get information and learn to use the district's computer-based student information system.

Centers are open at many of the elementary and middle schools, while high schools have designated space for the facilities. Contact specific schools for more information.

East Bay

Essay contest: Nov. 20 is the deadline for submitting an essay for the Daughters of the American Revolution's annual contest for students in grades five through eight.

Contestants should describe how they felt on May 10, 1869, when the golden spike was driven at Promontory Summit in Utah, upon the completion the first Transcontinental Railroad. Students should imagine themselves as a settler, Irish or Chinese worker who helped build the railroad or an American Indian whose way of life was impacted by the construction.

Essays selected by the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will advance to a state competition, then on to a division contest. The national winner in each grade level will receive a monetary award.

For contest rules and details, call Kristina Ahuja at 510-795- 6343.

Fremont

Superintendent meeting: Schools chief Milt Werner will hold a community meeting Monday to discuss issues facing the Washington High attendance area. The meeting, from 10 to 11:15 a.m., will be in Fukaya Room A of the Fremont Main Library, 2400 Stevenson Blvd.

Each monthly meeting focuses on a different attendance area, but attendees may raise issues of general concern to the entire school community.

The Dec. 7 meeting will focus on the Kennedy High attendance area.

For information, call 510- 659-2594.

New Haven

Video series: A group of fifth-graders in the New Haven school district will be filmed at Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science today for the AfterSchool KidzScience video series.

The students will be featured in upcoming shows titled "Beach Science," "Colors in Nature," "Predator/Prey" and "Exploring Habitats." The videos will be on YouTube later this year.

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