By: Catherine Al-Meten In mid-August, children from all over San Francisco began the school year. Among them were a group of youngsters entering kindergarten at Yick Wo School in San Francisco. Today is the 100th Day of School in the San Francisco Unified School District. For over a month now, 5 and 6 year olds [...]

By: Amy Crawford | 01/18/12SF Examiner Staff Writer The half-dozen teenage boys in a classroom at John O’Connell High School were looking forward to their trip to Yosemite National Park. For most it would be their first time in the wilderness, so they were unsure what to expect. Would it be cold? What’s it like [...]

By: Kate Elston On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, more than 200 Bay Area students, community members and Google employees (50 of them) volunteered at John O’Connell High School. The event was hosted by the Center for Music National Service, a music education nonprofit, in partnership with the school. Kiff Gallagher, CEO and founder of [...]