BY SHIKIRI HIGHTOWER// Black Entertainment Television and Kaiser teamed up at Emery Secondary School to discuss AIDs and HIV. Watch this video to see what the students learned about this serious topic. Read the full story

BY AMANDA MARTINEZ // Healthy cereals, fruits, mini pancakes, and other items make up a typical morning breakfast for more than 80 percent of the students in Emery Unified School District [EUSD] who receive free or reduced-price meals before, during and after school. However, this program is in trouble after State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell announced that state funding for subsidized meals is running out.
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BY AMANDA MARTINEZ // Retired for almost two years, former superintendent of Dublin John Sugiyama received an unexpected phone call from the Alameda County Office of Education, asking him if he would come back. “They informed me that Emery may be in need of an interim superintendent and asked if I would be interested in being considered for the position,” he said.

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Max Rubin and Michael Wu.

BY ALBA MORA // Early Saturday morning, the AMC Theater at Bay Street was packed with excited high school students, parents, grandparents and friends. They didn’t come to watch a Hollywood feature. Instead, the students’ own animation films would soon appear on the screen as part of the 2nd Annual Bay Street Animation Film Festival. Read the full story

BY SHIKIRI HIGHTOWER //  When the Emeryville School District went bankrupt, football was eliminated from Emery High School.  Now, after five years varsity football is back.  Watch this slideshow of the home opener against Albany High School. Read the full story

BY AMANDA MARTINEZ // For those looking to avoid the yearly fever, cough, and runny nose symptoms that are brought on by the flu, the Alameda County-sponsored flu clinics are now open and are providing flu shots to the public for free.

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BY SHIKIRI HIGHTOWER //  When the Emeryville School District went bankrupt, football was eliminated from Emery High School.  Now, after five years varsity football is back.  Watch this slideshow of the home opener against Albany High School. Read the full story

BY BETTY BASTIDAS // Election day is now less than a month away. Six Emeryville high school seniors share their perspective on the upcoming 2008 elections. Read the full story