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Contact: Melody Ferris, 510-632-6000 x130, mferris@juliamorganschool.org
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Julia Morgan School for Girls Hosts Only All-Girls Math Competition in Bay Area |
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 Saturday, December 6th, 2008 – 100 girls from seven schools were represented at the Julia Morgan School for Girls’ Count On Girls Math Competition, the only all-girls math competition in the Bay Area. The fierce competition included Castilleja, Hamlin, Prospect Sierra, Bentley, Girls Middle School, Park Day, and of course the Julia Morgan School for Girls. Twenty-three teams (each with four 6th, 7th, or 8th grade girls) arrived at JMSG for the two and a half hour session. Teams competed for awards in achievement, teamwork, creative problem solving, and team spirit.
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Julia Morgan School for Girls Chooses New Head to Lead it into its Second Decade |
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Sandra with her 2008-09 advising group. Photo by Michael Truncale.
| The Julia Morgan School for Girls, the only all-girl middle school in the East Bay, has chosen its Academic Dean Sandra Luna to succeed founding head Ann Clarke on July 1, 2009. Ms. Luna – a longtime educator who was head of Children’s Day School in San Francisco before arriving at Julia Morgan in 2006 – will become JMSG’s second head, just as the school enters its second decade. Ms. Luna was chosen by the Julia Morgan board after an intensive nationwide search that drew candidates from as far away as New York. |
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Oakland Girls Celebrate and Create |
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Wednesday, August 27th, marked the beginning of the Julia Morgan School for Girls’ 10th year, providing an innovative and unique educational experience for middle school girls in the East Bay. Distinctive to JMSG’s Opening Day, returning students joined the voices of the entire faculty and staff as they sang Funga Alafia, a Liberian song of welcome, while sixth-graders paraded through the school’s main archway. “It was a surreal opening,” reflected Olivia Knowlton (7th grade), “it was a true example of the Julia Morgan atmosphere.” |
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