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2025 Leland High School Dandiya Raas Night

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2025 Leland High School Dandiya Raas NightThe Leland Parent Club invites you to the 2025 Leland High School Dandiya Raas Night on Saturday, September 13, 2025, from 7 to 11 p.m. at Bret Harte Middle School Multi-Purpose Room, 7050 Bret Harte Drive, San Jose, CA 95120. Don your most vibrant, colorful outfits and get ready for a high-energy night of Dandiya and Garba. Between dances, refuel with savory Indian food and catch up with old friends. Best of all, every stick you strike and every beat you dance to helps fund important programs for Leland High School.

Get your tickets now and make a difference! Beautiful Dandiya sticks made by Leland Students are also available for purchase.

For more information:

Visit the Leland Dandiya Facebook page

Email: dandiya.leland@gmail.com

Call: (650) 265-1193

Almaden Valley Real Estate - The SwanAlmaden Valley real estate agent Therese Swan has been a proud sponsor of this special event for many years, including this one!

 

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Teen Book Sale at Almaden Library

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Teen Book Sale at Almaden LibraryTeen volunteers run a Teen Book Sale at Almaden Library the third Saturday of each month, selling books for children, pre-teens, and teens. The next sale will be July 19, 2025.

Gently-used children’s books, picture books, popular paperbacks and hardcovers are available for purchase. Proceeds benefit the Almaden Branch Library and Almaden Teens Reach, Almaden Valley’s local teen volunteer organization.

When: Saturday, July 19, 2025, 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Where: Almaden Library, 6445 Camden Ave., San Jose CA 95120

For more information, contact Jo-Ann Wang at (408) 808-3040, joann.wang@sjlibrary.org or visit the Almaden Library website.

 

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2025 Leland Bridge Night

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2025 Leland Bridge Night2025 Leland Bridge Night will be on Saturday Feb. 1 from 6:30-9:00 pm at Leland High School. Leland Bridge Night is Leland Bridge Parent Group’s largest annual fundraising event, the Chinese New Year Gala. This is an event hosted, performed, and entertained by students. The evening gathers school district representatives, principals, teachers, parents, and classmates. All family members are welcome!

Leland Bridge Parents Group is a non-profit organization that serves families of Leland High School. Each year, Leland Bridge donates proceeds from Leland Bridge Night to Leland High School, primarily to sponsor:

  • the purchase of IT equipment, department funds including teachers’ classroom supplies, copy papers, and student clubs, etc.
  • the events including Leland Bridge Night, Freshman Welcome Party, Staff meeting treats, Staff Halloween Party, and seminars.

To purchase tickets to 2025 Leland Bridge Night, visit https://www.lelandbridge.org/2025 or email Jenny Duan at vp@lelandbridge.org.

 

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2024 Run Turkey Run

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2024 run turkey runIt’s time for that great Almaden Valley Thanksgiving tradition, the Bret Harte Athletics & Booster Club’s 2024 Run Turkey Run 5K/10K! This year the family-fun turkey run will be held on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 28 at 8:30 am. The run starts and ends at Leland High School in scenic Almaden Valley, San Jose. Both the 5K and 10K courses are run on level terrain on the paved trails along the Alamitos Creek and the Open Space area.

For information about the 2024 Run Turkey Run 5K/10K cost, parking, and race day schedule, visit the race website at http://www.bretharteathletics.org/run-turkey-run.

SEE YOU THERE – RAIN OR SHINE!!!

 

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Les Misérables School Edition at Pioneer High School

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Les Miserables School Edition at Pioneer High SchoolGet your tickets now for Les Misérables School Edition at Pioneer High School! Pioneer High School’s Glue Factory along with the Advanced Drama will be presenting Les Misérables School Edition nightly from Oct. 23-26, 2024 at the Steve Dini Stage at Pioneer High School. Les Misérables School Edition is a version of the classic musical by Alain Boubil and Claude-Michel Schöneberg, based on the novel by Victor Hugo. The Glue Factory Players are a group of adults at Pioneer High School who put on a musical every October to raise money for the school’s drama program.

Reserved seating can be purchased online at phsdrama.ludus.com. General seating will be sold at the door each night starting at 6:30 pm.

Students $7
Seniors $10
Adults $15

All sales are final and will be considered a generous donation.

The Steve Dini Stage at Pioneer High School is located at 1290 Blossom Hill Road, San Jose.

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2024 Leland Bridge Night

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2024 Leland Bridge Night martial arts performance2024 Leland Bridge Night will be on Saturday Feb. 3 from 6:30-9:00 pm in the Leland High School Cafeteria. The event will feature a variety of student performances as well as raffles for prizes.

Leland Bridge Parents Group is a non-profit organization that serves families of Leland High School. Each year, Leland Bridge donates proceeds from Leland Bridge Night to Leland High School, primarily to sponsor the purchase of school equipment, to support various programs and clubs such as speech and debate, Robotics FTC 8404 and 604 teams, and school journalism, and to organize events including Leland Bridge Night, Freshman Welcome Party, Teacher Appreciation Luncheon, Staff Halloween Party, and seminars.

To purchase tickets, visit www.lelandbridge.org/lbn-2024 or email the Leland Bridge treasurer at finance@lelandbridge.org.

Run Turkey Run is Back!

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run turkey run 2022Happy Thanksgiving to all my readers!

Almaden’s annual Thanksgiving “leftovers” Run Turkey Run event is finally back after the pandemic! The event will be held on Saturday, November 26th, at 8:30 AM. Run Turkey Run is a Thanksgiving-themed fundraiser which supports Bret Harte Middle School’s Booster Club. As many of you know, each year I support various fundraising events to benefit Almaden’s public schools, and right now I am proud to be one of the Gold Sponsors for this event.

Runners can participate in the 10k race, which begins at 8:30 am, or the 5k race, which begins at 8:40 am. The event is open to participants of all ages, and the run begins and finishes at Leland High School.

T-shirts and registration packets are available for purchase at Bret Harte Middle School’s cafeteria until November 25th for $35, and for $40 on November 26th for late registration on the day of the event. Pre-race packet pickups will be held at Bret Harte on Wednesday, November 23rd from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM and on Friday, November 25th from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Be sure to show your support for Bret Harte’s Booster Club by participating! Join in the fun!

For more information regarding Run Turkey Run 2022, click here or call Bret Harte Middle School at (408) 535-6270.

Leland Dandiya Raas Night 2022

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Leland Dandiya Raas Night 2022Leland High School’s hugely popular annual fundraiser, the Leland Dandiya Raas Night, is happening this weekend on Saturday, October, 15th, 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm at the Leland gym. This fun, colorful music and dance event is hosted by The Leland High School Parents’ Club. Patrons can dance to live music performances by Asim and Madhvi Mehta. Snacks, beverages and dandiya sticks are available for purchase.

For more information, visit: http://www.lelandparentclub.com/dandiya.html, or call: (669)-696-3977.

Performance Night at Leland Speech and Debate

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Leland Speech and DebateIt’s the most awaited end of the academic year event for Leland High School’s Speech and Debate team – the annual Performance Night – where the team, after performing at competitions – and winning accolades – near and far, perform on their home turf before their friends, families and neighbors.

Leland’s Speech and Debate team needs no introduction in Almaden Valley, yet I will say it here. With over 200 members, and steered by 20 coaches, it is one of the most competitive and high achieving speech and debate teams in the United States. Currently ranked sixth in the nation and first in California by the National Speech and Debate Association, in the last five years this team has produced multiple State Champions and Nationals finalists.

On Friday, May 13, 2020, the cream of the team will be performing in various kinds of speeches and enactments, under their Dramatic Interpretation Category.

Tickets are available at the door. This is also the biggest annual fundraiser for the program. Please join in to support Leland Speech and Debate.

Venue:

Leland High School Cafeteria

Time: 6:30 pm (doors open at 6:00 pm)

Date: Friday, May 13, 2022.

Tickets: $7 with ASB card, $10 General Admissions; available at the venue.

Run Turkey Run 2018

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It’s Thanksgiving month and Almaden’s most popular community event of the season is coming up. Bret Harte Middle School Booster Club’s “Run Turkey Run 2018” is on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 22, 2018. This family fun run event is the biggest fund-raiser for Bret Harte Middle School, and is gaining popularity with increased participation every year.

Both the 5K and 10K runs begin and end at Leland High School on Camden Avenue at 8:30 am. They are run on paved trails along the Los Alamitos Creek trail, making it easy to participate with family members including children and seniors.

The registration for Run Turkey Run is open, but prices increase after November 15th. Run Turkey Run spirit T-shirts are also available. All proceeds go to Bret Harte Middle School Booster Club. So, hurry and book your place at the start line!

For more details and to sign up, visit: https://runsignup.com/Race/CA/SanJose/AVRTR

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