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3435 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, Lafayette (Golden Gate Way at Mt. Diablo Blvd.) (925) 283-4200 www.mathnasium.com Wagner Ranch Nature Campolindo team shines at state Area opens its gates for a day of fun and learning Academic Decathlon finals By Sora O’Doherty Submitted by Jonathan Lance n Sunday, April 23, the public Earth Day games. There will be a Owill have the rare opportunity rare docent tour of the meadows, to enjoy the Wagner Ranch Nature woodland, ponds and streams, and Area, adjacent to Wagner Ranch the historic home site of Theodore Elementary School. Wagner, California’s fi rst Surveyor Once a year the historic ranch General. and 18-acre nature preserve is open Food and beverages will be to the public for a wildlife festi- available for purchase, or visitors val. From 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. may bring picnics to enjoy at the families and children can join in many available picnic tables. Sev- a variety of activities for all ages. eral community organizations will Visitors can enjoy wildlife fun at present earth-friendly endeavors the pond (red-legged frogs and and there will also be a silent auc- the resident western pond turtle, tion table. Children can get their Mr. T), meet animals in the garden Wildlife Guides stamped at 10 sta- (goats and beautiful parrots from tions and receive a free honey stick the Contra Costa Avian Society), at the Bee Station.

The entire Campolindo Academic Decathlon team. try DIY gardening projects, hands- The Nature Area is located at on nature arts and crafts, and play 350 Camino Pablo in Orinda. he recently crowned Contra Division; Third Place (Bronze) in ence, Scholastic Division. TCosta County High School the subject of Literature, Scholastic Bennett Coates, Second Place Academic Decathlon Champions, Division; First Place (Gold) in the (Silver) in the subject of Science, Film Clips Campolindo High School, suc- subject of Music, Scholastic Divi- Scholastic Division. cessfully represented Contra Costa sion; First Place (Gold) in the sub- Verbanszky teaches AP psy- Silent Movie Star ‘Baby County during the weekend of ject of Social Science, Scholastic chology and government/econom- March 23-26, at the 2017 Califor- Division; Third Place (Bronze) in ics, and has been Campolindo’s Peggy’ to make a rare nia Academic Decathlon, held in the subject of Art, Scholastic Divi- Academic Decathlon coach since Sacramento. sion. 2005. They have won the county’s appearance at the Rheem Campolindo’s coach Paul Ver- Ashley Zhang, Seventh Place, Academic Decathlon title for the By Derek Zemrak banszky reported that the team Highest Scoring Student by a past seven consecutive years. His represented their county very well School; Overall; Second Place (Sil- Academic Decathlon is an after- at the state competition. The team ver) in the subject of Art, Honors school club with funding coming took sixth place, overall, in Divi- Division. from donations and fundraising. sion 2 (medium-size school), and Mikhail Vasilyev, First Place “It is a tremendous accomplish- picked up a number of individual (Gold) in the Essay Competition, ment to compete in the State Com- awards: Scholastic Division; Second Place petition, says Verbanszky. Zoe Portnoff, First Place (Silver) in the subject of Social Sci- “I am very proud of my stu- (Gold), Overall Scores; Scholastic ence, Scholastic Division. dents.” Division; First Place (Gold) in the Athya Uthayakumar, First Interview Competition, Scholastic Place (Gold) in the subject of Sci- OIS presents “Madagascar JR” Submitted by Jeanette Lipp

Baby Peggy Photo provided iana Serra Cary (“Baby Peggy”) will be inducted into Dthe Classic Film Hall of Fame in The Rheem Theatre at 7 p.m. on April 22. Cary, 98, the only living silent screen movie star, will be making a rare appearance at the Classic Film Hall of Fame where the documentary “Baby Peggy: The Elephant in the Room” will be shown along with a few of her short fi lms. Patti Leidecker will be performing the live musical score on the baby grand piano. One of the silent era’s most popular child stars, Baby Peggy was born Margaret (“Peggy Jean”) Montgomery on October 26, 1918 in Merced, to a show business family. Her father, Jack Montgomery, was a cowboy and a stunt- man in early fi lms, and was the double for cowboy star . Between 1920 and 1923 Baby Peggy appeared in nearly The young performers in OIS’s “Madagascar – A Musical Adventure JR.” Photo provided 150 short fi lms and nine feature fi lms. When Peggy was three the Century Film Corporation signed her to appear rinda Intermediate School’s motion picture, “Madagascar – A but to “Move It, Move It!” in their shorts and feature fi lms, although she was occa- O Bulldog Theater presents its Musical Adventure JR.” follows There are two casts, comprised sionally loaned out for other productions, such as “Penrod” spring musical, “Madagascar – A all of your favorite crack-a-lackin’ of approximately 70 OIS students and “Fools First” (both 1922), or to Universal in the suc- Musical Adventure JR.,” April 27- friends as they escape from their along with additional 14 OIS stu- cessful feature “The Darling of New York” (1923). Baby 29 at OIS. home in New York’s Central Park dents serving on tech crew. The Peggy was the silent star precursor to sound era child star

Join Alex the Lion, Marty the Zoo and fi nd themselves on an un- performance lasts approximately of the 1930s. Peggy made the fi rst fi lm ver- Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria expected journey to the madcap 90 minutes, with one intermission. sion of “Captain January” in 1924, and Shirley appeared in the hip hip Hippo and, of course, world of King Julien’s Madagas- For show time information and to the remake a decade later. Many of Baby Peggy’s popular those hilarious, plotting penguins car. Filled with outlandish charac- purchase tickets, please visit www. comedies were parodies of movies in which she imagina- as they bound onto the OIS stage in ters and an upbeat score, the OIS showtix4u.com. Tickets are also tively imitated famous screen actresses Mary Pickford and this musical adventure. Based on production of Madagascar JR. will available at OIS Theater one half . After the advent of sound, Peggy appeared in the smash DreamWorks animated leave the audience with no choice hour prior to show times. smaller roles during the 1930s, and retired from the screen Community Service: We are pleased to make space available whenever possible for some of Lamor- in 1939. She earned several million dollars in her short ca- inda’s dedicated community service organizations to submit news and information about their activities. reer.

Submissions may be sent to [email protected] with the subject header In Service to the According to an article published in the 1923 edition Community. of “The Blue Book of the Screen,” Peggy celebrated her fourth birthday by purchasing a new home in Beverly Hills, Share Your Celebrations and Remembrances where Mary Pickford and , Charles Chaplin and others lived at the time. If you would like to share an announcement about a special event or achievement, such as a wedding, Baby Peggy, who is known today as Diana Serra Cary, engagement, scholarship or graduation of a local resident, or about a special person from Lamorinda who is a grandmother, silent fi lm historian and respected author has passed, send a photo along with your text (up to 250 words) to [email protected], and of several books about including “Hollywood include “Celebrations and Remembrances” in the subject line. Posse” and “Whatever Happened to Baby Peggy?” The local community can pay tribute to a living legend, Submit stories to Diana “Baby Peggy” Serra Cary. Admission: $10 for California International Film Festi- [email protected] val members and $15 for non-CAIFF members