Youth | Richmond Pulse

01 Feb

Eagles Lose 2-0 Due to ‘Own Errors’

With 20 minutes left in the second half, Pinole Valley High School goalie Luis Felix dove to his left, blocked Kennedy High School forward Andrew Alvarado’s penalty kick and solidified...

27 Jan

‘Closing the Gaps’ Pays Off for Oilers

High pressure defense and sharing the ball on offense earned the Richmond High School girls’ varsity basketball team a 52-46 victory over the Albany High Cougars on Jan. 18....

22 Jan

Eagles’ Defense Sprouts Wings to Meet Bruins’ Attacks

The Kennedy High School Eagles girls’ varsity soccer team faced off against a momentum-filled and undefeated St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins on Jan. 10. The Eagles lost 4-0....

19 Dec

Despite Losing Season, Kennedy JV Soccer Team Gains Experience

The 2018 Eagles women’s soccer season is the first in recent years to have a full JV team and season...

07 Dec

Mural Reflects the Hardships of Emigration

In collaboration with the Richmond Art Center’s Califas: Art of the US-Mexico Borderlands exhibit, youth from the RYSE Center explored the theme of borders in the new “Keeping Families Together”community...

03 Dec

Authors and Community Will Join at the Multicultural Children’s Book Fair

On Sunday December 9 about a dozen children’s book authors will showcase their work and meet the families their books reach....

25 Nov

All Clothes Are Gender Neutral, If You’re Not Afraid

I started hating the world because of how differently it treated me when I wore comfortable, dirty, loose-fitting clothes more acceptable for boys versus those that highlighted my feminine shape....

19 Nov

For a Second Language, My Home, Not the Classroom, Was the Greatest Teacher

Since being multilingual is important to me, and I wasn’t offered many options in school, I’ve taken it upon myself to learn on my own...

17 Nov

In Our Words: The Best Things About Richmond/San Pablo (and what we wish would change)

Richmond Pulse recently asked some Kennedy and Richmond High students about their likes and dislikes of growing up Richmond and San Pablo....

16 Nov

Voters Approve Tax Aimed at Helping Kids

Voters in Richmond approved Measure H, which will increase the real estate transfer tax in the city. The measure passed with 64 percent of the vote, as of this writing....

15 Nov

A Flag for Each Veteran

In a long-standing tradition with the El Cerrito Lions Club and the Bay Area Scout Troupes, the Veteran’s Day flag placing event was held last Sunday, just as the sun...

15 Nov

Anthony Caro: ‘Though I lost this election, I didn’t fail’

Being a 21-year-old candidate, I faced many challenges. Though I lost this election, I didn’t fail. ...

12 Nov

Richmond Recognizes Future Leaders for Their Present Actions

Too often, the achievements of young people go unrecognized, but that wasn’t the case during the first-annual “Youth of Honor” event....

26 Oct

Small, Yet Determined: Sorel Benitez Fights for Herself

Since the age of 11, Sorel Benitez has been participating in Muay Thai, a sport that originated in Thailand. It is also known as the “Art of Eight Limbs” because...