LeeAnne Jones

Jan 24, 2025 | diablomag.com | LeeAnne Jones |Rachel Orvino |Emilie White

GETTING PHYSICALWhen it comes to what’s new in the realm of physical wellness efforts at East Bay high schools, two clear themes emerge: improved school lunch menus and expanded opportunities for female athletes. Depending on your age, memories of school lunch are often negative, from pans of mystery meat to piles of fast-food packages. But today’s cafeterias are in the midst of a culinary throwback with a contemporary twist.

Sep 6, 2024 | diablomag.com | LeeAnne Jones

Air-oh-ant. Perhaps the first thing to know about Emerald High School in Dublin is how to pronounce its mascot, the aerouant. On the long, winding road to opening the first new comprehensive high school in Alameda County in more than 50 years, it was the aerouant that kept founding principal Francis Rojas up at night. A longtime teacher, activities director, and school administrator in Union City and Milpitas, Rojas was eager to involve incoming students in some decisions.

Dec 8, 2023 | diablomag.com | LeeAnne Jones

In 27 years of driving, I’ve never received a traffic ticket. I am proud of this. Technically, I have been pulled over—for expired tags. So while I am not great at paying bills, I am confident calling myself a “good driver.”I put that notion to the test at Greenlight Simulation. The Danville company offers driver’s training in a virtual world.

Sep 1, 2023 | diablomag.com | LeeAnne Jones |Ian Stewart

SUPER POWERPHYSICIST ANDREA KRITCHER PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LAB’S ATTAINMENT OF FUSION IGNITION—A BREAKTHROUGH WITH EPIC IMPLICATIONS. For 60 years, scientists and engineers have been on a quest to achieve controlled nuclear fusion ignition—a major step on the path to clean, limitless energy. When it finally happened on December 5 last year, most of the team behind the feat were asleep.

Aug 11, 2023 | diablomag.com | LeeAnne Jones

When she steps onto the floor at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships—hosted this month at San Jose’s SAP Center—Tiana Sumanasekera will be cheered on by a proud hometown crowd. The 15-year-old from Pleasanton is on a red-hot rise as a first-year senior elite competitor, winning the all-around title at the Pan American Championships and landing in contention for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. “The Olympics is a dream,” says Sumanasekera. “I know making the five-person team is very difficult.