Junior high field trips are usually nice, short excursions to the museum, a local business or city hall.
Mar 20, 2010 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
California schools may be waiting longer than expected for March payments from the state, which could cause even more budgeting problems for the cash-strapped districts.
Mar 20, 2010 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
St. Joseph High School will hold its student showcase and general parent meeting Wednesday.
Mar 20, 2010 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
“Reduce, don’t eliminate” was the message Santa Maria Joint Union High School District Superintendent Doug Kimberly tried to send this week to the district’s budget advisory committee.
Mar 19, 2010 | 12:00 am | (1) Comments
Summer school has survived the budget ax in the Lucia Mar Unified School District.
Mar 18, 2010 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Ben Ortiz joined Pioneer Valley’s MESA Club in his freshman year because he was interested in engineering.
Mar 16, 2010 | 1:00 am | (1) Comments
At noon Monday, the Lompoc Unified School District’s two major labor groups agreed to eight days of furloughs next school year, sparing 17 jobs districtwide, even as budget cutbacks forced the board to approve 30 other job cuts.
Mar 16, 2010 | 1:00 am | (0) Comments
Take a deep breath, let it out halfway and then pull the trigger.
Mar 14, 2010 | 12:00 am | (1) Comments
A new program dedicated to reaching out to at-risk youth in the Lompoc community is set to kick off next month.
Mar 14, 2010 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Some 3,000 students got a glimpse of life beyond high school Friday when both Pioneer Valley and Santa Maria highs schools held college and career fairs.
Mar 13, 2010 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Four teachers at Los Olivos Elementary School could receive pink slips and the drama, music and sports programs could be eliminated as the district decides how to cut an estimated $200,000 from its budget.
Mar 13, 2010 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Four teachers at Los Olivos Elementary School could receive pink slips and the drama, music and sports programs could be eliminated at a special school board meeting tonight as the district decides how to cut an estimated $200,000 from its budget.
Mar 11, 2010 | 12:00 am | (1) Comments
Scott Ballew, a systems engineer with Lockheed Martin, knows his company’s future lies in the hands of high school and junior high students from all over the country.
Mar 11, 2010 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Comprehensive school safety plans were approved by the Lompoc school district’s Board of Education Tuesday night, but not without some quality and format issues being raised.
Mar 10, 2010 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Santa Maria Valley school districts will not be issuing as many layoff notices as some neighboring districts, but many instructors on yearly contracts likely won’t be working in 2010-11.
Mar 10, 2010 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Mar 09, 2010 | 12:00 am | (32) Comments
From its small beginnings almost 100 years ago, Camp Fire USA has never wavered from its original goal of building caring, confident youth and future leaders and creating an environment where all kids are welcome.
Mar 07, 2010 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Students at Oceano Elementary spent January collecting pennies for earthquake relief efforts in Haiti and raised more than $1,100 for the American Red Cross.
Mar 07, 2010 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Valley Christian Academy high school students had a chance to discover where they stand in their studies when they hosted 16 other Christian schools in a speech, academics and science fair.
Mar 06, 2010 | 12:00 am | (1) Comments
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