Allan Hancock College has a reason to smile and show off those pearly whites: The college’s dental assisting program has the second-highest pass rate in the state on the California Dental Association Registered Dental Assistant practical exam. “I’m very proud of both our students and instructors,” Kathy Johnson, coordinator of the dental assisting program, said […]
HENRY HOUSTON
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Givin’ back to the future
On a sunny Thursday morning, members of an Alvin Elementary class walked by a group of more than 60 volunteers lined up against a wall. “Thank you!” the students yelled at the top of their lungs. The students were grateful for the extreme makeover their school was receiving from hands wielding paintbrushes on behalf of […]
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School Scene
ConocoPhillips presents a present ConocoPhillips’ Santa Maria facility, called “the refinery on the mesa,” has presented its neighbor, the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center, with a $30,000 check to continue its work with local students. “We are neighbors on the dunes and beachfront of the Guadalupe/ Nipomo area, and we are committed to caring for the land,” […]
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Get courses while they’re hot!
There’s nothing like summer in the classroom, especially if it’s your last chance to enjoy cheaper community college enrollment fees. So, if you’re trying to avoid that $10 enrollment cost increase–from $26 to $36 per credit–coming to Allan Hancock College in the fall semester, now’s the time to act. The summer catalog will offer a […]
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Students paint their school purple to end cancer
On April 5, 11-year-old DJ Claborne turned Tunnell School, where he attends, purple for the day. After giving a presentation to the school’s principal and faculty about Relay For Life, he recruited students to help put up banners, balloons, and ribbons around the school to raise awareness about the life-saving fundraiser. “He’s awesome,” Senior Relay […]
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Los Alamos and Orcutt school districts hear wedding bells?
They say that waiting is the hardest part, and the Orcutt Union and Los Alamos school districts are finding that to be true. Though the California State Board of Education approved an insurance waiver request from the Los Alamos School Board on March 11, the two districts won’t be able to merge until the Santa […]
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Youth Corps head back to school
Tyneka Smith might just be entering college, but she and her fellow Community Action Commission (CAC) Youth Corps peers are going back to junior high, minus the awkward school dances. The group received a $1,400 grant from the Fund for Santa Barbara’s Youth Making Change to develop The Good Life program at Arellanes Junior High […]
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Meet Santa Maria’s well-read warriors
They didn’t have camouflage fatigues on, but students still battled it out at the Santa Maria-Bonita School District’s main office in March at the fourth annual Battle of the Books. To prepare for the clash, students had to read at least 15 books and answer questions based on a list of 30 books […]
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Spartan Robotics starts with a bang
The Orcutt Academy Robotics Team came away from the FIRST Robotics regional competition in Long Beach March 24 through 26 with two trophies, including the Rookie Inspiration Award and the Highest Rookie Seed Award. “We had people coming up to us saying, ‘There’s no way you’re a rookie team!’ That felt really great,” said Ty […]
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Brittany Bolusan and Genevieve Aguilar
Sometimes, two athletes are better than one, and that’s the case with Brittany Bolusan, 13, and Genevieve Aguilar, 15. The two gymnasts are part of the Vandenberg Jets gymnastics team, dedicating about 20 hours per week in the gym to practicing. They also act as junior coaches for the Jets’ Level 3 team—ages 5 through […]
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A senior learns the power of justice
Nicholette Rodgers, a senior in the Santa Maria Joint Union Home School Program, has recently been awarded an internship at the Santa Barbara County Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, Teen Court. Rodgers will, in addition to working a part-time job and attending school, come in 20 hours a week to Teen Court. “It’s meant […]
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Times are tough for community colleges
Allan Hancock College looks into alleviating its growing fiscal troubles
For students today, that thought—once a reality—is as good as a dream, especially since community colleges will now face an increase in enrollment fees for the 2011-2012 academic year. California Community College Chancellor Jack Scott commented on Gov. Brown’s 2011-2012 budget plan in a recent statement to the media. The chancellor wrote that if the […]