Allan Hancock College’s Parent Participation Program is accepting applications for 2009-2010 preschool enrollment through March 31. Children must be at least 3 years old by Aug. 1 to be enrolled. The program creates an environment based on the premise that learning is an active process for families, not just children. It aims to supports a […]
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Back to school, back to school
Most students in school districts in Northern Santa Barbara County have been back in classes for more than a week, and now—as of Jan. 21—the Santa Maria Bonita School District has followed suit. District information officer Maggie White said the district starts later than most for two reasons: “Partly, it’s a hold-over from when we […]
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Allan Hancock College is still registering students for online classes
Online registration for spring 2009 classes at Allan Hancock College has ended, but students interested in enrolling in online classes can still register via fax or mail. They can even show up in person. Late in-person registration will be held Jan. 26 to 29. Fax and mail registration for semester-length and Term 3 classes is […]
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Can’t sleep? Allan Hancock College is here to help
Allan Hancock College is set to offer a four-week class on shut-eye health. The free class, titled “Sleep Wellness: Using Relaxation to Alleviate Sleep Disorders,” is designed especially for people suffering from sleep disorders, including veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or other stress conditions. Allan Hancock College Community Education is repeating the class three times […]
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Parents: It’s time to head back to school
Parents in Orcutt and the Santa Maria area are invited to go back to school for a series of parent education sessions provided by the Orcutt Union School District Parent Education Program and the Santa Maria Valley Council of PTAs. The first class in the series, titled “Effective Solutions to Common Parenting Dilemmas,” will be […]
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Allan Hancock College will offer head START, faster classes
Allan Hancock College is inviting students to “attend college at the speed of life” by earning a full semester course’s credits in eight weeks through the college’s Fast Track/Term classes. More than 140 eight-week term classes are being offered during the spring 2009 semester. Almost 50 of the classes are being offered at the […]
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Cal Poly Rose Parade float wins first-ever Viewers’ Choice Award
On Jan. 2, “Seaside Amusement” translated into voter amusement when a parade float co-designed and built by the Cal Poly universities won the inaugural KTLA Viewers’ Choice Award for the Tournament of Roses. The float nabbed 3,219 out of a total of 10,618 votes, according to a Cal Poly press release. The float was […]
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Hancock will offer four-day computer courses this spring
Allan Hancock College is offering several four-day Fast Track computer training courses on the Santa Maria campus during the upcoming spring semester. The classes, scheduled to begin as early as Feb. 13, are structured to offer intensive, hands-on training. The cost for the one-unit Fast Track courses is $20, plus occasional minimal fees. Available Fast […]
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Dunlap students ‘Stuff the Bus’ and then some
On Dec. 17, students in Ralph Dunlap Elementary School’s K-Kids, a Kiwanis-sponsored group, stuffed not one, but two regular-sized school buses with holiday items for the Good Samaritan Shelter in Santa Maria. K-Kids and their families, local Kiwanis members, and other community members donated items such as toiletries, clothing, and toys. The students had originally […]
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Grant ‘Bridges’ science gap between Hancock and four-year universities
Staffers at Allan Hancock College and Cal Poly recently partnered with an aim to increase the number of minority students who successfully transfer from the community college to biomedical and behavioral sciences programs at the four-year university and others like it. Funded by a “Bridges to the Baccalaureate” grant from the National Institutes of Health/National […]
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Santa Maria-Bonita superintendent set to retire
On Dec. 19, David Francis will have his last working day as superintendent of the Santa Maria-Bonita School District, though he’ll retire officially on Dec. 31. He will be succeeded by Assistant Superintendent Phillip Alvarado. Francis started as the superintendent of the district in July 1999. Before coming to the district, he spent seven years […]
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Fesler Junior High to honor first school principal with a special dedication
Students, teachers, and community members will gather on Dec. 11 at 9:15 a.m. at the Fesler Junior High School gymnasium to dedicate the basketball court to the school’s first principal, Quentin Sims. Sims’s name has also been stenciled in large letters on the gym floor near two of the entrances. Fesler Junior High School faculty […]