School Scene Articles

The Santa Maria-Bonita School District will hold its fall disaster drill on Oct. 29 at 9 a.m. Students and staffers at every school and district building will practice the duck-and-cover, fire evacuation, and search and rescue procedures. The district will also test its emergency radio communication process. According to a press release from the district, […]

On Oct. 25, Santa Maria residents are invited to “Unlock the Mystery with Literacy” at the Central Coast Literacy Council’s 25th Anniversary Celebration. The event will take place at 6:25 p.m. at the Santa Maria Public Library, 421 S. McClelland St., and will feature a Mexican buffet, a no-host bar, and a mystery theater performance. […]

Get ready to YELL about something important! On Oct. 18, Allan Hancock College will co-sponsor the Young Educated Latino Leaders (YELL) Conference, open to any young Latino or Latina in grades nine through 12 or community college. At the conference, professional guest speakers and Latino role models from the Central Coast will present college and […]

If you or your parents earn a livelihood by providing agricultural labor, you might be exempt from paying non-resident tuition at Allan Hancock College and other California community colleges. According to a press release from Hancock, the California Education Code states that students who are employed, or whose parents are employed, in seasonal agriculture work—such […]

Students from Taylor Elementary School are preparing for colder weather by helping locals in need. Members of Mario DiCarlo’s third grade class are collecting used coats and jackets for the Good Samaritan Homeless Shelter. Friends, family members, and people in the local community are being asked to clean out their closets and donate clean garments […]

Allan Hancock and Cuesta colleges were recently awarded a grant that will support their efforts to meet regional employment needs by strengthening their Career and Technical Education programs. Funded by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Career Technical Education Initiative, the Community Collaborative Grant (SB 70/SB 1133), allows colleges to partner with businesses and industries to expand career […]

In honor of Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Mench? Tum’s visit to Alan Hancock College, scheduled for Oct. 23, the college’s Fall Faculty Lecture Series is focusing on themes of migration. Knowing that the phrase “lecture series” doesn’t exactly inspire people to get out on a Friday night, Hancock Language Arts Chair Kate Adams wanted […]

A handful of Nipomo High School students worked over a recent weekend to enhance the Nipomo Creekside Preserve. Local volunteers joined members of the high school’s Progressive Club in an effort to help restore the preserve’s natural processes. The club has been helping with workdays at the preserve since 2006. Led by Land Conservancy Stewardship […]

Danger Will Robinson! The Santa Cruz Institute of Particle Physics will bring a million-volt Tesla Coil to Orcutt Academy High School on Oct. 8. The coil, which looks like a cross between a robot and a giant generator, will be on display beginning at 1 p.m. at the Harold Black Sports Pavilion on the Orcutt […]