Red Ribbon Week swung into Kermit McKenzie Junior High School and Mary Buren Elementary School with a red whoosh on Oct. 28, and Guadalupe’s students dutifully donned their red ribbons and embraced the week with pledges and promises for the future. More than 1,200 Guadalupe students participated in activities, wore ribbons, and listened to testimonials […]
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Farmers market to fundraise for Righetti’s magazine
The second annual fundraising event to keep the written word alive at Ernest Righetti High School will bring fresh produce, barbecue, and entertainment to the school’s east parking lot on Nov. 1. More than 20 vendors will feature fruits and veggies from the Santa Maria Valley—some of which will be donated by local farmers—as well […]
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Hancock hosts speaker who went from fieldworker to public affairs liaison
A migrant worker turned motivational speaker will give a presentation at Allan Hancock College on Nov. 7. In order to inspire students to dream big, Raúl Lomelí, the co-founder and executive director of Saber es Poder—Knowledge is Power—will share his personal story on Hancock’s main campus in Santa Maria, room C-40, from 5:30 to 8 […]
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St. Joe’s donates bowls to feed the hungry
St. Joseph High School students handcrafted 134 bowls to donate to the 12th annual Santa Maria Empty Bowls event held on Oct. 23. The students worked after school to create something special to contribute to the local community. Their bowls were purchased during the empty bowls event, filled with soup, and taken home to serve […]
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Program to help teen parents begins its 34th year
Children of teen parents in North County can receive free childcare and meals through a Santa Barbara County Education Office program starting its 34th year of service. Those enrolled at one of two California School Age Families Education Centers operated by the office can receive the services while their parents complete a high school education. […]
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Lompoc volunteers plan career day for seventh-graders
Seventh-graders at Lompoc Valley Middle School will have an opportunity to learn about career options and to meet local experts during a career day on Oct. 29 organized by the North County Volunteer Corps. Students will rotate among classrooms to hear guest speakers talk about a wide range of career fields during the event, which […]
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Tibetan monks bring Buddhism to El Camino students
The strange, guttural sounds only throat-singing can make formed the base of a Buddhist chant about wisdom led by Tibetan monk and chant master Geshe Chophel in front of El Camino Junior High School world history students on Oct. 17. It was part of a quick lesson on religion three monks from the Drepung Gomang […]
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Back in the spin cycle
Thanks to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department, Nipomo High School students like senior Michael Sheehan (right) are able to get back on their spin bikes at the school’s fitness center. The Sheriff’s Department helped the school pay for routine maintenance and repair to bring the bikes back up to cardiovascular-training status.
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Santa Maria-Bonita students bowl for fun and fundraising
Students and community members gathered pledges from family and friends during Santa Maria-Bonita School District’s bowl-a-thon fundraiser held annually to support students with disabilities within the district. The event ran from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Rancho Bowl in Santa Maria on Oct. 16. Eight classes of students from different grade levels bowled in […]
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Santa Maria High School leaders go bald for academic achievement
High scores on last school year’s round of state tests prompted Santa Maria High School administrators to shave their heads during a school carnival on Oct. 11. Students were promised that if state standardized test scores increased to more than 700 on the Academic Performance Index, school principal Joe Domingues and three assistant principals would […]
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Guadalupe fifth-graders benefit from NOAA grant
Three unique water-based field trips are lined up for this year’s class of fifth-graders at Mary Buren Elementary School in Guadalupe. A $60,000 grant awarded to the Cachuma Resource Conservation District by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will pay for the trips as part of a watershed education project. The grant supports in-class learning […]
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What Kids Are Reading: Creepy Carrots
By Aaron Reynolds – recommended for ages 5 through 8
The month of October is all about Halloween and sharing spooky stories about things that go bump in the night! Or better yet, tales of scary vegetables! How could vegetables possible be frightening? The creepiest vegetables for me were the turnips and rutabagas my Mom used to hide in her homemade beef stew. What we […]