Pioneer Valley High School science teacher Riccardo Magni is having the best year ever. Last month, he was named Santa Barbara County’s Teacher of the Year, and he raked in several grants for his students. On June 6, Magni received a presidential award plaque from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at a ceremony in Santa […]
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Mini Rodeo packs the same fun punch for local students
The sound of thunderous applause and stomping feet reverberated from the Santa Maria Elks Unocal Event Center on May 31, as nearly 6,000 Central Coast children came together to watch the annual Santa Maria Elks/Minetti Mini Rodeo. Students from school districts from the Five Cities area to Gaviota filled the stands at the rodeo grounds […]
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Local students get ready for the ‘real world’
On June 12, the El Puente Community School in Lompoc will bid a fond farewell to graduating students from the class of 2012 at Lompoc Four Square Church. According to El Puente teaching assistant Naomi Sanchez, some of the students will be joining the workforce, while others will be enrolling for college in the fall. […]
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Going the distance for education
On May 25, Pioneer Valley High School received a $5,000 grant as part of State Farm California’s Good Neighbor Citizenship Program. The school, which is being recognized for its environmental science program, will use the grant money to support student-led programs that focus on environmental awareness and community projects. The funds will also be used […]
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Students can go on a scientific adventure at Hancock College
Want to design your own solar-powered car, program a computer video game, or learn about mathematics in ancient Egypt? Allan Hancock College Community Education is expanding its College for Kids program to include an “Adventures in Math, Engineering & Computer Science” class this summer. Through project-based learning, students will explore areas of mathematics, engineering, and […]
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Miller named interim president at Allan Hancock College
The Allan Hancock College Board of Trustees recently appointed Elizabeth A. Miller as the college’s interim president for the 2012-13 school year. She will take over presidential duties on June 20, following the departure of current Superintendent/President José M. Ortiz. Miller is the college’s associate superintendent/vice president for administrative services. She will lead the college […]
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Santa Maria-Bonita students race for first place
Hundreds of elementary school students converged on the Dave Boyd Sports Field at Santa Maria High School on May 18 to race in the Santa Maria-Bonita School District’s 24th annual track meet. Parents, teachers, friends, and family members cheered the young athletes on from the stands in the Ralph Baldiviez stadium. Third- and fourth-grade students […]
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Green classrooms come to New Tech High School
Specially designed “green” classrooms have been installed at the future site of Central Coast New Tech High School, a technology-focused school in the Lucia Mar School District that opens in August. The classrooms will provide a new wing of permanent learning space, plus an eco-friendly restroom building. Gen7, a green building fabrication company, designed the […]
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Give your kids a Head Start
Community Action Partnership is now recruiting children ages 3 to 5 years old for the Head Start program, as well as pregnant mothers and children younger than 3 for the Early Head Start program for the 2012-13 school year. The Early Head Start program is a home base-, center base-, and family-childcare option program. Head […]
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Local teachers win Crystal Apples
The Santa Barbara County Teachers Network will recognize the county’s outstanding educators at its 28th annual gala celebration May 17 at Santa Ynez Valley Marriott in Buellton. Sponsored by the Santa Barbara County Education Office, the event will feature winners of Venoco, Inc.’s Crystal Apple Awards, as well as the recipients of grants for instructional […]
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Crestview recognized as a distinguished school
The Crestview Cougars have something to really roar about: The California Department of Education presented the elementary school’s educators with a California Distinguished School award at the beginning of the month. The school is on Vandenberg Air Force Base property. The award identifies schools that have demonstrated educational excellence for all students and shown progress […]
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Get the skills to get a job
The city of Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department is inviting teens ages 12 to 18 years old to participate in its Job Achievement Academy at the Abel Maldonado Community Youth Center, 600 S. McClelland St., with instructors from the Workforce Investment Board. The academy is a free, month-long program meeting every Tuesday and Thursday […]