Sixth-grade students at Miller Elementary School are learning how to mind their manners in a new program called “The ABCs of Etiquette,” which is intended to reinforce what many students have already been taught at home. The first lesson covered restaurant ordering and dining. School principal Karen Porter talked with students in Trinity Hamilton’s 6th […]
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CHC’s Mobile Dental Clinic visits Dana Elementary School
Students at Dana Elementary School in Nipomo lined up outside a large, brightly decorated mobile dental clinic on Feb. 23, waiting their turn to see the dentist and to show off their skills at brushing, as part of the Community Health Centers (CHC) “Brush! Brush! Brush!” program. U.S. Rep. Lois Capps (D-Santa Barbara) was also […]
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Mardi Gras fundraiser is a success for St. Mary’s
Fat Tuesday proved to be lucrative for St. Mary of the Assumption School, whose 10th annual Mardi Gras dinner, dance, and auction raised more than $20,000 for educational programs and infrastructure improvements. About 200 community members attended the celebration, held at the Radisson Hotel. The event included a silent auction and, for the second year, […]
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Local Rotarians help children in La Paz
A handful of members from Santa Maria Rotary South recently returned from a trip to La Paz, Mexico, where they checked in with students and teachers at a rural school the club supports. Rotary South decided to form an international bond with Colonia Diana Laura School and a La Paz-based Rotary Club, Bahia de La […]
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AHC is offering another financial aid workshop
There will be a free financial aid workshop at Allan Hancock College on Feb. 29 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Academic Resource Center (ARC), building L-South, on the Santa Maria campus. The event is open to anyone interested in attending Allan Hancock College and to current students who have not yet completed […]
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Well-known anti-bullying expert will speak at St. Joe
On Feb. 27, St. Joseph High School officials will welcome Paul Coughlin—an internationally recognized anti-bullying expert and founder of the faith-based organization, the Protectors—to speak at a special assembly for the high school students and seventh- and eighth-graders from Pacific Christian and St. Louis de Montfort schools. Coughlin will discuss his four-part anti-bullying program and […]
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It’s time for little ones to get ready for school!
Kindergarten registration for schools in the Santa Maria-Bonita School District was scheduled to begin on Feb. 22. Registration will also take place for a new program called Transitional Kindergarten for children who are slightly younger. Through a new state law, children who will turn 5 years old between Nov. 2 and Dec. 2 of this […]
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‘A-p-i-o-l-o-g-y’
Scores of students from throughout Santa Barbara County will be buzzing with excitement on Feb. 23 when they compete in the annual county spelling bee in the auditorium of the Santa Barbara County Education Office at 4400 Cathedral Oaks Road. The elementary contest for fourth- through sixth-graders will begin at 9 a.m. The junior high […]
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California Lutheran offers local master’s degree program
Interested in earning a master’s degree in educational leadership? California Lutheran University is now offering a community partnership program with classes at the Orcutt Union School District administrative offices at 500 Dyer St. in Old Orcutt.The program gives aspiring educational leaders an opportunity to learn from faculty members who have worked as administrators. Graduates go […]
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Orcutt Academy thanks its leaders
Students, teachers, administrators, and local officials crowded in front of Orcutt Academy High School (formerly May Grisham Elementary School) the morning of Feb. 9 for a dedication ceremony at the charter school’s new campus and to thank the people who helped make it a reality. “This is a great day because this is a dream […]
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Local bands band together for St. Jude Children’s Hospital
Four local Santa Maria bands will come together Feb. 16 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at St. Joseph High School to perform a benefit concert for St. Jude Children’s Hospital. The event will feature the talents of area bands The Only Rational Thing, Time for Secrets, Liquid Grasshopper, and Brandon Martinez & Cody Taecker. Band […]
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Litterbugs verses kindergartners at Simas Park
Kindergartners at St. Mary of the Assumption School in Santa Maria are learning more than their ABC’s at school. They’re also learning how to give back to their community. As part of Catholic Schools Week, the kindergartners at the school walked to nearby Simas Park and picked up trash. Led by their teachers, they spent […]