Got a speeding ticket you need to make disappear? There’s still space for students who need to attend the eight-hour traffic school offered by Allan Hancock College Community Education. Classes are available in English and Spanish, and the course fee is $32. Hancock’s traffic school is a California Department of Motor Vehicles-approved course that focuses […]
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Pass the broccoli, please!
A new gardening program partnership between Allan Hancock College and the local U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Service Center will help provide more fresh vegetables to local nonprofits, food banks, and the college’s culinary program. The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has established a sustainable vegetable garden on Hancock’s Santa Maria campus, the college announced […]
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Fall registration now open for Allan Hancock College
School might have just ended but preparations for next fall are just beginning. Priority registration is now open for Allan Hancock College. Priority is given to students who are currently enrolled and is based on credits completed. Open registration begins on June 26 at 8 a.m. and will be available 24 hours a day through […]
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Hancock welcomes a new educator to the faculty
Earlier this month, the Allan Hancock College board of trustees appointed Luis P. Sanchez as the new associate superintendent and vice president of academic affairs. Holding this office beginning July 1, Sanchez will be the college’s chief instructional officer and oversee instruction of all credit, noncredit, and community education programs. Sanchez will also be integral […]
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Hancock’s Triste named Southern California’s President of the Year
Eddie Triste, president of Allan Hancock College’s Associated Student Body Government, was recently chosen by the Student Senate for California Community Colleges as President of the Year for the Southern California region. “I thought I could get more done as the vice president and, frankly, I wanted the ability to vote, but when the president […]
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Local teachers recognized for excellence in the classroom
On June 2, Santa Barbara County Superintendent of Schools Bill Cirone named Randy Hohimer of Vandenberg Middle School and Kathy Bibby of Santa Ynez Union Valley High School the 2011-2012 Santa Barbara County Distinguished Educators of the Year. The committee—comprised of teachers, administrators, PTA members, and school boards—couldn’t decide which teacher to give the honor […]
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Won Ton by Lee Wardlaw
recommended for ages 5 and older
Life before and after adoption by a loving family is described in senryu–a form of Japanese poetry, similar to haiku–by a gray shelter cat. Named Won Ton by his “new boy,” the finicky feline experiences a car ride, the great outdoors, and being dressed in doll clothes by the family’s younger child. Finally, the cat […]
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Greeks give back
During Cal Poly’s Greek Week, fraternities and sororities put away their togas and focused their efforts on fundraising for the Lucia Mar Unified School District. Not only did they raise $3,500 for the district, the students also brought in $2,100 for the Head Start program. The fundraising events—a penny war and a lip sync competition—also […]
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Foundation awards more than $245,000
Allan Hancock College hosted its 42nd annual scholarship awards banquet on May 26 in the Joe White Memorial Gymnasium on the Santa Maria campus. A total of 204 Hancock students received scholarships, which were donated by more than 130 different community members. The prestigious Marian Hancock Award was given to honors student Teresa Cortes, who […]
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Nipomo native receives Bill Denneen Award
Graduating Nipomo High School senior Michael Sween was recently awarded the Bill Denneen Environmental Award for his contributions to the community, including many hours volunteering at the Nipomo Native Garden. Sween was closely involved in the garden’s restoration, helping cultivate plants native to the Nipomo Mesa and dunes. He was also involved in general landscape […]
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You have the right to compete …
On May 20, Lompoc Police Department Explorer Post 700 attended the Kern County Memorial Explorer Competition in Tehachapi. The team included four high school students and two college students. During the competition, the Lompoc team battled it out against 16 other posts—a total of 160 others partaking in real-life encounters. The Lompoc Explorer group placed […]
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Like a good neighbor
Grab that family and some cleaning equipment. On June 4, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., a neighborhood clean up at the future site of self-help homes is slated to take place at the corner of North Thompson and Chestnut streets in Nipomo. The clean-up day will be held in celebration of NeighborWorks Week and […]