After almost 600 hours of classroom and manipulative skills training, class 122 and class 124 of the Allan Hancock College Fire Academy had reason to celebrate at their graduation ceremony on May 20. Forty-eight men and women gathered at the Calvary Chapel of Santa Maria on Santa Maria Way before a packed audience of family […]
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Know a teenager who wants to make a difference?
The Fund for Santa Barbara is now accepting applications for its grant-making program, Youth Making Change. Launched in 2008, Youth Making Change gives teenagers the chance to oversee the dispersal of grants to various nonprofit organizations. Each Youth Making Change board—there’s one in Santa Maria and one in Santa Barbara—gives out a total of $10,000 […]
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Local high schoolers have painting pride
After a brief hiatus, the Santa Maria Rodeo Window Painting and High School Art Competition is back in action. Once an annual custom in town, businesses will now allow art students from every local high school to publicly display their artistry on the businesses’ windows through the end of Rodeo Weekend, June 5. The designs—which […]
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Lucia Mar, it’s business time
The Lucia Mar Unified School District is bringing on board an assistant superintendent of business services. Raynee Daley , Ed.D, will be taking over the position, succeeding Janice Smith—who holds the position on an interim basis. Daley, who comes from the Merced Union High School District, will be in charge of planning, communicating, and managing […]
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Hopi away from home
Tori Doss may be a student of the Santa Maria Home School Program, but this upcoming summer, she’ll be far away from home thanks to a program sponsored by Montana Yellowstone Expedition (MYE), a division of the Orfalea Foundation. Doss will partake in the “Explore 1: River and Hopi Service” program, where she and 24 […]
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Hancock sinks teeth in stats
Allan Hancock College has a reason to smile and show off those pearly whites: The college’s dental assisting program has the second-highest pass rate in the state on the California Dental Association Registered Dental Assistant practical exam. “I’m very proud of both our students and instructors,” Kathy Johnson, coordinator of the dental assisting program, said […]
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Givin’ back to the future
On a sunny Thursday morning, members of an Alvin Elementary class walked by a group of more than 60 volunteers lined up against a wall. “Thank you!” the students yelled at the top of their lungs. The students were grateful for the extreme makeover their school was receiving from hands wielding paintbrushes on behalf of […]
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ConocoPhillips presents a present ConocoPhillips’ Santa Maria facility, called “the refinery on the mesa,” has presented its neighbor, the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center, with a $30,000 check to continue its work with local students. “We are neighbors on the dunes and beachfront of the Guadalupe/ Nipomo area, and we are committed to caring for the land,” […]
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RAISED BY WOLVES
recommended for ages 14 and older
Bryn really was raised by wolves—werewolves, that is! Rescued by alpha wolf Callum and his pack after her parents were killed by a rabid werewolf, Bryn and her foster mother, Ali, are the only two humans in the pack. When the rabid werewolf strikes again and creates a new young “were,” Chase, Bryn finds herself […]
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Why does my kite fly?
How long has it been since you looked up into a breezy springtime sky and watched a brightly colored kite skating along in front of some puffy white clouds? Have you ever considered the reasons that kites are able to fly? It may surprise you, but kites are governed by exactly the same set of […]
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Remembering a true outdoorsman
Marian Medical Center was recently host to a ceremony at its Children’s Center to celebrate both the legacy of Jacob Knight—a pre-school student at the center who lost his life to cancer three years ago—and the completion of the Outdoor Educational Facility. The facility, named “Jacob’s Garden” in dedication, features a creek bed and manual […]
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Get courses while they’re hot!
There’s nothing like summer in the classroom, especially if it’s your last chance to enjoy cheaper community college enrollment fees. So, if you’re trying to avoid that $10 enrollment cost increase–from $26 to $36 per credit–coming to Allan Hancock College in the fall semester, now’s the time to act. The summer catalog will offer a […]