Every school kid wants to be principal for a day, even if it’s just to replace those water fountains with soda fountains. On March 9, business and community leaders have the opportunity to fulfill that childhood dream, but as adults. Community members who act as principals will learn what issues face educators. Participants will spend […]
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The Spartatroniks are gearing up for nationals
The Orcutt Academy Robotics Club has spent the last six weeks building a robot to enter into the prestigious F.I.R.S.T (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics competition. The “Spartatroniks” will be one of 2,000 teams in the contest. On Feb. 18, the team showcased its robot in front of a very crowded […]
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Money for young Dick Tracys
Students or graduates of Allan Hancock College prepping for a career in investigative law, look no further for scholarships. The Edwin O’Neill Law Enforcement Scholarship is here for backup. Anyone who wants to apply for the two-year, $10,000 scholarship must meet the qualifications of having an A.S. or A.A. degree from Allan Hancock College, or […]
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Teach the children to read
Christmas is coming late—or early—for California: Bruce Larkin, owner of Wilbooks, Inc. and author of more than 900 children’s books, has pledged that his company will donate 10,000 books to elementary schools in 2011. “Children need to enjoy all of the great opportunities that our country offers,” Larkin said in a statement. “I owe my […]
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Smallest school brings in big money
On Feb. 4, students and staff members at Bonita Elementary School—the smallest school in the Santa Maria-Bonita School District— received a plaque from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The school raised the most money in Santa Barbara County during the “Pennies for Patients” annual fundraiser. Clubs at the school took the lead in collecting approximately […]
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Turn that potential energy into kinetic energy
If “Friday Night Science” is approaching Allan Hancock College at a steady rate of four times over the next four months, and you’re not there for any of those times, what are you missing? “All of the fun of physics with none of the math,” Hancock physics instructor Rob Jorstad said in a statement. Each […]
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Donating to the library is fashionable
Leather lovers have contributed more to Santa Ynez Valley Friends of the Library than just fancy bookcovers. First Street Leather’s 20th Annual Charity Fashion show recently raised $1,550 for the group. Although no admission was charged at the event, guests were encouraged to donate to the Santa Ynez Friends of the Library. Cassandra and Phillip […]
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Catholic schools come together
In the midst of National Catholic School Week, four Catholic schools have gathered together to have joint-mass at St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Santa Maria. The mass marks the first time that these schools have celebrated together. “I came from the Diocese of Colorado Springs and they had a mass with all of […]
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Cuesta for all
Beginning Feb. 7, Cuesta College will continue to bring its classes to Nipomo and Arroyo Grande for those who can’t travel to the San Luis Obispo main campus. Faculty from the main campus will be available at the Arroyo Grande High School campus, room 913, on Jan. 27 from 4:30 to 9 p.m. to help […]
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Discover Nat Fast
After Martin Luther King Day, January is a bit bare when it comes to special observances and holidays. But on Jan. 30, the Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum will hold its first-ever “Nat Fast Day.” Admission will be free. The day’s exhibit will focus on Fast’s expertise—the fine arts—and he will mentor kids interested in […]
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Hancock teaches about getting free cash
With only a few months left in the school year, there will soon be many high school graduates wondering what to do. So Allan Hancock College, partnering with Cuesta College, is going to hold workshops to inform high school students, and their parents, about the opportunities available for “free cash for college.” The workshops will […]
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Arellanes celebrates MLK Day with yard work
Instead of spending the day sleeping in, students, teachers, school faculty members, and even Santa Maria-Bonita School District superintendent Phil Alvarado spent Martin Luther King Jr. Day planting 80 trees at Arellanes Junior High School. When George Jimenez’s daughter started attending Arellanes, he noticed that there weren’t any trees at the school. That’s when the […]