Imagine an outdoor area with a garden. There are tables protected by the shade of trees surrounded by soft green grass. Near the garden sits a carburetor, tools, milk crates, dirt, and plywood. What is this place? It’s an outdoor preschool, and now Guadalupe has one. Pupil Services Coordinator Anne Rigali said the Guadalupe Union […]
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Our County Our Kids works to improve the foster system despite severe lack of resources
There are more than 400 kids rotating through the foster system each month in Santa Barbara County, but only about 175 families are accepting children. In an effort to tackle this issue, Our County Our Kids—a division of the Santa Barbara County Department of Social Services—will watch as the Righetti Warriors take on the Dos […]
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Pioneer Valley High School students to raise money for Hurricane Harvey support
Every day during lunch until Sept. 8, the Pioneer Valley High School Student Council will accept cash donations to support Texans displaced by Hurricane Harvey. Students will play music on Pioneer Valley’s stage during lunch, according to a school district press release. Each class will have a designated donation bucket, and the class with the […]
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California Highway Patrol hosts school bus safety enforcement operation
California Highway Patrol (CHP) hosted a school bus pedestrian safety operation on Aug. 29 in Santa Barbara County after a one-day California Department of Education survey of 137 state school districts found that more than 26,000 motorists failed to properly stop for school buses loading and unloading students. In response to the survey and California […]
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Santa Maria High School Agriculture Department wins national recognition
After winning several statewide awards this summer, the Santa Maria High School Agriculture Department was selected as the Outstanding Secondary School Agricultural Education Program, a national award given by the National Association of Agriculture Educators (NAAE). It is the first time the department has been nationally recognized. The award recognizes excellence in instructional strategies, experimental […]
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Hancock appoints interim police chief
Ronald Schram, a veteran law enforcement officer with nearly 40 years of experience, was named interim police chief of the Allan Hancock Joint Community College District on Aug. 14 at a Hancock board of trustees meeting. The hire came less than a month after the district’s previous chief, Paul Grohowski, resigned after seven months on […]
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‘Hancock Promise’ offers high school graduates first year at AHC free
High school students graduating from the Allan Hancock Joint Community College District who immediately enroll to Allan Hancock College will receive a year of free tuition and fees starting with the Fall 2018 semester. The school’s newest program, known as the Hancock Promise, will save incoming students an estimated $1,200 in tuition and fees each […]
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Hancock College offers scores of online courses this fall semester
More than 100 online credit classes are now available at Allan Hancock College. Registration will be open until the day before fall semester starts on Aug. 21. The courses are the school’s effort to introduce more flexibility and convenience to student schedules, according to a Hancock press release. All online classes run six to eight […]
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Santa Maria High School agricultural program wins state awards
The Santa Maria High School agricultural program recently won two state awards at the California Teachers Association Annual Awards Banquet at the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo. The program was named Outstanding Large School Program and Overall Outstanding Agriculture Program for 2017, according to a press release from the Santa Maria Joint Union High […]
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Santa Maria-Bonita School District continues free meal program
The Santa Maria-Bonita School District recently announced its plan to once again offer free breakfast and lunch to all students through the federal Universal Free Meals Program, which has been available in the school district since 2005. The Santa Maria-Bonita School District serves about 4.2 million meals to its students each year, according to a […]
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Orcutt students to watch total solar eclipse
Orcutt Academy High School (OAHS) students will have an opportunity to break one of the fundamental rules of childhood on Aug. 21—they’ll look straight at the sun. North America will experience the first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in almost 100 years, according to an OAHS press release, and students from Orcutt Academy in Los Alamos […]
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High School District spends millions on summer construction
Santa Maria Joint Union High School District has spent more than $30 million on a plethora of construction projects this summer as part of its mission to improve its facilities for staff and students, and it’s only the beginning. The district, which is the largest high school district in Santa Barbara County, also plans to […]
