To help ease the fiscal burden put on schools by severe budget cuts to education, KSBY and Century 21 Hometown Realty have started “One Class at a Time,” a grant program for K-12 classrooms in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. Every two weeks, KSBY and Century 21 Hometown Realty will award a […]
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Get a GED to succeed
Beginning Sept. 1, Allan Hancock College is offering free General Education Development (GED) preparation classes to students who haven’t yet received their high school diplomas. GED classes help prepare students to take the GED exam and are self-paced, in a personalized learning environment. Counselors are available to help students develop an individual educational plan. […]
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Santa Maria now offers a Minami after-school program
Working parents have a new place to send their children after school: the Minami Community Center. Developed by the Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department, the Minami After School Time program is open to children ages 6 to 12 and runs 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. during regular Santa Maria Bonita school days and noon […]
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Take a field trip to Los Flores Ranch Park
The city of Santa Maria is inviting local teachers and their students to explore Santa Maria’s newest outdoor classroom, Los Flores Ranch Park, this fall. The park offers views of the surrounding Central Coast hills, and the opportunity for students to learn about local wildlife and participate in a handful of recreational activities. Volunteer […]
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Pacific Christian School students score big on SAT
As the summer began to wind down, one local school received some encouraging news. Pacific Christian School recently reported that 87 percent of its students ranked above the national average on the 2009 Stanford Achievement Test (SAT). In a release to the media, school administrator Pastor Joe Hunt attributed the scores to a number […]
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Award-winning makeup artist to teach at Hancock
Interested in a career in makeup? Emmy Award winner June Westmore is set to teach an introductory makeup class for stage and film at Allan Hancock College. This fall, the college is offering a three-unit class that meets Mondays from 1 to 4 p.m. and Wednesdays from 12:45 to 2:50 p.m. Late in-person registration […]
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YMCA offers ‘Stepping Stones’ to a good education
Looking for a safe and educational place to send your preschooler? YMCA Stepping Stones Childcare, located in the Betteravia Government Center, and the YMCA Young Children’s Center, located at 3400 Skyway Drive, are now enrolling children ages 2 to 5 years old. The only prerequisite is potty training. Both programs are licensed and accredited […]
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Allan Hancock College gets recognition for awarding a high number of degrees to Hispanic students
In June, Community College Week magazine ranked Santa Maria’s Allan Hancock College 36th out of more than 50 community colleges for awarding the highest number of degrees to Hispanic students in 2008. The school has ranked among the top 50 in this category for the past seven years, according to a press release from the […]
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Santa Maria Valley students shine
More than 200 local high school graduates have been named to Allan Hancock College’s dean’s honors list for the spring 2009 semester, according to a release from the college. A total of 613 students achieved status on the dean’s honors list, and more than a third of those students graduated from Righetti, Santa Maria, […]
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Blochman District opens new preschool, playground amid cuts
Parents in the Santa Maria and Orcutt areas will soon have a new option when it comes to preschool for their children. Blochman Union School District—which encompasses the unincorporated towns of Sisquoc, Garey, and Tepusquet—will host an open house event at its new preschool on Aug. 6 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Benjamin […]
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Ciara says get up and ‘do something’
Pop star Ciara is calling all teens to get off the couch and do something to help their communities. The Grammy-winning singer recently teamed up with DoSomething.org and Staples for the second annual Do Something 101 school supply drive. According to a press release from DoSomething.org, Ciara is asking teens to make a difference […]
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Santa Barbara County recommends immunizations for school children
The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is advising parents to make sure their children are fully immunized before starting school this fall. By law, California schools must review children’s immunization records to ensure that students have received all required shots for school entry, according to a press release from the county. Immunizations are available […]