School Scene Articles

The school year might be winding down in the next few months, but the Economic Opportunity Commission is already recruiting children and families for its Head Start programs. The Early Head Start program is a home-based program, and the Head Start program offers part-day centers at several Central Coast locations, including Nipomo, Oceano, and San […]

For boys and girls dreaming of putting on a firefighter’s helmet and getting up close and personal with a fire truck, the Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department is offering a Junior Firefighter’s Camp July 13 to 17 at Fire Station No. 2, 416 W. Carmen Lane, in Santa Maria. The hands-on four-day camp is […]

Integrated science teacher Ty Frederiks (center) and his Orcutt Academy students collected data from balloon-suspended sensors to monitor the weather during the school’s first-ever Balloon Festival on April 23 and 24. The students made projections about different weather components—temperature, atmospheric pressure—and then compared those hypotheses to the data they collected. “I’ve never done anything like […]

The PCPA in the Schools project began as a series of writing workshops last winter. A second phase in the spring transformed students’ words into a script for PCPA’s conservatory students. The end result is a full, free performance of the student-written This Is My Story. Complimentary seating for the 7 p.m. show on April […]

Learn what it takes to become a teacher at the 2009 “Becoming a Teacher” seminar at Allan Hancock College on May 6. Attendees will find information on steps to becoming a teacher, along with credential information, preparation for the California Basic Education Skills Test (CBEST), and local options for earning a degree. Future educators will […]

On April 25, dozens of teachers, students, and parents at Bonita Elementary School in Santa Maria will roll up their sleeves for some spring cleaning and campus beautification as part of Comcast Cares Day. Accompanied by more than 20 Comcast Cable employees, volunteers will lay down new bark in the main playground area and refurbish […]

In recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month and National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, several Northern Santa Barbara County organizations are hosting the North County Child Abuse Prevention Summit on April 30 at the Santa Maria Inn from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Local residents are invited to learn about child abuse and neglect in the […]

Keep your eyes on the skies on April 23 and 24 when Orcutt Academy and Endeavour Academy hold their first joint Balloon Festival. Students from the academies’ science classes will be conducting atmospheric research by releasing weather balloons carrying testing instruments 300 feet above the Orcutt Academy campus. The balloons will be used to collect […]

Want to catch up on college credits this summer? Allan Hancock College’s summer schedule is now available online at hancockcollege.edu. Beginning April 17, printed schedules will be available at all of the college’s campuses, as well as some community locations. Online registration for summer courses begins April 27, and classes begin June 15. According to […]

Newborns at Marian Medical Center’s pediatrics center are sleeping a little more snugly thanks to a donation from the Tommie Kunst Junior High School Crocheting Club. Club members recently donated 21 hand-crocheted blankets to the hospital, distributed to ailing infants through a program called Project Linus. The project is a nonprofit organization made up of […]