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The Los Banos school board on Thursday passed a $ 121.3 million budget for the 2017-2018 fiscal year that focuses on increasing reserves while planning for future school construction. The balanced … Click to Continue »
Read More »School district buys semi-automatic rifles. Some parents are angry and scared
From his office at the Shawnee Mission school district administrative center, John Douglass, the district’s director of safety and security, points to a sitting area in the hallway about 25 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Middle school yearbook with KKK and Confederate symbols is being reprinted
This year’s Computech Middle School yearbook is being reprinted after an eighth-grade teacher’s page was decorated with Confederate flags and a Ku Klux Klan symbol. Fresno Unified said Monday the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater High School valedictorian graduates making history and overcoming adversity
After battling with an autoimmune disease and juvenile arthritis for most of her teen years, an 18-year-old Atwater High School student is graduating top of her class and moving on to UCLA in the fall. mvelez@mercedsun-star … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater High School valedictorian graduates making history and overcoming adversity
An Atwater High School student struggled for many years with an autoimmune disease and juvenile arthritis. She went through three major surgeries during high school and said, at times, she … Click to Continue »
Read More »Life after controversy: Atwater flight school rebuilding after ex-owner’s conviction
Leaders with the Sierra Academy of Aeronautics in Atwater are taking steps to leave financial troubles and legal battles behind and move toward a brighter future by improving education offered … Click to Continue »
Read More »Future professionals of Los Banos also come from San Luis High School
San Luis High School is not just a school for troubled kids. But that perception is common, and school officials and recent graduates want to change the way Los Banos … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘Humiliating’: School gives teen with ADHD ‘most likely to not pay attention’ award
Middle school awards are typically a source of pride for the students and their parents. But Nicole Edwards was not happy about the award her 14-year-old daughter received Tuesday. Two … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater school on lockdown while police chase man with a gun
Atwater police arrested a man allegedly pointing a gun at another person and firing it on Thursday. Officers found Cruz Villegas, 19, of Atwater running on Fruitland Avenue, away from … Click to Continue »
Read More »Weather delays for school expansion costs Los Banos school district
Rain delays will cost the Los Banos Unified School District Board an extra $ 59,870 to complete a school expansion project. The school board approved the extension to Bush Construction’s contract … Click to Continue »
Read More »Plain White T’s headline High School Nation Tour concert at Golden Valley High School
The High School Nation Tour stopped at Golden Valley High School for a concert in Merced, Calif., on Friday, May 12, 2017. Golden Valley is one of 60 schools on the tour as recording artists travel across the country promoting the arts in public schools. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Villaraigosa tours UC Merced, talks med school, diversifying Valley economy
Gubernatorial hopeful Antonio Villaraigosa stopped in at UC Merced on Thursday to get a closer look at the plans to double the campus’ footprint. The former mayor of Los Angeles … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced High School holds ceremony for college-bound seniors
Dozens of Merced High School seniors attended the first National Signing Day ceremony during their lunch period on Wednesday May 10, 2017 as a way to congratulate the students who are moving on to community colleges, four year universities, trade schools or joining the armed forces. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to …
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