High school students from around the county on Wednesday played the parts of prosecutors, defense attorneys and witnesses during a fictional human-trafficking case heard at the Courthouse Museum in the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Students who enter Barnes & Noble contest can win their teacher up to $5,000
A middle or high school student in Merced County has the opportunity to highlight a favorite teacher, and win something for it. Barnes & Noble on Olive Avenue in Merced … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced students embrace spirit of giving
This is a magical time of year for many children as they wait for Santa Claus and hope for a pile of presents under the tree. But I’m happy to … Click to Continue »
Read More »It’s #FinalsWeek and these students’ tweets get straight As
College students across the country are getting ready to head home for the holidays. There is just one thing standing between them and break — #FinalsWeek. While no doubt some … Click to Continue »
Read More »Santa Claus, firefighters and books bring excitement for Cressey Elementary students
Children in a second-grade classroom at Cressey Elementary School jumped and cheered as Santa Claus entered their classroom Thursday morning with boxes of books. Almost 300 students received two books … Click to Continue »
Read More »Planada middle school students spend afternoon wrapping hundreds of gifts
Board games, crafts and sports gear were some of the gifts being wrapped by Planada middle school students in red, blue and silver snowmen and Santa Claus wrapping paper. More … Click to Continue »
Read More »It’s #FinalsWeek and these students’ tweets get straight As
College students across the country are getting ready to head home for the holidays. There is just one thing standing between them and break — #FinalsWeek. While no doubt some … Click to Continue »
Read More »For Merced students, ‘Shop with a Cop’ a bright day in holiday season
Nichole Deroboam hugged every police officer at the Merced Mall on Tuesday morning, and then she met Santa Claus. The 9-year-old Merced girl squealed, jumped up and down and greeted … Click to Continue »
Read More »Grad student’s water mapping work gains acclaim
UC Merced graduate student Lorenzo Booth’s research into more-efficient use of water for agriculture has earned him accolades from the American Water Resources Association for not only producing information, but … Click to Continue »
Read More »Undocumented students should feel safe at Merced college campuses, faculty and administrators say
Merced-area faculty and administrators have tried to ease the fears of undocumented students in recent weeks amid discussions about changes to immigration policies that could be a reality under a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Who killed Mrs. Medeiros? It’s up to Buhach students to figure it out
About 90 students at Buhach Colony High School in Atwater spent the day Thursday collecting evidence at the crime scene of the grizzly “slaying” of the school’s instructional coach, Jennifer … Click to Continue »
Read More »Buhach Colony students use staged crime scene to practice collecting evidence
Students in the forensic science class at Buhach Colony High School were tasked with figuring out who killed an administrator whose death was staged so students could practice the skills they’ve learned all semester. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County students show off their spelling skills
Students from the Merced City School District “dominated” the 2016 Merced County Elementary and Junior High spelling bees, according to a statement from county education officials. In the elementary bee, … Click to Continue »
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