Archive By Author - Elizabeth Arakelian
Olympic inspiration
Denair Academic Avenues charter school students were treated to an inspirational morning assembly on Friday as local Olympian Ali Cox spoke about her experience rowing in the 2004 Summer Olympics. A silver medalist in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, and a gold medal world champion among other accomplishments, Cox stressed the four key elements to her success to the students: setting goals, working hard, being a good teammate, as well as being focused and prepared. Cox chose four excited students to wear her memorabilia from the significant rowing years of her career, from her time at the University of San ...
Evolving Education: Online college courses require attention for the future
First it was chalkboards, then it was white boards and now it is online message boards. The face of education is changing.
Walnut Elementary wins $10,000 through national competition
Money doesn't grow on trees, but it can be won with them.
National FFA Week highlights local ag industry
High school students of the local chapters of the Future Farmers of America contribute year round to the agriculture industry in their community, but once a year there is a special time to highlight these students' efforts: National FFA week.
THS students well-tuned for musical future
It all started with the flute for Martín Acosta and Rachel Hawkes, standout members of the Turlock High School Band.
Functional and Fun: CSUS Science Day draws hundreds
Local families got hands-on with science on Saturday, as California State University, Stanislaus opened its campus for an all-day event that featured biology, geology and even zombies.
Free African American educational conference at MJC
Modesto Junior College is hosting an African American Educational Conference from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 1, in the Mary Stuart Rogers Student Learning Center on the West Campus.
Covenant Village hosts first responders
Valentine's Day is a day of love, but it is also a day of gratitude.
MJC expansion to Turlock in the works
Local Modesto Junior College student may have access to closer resources as development for a site in Turlock is on the horizon.
Valentine’s Day at the library
Valentine's Day marks that time of the year when students place baggies on their desks in hopes of receiving valentines from their classmates, but it is also a great time to spread the love which is what the Friends of the Turlock Public Library organization have done. This is the second year that the organization has sponsored a Valentine's Craft Day at the local library providing students from all across town a central place to meet and create together. Aptly timed before Valentine's Day, kids were afforded the opportunity to make "sweet" valentines by using Hershey's ...
New superintendent aims to put DUSD back on the map
As the Denair Unified School District continues to work toward healing the relationship between the teachers association and district leadership, evident by a recent deal struck between the two after over a year of negotiations, there is a new key factor that will serve as an agent of even more change in the 'new Denair' : Aaron Rosander.
CSUS Wellness Fair a healthy place to start for students
Thriving in school requires more than academic success: It takes mental, physical and emotional wellness to succeed inside and outside of the classroom, and California State University, Stanislaus students are benefiting from wellness resources on campus that aim to help each student do their personal best.
CSUS Science Day fun for the entire family
Families looking for activities to do in the post-holiday phase of winter won't have to look far as California State University, Stanislaus is hosting their Third Annual Science Day.
MJC removed from probation status
Modesto Junior College received some good news recently as the college was removed from probation status and was reaffirmed accreditation from the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.
Inaugural LCAP committee charts course for TUSD spending
Turlock Unified School District is undergoing transition as it implements a new state funding practice, the Local Control Funding Formula, which places more spending control in the hands of the local districts and is based on specific considerations such as increasing resources for students with greater need, specifically low-income students, English learners, and foster youth.
Articles By Author - Elizabeth Arakelian
TUSD students raise $27k for children with heart disease
Thirty children will have the opportunity to attend a summer session of Camp Taylor, a camp for children with heart disease, thanks to the efforts of the Turlock Unified School District students who raised $27,400 through a coin drive.
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