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Medeiros fifth grader doesn’t see his cerebral palsy as disability
In Horacio Gutierrez's mind he isn't succeeding at anything - other than being a fun-loving kid.
MJC students, faculty cry foul with cuts
After four hours of passionate public comment, with hundreds of students, faculty and community leaders pleading for programs to be saved, the Yosemite Community College District Board of Trustees on Wednesday unanimously voted to send pink slips to 55 employees and eliminate entire programs from Modesto Junior College.
City, TUSD partner for environmental education program
The Turlock Unified School District and the City of Turlock Municipal Services Department teamed up for the fourth annual "Go Green Week" program, which is the city's primary environmental education program. Go Green Week started Monday and will continue through Friday.
College students march to protest cuts in programs
About 70 Modesto Junior College students walked out of class and marched from campus to Modesto's Tenth Street Plaza to protest planned budget cuts on Tuesday.
Turlock Junior High students learn that milk rocks
Recording artist and up and coming star Britney Christian proved that milk rocks during a concert at Turlock Junior High on Tuesday. Christian stopped in Turlock as part of the Foster Farms/ Milk Rocks Central Valley tour, taking place this week at schools from Livermore to Stockton. The Milk Rocks campaign is a multifaceted school campaign promoting the benefits of milk as a healthy alternative to other beverages. ...
Waiting for Walnut
Several hundred anxious parents gathered in the Walnut Elementary Education Center gym Tuesday night, waiting for their child's name to be called on…"the list."
EATING HISTORY AT JULIEN
Fifth grade students from Julien Elementary School in Turlock got a taste of history with maple syrup, a common source of sugar and water during colonial America. Students in fifth grade learn about early U.S. history and pioneers. Julien parent Christina Hemming volunteered to give students a taste of what early Americans did for sugar. She explained that pioneers in New England would tap trees for sap.
Tobacco whistleblower shares story with Turlock students
Good parents always tell their kids not to smoke and while most of the time it works, their advice can sometimes go in one ear and out the other.
University students, faculty adjust to changes in academic calendar
In the first year of California State University, Stanislaus' new, self-supported winter session, 235 fewer classes were available to students, at approximately four-times the price of the state-funded winter term of 2010, but the university says the session offered other benefits to students.
10 programs, 55 positions on MJC chopping block
The effort to shed $8 million from Modesto Junior College's budget would eliminate 55 employees and entire programs from the college – including mass communications, culinary arts, dental assisting, architecture, engineering, communication graphics, industrial technology, French, German and Italian – according to a report released by MJC President Gaither Loewenstein on Monday.
TUSD budget committee advises salary reductions
District-wide salary and benefits could be on the chopping block when the Turlock Unified School District Board of Trustees produces its final budget in June.
Temporarily homeless: Nu Alpha Kappa raises awareness, collects donations
Many college students find it difficult to wake up and get to class in the morning, but for the past week members of California State University, Stanislaus' fraternity Nu Alpha Kappa have welcomed the opportunity to get out of the cold.
MJC president answers protestors’ questions about cuts
Modesto Junior College administrators informed faculty members on Thursday that jobs may be cut – and that the communications department could be eliminated entirely – as the college attempts to shed $8 million from its budget in response to declining state contributions.
Walnut brothers live by ‘Golden Rule’
February Character Counts Profile: Respect
‘Character Counts’ in TUSD
In recent months, the Turlock Unified School District introduced the Character Counts program on campuses and in the community. The program is being introduced in an effort to improve student and adult interaction, decrease behavior problems and teach a set of universal values so educational focus throughout TUSD can improve.
Articles by Section - Education
Turlock Unified School District Board moves to new digs
The Turlock Unified School District held its first Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday at the district's new Professional Development Center located at the eCademy Charter at Crane campus. Trustee Loren Holt complimented the new facility. "This is a very nice building and it's going to be great for staff training, it has plenty of room," he said. Holt also noted that Turlock High School Performing Arts Building, where the board previously ...
Columbine victim challenges Turlock students to show kindness, compassion
Rachel Scott had a premonition she was going to die young. She knew it so much that she would even tell friends and family it would happen. Rachel also knew that her words would change the world. Just 10 minutes before she was killed Rachel was drawing a picture of a pair of eyes crying 13 tears. As the tears fell they changed to blood and growing under their crimson fall was a ...
Independence celebration
Students from Osborn Two-Way Immersion Academy's Ballet Folklorico performed a Mexican dance during the 16 de Septiembre Celebration held Friday at the school. Hundreds of families attended the event, which featured student dancing, traditional clothing, tamales, ice cream, corn on the cob and cold drinks. The event began at Osborn last year to celebrate Mexico's Independence Day.
Kinesiology students put their skills to the test
Forget about gymnastics and figure skating. On Wednesday, the premiere Olympic events at California State University, Stanislaus were musical ballroom dancing – think musical chairs, but with ballroom dancing – canoe races, the Frisbee toss, and a scooter race. Oh, and for warm-up, why not line dancing? It's all par for the course for the Kinesiology Olympics, a near-annual event intended to unite the members of CSU Stanislaus' Kinesiology Department. "Our ...
MJC set to celebrate its history, future
On Monday, Modesto Junior College will turn 90 years old. And to look back, MJC will unveil a documentary of the college's past, present and future, edited by MJC video specialist Wes Page. "It's been a labor of love for me, but I'm glad it's finally done," Page said Friday as he finalized the film. The film draws from old 16 millimeter film, dating to the late 1930s. Students are seen ...
Pitman Pride march into Washington
The Pitman High School marching band and color guard, known as the "Marching Pride," was recently invited to Washington D.C. to participate in the 2012 National Independence Day Parade. The Marching Pride's invitation was based on recommendations from Governor Jerry Brown. Pitman will be one of 10 schools from California attending the parade. While the invitation was an honor for the Marching Pride, the price tag for the trip will prove to ...
Hearst award winner named
Linda Fegan, a Spanish major at CSU Stanislaus, has been named the CSU Stanislaus recipient of the William Randolph Hearst/CSU Trustees' Award for Outstanding Achievement. Each year, one student at each CSU campus is chosen to receive the award, given to those who have "demonstrated inspirational resolve along the path to college success." All 23 will be honored at a Tuesday celebration at the CSU Office of the Chancellor in Long Beach. <p ...
UC Merced’s Valley economic contribution nears $650 million
Since July 2000, UC Merced has contributed approximately $650 million to the San Joaquin Valley economy, the university announced this week. UC Merced has paid more than $417 million in local wages and compensation, awarded $109 million in construction contracts to local businesses, and purchased $122 million in goods and services from local suppliers. Nearly $100 million of that contribution occurred in the last year alone. When factoring in indirect impacts, the ...
CSU Stanislaus earns high U.S. News & World Report ranking
For the 16th consecutive year, California State University, Stanislaus has been ranked among the best colleges by U.S. News & World Report. "The consistent recognition illustrates our commitment and dedication to the academic success of our students," said CSU Stanislaus President Hamid Shirvani. "Despite difficult fiscal circumstances for our state and region, CSU Stanislaus has been able to maintain a learning environment with strong personal attention to students from accomplished faculty." CSU ...
County teachers learn how to integrate art into all subjects
More than a dozen K-6 educators from across Stanislaus County joined together Thursday for an arts integration workshop at Whitmore Charter School in Ceres. The workshop was the first in a three-part series to explore the connections between art disciplines such as theatre, music and visual arts to core curriculum studies such as English, mathematics, social studies and science. According to Jill Polhemus of the Stanislaus County Office of Education's Visual and ...
Pitman High students earn semifinalist berth from National Merit
Pitman High seniors Adrian Leven and Simon Staley were selected as semifinalists in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship competition. Should either be selected as a finalist they would be in competition for 8,300 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $34 million. Leven holds a 4.46 GPA and plans to major in computer science once in college. He has applied to Stanford, Cal Tech, USC and Cal Berkeley. Staley has a 4.7 GPA and ...
Mobile science lab makes first trip to Turlock
Ag in Motion, a 53-foot state-of-the-art mobile trailer classroom, visited seventh grade students at Dutcher Middle School in Turlock this week. The mobile classroom was unveiled in late June of this year by the National Ag Science Center in Modesto. The free mobile classroom experience features 20 laboratory stations, complete with microscopes and lesson plans designed around the seventh grade science curriculum for California schools. The lab can hold up to 36 students ...
High school early assessment helps to improve college readiness
California State University Chancellor Charles Reed announced Monday that over the past six years there has been an increase in the number of high school students ready for college level English and math. While many forms of testing exist and requirements for admission into the CSU system have long been in place, Reed said that in the past even "B" average high school students have not been ready for college level math and ...
University employees protest layoffs
California State University, Stanislaus employees held a rally Monday to protest proposed non-teacher layoffs that they say seem excessive compared to those at other CSU campuses. "We decided to have a rally because the cuts at Stanislaus don't seem to fit the rest of the state," said Pat Gantt, CSUEU president. System-wide, 14 layoff or cutback notices were issued to CSUEU employees, set to take effect Sept. 30. Eleven of those notices ...
Denair students celebrate grandparents
The first Sunday after Labor Day is traditionally considered Grandparents' Day in the United States. This holiday celebrates the special role that grandparents play in families, and especially their relationships with their young grandchildren. Although this holiday is not as commercially popular as Mother's Day or Father's Day, it recognizes important parental figures in many children's lives. For that reason and many others, students at Denair Elementary School took Friday to celebrate their grandparents. ...
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