Archive By Section - Education
After a tumultuous 18 months of combatting racism on both her campus and the community that surrounds it, Stanislaus State President Ellen Junn is doing all she can to ensure that her students feel safe no matter where they are in Turlock – and the effort began sooner than many may think.
April 06, 2018
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Angelina
Martin
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Education
Third grader Emilio Delgadillo is well known around the Osborn Two-Way Immersion Academy campus for not only his joyful personality, but his perseverance and positivity in the classroom despite his medical challenges.
April 06, 2018
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Angelina
Martin
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Education
Balloons, delegates and rallying cries filled the Boys Gym at Turlock High School on Thursday, but it wasn't the Democratic or Republican parties casting their votes. Students taking part in the school's 29th annual Election Convention got a taste of what it's really like to be a part of the political scene thanks to the event, which serves as an all-day election process for student body officers.
March 30, 2018
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Angelina
Martin
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Education
Osborn Two-Way Immersion students act out a protest in honor of the late labor movement activist Cesar Chavez Wednesday morning. All 3rd grade classes are learning about civil rights and wanted to honor Chavez for what would be his 91st birthday March 31. The students sang songs and read information about the life of Chavez during their morning opening Wednesday.
March 30, 2018
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Candy
Padilla
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Education
Over a quarter of students at Stanislaus State suffer from food insecurity, and new grant funding awarded to the university hopes to combat that problem.
March 30, 2018
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Angelina
Martin
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Education
Community members were treated to performances by 1,600 students in the Turlock Unified School District's music program during Saturday's annual Festival on the Green – a day-long celebration of the choirs, orchestras and bands in schools throughout the city.
March 27, 2018
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Angelina
Martin
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Education
With mental health at the forefront of national discussion – specifically, the mental wellbeing of teens – a new club on the Turlock High School campus is looking to amplify the conversation on its own campus and destigmatize mental illness.
March 23, 2018
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Angelina
Martin
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Education
Though he's only a junior at Turlock High School, Nicholas Hickman has already had his career mapped out for quite some time.
March 23, 2018
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Angelina
Martin
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Education
A month after students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School ran for their lives from the hallways and classrooms where their peers were shot to death, Turlock Unified School District campuses throughout town joined in on the nationwide effort to walk in protest of gun violence.
March 16, 2018
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Angelina
Martin
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Education
Environmental education is important no matter what age you are, but Turlock's youngest residents this week are learning why conservation is key during the city's 11th annual Go Green Week.
March 13, 2018
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Angelina
Martin
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Education
Students at Turlock and Pitman high schools will use their voices to promote social change Wednesday morning when they walk out of their classrooms in protest of gun violence.
March 09, 2018
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Angelina
Martin
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Education
Denair Elementary Charter Academy may have lost a beloved teacher over two years ago, but his memory will live on at the campus forever thanks to a special new addition.
March 09, 2018
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Angelina
Martin
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Education
High school students in Turlock are getting real world experience while earning class credit thanks to the school district's ever-growing Career Technical Education program, which has partnered with local businesses to prepare students for the workplace.
March 06, 2018
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Angelina
Martin
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Education
Students throughout Turlock took part in the National Education Association's Read Across America event. The annual reading motivation and awareness program calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of Dr. Seuss. The beloved children's author would have turned 114 years old on Friday.
March 02, 2018
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Candy
Padilla
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Education
Modesto Junior College alumnus Tim Truax topped stiff competition to become the 2018 Young Farmers and Ranchers National Collegiate Discussion Meet Champion in Reno, Nevada last weekend. The annual YF&R conference attracted over 50 competitors, each one the champion in their home state in order to earn the opportunity to compete.
February 27, 2018
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