Archive By Section - Education
EDUCATION: STAR LAB
First-grade students from Dennis Earl Elementary School in Turlock were able to stare in wonder at constellations inside of a Star Lab Planetarium on Thursday. Earl Elementary borrowed the planetarium from the Stanislaus County Office of Education for a one-day star lab.
Helping Hawks lend a helping hand
A group of about a dozen students from Delhi High School have stepped up to form a new community service club known as "Helping Hawks." The Helping Hawks, named after the school mascot, recently developed into a fully school sponsored club after several students served food at an area homeless shelter.
Donkey ball
Hilmar High School seniors donned their most outrageous outfits and brought their donkeys to school for the annual senior class basketball game. The senior fundraiser game has been held for more than 40 years in a row and helps pay for senior activities including a senior trip. This year the game set an all-time attendance record. The boys won the game, 28-26, thanks a buzzer-beater shot by senior ...
UNIVERSITY: WARRIORS HOMECOMING
California State University, Stanislaus students kicked it old school during the final day of homecoming celebration activities. Due to rain, the homecoming parade went from an outdoor float decorating competition, to an indoor shopping cart decorating contest.
TCHS junior accepted to West Point summer leadership camp
In the Truax family's case the saying "the apple doesn't fall from the tree" rings true.
EDUCATION: YOUNG ARTIST
Pitman High School junior Chole Littrell created a fine piece of art work, which is now displayed in the school office. The mosaic is made of broken pieces of colored glass and cement, carefully constructed to resemble the famous Beatles Abbey Road album cover from 1969. It took Littrell a month to carefully construct the pieces of glass. The young artist plans to pursue art as her major ...
NJROTC: PASS IN REVIEW
Turlock High's Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps received high marks during their Pass in Review ceremony on Tuesday. Capt. Wencesalo gave the Turlock NJROTC 9 out of 10 for performance.
EDUCATION: HONOR BAND
Four students from Pitman High School's band and orchestra were selected to the California All-State Honor Band and Orchestra. Marcelle Winkler, Andrew Grishaw (orchesta), Bryan Rosales and Brandon Crawford are scheduled to perform this weekend in the California All-State Music Education Conference at Saroyan Theater and the Fresno Convention Center. Pitman High Band Director Ruben Modesto said the four practiced almost every day for at least one hour ...
Keyes to Learning Charter students earn accolades, get head start on college
Rachel Segars has been getting a jumpstart on her college career, while earning credits for high school graduation. She took both Intro to Music and Marine Biology through California State University, Dominguez Hills while still in high school. High school senior Danae Johnson was recently accepted to Cal State Stanislaus and will enter with six college units after she took Intro to Art and Intro to Music while still attending high ...
Hilmar students mind their Ps and Qs
There were no elbows on the table or shoveling of food into mouths last Thursday at Hilmar Junior High's annual Etiquette Day event.
Budget committee recommends cuts to schools days, salaries
The Turlock Unified School District's Budget Advisory Committee will recommend the TUSD Board of Trustees cut salaries and reduce the number of days in the school year.
Playing games at Pitman
Who knew playing games such as Warhammer 40,000 or Yu-Gi-Oh could increase adolescent problem solving capabilities, analytical skills and even social skills?
Turlock Junior High extends learning day with after-school program
After-school programming at Turlock Junior High has taken a leap into the technology era with Wii game systems, flat screen televisions and the latest in video gaming technology.
TUSD continues eCademy public forums
Imagine a day when Turlock Unified School District students could have NetBook computers instead of paper textbooks. When the day of lugging around heavy backpacks filled with over-sized textbooks are gone. A day when students can do homework and participate in classroom discussions from practically anywhere they want, whenever they want. Well those days are just months away for TUSD's non-traditional students. <font ...
MJC, Cal State Stanislaus partner in Turlock education center
California State University, Stanislaus and Modesto Junior College announced on Wednesday a partnership which will see MJC offer classes on the CSU Stanislaus campus.
Articles by Section - Education
More cuts for Denair schools
In a special board meeting held Thursday night, the Denair Unified School District continued to process cuts for the 2013-14 school year in an effort to avoid financial insolvency. Denair trustees unanimously voted to give four furlough days to five confidential classified employees, effective Feb. 1, for an estimated $6,184 savings for the district. The district also accepted the resignation of Denair Charter Academy principal, Karla Paul. Paul will be working with ...
Walnut students take fourth in Future City competition
Walnut Elementary students took fourth place in the Future City Competition, held Saturday, with their design for "Garnicia." Modesto Girl Scout Troop #2225 took first place and will be representing Northern California at the National Engineers Week Future City Competition Feb. 15-20 in Washington, D.C. The annual challenge has received national attention and acclaim for its role in encouraging middle schoolers nationwide to develop their interest in science, technology, engineering and math. <p ...
Denair students prepare for Super Bowl of academics
Months of preparation will soon be put to the test as students from Denair High School compete in the 2013 Stanislaus County Academic Decathlon. Hailed as the biggest academic event for local high schools, the decathlon is slated to take place on Feb. 2 in the Gregori High School gymnasium in Modesto. The decathlon is a two-day series of tests, speeches and interviews highlighting this year's theme, Russia. The Academic Decathlon's goal ...
TUSD taking steps to improve school safety
Parents who were outraged at the lack of security at their child's elementary school site in December are now working with the district to create a school safety plan. Turlock resident and local law enforcement officer Vince Hooper, who videotaped himself walking around campus in December at Medeiros Elementary pointing out the lack of security, voiced his safety concerns and his appreciation of steps already taken to trustees at Tuesday's Turlock Unified School ...
Four local school employees receive accolades
A desire to help people succeed in education is the reason Beverly Cullum wakes up every day. Cullum, a typist clerk at Turlock Adult School, will be honored among 28 outstanding classified education employees through Stanislaus County's "Employees Making a Difference" on Tuesday at the Petersen Event Center in Modesto. For Cullum, her job is her passion. Since beginning her tenure at Turlock Adult School in 2004, Cullum goes above and ...
Dutcher students play fair at school, in life
January Character Counts Profile: Fairness Student Feature: Teresita Orozco and Andrea Selkow, Dutcher Middle School Open communication is key to creating fairness, a trait that eighth graders Teresita Orozco and Andrea Selkow exemplify. Both Orozco and Selkow were honored as the district students for the character trait of fairness. Selkow, a 4.0 GPA student, has always played by the rules from an early age. She takes turns in sharing with her ...
Time right to spend on school projects, says TUSD staff
The Turlock Unified School District is moving forward with a list of potential one-time expenditures for the 2013-14 school year, despite uncertainty from a few of its board members. The move to carry on with one-time expenditures made sense to district officials after the passage of Proposition 30 and an increase in TUSD's enrollment for the 2012-13 school year, said district staff. "Based on the passage of Prop. 30 and other events ...
Parents voice concern about school safety
Concern about the safety of school campuses continues to mount nationally and locally as parents hope to avoid shootings like the ones at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut and more recently, Taft Union High School in Southern California. Turlock resident Lori Hooper was so dissatisfied with the security at Medeiros Elementary that she pulled her 8-year-old daughter out of school. "There's no fences. There's nobody monitoring. There's nobody watching," she said. ...
Walnut students build city of the future
Across the nation, teams of middle school students are working to imagine, design, and build cities of the future, a task that 6th grade Walnut Magneteers are familiar with. For the third consecutive year, students from Walnut Elementary will participate in the Stanislaus County Future City Competition on Wednesday at the Peterson Event Center in Modesto. The annual challenge has received national attention and acclaim for its role in encouraging middle schoolers ...
More cuts for Denair schools
The Denair Unified School District continues to make cuts in order to avoid a state takeover. During a yet another crowded meeting, school district trustees unanimously voted to cut teachers' salaries by 3.5 percent effective Feb. 1 , while also eliminating four school days and one training day. Over the next 18 months, Denair must cut $1.4 million in ongoing spending in order to avoid a state takeover. "We're back and ...
Local students prepare for Mock Trial
Students from Turlock and Pitman high schools will soon have their day in court. The annual Stanislaus Mock trials will be held on Tuesday at the Stanislaus County Courthouse in Modesto. This year's fictitious case, People v. Vega, is a trial of Adrian Vega, a resident of Hidden Valley and child of the city's mayor. Vega is charged with failure to perform a duty following an accident (commonly referred to as felony ...
Merced College to offer Customer Service Academy
Merced College, in partnership with the Greater Merced Chamber of Commerce, will offer a professional development training program through the college's Customer Service Academy. Morning and afternoon workshops will be offered on the last two Thursdays of each month, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Topics will include "Customer Service," "Team Building," "Attitude in the Workplace," "Values and Ethics," "Stress Management," "Time Management," "Conflict Resolution," "Decision ...
CSU Stanislaus professor studies gangs
Hung Gao, a criminology professor at California State University Stanislaus, is beginning research on juvenile gang activity in the Central Valley. It's a shift for Gao, who spent seven years studying drug use among women in China, but local gang activity is a good topic for research, Gao said. Currently, very little research exists on gangs in the Central Valley, despite the location's importance in drug trafficking. "I hope my research on ...
Culinary Arts classes cook up interest
Preparing canapés for 80 isn't such an easy task when the clock is ticking and newly learned skills are put to the test. That's what happened for a number of local area residents who recently completed their final in the flagship course "Garde Manger," which is basically known as the "cold kitchen," at the Stanislaus Culinary Arts Institute in Oakdale. "We had a good response. People were excited to be there," said ...
Turlock native speaks at Berkeley graduation
While a sense of pride and accomplishment were felt throughout the assembly of graduates at UC Berkeley, the bonds of the Davoodian family were particularly meaningful during the Dec. 16 commencement ceremony. Bianca Davoodian, an alumna of Turlock Christian High, was honored by her peers and professors as the commencement student speaker. Over 4,500 had the opportunity to hear Davoodian's words of inspiration, the thanks she offered to her family, especially her brother ...
Sections:
- Government
- NEWS |
- SPORTS |
- OPINION |
- ARTS/LEISURE |
- LIVING IN 209 |
- HOME SCENE |
- SPECIAL SECTIONS |
- CELEBRATIONS |
- MOVIES |
- OBITS |
- REGIONAL NEWS
Services:
Submit News:
Online:
Contents of this site are © Copyright 2011 The Turlock Journal, CA. All rights reserved.
