Education

- New location, new beginning for 114th PHS Commencement
- PHS graduates 296
- By ESTHER AVILA
- Screaming, cheering and whistling by two sides of packed bleachers greeted the 296 seniors as they walked up both sides of the track to take their seats Wednesday night at Rankin Stadium during the 114th Commencement for the Porterville High School C... Full story

- The beginning of the beginning
- Butterfield Charter graduates 87
- By ESTHER AVILA
- Dressed in white and brown caps and gowns, the Butterfield Charter High School Graduating Class of 2012 walked down the aisles of the Frank “Buck” Shaffer Theatre inside the Porterville Memorial Auditorium to the music of “Pomp and ... Full story

- GHHS teen persevered through life’s obstacle course
- By ESTHER AVILA
- Just because she smiled all the time, it did not mean that Granite Hills High School senior Ernestina Quintero did not have any problems through high school.
It might seem like it, she said, because she has managed to keep her fears and worries away... Full story

- Walking down the right path to graduation
- Butterfield’s Mary Bushnell perseveres
- By ESTHER AVILA
- It might have taken a little while to get there but Mary Bushnell got there. And today she will prove it when she walks down the aisle at the Frank “Buck” Shaffer Theatre toward her diploma — and a brighter future — as she gra... Full story

- All American Students shine at Pioneer Middle School
- THE RECORDER
- Pioneer Middle School climaxed its “All American Student Classic” — a competition among middle school students — with an awards assembly May 14 at the campus.
The event, put on by Dick Schlagel and Bob Pugh with sponsorships ... Full story

- Hundreds attend PUSD Art Festival
- THE RECORDER
- “Art Around the World” was the theme for the 45th annual Porterville Unified School District Art Festival held May 12 at Monache High School.
The exhibit, which included an approximate 75 panels of art work by 300 students, attracted clo... Full story

- Always there
- PHS student has perfect attendance
- By ESTHER AVILA
- For the past 12 years, Raziel Castro Garcia has not missed a single day of school.
The Porterville High School senior was recognized May 15 at PHS with a “Do Your Best, Be Your Best at PHS” plaque in honor of perfect attendance from firs... Full story
- Do a little happy dance
- Educationally Speaking
- By Kristi McCracken
- Sometimes it takes all year for a troubled student to get the help they need in the form of an appropriate intervention, an accurate diagnosis or some coping strategies that increase their success. The teacher’s dedicated push to get that stude... Full story
- Porterville High students top $1 million in scholarships
- By ESTHER AVILA
- More than $1 million in scholarships were awarded to Porterville High School seniors Monday night at Porterville High School.
Leading the class with high dollar scholarship wins were Lucero Martinez, Gates Millennium scholarship worth in excess of $... Full story

- Educating 24/7 - 'No Child Left Offline'
- Torlakson impressed with Lindsay High School
- By ESTHER AVILA
- LINDSAY — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson spent part of Tuesday morning visiting and touring Lindsay High School. He was impressed by what he saw.
“It’s fabulous to be here at Lindsay High School,” To... Full story