Education

MHS listed among the nation’s best public high schools

By ESTHER AVILA

Monache High School is standing out among its peers, several national magazines reported this week. Monache has been listed among the best 2,000 public high schools in the United States — by two publications, Newsweek and The Daily Beast; and ... Full story

HMA students awarded $708,560 in scholarships

10 colleges and universities offer awards

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More than $700,000 was awarded to 42 seniors Tuesday night during Harmony Magnet Academy’s Second Annual Scholarship Ceremony. “Tonight we celebrate a momentous occasion where students will be recognized for their outstanding achievement... Full story

Less pink at Woodville School

District to follow judge’s layoff recommendations

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Following a special board meeting Friday afternoon at Woodville Elementary School, the Woodville Union School District Board of Directors voted to follow the recommendations offered by Administrative Law Judge Samuel D. Reyes during an April 18 publi... Full story

Inman makes year 3 for PUSD

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For the third year in a row, a Porterville Unified School District Employee has made the Tulare County Department of Education’s “Best of the Best” list, reported PUSD Superintendent John Snavely Thursday during a regular scheduled ... Full story

PUSD sophomores attend unique conference

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Sophomores from Porterville Unified School District’s nine Pathway Academy programs spent Thursday participating in a unique conference. The inaugural College and Career Mentor conference — the only of it’s kind in California &mdas... Full story

MHS alumni to spend three months overseas

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Leslie Cory, a 2010 graduate from Monache High School, recently obtained her bachelor of arts degrees in both psychology and communication from University of California, Davis.  Throughout her two and a half years at Davis, Cory worked for the ... Full story

Powell hired to lead Lemon Cove elementary school

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LEMON COVE — The Sequoia Union School District Board of Trustees has named Dr. Jerimicha “Jeremy” Powell to the helm of Sequoia Union Elementary School. Dr. Powell will begin his duties June 30. Following a lengthy search process w... Full story

PUSD art festival to honor the late Christine Snyder

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Porterville Unified School District’s Annual Art Festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the gymnasium at Monache High School, 960 N. Newcomb St. “California Past, Present and Future” is the theme for this year&... Full story

New York University bound

Teen with local connections heading to the Big Apple

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Danielle Hanks was one of many anxious high school students at Ripley-Greer Studios in New York City over Thanksgiving break.  She went there to audition for Tisch School of the Arts, Department of Drama at New York University. The audition mus... Full story

LHS instructors selected for unique program

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Two Lindsay High School instructors have been selected to participate in an Advanced Placement program. Brett Pierotte has been assigned to score AP US Government exams in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Adrian Gutierrez to Cincinnati, Ohio to score AP Sp... Full story

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