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SUESD bond debated
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A public forum regarding the Springville Union Elementary School District bond proposition known as Measure ‘O’ is scheduled for Oct. 27. The debate, which will be moderated by former... Full story

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Educationally Speaking:National Day on Writing
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Today is the first ever National Day on Writing.... Full story
Educationally Speaking:Emotional Awareness and Drug Prevention
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Most school curriculum deals with intellectual... Full story
Artistic senior named Citrus Student of the Month
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Citrus High School senior Amanda Shields has been... Full story

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Westfield students sit at an assembly on Sept 28 to recognize the school's API score of 810.
Teacher teamwork helps trump 800 mark
Excitement: Elementary school celebrates achievement.
After years of consistent increases, Westfield Elementary School has passed the state-mandated 800 Academic Performance Index mark by a full ten points. Though they’re not competing against any other school, the atmosphere at Westfield seems... Full story
Kristi McCracken
Educationally Speaking: No more blaming, time for brain re-training
Our mind is a powerful yet puzzling apparatus, so it’s important to learn how to operate it. As a big filing cabinet, the brain is filled with information to help you survive. Thriving requires extra effort. When students make what they feel... Full story
Preschool students play after lunch at William R. Buckley Elementary School on Monday. The new preschool opened its doors Monday to its first class of students.
Second state preschool opens at BSD
Day 1: Preschoolers play at Buckley Elementary.
Exactly one month after planned, the newest preschool in Burton School District opened its doors on Sept. 21 to 48 students and a waiting list nearly half that long. Linda Hill, Burton district state preschool program director, said that the new... Full story
BSD schools give testing score updates
Tests: Results good in some areas.
Local schools are back in session and administrators in the Burton School District are raring to go after receiving their California Standard Test scores. Though the Sept. 8 board meeting lasted three hours, presentations from three district... Full story
Porterville High School student Allisyn Pugh, 15, listens to speakers during a 9-11 memorial ceremony held at Porterville High School, during lunch.
PHS event reminds students to remember 9/11 lessons
Though many high school students were barely on the cusp of entering their teenage years when the 9/11 attacks took place, many can still recall the shocking televised images of the aftermath eight years later. A lunchtime memorial ceremony Friday... Full story
Granite Hills High School senior, Delfino Espino, walks by 9/11 memorial signs put up by students at Granite Hills High School.
Balloon release marks 9/11 anniversary at Granite Hills
Ceremonies recalling the events of Sept. 11, 2001, blanketed the area Friday as students, families and local residents alike remembered the deadly attacks on the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon eight years ago. Granite Hills High School... Full story
Porterville Unified operating on trimmed budget
The Porterville Unified School District is eyeing a trimmed budget its top administrator describes as a sign of the economic times. Assistant Superintendent Ken Gibbs presented the unaudited 2008-2009 budget Thursday during a Board of Trustees... Full story
PUSD trustees approve meeting date changes
Trustees of the Porterville Unified School District OK'd a request Thursday to change in four board meeting dates due to Superintendent John Snavely’s participation in the Association of California School Administrators. The motion to move... Full story
PUSD board approves out-of-state field trips
Two schools requested and received approval Thursday for out-of-state field trips. In October, Strathmore High School hopes to send its Future Farmers of America group to the FFA National Convention. Next summer, a trip to Hawaii is in the works... Full story
Doyle staff present achievements at PUSD meeting
Porterville schools are making plans and improvements amid all the budgetary gloom and doom — and they are proud of it. Administrators and a teacher from John J. Doyle Elementary School presented a slide show Thursday of their students... Full story
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