Graduates from various Manteca Unified School District schools are listed below. Additional names will be published in the coming days. Calla High Allan Abaunza, Enrique Aguilar, Timothy King Alvarado, Reba Alvarada, Josefina Alvarez, Kevin Ancheta, James Anderson, Nicholas Armstrong, Isaac Arvie, Maritza Moreno Avila, Jeffrey Barbieri, Corey Bishop, Trevor Boehmer, Kenneth Bragg, Brittany Cardoza, Castello Sergio, Jessica Ceja, Maria Cervantes, Abraham Cortez, Lindsey Covey, Tyler Davidson, Robert Davis, Viridiana De La Cruz, Charles ...
Next year's senior class will have a different academic experience when they return to classes in August than those from Sierra and East Union high schools who are receiving their diplomas tonight.
Add one more to the list of Manteca High graduates. At Thursday's commencement exercises, retiring Principal Steve Winter received an honorary diploma. "But this one is a little different," said Michael Seelye, president of the Manteca Unified school board. Winter was part of the school's "Tradition of Excellence." He first attended MHS in 1961, with his diploma dating back 48 years to the present. "It makes this guy older than dirt," Seelye kidded. Some 355 ...
WESTON RANCH – When Weston Ranch class of 2009 valedictorian Winnie Bahn first started off as a Cougar four years ago, she sat alone at lunch for the first three months of school.
Monday morning, Lathrop Elementary kicked off their week of Promotion Activities. Lathrop began their day with a breakfast, organized by parent volunteers, in the gym for all students making promotion and their parents.
The Lincoln School winners of the City of Manteca recycling contest for collecting the most cans and bottles had a pizza party Thursday with 70 pizzas from Round Table Pizza. More than 400 kindergarten through fourth graders enjoyed pizza.
Graduates from various Manteca Unified School District schools are listed below. Additional names will be published in the coming days. Joshua Cowell School Olivia Barnett, Nolverto Barriga, Doan Bien, Candace Britt, Jacob Burttram, Devin Carter, Travis Cavagnaro, Amanda Christensen, Travis Chun, Jamie DeRosa, Noha Elabed, John Fortuny, Samantha Greiman, Isidro Hernandez, Laurel Hoppis, Viviana Horta, Kelsy Jackson, Jessee Jimenez, Alba Lazcon, Tanner Mangum, Carlos Medina, Eric Melgar, Lilliana Mendoza, Kayla Menefee-Dall. Logan Newcomb, ...
Saving class size reduction is a dead issue. It's been buried under an avalanche of May cutbacks in state funding that swelled the deficit for Manteca Unified 2009-10 school years to $32,775,000. There are parents who are still pushing hard to keep lower class sizes even though the writing is on the wall with 209 teachers getting final layoff notices and more cuts dictated by new state decisions on how much Manteca Unified will share ...
RIPON – The Ripon High Class of 2009 was known for its occasional pranks. That's according to salutatorian Ashley McCoy, who made reference about the Chrysler LeBaron spray-painted in bright green, including tires, and featuring the signatures of her classmates. The sedan – in tow and parked directly in front of the gymnasium – greeted friends, family and special guests attending Wednesday's commencement ceremony held in Stouffer Field. "(As a prank) the green car with ...
As part of Operation Military Support, Lathrop High School's Ross Downum, who is involved in the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corp., had an opportunity to accompany three World War II Veterans to McClellan Air Force Base to the Freedom Flight Air Show.
Sierra High's graduating class scholarship recipients and academic award winners were recognized during the recent senior awards night.
ROCKLIN – Elizabeth Bernados of Manteca was recently honored during William Jessup University's annual celebratory chapel session designed to honor 39 students with various scholarship opportunities totaling $55,000.
Michelle Rindels received two degrees on May 23 from Biola University. She received a B.A. in Journalism and a B.A. in Spanish, and graduated Summa Cum Laude (3.96 GPA). Biola University held its commencement exercises last Saturday at its La Mirada campus.
Manteca Unified will issue final lay-off notices to 209 teachers by June 15. The district rescinded layoff notices to another 52 teachers that originally received them in March. The decision came on the heels of more bad news - the loss of $993,000 of state reimbursement of school bus transportation – to push the deficit for the 2009-10 school year to $32,775,000. The deficit has grown from $14 million since December thanks to the state ...
The 42 members of Nile Garden School's Class of 200 a were not the only ones saying farewell to their alma mater at their graduation exercises Tuesday evening.
Alaina Haena's summer break has only just begun and already she's booked solid through August.
Kimberly LaMar is graduating from East Union High tonight. The Lancers' Class of 2013 valedictorian has a speech to work on and a host of other things to worry about.
It was hard to tell which shone brighter. The shimmering afternoon sun fanned by gentle breezes, or the seemingly never-ending smile on the face of Va Perez.
Stella Brockman Elementary School sent some 115 eighth graders to high school Wednesday night with 16 of them having 4.0 grade point averages for every trimester during the year.
Hunter Leonard knew that his tie was straight.
LATHROP – Chase Hayes summed up his excitement in a single motion.
Jaelyn Stock had bounced around elementary schools in the Central Valley before she found a home at Neil Hafley.
Shasta Elementary School's promotion ceremony for the 8th grade Class of 2013 began with a moment of silence.
LATHROP – The Lathrop Elementary School 8th grade class of 2013 will have plenty of inspirational words to see them through as they journey on to the next level of education at Lathrop High School.
Alvin Vang's black gown was heavier than most.
Tuesday afternoon was bittersweet for Britney Szeto.
For years, Janet Sanders has shared her classroom with frustration, confusion and anger.
Manuel Cardenas didn't think that he was ever going to graduate high school.
The Manteca Unified Board of Education during a special meeting on Tuesday approved the reassignment of two school district administrative personnel.