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 The district rescinded layoff notices to another 52 teachers that originally received them in March.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.
You had to have a ticket to get into the graduation ceremonies at Stella Brockman School Tuesday evening.
RIPON - Ripon Christian High School's commencement speakers, valedictorian Jeffrey Hulsey and salutatorian Lindsay Hannick, have garnered over $100,000 in college scholarship money over four years.
RIPON – Abigail Van Vuren comes across as shy when she meets somebody that she isn't familiar with.
Susan Sanders, principal at Mossdale School, made a promise to the Class of 2009. "If you invite me to your college graduation – I'll be there," she said at Tuesday's first-ever commencement ceremony held in the multi-purpose facility. Some 67 eighth-grade students received their promotion certificate, clearing the way for high school. Many here will be attending Lathrop High in the fall. For Sanders, this group established the standards for others to follow for years ...
The 98 graduates making up the Class of 2009 at Brock Elliott School received their diplomas Tuesday evening under the watchful eyes of the Timberwolves, Sierra High School's mascot.
Gurwinder Kaur and Charleigh Nygaard have been friends since their sophomore year at Manteca High.
Students at George McParland School showcased their random acts of kindness on Friday. As part of their commitment to Rachel's Challenge – the national program is the legacy of Rachel Joy Scott, the 17-year-old Columbine High student who was the first victim of the April 20, 1999 massacre – they jotted down those good deeds on cards for the past seven months, in turn, creating a link that stretched from the main site on Northgate ...
Mossdale School in Lathrop conducted its first Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) graduation on Friday.
The road to a high school diploma didn't come easy for Andrew Ramos. An impoverished childhood ended with him living in a homeless shelter in South Stockton. He was left to find his own way in one of the town's worst neighborhoods amidst thieves, felons, and drug addicts. But he was determined to become more than just a statistic or one of the people he saw on the streets on a daily basis. Friday evening, ...
Madison Taylor and Marena Rankin have known each other since they were fifth-grade students at Brock Elliott School.
Tonya Mauldin knows tough times. As a third-grade student, she was diagnosed with dyslexia, an impairment of ability to read. But that learning disability was the least of Mauldin's problems. She was homeless for three years, bouncing back not too long ago to earn her high school diploma Friday from Lindbergh Educational Center. "It's been a long road for me," said Maudlin, who was the recipient of both the Lindbergh Faculty Scholarship and the Manteca ...
Gurwinder Kaur earned valedictorian honors for the Manteca High Class of 2009 while Charleigh Nygaard is the salutatorian.
Ann Jayne, instructional coach at El Dorado School in the Stockton Unified School District, was approved for a vice principal position in the Manteca Unified School District by the Board of Trustees at their last meeting.
A dusty and weedy nine-acre property in the Union Ranch housing development stands like a sore thumb in the middle of toni homes with manicured lawns. Its expansive brown dirt is in sharp, sad contrast to the lush green park next to it bordered by blooming shrub roses.
Special pastry treats are going to the San Joaquin County Fair Board and guests every morning at 6 o'clock at their booth near the show animal pens.
The Manteca Unified Vocational Academy could be starting its next program in August when the school year 2013-14 begins.
The Sierra High Class of 2013 includes the following graduates:
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The following are members of the East Union High graduating Class of 2013:
Great Valley Academy in Manteca was described as one of the "few (charter school) models that exist" by the Center for Educational Reform.
The following are members of the Manteca High's Class of 2013.
University of Central Oklahoma student Jason Robletto, a modern language major from Manteca, recently received the Liberal Arts Symposium Best Paper in Modern Languages Award from Central's College of Liberal Arts in recognition of academic excellence and outstanding service to the university.
A final field trip of the year took 30 first graders from St. Anthony's School on a two-hour fexursion to Doctors Hospital Manteca recently where they learned first-hand the inner workings of the medical facility.
WESTON RANCH – New Vision High School Principal Dr. Katie Peters' life story is the gist that best-selling books are made.
The following are Manteca Unified eighth graders who have been promoted to high school:
LATHROP - The following are awards and scholarships were presented to graduating Lathrop High seniors:
Jaclyn Mcallaster of Sierra High School is among the 16 recipients of the 10th Congressional District of California 2013 Merit Award for high seniors in Stanislaus and southern San Joaquin County.