Manteca Unified saves energy to save money

Victoria Brunn and Kimberly Wright are serving as the Energy Education specialists for Manteca Unified.

Kids forced to walk along busy roads to rural schools

Joanna de Graaf is concerned about the safety of youngsters walking to and from New Haven School.

Volunteers step up to save Ripon’s junior high sports

RIPON – A group of 20 volunteers is making sure that elementary athletics aren't completely done away with because of budget constraints.

BACK TO SCHOOL

McParland School conducted its Back to School Night Thursday evening.

Woodward earns $1,000 from Ports for reading effort

STOCKTON - The Stockton Ports, reigning champions of the California League, will award Walter Woodward Elementary School in Manteca $1,000, for having the highest percentage of participation in the Ports Baseball by the Books reading program, in an on-field, pre-game ceremony on Saturday at 7:05 p.m.

MUSD students deliver the grade

Jason Messer was pleased with the California Standards Test results released a few days ago.

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT

Back-to-school nights underway at various Manteca Unified sites

The back-to-school events at Manteca Unified's elementary school sites will begin this week.

Volunteers making difference in classrooms

Rachel Godfrey-Stacy was aware that her son, Benjamin, would be in a kindergarten classroom filled with a lot of students.

MUSD looking for help naming facilities

What's in a name?

Budget blues aren’t over

Ninety less teachers, cutbacks in transportation, pay cuts for all school workers and layoffs of support staff from custodians to office staff, and reduced classroom budgets.

Mantecans earn CSUS fall honors

TURLOCK - California State University, Stanislaus Fall 2008 honors students from Manteca are as follows:

Teachers need community’s help

A simple donation of a package of ruled binder paper to a school near you could make a big difference in a kid's education – and the financial bottom line of their teacher – this school year at Manteca Unified campuses.

New herd of Buffalo join ranks at Manteca

Adriel Sarmento didn't seem the least bit worried as he paced the long central corridor of Manteca High School on Friday morning.

East Union High links with freshmen

Two years ago, Jillian Goulart and Frances Telles attended freshmen orientation at East Union High.

Volunteers needed to help needy students

Love INC is a non-profit organization that dispenses hand-ups and not hand-outs. Now, it's the one in need of a hand-up. Volunteers who can provide extra helping hands are needed to help with the additional load it is handling this Christmas.

Drain will be sworn in by math teacher

Ashley Drain, who defeated Manuel Medeiros in the November election as trustee for Area 2 in Manteca Unified, will not be sworn in by San Joaquin Superior Court Judge Tony Agbayani at the board meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 9.