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A hairy deal: $1,440 in pennies for leukemia

WESTON RANCH - A Great Valley Elementary School Annex science teacher lost his hair but gained $1,440 for his favorite cause, The Leukemia and Lymphoma Association.

March 14, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | Education


Annual one-time charge for Manteca athletes

Each high school athlete in the Manteca Unified School District pays $75 for transportation costs.

March 13, 2013 | Rose Albano-Risso | Education


Manteca Unified, charter schools compete for pupils

Manteca Unified School District's competition was fairly small just a few years ago. Primarily Christian schools such as St. Anthony's, Plumfield Academy, Ripon Christian Schools, and Manteca Christian Schools competed with the district for students. And given parents had to come up with the tuition, the numbers of students who opted out of public school was small. Now the school landscape has changed. The Christian schools have been joined by public charter schools in and ...

March 13, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | Education


Da Vinci Center: Where learning, world converge

It's a place where art and science, media and technology, and students' lives and the real world converge.

March 08, 2013 | Rose Albano-Risso | Education


Students traveling to LA to pursue fashion passion

Each year, students in Angie Anaya's Fashion Merchandising class and club earn their way to the Los Angeles Fashion District.

March 07, 2013 | Vince Rembulat | Education


Mantecan first principal of River Islands Technology Academy

LATHROP – Brenda Scholl has something in common with her mother that will be hard to match.

March 07, 2013 | Rose Albano-Risso | Education


IN PURSUIT OF READING

Nick Obligacion likes doughnuts. At least that's what he told the students of Risa Hernandez' third grade class at Sequoia Elementary Tuesday morning when he stopped by. Donning his blue uniform and a light duty belt, Obligacion – Manteca's police chief – fielded a handful of prepared questions for the anxious class before calling on students that wanted to know things that weren't on the sheet. And whether he enjoyed the stereotypical snack was one ...

March 06, 2013 | Jason Campbell | Education


Fiesta & buffet March 16 helping raise funds for Lathrop School security cameras

LATHROP – Parents of Lathrop Elementary School students continue to pound the pavement to make their spring fund-raising project a success.

March 05, 2013 | Rose Albano-Risso | Education


CELEBRATING BOOKS

WESTON RANCH - The autobiographical story is about a girl whose life was transformed by words. The author is Patricia Barber Polacco. Her book is simply titled, "Thank You, Mr. Falker."

March 04, 2013 | Rose Albano-Risso | Education


Manteca High School hosts band festival on Saturday

Students from eight area bands will participate in Manteca High School's second annual Concert Band Festival this Saturday, March 2, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the school theater.

March 01, 2013 | | Education


PREMIERE RUNWAY

Students of the Manteca Unified District's Regional Occupational Program will again work together at the annual Fashion Show on Saturday.

February 28, 2013 | Vince Rembulat | Education


Tech Academy opens enrollment

LATHROP – Tears welled in Jill Schrank's eyes as she left the Dell Osso Farms Country Store. She could barely wipe the teardrops off her face fast enough as she walked to her car. And it was not because the blinding setting sun was hurting her eyes. She was crying because she was so happy. She was finally able to enroll her two young children in a charter school.

February 27, 2013 | Rose Albano-Risso | Education


MUSD handled 944 requests for school transfers last year

All high school and elementary school sites in the Manteca Unified School District will have Open Enrollment request forms available from Friday, March 1, until 3:30 p.m. on Friday, March 22.

February 27, 2013 | Rose Albano-Risso | Education


Manteca, Ripon schools preparing for upcoming Read Across America

Area students can again enjoy the likes of Green Eggs and Ham and The Cat in the Hat. That's when Read Across America is held each year in honor of Theodor Geisel who was best known as the beloved children's author, Dr. Seuss. This year's theme is "Grab your Hat and Read with the Cat." For the past 16 years, the National Education Association honors his birthday, March 2 – this date falls on a ...

February 27, 2013 | Vince Rembulat | Education


What will happen to Lindbergh?

Lindbergh School doesn't have a future as a satellite campus for California State University at Stanislaus.

February 23, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | Education


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Manteca, Ripon, Lathrop schools set grad dates

By ROSE ALBANO RISSO

April 22, 2013 | Ryan Balbeuna | Education


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