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Mantecan first principal of River Islands Technology Academy
LATHROP – Brenda Scholl has something in common with her mother that will be hard to match.
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 ...
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.
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."
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.
PREMIERE RUNWAY
Students of the Manteca Unified District's Regional Occupational Program will again work together at the annual Fashion Show on Saturday.
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.
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.
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 ...
What will happen to Lindbergh?
Lindbergh School doesn't have a future as a satellite campus for California State University at Stanislaus.
Parent raising money for more security cameras
LATHROP – Education is a top priority for parents of students attending Lathrop Elementary School. But so is the safety of their young ones when they are on campus.
Open enrollment for Manteca schools coming
All 20 elementary and five comprehensive high school campuses in the Manteca Unified School District will be accepting intradistrict transfer requests for grades 1 through 12, through the Open Enrollment process.
Beijing students perform at Lathrop High
LATHROP - The Chinese cultural invasion Tuesday night at Lathrop High School lasted nearly two hours. The event was met with applause and concluded with an exchange of gifts between the group of young performers from an experimental school affiliated with Beijing Niulanshan and the Manteca Unified School District.
Move afoot to stop deferral of ed dollars
California Assembly members Kristin Olsen (R-Modesto) and Brian Nestande (R-Palm Desert) have introduced an Assembly Constitutional Amendment aimed at stopping the practice of deferring education dollars to pay for other programs and to balance the state budget.
CLEAN AIR ART
Three young artists in the Manteca Unified School District just got an extension of their proverbial 15 minutes of fame.
Articles by Section - Education
St. Anthony of Padua School graduation set for May 29
St. Anthony of Padua School's graduating class of 2013 will be led by four valedictorians – Jordan Barajas, Zachary Hansen, Joseph Poncini, and Monica Yalung. The eighth graders' class salutatorian is Joelle Hylton.
Lancers’ salutatorian looking forward to Cal Poly
Collin Scholl, East Union High School's Class of 2013 salutatorian, is headed to California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo – also known as Cal Poly San Luis Obispo – this fall.
Ex-Penn St head was top paid $2.9M
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Former Penn State President Graham Spanier became the highest paid public college president of 2011-12 when he was forced out over his handling of the sex abuse scandal involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, according to a survey released Sunday.
SIMPLY MEDIEVAL
Eighth grader Aubreyanna White enjoyed last year's Medieval Faire at Nile Garden School so much she came to the annual event on Friday wearing the same costume she wore last year when her class put on the show.
Trustee seeks report on how Measure M funds were used
The Manteca Unified Board of Trustees on Tuesday night approved the allocation of $700,000 from Measure M funds to repair severely deteriorating pavements at East Union High School this summer.
LEARNING ON THE MENU
The pristine MUVA Culinary Arts Academy opened its doors to curious juniors from area high schools Tuesday morning with student chefs proudly showing them their accomplishments in their stainless steel kitchen, classroom and small café that will soon be open to the public.
What will district do with Lindbergh School?
What to do with the empty Lindbergh School building, the brick facility that used to house the Manteca Adult School, some of Manteca Unified ROP classes and other programs, is an issue that will be rehashed for the next several months and, perhaps, for the next few years by the district Board of Education.
TONE TURNERS
When William Hollingsworth gets together with his friends, they do the same things normal high school kids do.
Bond tapped for upgrade of aging school pavement
Severely deteriorating pavements at two high school and one elementary school campuses in the Manteca Unified School District are presenting health and safety risks.
Sierra High valedictorian Orr pursuing music industry career
Alex Orr, Sierra High School's Class of 2013 valedictorian, has his heart set on a career in the music industry. To get there, he plans to pursue a degree in applied computer science at the University of California, San Diego where he will start his college studies in the fall.
‘Autism Awareness’ tops MUSD Art Show
Samantha Shepard's ceramic "Autism Awareness" won Best in Category at the 2013 Manteca Unified School District's Best of the Best Art Show and Sale.
Manteca High administrator shows he can dance
MODESTO – Raul Mora lacks any formal training and admits to having two left feet.
DEADLY LESSONS
The "Every 15 Minutes" scenario depicting the consequences of drinking and driving, as it relates to high school graduations, played out once again as a stark warning in the Manteca High School athletic field before the upper class students of four area schools.
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