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From homeless to diploma
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, ...
Top SHS grads friends since 5th grade
Madison Taylor and Marena Rankin have known each other since they were fifth-grade students at Brock Elliott School.
Dyslexia fails to deter Lindbergh Education Center grad
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 ...
MHS lists senior award & scholarship recipients
Gurwinder Kaur earned valedictorian honors for the Manteca High Class of 2009 while Charleigh Nygaard is the salutatorian.
Worm farm project turns into classroom business
WESTON RANCH - About 10 months ago, a group of 18 youngsters embarked on a learning project. Little did they know that project would evolve into a small business.
Lathrop Road extension to high school may open in July
LATHROP – School buses and parents driving their children to Lathrop High School could start dropping off the students to the front entrance instead of in the back of the campus when school starts in the fall.
McParland’s year-long Rachel’s Challenge culminates this Friday
How many random acts of kindness take place in any given day? And how many of them get noticed at all?
The past comes alive at McParland during annual Living History Day
Vince Lopez managed to stay in character at Living History Day at McParland School. On Tuesday, the eighth-grade student was rock music pioneer Ritchie Valen, who, at 17, died tragically in a plane crash some 50 years ago. "I was a genius when I wrote (the song) 'Donna,'" Lopez said. All told, 124 students at the school were involved in the exercise fulfilling the writing assessment necessary for eighth-grade promotion. "Living History is a major ...
Ripon Unified marks 14 teacher retirements
Fourteen teachers – representing 368 years of service – were retired in a light-hearted roast Friday night at Modesto's SOS Club.
All Manteca elementary schools score above 700 in API testing
Jason Messer isn't getting too caught up in the 2008 base Academic Performance Index figures released last Thursday by the state Department of Education.
Ye Olde Nile Garden School celebrates Medieval Faire
May is a significant month to every seventh grader at Nile Garden School. That's when the campus courtyard undergoes a dramatic transformation and the students led by their history teacher are transported back to medieval times.
Failure of ballot measures may mean up to $23 million after Tuesday’s vote
Manteca Unified School District could be faced with having to make additional cuts somewhere between $5 million to $23 million based on Tuesday's special election results.
Lauren Mitchell, Robyn Raker share EU valedictorian honors
Graduating East Union High seniors were awarded scholarships in excess of $2 million in overall value during the East Union High Senior Awards Night on Monday.
EU High showcases student art talent
The annual East Union High Art Show consisted of the best work of students involved in the advanced and introduction to art classes, ceramics, digital photography and computer animation, to name a few.
New Vision student wins state essay contest
At last Tuesday's Manteca Unified school board meeting, Darra Sao was the toast of New Vision Educational Center in Weston Ranch.
Articles by Section - Education
16 Stella Brockman 8th graders have perfect cards for school year
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.
New Haven 8th graders: Next stop East Union High School
Hunter Leonard knew that his tie was straight.
Some levity before start of solemn ceremonies for Widmer 8th graders
LATHROP – Chase Hayes summed up his excitement in a single motion.
THE JOURNEY CONTINUES
Jaelyn Stock had bounced around elementary schools in the Central Valley before she found a home at Neil Hafley.
Shasta graduates remember students killed in Oklahoma
Shasta Elementary School's promotion ceremony for the 8th grade Class of 2013 began with a moment of silence.
Words of inspiration for Lathrop 8th graders during promotion ceremony
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.
French Camp graduate Alvin Vang: Perfect attendance, perfect grades
Alvin Vang's black gown was heavier than most.
Joshua Cowell 8th graders complete elementary career; high school next
Tuesday afternoon was bittersweet for Britney Szeto.
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