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Feature photos: Stock show

4-H Club members earning stock show awards included, from left, Jillian Nunes, who showed the 4-H reserve champion dairy project and was third in showmanship; Kyle Borrelli, who was second in showmanship; and Alexandria Lopes, who showed the 4-H champion and supreme reserve champion and placed first in showmanship.
April 1, 2012 | Posted in: Media Gallery, Schools | 0 Comments | Full Story »

Feature photo: Young authors

YOUNG AUTHORS The multi-use room at Hurd Barrington Elementary School was filled with excitement last week as students viewed the newly published books written by fourth- and fifth-grade students. Each class in the younger grades also composed and created a classroom book. Students in Nena Alvarez’s third grade class enjoyed reading through the new books before they were delivered to their authors.
April 1, 2012 | Posted in: Media Gallery, Schools | 0 Comments | Full Story »

GHS junior climbing speech contest ranks

Abraham Akhtar has been making his mark in service club speech contests. Akhtar, third from left, is pictured after winning the regional level competition of the Lions Club speech contest. From left are Corey Garcia (Turlock High), Dylan Sousa (Enochs High), Akhtar and regional contest chair Jerry Cooper.GUSTINE – A Gustine High School student is making his mark in two speech contests sponsored by service clubs – and potentially could claim some significant scholarship cash as a ...
April 1, 2012 | Posted in: Community, Schools | 0 Comments | Full Story »

Nine local 4-H’ers earn honors at presentation day

Newman 4-H Club members participating in a county presentation day Saturday included, from left, Jacob Beach, Ricardo Sequeira, Samantha Corgiat, Eric Schmidt, Trevor Beach, Julia Nelson, Jeremy Michener, Callista Dyt and Maddie Corgiat.Over 75 4-H members from throughout Stanislaus County participated in a March 24 presentation day in Denair, hosted by the county 4-H office. Nine members of the Newman 4-H Club ...
April 1, 2012 | Posted in: Community, Schools | 0 Comments | Full Story »

Feaure photo: McTeachers

Parents and staff of Gustine Elementary joined the McDonald’s crew last week for the school’s first McTeacher night which raised $800 in donations for the school from the Gustine restaurant. Teacher Kathryn Silva worked a shift in the dining room helping students like Jesus Rulvacaba who came to support the event.
April 1, 2012 | Posted in: Media Gallery, Schools | 0 Comments | Full Story »

GHS students work to raise cancer awareness

GUSTINE –  Raising cancer awareness is the mission of a group of Gustine High School students embarking on a project-based learning endeavor. The group will extend that involvement to the ...
March 25, 2012 | Posted in: Community, Schools | 0 Comments | Full Story »

Gustine FFA members compete in regional contests

The Gustine FFA chapter was well represented at regional competitions last month. The regional preliminaries were held Feb. 16 in Galt, where three local members competed in the public speaking ...
March 25, 2012 | Posted in: Community, Schools | 1 Comment | Full Story »

‘Study Island’ boosting student skills

Elementary students enjoy working their way through standards on Study Island, a learning program recently implemented which offers classroom support in both math and language arts. Marcus Sheldon was all smiles when he completed a math lesson last week while his third-grade class enjoyed a session in the Von Renner media lab. Classmate German Santillan was also enjoying the interactive program.NEWMAN – Students and staff are excited about a new language arts and math program implemented last month in the Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District’s four elementary schools. Study Island ...
March 16, 2012 | Posted in: Community, Schools | 1 Comment | Full Story »

OLM students excel in academic competition

The Our Lady of Miracles team won third place in the Fresno Diocese Academic Decathlon held March 3. In front, from left, are Aidan Stanley, Bradley Huff, Sagar Thakker and Kyle Borrelli. In back, from left, coach Jean Corp, Michelle Silva, Morgan Nunes, Ashley McDonough, Alexandria Lopes, Samantha Corgiat, and coach Vanessa Cardoso. Not pictured is coach Lori Camboia.GUSTINE – Our Lady of Miracles School students earned a number of high honors in the Fresno Diocese Academic Decathlon earlier this month. Competing against 15 other parochial schools, the ...
March 16, 2012 | Posted in: Community, Schools | 0 Comments | Full Story »

Newman school board okays dual immersion class

dual_immersion_boyNEWMAN – A dual language immersion kindergarten class serving students from across the Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District will be launched next fall. School board members approved the course Monday ...
March 8, 2012 | Posted in: News, Schools | 0 Comments | Full Story »