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The school year may have drawn to a close, but local districts are continuing to serve meals free of charge to all children in the community.
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Members of the Gustine High Class of 2021 enjoyed an evening of activities together Thursday.
Gustine High School held a “signing day” event recently as the school year drew to a close. Graduating seniors reaffirmed their college or military commitments during the ceremonial event.
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GUSTINE - A number of senior awards were presented at the Gustine High “walk-out” rally Friday afternoon, May 28.
“Summer camp” is under way on Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District campuses. The summer programs offer a variety of interactive, project-based learning activities with embedded standards. Above, students at Hunt Elementary took part in an art-based activity last week.
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GUSTINE - Gustine High School will host its 2021 commencement Friday evening, June 4, with valedictorian Trenton Cremeen and salutatorian Emery Adel Fulgueras at the head of the class.
GUSTINE - Graduation and promotion ceremonies are set for this week in the Gustine Unified School District.
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With their graduation just two days away, members of the Orestimba High Class of 2021 gathered in Warrior Stadium last Wednesday to celebrate a “Senior Sunset” evening together.
Gustine High School seniors took part in an awards program and “walk-out” rally Friday. Seniors will receive their diplomas Friday evening.
NEWMAN - Yolo Middle School recently awarded a number of eighth-grade honors.
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NEWMAN - The end of the school year has signaled a new chapter in life for five Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District employees who are stepping into retirement.
Orestimba High School hosted a senior awards program Friday evening, May 21, on campus.
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GUSTINE - A $1.4 million grant will allow Gustine Unified School District to offer a summer school program this year and bolster educational resources for students when a new school year begins in August.
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NEWMAN - Summer school will return to the Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District in June, but with a far different look than the traditional summer sessions of years past.
Gustine High School welcomed eighth-grade students from Gustine Middle School and Our Lady of Miracles Catholic School to an orientation session on campus last week. The visiting students learned about the programs and activities offered at the high school.
NEWMAN - Graduation and promotion programs will be held today (Thursday) and Friday at Newman-Crows Landing schools.
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NEWMAN - Seven students stand at the head of the Orestimba High Class of 2021, two as co-valedictorians and five as co-salutatorians.
GUSTINE - Gustine Middle School students were recently invited to take part in a school-wide essay contest in which they were asked to write a short story.
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Yolo Middle School seventh-grader Sofiah Ramirez wrote the school's winning entry in the 2021 Peace Essay Contest sponsored by the Modesto Peace/Life Center and the Division of Literature and Language Arts at Modesto Junior College.
After more than a year of meetings without physical public attendance, the Gustine Unified School District Board of Trustees resumed in-person meetings open to the public when it convened last Wednesday, May 12. The meeting was held in the Gustine High gymnasium to allow for social distancing.
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GUSTINE - One year after being placed on probationary status when visiting educators identified a number of critical issues, Gustine High has regained its accreditation.
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NEWMAN - The Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District will receive more than $13 million on pandemic relief funds to be spent over a four-year period, school board members were advised at their May 10 meeting.
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SANTA NELLA - Students at Romero Elementary School have a newly-equipped room dedicated to science and the arts.
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NEWMAN - The Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District Board of Trustees Monday finalized a contract bringing Shawn Posey on board as its next superintendent.
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NEWMAN - Campuses in the Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District will fully reopen for classroom instruction for the 2021-22 school year.
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GUSTINE - Graduating Gustine High seniors will have the opportunity to spend one last night celebrating as a group - in a safe and sober setting - before heading off to wherever life takes each of them.
NEWMAN - The Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District Board of Trustees has selected Salida Union School District administrator Shawn Posey as the finalist to replace retiring Superintendent Randy Fillpot, the school board announced Monday in a news release.
A benefit breakfast held Sunday morning, April 25, at OLM Parish Center I raised funds for the upcoming Gustine High Sober Grad celebration.
Romero Elementary School kindergarten students recently enjoyed a gardening day funded by a $500 Hershey grant secured for the school by the Gustine Traveling Library and school board member Zachery Ramos (founder of the traveling library). The kindergarten students learned about and planted…
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NEWMAN - A planned swimming pool and tennis court project at Orestimba High School will be reconfigured, Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District Superintendent Randy Fillpot advised the school board last week.
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NEWMAN - Two individuals and two teams of students from Yolo Middle School will be competing in the state level competition of the National History Day event this year.
Three Gustine Unified School District teachers were recently awarded grants through the Merced County School Boards Association. From left are GUSD board member and MCSBA President Loretta Rose and recipients Melinda Maier, a kindergarten teacher who received $1,500 for magnetic boards, Will…
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Graduation programs at Gustine and Orestimba high school may return this spring in more traditional fashion but modifications including attendance limitations may be on the table, administrators told Mattos Newspapers recently.
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NEWMAN - Seventeen candidates applied to become the next superintendent of the Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District, school board President Janice Conforti told Mattos Newspapers last week.
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The Gustine Unified School District Board of Trustees plans to resume meetings open to public attendance when Merced County reaches the red tier.
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Student transportation has proven to be a challenge for the Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District since its schools reopened.
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A number of Yolo Middle School yearbook students sold yearbook advertisements which also raised funds for TOSCA. The project raised more than $4,200 for the scholarship organization this year. Students who sold the ads and Yolo staff recently presented a ceremonial check to Bernice Arnett, T…
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NEWMAN - Students are back on campus at Yolo Middle School and Orestimba High School.
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NEWMAN - A group of Yolo Middle School yearbook students raised over $4,200 for The Orestimba Scholarship Community Association (TOSCA) by selling congratulatory spots honoring eighth-graders in the 2020-21 edition.
Gustine High School is celebrating homecoming this week, with a variety of dress days and activities in store. On Monday, students competed in a football-themed activity during their morning nutrition break.
Homecoming activities are under way at Gustine High School this week. The homecoming court includes, from left, Jesus Ruvalcaba, Andrea Palomino, Thomas Gomes, Tianah Vitorino and Lalanie Brace. Not pictured is Bradley Garbez. Homecoming royalty will be crowned at halftime of the Friday foot…
NEWMAN - Newman-Crows Landing school board members have begun mapping out the process of hiring a new superintendent to succeed Randy Fillpot, who is retiring at the end of June after seven years in the district’s leadership post.
NEWMAN - Orestimba High and Yolo Middle School were scheduled to welcome students back to the classroom this morning (Thursday) to resume limited in-person instruction - barring any last-minute developments.
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GUSTINE - Class is back in session at Gustine Elementary School, but the school day looks far different than it before the pandemic hit in full force nearly a year ago.
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That no “Big Game” was on the schedule, or that one of the two traditional Highway 33 rivals had not yet returned to the classroom for in-person learning, did not stop students at Orestimba and Gustine high schools from taking part in a spirited celebration of the rivalry last week.
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Friday night lights will be shining brightly at Orestimba and Gustine high schools this week as their unique spring football seasons kick off.
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