NEWMAN - Construction of a swimming pool at Orestimba High School is the top priority among projects to be funded through a bond measure approved by Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District voters in November.

NEWMAN - A long-time staff member has been honored by the Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District as its nominee to the countywide “Employees Making a Difference” initiative.

NEWMAN - Local school leaders are working on plans to bring students from across all grade levels back to campus this spring, but whether a planned mid-March reopening is feasible has yet to be determined.

Student athletes at Orestimba and Gustine high schools could begin competition in some sports starting as early as next week.

NEWMAN - A generous donation by two community members to benefit Yolo Middle School students multiplied several times over when various campus groups and leaders got involved.

GUSTINE - The Gustine Unified School District plans to resume full-time classroom instruction across all grade levels beginning March 1.

GUSTINE - The Gustine Unified School District will implement a new summer school program and restructure its elementary level instruction to help students reinforce literacy skills and overcome learning loss suffered during an extended period of remote instruction.

GUSTINE – As local public schools have reverted solely to distance learning in the face of the surging COVID-19 pandemic, classroom instruction has continued on schedule at Our Lady of Miracles Catholic School.

GUSTINE – Students in the Gustine Unified School District will remain on distance learning only until at least mid-February due to the continuing pandemic.

GUSTINE - Gustine Unified School District, like those across the state and nation, adapted on the fly to ever-changing conditions and restrictions as the pandemic swept across the United States in spring.

NEWMAN - The Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District ushered in 2020 with every expectation of a typical second semester all that it entailed in bringing another year to a close.

The deepening pandemic has clouded the prospects for high school athletics resuming this school year.

NEWMAN - An updated library awaits Orestimba High students upon their return to campus.

NEWMAN - A temporary grading policy enacted by the Newman-Crows Landing school board in November drew more than a dozen letters of protest, many of which were read at the Dec. 14 board meeting, but did not sway trustees.

GUSTINE - The Gustine Unified School District this week suspended its hybrid learning program, reverting fully to distance learning due to increasing COVID-19 case numbers in the community and among staff members.

NEWMAN - With COVID-19 cases climbing in the community and among staff ranks, the Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District will suspend classroom instruction after the holiday break and revert fully to distance learning at least until March.

GUSTINE - The Gustine Unified School District is investing CARES Act funds to significantly upgrade its backbone technology infrastructure and upgrade classroom technology.

NEWMAN - Two Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District classroom staff members recently tested positive for COVID-19, Superintendent Randy Fillpot confirmed Tuesday.

NEWMAN - A temporary grading policy for middle school and high school students, approved by the Newman-Crows Landing school board at its Nov. 9 meeting over the objections of numerous teachers, offers a safety net to students who fall behind because they do not turn in assignments.

NEWMAN - As local schools welcome students back to the classroom to resume in-person instruction after a pandemic-induced hiatus of more than seven months, the focal point for custodial crews is one of constantly sanitizing facilities.

GUSTINE - The Gustine Unified School District plans to reopen its campuses for in-person instruction next week, using a “hybrid” model which blends classroom and distance learning.

GUSTINE - Gustine FFA member Madison Woods last week was named the national FFA proficiency winner in sheep production.

NEWMAN - While the vast majority of the Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District’s approximately 3,200 students study remotely, small groups of those most at risk are returning to the classroom a few hours each week.

Local high school football players hope to soon join teams in other areas of the United States that have been cleared to play under the Friday night lights.....continuing cherished traditions in small communities such as Gustine and Newman.

GUSTINE - The gymnasium renovation at Gustine High is substantially completed and has come in under budget.