Teacher gives students limelight
May 25, 2010 by sttalbot
Filed under KCSOS Spotlight
Jenna Downing may never get an Academy Award. Her production of “Cinderella” will never go into widespread distribution. Her actors and crew worked for nothing. And all of the shooting was done in one location. It does not matter to Downing, who took on the task of making the video production because she cares about [...]
Holiday schedule for CALM/KC Museum
The California Living Museum (CALM), 10500 Alfred Harrell Highway (between Lake Ming and Hart Park) will be open, but the Kern County Museum, 3801 Chester Ave. in Bakersfield, will be closed for the May 31 Memorial Day holiday.
All members of the armed services with military I.D. will receive free admission on May 31to CALM, [...]
41 honored for autism training
Forty-one county teachers and instructional aides received Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Training Certificates in a ceremony hosted by the Kern County Special Education Consortium on May 20 at University Square in Bakersfield. Those who were honored participated in either the teacher or instructional aide “Supporting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders Certification Program,” with a series [...]
Eighth-grader’s electric win
May 19, 2010 by sttalbot
Filed under Student Events
Stockdale Christian School’s Danielle Behrens felt pretty good after last year’s California Science Fair. After all, she was only a seventh-grader and in only her second time entering the Kern County Science Fair had made it to the state championships. Not only that, she wound up earning a California Science Fair honorable mention award for [...]
Bakersfield student tops at state science fair
Stockdale Christian School eighth-grader Danielle Behrens took home the top honor in the Junior Chemistry category at the just concluded 59th annual California Science Fair held from May 17-18 at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. Behrens winning entry was titled “What Voltage is Needed for Steel to be Protected by Impressed Current [...]
Math that makes you cheer
May 15, 2010 by sttalbot
Filed under Student Events
Kern County’s 40th annual Middle Schools Mathematics Field Day certainly proved there is a great interest in the subject judging by the number of competitors who took part, approximately 800 sixth, seventh and eighth-graders from 30 area schools. Held at Liberty High School on May 15, it was the last academic event of the year [...]
La Viña has a Math Field Day
Although Kern County Middle School Mathematics Field Day is not scored as a team competition, La Viña Middle School from Delano distinguished itself with students finishing among the top three in 11 categories. Bakersfield’s Warren Jr. High and Chipman Jr. High each had nine top three finalists. Approximately 800 students from 30 schools who competed [...]
Museum’s ‘Wine Fest’ – June 12
Great wine, fine food and chances to win fantastic getaway weekends are among the many reasons to attend Wine Fest 2010 on June 12 from 8-11 p.m. at the Kern County Museum, 3801 Chester Ave., in Bakersfield. Wine Fest, presented by the nonprofit Kern County Museum Foundation, is one of the museum’s largest, yearly fund-raisers. [...]
Hold on there, T-Rex
May 12, 2010 by sttalbot
Filed under Student Events
Once a year Valley Oaks Charter School in Bakersfield opens the barn door to let its students, parents and other visitors experience Farm Day. This year it fell on May 5. It turned out to be great day to see what the students are growing on their farm, learn about animal husbandry and get up [...]
Kern County Museum summer camps
Starting June 7, the Kern County Museum, located at 3801 Chester Ave. in Bakersfield, is offering the first of 10 week long summer camps to fit your family’s summer schedule. The museum is taking registrations right now for children ages 5-11 for half and full day sessions. Half day sessions — 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Monday-Friday [...]
