Eight earn gold

Eight students from Fruitvale Jr. High achieved honors in three categories at the History Day in California competition that concluded May 9 in Pasadena. The annual competition focused on the national theme “Innovation in History” and brought together those students who had won History Day competitions in their own home counties to challenge for the [...]

MOPAR car show to benefit KEEP

Children needing financial help to learn from outdoor environmental education may benefit from the MOPAR Car Club of Bakersfield All American Powered Car Show which takes place May 22 from 8-4 p.m. at the Kern County Museum, 3801 Chester Ave., in Bakersfield. A portion of proceeds from the car club revenues will go to the [...]

Speeches bank on TV

Thorner School fourth-grader Miguel Vargas and fifth-grader Stephen Bush and Ronald Reagan School sixth-grader Manooshree Patel emerged as Bank of America Essay and Speech Contest winners among 33 of the best essayist-speakers who competed in the annual event held May 6 at University Square in Bakersfield. Each convinced the judges they should be their grade [...]

Making progress is rewarding

Three Kern County schools that are making progress towards proficiency on California’s academic content standards have found the work is worth the reward.  Franklin and Cesar E. Chavez schools in the Bakersfield City School District and W. A. Kendrick School in the Greenfield Union School District all received Title I Academic Achievement Awards from the [...]

Kern names Teachers of the Year

Sergio Fernandez, a bilingual teacher at Delano Union School District’s Fremont School and Glen Orr, teacher of students with severe disabilities at Tehachapi High School, were honored May 4 as Kern County’s Teachers of the Year for 2009-10. They will represent Kern County in the California Teacher of the Year competition along with alternates Maria [...]

Photos that display success

When the Kern County Superintendent of School’s (KCSOS) JobsPlus Program offered a photography course for the first time in the spring semester, there was some trepidation about how successful it mightbe. Those eligible for the course, called Photography Un-shuttered were at-risk students enrolled in KCSOS Community Schools. Ten weeks later, on May 4, the students’ [...]

Museums receive tourism support

Thanks to a significant grant from the Kern County Board of Trade, the Kern County Museum and California Living Museum are in a position to promote themselves more fully with a billboard on one of thestate’s major highways. Kern County Supervisor Mike Maggard and Board of Trade Executive Director Rick Davis made a presentation of [...]

Mathematics Field Day – May 15

One of the county’s most popular academic competitions, Kern County Middle Schools Mathematics Field Day, takes place for the 40th consecutive year on May 15 from 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 12-1 p.m. at Liberty High School, 925 Jewetta Ave., in Bakersfield. This fun day of problem solving games and events will involve approximately 800 students [...]

Young Authors’ Fair – May 15

Books written and illustrated by approximately 25,000 local school children will be on display at the 35th annual Young Author’s Fair on May 15 from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at University Square, 2000 K Street and The Learning Center, 2020 K Street in Bakersfield. The event, sponsored by the Kern Reading Association, features works from elementary, [...]

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