28 Jan
Oral Language Festival winners announced  

Oral Language Festival winners announced  

More than 250 students who rose through their school, district and regional competitions presented their interpretations of a published literary work during the 48th annual Kern County Oral Language Festival held Saturday, January 26 at Stonecreek Jr. High School. Presentations were 3-5 minutes in length with grades 4-6 and grades 7-8 competing separately. Categories of […]

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23 Jan
Centennial High School Wins Mock Trials  

Centennial High School Wins Mock Trials  

Centennial High School claimed victory in a close showdown round to win the 2019 Kern County Mock Trial Super Saturday held on January 19 in Bakersfield’s Kern County Superior Courts of California. Nineteen high school teams, and one junior high team, argued the fictitious case of People v. Klein. Centennial High will represent Kern County at the California Mock Trial in […]

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22 Jan
Drug Trend Symposium Scheduled  

Drug Trend Symposium Scheduled  

KCSOS, in partnership with the California School Resource Officers Association, will host the Drug Trend Symposium on February 8, 2019 at the Larry E. Reider Education Center located at 2000 K St in Bakersfield. While much attention has been paid to active shooter and emergency readiness efforts, narcotics trafficking, use and addiction has continued to […]

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16 Jan
Save the date for 2019 ’70s fun run  

Save the date for 2019 ’70s fun run  

KCSOS’s Bridges Career Development Academy will hosts its 5th annual Super 70s 5k and 10k Fun Run on Saturday, March 23 at CALM. Participants are encouraged to don 70s attire and come out for a groovy time to help raise funds forBridges’ cross county team, an enrichment program that fosters character-building attributes like teamwork, discipline, […]

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03 Jan
Daryl Thiesen chosen for ethics award

Daryl Thiesen chosen for ethics award

Congratulations to Daryl Thiesen who has been chosen as one of three recipients of the 2019 CSUB Kegley Institute of Ethics Wendy Wayne Ethics Award. Daryl has served the students, teachers and families of Kern County as the Prevention Programs Coordinator for the past 22 years at the Kern County Superintendent of Schools office. He has been […]

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11 Dec
County leaders launch Kern Education Pledge  

County leaders launch Kern Education Pledge  

Kern County leaders, spanning K-16 education, along with community partners, formally launched a first-of-its-kind local alliance called the Kern Education Pledge during a special event held today at CSU Bakersfield. The Pledge will begin the work of transforming Kern County’s educational system to ensure a seamless pathway that prepares students for college and career. Kern […]

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10 Dec
Congressional Hearing results announced  

Congressional Hearing results announced  

Nearly 200 local high school students put their knowledge of the U.S. Constitution to the test on Dec. 8 during the annual “We the People” Congressional Hearings competition at Golden Valley High School. In the end, it was Arvin High School that took home the victory in the regional competition. Arvin High will go on […]

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06 Dec
California launches updated school dashboard website

California launches updated school dashboard website

The California Department of Education (CDE) and the State Board of Education (SBE) have launched the second version of the California School Dashboard, a website that gives parents, students, and educators access to valuable school and district data. The 2018 Dashboard includes two new metrics for evaluating school and district performance and a new, user-friendly […]

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05 Dec
Students get taste of culinary arts  

Students get taste of culinary arts  

Students in Becky Williams’ after school cooking class at KCSOS’s North Kern Community School have been learning the basics of culinary arts this fall. The sounds of chopping and teenage camaraderie were ample on a recent Monday afternoon, while the wonderful makings of pasta with meat sauce, salad and garlic bread filled the air. Now […]

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04 Dec
2018 KCSOS Holiday Party

2018 KCSOS Holiday Party

Hundreds of KCSOS employees and their loved ones gathered at HolidayLights at CALM for the office holiday party. This year’s festivities were hosted by the Human Resources Division, with the theme of “Merry Grinch-mas.”  Guests enjoyed live music, delicious snacks, prizes, games and a visit from Santa, and of course, the Grinch before heading out […]

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