Superintendent’s office announces volunteers are now being sought for the Kern County Community Reading Project   The Kern County Superintendent of Schools office announced today that volunteers are now being sought for the annual Kern County Community Reading Project. The project recruits and trains community members to become reading coaches for local second grade students. […]

KCSOS and the Kern High School District scheduled to host 19th annual Kern County College Night on September 10       The Kern County Superintendent of Schools office, in conjunction with the Kern High School District, will host the 19th annual Kern County College Night on Monday, Sept. 10 from 5 to 8 p.m. at […]

Twenty-five fourth, fifth and sixth graders participate in Bank of America speech competition, winners announced Twenty-four fourth, fifth and sixth graders competed Thursday in the annual Bank of America Speech Competition at the Larry Reider Education Center in downtown Bakersfield. Each of the participants delivered a three to five minutes speech based on an essay […]

2018/19 Kern County Teachers of the Year announced; Finalists are now eligible for statewide honor later this year        Paul L. Cato Middle School Science Teacher Allison Bogart and Nueva Vista Language Academy kindergarten teacher Lindsay Stansberry were honored this evening as the 2017-18 Kern County Teachers of the Year. The finalists are […]

Results announced for the 48th annual Kern County Middle School Mathematics Field Day held at Liberty High School      More than 900 middle school students from 41 schools put their math skills to the test Saturday, April 28 during the 48th annual Kern County Middle School Mathematics Field Day held at Liberty High School. […]

2018 Kern County Regional Science Fair results announced; projects with top scores now eligible for state science fair Approximately 700 4th through 12th grade students took part in Kern County’s 30th annual Regional Science Fair at the Rabobank Convention Center on March 13. There were over 600 projects in all. The annual event is the […]

Results announced for 35th annual Kern County History Day; winners now eligible for state competition            More than 200 students from schools across Kern County competed on March 3 in the 35th annual Kern County History Day held at the Larry E. Reider Educational Center. Individuals or groups with the highest scores […]

Stockdale High School named Academic Decathlon champs, will represent Kern County in state championships next month Stockdale High School received the Claude W. Richardson perpetual trophy as the overall team winner of the 37th annual Kern County Academic Decathlon today at Mira Monte High School. Nearly 200 students from 18 high schools participated. Stockdale will […]

47th annual Kern County Oral Language Festival winners announced; trophies awarded for 1st through 3rd place      More than 250 students who rose through their school, district and regional competitions presented their interpretations of a published literary work during the 47th annual Kern County Oral Language Festival held on January 27 at Stonecreek Jr. High […]

Stockdale High School named 2018 Mock Trial champions, team now moves on to state competition in March      Stockdale High School claimed victory in a close showdown round to win the 2018 Kern County Mock Trial Super Saturday held today in Bakersfield’s Kern County Superior Courts of California. 15 high school teams, and one junior high team, […]