Education
- Longtime Arboga teacher 'forever in our hearts'
- Leslee Harlan taught at school for three decades
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- She didn't worry about having the biggest and best and newest thing, a friend said at the memorial service for Arboga Elementary School teacher Leslee Harlan.
Students were the concern of second-grade teacher Harlan, 57, who died suddenly at her Marysville... Full story
- Explore Independence Day
- Try these ideas for teaching children about the meaning behind July Fourth
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- NEW YORK — America traditionally celebrates its birthday with flags, fireworks, parades and barbecues, so how are kids going to get the real meaning behind Independence Day?
Lots of ways. Try some of these:
Discuss, discuss, discuss
For younger... Full story
- Summer Kids Briefs
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- Free summer youth camps, for ages 8 to 12 years, continue this month through Sutter/Yuba Friday Night Live.
Each four-day camp is from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday through Friday.
Remaining camps are:
• Tuesday to July 10 — "Splash," includes... Full story
- Pool Hours
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- Colusa
Where: Municipal Swimming Pool, Ninth Street between Webster and Parkhill
Hours: Daily 1 to 6 p.m.
Admission: 50 cents to $1
Call: 458-2590
Gridley
Where: Butte County Fairgrounds, 199 E. Hazel St.
Hours: Monday to Saturday noon to 5 p.m.;... Full story
- Colusa board approves $600,000 for college
- County using tobacco funds for Yuba facility
- By Ryan McCarthy/Appeal-Democrat
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- A pledge that new college buildings won't close preceded the Colusa County supervisors' approval Tuesday to provide $600,000 toward developing the first permanent college facility in the county.
"Yes, this is a bit of a gamble," Supervisor Kim Dolbow... Full story
- Arboga school location passes toxic test
- By Ryan McCarthy/Appeal-Democrat
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- A toxic test for the 75-acre proposed site for a new high school and intermediate school in Arboga shows the property has not been significantly impacted by past use.
A public hearing will be held next month by the Marysville Joint Unified School District... Full story
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- Books that encourage kids to be themselves
- Explore individuality with today’s titles
- Story and photos by Kendal A. Rautzhan/For the Appeal-Democrat
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- Children spend a lot of their youth being told what to do and not to do, how to act, what to think and the difference between right and wrong. Some of that is good. Some of it is not.
Ironically, despite the claim that human beings encourage individuality,... Full story
- Happy birthday to an Old World country – America
- By Bruce Kauffmann/For the Appeal-Democrat
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- In June of 1940, at the outbreak of World War II, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill declared in a speech that even if England was successfully invaded by Nazi Germany, the rest of the British Empire would carry on the fight until " ... the New... Full story
- Life’s most important lessons never end when you live on a farm
- By Rose Godfrey/For the Appeal-Democrat
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- "Daddy, why do we have to kill 'em? Can't we just buy meat at the store instead?" It was a good question, posed by a 7-year-old who is full of curiosity about everything. Brian explained, "Well, the meat at the store came from an animal, too." Hmm, she... Full story
- Becoming freshmen once again
- By Christina Toledo/For the Appeal-Democrat
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- The thought of graduating from high school has finally set in. It has always been the idea in the back of my mind that would one day come. I have always considered it as being something that you just anticipate happening, but never really expect it to... Full story
- Giving back: What Y-S is all about
- By Justin Weeks/For the Appeal-Democrat
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- I recall once, as a junior, lazily making my way into another American history class, expecting this day to be just like the last. But a man stood next to my teacher's desk whom I had never seen before. Obviously he was a guest speaker. But when he began... Full story
- New year brings changes to GHS
- By Jessica Torres/For the Appeal-Democrat
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- With summer comes many changes at Gridley High School.
When students head back to school in September for the 2009-2010 school year, they will be faced with having to be in class 10 minutes earlier. But students will also be released from classes 15... Full story
- Pushing through year-end testing
- By Jamie Foster/For the Appeal-Democrat
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- Testing is a word that has been heard persistently throughout Lindhurst High School for the past two weeks. Students have been taking numerous tests as the conclusion of the school year rapidly approaches.
Leading rigorous weeks, STAR testing was held... Full story
- LOHS earns top honors in California
- By Sukhveer Cheema/For the Appeal-Democrat
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- On April 2, Live Oak High School was notified by Jack O' Connell, the state superintendent of schools, that it had been selected as a California Distinguished School.
LOHS is one of 261 California middle and high schools that was selected this year for... Full story
- A year of growth reaps rewards
- By Lea Negrin/For the Appeal-Democrat
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- For most high schools, it's that rival football game that everyone awaits the whole year; at the Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts, it's our performances that we anticipate and practice for relentlessly.
But whether it is a sports event or a performance... Full story
- Students learn to 'Think It Over'
- By Jami Rollins/For the Appeal-Democrat
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- For many, the idea of being a parent while in high school is unimaginable, but for the students of Mrs. Barbara Chiono's human relations class, the unimaginable soon became reality as part of the "Baby, Think It Over" program.
The class received their... Full story
- Embrace the present, look to your future
- By Carly Wilson/For the Appeal-Democrat
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- As the school year at River Valley High School draws into its closing months, it has hosted a series of events, including a College and Career Day, coordinated by career counselor Kristina Brown, and Punjabi Day, which celebrates our cultural diversity.
The... Full story
- Memories will last for a lifetime
- By Victoria Brookins/For the Appeal-Democrat
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- As the school year draws to a close, students begin to reminisce in old memories while looking toward the future. With graduation approaching for seniors at Sutter Union High School, the class of 2009 is beginning its new journey into college, careers... Full story
- Graduation is the start of a new beginning
- By Kylee Luke-Herrera/For the Appeal-Democrat
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- On Friday afternoon, the graduating class of 2009 filed onto the football field of Wheatland Union High School for its commencement ceremony. Students in white and blue robes swirled together, resembling the sea of fears and dreams we've all been harboring.
Besides... Full story
- Seek out thoughts of great value
- By Lauren Iverson/For the Appeal-Democrat
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- This is my final column, and I forgot about writing it until the day it was due. High school is intrinsically a place of procrastination, and my example is a complete testament to the fact. But, I digress.
I had promised myself to write something different... Full story
