Quite a battle took place in the classrooms of Valley Oaks Charter School on April 19. Yet, no one got hurt, insulted or even threatened. Those who took part will remember it as the “Battle of the Books.” Still, not one book was thrown in anger. Books ... »
Known as a silent flyer, the owl has now become the silent, but impressive, guardian of transportation at the California Living Museum (CALM) in Bakersfield. Approximately 9 feet tall and weighing 3,000 pounds, the metal interpretation of a great horne... »
When they came rushing out on stage at Valley Baptist Church in Bakersfield on March 22, Greg and Steve got the kind of reception normally reserved for rock superstars. Hundreds of children were screaming, applauding, jumping up and down and shouting o... »
If you invite more than 2,000 teenagers to learn about leading, sometimes the lessons offered are tough to hear. But listen they did, when Craig Scott took the podium at the 13th annual Leaders in Life Youth Conference held on March 15 at the Rabobank ... »
Kern County Superintendent of Schools Christine Lizardi Frazier was honored (today) March 9 as California Educational Administrator of the Year by the California Association of Educational Office Professionals (CAEOP) during lunchtime ceremonies at the... »
What would bring Kern County’s largest petroleum and energy industries to one site, the campus of California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB), on the same day, recently? A concern that also attracted 500 Kern County high school seniors to the same ... »
When a graduation ceremony features just five students, one would be inclined to say, “school must be a failure.” On the contrary, Bridges Academy in Bakersfield held its winter high school commencement on Jan. 26, and the five student graduates, teach... »
