Thousands of local students got a glimpse into their possible futures Friday at the Kern County Career & STEM Expo hosted by the Career Technical Education Center (CTEC).
Read Full Story
More than two dozen students from Bakersfield City School District’s P.R.O.U.D Academy and student-athletes from Bakersfield High School were partnered with students with disabilities for a morning filled with relay races, ball and frisbee tosses, and a whole lot of smiles.
The Self Insured Schools of California (SISC) is well-known throughout Kern County and California as a major insurer of school districts, with more than 400,000 members in its network. Now the organization is taking its place on a national stage with other big-name companies.
The Richland Union School District, serving the small community of Shafter, is making great strides toward student success by addressing the needs of the whole child and the whole community.
This is one in a series of stories highlighting the 2024 Kern County School Classified Employees of the Year Selections. Eight employees were selected by a committee from a pool of thirty nominees in a variety of job classifications. The eight are now eligible for the statewide award program.
More than 900 students from around California competed last week in the 74th annual California Science & Engineering Fair. See how those who represented Kern County did.
To help National Library Week, held the third week of April every year, we are spotlighting Carter Beardsley, a junior at Frontier High School who is making strides to combat literacy issues in Kern County.
This is one in a series of stories highlighting the 2024 Kern County School Classified Employees of the Year Selections. Eight employees were selected by a committee from a pool of thirty nominees in a variety of job classifications. The eight are now eligible for the statewide award program.
Richmond Elementary School in Ridgecrest has become one of California’s newest Purple Star Schools. The designation is bestowed upon those that seek to reduce the burden on military-connected students and their families.
In a celebration of creativity and diversity, Valley Oaks Charter School (VOCS) held its first-ever Senior Showcase on the evening of April 11. The showcase, titled “Heterogeneity,” runs through May 10 at the Bakersfield VOCS campus on North Chester Avenue and celebrates diversity in all its forms.
More than 150 high school teams made up of budding entrepreneurs competed this week at the annual Youth Business Summit in New York City. As has become customary, local teams performed very well on the national stage, with the team from Centennial High placing second in the nation.
McFarland High School history teacher Lauren Cella is an educator turned online history influencer who will be appearing on NBC’s game show “Password” on April 9 alongside celebrities like Jimmy Fallon and Keke Palmer. However, her online journey all got started as a way to make history more accessible for her students.
The annual Youth Empowering Success (YES!) Conference, held at Bakersfield College Friday, brought together more than 150 middle and high school foster youth along with caregivers, educators, and community agencies to help students forge a path to success.
Middle and high school students from across Kern County attended the first-ever Tobacco Youth Summit today. The event aimed to empower youth against tobacco use and the importance of advocacy.
To celebrate National Walking Day, Mt. Vernon Elementary School in east Bakersfield hosted a Walking School Bus event today in partnership with Blue Zones Projects — Bakersfield.
April marks the observance of Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the critical issue of child abuse and neglect. As we shine a spotlight on this problem, it is imperative that we not only acknowledge its existence but also commit ourselves to proactive measures to protect the most vulnerable members of our society, our children.
In a remote corner of Kern County sits the tight-knit community of Rosamond and the Southern Kern Unified School District (SKUSD). In response to the unique challenges faced by the district and its surrounding community due to its remote location, SKUSD has unveiled its new parent and community center to provide essential resources and support services to address the diverse needs of the community.
Kern County 7th and 8th graders competed in the 69th annual Henry Greve Speech Contest Thursday evening. Each of the competing students had between four-and-a-half and seven minutes to convince the judges with their persuasive speeches, answering the prompt: “How Can One Person Make A Difference?”
Jordan Mondragon, a student with visual impairments enrolled at Beardsley Elementary, has attended the Bakersfield Police Department’s Audible Egg Hunt since he was three years old. Today, while walking arm in arm with officers, Mondragon continued the tradition of hunting for “beeping” eggs created specifically for students like him.
In a concerted effort to promote healthier lifestyles and raise awareness about the importance of proper nutrition, March has been designated National Nutrition Month. Let’s take a look at what some of the schools around Kern are up to.
