It started as a way to ease the overcrowding at a Visalia middle school, but the idea of offering students the option of attending a kindergarten through 8th grade (K-8) school is gaining popularity among students, parents and teachers. The Visalia Unified School District Board of Directors voted unanimously at its December 9 meeting to […]
Jazmine Morfin, a University Preparatory High School (UPHS) junior and Leadership Club president, saw something online that inspired her to make a difference in Tulare County. “Jazmine is always looking for a project,” said UPHS Lead Teacher Helen Milliorn-Feller. “She has the ambition and the compassion to initiate projects that can make a difference in […]
Children from some of the most impoverished areas of Tulare County are gaining literacy skills and becoming better prepared for school thanks to the Early Steps to School Success program funded by First 5 Tulare County. The program is provided by Save the Child Federation, an international organization, and offered through public schools in Alpaugh, […]
Tulare County’s Step Up Youth Challenge program kicked into full gear with a fall summit at the Visalia Convention Center that brought together more than 350 youth representing 29 middle, junior and high schools from throughout Tulare County. The Step Up Youth Challenge is a seven-month program designed to engage a diverse group of junior […]
For its work in developing a program to promote, integrate and support 21st Century learning into all areas of education both locally and outside the county, Tulare County Office of Education’s Educational Resource Services (ERS) will receive a Golden Bell Award from the California School Boards Association (CSBA) this month in San Francisco. The prestigious […]
Get out your new 2015 calendar and schedule some dates–it is show time! For many years, our community has grown accustomed to excellent high school performing arts productions. Everything from band to dance, we have wonderful performances all year long and school musicals are perhaps the best example of this longstanding tradition. “Guys & Dolls” […]