Eric Nunes is a third-grade teacher at Palo Verde Union School. At 50 years old, one could assume that Nunes is a veteran educator with 25 years of teaching experience. His story is quite different. Nunes, a third-generation dairyman, owned and operated Nunes Brothers Dairies with his cousins until 2016. While running the dairies, Nunes […]
Last month, the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing announced Santa Clara County Office of Education as the recipient of the Statewide Residency Technical Assistance Center grant that totals $20 million. The grant includes Tulare, Humboldt, Sacramento, and San Diego county offices of education as consortium members that will work with Santa Clara to establish regional […]
West Hills College Lemoore is hosting an “Evening of HOPE” event, a free and exciting gathering to bring together the Kings County community and the college community. This event will occur at the college’s student union on Friday, September 8, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. “Our college’s focus is to put the ‘community’ back in […]
Educational Support Services Building Ribbon Cutting will be on September 1st at 10:00am. Join COS on the North side of the building, near the glass sliding doors. The new 21,145 single-story Educational Support Services replaces one of the three original buildings constructed in 1938. While introducing a new modern architectural style to the COS Visalia […]
College of the Sequoias doubled capacity and enrollment of its Registered Nursing program this semester. In response to the request from Tulare Kings Healthcare Partnership regarding the nursing shortage, COS created a plan to increase enrollment in the RN program from 50 new students in the fall of 2022 to 110 new students this month. […]
Local artists Daniel Van Gerpen and Halonnah Hope Kay are on display August 31st through September 30th at Arts Visalia with a First Friday opening reception on September 1st from 5:30-7:30 p.m. In Valley Overview, Daniel Van Gerpen captures the Central Valley’s essence in his mixed media aerial view paintings of its agricultural landscape. Through […]
In a monumental and historic partnership, the Tachi Yokut Tribe has generously donated $3 million to the West Hills Community College Foundation, paving the way for creating a comprehensive Native American studies program at West Hills College Lemoore. This endowment signifies a commitment to education, cultural preservation, and community enrichment, demonstrating the power of collaboration […]
West Hills College Lemoore appointed three distinguished individuals to its administrative team. With an unwavering commitment to student success and a wealth of experience in higher education, Elmer Aguilar, Kris Costa, and Nestor Lomeli join West Hills College Lemoore as the Vice President of Student Services, Vice President of Education Services, and Dean of Student […]
Suspicious, excited but overwhelmed, lost, ready to learn, nervous. These were some of the feelings toward artificial intelligence that educators shared at the start of the Educational Resource Services’ (ERS) AI workshop. Held last Friday, July 28, the “Artificial Intelligence: Unpacking Standards and Lesson Design with AI” session helped educators feel more comfortable with the […]
Three former Theatre Company performers have taken on major responsibilities for the preshow portion of the Theatre Company’s summer production. Fresh off their responsibilities of conducting the Theatre Company’s summer camp in June, alumni Lyra Paez, Tessa Hemphill, and Rahim Pullom direct the show – entitled Once Upon a Time – which will precede the […]