Weldon
Weldon, CA · Education
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The Howl Takes Center Stage!
Setting the mood for many school events with music, the band plays a big role with the atmosphere at Ridgeview High School. With performing at football games, competitions and other performances it can be a lot that goes unnoticed. A band is way more than just the music they make. Behind every practice and performance there is an instructor guiding students through everything. Many students who are not very familiar with band might not know all of the perseverance that goes into being in band. Band is more than just an elective, it requires time and dedication. The Howl is a band competition hosted at Ridgeview High School and will take place on October 31, 2026. Many schools will participate in the chance to be seen and recognized for their skills.
Porterville Recorder
Strathmore continues tough schedule against Monache
MONACHE (2-2) VS. STRATHMORE (0-4), 7 P.M. FRIDAY, RANKIN STADIUM. The Spartans will have their work cut out for them again after coming off a 42-14 loss last week against Exeter at Spartan Stadium. Sophomore quarterback Derek Arciga has passed for 221 yards and rushed for 172 yards. Octavio Ortiz...
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Ridgeviews Two New Faces and One Familiar Leader
Ridgeview High School is a place where many students come to grow and learn to become successful. Since the opening in 1994, there has never been a school year with three deans until the 2027 school year. Everyone has a role at Ridgeview, but the deans have one of the most important roles in keeping Ridgeview safe. Although most people see the deans as discipline enforcers, that is not always the case. Encouraging good behavior and enforcing discipline are part of a dean’s job, but that is not all they do. This year, Ridgeview’s three deans are Shannon Barnes, Deb Whitbey, and Suzie Kim.
KERO 23 Bakersfield
Delano Hig honors former teacher with auditorium renaming on his 90th birthday
From writing for the school newspaper to teaching generations of students, Gary Girard has spent decades telling Delano’s story. On his 90th birthday, the community honored the man who helped tell theirs.
Porterville Recorder
10 Minutes With Tipton: Ryan Land
10 Minutes with Tipton originated in January 2022 and has had more than 100 interviews published. Students in the After School Education and Safety (ASES) Program at Tipton Elementary School take time to Zoom with individuals in the community to ask them questions about their jobs, lives and strategies they can use in their own lives to help them become college and career-ready.
KGET
Shafter, Merced high schools awarded $5K through T-Mobile sweepstakes program
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A handful of California high schools will receive funding from T-Mobile. Shafter High School and Merced High School were selected to each win $5,000 through T-Mobile’s Friday Night 5G Lights program. The company said the funding will go toward addressing “key program needs and supporting student athletes.” The wireless network company […]
Porterville Recorder
Local football roundup: PHS able to 'Cruz' to thrilling win at Dinuba
Cruz Barajas has been a clutch kicker all year for the Porterville High football team. And Barajas came through when the team needed him the most. Barajas nailed a 37-yard field goal to end the game as the Panthers pulled off a major upset, winning 45-42 at Dinuba on Friday. PHS came into the game at 1-3 while Dinuba was 3-1 but Porterville coach Keith Thompson said he believed his young team wasn't really young any more and the Panthers showed they may have finally matured on Friday.
Bakersfield Now
District cites injury policy as mom seeks review of Loudon Elementary incident
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A mother is questioning how Loudon Elementary School handled her 4-year-old daughter’s injury after she says the child fell during the school day and was not taken for medical attention or reported to her until pickup. Destiny said her daughter, Daniela, was at school for...
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Bakersfield football stays unbeaten after downing Tulare Union
TULARE — The Tulare Union High School football team lost 49-27 to undefeated Bakersfield on Sept. 18 in a non-league game at Bob Mathias Stadium. Here are three takeaways from the game. Bakersfield is one of the Central Section's best teams Unbeaten Bakersfield (4-0) is loaded. And if the Drillers can continue to run the ball downhill as they did against Tulare Union, they'll be hard to contain the rest of the season. Bakersfield found the end zone almost immediately. Junior running back Damir Lomax busted loose for a 43-yard touchdown on just the game's third offensive play from scrimmage. That gave the Drillers a quick 7-0 lead after Jack K'Miller's extra-point kick. Lomax is one of the Central Section's elite playmakers this season. He scored four total touchdowns, also reaching the end zone on 10- and 13-yard runs. He punctuated his outstanding outing versus Tulare Union with a 96-yard kickoff return in the third quarter. Lomax — who has scholarship offers from Oregon State, Idaho, and UNLV — ran for a game-high 168 yards on just 14 carries. He averaged 12 yards a carry. Bakersfield rushed for 301 yards as a team on 21 attempts, averaging nearly 10 yards
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Bakersfield’s Sylvan Learning director speaks on Eyewitness News Mornings
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Helping a student succeed can take more than just time in the classroom. Delia Navarro, Executive Director of Sylvan Learning of Bakersfield, joined Eyewitness News Mornings to discuss ways families can support students and strengthen learning habits at home.
Porterville Recorder
Strathmore outmanned in loss to Exeter
STRATHMORE - Strathmore High football coach Jeromy Blackwell keeps talking about how his football team is on the verge of a breakout performance. But the schedule isn't doing his team any favors. The Spartans showed signs of what they're capable of but in the end Exeter had just too much...
CSUB Runner
New Dean Brings Student-Centered Approach to CSUB College
After spending more than two decades as a faculty member and several years in academic leadership, the new dean of California State University, Bakersfield’s College of Social Sciences and Education is beginning his first year with a focus on listening, stability, and student success. Dr. Bohsiu Wu, a sociologist...