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High School Showcase: Foothill HC Alex Gomes-Coelho
High school football season is in full swing, bringing Friday night games to schools all throughout the Sacramento region. With plenty of potential future NFL and collegiate talent, there’s plenty to watch locally. Sactown Sports is expanding its coverage of the local high school football scene with the ‘Sactown...
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Sacramento State Art Student Faces Expulsion Over Silent Chalk Protest
Tyler Mickschl, a 28-year-old senior studio art major at Sacramento State, is facing a university disciplinary case that could end in expulsion over chalk messages that appeared on the walls of Kadema Hall during a silent protest about neglected art department facilities. He denies chalking the building himself, and he says the university came after him only after he spoke publicly about why the protests happened in the first place.
folsomtimes.com
Folsom High marching band sweeps top honors at Woodcreek competition
Bulldog musicians capture Music, General Effect and Visual Sweepstakes, along with first-place honors in color guard and percussion, continuing an impressive 2026 season. The Folsom High School Marching Band and Color Guard delivered another outstanding performance Saturday at the annual Woodcreek Marching Band Festival in Rocklin, sweeping the competition’s major awards and adding an impressive collection of first-place finishes to an already successful 2026 season. The Bulldogs captured Music, General Effect and Visual Sweepstakes honors, demonstrating excellence across the musical, technical and visual elements of competitive marching band performance.
EdSource
Sacramento City Unified to keep Prop. 28 funds after correcting accounting error
Sacramento City Unified will keep $1.8 million in next year’s arts education funding after the district said it mistakenly reported leaving the funds unspent to the California Department of Education. Sacramento City received about $6.2 million for the 2023-2024 school year through Proposition 28, the voter-approved mandate that sets aside roughly $1 billion in arts education funds for California schools. The school district reported... read more
BlackSportsOnline
Zendaya Storms Nephew’s High School Football Game With ‘Wonderwall’ Dance
Imagine playing the biggest football game of your high school career, looking into the crowd, and spotting Zendaya cheering you on. Suddenly, scoring a touchdown is not the only thing you have to worry about. Your aunt is a global superstar, and half the crowd might be more interested in her than the actual game! Movie star Zendaya attends Folsom High School's football game on Friday night. pic.twitter.com/8cLxp8EKG6 — 916times (@916times) October 25, 2026 That was the reality for EJ Coleman, a linebacker for Folsom High School in California, on Friday, October 23. His aunt, Zendaya, showed up to support The post Zendaya Storms Nephew’s High School Football Game With ‘Wonderwall’ Dance first appeared on BlackSportsOnline .
The Sacramento Bee
Sac State investigates student for chalking. Are protest rules chilling campus speech?
Weeks before graduation, on the day his solo exhibition at Sacramento State opened, studio art major Tyler Mickschl found himself fielding questions from a top administrator about an alleged disciplinary violation. Mickschl had been accused of chalking on the walls of an aging campus building as a silent protest against the art department’s neglected facilities needs. Chalking, per university rules that dictate when, where and how students can protest, is not allowed on walls and vertical surfaces. If proven guilty, 28-year-old Mickschl could be liable for thousands of dollars in repair costs, the administrator told him. A disciplinary notice said he could be denied access to campus, suspended or even expelled. Mickschl said he did not do it. He was singled out, he said, because he gave the student newspaper The State Hornet an interview in which he affiliated himself with the cause. After this experience, he will think twice before speaking up for something he believes in, he said. Another student in the art department, Stefani Figueroa, said she was now afraid of voicing her opinion and paranoid about punitive action from the administration. “They dragged me through the process to send a message,” Mickschl said. “It took a
folsomtimes.com
Folsom edges Del Oro 42-41 as Oak Ridge shuts out Jesuit; Vista, Cordova, Granite Bay fall
For the second consecutive week, the undefeated Folsom Bulldogs found themselves in a fourth-quarter battle that would be decided by a narrow margin. This time, the difference was a single point and a missed extra point in the closing seconds as Folsom escaped with a 42-41 victory over Del Oro on Friday night at Folsom High School.
sactownsports.com
High School Showcase: Del Oro HC Josh Parry
High school football season is in full swing, bringing Friday night games to schools all throughout the Sacramento region. With plenty of potential future NFL and collegiate talent, there’s plenty to watch locally. Sactown Sports is expanding its coverage of the local high school football scene with the ‘Sactown...
KQED
Faculty and Students Protest CSU Event, Demand Higher Pay and Job Security
A group of California Faculty Association union members and students rallied in San José on Thursday to protest a speech by the state university system’s chancellor, demanding higher pay and more job security protections against AI. Lecturers, faculty members and students from Sacramento and San José State University...
The Sacramento Bee
Elk Grove Unified superintendent gets $26K raise after 10 months in role
Elk Grove Unified School District Superintendent David Reilly is set to receive a raise of more than 7% after the school board unanimously approved an amendment to his contract Tuesday. Reilly’s annual salary will rise from about $352,300 to $378,392, retroactive to July 1, according to a staff report . His compensation also includes retirement contributions and other benefits. The amendment also extends Reilly’s contract by one year, through Jan. 1, 2031. Under the agreement, the district will contribute $26,000 annually to two supplemental retirement plans on Reilly’s behalf, with contributions to each plan increasing by $1,000 annually until they reach the maximum amounts allowed under the agreement. The contributions took effect Jan. 1, 2026. The salary increase is the first amendment to his contract, according to the staff report. Reilly began at the lowest step of the salary schedule for his position and is moving to the second step with this pay increase. Reilly worked as an associate superintendent in the district for 10 years before his promotion to superintendent in January . Elk Grove Unified, the fourth-largest school district in the state and the largest in the Sacramento area, serves more than 63,000 students across Elk Grove, Rancho
staggonline.net
NEWS: Students stand against I.C.E. in walkout protest
In a demonstration similar to the ones that happened last year, approximately 200 students from Stagg, Franklin, and Edison high school left campus during lunch to protest against I.C.E. in front of San Joaquin Delta College on Friday. The protests started from a flyer posted on Instagram on October 14...
capradio.org
Sac City Unified spent its arts funding after all
In the midst of tackling a significant budget deficit, Sacramento City Unified School District appeared earlier this week to have missed out on more than $1 million in state arts funding. A recent report appeared to show the district did not spend and therefore would have to pay back $1.8...
folsomtimes.com
Friday Night Lights: Playoff stakes begin to rise entering week 9
Folsom, Vista del Lago and Granite Bay host Friday night matchups, while Oak Ridge, Cordova and Casa Roble hit the road. The high school football regular season is entering its final stretch, and Friday night’s Week 9 schedule brings another round of important league matchups across the Sacramento region. With playoff positioning becoming increasingly important, Folsom, Vista del Lago and Oak Ridge lead the local spotlight, while Cordova, Casa Roble and Granite Bay face their own challenges as the final weeks of the regular season approach.
The Sacramento Bee
UC Davis may develop new Lake Tahoe science and community hub. Here's where
UC Davis conducts year-round research at Lake Tahoe through its environmental center based in Nevada’s Incline Village. Now, the university’s Tahoe Environmental Research Center may get another home in Placer County’s Tahoe City. At a meeting Tuesday, the Placer County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a memorandum of agreement with the university to explore transforming three underutilized county-owned buildings in Tahoe City’s town center into a regional science, education and community hub. The county government and UC Davis will work together to evaluate if the project at the former Tahoe City fire station and surrounding properties is viable. In addition to advancing research, the county hopes the partnership will enhance public space, boost economic development and make science more accessible. “We all know that any time there is a university presence in a town or city, it’s great and there are always reverberating effects throughout the community and beyond,” Supervisor Shanti Landon said Tuesday. “This is a really great potential partnership, and I’m really excited about it. I’m looking forward to more as the community outreach happens.” The university and county will now conduct studies, gather community input and examine the long-term viability of the project before committing to renovation,