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Committee attendance draws controversy
CALEXICO — The attendance of a third city councilman at a Calexico Unified School District committee meeting Thursday appears to have violated the Brown Act, according to a California...
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Kids jump rope for others' hearts
SEELEY — As sixth-grader Dionte Brown made his way to the school courtyard, he understood that whatever he and his fellow classmates did that morning would affect children around the world who...
Local students prepare for science fair in greater San Diego region
A legion of budding scientists was honored with an invitation to participate in an annual San Diego fair following an event at Imperial Valley College.
Parents, children come out to celebrate Desert Garden Elementary School's golden anniversary
It seems like a lifetime ago but Kathy Lemos has fond recollections of being a first-grader at Desert Garden Elementary School when it opened in 1961.
iThink School Assemblies visits Calexico High School
CALEXICO — Through his childhood and teenage years in Montana, iThink team leader Jaim Connor, 20, had a hard time growing up.
Job Shadow Day aims to help students' career paths
Before they headed out to their assigned locations for Job Shadow Day 2012, Sara Hansen and Cynthia Cortez, both 14-year-old eighth-graders from Holtville, were told to bring loose-fitting clothing.
Mosaic is unveiled at Wilson Junior High School
A little more than a week ago Taiza Grijalva, 14, put the last piece of a mosaic emblem built by Woodrow Wilson Junior High School students.
School offers unique educational experiences
MEXICALI — Jon Harmon, 26, fondly recalls crossing the U.S.-Mexico border to go to school each morning and seeing thousands of students coming from Mexico as he was going in.
3 local high schools compete in academic decathlon for a chance to compete at the state level
Faces were tight with concentration as high school students competed in the Imperial County Office of Education’s academic decathlon this weekend for a chance to go to the state competition next...
Students learn through history
Henry Ford, Georgia O’Keefe, Shirley Temple and Cleopatra were among the eclectic historical figures who shared facts about themselves to an assemblage of parents and friends.
Pajamas make the Calexico library pop
CALEXICO — Around 150 children came in their fuzzy slippers, cartooned pajamas and comfy bathrobes for the annual pajama party at the Camarena Memorial Library here. The event was sponsored...
Lassey scholarship awarded to Imperial Valley College nursing student
BRAWLEY - Courtney Wells, a second-year Imperial Valley College nursing student, beats out 13 applicants and wins a $5,000 scholarship that was awarded during a small ceremony at Pioneers Memorial...
Transportation funding hit hard
School districts will need to take a long hard look at transportation needs in coming months as state funding dwindles this fiscal year and disappears completely next year.
Parents get to teach for a day at Brawley school
BRAWLEY — Despite having a lesson plan as reference, parent Carolina Cortes-Ramirez was still nervous about the prospect of lecturing a room of first-grade students at Myron D. Witter Elementary...
IVROP Career Fair draws students Valley-wide
IMPERIAL — The small frame of a big-hearted young man filled the entire gym here at Imperial Valley College with his testimony.
