Love of math displayed at ICOE competition

Teen is youngest to earn CNA certification at Brawley Union High

Sixteen-year-old Myra Sanchez is quite possibly the youngest student to have taken and passed the Certified Nursing Assistant course at Brawley Union High. After having skipped the fourth grade as...

IVC looks at planning for next year's budget

IMPERIAL — The local community college will have to keep a flexible, conservative budget through the next year as it faces an uncertain future with the state budget and a pending tax measure.

Miguel Hidalgo Elementary School teacher saves choking student

BRAWLEY — A Miguel Hidalgo Elementary School teacher is being credited for using the Heimlich maneuver Wednesday to clear the obstructed airway of a fifth-grade student.

Math Festival challenges kids' problem solving skills

Regardless of the type of job she was to one day get, 13-year-old Luz Ortiz said that there would be no escaping the fact that she would have to use math.

80-plus teachers not returning next year

CALEXICO — More than 80 Calexico Unified School District teachers will definitely not be returning next year following a resolution passed Thursday evening.

Imperial Valley College receives $600,000 grant from the federal government

Imperial Valley College is set to get a boost of funds to help first-generation college-goers, low-income students and those who need help pursuing higher education.

Three Desert Valley High School students to compete Saturday

BRAWLEY — None of the three Desert Valley High School students who’ll be participating in a nationwide rocketry event this weekend ever thought about doing anything remotely connected to...

Calexico teachers rally as panel seeks solution

CALEXICO — Hundreds of teachers, students, parents and community members returned to rally outside the Calexico Unified District office Monday as a fact-finding panel met inside in hopes of...

Valley students excel at state Migrant Education tournament

CALEXICO — Imperial Valley students returning from Sacramento this weekend had a lot to be proud about after taking some top places at the second annual Migrant Education Program Statewide...

IVROP 'Padres' program focuses on fathers

Brawley resident Gerardo Aguilar has four daughters between the ages of 6 and 13 living in San Diego with their mother and said he “felt like dad was drifting away.”

Dangers of drunken driving dramatized

A dramatization Thurusday at Central Union High School was aimed at heightening the awareness of impaired driving among students as graduation looms near.

SDSU-IV Special Education program put on hiatus

Citing low enrollment as well as current budget limitations, the San Diego State University-Imperial Valley campus has decided to place the Special Education Internship Credential Program on hiatus...

Central's AVID seniors honored for dedication

Having been something of a procrastinator for a good part of his student life, Central Union High School senior Oscar Castro said those days are behind him now.

Holtville Library celebrates children and books

HOLTVILLE— Her favorite part was dressing up. Her least favorite part was planning to cut Alice’s head off, but she had a job to do. After all, she was the “Evil Heart Queen.”

Local students do well at regional math, science competition

The Imperial Valley Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement program has proven once again that it is possible to have fun while learning.

Bullying is a double-sided problem for the special education community

The hardest moment in Rosita Delgadillo’s life as a parent was when she had to have the serious conversation with her boys. She knew the moment would eventually come, but she was scared...

Passing the word around about autism

Arabella Maldonado posed for the camera. She answered all the questions she was asked and she even got behind the camera to record her friend Lea’s interview.

Two Calexico High seniors receive Gates scholarships

CALEXICO – Two Calexico High School seniors received some good news this week when they found out they are recipients of the Bill Gates Millennium Scholarships.

Schools prepare for standardized tests

HEBER — Heber Elementary School student Kayla Osuna, 11, is “a little nervous” about the California Standards Tests she’ll be taking soon.

Committee formed to investigate allegations of IVC board member misconduct

Three Imperial Valley College trustees are set to investigate claims of one board member’s misconduct.

Nearly 500 university-bound seniors honored at annual reception

CALEXICO — Although he may not have understood the words at the time, Joshua Hurtado said he vividly remembers the images from the biology books that his father used to share with him as a...

ICOE eyeing Calexico Unified preschool

The Imperial County Office of Education is interested in taking over the California State Preschool Program at the Kennedy Gardens Elementary School, according to a letter dated March 22 between the...

Renison awarded the Monty by SDSU

San Diego State University honored alumnus and Imperial County District 1 Supervisor John Renison with a Monty Award this weekend during its annual awards ceremony for distinguished alumni.

Hedrick gets top state award

In less than two weeks, Margaret Hedrick Elementary School has been the recipient of two state awards.