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Imperial Valley students show off robotic skills at annual local MESA competition
IMPERIAL — Rebekah Aguilar was excited to walk down the bleachers with her group and accept the silver medal Saturday morning.
“It was pretty exciting,” the 15-year-old sophomore from Imperial High School said. “It was like my...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Technology, Teaching and Learning, Montenegro, Landforms
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Head lice-related cases were addressed at Ben Hulse School, official says
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterIMPERIAL — Procedures related to the treatment of head lice and their eggs has been addressed after five students from Ben Hulse Elementary School were sent home this week, a school district official said Friday. None of the students had head...Tags: Pediculosis Capitis, Teaching and Learning, Human Body, Health, Students
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Conversations in Spanish key to learning English, experts say
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterUpon arriving from Mexicali several years ago, Jose Barrera said he was placed in English Language Development classes from eighth to 10th grade. While he said that being in a classroom with others like himself made him feel more comfortable, it might not...Tags: Teachers, Adult Education, Adult Education, Language, Teaching and Learning
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Impasse declared between Calexico teachers, district; $1.4 million apart
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterCALEXICO — Calexico Unified School District teachers and the district have not been able to come to an agreement on how to cut more than $1.4 million from the teachers’ share of the budget. After meeting Monday for the fourth time, the...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Interior Policy, Politics
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Imperial Valley College Board of Trustees votes 6-1 to increase student health fee $4
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterIMPERIAL — Tyler Van De Kamp has his reasons for not wanting to be vaccinated. The 19-year-old El Centro resident doesn’t get the shots because he’s heard there’s a small amount of mercury in vaccines, and that small amount...Tags: Colleges and Universities, First Aid, Over-the-Counter Medicines, Teaching and Learning, Health and Safety at School
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Job Shadow Day aims to help students' career paths
Staff Writer, Copy EditorBefore 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. Although they knew they were going to a local...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Business, Teaching and Learning, Health and Safety at School, Personal Service
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Our View: Funding for Academic Decathlon keeps high achievers in the mix
We enthusiastically agree with an Imperial County Office of Education official who commended local school districts this weekend for keeping the Academic Decathlon funded in such an inhospitable climate of deep cuts to school budgets. It seems as...Tags: Education, Teaching and Learning, School Examinations, Academic Progress, Academic Progress
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3 local high schools compete in academic decathlon for a chance to compete at the state level
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterFaces 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 month. Applause erupted in between intense periods of...Tags: High Schools, Schools, Education, Teaching and Learning, Arts and Culture
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Mosaic is unveiled at Wilson Junior High School
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterA 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. Her piece marked the end of a yearlong project. “It’s really beautiful,” said Taiza, who is...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Teaching and Learning, Woodrow Wilson, Students
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School offers unique educational experiences
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterMEXICALI — 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. The blond, blue-eyed child from an English-speaking household attended...Tags: Education, Teaching and Learning, Mexico, Rentals, Students
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Central Union High School teacher Mike Kelsoe placed on unpaid administrative leave
Staff WriterA Central Union High School teacher who is being prosecuted on allegations that he possessed methamphetamine and explosives was placed on unpaid administrative leave, an official said Thursday. Following a closed-session meeting of the high school...Tags: Police Arrests, Teachers, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Misdemeanors
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Our View: Many benefits to art project linking students
One of the best things about music, athletics, art and industrial arts programs in schools is they allow young people who otherwise might not shine to do so. For many students, such programs are a major inspiration to stay in school. That is one...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Autism, Students
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