Parents of teenage students can assist their children via the use of coping mechanisms and being present in their school and home life during this period of distance learning during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.

Sam Rice has been taking precautions with the business he manages, Connection Cafe, during the pandemic while whipping up coffee orders for his customers.

The sound of music surrounds the room, and melodies and harmonies synchronize to create magic that flows into your ears from instruments of different strings, and sizes. You take your seat in anticipation of an evening of music, but now that seat is your living room couch instead of in a theater.

With so much counting on the upcoming 2020, young people in the Imperial Valley are encouraging others to vote more now than ever before.

Imperial Valley Regional Occupational Program in El Centro has moved their Eagle’s Nest parent meetings to Zoom virtual meetings to help keep families informed during distance learning.

The presidential election is coming up on Nov. 3. As we get closer to Election Day, a variety of people from all over are encouraging others to vote, especially young people who have not voted before.

Southwest High School students can usually be found on the field playing baseball, on the court playing volleyball, or running around the track. But now, students have to fulfill their physical education requirements at home instead.

The Southwest Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts dance program has dancers practice on group video calls due to the COVID-19 restrictions and distance learning.

The Southwest Academy of Visual and Performing Arts is adapting to online learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic this fall semester.

As the cold weather rolls around each year, students from every high school across the nation wear what is essentially a token of all their high school memories and accomplishments.

Southwest High School’s grade incentives program offers students, tablets, gift certificates, Bluetooth speakers, and touchscreen Chromebooks to reward students for their hard work.

From goats, pigs, and horses, they all make significant part of FFA. Not only does showmanship bring the students and their animals together, but it brings the students together by working hand in hand throughout the whole experience.

Walking through the soft soil, scanning from fence to fence, you see the newborn calves running, playing and full of life. You look down to see one calf nibbling at your feet. That is the moment you know, this is the one you are going to raise for the rest of their life.