Education

Take 3 percent pay cut, college trustees ask staff: By Ryan McCarthy/Appeal-Democrat; Comments | Recommend; Employees should take a 3 percent pay cut, trustees for the Yuba Community College District recommend as they cite state budget reductions that mean a $4 million loss of funds for the district. Alan Flory, president of the board of trustees, said... Full story

It's their novel idea: Marysville High's Creative Writing club rebounds; By Ryan McCarthy/Appeal-Democrat; Comments | Recommend; Karah Kemmerly talked about her poem "physics" in a classroom with posters that include images of John Belushi, the Beatles and Bob Marley — as well as examples of "indefinite pronouns." Karah, a 17-year-old senior at Marysville High School,... Full story

Education Briefs: Appeal-Democrat; Comments | Recommend; More than $2,850.82 was raised during the Breton For Life Walk-a-thon at Brittan Elementary School in Sutter benefiting the Fremont Medical Center Pediatric Unit in Yuba City. Held at the school, the event was organized by students of the... Full story

Classroom Notes: Appeal-Democrat; Comments | Recommend; Butte Vista School Yuba City • Students of Dawn White's seventh- and eighth-grade science classes have been learning about plant and animal cells. Each student created a cell model out of various mediums, correctly labeled, which are on... Full story

Central Gaither students celebrate Red Ribbon Week: Appeal-Democrat; Comments | Recommend; Central Gaither School recently celebrated Red Ribbon Week with festive themes and activities each day. The school also held a Fall Fun Day on Thursday of Red Ribbon Week, with carnival games as part of the fun. The Fall Fun Day was put on by the... Full story

Union members protest college cuts: By Ryan McCarthy/Appeal-Democrat; Comments | Recommend; Dozens of protesters chanted and picketed Wednesday at Woodland Community College as the state California School Employees Association joined local union members to protest layoffs. "We can't take the stress anymore," said Donna Veal-Spenser, local... Full story

Grab a child's attention with great books: Turn off the TV and spend time reading together each day; Story and photos by Kendal A. Rautzhan/For the Appeal-Democrat; Comments | Recommend; There are a lot of things vying for a child's attention, and the electronic age that we're mired down in competes with reading as a form of entertainment. The most certain way to keep reading in the forefront is to establish a pattern of reading... Full story

Address defined America: Comments | Recommend; Seven score and six years ago this week (Nov. 19) in 1863 President Abraham Lincoln honored a request to "say a few words" to the assembled crowd at a ceremony honoring both Confederate and Union soldiers who had fallen in a three-day Civil War... Full story

Heroes start out as everyday folks: By Rose Godfrey/For the Appeal-Democrat; Comments | Recommend; When I meet someone I know has served in the military, I make a point of thanking them for their service. Sophia is the one who remembers, and she follows suit. She loves to hear about World War II and begs for stories of heroism. Brian and I try to... Full story

Senior class leads by example: By Haley Waters/For the Appeal-Democrat; Comments | Recommend; The status of "high school senior" comes with a great amount of responsibility but an even greater amount of enviability. After all, who doesn't want to be a senior? Along with the role of leader on campus come privileges and access to things lower... Full story

Students celebrate some very important people: By Katherine McLain/For the Appeal-Democrat; Comments | Recommend; "Is there anything we can do?" "Well, you can start cutting up the bananas for the fruit plates." Thus began the morning for the senior class, the morning of Grandparents' Day, last Friday. Grandparents are a huge part of Faith Christian School's... Full story

Gridley Bulldogs do new tricks: By Amber McIntire/For the Appeal-Democrat; Comments | Recommend; With only two months into school, Gridley High School is already kicking and making a mark for the 2009-2010 school year. This year is already shaping up to be an impressive one. Our varsity football team won its first league game this past Friday... Full story

Lindhurst football battles on: By Kameron Dansby/For the Appeal-Democrat; Comments | Recommend; With a new staff, new plays and players in new positions, the Lindhurst Blazers football team has had a rough start. Even so the team is not giving up; the Blazers keep their heads held high as they prepare for Golden Sierra. Coach Dan Crabtree was... Full story

Falling leaves bring rising demands: By Melissa Anderson/For the Appeal-Democrat; Comments | Recommend; One of the main concepts that I learned in my physics class last year was that hot air rises and cold air sinks. Well, at Live Oak High School, as fall is sinking in, the heat of the semester is definitely taking off. For most seniors, this heat is... Full story

New growth will make MCAA's year memorable: By Mark Runyan/For the Appeal-Democrat; Comments | Recommend; Last week, I received one question repeatedly from our new principal, Mr. Malone, "What do you want from MCAA?" I have to say that I was somewhat dumbfounded when asked, and had little response, despite ideas storming in my head. However, this... Full story

Student group focuses on education: By Kameron Dansby/For the Appeal-Democrat; Comments | Recommend; Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Atzlan is Spanish for the Chicano Student Movement of Atzlan, better known as MEChA. "The sometimes-controversial and often misunderstood student organization known as MEChA has been at Lindhurst since 2002. "It... Full story

Falcons fly through special events: By Aizell Kittles/For the Appeal-Democrat; Comments | Recommend; Another month has come and gone at River Valley High School, where school spirit has been at an all-time high. More than ever, the student committee has had its hands full putting events together that appeal to the student body. The committee... Full story

Football defines Sutter Huskies: By Kelsey Bradley/For the Appeal-Democrat; Comments | Recommend; Family, friends, classmates and fans sit frozen at the edge of the stands. The consistent tick of someone's watch feels like a heartbeat among the tacit anticipation. A single word by the announcer, and the crowd is released from its silent trance... Full story

Senior class assignment reaps real rewards: By Meghan Lasswell/For the Appeal-Democrat; Comments | Recommend; The elderly lady glowered at my friend and told her "You read too fast!" and left the room. Thus began my friend's first experience with volunteerism. She had volunteered to read to patients at a local assisted-living facility, and she soon found it... Full story

Brown plus gold equals green: By Nick Scribner/For the Appeal-Democrat; Comments | Recommend; When Yuba City High School's Associated Student Body (ASB) officers set goals for the 2009-2010 school year, they agreed that they needed to increase school spirit. They decided that the easiest and most obvious way of showing school spirit is to... Full story