Education

- Rio Del Oro nominated for national Blue Ribbon
- Plumas Lake school ups API score
- By Ashley Gebb/ADagebb
- Fifth-grader Esteban Morales has been in and out of schools in Mexico and the United States, but said none are like Rio Del Oro Elementary.
"At a lot of my other schools, most of the teachers have been soft with me. Here, they really push me an... Full story
- Education Briefs
- Appeal-Democrat staff report
- Yuba City
St. Isidore observes Catholic Schools Week
St. Isidore Catholic School in Yuba City is celebrating Catholic Schools Week, with a variety of events including service projects.
The week began Sunday with an open house after the family Mass... Full story
- Classroom Notes
- Appeal-Democrat staff report
- Tierra Buena Elementary School
Yuba City
• Fifth-graders from the classes of Amy Camburn, Cynthia Sharp and Maria Smith are selling tickets to help pay for their weeklong Outdoor School experience at Shady Creek coming up Feb. 21 to 24.
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- Going green
- Cordua students spearhead effort to reduce lunchroom waste
- By Ashley Gebb/ADagebb
- Students at Cordua Elementary School envision more life for empty milk cartons than eternity in a landfill.
Last week, fourth- and fifth-graders kicked off a new recycling and composting campaign that aims to divert food waste and recyclables from t... Full story
- Education Briefs
- Appeal-Democrat staff report
- Williams
College celebrates first anniversary
The Woodland Community College — Colusa County outreach facility is celebrating its first-year anniversary today in Williams.
A reception is set from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at 99 Ella St.
Light refreshm... Full story
- Classroom Notes
- Appeal-Democrat staff report
- Riverbend Elementary School
Yuba City
• Fawn Ueberschaer and Oscar Moreno's Advancement Via Individual Determination seventh/eighth-grade students took a tour of the University of California, Davis, last week. They participated in an hourlong ... Full story
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- Read engaging, thought-provoking fare
- Help your kids find fascination in books
- By Kendal A. Rautzhan/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Fiction books are fun, nonfiction can be fascinating — and combining the two into a great book can be sensational. That's exactly what you'll find in today's reviewed books.
Read about George Washington and the problems he had with his teeth, ... Full story

- The Massachusetts Compromise
- By Bruce Kauffmann/For the Appeal-Democrat
- When the Constitution was signed in September of 1787 and sent to the Congress that then existed under the Articles of Confederation, Congress was instructed to send that Constitution to the states to be ratified … or not. The message to the s... Full story

- Finding a system that works
- By Rose Godfrey/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Still giddy from my scheduling success, I dove into the Internet looking for more ideas to improve our homeschool. I found a new (to me) homeschool system that was practically guaranteed to keep my children on task and on topic. I felt a little shive... Full story

High School Beats

- Senior project brings our future into focus
- By Kelsey Barrett/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Winter break is over and we are faced with a new semester. Students at East Nicolaus High School came back from their vacation revitalized and ready to start the last semester of the 2011-2012 year.
For the seniors, it is the last semester of their ... Full story

- Students embrace month of giving
- By Elizabeth Andrus/For the Appeal-Democrat
- The month of December is always hectic. Christmas is coming, which means it's time to find gifts for loved ones. For many students, December is the beginning of midterms — those dreaded tests that make or break your first semester final grade.
... Full story

- Second semester is full of surprises
- By Holly Anderson/For the Appeal-Democrat
- With the end of the eventful first semester comes the beginning of the second semester, which is bound to be filled with surprises and excitement as the end of the 2011-2012 school year comes to a melancholy yet jubilant close.
Many Gridley High Sch... Full story

- Becoming Marisa's Angels
- By Jamie Yang/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Neuroblastoma is a disease in which cancer cells form in the nerve tissues of the adrenal gland, neck, chest or spinal cord. Opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia is a paraneoplastic neurologic syndrome affecting 2-3 percent of children with neuroblastoma.
In... Full story

- Clubs: A worthwhile high school experience
- By Ciria Salazar/For the Appeal-Democrat
- What does the day of the average high school student look like? A day full of classes, sports practice, perhaps a few hours of work here and there. It seems almost counterintuitive to add more to one's daily schedule. Despite the limited time restric... Full story

- Bubbling in America's future
- By Natalie Landau/For the Appeal-Democrat
- In 1956, Benjamin Bloom, an educational psychologist, classified the hierarchy of learning that is touted by educators today: At the lowest level of the scale is the memorization of facts, whereas creativity is at the highest level of learning.
Iron... Full story

- Cracking down on the phone craze
- By Courtney Ngai/For the Appeal-Democrat
- The new year has begun, and it calls for a change in Marysville Joint Unified School District. At Marysville High School, an existing rule that forbids all technological devices to be used during instruction time will be enforced more strictly by tea... Full story

- It's Spirit Week – let the fun begin
- By Leanna Whiteley/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Crazy socks, pajamas, hearts and crowns — New Life Christian School is definitely in for some fun.
The coming weeks will be full of activities that involve our students getting loud and showing some spirit. Here at New Life, we are all about g... Full story

- Time for seniors to stay motivated
- By Manjinder Singh/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Being a senior is not easy. It is a time in life between childhood and adulthood when you are tested on the ability to live on your own in the real world. College applications test seniors' dedication and challenge them to take a real look at themsel... Full story

- Show proves Sutter's got talent
- By Jayna and Nola Dodd/For the Appeal-Democrat
- As we swiftly transition from the holiday season, we're launching the New Year with new starts and shining stars. Back by popular demand, Sutter Union High School is holding its second annual variety show "Sutter's Got Talent" once again to recognize... Full story

- Loving the day set apart for love
- By Natalie Ross/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Lover's Day, the day of love, Feb. 14, Valentine's Day. Whatever you call it, it all has the same meaning. Valentine's Day is a day meant to be shared with loved ones. Whether it's between a couple, friends or a family, it's a time that makes you rea... Full story

- Students placed second to politics
- By Greg Geraldo/For the Appeal-Democrat
- With finals quickly approaching, students at Yuba City High School are preparing to take on those last few days of the semester, which can make or break their entire year's worth of hard work.
This year, though, students are faced with another obsta... Full story