Education
- YC Charter gets new playground through partnership
- By Griffin Rogers/A-D Reporter
- When Jose Jaime's little boy saw Yuba City Charter School's new playground in March, he thought it was a gift from the Easter bunny.
The playground, Jamie told his son, was actually built through the efforts of his father and two educational institu... Full story
- Education Briefs: May 25, 2013
- Appeal-Democrat staff report
- Yuba-Sutter
AFS program seeks host families
Local families are sought to host high school students from throughout the world taking part in the AFS student exchange program.
Families would host a high school student for the academic year or for fi... Full story
- Classroom Notes: May 25, 2013
- Appeal-Democrat staff report
- Encinal Elementary School
Live Oak
• The second annual fishing derby was held May 11 at Collins Lake with Amani and Jeramy Chapdelaine organizing the event to support students through the Encinal Parent's Club.
• Eighth-graders from Cand... Full story
- Teens in Rideout council learn about medical field
- By Griffin Rogers/A-D Reporter
- High school sophomores Meaghan Baines and Lauren Kroeger heard stories about the Rideout Health Teen Leadership Council before they applied.
They knew the year-long program exposes students to the medical field, giving them a crash course in daily h... Full story
- Education Briefs: May 18, 2013
- Appeal-Democrat staff report
- Marysville
Madrigal graduates in auto, diesel
Daniel Madrigal of Marysville graduated April 12 from Universal Technical Institute in Sacramento.
He completed the automotive technology and diesel industrial programs.
A 2011 graduate of Yuba City H... Full story
- Farm-improvement project nears completion at Wheatland High
- By Griffin Rogers/A-D Reporter
- Wheatland Union High School students will get to experience a newly improved farm next school year as construction of the Wheatland Ag Park nears completion.
The school is receiving new planter boxes, irrigation systems, compost bins and greenhouse ... Full story
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- Share real-world lessons in today's reviewed titles
- By Kendal A. Rautzhan/For the Appeal-Democrat
- The more children know about the world around them, the more empowered they are to make decisions, have better control of their emerging world and are better equipped to become compassionate people.
One solid avenue to help children learn is through... Full story
- Bruce’s History Lessons: Truman’s controversial decision to recognize Israel
- By Bruce Kauffmann/For the Appeal-Democrat
- This week (May 14) in 1948, at the direction of President Harry Truman, the United States recognized the existence of the newly formed nation of Israel, which had declared independence earlier that day. It was, Truman later stated, among the most imp... Full story
- Baseball provides season of growth
- By Rose Godfrey/For the Appeal-Democrat
- The sun is setting over the field as a cool breeze blows across the bleachers. We sit with friends alternately talking and cheering. I want to burn this moment into my brain. The clink of the bat and the noise of the crowd fill my ears. A tear slips ... Full story
High School Beats
- Go out and serve with love
- By Evan Campbell/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Do you feel like you have a purpose? What would you say your purpose is? Based on your answer, what will you do this summer?
Maybe you're thinking: I have a passion for video games, or I have a passion for relaxing at the pool and ocean. Maybe your ... Full story
- Entering a new world of theater
- By Travis Dodds/For the Appeal-Democrat
- "I'm passionate about drama because it's magic," said Paul DeMeritt, director of the FCS Players and senior class English teacher at Faith Christian High School. "It's one of the great places where we can walk in another man's shoes for a while. When... Full story
- Student voices want to be heard
- By SydneyRay Taverner/For the Appeal-Democrat
- This year, there were five new teachers hired at Gridley High School. Of those five, only three were re-hired for next school year. Students heard this news and began to organize a protest.
On the morning of April 10, amongst the usual sounds of stu... Full story
- Countdown to the finish line
- By Marisa Vang/For the Appeal-Democrat
- There are exactly 24 more days left until my classmates and I move the red-and-white tassel from right to left to signify us as Lindhurst High School graduates. Although we look intently forward to what our future is becoming, most seniors become rem... Full story
- Jesus Christ: The name that pierces
- By Jacqueline Mullen/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Every year, students and teachers are targeted for mentioning the name of Jesus Christ in schools. Graduation, especially, is the time when this issue becomes more prevalent; many a valedictorian chooses to credit Jesus for his or her successes.
"Th... Full story
- Education in the digital age
- By Kylee Schesser/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Every year, we come to this same great home stretch — the finale of STAR testing — commemorating the last weeks of school before summer vacation. We wait all year for it and are almost home free, but like every year, we face the dreaded l... Full story
- A change for the better
- By Faith Denny/For the Appeal-Democrat
- The school year is drawing to a close at Marysville High School. The P.E. classes are midway through their swimming units; the AP students have taken their exams; and the ROP Yearbook class is busy sorting, advertising and selling a horde of newly pr... Full story
- Fun activities foster learning
- By Aaron Vieira/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Spring break has come and gone, and students must get back into the habit of going to bed at a reasonable hour and waking up on time for class. There is always a lot happening at New Life Christian School — and for the senior class, it is the l... Full story
- River Valley alumni offer advice
- By Alejandra Cervantes/For the Appeal-Democrat
- May is an exciting month for high school seniors. By now, most of us have chosen our path, whether it be attending a four-year university, community college or technical school, joining the military or simply entering the workforce. The future, howev... Full story
- Bittersweet endings, bright futures
- By Bianca Almeida/For the Appeal-Democrat
- The sun is shining, classes are ready to culminate, and only one thing is on the mind of seniors everywhere: graduation. For many, this day could not come any faster. "Senioritis" has hit many of my classmates very hard. But for the majority of Sutte... Full story
- Growth: How far have you gone?
- By Rafe Smith/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Growth is defined as the development from a simpler to a more complex form or stage. We can apply this definition to ourselves as people, meaning that we constantly change and develop into a different person as the days go by.
I can guarantee you th... Full story
- What does the future hold?
- By Julia Lancaster/For the Appeal-Democrat
- As a high school senior, one thing that is very surprising for me is how fast time has flown by. What's even more surprising is that next year I will be attending a four-year university where I have declared an area of study that will hopefully lead ... Full story
