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YHS Boys’ Cross Country Heads to State for 2nd Straight Year

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OAKHURST — The Yosemite High School Boys’ Cross Country team qualified for the state championships for the second year in a row by placing first at the California Interscholastic Federation championships with a perfect score. The team is now ranked number one in the state. To achieve a perfect score, a team must have a runner place in all of ...

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“Winter in Our Mountain Home” Begins a New Tradition at YHS

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MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — The Yosemite High School Music Department will be debuting a brand new piece of music called “Winter in Our Mountain Home” at their Winter Concert being held Wednesday, December 14, at 6:30 p.m. in the YHS Gym. The YHS Music Boosters commissioned a piece by Christopher Byrum Harris. He is the main consultant in the music department ...

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Pending School Board and Measure T Election Results

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MADERA COUNTY — With all eight Madera County vote centers reporting, here are the most recent results for Measure T and the local school board races. Absentee ballots are still being counted so please check back for updated results. As of Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at 10:44:29 p.m., the results are as follows: County Measure T – Transportation Sales Tax ...

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YHS Drumline Team to Hold Mattress Fundraiser

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MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — Yosemite High School’s drumline team has been using the same equipment since 2005. It’s well past its life expectancy and they are in desperate need of financial support from the community in order to raise the funds needed for the purchase of new marching percussion equipment. Student numbers are growing but they cannot admit any new drumline ...

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School Board Candidate Forum Thursday, October 6th

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OAKHURST — Join us tomorrow night at the Oakhurst Community Center as we hear from local candidates for both the Bass Lake School District as well as the Yosemite Unified School District. The following candidates will be attending: Charles “Brook” Allen Bill Atwood Denise Cudd Anne Flanagan Marc Gilchrist Carrie Jenkins Oakhurst Community Center 39800 Road 425B Oakhurst, CA 93644 ...

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Yosemite High School Hires New Assistant Principal

OAKHURST — Yosemite Unified School District is pleased to announce that Melinda Gresham has been hired to be the new Assistant Principal of Yosemite High School. Melinda Gresham is a 20-year resident of Coarsegold and has been an educator for 22 years, 16 of those years at Coarsegold School. This past year she embarked on a new adventure as the ...

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2022 Native American Youth Conference Coming in November

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FRESNO STATE — The 2022 Native American Youth Conference is coming to Fresno State on Saturday, November 5, 2022. The conference will be held at Fresno State’s Satellite Student Union. See map below. All Native American students in 6th through 12th grade are invited to attend. For more information, please contact Native American Initiative Outreach Counselor Amber Esquivel at esquivelamber@csufresno.edu. ...

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Rivergold Elementary Hires New Principal

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Allen Riedel has been hired as Principal for Rivergold Elementary School, Pending Board approval on September 12, 2022. COARSEGOLD – Yosemite Unified School District announced at a Press Conference and Staff Meeting that Allen Riedel has been hired as Principal for Rivergold Elementary School, pending Board approval on September 12, 2022. Allen is a lifelong educator from the central coast ...

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Yosemite Unified School District Is Now Hiring

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YOSEMITE — Yosemite Unified School District is a great place to work and there are multiple job openings available. You may work in classrooms as a teaching assistant (also known as a paraeducator or paraprofessional) helping students learn. See video below. The district also needs teachers to help students reach their full potential and achieve their dreams. YUSD needs great ...

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Yosemite High School Back To School Night

OAKHURST–Community schools are returning to the classroom this week and Yosemite High School (YHS) would like to invite parents, caregivers and students to an Open House Back to School Night. Back to School Night Open House at Yosemite High School festivities will commence with a brief message from Principal Stephanie Osowski, in the YHS Cafeteria on Monday, August 22 at ...

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