MADERA COUNTY—Glacier High School Charter students earned three medals at the 45th Annual California Academic Decathlon. Eli Lockwood earned a gold in medal in the essay competition and a bronze in music. Ava Simonich earned a bronze medal in the science competition. More than 450 students from 53 schools participated in the California Academic Decathlon in Santa Clara on March ...

MADERA COUNTY–The 42nd Annual Madera County Academic Decathlon speech, interview, and Super Quiz competitions will be held on Saturday, February 3 at Madera South High School. The 2024 topic is “Technology and Humanity.” “This prestigious academic competition is so important to our students and we are looking forward to celebrating their achievements with them again this year,” said Dr. Cecilia ...

OAKHURST — Glacier High School’s underwater robotics team Altum Operations has resurfaced following an elite international ROV competition in Kingsport, Tenn., last weekend — as winners of the ‘Guts and Glory’ Award. There were, 70 teams and 810 students from 19 countries competing in the event, held June 20 – 22. Altum Operations was recognized for their amazing ability to ...

OAKHURST — A group of local students has achieved a high water mark when it comes to remotely operated vehicles. Altum is a Latin word that means, among other definitions, ‘deep water,’ explains Glacier High School instructor John Rumohr. “It’s also the name of a highly successful underwater robotics team at Glacier High School: Altum Operations. ” The team’s mentor ...