OAKHURST – Yosemite High School sophomore Joel Bradshaw was chosen recently as Student of the Month by Oakhurst Sierra Sunrise Rotary. Nominations are based on a variety of criteria, including academic achievement, character, community service, extra-curricular program participation and leadership. Bradshaw was nominated by YHS History teacher Rebecca Hardison.

Submitted by Kristi Winter Yosemite High School has won the 2014-2015 Honorable Edward P. Moffat Madera County Mock Trial held on December 9, 10, and 11. Yosemite High School battled Liberty, Madera, and Dos Palos High Schools. “It was a highly competitive event and we are proud of all of our teams,” said Cecilia Massetti, Madera County Superintendent of Schools. ...

Submitted by Ginnie Nash YOSEMITE LAKES PARK – Thanks to the efforts of a local fire department and auxiliary volunteers, our youngest citizens continue to be well-educated, as students recently celebrated National Fire Prevention Week with an artsy spin. Nine student winners of a poster contest depicting fire prevention safety awareness from Rivergold Elementary and Coarsegold Elementary were awarded medals ...

COARSEGOLD – The 4-H pledge says, “I pledge my head for clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to greater service, and my health to better living, for my club, my community, and my world.” As a 4-H member, a lot of kids participate in community service.

OAKHURST – ROP Small Business Management is a new class at Yosemite High School this year, and a unique one at that. “This class is all about giving juniors and seniors the opportunity to explore different careers and to experience what it is to work in a Small Business environment,” says Rusty Oetinger, the teacher of the class. ROP Small ...

COARSEGOLD – He may be less than five years old, but Logan Sesto is already a well-known person in the foothills, and now, the Coarsegold Elementary School student is poised to go nation-wide, as he’s on the short-list to win the 2014 Little League Photo Contest. Local boy Logan needs our votes. Click through to the Logan Little League link.

BASS LAKE – In the case of a grad student accused of stealing valuable art work, teenagers from Yosemite, Liberty High, Madera South, and Dos Palos High Schools will be competing during this year’s Honorable Edward P. Moffat Madera County Mock Trial, People vs. Shem. The Mock Trial is a simulation of a court case with high school students acting ...

OAKHURST – Yosemite High School senior Jonathan Wharton was chosen recently as Student of the Month by Oakhurst Sierra Sunrise Rotary. Nominations are based on a variety of criteria, including academic achievement, character, community service, extra-curricular program participation and leadership. Wharton was nominated by YHS Spanish teacher Sr. Steve Browning.

MADERA COUNTY – The Bass Lake School District will need a do-over on their Area 4 Trustee election. Results of the Nov. 4 contest were in already in question when the County Office of Elections declined to certify results of the race. Now, the long-time Trustee who seemed to have been voted out will remain in office until a new ...

YOSEMITE – Time for all-weather volunteers to suit up as Mountain Area Ski School (MASS) readies for the season with an instructor orientation, family ski swap, and instructor clinic day, all coming soon. MASS is currently looking for ski and snowboard instructors and support people to help out this season. No prior teaching experience is necessary, say organizers, since MASS ...