OAKHURST – Fifth grade students in Mrs. Robin Ward’s class at Oakhurst Elementary School (OES) experienced the thrill of public speaking when they took on the role of local travel agents, presenting their trip recommendations to a panel of adult professionals. Prior to the presentation on Friday, Feb. 14, Mrs. Ward spent hours developing this special project as a curricular ...

OAKHURST – The 6th annual “Nite on the Town” fundraiser and performance extravaganza benefiting Yosemite High School (YHS) “Badger” Music Department is set for Saturday night, Mar. 1. Billed as an evening of “talent, dessert and great fun,” the gala event takes place from 7 – 9 p.m. in the YHS gymnasium. “Nite on the Town is a gathering of ...

OAKHURST – They walked onstage in various degrees of readiness, braver than most who fear public speaking above all else. Eleven students from five Madera County schools gathered at Yosemite High on Saturday, Feb. 8, for the regional final competition of Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest, and I was honored to be asked to serve as a judge.

OAKHURST – New York Times best selling author Dave Burgess is coming to Oakhurst, bringing with him the keys to his book and system, “Teach Like a Pirate.” The “Pirate” professional development team, with Burgess at the helm, will offer the program at the Yosemite High School Theater from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon, on Saturday, Feb. 15. This event, ...

MADERA COUNTY – Yosemite High School won the 2014 Academic Decathlon held on Feb. 1 for the 21st consecutive year. Chawanakee Academy took second, and Chowchila Union came in third. The Academic Decathlon team from Yosemite High School will go on to compete in the California Academic Decathlon State Finals on March 21-23 in Sacramento. Yosemite High School scored 35,051.9 ...

Written by YHS students Nick Greer and Jaydon Malcolm OAKHURST – It starts with what you put inside. Ericka Smith and Angie Du, both seniors at Yosemite High School (YHS), have combined their great minds to come up with one of the best senior projects this school has ever seen. Their mission: to find a way to end the problem ...

AHWAHNEE – Wasuma’s 8th grade class is hard at work raising money for their end-of-the-year trip to San Francisco. Friday, Feb. 7, they will be hosting a Spaghetti Dinner and Raffle from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in the Wasuma School cafeteria. Tickets are just $5 each, and need to be purchased by Monday, Jan. 27.

CLOVIS – The 2nd Annual Gilbert Marshall Memorial Team Branding will be held Saturday, Mar. 8, at the Blasingame Ranch. This is an annual event held for the purpose of raising money to give scholarships to graduating seniors in the surrounding mountain area pursuing an education in Agriculture and/or Forestry. The Gilbert Marshall Memorial Scholarship is made available in memory ...

OAKHURST – Reviews are in after Thursday night’s premiere of The Dating Game and the word is good. The show runs only two days, so Friday, Jan. 24 is the last night to get seats for what’s been called “the funniest show we’ve seen at school,” starting at 7 p.m. at the Yosemite High School Theater. The Dating Game is ...

MADERA COUNTY – The 32nd Annual Madera County Academic Decathlon (ACADEC) competition begins on Friday, Jan. 24. High school students will compete in the interview and essay competitions at Madera County Office of Education. Pictured are 2014 participants from Yosemite High School (YHS).