Written by Robyn Flory NORTH FORK – Over 50 students from 4th and 5th grades at North Fork School “traveled” to the Recreation Center on Friday, May 31, to experience a journey through history, with different hands-on activities, stories, music and dance. Some of the activities included wood-working, old fashioned school games, chalk work, and pioneer story telling.

COARSEGOLD – There’s never a shortage of fun and educational events at Rivergold Elementary School, and as the last weeks of the Hawks’ 2012-2013 academic year comes to an end, these elements remain at the forefront of every day. Take a recent Saturday, for instance. As temperatures soared on May 11, student Emily Rich was busy capturing 5th place in ...

OAKHURST – Yosemite High School student Kenny Jeffris will be taking on a sought-after internship this summer at Fresno State. Jeffris will be a senior during the 2013-14 academic year, and plans to work with Dr. Jason Bush on pancreatic cancer markers starting later this month. “It is the Summer Biomedical Research Internship with University of California San Francisco (UCSF) ...

OAKHURST – Yosemite High School’s FFA welding team recently captured 2nd Place overall in a state competition involving teams from 14 other schools, pitting 4 Yosemite students against more than 75 other individuals from across California. Hard work has paid off. 2013 Yosemite High students and FFA members, including seniors Ryan Ellis, Chaz Timms and Danny Loncor, and sophomore Jonathon ...

O’NEALS – This past February, 17-year-old Breanna Cairns participated in the Lions Club Student Speaker Contest in North Fork. It was the first of five straight wins for the Minarets High School senior. Breanna become the first student from North Fork to advance past the 3rd level in the annual competition, and on June 1, she traveled to Torrance, Ca, ...

CALVIN CREST – Many words describe the joy of zip lining, like invigorating, thrilling and spectacular, to name a few. One word we don’t hear is transformative. The experience can be moving… moving as much as 40 mph as high as 100 feet in the air. Thus was the case when a group of Yosemite High School students hiked into ...

Written by Robyn Flory NORTH FORK – Shakespeare can be challenging for anyone, and the kids at North Fork School tackled every aspect of their performance, memorizing lines, learning backstage “tech” cues and dancing! On Friday, May 17, 49 students in 6th and 7th grade performed scenes from “Julius Caesar,” “A Midsummer’s Night Dream,” and a composite of “Macbeth.”

OAKHURST – Madison Samora, a Yosemite High School alumni and freshman at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo, was selected to receive a $1,000.00 academic scholarship by the Foundation for Rural Education and Development (FRED). Nominated by Sierra Telephone, the award is based on merit and demonstrated commitment to rural life. Samora is majoring in Architectural Engineering and plans to ...

OAKHURST – Four Kaiser Permanente physicians, who work at Kaiser’s Oakhurst Medical Offices, will be volunteering their time to give sports physicals to students at Yosemite High School on Thursday, May 23. The physicians will provide the sports physicals to students who are planning to participate in athletic programs during the 2013-2014 school year. The physicals will begin at 5:30 ...

COARSEGOLD – On any given day at Rivergold Elementary School, you can find kids of all ages exploring, discovering, and getting their hands messy. For instance, Kindergarten students in Mrs. Katie Talbot’s class recently dug, weeded and watered the school garden. Meanwhile, children in grades K-3 celebrated Earth Day by rotating through seven different stations designed for hands-on learning. Among ...