COARSEGOLD – Yosemite High School supporters of the Badgers football team are invited to participate in a clay shooting competition in what is being called the 1st Annual Blast for Badgers fundraising event. Set for Saturday, June 22, the clay shooting contest will take place at the Sun Mountain Gun Club and proceeds from the event will go to the ...

OAKHURST – Two new programs will let middle school students explore their love of music through band. One is free and the other is low cost. Both are the collaborative efforts of two school districts, devoted staff and a handful of passionate parents determined to expand the musical opportunities for kids in the mountain area.

Get your kids involved in sports this summer at the first annual Yosemite Badgers Sports Camp from June 17-20. Kids will learn four sports in four days. Coaches will teach participants skills in a fun and upbeat way, making sure each individual participant is learning something new in each sport every day. Every participant will be given the necessary attention ...

OAKHURST – More than 200 people attended Yosemite High School’s Community Awards night on Monday, May 6, where 77 graduating seniors were invited to be onstage to receive over $100,000 toward their college education. The criteria for receiving a community award are that the student plans to continue their education, and awards are given for both college and vocational school.

OAKHURST – A very special night is being planned for Yosemite High School (YHS) graduating Seniors. On June 7, following the graduation ceremony, participating students will head over to Sierra Lanes bowling alley for Sober Grad, a tradition that dates back decades and costs nothing to the graduates.

OAKHURST – The Bass Lake School District (BLSD) 6th graders have an opportunity to go to Green Meadows Outdoor Science Camp at the end of the school year, and they need your help. Round Table Pizza is hosting a BLSD Round Table Night on Tuesday, May 21, from 4 to 9 p.m., to help the kids make it to the ...

Local Business Receives Crystal Tower Award for Exemplary School Partnerships OAKHURST – Round Table Pizza was recognized for their partnerships with Madera County schools in front of more than 150 business and community leaders at the 10th annual Business and Education Shareholders’ Luncheon on May 8, hosted by the Madera County Compact. Accepting the award for Round Table Pizza were ...

Written by Eric Hagen APTOS, CA — Excitement was in the air or was that the smell of solder? Hard to tell, as 18 students from Mountain Home School Charter (MHSC) and Glacier High School Charter (GHSC), competed for top honors in an annual underwater robotics contest for students in grades 5-12. Sponsored by Monterey Peninsula College (MPC) and their ...

OAKHURST – Two area teenagers are on their way to the 2013 California Pepsi Youth Bowling Championships in Daly City this weekend. Ryan Kramer, 14, Yosemite High Student, and Breanna Day, 16, who attends Minarets High School, both qualified for the championships with their scores at District #4 Finals, held on Mar. 9 -10 at Valley Bowl in Madera.

OAKHURST – With only a handful of weeks left before school lets out for summer break, spring sports are over and Oak Creek Intermediate (OCI) girls’ basketball and boys’ soccer have big wins to celebrate. OCI Raiders girls’ basketball players finished their season undefeated, capturing the 2013 Mountain Area Championship on Friday, April 26 at Yosemite High School.