OAKHURST – Is your exuberant youngster looking for a way to kick up a little dirt on the soccer field this summer? If so, there’s good news from the Bass Lake Education Foundation (BLEF). The nonprofit BLEF is offering a week-long (that’s 5 half-days) soccer camp for youth ages 6-12 years, kicking off on July 15 at the Yosemite High ...

OAKHURST – What do you get when you combine 17th century scenarios with contemporary high school students? Answers will be forthcoming at the new Yosemite High School Theater Arts Department spring play, “The Love of Three Oranges,” presented May 2, 3 and 4, at 7 p.m. in the YHS Theater. Theater arts teacher Lars Thorson says the “foolish modern fairytale” ...

NORTH FORK – This Friday, May 3, is Chawanakee Unified School District Night at the Grizzlies, and the community is invited to join in the fun at Chukchansi Park in Fresno. “We sold 261 seats to the game and will be seated in sections 211 and 212 as a group,” says Bob Nelson, Chawanakee Unified Superintendent.

Rivergold Elementary School Round-Up COARSEGOLD – The Rivergold Hawks are always up to something interesting, and April has been no exception, with students from the elementary school taking field trips, presenting pageants, making pottery and so much more. Making PotteryRivergold kindergarten student Ella Aguero holds a Mother’s Day bowl she made, almost ready for the kiln.

O’NEALS – Here’s what’s happening at Minarets High School in the coming weeks. You’ve heard of the ESPY awards – here are the “Mini’s.” Sports Awards Mustang enthusiasts will want to save the date of Thursday, May 16, for the first-ever Minarets Sports Awards, hereafter known as the “Minis.” Awards will be handed out for player, coach, team and fan ...

OAKHURST – One high school educator wants the community to know that there are local alternatives to the educational model offered at traditional high schools. Mary Beth Harrison is the lead teacher at Evergreen Alternative High School, the independent study high school in the Yosemite Unified School District. “I want the community to know that we’re here and that there ...

O’NEALS – Minarets High School musicians will be rocking the gym with the music of The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pink, Blue Oyster Cult, Green Day, Pink Floyd, James Brown, and Cream on Friday, Apr. 19 at 7 p.m. The Spring Rock Show, “Stangfest 2013,” will be presented by the Minarets High School Advanced Music Productions and Guitar II classes. ...

OAKHURST – Once again, the Yosemite High School swim team had a great showing. Here are the results from the sprint meet in Sunnyside on Apr. 13, from Varsity swim coach Brandon Brokaw. “This is a really fun meet were we get to swim shorter distances than usual,” said Brokaw. “The kids love it.” Click here to view results.

OAKHURST – According to Varsity swim coach Brandon Brokaw, on Thursday, Apr. 11 in a home meet at the Yosemite High School pool, “both Yosemite teams,Varsity and JV, won by close to a hundred.” On Saturday, Apr. 13, the swimming Badgers took on a host of schools in the Sunnyside Sprint Meet. Early reports are that the JV team won. ...

O’NEALS – Minarets student and North Fork resident Crystal Piotrowski has been selected to serve as a National Scholar at the 2013 National Young Leaders Conference (NYLC) in Washington D.C. this summer. She will join other outstanding high school students from across the United States as they take part in a unique leadership development conference in our nation’s capital. During ...