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Students probe international issues for semester in NC
BY SOUMITRO SEN

1:02 a.m. PT May 9, 2008 | more »

Honor Roll - Forest Lake Christian
Forest Lake Christian School

9:14 p.m. PT May 4, 2008 | more »

Honor Roll - Seven Hills
Seven Hills School

9:15 p.m. PT May 4, 2008 | more »

Learning Briefs
Matisse Geenty, an eighth grader at Yuba River Charter School, is presenting a violin recital at 7 p.m. May 10 at the Unitarian Universalist Community of the Mountains on 246 South Church Street in Grass Valley.

9:15 p.m. PT May 4, 2008 | more »

Two Bear River teachers laid off
Board members of the Nevada Joint Union High School District finalized the layoffs of two Bear River High School teachers at a special board meeting Wednesday at the high school district office.

12:47 a.m. PT May 1, 2008 | more »

In brief
Open House at Chicago Park

12:30 a.m. PT May 1, 2008 | more »

Honor roll: Lyman Gilmore Middle School
Lyman Gilmore Middle School honor roll students

9:02 p.m. PT Apr 27, 2008 | more »

Honor roll Union Hill HCS
Betcher, Samantha Lyn; Billingham, Cameron James; Blancarte, Chelsea Renae; Bonelli, Sage Arianna; Borrego, Katie Alyssa; Bowen, Kyle Matthew; Brewer, William Michael; Bristol, Robert David;

7:39 p.m. PT Apr 27, 2008 | more »

Honor roll: Magnolia
Ristow, Amber N; Shuholm, Liesel M; Shultz, Ashley M; Thomas, Christina D; Tripp, Rachel L; Whaley, Leila S; Young, Ashley E.Lyman Gilmore Middle School honor roll students

9:01 p.m. PT Apr 27, 2008 | more »

Learning Briefs
DIGEST

7:39 p.m. PT Apr 27, 2008 | more »

NU FFA team wins prizes in state contest
BY SOUMITRO SEN

8:16 p.m. PT Apr 27, 2008 | more »

Schools could cut hours for some staff
Board members of the Nevada City School District will consider reducing the hours of five nonteaching positions at a special meeting 5 p.m. April 28 at the school district administrative office on 800 Hoover Lane.

12:15 a.m. PT Apr 25, 2008 | more »

Digest
Teri Jo Lanoue, a native of Grass Valley, received the Gallagher Scholarship and Bonhamme Scholarship at the University of Montana in Missoula.

10:19 p.m. PT Apr 20, 2008 | more »

State cuts hit sour note with college choir
Sierra College is reducing its choral program at the Nevada County campus by not funding off-campus rehearsals, Ken Hardin, director of the choir, said in a correspondence Wednesday with The Union.

11:18 p.m. PT Apr 16, 2008 | more »

Grand jury to schools: Tackle organization
The Nevada County Grand Jury released a report Tuesday criticizing past and present county superintendents of schools for failing to address re-organization of school districts.

12:25 a.m. PT Apr 16, 2008 | more »

NU drama students win awards
Sixteen students from Nevada Union High School won awards in nine categories at a recent drama competition at Ohlone College in Fremont.

11:39 p.m. PT Apr 13, 2008 | more »

Students step in to help school in cash crunch
BY SOUMITRO SEN

10:37 p.m. PT Apr 13, 2008 | more »

New superintendent for Penn Valley school districts
Pleasant Valley and Ready Springs Union School Districts have selected a longtime San Juan Ridge resident as their new joint superintendent.

10:26 p.m. PT Apr 13, 2008 | more »

Learning Briefs
digest

10:34 p.m. PT Apr 13, 2008 | more »

Forest area will be closed for logging along Yuba Canal
A temporary closure will be in effect from April 14 to June 1 in the Tahoe National Forest in a popular recreation area south of Highway 20 near the town of Washington.

12:25 a.m. PT Apr 11, 2008 | more »

Baseball diamond gets major upgrades
Staff Writer

11:58 p.m. PT Apr 9, 2008 | more »

Learning briefs
Bear River High School

12:08 a.m. PT Apr 7, 2008 | more »

Dear Governor
Note: Fifth graders at Grass Valley Charter School recently wrote to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger requesting him not to close state parks as a cost-cutting measure.

11:41 p.m. PT Apr 6, 2008 | more »

South county reviews plaza
Residents of southern Nevada County voiced displeasure and sought more information about the proposed Bear River Plaza development at a special meeting Thursday night.

12:12 a.m. PT Apr 5, 2008 | more »

Launching students in new direction
Science came alive on Thursday for high schoolers at the Park Avenue Alternative Education site in Grass Valley when they wrestled with the angles, trajectories, force and resistance of a medieval weapon of war - catapults.
1:52 a.m. PT Apr 4, 2008 | more »

School districts' superintendent search winds down
Pleasant Valley and Ready Springs Union school districts on Tuesday may announce the name of their new superintendent to succeed Superintendent Jim Voss, who is retiring in June.

1:09 a.m. PT Apr 3, 2008 | more »

First 5 reaches out to new parents in the county
When 27-year-old Alexa DeSena had a son two months ago, she and her husband, Chris, had all the jitters of new parents - with little idea how to take care of their infant, despite support from family and friends.

10:27 p.m. PT Mar 30, 2008 | more »

Learning Briefs
Local jazz musicians will perform at 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on April 24 at the Sierra Center for Positive Living in Grass Valley to raise money for jazz camp scholarships.

9:48 p.m. PT Mar 30, 2008 | more »

Sierra College prepares to break ground in May
The long-awaited new construction at the Sierra College Nevada County campus is underway, with a ceremony planned for Tuesday, May 13, according to President Leo Chavez.

1:14 a.m. PT Mar 29, 2008 | more »

Gateway Park needs help with operations
Western Gateway Park is a wonderful, old-fashioned country park sitting on 88 acres in the middle of Penn Valley.

9:19 p.m. PT Mar 26, 2008 | more »