Education
Marysville meets Midwest
Comments | RecommendSo much for the stereotype of the laid-back Californian — when Marysville High School students traveled to Indiana, they were asked to slow down their speech....
Education Briefs
Comments | RecommendThe Lindhurst High School Future Farmers of America chapter is hosting a plant sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the school's greenhouse, 4446 Olive Ave., Olivehurst....
Project impacts eyed for six schools
Comments | RecommendMarysville Joint Unified School District trustees will take a trip through the 20th century in Yuba County with the history of schools as recorded in environmental documents they will review Tuesday....
School joins attempt to break sport-stacking record
Comments | RecommendIt started at Gray Avenue Middle School with a P.E. teacher buying a $4.98 game at Toys 'R' Us....
He keeps coming to class
Comments | RecommendHe began teaching in 1966 at Foothills School and wasn't sure just how it would go....
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Great books teach about courage
Comments | RecommendThe business of life sometimes requires great acts of courage, boldness and difficult decision-making. The ability to overcome life's hurdles often comes from years of personal experience. Add to that a willingness to learn from the experiences of others,...
Bruce's History Lessons
Battle of Antietam: Close but no cigar
Comments | RecommendIt was the bloodiest day of America's Civil War and remains the bloodiest one-day battle in American history. This week (Sept. 17) in 1862, some 24,000 soldiers died or were wounded in the clash between Union and Confederate troops at Antietam Creek near...
Rose Godfrey
Schools remind me why I'm a homeschooler
Comments | RecommendThe evening news reminds me that the job market is getting tight. With layoffs all around me, I know that I am blessed to be working. This knowledge also motivates me to branch out and take the work that is available now....
Butte View High School Beat
Butte View offers its students a bright future
Comments | RecommendButte View: Those two little words are enough to make some students and parents uneasy. When people think of a continuation high school, many see the fenced-in campus, the old building, the place where the "bad kids" go....
New Life Christian High Beat
New Life is Y-S's best-kept secret
Comments | RecommendWith so many schools in Yuba County, it can be easy for New Life Christian School to be lost somewhere in the mix. Veterans of the area may have had the privilege of hearing of my school, but for newer residents, this could very well be the first time....
Faith Christian High School Beat
The year of the underdog
Comments | RecommendAsk any adherent to the Chinese calendar, and they'll tell you it's the Year of the Rat. But for students at Faith Christian High School, it's the Year of the Dog....
Gridley High School Beat
Gridley volleyball gets new attitude
Comments | RecommendThree months into the school year and some student athletes are already feeling the pressure. Yes, that's right; here at Gridley High School, it's playoff time — again....
Lindhurst High Beat
It's all about 'Hamlet'
Comments | RecommendTranslating Shakespeare's Middle or Early English literature into modern English is definitely a challenging task for many people. Seniors at Lindhurst High School are currently learning to accomplish this as they study the famous Shakespearian tale,...
Live Oak High Beat
The new Live Oak High School
Comments | RecommendThe end to the long wait for the new Live Oak High School seems to finally be in sight. According to the Live Oak Unified School District, over the past few months, the new school's plan has been in the process of being finalized....
Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts Beat
Students must ask: Who am I?
Comments | RecommendAt the Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts, there are a multitude of things to do and partake in; I cannot recall a time in my six years of attendance when there was nothing to do....
Marysville High Beat
A year of work pays off for Marysville High
Comments | RecommendTensions between Marysville High School and Lindhurst High School have always been strong, but nothing was like the tension of Friday night's game. With so many things at stake — the perpetual trophy, a first-round bye, home-field advantage and...
River Valley High Beat
Students may choose what works for them
Comments | RecommendIn a letter to the editor of the Appeal-Democrat that appeared Friday, River Valley High School students were slapped with a harsh accusation. Cheryl Miller, a substitute teacher for the Yuba City Unified School District, indicted RVHS's block schedule...
Sutter Union High Beat
Challenges mount during senior year
Comments | RecommendChange is inevitable — and often scary. Even positive changes hold discomfort. Familiarity is reassuring, and the unknown is terrifying. High school is no exception....
Wheatland Union High Beat
America's youth finds its voice
Comments | RecommendWith the 2008 presidential election finally over, Wheatland Union High School students are still reeling. One factor that made this election so historic was the interest coming from our nation's youth. Looking around campus, one thing is very clear: The...
Yuba City High Beat
Students react to Tuesday's election
Comments | Recommend"Yes, we did!" These words of elation and triumph could be heard in the Chicago crowd late Tuesday night as Barack Obama spoke to the nation in his first official speech as the president-elect....
