Students facing uncertainty with college admissions process
While there is much attention surrounding the class of 2020, many have forgotten the challenges facing students looking to apply to college in 2021…
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Righetti students learn history lessons from Gates foundation speaker
Righetti High School students had the opportunity to learn valuable lessons about the history of the world that helps explain the present and…
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Dos Pueblos High School planning surprises for grads
The relaxed health care order gives graduations some new…
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ACE Charter High School holds drive-thru graduation ceremony
Ventura County’s first high school graduation of the school year was held on Wednesday.…
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Santa Barbara school board prepares to welcome new superintendent in July
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. The Santa Barbara Unified School Board will welcome a new superintendent after Superintendent Cary Matsuoka retires at the end…
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Gift from Ventura County agricultural company will promote CSUCI outreach to farmworkers
A multigenerational agricultural business called Reiter Affiliated Companies gifted the outreach effort $10,000, which will go toward launching the…
Continue Reading Santa Barbara Unified appoints Hilda Maldonado as next superintendent
he Santa Barbara Unified School District Board of Education voted unanimously on Tuesday to appoint Hilda Maldonado as the district’s next…
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MLS player, Lompoc native donates food to Lompoc urgent care clinic
A former Lompoc High School soccer star who is living his dream at the professional level is giving back to his…
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Local high school grads honored with classic car parade
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A parade of classic cars lined up in downtown Santa Barbara on Sunday to honor two high school graduates for all their hard…
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Santa Barbara Education Foundation receives $90,000 for teen suicide prevention
The Santa Barbara Education Foundation announced it was awarded $90,000 from the Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara to combat teen…
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Ventura County seniors protest for an in-person graduation
A very different type of protest took place in Ventura County Friday afternoon. High School seniors came out, pushing to hold a graduation…
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Greener Pastures Farm Sanctuary offering virtual meetings with animals
Greener Pastures Farm Sanctuary is offering unique animal packages to call into virtual…
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Memorial Day 2020 celebrated with special patriotic broadcast
Memorial Day 2020 celebrations will certainly be different this year under the pandemic, but not…
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Cal Poly campus lights up in blue to thank healthcare workers
‘Light It Blue to Thank You’ effort begins May…
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California educators: Expect ‘hybrid’ classrooms in the fall
The California schools superintendent said Wednesday he expects school for the state’s 6 million students to resume as usual in late August or…
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University of California to create new standardized test requirement for incoming students
The University of California Board of Regents voted unanimously on Thursday to suspend the standardized SAT and ACT testing requirements for all…
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Grass and brush clearing without special care puts small animals and nests at risk
Small rescued animals are coming in at a high rate at the Wildlife Care Network in Santa Barbara. Some are found during weed clearing projects.…
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Daughters of hit and run victims among 1,800 students awarded scholarships from Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Without the usual pomp and circumstance, the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara gave out more than $6 million in awards…
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Central CAUSE asks for government support to help unemployed families
The Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy known as CAUSE hosted a press conference on Tuesday morning.…
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Trombone player creates his own quarantine quartet
Eric Heidner shared his quarantine quartet arrangement of Charles Trenet’s “Beyond the Sea” or “La Mer” on the Santa Barbara Trombone Society’s…
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