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LANCASTER – Antelope Valley parents wanting to send their 6th grade students through a groundbreaking engineering program are encouraged to consider the Hillview Middle School 6th Grade Honors Academy. A parent information meeting for this program will be held at the school cafeteria at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, at 40525 Peonza Lane in...
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QUARTZ HILL – Joe Walker STEALTH Academy’s VEX Robotics team has done it again! Having successfully competed in several competitions this school year, the team has been invited to participate in the VEX Robotics Middle School World Championship for the second year in a row. The event will take place from April 17-20 at...
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PALMDALE – The Palmdale City Library recently received a $5,000 grant from the Association of Library Services for Children (ALSC) to create a book club in celebration of Dia de los Niños entitled “Leamos Palmdale.” The Association of Library Services for Children is a division of the American Library Association. This grant was awarded to...
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LANCASTER – Joe Walker STEALTH Academy will hold a Community Open House to showcase their innovative educational programs to local families. Application information will be available to parents and students at this event, which will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday (March 14) at Joe Walker Middle School, located at 5632 West...
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PALMDALE – Jalynn Davis, and sisters Mercy and Lesly Petz, scored a hard-won victory Saturday afternoon at the Black365 Knowledge Bowl competition. The Palmdale High School trio, who dubbed themselves “Conquerors,” pulled ahead early in the competition and never looked back. Judging by their winning performance, it was hard to believe that the team had...
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PALMDALE – Sixteen students from four schools will face off this coming Saturday at the 3rd Annual Black365 Knowledge Bowl Competition. The competition kicks off at 12 p.m. on Saturday, March 9, at United Christian Fellowship, located at 37419 25th Street East in Palmdale. Competing high schools include Palmdale High School, reigning champions SOAR...
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PALMDALE – Last week, students all over the country celebrated the birthday of Dr. Seuss with Read Across America Week. Gregg Anderson Academy was honored to welcome guest reader Mayor Jim Ledford in celebration of this special week of reading. Ledford read several Dr. Seuss books to the students and discussed with them the...
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QUARTZ HILL – Students of Joe Walker Middle School received a personal visit from Congressman Howard “Buck” McKeon recently. The congressman visited 8th grade history students last week at the school to answer their questions about current issues. This visit came as the result of their teacher’s request that students write a letter to...
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LANCASTER – Eight students from Endeavour Middle School have made it through the second stage of the Lexus Eco Challenge for the 2012-2013 with their team “Renewable Ravens”. By progressing through this stage, they have won $10,000 in grants and scholarships. The team was led by 7th grade Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)...
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PALMDALE – They came from 15 different schools around the Antelope Valley and converged on the Palmdale Learning Plaza gymnasium, not for basketball or volleyball, but for a chess tournament! Forty students in grades K-8 arrived at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday (Feb. 2) for the all-day event, which included a pizza lunch and an...
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LANCASTER – The Antelope Valley Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution has named Sacred Heart School’s Mrs. Brummer as their Outstanding Teacher of American History. In addition, four of Mrs. Brummer’s students have won an essay contest sponsored by the Daughters of the American Revolution. Fifth grader Michael Ruiz, sixth grader Mmeli...
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LANCASTER – Underwater robotics will make its Antelope Valley debut this year at Joe Walker STEALTH Academy. With the help of a grant from the United States Navy, Joe Walker’s VEX Robotics class will begin the study of this innovative technology through SeaPerch. This program allows students and teachers to build a Remotely Operated...
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PALMDALE – Local educators got a behind-the-scenes look at several active Earth science missions Friday, as part of an outreach hosted by NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center. Educators had the opportunity to meet with mission scientists, view support equipment and tour research aircraft at the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale and at Dryden’s...
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PALMDALE – The AERO Institute, in partnership with The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), is offering two new classes geared for engineers and aerospace professionals at the AERO Institute, 38256 Sierra Highway, Suite A in Palmdale. The classes are entitled “Optimal State Estimation” and “Mathematical Introduction to Integrated Navigations Systems with Applications”...
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LANCASTER – The Bot Squad from SOAR High School spent the past 10 Saturdays – and countless hours during the week – designing, building, and programming their robot. “We spent one month of prototyping, and it was basically trial and error,” said team member Isai Rocha. “Each of us took apart different sections and...
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LANCASTER – The City of Lancaster is now accepting applications for its annual Youth in Government program, to be held during the month of February. Each year, the month-long program presents local high school students with the opportunity to interface and experience City government first-hand. Facilitated by the City’s Parks, Recreation and Arts department,...
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PALMDALE – The West Antelope Valley Education (WAVE) Foundation has awarded grants to three Westside schools for the Anaheim Forum Music Festival on May 10, 2013. Grants of $1,000 were given to both Hillview Middle School and Del Sur K-8 School to allow 50 students from each school to participate in the festival. A...
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ANTELOPE VALLEY – Palmdale schools were placed on heightened “controlled access” Tuesday morning, after an 11-year-old student reported threatening Facebook messages, sheriff’s officials said. The Joshua Hills Elementary School student had been receiving the threats for the past month, but reported them to the Palmdale Station late Monday night, in light of Friday’s tragedy...
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SANTA CLARITA – The Hart School District governing board Wednesday approved the appointment of Dr. Michael Vierra to the position of Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources. Dr. Vierra comes to the Hart School District after more than 20 years in public education with the Lancaster and the Antelope Valley Union High School Districts. Dr. Vierra...
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LANCASTER – During Tuesday’s City Council meeting, Jibraun Asaad, a senior at Quartz Hill High School, was honored with the Mayor’s Athlete of the Month Award for December. Asaad, the football team captain at Quartz Hill and starting right-fielder for the baseball team, was praised by the Mayor for both his athletic achievements and...
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