Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Much activity on Monroe campus Monroe Principal Steve Bsharah assisted by Jaime Lopez and Brittany McCalman updated the School Board on the year's activities at the Monroe campus including Monroe Continuation High School, Tehachapi Independent Learning Academy (TILA), the Adult School and Cerro Coso Community College. All programs operate out of the Monroe facility. Monroe is focusing on attendance this year, using letters and the School Resource Officer to meet with parents. They have had guest...
Ed and Lisa Sanchez arrived in Tehachapi on Jan. 28. For Ed it was coming home. He was born and raised here but had not lived here since high school. Although living in beautiful San Diego, they were ready for a simpler, less expensive lifestyle for their family. With his 25 years in the mortgage lending business, he has been added to the staff of Dignified Home Loans in downtown Tehachapi. Ed is the youngest of six children, three boys and three girls. One of his sisters still lives here and...
The Farmworker Institute of Education Leadership Development (FIELD) will be introducing the 1st Annual Cesar Chavez Legacy Breakfast on Friday, March 31, 2017. Candidate for the Governor of California, Antonio Villaraigosa will deliver the keynote address. The purpose of this breakfast is to honor the memory of Cesar Chavez while recognizing people in the community who exemplify his spirit. Cesar Chavez was a union leader and civil rights leader who dedicated his life to improving treatment, pay and working conditions for farm workers. He was...
Take the kids – The Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District's sparkling new Meadowbrook Park is scheduled to open Oct. 29. The dog park at Meadowbrook has been upgraded too. Rec & Park also is renovating the Activity Center at West Park with a $100,000 donation from Aspen Builders. Community College campaign – Cerro Coso Community College President Jill Board spoke to the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council about the need for an educated workforce and how the college can hel...
The Kern Community College District Board of Trustees voted Thursday to place a local education bond measure on the November 8, 2016 ballot for voters’ consideration. The measure, if approved by voters, would provide local funding to repair and upgrade classrooms and facilities at Bakersfield College, Cerro Coso Community College, and Porterville College. “More and more local students and veterans are relying on Bakersfield, Cerro Coso, and Porterville colleges,” said Kern Community College District Chancellor Sandra Serrano. “Repair and upg...
Anna Hoffmann, Dean of Students for Tehachapi Independent Learning Academy updated the school board on the successful first year of the program. TILA is a K-12 institution. According to Hoffmann, grades K-8 include books and more traditional learning. Parents are the teachers at home. All of the lessons are planned and materials provided by the school and the families instruct the students in those lessons. All testing is done at the TILA office and weekly meetings are attended by teachers,...
At the May 12 meeting of the Tehachapi School Board, Superintendant Susan Andreas-Berval had some exciting news to report. The Jacobson Middle School track team, under the direction of coach Amy Lang, did very well in the recent regional meet and will soon be headed to the state competition. Sixth grader Sara Heier set a new school record for the 800 meter race. The old record was set last year by an eighth grader. The Association of California School Administrators (ASCA) for Kern County named...
Cerro Coso Community College (CCCC) will hold an Information Night in Tehachapi on Tuesday, May 26, featuring information on the admissions process, college programs, concurrent enrollment opportunities, financial aid, summer and fall schedules, transfer options, and much more. Information Night will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Tehachapi High School Cafeteria, 801 S. Dennison Road in Tehachapi. Students and parents of ALL AGES are invited to attend this FREE Information night. “This event offers a perfect opportunity for anyone i...
School enrollment up – Tehachapi Unified School District (TUSD) Superintendent Susan Andreas-Bervel reported to the district Board of Trustees on Aug. 12, 2014 (the day before school started), that projected student enrollment in the district is up. She said that Cummings Valley Elementary is up three students, Golden Hills elementary is up 14, Tompkins Elementary is up 31, Jacobsen Middle School is up 58, Tehachapi High School is up 86 and Monroe Continuation High School is up 24, for a t...
New Superintendent -- The Tehachapi Unified School District Board of Trustees welcomed new superintendent Susan Andreas-Bernel with a unanimous vote of approval and a contract signing ceremony at the May 27 board meeting in the district board room. The board expressed pleasure with the result of their intensive search that followed the announcement of the departure of Superintendent Lisa Gilbert, who has taken a position with the Kern County Superintendent of Schools. "The superintendent we're...
