Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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At the Jan. 11 meeting of the board of Tehachapi Unified School District, Jacobsen Middle School Principal Eric Loe, as a part of a JMS update, reminded the board that the school has over a dozen empty portables that remained after the opening of the new 6th grade wing, suggesting that the district might find a way to put them to good use. A possible answer came in the form of comments made by former Jacobsen Middle School principal, Paul Kaminski. Kaminski had also acted at Interim...
(Note: This is the twenty-eighth article in a continuing series about local military veterans and their service to our great country.) James was born in Bakersfield on March 30, 1994, but grew up in the unincorporated area of Hart Flat, where his parents owned a five-acre property. His father, David, teaches history at Tehachapi High School; his mother, Lara, taught English at the high school and other locations through 2020. As a youngster, James worked for neighbors cleaning horse stalls,...
Jacobsen Middle School sixth grade teachers Charli Hansen and Amy Long send a big "Thank You!" to the Tehachapi Gem and Mineral Society for supplying their students with rock samples: "The sixth grade students and science teachers at Jacobsen Middle School would like to thank the Tehachapi Gem and Mineral Society for their generous donation of earth science supplies. Thank you, Ron Myrick and Bob Papac, for coming to our school and bringing us the wonderful rock kits. We look forward to using...
On June 8, Emily Ann Bohl passed away unexpectedly in Bear Valley Springs. She was 21 years old. Emily was born in the spring of 2000 to devoted parents, Dan and Monique Bohl. She was the only daughter in the family and youngest of four children. She was the sweetest child, always smiling, forever curious and loved to play with her older brothers. Emily attended Mojave River High School and graduated in January 2019. Emily had a drive and passion for learning and continued her education first...
Mojave River Academy (MRA) is a free public K-12 independent study charter school organized through Oro Grande School District. The Academy has 12 different campuses located in San Bernardino, Riverside and Kern counties. The goal of the Academy is to promote the academic success of every individual student and to provide a safe, nurturing, intellectually rigorous and relevant educational experience. Tehachapi's local Mojave River Academy campus is located at 20948 Sage Lane. As the independent...
On Tuesday, June 8 Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley will be partnering with First 5 Kern and TUSD to offer a Children’s Mobile Immunization Program. The event will take place in the parking lot of Jacobsen Middle School at 711 Anita Drive from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and from noon to 2 p.m. Vaccines are free of charge for children ages 0-5 regardless of health insurance. Children ages 6-18 must qualify by meeting one of the following criteria: No health insurance, enrolled in Medi-Cal (bring Medi-Cal card to every visit), American Indian or N...
At their regular board meeting held on May 11, the Tehachapi School Board presented awards of recognition to four district employees. Sheri Dees was recognized as Certificated Teacher of the Year. Dees has 17 years with the district and has been a teacher for 24 years. According to Superintendent Stacey Larson-Everson, Dees is known as a "tech guru" and Canvas expert. She sets high student expectations and is a guiding light to her students. Jennifer Webb, who is secretary to the Vice Principal...
Distribution every Wednesday, food for week for each child; Feds extend program to June 30, 2022 The Tehachapi Unified School District (TUSD) program that has provided a week's worth of free meals to families with children under the age of 18 since March will be extended through June 30, 2022. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service sent a waiver to school nutrition directors on April 20 allowing schools to continue to provide free meals for children whose nutrition has bee...
Another wave of Tehachapi schoolchildren returned to Tehachapi Unified School District (TUSD) campuses on April 12 in scaled-down, phased-in classes and schedules designed to minimize COVID-19 exposure. The students are divided into two groups – A and B – that attend in-person instruction on separate days, therefore, half the district's students are engaged in in-person instruction at the same time. "Those groups don't mix," TUSD Superintendent Stacey Larson-Everson said at the April 13 TUS...
The Tehachapi Unified School District (TUSD) wants to thank as well as recognize its teachers and staff for their dedication to providing "Uncompromised Excellence" in service to our students. Their dedication to students is at the heart of TUSD and the impact they make extends well beyond the walls of the classroom. "TUSD Trailblazers" recognizes two staff members per month who represent the excellence and values that make Tehachapi Unified School District so special for our students. These...
Tehachapi Rotary was happy to recognize 61 Jacobsen Middle School students with their SOAR awards on February 18. Student Outstanding Achievement Recognition was created in late 2019 to recognize those JMS students who had improved on their first quarter Grade Point Average (GPA) by at least .5 with no F grades. (The program was not done in spring 2020 because of COVID-19.) Rotarians Judy Trujillo and Marian Stephens donated school supplies and snacks, printed certificates, purchased "Excellence...
Thank you to all who wrote emails or sent other correspondence expressing your appreciation for the typo-inspired column about the late Coy Burnett, the namesake of our football stadium. It was nice to hear some reassurance about the man and his rightful place on the sign adorning our facility. I had mentioned in that piece about the move in the late 1950s from nearby Imhof Field that had previously served as the home of the Warriors prior to Burnett's generosity. Here it is another day and...
Small "what ifs" can grow into a community of giving when you live in Tehachapi! A Rotary Club project that was originally designed just for members as a way to give back this holiday season grew by leaps and bounds into a food project that included people from all over the greater Tehachapi area. There were small donations of cash from local individuals and bigger donations from Terra-Gen and BHE Renewables LLC that allowed Rotarians to shop for food to fill 50 boxes, as well as so many...
Paul Kaminski, who for many years served as principal of Jacobsen Middle School and then as Interim Superintendent during the 2018-19 school year, is retiring from Tehachapi Unified School District. Kaminski was lured to Triassic Vineyard by his wife Marilyn to what was supposed to be a small personal celebration. Seated outside on the patio, he was told that the decorations were for an upcoming graduation party. It wasn't until a parade of honking cars full of well-wishers descended on the...
To ensure that home-bound students continue the learning process during their days away from the classroom, the Tehachapi Unified School District (TUSD) prepared and provided packets of enrichment instructional materials for all grades, transitional kindergarten (TK) through grade 12. Chief Administrator of Instructional Services Scott Heitman's team passed out the packets to parents in cars March 23 at the feeding stations at Golden Hills and Tompkins elementary schools and Jacobsen Middle...
Families enjoyed having breakfast with Santa on Dec. 7. The annual event was sponsored by local service clubs and organizations: Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions, Salvation Army and the Masonic Lodge. The event was held at the Jacobsen Middle School cafeteria....
Kern County Director of Public Health Matt Constantine appeared at the Dec. 2 Tehachapi City Council meeting to present a new program being sponsored by the Health Department in 2020 called “Know Your Numbers.” According to Constantine, Kern County residents are among the highest risk in the state for heart disease, diabetes and obesity. The “Know Your Numbers” program is a free six week program to make people aware of the numbers that show up in tests in the doctor’s office and what they mean...
The holidays are just around the corner! What better way to show your JMS school spirit and support while giving an awesome gift than to buy a $10 Bulldog Discount Card!? For those who have never purchased the card before, it is a great opportunity to save money through some of the best discounts Tehachapi has to offer. These discounts include: Carlos Donuts, Steampunk, Jiffy Lube, TK Pizza, Kohnen's Country Bakery and many more. In previous years, money raised from the Bulldog Discount Cards...
At a recent American Association of University Women (AAUW) meeting, two of the girls selected to attend Tech Trek this past summer shared some of their experiences. Tech Trek is a one-week STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) camp sponsored by AAUW. It's designed to develop interest, excitement and self-confidence in young women who will enter eighth grade in the fall. Tech Trek features hands-on activities in math, science and related fields. Caitlyn Chitwood attended camp at UC...
The Trustees of the Tehachapi Unified School District presented Certificates of Recognition to two local organizations for their service to the District at their August 27 board meeting. Accepting the certificate for Christian Life Assembly was Laura Powers Guggemos and Misty Fuller Caudle. The church made sure that every student at Golden Hills Elementary School had a pair of new brand-name shoes. Members of the church came to the school and measured each child's foot individually....
Brittney Alexander rifled through scores of backpacks that filled the picnic tables at Jacobsen Middle School searching for the perfect one. There were black pleather bags, green and blue canvas backpacks and ones with wild colors. One bag - more of a canvas tote than a backpack - was hand-stitched with love and adorned with dozens of iron-on patches; one for The Beatles' Abbey Road, another for Def Jam Records, all things, no doubt, that most middle school students know little about....
Among items under consideration at the Tehachapi Unified School District Board meeting on July 23, was the redefining of 13 District administrative positions, including setting new salary guidelines. According to Personnel Director Tim Beard, the purpose of the new job descriptions was to, "provide a foundation to the administrative salary hierarchy," and provide an opportunity for teachers to move into entry level administrative positions if they should choose. Tehachapi Association of...
The Tehachapi Mountain Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) recently held their annual end-of-year meeting. Election and installation of new officers for the 2019-2020 year was held, and appointed positions were also announced. New officers include: President, Laura Amstead; President Elect, Joan Cote'; Program Vice Presidents, Jan Combs and Lauren Hollen; Membership Vice President, Joanne Beckett; AAUW Funds Vice President, Janice Armstrong; Secretary, Connie Brehm;...
