Tag: education
Bob Hoover Academy moves to Salinas Airport
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) and the Bob Hoover Academy recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of...
Salinas Valley Grad Notes | Sept. 29, 2022
Jenna Pepple of Greenfield, Anna Barragan of Soledad and Rachael Reyes Canales of Soledad were named to the Summer 2022 President’s List at Southern...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Sept. 28, 2022
LIBRARY CLOSURE
KING CITY — King City Library will be closed this week for re-carpeting. Monterey County Free Libraries’ Bookmobile and Pop-Up Library will be...
Gonzales wins prestigious Helen Putnam Award for Excellence
GONZALES — League of California Cities has announced that the City of Gonzales was one of 12 winning cities that received the 2022 Helen...
Salinas Valley State Prison inmates earn job certifications
SOLEDAD — Fifteen inmates who participate in the California Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA) received their state-certified apprenticeships and nationally recognized job certifications last Thursday...
California Rodeo Salinas awards college scholarships
SALINAS VALLEY — California Rodeo Salinas has awarded $30,000 in scholarships this year — a record for the Rodeo Association — to local students,...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Sept. 9, 2022
PAINT CLASS
GONZALES — A youth paint class called “Goodbye Summer” is set for Saturday, Sept. 10, from 12 to 1 p.m. at Painte Studio...
College students to ride MST for free this fall
MONTEREY COUNTY — Students of Hartnell College, Monterey Peninsula College and California State University Monterey Bay are now eligible to ride Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST)...
Regional drone program lands $1M grant
SALINAS VALLEY — University of California Santa Cruz’s CITRIS Initiative for Drone Education and Research (CIDER) along with several partners has received a $1...
Soledad native sets sights on neurosurgery
SOLEDAD — Steve Suarez, who grew up in Soledad, is sharing a message with area youths that they can aim for big careers even...
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KFC employee, aspiring pilot from Greenfield surprised with $20K
GREENFIELD — A routine afternoon shift turned into a life-changing moment for one local student when Rodrigo Velasquez, a King City KFC employee and...
