Education

Apprentice Day raises $5,000 for non-profit

  Forest Lake Christian School held its 10th annual “Apprentice Day” project, based upon the television show of the same name, on March 15. Students were placed i ...

Fun fuels foundation's fundraiser

  With 150 guests in attendance, the Placer Hills Education Foundation held its eighth annual dinner and auction March 1 at the Winchester Country Club in Meadow Vista. The ...

Ski cross country on Wednesdays near Boreal Mt. Resort

Friday, Feb. 8 Colfax Garden Club meets Feb. 8 at Sierra Vista Community Center with 9:30 a.m. general meeting, 10:30 a.m. break, and 11 a.m. program on “Bugs in the Garden& ...

Young cribbage players to compete

All youth cribbage players 18 years of age and under can participate in the largest and longest-running youth cribbage tournament in the United States, according to Chicago Park Sc ...

Three-letter word for fun? B-E-E

The word “expedition” proved to be the lucky one for seventh-grader Jacob LaBrecque. The seventh-grader correctly spelled the word to win the Colfax Elementary Sch ...

'British Week' brings out the royal treatment

Sierra Hills School in Meadow Vista held a British Week celebration and learned about all things British. Festivities ended with a school-wide assembly on Jan. 18 during which stud ...

Students bring classic Christmas poem to life

It takes a teacher to know how to turn a favorite holiday poem into a learning tool, and that’s exactly what Colfax Elementary School teacher Craig McAtee has been doing for ...

Exchange teacher adds British flavor to Sierra Hills classroom

Despite differences in language and culture, English and American students are really the same, said Emma Davies, an English teacher who since the fall has been teaching kindergart ...

Robbers Fire suspect in Placer County court Monday

The suspect in starting the 2,650-acre Robbers Fire with fireworks near Foresthill is due to make his next court appearance Monday. Bryon Craig Mason, 28, of Sacramento, is slated ...