A team of five students from San Luis High School are prouder of themselves than they've ever been, they said, for two reasons: They've been recently named the state champions for the California State Department of Consumer Affairs' LifeSmarts Competition and, two, their success merits a trip to Miami. | Full Story

Lorena Falasco Elementary School has announced its second trimester awards for B, C, and D tracks. | Full Story

Charleston Elementary School recently announced its second trimester honor roll and honor society recipients. These pupils have earned a grade point average between 3.0 and 4.0. | Full Story

The Los Baños High School Interact Club held an event, the first of its kind for the club, on campus over the weekend. "A Night in Paris" was a fashion show, hosted by the Interact Club members, and supported Children's Hospital Central California in Madera. | Full Story

Pacheco High School project manager Lonnie Poindexter and son Lonnie Jr., informed Los Baños Unified School District board members last week that the school construction site has reached its 75 percent completion mark. | Full Story

Westside Union Elementary School has announced its second trimester honor roll and perfect attendance recipients. They include: | Full Story

Los Baños High School's most anticipated production is a week away from opening night. And there's only three questions one must ask upon entering the campus multi-purpose room: Who done it? With what? And where? | Full Story

Our Lady of Fatima School Parents Club kicks off the 30th annual Spring Gala and Auction on March 13. Cocktails and the silent auction starts at 5:30 p.m., dinner and live auction at 7:30 p.m., at the school grounds, 1625 Center Ave. This year's theme, Glitz and Glam Hollywood Style, will be a fun and elegant evening inside a gorgeous tent with delicious food, drinks and great items for auction. Table and event sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact Julia Mevi (209) 509-5226. Tickets are $50/guest and includes cocktail hour, dinner and full bar selections. Tickets can be purchased at Our Lady of Fatima School. This event is for 21 years or older and dress is "Black Tie Admired." Join us in a fabulous evening for a great cause. | Full Story

Principal Joe McColloch said Westside Union Elementary School has a new American flag to hang in its campus gymnasium thanks to Merced County Supervisor Jerry O'Banion. | Full Story

Los Baños Junior High School Eighth-grade | Full Story

The Los Baños Unified School District has taken its first step in closing the deficit gap for the upcoming 2010-2011 school year. | Full Story

By Judee Sharon | Full Story

Seventh-Day Adventist School in Los Baños helped attempt a statewide jump rope challenge to claim a new Guinness World Record Monday. Throughout California, 2,000 schools and 80,000 students participated in the attempt of the most people jumping/skipping rope at same time. The adventist school, with 40 students, was excited to be part of a much larger group, Principal Marilee Dalton said. | Full Story

The Fresno Grizzlies minor league baseball team and its mascot 'Parker' visited Charleston Elementary School on Monday. Grizzlies representatives spent time with students kicking off the annual Wild About Reading program offered at elementary schools throughout the Central Valley. | Full Story

Los Baños Unified School District will need to slice nearly $13 million from its budget over the next two years because of a loss of state funding. | Full Story