Browse past news stories for Arvin High School in Arvin, CA.

• Local soldier who testified against fellow troops says he "did the right thing" (The Bakersfield Californian)
  posted on November 28, 2009 at 01:43:22 am
  Former Army Sgt. Jess Cunningham of Bakersfield has gone on a national news program to defend his disclosures in the execution deaths of four Iraqis. He told CNN in a recent interview that he did "the right thing" by refusing to kill the Iraqi detainees and then revealing who did.
• Worth Noting in the community: Toys for Tots, food drive and more (The Bakersfield Californian)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 01:21:03 am
  The Marine Corps Reserve is seeking donations for its annual Toys for Tots program. This program collects and distributes toys for needy children during the holiday season. A new, unwrapped toy for a child under age 10 can be donated at the Marine Corps Reserve Training Center, 4201 Chester Ave. There are more than 15 other drop-off locations in Bakersfield and other cities in Kern County. To ...
• Leonel Martinez: Saying goodbye and thanks to Mr. Dolan (The Bakersfield Californian)
  posted on October 6, 2009 at 03:33:35 am
  Some teachers help you learn a few things. Others change your life.
• It takes a community to raise kids (The Bakersfield Californian)
  posted on October 5, 2009 at 06:03:25 pm
  It all starts in the home. That's what I often hear when people talk about the best place to prepare our children for success. Yes, they are right to a certain degree.
• Local report: Northridge to honor Arvin grad Craven (The Bakersfield Californian)
  posted on September 26, 2009 at 06:23:23 am
  Terry Craven, who graduated from Arvin High School in 1961 and Bakersfield College in 1963 before becoming a standout baseball player at San Fernando Valley State College (now known as Cal State Northridge), has been voted into the Cal State Northridge Hall of Fame. He will be inducted as part of the class of 2010 next Feb. 21.
• Teachers learn about the farming way of life (The Bakersfield Californian)
  posted on July 29, 2009 at 11:42:39 pm
  Before Monday, kindergarten teacher Barbara Russo didn't know much about agriculture. But now she can't wait to share with her students at Bimat Elementary School everything she knows about agriculture. Russo was one of about 50 Kern County teachers who participated in the three-day Teachers' Ag Seminar this week.
• Online Learning Takes Off (KERO 23 Bakersfield)
  posted on July 7, 2009 at 12:39:42 am
  Internet curriculum approved to help some lagging high school students catch up.
• Test prep classes: Are they worth your time and money? (The Bakersfield Californian)
  posted on June 6, 2009 at 07:08:03 pm
  The first time Gokh Alshaif took the ACT college-entrance exam, she got a 21. Knowing how important the scores were, she wanted help to do better -- but didn't want to pay. So Alshaif opted for free Saturday sessions at Arvin High School with some of her teachers. After four workshops -- two for the ACT and two for the SAT -- Alshaif took both tests again. This time, she got a 26.
• Real People: Woman devotes 35 years to agriculture teaching (The Bakersfield Californian)
  posted on June 6, 2009 at 01:07:57 am
  When Christine Dixon was a student at West High, women weren’t allowed to participate in the agriculture organization FFA. But that didn’t matter to her. She found a way — turning in entry forms for FFA competitions under the name “Chris.”  
• Red Ink Is Best-Case Scenario For KHSD Budget (KERO 23 Bakersfield)
  posted on May 5, 2009 at 06:34:31 am
  Projected $22 million budget loss next year could double if special election fails.
• Does Arvin Have The First Case Of Swine Flu In Kern County? (KERO 23 Bakersfield)
  posted on April 30, 2009 at 06:19:31 pm
  Officials at Clinica Sierra Vista confirmed that a 16-year-old Arvin girl may have the virus, and it has been sent out for testing.
• Drunken driver sentenced to six years in prison (KGET 17 Bakersfield)
  posted on March 26, 2009 at 03:33:52 am
  The man who killed a Cal State Bakersfield student has been has been sentenced to six years in prison.
• Six-year sentence in student DUI death (KGET 17 Bakersfield)
  posted on March 25, 2009 at 04:48:31 pm
  The drunken driver who killed a popular young Cal State student last month was sentenced Wednesday morning to six years in state prison.