The public is invited to watch 13 Tulare County high school teams compete in the annual Tulare County Mock Trial Competition which began in January, with the semi-finals to be held on February 8 and finals on February 20. The Mock Trial teams are comprised of 10 to 20 students who take on the roles […]
Tulare County Superintendent of Schools Jim Vidak announced today that he does not intend to run for an eighth term in office next year. Rather, he will retire at the end of his seventh term, which ends December 31, 2018. Vidak was first elected to the office in 1990 and has run unopposed since. “In […]
WHAT: CyberQuest is a technology-based competition that provides teams of students in grades 4 – 12 the opportunity to consider complex issues, propose solutions and communicate their proposals to a panel of judges. Student teams have three weeks to prepare for the competition. Earlier this month, team coaches were given access to the following presentation […]
University Preparatory High School (UPHS) is holding an Information night for students interested in attending the school in spring 2018, or fall 2018 on Thursday, November 30, from 6–7pm at the College of Sequoias, Yokut Building, Room 9. UPHS is an early college high school chartered by the Tulare County Office of Education (TCOE) in […]
When I grow up I want to do great things in my life. I would watch my dad do archery all the time, so I wanted to do that, too. I also wanted to do archery after watching the movie, Brave, so I signed up. I work very hard practicing archery. It has taken me […]
Some might think that 4-H is representative only of the Ag community. It may have started out that way. A gentleman named B. Graham is said to have started the program in Clark County, Ohio in 1902. The first club traces back to two names The Tomato Club or the Corn Growing Club. According to […]
While not a particularly large club, Mid Valley 4-H members are involved in many different projects. The club has several new members this year, and they, too, add different interests and more projects. During its first meeting of the year in September, club members were determining just what and how many projects they could take […]
Formerly known as Tulare 4-H, a small group of archery enthusiasts have moved their meeting location and changed their name to Foothill 4-H. At a Saturday meeting in the country between Lindsay and Exeter, the last day of September, some old and new 4-H member unanimously renamed their club. The Tulare 4-H leader quit the […]
The Elbow Creek 4-H Trap Shooting Team was the first California Shooting Sports team to compete in the 4-H National Shooting Sports Invitational, back in 2012. This year, members of the Visalia team would like to also compete. Three Elbow Creek 4-H members have applied to attend the 2018 National Shooting Sports Invitational, again to […]
The public is invited to attend the 26th Annual Tulare County Job Fair on Wednesday, September 27 at the Visalia Convention Center from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The job fair, the largest in our region, is known as the premier event for job seekers and businesses to interact and promote their skills and employment […]