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Thursday, June 28 2007 |
For the third time in four years, Santa Barbara High School has a new principal.
But the vote by the Santa Barbara school board to hire Mark Capritto, an assistant principal in the Los Angeles area, wasn't unanimous on Tuesday night. It was 3-1, with one abstention. Some board members cited concerns about what they perceived to be Capritto’s lack of experience. Others were impressed by his pedigree. |
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Saturday, June 23 2007 |
It's official: Santa Barbara High School will replace its German course this fall with Mandarin Chinese.
The change, a proposal-turned-reality by the popularity of the one language over the other during class signups, has angered those who say German’s abrupt termination undermines pupils who need another year of it to boost their college prospects.
Meanwhile, Santa Barbara High may also add Arabic. On the junior-high front, Latin is fast disappearing from Santa Barbara Junior High. |
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Friday, June 22 2007 |
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Wednesday, June 20 2007 |
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The Santa Barbara school board is appealing a judge’s decision to uphold a labor commission's ruling in favor of a high school teacher who was put on paid leave – and later fired -- after a pair of Jewish twins accused him of making anti-Semitic comments and forcibly removing one of them from a classroom three years ago at Dos Pueblos High.
Meanwhile, the legal costs in the district's case against Matef Harmachis are mounting. If the school district loses, its legal bills could surpass $500,000, lawyers and school officials said. |
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Friday, June 15 2007 |
New physical education requirements are putting the squeeze on band programs at Santa Barbara and Dos Pueblos high schools, but it appears all could be fine at San Marcos High.
Due to the school’s unique “block schedule” – in which classes are 90 minutes long instead of the traditional 50 -- teachers there have crafted a complex scheduling plan that keeps electives such as concert band intact.
The San Marcos plan was approved by the Santa Barbara school board this week, but still needs ultimate approval from state officials. |
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Friday, June 15 2007 |
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Hundreds of students graduated Thursday from Santa Barbara High School, in one of several commencement ceremonies to take place this week across the region.
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Wednesday, June 13 2007 |
UCSB teaching assistants graded papers outdoors Tuesday, spreading stacks of essays and other materials across tables located in a central section of campus to draw attention to their call for new working conditions. The action targeted contract negotiations between the University of California system and its academic student employees.
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Thursday, June 07 2007 |
Jerry Perez can remember the moment he decided to turn his life around and graduate from high school.
It was three years ago, and he was lying in what he thought might be his death bed, trying to console his sobbing mother.
The victim of a life-threatening kidney disease that had plagued him from birth with kidney stones, temporary paralysis and stunted growth, Jerry’s health troubles may have contributed to behavior issues that landed him in situations nearly as dangerous as the disease.
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San Marcos Grad's Resilience Lands Her at Howard U
Dos Pueblos Grad Has Been Class Prez Since 7th Grade |
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