By Cathi Douglas When fifth-grader Leslie Amaro received an outstanding achievement award from her Bathgate Elementary School teacher, the award

By Greg Mellen Since she entered high school, Rosa Hernandez has aimed high. After recently being accepted to Princeton University,

By Greg Mellen When Jai Dawson packed up his running shoes and awards and headed off to UCLA in June,

By Lou Ponsi The San Clemente boys cross country team accomplished so much this season, it’s hard to know which

By Amelia Windal At Bernice Ayers Middle School, community is key. Teachers and staff members realized that families were struggling

By Greg Mellen Being an assistant principal is a full-time job. Taking over in the job at a new school

By Greg Mellen Talk about just in the nick of time. Capistrano Unified School District fourth and fifth grade music

By Greg Mellen Although a place called “Shark Cove” may not immediately engender images of peace and tranquility to most

By Cathi Douglas When Tesoro High School junior Cassandra Mapanao and her teammates learned they won a recent science competition

By Greg Mellen With a banging bass drum and clanging cymbals and gongs, celebrations for the Lunar New Year in