Education - The Westside Express

Five students recognized in VFW Patriot’s Pen essay contest

by John Spevak | Jan 25, 2025 | Education | 0

Los Banos middle school students once again demonstrated their writing skill in the recent VFW...

Winning essay comes to life as 2025 MC Spring Fair theme

by Kristina Solomita | Jan 25, 2025 | Education, Entertainment | 0

For many in Merced County, the arrival of spring heralds one thing: fair season. The Merced County...

Merced College awarded $1.5M to transform agricultural education

by James Leonard | Jan 22, 2025 | Agriculture, Education | 0

Merced College has been awarded a $1,514,520 grant as part of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants program. This initiative, which recently allocated $65 million to 18 colleges across...

Community schools take step forward with needed renovations

by Javier Powell | Jan 21, 2025 | Education | 0

During the first Los Banos Unified School District board meeting of the year on Jan. 9, steps to...

High school students invited to Poetry Out Loud competition

by The Westside Express | Jan 13, 2025 | Education, Entertainment | 0

BY NATHAN QUEVEDOMCOE Registration is now open for Merced County Poetry Out Loud — the local chapter for the nationwide poetry recitation competition. Organized each year by Merced County Office of Education (MCOE) and Merced...

Parent Leadership Training honors 8 Los Banos graduates with certificates

by Martina Bekasha | Jan 10, 2025 | Education | 0

The Los Banos Community Center hosted the 2024 Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI)...

What Sacramento still doesn’t get about UC Merced

by Adam Gray | Jan 5, 2025 | Education | 0

The misleading and misguided op-ed “UC Merced turns 20 years old yet remains California’s awkward...

Three Los Banos school board members sworn in at Dec. 19 meetingFFA and GED students recognized for their accomplishments

by Javier Powell | Jan 5, 2025 | Education | 0

At the Dec. 19 meeting of the Los Banos Unified School District Board, the winners of the Nov. 5...

Dos Palos High School bands hold concerts

by Jocelyn Morales | Dec 27, 2024 | Education, Entertainment | 0

As winter approaches, it’s the time of year where Dos Palos High School has its concert to showcase its bands where they present the skills they’ve acquired throughout the year. On Dec. 11, the DPHS and the Bryant Middle School...

My college experience at the Los Banos Campus

by Emma Reyna | Dec 24, 2024 | Education | 0

I graduated from Merced High School in June 2024 and decided I would attend Merced College to earn my associate’s degree. This semester, fall 2024, was my first year attending Merced College at the Los Banos Campus, and I would...