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Quartz Hill students make history at Mini Med program
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (472+ words) Fourth grade students from Quartz Hill Elementary School have graduated from the school's Mini Med program." PALMDALE " The future of local healthcare walked across the stage last month as 24 fourth grade students from Quartz Hill Elementary, in the Westside Union…...
Westside hosts annual YOUth Festival
3+ week, 3+ day ago (563+ words) Students take part in games and activities during the Empowering YOUth Family Festival, which drew more than 1, 000 attendees to Quartz Hill. Students and families participate in hands-on activities during the 10th annual Empowering YOUth Family Festival hosted by Westside Union School…...
Extended learning center approved
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (400+ words) This is an artist's rendering of the Extended Learning Opportunities Program Center that will be built on the northeast corner of 40th Street East and Avenue Q. PALMDALE " The Palmdale School District Board of Trustees has approved the proposed construction of an…...
XJ Kennedy, prize-winning poet and educator, has died at 96
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (200+ words) NEW YORK " X. J. Kennedy, an award-winning poet, author, translator and educator who schooled millions of students through "The Bedford Reader" and other textbooks and engaged voluntary readers with his children's stories and intricate, witty verse, died Sunday at 96. Kennedy died of…...
Medical center unveils pediatric Intensive Care unit
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (353+ words) This is the new dedicated Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Antelope Valley Medical Center. The unit was" introduced Tuesday. LANCASTER " The Antelope Valley Medical Center has introduced a dedicated Pediatric Intensive Care Unit on Tuesday, designed to provide life-saving care…...
Nothing works on grandson who is not potty-trained
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (266+ words) Editor's note: Annie Lane is off this week. This column was previously released in 2023. Of course, the other kids tease him about this. He knows he should be using the toilet and is ashamed of himself. He says the problem…...
Parenting comes full circle
10+ mon, 5+ day ago (292+ words) Dear Annie: When my daughter was little, I met with a potential employer who asked about my family. I told him I had a 2-year-old, and he said something I've never forgotten: His daughters were grown, and his greatest joy…...
California colleges can now pay athletes directly. Taxpayers may foot some of bill
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (282+ words) Starting Tuesday, California's top universities can pay their athletes directly " a dramatic shift in college sports that blurs the line between amateur and professional play. Schools have yet to say how much individual students will actually make or when checks…...