2+ hour, 10+ min ago   (818+ words) As a fifth-grader, Sofia Vasquez found math intimidating. That changed when her older sister began tutoring her. Her sister, now 15, had previously attended the Bruce W. Woolpert Algebra Academy, a free weeklong summer program that prepares students entering eighth grade for…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (732+ words) Christian Chavez was struggling with anxiety while attending Pajaro Valley High School and frequently refused to go. “I was just staying home,” he said. Christian, 15, was eventually placed at Sequoia High School, a smaller campus tailored for students struggling academically…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (687+ words) Will advance to international competition in Canada A Santa Cruz County-based science education group took top honors in a regional underwater robotics competition April 25, earning a return trip to an international contest in Newfoundland, Canada. “It’s amazing,” said X Academy…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (11+ words) Students learn the power of the vote at Civics Summit The Pajaronian...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (500+ words) PVUSD is at risk of endorsing a twisted account of the Pájaro Valley High School walkout, a narrative that strips students of political agency and infringes on their constitutional rights while professing concern for their well-being. In a window in…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago   (360+ words) Thomas James Paul Watson became Watsonville’s first baby of the new year, weighing 7 pounds, 12 ounces and measuring 20 inches long when he was born at 3:36 a.m. He is the first child for mother Zendaida Mena, 27, and Nick Watson, 29. Swaddled and sleeping…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago   (339+ words) Grizzlies’ first-year head coach Darren Jackson brings longtime tradition to Watsonville A little more than 100 Pajaro Valley Unified School District students received an early Christmas present at Pajaro Valley High’s first annual toy drive event on Dec. 23. Children from H....