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Alisal High School students — and a teacher — are picked for publication in the New York Times.
Arts & Culture

Alisal High School students — and a teacher — are picked for publication in the New York Times.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Feb 22, 2024

Not many people, including professional writers, are considered for publication in the New York Times. But two students and a teacher from Ali…

'La Posada Magica' tells a tale about tradition, grief and rediscovering the Christmas spirit.
Theater

'La Posada Magica' tells a tale about tradition, grief and rediscovering the Christmas spirit.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Dec 7, 2023

The story of Joseph and Mary’s struggle to find a room to give birth to Jesus takes place on their journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem. This Ch…

When his son suited up for Stanford, Salinas coach Jose Gil watched for the first time as a father.
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When his son suited up for Stanford, Salinas coach Jose Gil watched for the first time as a father.

  • Dave Faries
  • Jan 12, 2023

Jose Gil had a problem – a serious one, under the circumstances. As he recalls the moment, one concern reverberated through his head: “I hope …

SUHSD picks up the the tab for AP tests.
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SUHSD picks up the the tab for AP tests.

  • Marielle Argueza
  • Feb 9, 2017

The road to college is filled with standardized tests and prerequisites. In California, students must complete the A-G requirements, a checkli…

California FarmLink gives financial services to up-and-coming farmers.
News

California FarmLink gives financial services to up-and-coming farmers.

  • Nick Rahaim
  • Dec 8, 2016

Alisal High School and CSU Fresno graduate Octavio Garcia first got into farming at age 18. But breaking into the ag business in the Salad Bow…

Alisal High students march against Trump and bigotry.
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Alisal High students march against Trump and bigotry.

  • Nick Rahaim
  • Nov 18, 2016

Hundreds of Alisal High School students in Salinas disrupted the normal school day with a rally and march as a display of unity in the face of…

Salinas Valley Dream Academy launches the school year with 100 new members.
News

Salinas Valley Dream Academy launches the school year with 100 new members.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Oct 9, 2015

Alisal High School government teacher Ruben Pizarro started incubating the idea for the Alisal Dream Academy started the Alisal Dream Academy …

Baktun 12 launches the third play in their reAlisal series, this one about braceros.
Arts & Culture

Baktun 12 launches the third play in their reAlisal series, this one about braceros.

  • Walter Ryce
  • Jun 18, 2015

Opening today, Luis "Xago" Juarez and his compadres in the agit-prop hip-hop theater collective Baktun 12 will deliver the third play in their…

Artists - like developers, farmers and conservationists - deeply consider the role of water in our lives.
Arts & Culture

Artists - like developers, farmers and conservationists - deeply consider the role of water in our lives.

  • Walter Ryce
  • Jun 18, 2015

• Since its founding in 2009 by singer and actor Reg Huston, the S.T.A.R. Foundation has distributed $775,000 in grants to area performing art…

VIDEO: Two hometown heroes to stunt with Thunderbirds, Sean Tucker and California International Airshow Salinas.
Arts & Culture

VIDEO: Two hometown heroes to stunt with Thunderbirds, Sean Tucker and California International Airshow Salinas.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Sep 22, 2014

Monterey High grad Nick Cunningham has barreled down icy Olympic bobsled runs at speeds that would give Braveheart heartburn.

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