Will Gadd, a prominent Canadian ice climber and paraglider pilot, is scheduled to speak Thursday at Bakersfield College as part of the BC Distinguished Speaker Series.

A long line snaked along near the library entrance at Bakersfield College, where several students huddled, some holding onto each other, to brave the wind while at the monthly farmers market on Tuesday.

Three years ago today, COVID-19 was detected for the first time in Kern County residents, ushering in a grueling pandemic that disrupted almost every aspect of daily life. Though the deaths continue — nine locals died from the virus in the weeklong period that ended Wednesday — society has m…

Sonya Christian began her career in education as an international student turned part-time California community college instructor who taught at three sites when she had no car.

Dagoberto Nuñez had decided to attend Cal State Bakersfield long before Saturday, when the university had its inaugural Future ’Runners Day to entice admitted students to enroll while at the open-house event.

Eight students, each wearing a cape, ran from their seats onto a stage to present a community service project to judges and an audience while Batman theme music played.

Jude Manigque, a Liberty High junior, asked Mike Swen, 92, a U.S. Army veteran, an innocent question Wednesday morning during a special Veterans Appreciation Event in the school’s gym.

Harjaisal Brar, a Stockdale High junior, said he enjoys dressing up professionally, usually in a suit and tie, when he presents his projects at the Kern County Science Fair.

Fernando Gomez is a combat veteran of the United States Marine Corps, but even the suffering he witnessed in war-torn countries like Libya and Yemen couldn’t prepare him for what he encounters every Thursday in the homeless encampments of Bakersfield.

Jasmine Herring, an Independence High senior, had only heard about competing at the Lee Webb Math Field Day from her siblings.

Teachers, community members and cheerleaders from Bakersfield High and the Lions youth program lined the paths to enter McKinley Elementary School to greet students on Friday morning.

Centennial and Bakersfield high schools formed an alliance to win a state championship.

Andrew “Dance Fever” Jones danced pop-lock and krump styles and sang like Whitney Houston as part of his inspirational and instructional message Thursday morning at the Mechanics Bank Convention Center.

The Kern Community College District Board of Trustees announced Thursday that Steve Watkin has been selected to become interim president of Bakersfield College.

Several Sierra Middle School advanced orchestra members remained nervous even after performing at Bakersfield College’s Simonsen Indoor Theater on Wednesday morning.

The Chavez Elementary School sixth-grade math team, also known as the school's "mathletes," kept the celebration going on Monday after a big win at the 36th annual Math Bowl on Friday.

CJ James said she was introverted as a 10-year-old sixth-grade student at Stockdale Christian School when she first became involved with Leaders in Life.

When she returned to school to become a nurse, Karina Mendez wanted a work-study job that she could balance with classes at City College of San Francisco. Thanks to a new program in California, she landed one that does more than pay the bills — it gives her a career boost.

For any proof that Friday was a special night at Cal State Bakersfield, there was no need to look further than Emily Duran's twin daughters, Charlotte and Rebecca.

As far as ribbon-cuttings go, the staff at Edible Schoolyard Kern County and its sponsors couldn’t have asked for a better day.

California’s community colleges do not employ enough full-time faculty and in some cases districts are misspending state funds allocated for those faculty instead on too many part-time adjuncts, according to a newly released report from California’s state auditor.

Aug. 30 isn’t the actual birthday of Jaiden Bareng’s father, Jonathan, but her family celebrates the day, too, because it marks his second chance at life.

The Kern Community College District Board of Trustees appointed Tom Burke and Zav Dadabhoy to serve as interim chancellor and deputy chancellor, respectively, during a special board meeting Wednesday afternoon.

The Kern High School District will be well represented at the SkillsUSA State Conference in Ontario, Calif. April 13-16.

Olivia Willis, a Centennial High freshman, asked for $500 to help her brownie business at the inaugural Hawk Tank, a "Shark Tank"-like competition at Centennial High on Monday night.

Three years ago, Genessa Fisher dropped out of Bakersfield College as a matter of survival because she was homeless.

While growing up in the San Fernando Valley, Maria McBride, now a Greenfield Middle School history teacher, said she felt a calling to serve her country.

Alfredo Arevalo found motivation while working in Arvin grape fields during the summer. He said his mother, Elena Gallardo, took him there to work when he was 12.

Sereen Evans and Deashanna Lewis were among South High students who maintained a hectic schedule during the school’s annual Black History Month luncheon on Thursday.

Sonya Christian, who began her higher education career at Bakersfield College and worked through the ranks to the top spot as Kern Community College District chancellor, was named Thursday to an even higher post — chancellor of the California Community Colleges.

When Stephen Mears talks about his robotics engineering classroom at the Career and Technical Education Center, he usually starts with the multiple types of robots and several 3D printers available for training purposes.

Friday morning’s event at the Bakersfield College Indoor Theater was officially called the Black History Month Conference.

Fatima Rodriguez, a Cal State Bakersfield alumna, is eager to work as a volunteer attorney next week during a pop-up expungement clinic that’s part of the CSUB Pre-Law Program.

Garces Memorial High freshman Kate Wegis did not win the egg toss event with her friend and fellow freshman Gabby Martin, but she was excited to be a part of the school’s Local Love Day during lunch on Tuesday.

Kwame Anthony Appiah, a decorated New York University professor and renowned ethicist, is scheduled to be the seventh speaker of Bakersfield College's Distinguished Speaker Series at 7 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Indoor Theater.

Kern County represented well when it came to the inaugural Exemplary Dual Enrollment awards given to the state's top nine schools that provide students with opportunities to enroll in and earn college credits while in high school.

Every student can succeed if given the right opportunities. As educators, it’s our responsibility to provide those opportunities.

Lauren George, a Stockdale High senior, hasn’t been shy about speaking to the media and getting the word out about her Ford Dream Builders Leadership program team’s efforts to help the homeless.

Not long after the earthquake that violently shook Turkey and Syria, Matt Herman sprung into action, starting on the early part of studying it as a Cal State Bakersfield assistant professor of geology and a collaborator with the United States Geological Survey.

The hot-button topic of gender identity in education has placed the Kern High School District in the national spotlight.

Lou Ann Durrett, who has been a Garces Memorial Leadership Team member since 2008, has been named executive director of the Bakersfield Catholic Education Foundation, the BCEF announced Tuesday.

Patrick Burzlaff, Centennial High School’s choir director, describes the program as a family for those who are in it or have been a part of it.

California state leaders seem to be quietly closing the door on the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for schoolchildren.

Marilyn Perrin parked her wheelchair near a corner of a community room at the Ivy Park at Seven Oaks assisted living community.

Stockdale High won the 42nd annual Kern County Academic Decathlon, which concluded Saturday at Stockdale.

Problem solving. Creativity. Collaboration.

Chevron has donated $275,000 to benefit local education programs that serve Kern County school districts, it was announced Thursday in a press release from the Kern County Superintendent of Schools.