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The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara officially marked the opening of its new Santa Maria office with a ribbon-cutting ceremony April 8. Hosted in partnership with the Santa Maria Valley ...

The No. 6 Braves of Santa Fe Indian School also got what they needed — a win over arguably 3A’s best team. The teams split a doubleheader as the Dons got a one-hitter from freshman pitcher ...

By increasing access to Montessori programs, school districts could benefit from an improvement in students’ academic performance. Students in Montessori programs have often performed well on measures ...

DeBernardi is an agricultural teacher at Santa Maria High School whose passion for agriculture and his commitment to his students has earned him the Golden Owl Award, on top of the Ag Educator of ...

Arbor Montessori School officials broke ground on a new consolidated campus on Lavista Road in March 2025. ARBOR MONTESSORI/PROVIDED. DECATUR, Ga. — Arbor Montessori School has broken ground on its ...

SMMUSD’s Spanish dual immersion school, Edison Language Academy, has been named a 2025 California Distinguished School by the California Department of Education. The elementary school was one of ...

The Santa Ynez baseball team saved its most productive inning of offense for last and came away with a 4-3 win over Santa Maria Tuesday. Down 3-1, the Pirates scored three runs in the bottom of ...

The Lompoc boys tennis team was missing its No. 3 singles player in a 5-4 loss to Pioneer Valley at Lompoc in the first round of Ocean League play.

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. LOMPOC, CA – Lompoc Unified School District (LUSD) is pleased to announce that planning for Measure M is well underway with ...

High school students killed in Santa Ana crash Four people were killed, and two people were taken to the hospital following a single-vehicle crash in Santa Ana over the weekend.

Four high school students and an intermediate school student were among those involved in a fatal solo-vehicle crash in Santa Ana that killed four over the weekend, authorities said Monday ...