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San Juan High School Alum to host all-class reunion at Rusch Park

The San Juan Alumni Association is hosting an all-class picnic at Rusch Park this October. The event is open to all San Juan High School alumni, students, and past and present faculty…

Area 11 board members stand with Kingswood K-8 VP with a cart of school supplies donated by Area 11 on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. From left to right, Area 11 president Jodi Ash, treasurer/secretary Kathy Wright, Kingswood K-8 VP Eric Roesser. // SB Williams

‘It takes a village.’ Citrus Heights Neighborhood Area 11 delivers school supplies to elementary, K-8

For at least a decade, Neighborhood Area 11 has been donating school supplies to schools within the neighborhood, including Skycrest Elementary and Kingswood K-8. 

2025-26 first day of school in the San Juan Unified School District // San Juan Unified School District

Citrus Heights organizations help students, schools prepare for new school year

As the new school year begins in Citrus Heights, several local organizations have stepped up to help local schools and students with tools they need to succeed by providing backpacks and essential school supplies…

San Juan High School Principal David Levis along with several district staff and dignitaries broke ground on a new stadium modernization project Tuesday, May 20, 2025. // SB Williams

San Juan High School breaks ground on long-awaited stadium upgrade

The San Juan Unified School District kicked off a long-awaited modernization project with a groundbreaking ceremony on McArthur Field earlier this week…

McArthur Field

Ground breaking planned for San Juan High School stadium upgrades

San Juan High School is gearing up for transformation with construction set to begin on a long-awaited stadium modernization project…

The Mesa Verde Boys' Volleyball team, headed by coach Jennifer Shoffner, practice in the high school's gym. // SB Williams

Mesa Verde boys’ volleyball team ends year with ‘heads held high’

The Mesa Verde High School’s boys’ volleyball team made waves in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV this spring, earning recognition for a record-breaking season…

A high school student shows off his designs for a portable tic-tac-toe game during the Sacramento Valley Manufacturers Alliance High School Manufacturing Challenge in 2024 at San Juan High School. // Courtesy of Sacramento Valley Manufacturers Alliance

Annual high school manufacturing challenge returning to Citrus Heights

The Sacramento Valley Manufacturers Alliance is hosting its second annual High School Manufacturing Challenge on April 26…

Lex VonBergen field, San Juan HIgh School

Citrus Heights Rotary, alumni, help revitalize softball field at San Juan High

The San Juan High School girls’ softball team now has a newly revamped field to call their own, thanks to the help of the Citrus Heights Rotary Club and graduates from the Class of 1974…

The opening scene of "She Kills Monsters" performed at Mesa Verde High School

Fantasy, adventure await in MVHS production of ‘She Kills Monsters’

There’s still time to see Mesa Verde High School’s spring production this March…

McArthur Field

San Juan High School to receive stadium upgrades, new tennis courts

San Juan High School will soon have its stadium remodeled, according to an update from the district…

Citrus Heights student injured in hit-and-run with school bus

A student returned to school after being involved in a vehicle versus school bus accident on…

SJUSD aims to finalize district-wide cell phone policy

In December, the San Juan Unified School District announced that the district would release a newly drafted district-wide cell phone policy in an effort to…