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By Mike Hazlip— The year was 1862, and as the Civil War was raging in the eastern United States, William Thomas, a proprietor of the 15 Mile House, gave five acres of land to build a schoolhouse on the northwest portion of Sylvan Corners in what would later become Citrus[Read More…]
By Mike Hazlip—
San Juan Unified School District’s superintendent said in a statement Tuesday that rising COVID-19 case rates are straining local schools and could result in school closures, depending on conditions.
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Community leaders gathered outside San Juan High School on Friday to dedicate a memorial bench in honor of Sacramento County Sheriff’s Deputy Mark Stasyuk, who was killed in the line of duty in 2018.
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Following reports of a new drug called “paint” being sold to students at Mesa Verde High School, the Citrus Heights Police Department said in a news release Friday that a juvenile has been arrested in connection with the sales.
By Mike Hazlip—
The 3-acre vacant lot at the corner of Antelope and Old Auburn Road approved last month to become the future home of American River Collegiate Academy has a history of homeless activity.
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The San Juan Unified School District, which includes schools in Citrus Heights, Orangevale and other areas in eastern Sacramento County, is currently seeking to fill more than a total of 230 job vacancies.
Mike Hazlip—
The San Juan High School of today might be very different from that of 108 years ago, but school spirit among generations of alumni was alive and well on Saturday as past graduates gathered at Rusch Park for a six-hour “All Class Picnic.”
By Mike Hazlip—
Citrus Heights planning commissioners last week voted unanimously to approve plans for a new charter school at Old Auburn and Antelope Road, despite concern about additional traffic in the neighboring residential area.
