On Monday May 9, 2016, our Shafter high volunteers will be leaving to Scicon. They will be there from Monday through Friday. The time of their departure will be at 8:00 am Monday morning. During their stay at Scicon our Shafter High students will be supervising 6th grade students. One of […]
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California Smoking Age Changed to 21
Governor Jerry Brown has signed a package of anti-tobacco bills that includes raising the California legal smoking age to 21. Brown had a midnight deadline for six anti-tobacco bills and he signed five. Brown vetoed a bill that would have allowed counties and cities to ask voters to approve local tobacco taxes. Another […]
Road to 270: The Electoral College Map
Original Story | CNN.com May 4, 2016 By David Chalian Washington – Now that Donald Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee, it’s time to start looking at general election match-ups between him and the likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Here’s the CNN Political Unit’s first look at the battleground map […]
Pentagon Officials Defend Plan to Send More Special Forces to Syria
Original Story | Military.com April 28, 2016 By Matthew Cox U.S. Defense Department officials on Thursday defended their plan to send 250 additional Special Forces soldiers into Syria. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee […]
Senior Debt and Cap & Gown Info.
Seniors you should start preparing for graduation, there is less than a month left. So remember to pay all your debts in order to walk. Check the finance office or cafeteria to see if you owe money. Also make sure that you have already ordered your cap and gown. The […]
Arizona High School Student Faces 70 Charges for Yearbook Photo Prank
Original Story | Washington Times May 3, 2016 By Jessica Chasmar An Arizona high school student is facing 69 misdemeanor counts of indecent exposure and one felony count of furnishing harmful items to minors after police said he exposed his genitals in a football team photograph that wound up getting published […]
Shafter High’s First Blood Drive
Yesterday, Houchin Community Blood Drive was here on campus to get blood from students and staff members who volunteered. This is actually the very first time Shafter High has hosted a blood drive. A pretty good amount of people showed up and were able to donate and along with donating blood they received […]
Prince ‘Did Not Leave Will’, Sister Tyka Nelson Tells Court
Original story | BBC News April 26, 2016 By BBC News The papers, filed in state court in Minnesota, show Tyka Nelson has petitioned for a special administrator to oversee the star’s estate. The rock legend was found dead in an elevator at his Paisley Park Studios compound in a […]
Severe Weather: Tornadoes Quash Homes as More States Brace for Storms
Original Story | CNN News April 27, 2016 By Joshua Berlinger A rash of severe weather tore through the central United States, destroying houses and ripping large trees out of the ground. The storm spawned tornadoes in four states Tuesday: Texas, Indiana, Kansas and Missouri, the National Weather Service said. […]
The Indiana Primary’s Influence on Party Conventions
Original Story | ABC News 05/02/2016 By MEGHAN KENEALLY Indiana’s primary is poised to be a test of momentum for both parties. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are headed to the Hoosier state with a string of recent wins that could help them dramatically, while the inverse could lead […]