Richland enacts neighborhood schools amid record enrollment
Richland District unveils grade level reconfiguration elevating Primary to K-5 and Intermediate to 1-5 as part of a move to accommodate 2,700 students. Boundaries place kindergartners at Lerdo site, others split between Lerdo and North Shafter, with 15 new teachers, updated bus routes, and safety fencing planned.
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Richland
Lerdo Highway
Wall Street
North Shafter
Lyle Mack
Mack
Elizabeth
Central Valley Highway
Schnaidt Street
Shafter Avenue
Shafter Press
Shafter Community Notices Include Meetings and Events
Shafter Collaborative meets on Aug 21 at 3 p.m. in Richland Intermediate staff lunch room with speaker Callie G Huston. A community prayer service, health clinics, an old time Brush Arbor restart, and a Sept 8 memorial service at local churches are planned, honoring veterans and emergency responders.
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Shafter Collaborative
Richland Intermediate
Shafter Avenue
Callie.g. Huston
Dept. of Health
Shafter
Itral Valley Highway 7
Appe Gorge Carnes Sin Seen Oy
Richland Av
Smith’s Corner
Shafter Free Will Baptist Church
Redwood Drive
Shafter pool reopens after board backs staff
At a Shafter Recreation and Parks Board meeting residents discussed the pool closure and the board voted to reinstate site manager Teri Constantino and the lifeguards. The pool opened the next day as triple digit heat kept it the town’s cool spot and staff pay concerns were to be addressed retroactively.
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Shafter Recreation and Parks Board
Shafter Pool
Teri Constantino
Sack named new SHS assistant principal of instruction
Connie Sack named the new SHS Assistant Principal of Instruction, bringing a biology background, a life science credential, and a master in administration. She will oversee the master schedule, course of study, and state standards adherence, aiming to personalize instruction at the smaller Shafter High School. Sack has prior experience at Foothill High and Kern County offices, and she stresses closer student contact and community involvement.
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Shafter High School
Connie Sack
Sack
Michael Bayne
Bakersfield
Foothill High School
Cal State
Spee
Foothill High
Shafter
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
Ms. Sack
Shafter Children's Theatre presents Peter Pan this Saturday
More than 60 young people participate in Shafter Recreation and Parks sponsored summer production. The show starts at 7 p.m. in the Fred L. Starth Performing Arts Center at Shafter High School with free admission and donations accepted to support future community youth events.
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Shafter Children's Theatre
Shafter Recreation and Parks Department
Leo
Ity
Fred L. Starth
Shafter High School
Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church
Shana
Abigail Wheeler
Darling Family
Wendy
Joanna McGuire
John
Trevor Richards
Michael
Mitchell Deatherage
Mr. Darling
Andy White
Mrs. Darling
Lauren Ogle
Nana
Dana Starth
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Margaret Baker
Richland Elementary
Lerdo
Secundey
Never Never Land
Mennonite Brethren Church
Kern Rheing
Community Co
SHS
Shafter Children’s Theatre
Peter Pan
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