Jay N. Hoffman, a former Nuview schools superintendent, was sworn in for Trustee Area 7, which includes the Murrieta Valley, Temecula Valley and Lake Elsinore unified school districts.
A team in the Multimedia class is creating the film as the college approaches its 50th anniversary in 2013.
Patrick Kelley, 47, has been appointed as deputy superintendent of the Murrieta Valley Unified School District. Kelley replaces Buck DeWeese, who retired after serving in the position for six years.
The target API score set by the state Department of Education is 800; Murrieta Valley Unified School District earned 843.
Armando Del Portillo graduated from Murrieta Valley High School in 1998.
Jaclyn Johnson, who led Murrieta Valley High School Chamber Singers to a national appearance, is leaving Murrieta to pursue a doctor's degree from University of Michigan.
There were some bumps in the road for Brian Tolle, a 2011 Vista Murrieta High School graduate, to get there.
From a struggling student who entered Murrieta's Creekside High School in 2007, Miles Ten Brinke becomes an international scholar on his way to earning a master's degree.
The teenager behind the wheel of the truck that hit a group of students had only been licensed for 15 days when the collision happened, according to the California Highway Patrol.
MSJC awarded 1,688 associate’s degrees and 232 certificates to a total of 1,318 graduates during the May 31, 2012 commencement.
Students in Murrieta Valley High School's Virtual Enterprise class qualified to compete in New York City this year—a first for the four-year-old program.
A total of 348 seniors comprised the three-year-old high school's first graduating class for the Friday evening ceremony.
A pickup being driven by a student plowed into nine pedestrians, eight of them -- six girls and two boys -- Hemet High students, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Vista Murrieta High School's Chamber Choir entertains a packed graduation crowd with a U2 song.
The 746 seniors of the Class of 2012 lived up to the school's motto of Character, Leadership, Attitude, Scholarship and Service, Principal Darren Daniel said.
"Broncos by Choice."
Hats were tossed and smiles abounded as the Class of 2012 graduated from Murrieta Valley High School.
"You are ready to soar and spread your wings, Nighthawks," said Murrieta Valley High School Principal Renate Jefferson.
Shruti Amin correctly spelled litany in the second round of the competition, and in the third round, she spelled minaret, a word for a mosque tower.
A memorial tribute is planned Sunday at Murrieta Mesa High School for Britt Rees, 51, who worked as the director of construction for Murrieta Valley Unified School District for nearly a decade.
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Graduates include those enrolled in Cal-SAFE, an alternative education program for pregnant or parenting students offered in Murrieta, Hemet and Moreno Valley.
Shruti Amin of Murrieta took a 50-word computer spelling test today along with 276 other competitors from around the nation and globe.
Off-duty Murrieta firefighters cooked 750 pancakes Tuesday morning for promoting Thompson Middle School eighth-graders.
The campus observed its second annual wreath presentation in honor of Memorial Day. Additionally, a Wall of Heroes listed the names of 145 fallen service members.
Thompson Middle School eighth-grader Shruti Amin is set to compete in the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee May 30-31 in National Harbor, Md.
Eight students of the year—selected by an anonymous panel of judges—received $2,000 college scholarships.
Murrieta Valley Unified School District was listed among 188 that may not have the funds to get through the next two years.
Jazz, food, beer, wine and vendors helped Taste of the Valley Murrieta Jazz Fest sail through its third year Sunday. Proceeds from the event go toward instrumental programs at schools in the Murrieta Valley Unified School District.
The first-place winner of Luiseño Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution annual essay contest was River Springs Charter School student Robynne French.
Teriyaki Ninja Killer Rice Bowls isn’t a Saturday cartoon, it’s a new restaurant that offers killer rice bowls.
Bob's Murrieta Pizza Co. is participating in Taste of The Valley/Murrieta Jazz Fest Sunday because it is "just another great event that directly benefits the community."
Thirty students were recognized from five Murrieta schools.
Kindergarteners treated their moms to a special Mother's Day Tea on Friday at Tovashal Elementary.
Murrieta Valley ranked 1,050 in the nation, while Vista Murrieta ranked 1,224.
Sosciety Louden, who teaches algebra readiness at Warm Springs Middle School in Murrieta, was recently name Outstanding Math Teacher of the Year by a two-county association.
The Murrieta Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held its sixth annual Crystal Apple Awards Ceremony Sunday, during which students presented teachers with awards.
Oak Grove Center For Education, Treatment & The Arts hosted its seventh annual benefit dinner and auction Saturday.
Images of state testing materials posted online are considered potential security breaches by the California Department of Education, and could invalidate test scores.
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