Fundraising efforts through a Fresh & Easy shopping program will continue to benefit Murrieta schools, it was announced last week.
Beginning this fall, students who turn 5 between Nov. 2 and Dec. 2 will no longer be eligible to enter kindergarten.
Private, community and school group donations enabled the Murrieta High Schools' Scholarship Foundation to award 216 scholarships this year.
Four incidences of students posting online photos of state testing materials—one of which was picked up by state officials—prompted MVUSD to issue a stern warning.
The service for Shelly Graesser, who once taught at Shivela Middle and Buchanan Elementary schools in Murrieta, is set for 2 p.m. Sunday.
The Murrieta Student Center of River Springs Charter School is accepting applicants for its fall session.
MVUSD officials expressed condolences today in the accidental death of Shelly Graesser, assistant principal at Vail Ranch Middle School in Temecula. Graesser formerly taught at two Murrieta schools.
Riders gather to support MSJC students during the 3rd annual MSJC Foundation Scholarship Motorcycle Run.
The waivers are a "safeguard against what could happen in November," a district official said.
Jaime Quinonez, who graduated in 2011 from RCOE's Come Back Kids program, is slated as one of three guests to appear Friday on KVCR's "Plugged Inland."
A district-wide high school Ballet Folklorico group will perform in Cinco de Mayo celebrations April 27-28 and May 4 at Murrieta Mesa High School.
A musician, future engineer and future doctor were among those selected as the Murrieta Chamber of Commerce students of the month for April.
A team of 10 Murrieta Valley robotics students won the first world championship title in the school's history during a three-day competition held this weekend in Anaheim.
The donation to Dorothy McElhinney Middle School was made in the name of Margaret Lawe, a local champion of literacy who recently passed away.
Murrieta Valley High School senior Celeste Hinojosa learned this week she was one of 1,000 students accepted for the Gates Millennium Scholars Program. The full-ride scholarship will allow her to attend a college or university of her choice.
The proposed class size increases would affect students in kindergarten through eighth grade in the Murrieta Valley Unified School District.
Roger William Ibarra, a senior at Vista Murrieta High School, was among 10 students named to the All-County Adademic Team in a ceremony held Wednesday. Additionally, eight other Murrieta students were recognized.
A Murrieta father is gathering signatures with the hope of reorganizing school district boundaries from Menifee to Murrieta for three housing tracts near Vista Murrieta High School.
Two acres of historic grassland on the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve gets restored to its native state, thanks to a group of Shivela Middle School student volunteers.
Blood donated Thursday at Murrieta Valley High School will be used to support local hospitals.
New or gently-used prom dresses can be dropped off at Murrieta Mesa High School or Azusa Pacific University Murrieta campus through Friday.
In a special meeting, the school board voted 5-0 to rescind 51 layoff notices in light of an agreement passed Wednesday by 91 percent of teachers.
Murrieta teachers will take a 3.17-percent salary reduction beginning July 1, and an up to 6.49-percent hit later in 2012-2013.
It was the fourth time eighth-grader Shruti Amin competed in the county bee after winning at the district level, but her first time to earn a ticket to the national level.
Voting in an online contest will help Murrieta schools put on their second annual Taste of the Valley/Murrieta Jazz Fest. Proceeds from the event benefit school music programs.
Preston Fairchild was selected to take over as principal of Antelope Hills Elementary upon the retirement of Principal Karen Briski.
An athlete, a future doctor and a future nurse were among those selected as March students of the month.
The Interact Club from Murrieta Mesa High School, along with several area businesses, have organized the first annual "Cinderella For a Day" program.
There were 1,103 students, parents, grandparents and community members who came together Friday at Lisa J. Mails Elementary in an attempt to set a new world record.
Details of the agreement, which could include concessions, have not been made public yet.
The school board of the Murrieta Valley Unified School District will vote this week on whether to eliminate 66 full-time elementary teaching positions and implement furlough days.
Saturday's second-place finish is only the second time in the history of the Murrieta Valley team to make it to the final round.
In this year's contest, "Diversity Means...," eight students from Murrieta, six from Temecula and two from Lake Elsinore have moved on to state-level judging in PTA Reflections.
The final four round will take place Saturday at the Historic Riverside Courthouse.
The kindergarten age cutoff date is changing to Nov. 1 for the 2012-2013 school year under the Kindergarten Readiness Act of 2010. This has prompted the district to offer transitional kindergarten.
Military families learn to whom they can turn for help, thanks to a Military Education Expo held Wednesday.
A future lawyer, drama teacher and firefighter were among those honored as their school's students of the month for February.
Nighthawks crush Arroyo Grande 12-3 to repeat as CIF champs in girls water polo.
Starting with the district office, Murrieta schools are making the switch to sun-run power.
The decision means an August ruling favoring academic freedom in the classroom stands.