🌱 Freshmen and New Staff/Student Photos and 11 more events

Morning Parkwood! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Freshmen and New Staff/Student Photos at Madera South High School
• Back to School Night at John Adams Elementary School
• Fall Picture Day! at Jefferson Middle School

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Hot with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 104 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Sunny and toasty conditions, temps: high: 103, low: 65.
• Saturday: Record-tying temperatures, with a high of 108 and low of 69 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Parkwood

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Tuesday August 11

• Freshmen and New Staff/Student Photos
  Madera South High School East Gym
  8:30 am

Wednesday August 12

• Back to School Night
  John Adams Elementary School Madera, CA 93637
  5:00 pm

Thursday August 13

• Fall Picture Day!
  Jefferson Middle School Madera, CA 93637
  8:00 am
• Back to School Night
  James Madison Elementary School Madera, CA 93637
  5:00 pm
• Back to School Night: 1st - 6th GR
  Berenda Elementary School Madera, CA 93637
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• KMS: Student Registration (Grade: 8th)
  Kerman Unified Kerman Middle School MPR
  8:30 am
• K/Back to school&Meet & Greet
  Berenda Elementary School Madera, CA 93637
  4:00 pm

Friday August 7

• KHS Band Camp
  Kerman High School Kerman, CA 93630
  8:00 am
• KMS: Student Registration (Grade: 7th)
  Kerman Unified Kerman Middle School MPR
  8:30 am
• Red/White Football Scrimmage
  Kerman High School Kerman, CA 93630
  7:30 pm

Monday August 10

• Kerman: Kids Take and Make Craft
  Kerman Neighborhood Library 15081 West Kearney Plaza, Kerman, CA 93630
• Back-to-School Breakfast (All Staff)
  Kerman Unified Kerman High School, MPR
  7:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Madera

• Madera Unified prepares students for first day of school amid Valley heat (abc30.com)
• West Nile virus death in Kings County is state's first for 2026 (oakdaleleader.com)
• Health officials on lookout for measles in farmworkers in Central Valley. What to know (fresnobee.com)

Kerman

• Kerman business shut down after repeated tobacco violations, police say (yourcentralvalley.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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