Education

Lemoore High School seeks the public's votes in $200,000 National Education Contest. Votes counted Jan. 21 through Jan. 25

Jan 9 2019 - 1:25pm

Lemoore High School needs your votes and a lot of them. The local high school has entered a $200,000 national education contest hoping for a chance at one of 13 prizes to be awarded recognizing unique and inventive K-12 programs. To win, Lemoore will need plenty of votes. Keep reading...

Stratford's community organization, Reestablishing Stratford brightens up the community's archway thanks to a donation from Adventist Health.

Stratford organization brightens up the community with help from Adventist Health

Dec 20 2018 - 7:19pm By The Leader Staff

Reestablishing Stratford is at it, again. A pair of its members, Robert Isquierdo and Ramon Chavez, are helping to bring a little Christmas spirit to the small Kings County town – and send a message about working together to build a better community. Keep reading...

Lemoore firemen muscle their 69-foot Christmas tree into its manhole at the D Street and Fox Street intersection Sunday afteroon as the Lemoore holiday season officially begins.

Images: It must be the holiday season as a Christmas tree grows in Lemoore

Nov 25 2018 - 6:12pm By The Leader Staff

Everybody wins when the Lemoore Volunteer Fire Department does its annual Christmas good deed, something it’s been doing for nearly 100 years. And this year the tradition continued as 18 active, and five retired volunteer firefighters traveled to Bass Lake to retrieve an impressive 69-foot white pine tree. Keep reading...

The Lemoore Union Elementary School District has placed a $26 million bond measure on the November ballot needed to address the needs of a growing student population.

Lemoore Elementary District asks public for $26 million via Measure D bond measure

Sep 26 2018 - 4:11pm By Ed Martin, Editor

Citing growing pains and the need to modernize its schools, the Lemoore Union Elementary School District has placed a $26-million – Measure D on the November 6, 2018 ballot – bond measure the district says is needed to “address the needs of the student population through modernization and renovation” as it copes with its future needs. Keep reading...

A Lemoore Elementary School District contingent of teachers and administrators visited Washington D.C. recently for a National Schools to Watch conference.

Lemoore Elementary School District contingent visits Washington D.C. for national conference

Aug 29 2018 - 5:06pm By The Leader Staff

June was a pretty good month for local educators, especially a few educators from Liberty Middle School and the Lemoore Elementary School District. A contingent of teachers and administrators from the local school district earned a sort of working vacation, traveling to Washington, D.C. in June for a conference that honored their recent achievements. Keep reading...

The Lemoore Elementary School District welcomes students as the new school year begins this week.

Local schools open their doors as thousands of youngsters return to classrooms

Aug 11 2018 - 11:32am By Ed Martin, Editor

Lemoore area students are sharpening their pencils and dusting off their notebooks in anticipation of their return to school this week. Lemoore High School students return to classes on Wednesday, August 15 while Lemoore Elementary opens its doors to students Tuesday, August 14. Keep reading...

Lemoore Liberty School staff gathers to celebrate their selection as a 2018 Educational Results Partnership (ERP) Honor Roll School, sponsored by the Campaign for Business and Educational Excellence.

Lemoore's Liberty Middle School recognized for educational achievements

May 26 2018 - 10:43am By The Leader Staff

The end of the local school year brought joy to students preparing themselves for summer vacation, but it also brought well-deserved recognition to the Lemoore Elementary School District (LESD). Keep reading...

An electronic rendering of Lemoore High School's Tiger Stadium, expected to be completed by the time school starts in August.

Lemoore High School renovation continues as school officials begin work on Tiger Stadium

Apr 19 2018 - 9:46am By Ed Martin, Editor

Lemoore High School has begun its latest step in implementing Measure L, the $24 million bond measure passed by local voters in 2016. Renovation of the school’s 50-year-old stadium started this week as school officials closed the facility to the public. Keep reading...

Proud Liberty Middle School students unfurl 2018 Schools to Watch Banner during Friday's (March 16) recognition event.

Big day unfolds as Lemoore Liberty Middle School students celebrate big honor

Mar 19 2018 - 10:15am By Ed Martin, Editor

There were plenty of high fives at Friday’s (March 16) celebration of Liberty Middle School’s colorful ceremony celebrating its recent designation as a California “School to Watch,” a unique honor given to California’s high-performing middle schools. Keep reading...

Lemoore Union Elementary School District's Liberty Middle School will a hold a celebration of its designation as a "School to Watch" at a ceremony March 16 at 2 p.m.

Lemoore's Liberty Middle School earns top honor as a California 'School to Watch'

Feb 23 2018 - 11:51am By Ed Martin, Editor

Students, staff, administrators, and parents of the Lemoore Union Elementary School District – and especially Liberty Middle School – have earned some well-deserved recognition. The local middle school was recently named a “School to Watch” by the California Department of Education. Keep reading...