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Lemoore Union High School District Educator of the Year Jannie Roberson

Lemoore High School long-time educator Jannie Roberson, selected as Lemoore Union High School's Educator of the Year

Mar 17 2021 - 11:08am By Ed Martin, Editor

Lemoore High School Social Science teacher Jannie Roberson has a deep, enduring history with the local high school. As a former Tiger herself, Roberson was a standout student at Lemoore High School and, in 1970, a Homecoming Queen nominee. Keep reading...

This was one of the ships built by Peter Bauer, a former officer in Navy hospital administration.

Lemoore Navy daughter's quest to find one of late father's model ships ends with Christmas surprise

Dec 10 2020 - 11:34am Article Contributed to The Leader

Growing up in a Navy family, Cheryl Symonds was used to leaving things and places she loved every few years. Her father, Peter Bauer, was a Naval officer, and due to his career, he and his family moved often. Keep reading...

Lemoore High School's Janson Cunningham (working on a laptop) and others want to return to school and protested the district's decision to fully open by January.

Lemoore High School students gather Monday morning in student parking lot advocating for early return to school

Nov 2 2020 - 3:32pm By Ed Martin, Editor

Approximately 20 Lemoore High School students, protesting the school district’s decision to delay the school’s expected official reopening until January 11, decided to show up for school on Monday ( Nov. 2) anyway, several with laptops and all wearing protective facemasks. Keep reading...

Lemoore High School District Board of Trustees approves plan to return students to class by January 11

Oct 29 2020 - 12:46pm By The Leader Staff

The Lemoore High School Board of Trustees voted on October 22 to begin the process of bringing students back to campus, and on that note, the district expects all students to return to campus by Monday, January 11, 2021. Keep reading...

Lemoore man wins big at Tachi Palace Casino Resort blackjack tables, taking home $382,080.29 payout.

Lemoore blackjack player wins big jackpot at Tachi Palace blackjack tables Monday

Oct 13 2020 - 11:21am By The Leader Staff

A lucky Lemoore resident won big at the Tachi Palace blackjack tables on Monday (Oct. 12) when he won the jackpot at the Tachi Palace Casino Resort’s exclusive Blackjack Match that had grown to a $382,080.29 payout. Keep reading...

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday appointed Lemoore's Kathleen Allison to the state's top job in the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR).

Governor Newsom appoints Lemoore's Kathleen Allison to Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation top job

Aug 28 2020 - 8:53pm

Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday appointed Lemoore’s Kathleen Allison as the new Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). She will take over her new job on October 1. Allison has served almost three decades with the CDCR, and she will replace Secretary Ralph Diaz. He announced that he would retire on October 1, after nearly three decades of service to the people of California. Keep reading...

one of Lemoore High School's oldest structures began coming down Wednesday, July 15 as the local high school continued its renovation efforts to modernize its campus.

Historic Lemoore High School gymnasium comes down as renovation continues

Jul 15 2020 - 10:39am By Ed Martin, Editor

Lemoore High School took yet another step in its drive to modernize its 94-year-old campus as construction workers, while clearing out the rubble from the school's former home economics building, began tearing down the historic gymnasium, for decades a mainstay on the school's campus and one of its oldest structures. Keep reading...

Lemoore High School bids farewell to the old Home Economics building as workers demolish it to make room for a new academic building. The small gym, right next door, is slated to come down soon too.

Even in times of historic Pandemic, learning and improving schools must continue

Jul 2 2020 - 1:22pm By Ed Martin, Editor

When students return to school in August, when passing between classes, they may have to avoid construction in the heart of the campus where workers are paving the way for new modern facilities. Keep reading...

Luis Renteria, bound for Harvard, waves to friends.

Photo Gallery: Lemoore High graduates celebrate a commencement to remember

Jun 5 2020 - 12:21pm By Ed Martin, Editor

Lemoore High School’s 2020 seniors will always remember their graduation day. But this year’s commencement, unlike any other, will remain indelibly etched in their collective minds, because this year’s ceremony was shaped and defined by a nasty virus. Keep reading...

A caravan of Lemoore Middle College High School students rolls up as students receive their diplomas Wednesday night (May 21) at West Hills Community College.

Lemoore High School District planning unique 'distance learning' commencement ceremonies as students prepare to end high school days

May 21 2020 - 12:10pm Updated 4 years ago By The Leader Staff

Lemoore High School's graduation season kicked off last night (May 21) when Lemoore Middle College High School, located on the West Hills Campus Lemoore, said goodbye to 70 of its seniors in a 6 p.m. ceremony at West Hills College Golden Eagle Arena. Keep reading...