Education

William Jessup dining and athletic facilities win building award

William Jessup University’s multimillion-dollar expansion that converted an industrial building into new dining, athletic and classroom facilities has earned a prestigious aw ...

Hometown News: Rocklin students named to Dean's List at Loyola Marymount

Loyola Marymount University has announced the students named to the Dean's List for the Spring 2013 semester. Among them are Michael Tran and Khuyen Nguyen, both of Rocklin. S ...

Renewal received, Horizon Charter Schools ‘ready to move forward’

LINCOLN – Horizon Charter Schools is getting another chance, and its CEO says the administration is going to do all it can to ensure the problems that surfaced in the past ye ...

Hometown News: Olson named to WSU President’s Honor Roll

Loree Olson, of Rocklin, has been named to Washington State University’s President’s Honor Roll for the 2012 fall semester The President’s Honor Roll recognizes ...

Western Placer board will vote on Horizon Charter Schools’ future

Today marks a significant moment for Horizon Charter Schools’ hopes of moving forward after a tumultuous school year that saw a controversial program closure and an audit tha ...

Rocklin High student chosen for leadership program

Austin Tran, a sophomore at Rocklin High School, has been selected to attend the Northern California Youth Leadership Seminar from June 14-16 at Menlo College in Atherton. Train c ...

Elementary school abstract art on display at Rocklin Library

The Friends of the Library are featuring an abstract, or “Stabile,” as the next art exhibit at the Rocklin Library, 4890 Granite Drive. This exhibit was made possible b ...

Sierra Elementary teacher wins district award

After 21 years as a teacher with the Rocklin Unified School District, Cynthia Brown can still be surprised on the job. “Complete shock” and “incredible gratitude ...

Rocklin High School choirs win prestigious awards

Rocklin High School Chamber and Advanced Women’s Ensemble choirs each won Gold awards at the World Strides Heritage Festival held April 14 in Anaheim. The choirs performe ...

Western Sierra grad embraces curiosity, diversity of experience

One of two valedictorians of Western Sierra Collegiate Academy’s first-ever graduating class, 17-year-old Nikka Magahis is excited by the prospect of new horizons. Magahis g ...