Budget cuts are coming to Bear Valley Unified School District, given a financial climate that deems a reduction in spending necessary for all schools within California, which currently ranks 46th in the country for financial investment in education (this per BVUSD’s Director of Business Services Walter Con, who also notes that pre-Proposition 13 in 1978, California ranked in … [Read more...] about BVUSD Moves Forward With Painful Budget Cuts, Including the Elimination of Teaching Positions in 2010/2011 School Year
Big Bear High School
Bears Varsity Cross-County Team Secures Place at CIF Championships
The Big Bear High School cross-country team won their sixth consecutive De Anza League title this season and, as of Saturday, are one race closer to defending their state championship title. The boys of the Bears cross-country team competed in the CIF preliminaries at Mt. Sac on November 14 and, per Head Coach Jonathan Stiles, “It went really well. We finished second in our … [Read more...] about Bears Varsity Cross-County Team Secures Place at CIF Championships
BBHS Tennis Team Wraps Season After Second Round of CIF Playoffs; Doubles Teams Named to First Team All League
The Big Bear High School girls tennis team wrapped their season in recent days, ending with a second place De Anza League finish and two rounds of CIF post-season competition, which ended with Thursday’s 5-13 loss to Patriot High School in Riverside. The Lady Bears’ Head Coach Josh Roth, whose assistant coach is dad Barry Roth, tells KBHR, “Overall, it was an exceptionally … [Read more...] about BBHS Tennis Team Wraps Season After Second Round of CIF Playoffs; Doubles Teams Named to First Team All League
School Board Scheduled to Approve Budget Cuts in Evening Meeting; Today Is a Late Start Day for BBHS Students
School district budget cuts, as proposed by Bear Valley Unified’s Budget Advisory Committee, will be approved in this evening’s special meeting of the district’s Board of Trustees. As outlined last week, budget cut recommendations offered by the BAC, which is chaired by new Superintendent Dr. Nancy Wright, included the increasing of class sizes for all grades in the 2010/2011 … [Read more...] about School Board Scheduled to Approve Budget Cuts in Evening Meeting; Today Is a Late Start Day for BBHS Students
LiveGreen: Big Bear Lake Continues Green Initiative Movement
The City of Big Bear Lake is furthering efforts to be a leader in green initiatives and environmental responsibility and, in moving beyond an ad-hoc committee (made up of City Council’s Rick Herrick and Bill Jahn), the City’s Director of Community Relations Cheri Haggerty says, “We’ve coined this the LiveGreen program.” As outlined before Council on November 9, Haggerty noted, … [Read more...] about LiveGreen: Big Bear Lake Continues Green Initiative Movement