Members of the Bear Valley Unified School District Citizens’ Oversight Committee met last Thursday to receive a construction and budget update regarding the implementation of Measure Q funds in our school district. Completion of the Big Bear High School Quad is expected by September 20th. Construction at the Middle School is expected to be completed by October 31st. Work at … [Read more...] about Local School’s Construction Will Be Completed by the Fall
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Services for Kushan Bhandari to Take Place on Friday; Reward Offered for Arrest and Conviction of Driver in July 30 Hit-and-Run
It was a week ago today that five-year-old Big Bear Lake resident Kushan Bhandari lost his life, when he and his mother and older brother were the victims of a hit-and-run collision on Lakeview Drive at Bartlett, just west of the Big Bear Lake Post Office. Kushan’s mother, Sujana, and 11-year-old brother Kushal have since been released from the hospital; the Bhandari family, … [Read more...] about Services for Kushan Bhandari to Take Place on Friday; Reward Offered for Arrest and Conviction of Driver in July 30 Hit-and-Run
Minimum School Day for BBMS and Elementaries Today; Melinda Peterson Named New Baldwin Lane Principal
Today is a minimum day at most Bear Valley Unified Schools, to allow for teachers’ strategic planning. This Thursday, and every Thursday, will be minimum days for students at the elementary schools (Baldwin Lane, Big Bear and North Shore) and Big Bear Middle School. In other news from BVUSD, the Board of Trustees yesterday confirmed the hiring of Melinda Peterson, to serve as … [Read more...] about Minimum School Day for BBMS and Elementaries Today; Melinda Peterson Named New Baldwin Lane Principal
Planning Commission and School Board to Meet Today; Airport District Board Moves Their Regular Meeting to Monday
There are some civic meetings being held today (Wednesday, August 5), and those include the Planning Commission of Big Bear Lake and the Board of Trustees for the Bear Valley Unified School District. This afternoon’s Planning Commission meeting, to be held in Hofert Hall at the Civic Center at 1:15pm, will include two Public Hearing items. The first is a request to subdivide a … [Read more...] about Planning Commission and School Board to Meet Today; Airport District Board Moves Their Regular Meeting to Monday
Tom Sanchez, Bear Valley Unified’s First Principal, Celebrated in Weekend Memorial
Members of the Big Bear community gathered in Long Beach this past weekend, to celebrate the life of Bear Valley Unified’s first principal, Tom Sanchez, who passed away on July 24. Tom Sanchez and wife Jean were both teachers in Big Bear and, in fact, Tom began teaching at Big Bear High School when it was still part of the Victor Valley Union High School District. Sanchez … [Read more...] about Tom Sanchez, Bear Valley Unified’s First Principal, Celebrated in Weekend Memorial