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
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Five-Year-Old Kushan Bhandari Would Have Started Kindergarten Tomorrow; Family Asks for Assistance in Locating Driver in Hit-and-Run Collision
The Himalayan Restaurant in the Village became a memorial site over the weekend, as the community has left flowers and notes in support of the Bhandari family, who lost their five-year-old son following a hit-and-run collision on Thursday evening. The incident took place in the 8pm hour on July 30, when 32-year-old Sujana Bhandari and her two sons, 11-year-old Kushal and … [Read more...] about Five-Year-Old Kushan Bhandari Would Have Started Kindergarten Tomorrow; Family Asks for Assistance in Locating Driver in Hit-and-Run Collision
Big Bear Middle School Hosts Open House for Seventh Grade Students on Monday
Big Bear Middle School will host an open house on Monday, August 3, the day before school starts, which is open to all incoming seventh grade students and new eighth grade students and their parents. The seventh grade orientation at BBMS, located on Big Bear Boulevard at Jeffries Road, will start at 3pm, at which time, Principal Julie Chamberlin tells KBHR, “Students will get a … [Read more...] about Big Bear Middle School Hosts Open House for Seventh Grade Students on Monday
School Bus Routes Now Available for BVUSD Students; New School Year Begins Next Tuesday
Hard to believe, perhaps, but school resumes next week for students of Bear Valley Unified School District. Prior to school’s first day on August 4, BVUSD encourages parents to review the school bus schedule for the 2009/2010 school year, which does include some changes in stops for Big Bear Middle School students. The four stops deleted from the BBMS route are as follows: East … [Read more...] about School Bus Routes Now Available for BVUSD Students; New School Year Begins Next Tuesday
College Classes Offered Locally, Starting August 17; San Bernardino Valley College Registration Workshop at BBHS on August 8
San Bernardino Valley College is offering seven classes for the fall 2009 semester here in Big Bear, and enrollment will be open through August 16. College classes at Big Bear High School will begin starting Monday, August 17 and this semester’s local offerings include American Sign Language I, Conversational Spanish I, Bookkeeping, Literature and Religion of the Bible, Human … [Read more...] about College Classes Offered Locally, Starting August 17; San Bernardino Valley College Registration Workshop at BBHS on August 8

