By Curtis Hendricks Congratulations to all the graduates and those promoted this 2013! Also, congratulations to the parents of the graduates and those promoted. You have worked hard in the support of your child’s educational success. I am proud to announce that my oldest...
By Curtis Hendricks Welcome parents and students to finals season. Schools are beginning to start their end of the year procedures, which may include dances, graduation practices and of course the finals. Many students are already beginning to show signs of summeritis, which...
By Curtis Hendricks On Friday, May 10, 2013, I attended the Rancho Mirage High School (RMHS) open house. The campus is the most beautiful and spacious campus in the valley. My lucky daughter will be attending RMHS making her part of the first freshman class. Entering the school...
By Curtis Hendricks For many in our valley, school will be out on June 7th, 2013. June is not far off from now. In fact, we have less than one month before summer vacation becomes a reality. For our top grades, such as 8th grade moving on to high school and 12th grade...
By Curtis Hendricks Many people have come to me expressing how they wish they had more time to go back to school. In the early years of my marriage I was having difficulty competing in the job arena. I had a full time job, three kids, and a wife that I wanted to spend...
By Curtis Hendricks In last week’s article, I wrote about the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) tests that your child will undergo this week. The STAR tests are a compilation of the California Standards Tests (CSTs), the California Modified Assessment (CMA), the...
The Palm Springs Unified School District (PSUSD) is sending another high school band to our county’s capital. Through invitation, the Cathedral City High School (CCHS) Symphony Band will be leaving for Washington DC on Thursday, April 18, for their six day tour to perform in...
On April 2nd of last week, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 in favor for the sale of $21 million worth of bonds. This sale will help clear the way for Coachella Valley School District’s technology upgrade. The upgrade will include making iPads available to...
Welcome back teachers, staff, and students! I hope the vacation was restful and mentally prepared you to finish this final home stretch of the school year. Private schools, I hope you enjoy this week’s spring break. A message to my third grade math students: “Please don’t...
Spring break is a good tell of the summer to come. Our children long for the days of no school, no homework, and no early rise. Our kids like to take their brains out and put them away until school starts up again. As a result, much learned information is forgotten, skills are...
