Middle School

Reno coach jailed after firing weapon at student

Reno Police arrested a basketball coach Thursday for allegedly firing a weapon at a juvenile near Fred W. Traner Middle School, hitting a house in the process.

Lt. Scott Shaw said police responded to a call of destruction of property and gunfire around 6:30 p.m.

Omarri Calvin Jeron Williams, 25, was coaching basketball at the school on Carville Drive in central Reno. His car was parked out front when somebody informed him his windows were being broken.

South Lake Tahoe: What to do this weekend

The inaugural Winter Bazaar will be held on Saturday, November 14, 2015, at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The event is open to the public and will feature stocking stuffers, gifts for Hanukkah and Christmas, and small prizes for attending. Food will be offered for sale by Seniors, Inc. The Senior Center is located at 3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd.

Local school musicians and singers present Veterans Day Concert

Event Date: 
November 10, 2015 - 6:30pm

Join the music departments of Lake Tahoe Unified School District as they perform "A Veterans Day Tribute" on Tuesday, November 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the South Tahoe Middle School's multi-purpose room.

Veterans of all wars and peace time are encouraged to join the students as they play patriotic music, including service songs, abd the National Anthem. There will be special recognition for WWII, Vietnam and Korean War vets.

The concert is free.

The road to playoffs for South Tahoe High teams

The playoff picture has cleared up for the varsity teams from South Tahoe High, with soccer, cross country and volleyball all headed to playoffs. Results are also shown below for the tennis team's trip to State . last week

Soccer

The Nevada State Tournament for both boys and girls soccer teams will be held in South Lake Tahoe Friday and Saturday, November 13 and 14. Both of the teams from South Tahoe High are in position to play in the big game, but first they have to place in either first or second place in next weekend's NIAA 1A Northern Championships in Elko, Nev.

Tahoe awarded millions for new bike and pedestrian projects

The California Transportation Commission announced this week that it will award nearly $9 million in Active Transportation Program (ATP) grant funding to help complete three major bike and pedestrian projects in the City of South Lake Tahoe and Tahoe City.

Members of the Lake Tahoe Bikeway Partnership applied for the grants. The partnership formed several years ago to secure funding for critical trail segments to improve bicyclist and pedestrian safety and complete the Lake Tahoe Bikeway, a comprehensive multi-use trail network for the Lake Tahoe Region.

STMS receives money from all sales at Sno Frozen Yogurt

The South Tahoe Middle School PTA will receive 60% of sales October 16-18 at Snø Frozen Yogurt Cafe located at the Chateau at Heavenly.

All sales will help the students if you mention you are there to support STMS.

Snø Frozen Yogurt Cafe is South Lake Tahoe's only froyo destination, conveniently located just steps from the Stateline casinos and Heavenly's gondola in the new Chateau development. Try their 12 flavors of frozen yogurt and refreshing sorbets
and top it off with over 50 toppings.

They are open from 11 a.m. to midnight on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday.

Tahoe Arts Project Holiday Festival

Event Date: 
November 14, 2015 (All day)

Tahoe Arts Project is hosting the 4th annual Holiday Festival on Saturday and Sunday, November 14 and 15, 2015 in the South Tahoe Middle School Multi-Purpose Room. The event will take place Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

This very special event will feature art, craft and food vendors, entertainment, raffle prizes, visit from Santa and fun for the entire family. Admission is FREE!!

Mrs. Heidel goes to Hollywood!

Well, she did it! South Tahoe High English Department Chair Bridey Heidel is heading south to The Ellen Show and Duran Duran!

South Tahoe Now shared her story a few weeks ago, and now her dream is coming true.

Pickleball enthusiasts want courts inside SLT recreation center

The tools are simple: A racket, a ball and a small net.
The rules are simple: Play singles or doubles on a 20 by 44 ft court. You use an underhand serve. Only serving team gets the points and the first team to 11 wins.
Who can play is simple: Everyone

South Tahoe High teacher attempting to meet Duran Duran

Popular South Tahoe High English teacher Bridey Heidel is trying to attract the attention of musicians Duran Duran and television host Ellen DeGeneres.

Why you ask?

To understand we need to take a step back in time to the year 1983 when a young Bridey was in 7th grade. She had found the band Duran Duran at a very difficult time in her young life and they helped her cope with a life full of trauma as well as moving from town to town. By the time she graduated high school she had been in 26 schools.

LTUSD Bus Routes for the 2015/16 school year

School starts for South Lake Tahoe, CA students on Monday, August 31.

The Lake Tahoe Unified School District has published their bus routes for each school for the 2015-16 school year and can be found by clicking on each school:

Bijou Elementary
Lake Tahoe Environmental Magnet School
Tahoe Valley Elementary

New Vice Principal ready to make mark at South Tahoe High

The first thing Justin Zunino will have to do is exchange all of his purple clothing for a wardrobe in blue and gold as he starts his new job as Vice Principal at South Tahoe High.

Well, maybe that will be the second thing, first will be buying a home.

Zunino and his wife Nicole are moving to South Lake Tahoe from Oroville, CA where he worked for 17 years, 13 of which were spent teaching and coaching baseball at Oroville High School and the rest as the Vice Principal. Nicole was the school's counselor.

South Tahoe High Grad Jory John releases new book

STOP RIGHT THERE. Don’t move a muscle, buster. Stay out of this book or I WILL CHOMP YOU!

Meet Bear. He's exhausted. All he wants is to go to sleep. Meet Duck, Bear's persistent next-door neighbor. All he wants is to hang out . . . with Bear

If you're a dinosaur, all of your friends are dead. If you're a pirate, all of your friends have scurvy. If you're a tree, all of your friends are end tables.

These are just a few lines out of books written by South Tahoe High School graduate Jory John who's ninth book, "I Will Chomp You," is being released on Tuesday.

Former NFL players hosting football clinic and camp in South Lake Tahoe

The High Performance Hockey and Football Camp will take place in South Lake Tahoe beginning on August 1 for all kids ages eight to 18.

Campers will participate in either hockey or football, or have the option of attending both camps. Former NFL players Byron Chamberlain, Mike Sherrard, and JoJO Townsell will join other coaches and players including hockey standout Michael Finderoff in giving kids a solid foundation in the fundamentals needed to excel in both sports.

Students benefit from Brief Intervention Program in South Lake Tahoe schools

Students at South Tahoe High and South Tahoe Middle schools now have an option to the normal suspension process thanks to the Brief Intervention Program (BIP) developed by the South Tahoe Drug Free Coalition.

In the past, students would be sent home for three days when suspended for having, or being under the influence, drugs or alcohol while at school. In many instances this method was looked at as a few days vacation with little, or no, opportunity to learn from their errors.

Time to register for Lake Tahoe Unified schools

With school starting on August 31, its now time for children entering South Lake Tahoe schools for the first time to register,

Kindergartners need to be registered at their designated elementary school, as determined by location. Boundaries are available for viewing at www.ltusd.org or a map can be picked up at the Education Center at 1021 Al Tahoe Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe.

City takes first steps to get out of the ambulance business

South Lake Tahoe Fire Chief Jeff Meston made a presentation Tuesday, asking for an alteration to the Cal Tahoe JPA agreement for City provided ambulance services.

Meston wants the City to remain a part of the JPA, but hand over ambulance duties to Lake Valley Fire Protection District (LVFPD).

Forty Carson Valley kids spend two weeks in G.R.E.A.T. program

Forty 7th grade students just finished the two week long 2015 Summer G.R.E.A.T. Program sponsored by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO).

Twenty students from Pau-Wa-Lu Middle School and 20 from Carson Valley Middle School learned leadership, goal setting, and decision making skills in the program. They had the opportunity to participate in the Heavenly Resort Epic mountain ropes course, kayaked Lake Tahoe and completed community service by cleaning up Zephyr Cove Beach.

Tahoe Arts Project and Missoula Children's Theatre present Aladdin

Event Date: 
July 10, 2015 - 3:00pm

Sixty children from the South Lake Tahoe community are participating in the Missoula Children's Theatre production of Aladdin in two performance on July 10, one at 3:00 p.m. and the other at 6 p.m.. Sponsored by the Tahoe Arts Project, this annual event gives children the chance to shine on the local stage.

Both performances will take place at the South Tahoe Middle School Multi-Purpose room.

Family activities all day long on July 4th in South Lake Tahoe

Well before the fireworks are set off above Lake Tahoe at 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, families will be able enjoy a plethora of activities along the South Shore.

The day starts off with the Annual South Lake Tahoe 4th of July Parade at 10 a.m. The procession will start at the SLT Recreation Center, to Highway 50 and down to Cardinale Way past the "Y." It will be over by 11 a.m.

Auditions for Missoula Children's Theater production of Aladdin

Event Date: 
July 6, 2015 - 10:00am

Tahoe Arts Project will be bringing the Missoula Children’s Theater back to Tahoe the week of July 6-10. Auditions will be held for the Missoula Children's Theatre (MCT) production of Aladdin on Monday July 6 at the South Tahoe Middle School Multi-Purpose room from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Those auditioning should arrive at 10:00 a.m. and plan to stay for the full two hours. Some of the cast members will be asked to stay for a rehearsal immediately following the audition.

Location

South Tahoe Middle School Multi Purpose Room
2940 Lake Tahoe Blvd. South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
United States

Lake Tahoe Unified School Board meeting Tuesday

Event Date: 
June 23, 2015 - 6:00pm

The Lake Tahoe Unified School Board of Trustees will be holding a meeting on Tuesday, June 22, 2015 at 6:00 p.m.

The following items are included on the agenda:

LCAP 101: What is it and how you can participate?

The Lake Tahoe Unified School District will be holding a public hearing Tuesday on how to spend an estimated $2,159,294 in LCAP funding. They want parents to participate in the decision making and have invited everyone to the June 9 School Board meeting to encourage participation.

Free drop off e-waste materials all weekend in South Lake Tahoe

Event Date: 
June 6, 2015 (All day)

There are plenty of opportunities to get rid of all electronic waste (e-waste) hanging around your home over the weekend. spe

On Saturday, June 6, e-waste will be collected by Electronic Waste Management at both the South Tahoe Middle School and during Clean Tahoe Day at South Tahoe Refuse. The company will be at the school from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and at the dump from 8 a.m. to p.m.

On Sunday, June 7 the company will take collections from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at South Tahoe Middle School.

Beth Delacour on retiring: I'll miss the kids, they make me laugh

A self-described "forever learner," Beth Delacour won't be saying goodbye to schools once she retires as the South Tahoe Middle School Principal next month. "I like to learn," she said.

After 32 years working in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District, Delacour is looking forward to having breakfast with her girlfriends, cooking dinner for her husband ("He's been so supportive"), and enjoying her grandchildren (the fourth one is just one week old). But don't look for her to be just relaxing for long.

Community Cleanup Day on Saturday, June 6

Event Date: 
June 6, 2015 - 8:00am

It's that time of year again when you can take a vehicle full of trash to the dump for only $5. Clean Tahoe's Annual Clean Up Day is on Saturday, June 6 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Car and truck loads are just $5 for California residents; $10 for truck with trailer and Nevada residents.

South Tahoe Middle School honors retirees with firemen led Flash Mob

Retiring South Tahoe Middle School Principal thought it was an assembly to honor the school's staff who are retiring. Words were said and plaques were given at the Wednesday morning ceremony. Then, the fire alarm sounded and hundreds of students and staff moved out onto the soccer field.

South Tahoe High cheer and dance team clinic starts Monday; Tryouts June 2

Students interested in being on the South Tahoe High Cheer or Dance teams will be starting with clincis on Monday, May 25.

Here is the schedule and other needed information:

Mon 05/25 – First Timers Clinic Cheer Sound Stage 3pm-5pm (will be moved to Gold Gym if not enough space on Sound Stage)
Tues 05/26 – Prep Clinic Cheer & Dance Gold Gym 3pm – 5pm
Wed 05/27 – Prep Clinic Cheer & Dance Gold Gold Gym 3pm – 5pm
Thurs 05/28 – Prep Clinic Cheer & Dance Gold Gold Gym 3pm – 5pm
Fri 05/29 - OFF

Most South Lake Tahoe schools awarded for increased attendance

The Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) rewarded five of the seven South Lake Tahoe schools who met the district's goal of an increased attendance of one percent this year.

Lockdowns at college, school and hospital in South Lake Tahoe

There were three incidents in South Lake Tahoe on Wednesday that resulted in lockdowns at Lake Tahoe Community College, South Tahoe Middle School (STMS) and Barton Memorial Hospital.

At noon, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD) received a call concerning a man carrying a rifle, walking away from the area near Barton Hospital towards the meadow behind Grocery Outlet. They did not locate anyone at that time, but this incident relates to the third one received.

Free physicals for South Shore student athletes

Event Date: 
June 1, 2015 - 5:30pm

Barton Health, Tahoe Center for Orthopedics, and Lake Tahoe Unified School District are offering free sports physicals for student athletes.

South Shore students can receive medical and orthopedic screenings from Barton Health’s Tahoe Center for Orthopedics on Monday, June 1 at the South Tahoe High School Blue Gym.

The sports physicals start at 5:30 p.m. with the schedule as follows:

5:30 p.m.: South Tahoe High & Middle School athletes
6:00 p.m.: Pop Warner athletes
6:30 p.m.: Whittell High & Middle School athletes

New Principal named at South Tahoe Middle School

When current South Tahoe Middle School Principal Beth Delacour retires in June she is leaving the school in the capable hands of John Simons. Simons (pronounced sim-mons) was introduced at Tuesday evening's Lake Tahoe Unified School District Board meeting.

Simons is relocating to South Lake Tahoe from Oakdale, CA where he has been principal at the community's middle school for the past seven years. Prior to that he served as the school's vice-principal for three years.

Celebration of Education at South Tahoe Middle School Wednesday

Event Date: 
May 13, 2015 - 5:00pm

The annual Celebration of Education hosted by the Lake Tahoe Educational Foundation will take place on Wednesday, May 13 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at South Tahoe Middle School.

Last year's Foundation grant recipients will be displaying their projects through words, photos, videos and live performances.

This event will be taking place outside the elementary and middle school concert that will be taking place at STMS during the evening.

Families, students and the public are invited to stop by and enjoy the grant recipient's presentations.

Light refreshments will be served.

City Council approves motion to apply for $2.1 million transportation grant

"This is astounding and I have not seen anything to this degree in the years I've lived here." Those were South Lake Tahoe City Councilwoman JoAnn Conner's words after hearing how several agencies will work together to make the Middle School Connectivity Plan a reality.

Her sentiments were echoed by her fellow council members and the mayor after seeing how multiple agencies can leverage their funds and plan together for a network of connecting trails through South Lake Tahoe that will keep pedestrians and bikers off unsafe roadways.

Routes around South Tahoe Middle School may soon be safer

If you've ever driven by South Tahoe Middle School just as the kids get to school, or as they depart, you know what an unsafe area it can be for students on bikes and on foot. Because of this, the Lake Tahoe Unified School District secured a $154,000 grant from the TRPA On Our Way program to work with the Lake Tahoe Sustainability Collaborative to conduct outreach and develop a connectivity and mobility plan for the area.

South Lake Tahoe Little League's Opening Day festivities snowed out

Event Date: 
May 2, 2015 - 9:00am

A late season snow caused the South Tahoe Little League's opening ceremonies to be delayed one week.

The same schedule will be followed on Saturday, May 2 at the South Tahoe Little League Complex located on Rufus Allen Blvd.

Opening Day for South Tahoe Little League Saturday

Event Date: 
April 25, 2015 - 9:00am

An Opening Day celebration is planned at the South Tahoe Little League Complex this Saturday, April 25th. A parade and ribbon cutting ceremony are planned prior to the start of scheduled games. The parade will start on the street next to the South Tahoe Middle School tennis courts at 9:00 a.m. with a planned parade path to follow Lyons Avenue to Rufus Allen, and into the major’s field by way of the snack shack entrance. Parking will not be available at South Tahoe Middle School due to the eWaste collection event. Parking is available along Rufus Allen Blvd.

Community helps shape future of walking, biking and safety in Lake Tahoe

Dozens of community members came to the South Lake Tahoe Library Tuesday night to see what is being planned as an update to the Lake Tahoe Region Bike and Pedestrian Plan and give their opinions.

Those attending were asked to look at the plans displayed on boards lining the room, and give their comments on a variety of issues from safety to connectivity.

People were actively participating, telling the project planners, Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization (TMPA) and TRPA, what they felt was most important on infrastructure and goals.

Sugar Pine tree plantings scheduled

Event Date: 
April 11, 2015 - 10:00am

Join the Sugar Pine Foundation as they start their seasonal group plantings.

Community Planting Schedule

Saturday, April 11th, 10 a.m. - noon, 1286 Golden Bear Trail, SLT, CA. - Join Vail employees and South Lake Tahoe Resource Center families to plant sugar pines behind the Lake Valley Fire Protection Station.

Sunday, April 12th, 10 a.m.- 1 p.m., Waddle Ranch, Truckee, CA -

Pocket day pack, the Tallac Pak, released by South Lake Tahoe company

South Lake Tahoe locals Bryan Burnam and Jacob Hanneman were featured on South Tahoe Now in August, 2014 when their company, Bakpocket Products, released their first product, the Adventure Hammock, on www.kickstarter.com.

South Lake Tahoe Middle School Connectivity Plan update

Community members, school officials, local planners and agencies have been involved with the South Tahoe Middle School Connectivity Plan for months and the final plan will soon be available. The goal has been to create safer, more walkable and bikeable off highway routes around South Tahoe Middle School (STMS), Bijou Park and Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC). A $150,000 grant from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to the Lake Tahoe Unified School District got the activity in motion.

Tahoe Snowflakes Ice Skating Team wins in San Francisco

South Lake Tahoe was well represented during last weekend's Shamrock Competition at the Yerba Buena Ice Skating Center in San Francisco. The Tahoe Snowflakes Youth Ice Skating Team brought home many team and individual trophies.

Production: 1st place
Synchronized teams:
Junior Youth (5-8 years old): Second Place
Youth (7-11 years old): First Place
Senior Youth (11-14 years old): First Place

Location

Yerba Buena Ice Skating Center
750 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA
United States

Soroptimist Writing Festival winners

Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra recently honored 12 South Tahoe Middle School (STMS) students for their winning Writing Festival essays. Each year the members of the club collaborate with the Language Arts teachers at STMS to provide an opportunity for students to express themselves.

Winning essays are selected from each grade level. First place and first place honors winners each won a $75 cash award, second place $50 and third place $25.

Teen dating violence statistics prompt performance art contest and HEART campaign

Nearly 1.5 million high school students nationwide experience physical abuse from a dating partner in a single year.

One in three adolescents in the U.S. is a victim of physical, sexual, emotional or verbal abuse from a dating partner, a figure that far exceeds rates of other types of youth violence.

One in 10 high school students has been purposefully hit, slapped or physically hurt by a boyfriend or girlfriend.

One quarter of high school girls have been victims of physical or sexual abuse.
Approximately 70% of college students say they have been sexually coerced.

South Lake Tahoe getting closer to having new bike park

Boulder, Colorado has one. Portland, Oregon has one. Even Roseville and Truckee, California have one. If plans go as they appeared to during a presentation at the City Council meeting on Tuesday, South Lake Tahoe will soon have one.

What is it?

"It" is a combination BMX track and mountain bike skills park which will be located at the city owned Bijou Park.

Bijou Bike Park Association (BBPA) and Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association (TAMBA) President Ben Fish laid out the proposed plan to the Council and community.

Bijou Bike Park on Tuesday's City Council agenda

The Bijou Bike Park will take a step towards reality on Tuesday if the South Lake Tahoe City Council votes to approve the funding and in-kind services staff is recommending.

Members of the Bijou Bike Park Association (BBPA) presented the original project to the City back in September of 2011, and since then they've been working non-stop in their efforts to create the park. South Lake Tahoe BMX and Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association have been helping BBPA in their efforts.

LTUSD may be exclude unvaccinated students from school

With over 200 students in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District not immunized against the measles, district officials are monitoring the situation and may even exclude those children from attending classes.

Even though there are no cases in El Dorado County as of yet, the cases in Washoe County and Bay Area are of concern.

Tahoe Arts Project features a poet and storyteller in local schools / LTCC stage

Event Date: 
January 30, 2015 - 7:00pm

Kealoha and Diane Ferlatte will be in South Lake Tahoe this week as part of the Tahoe Arts Project's goal of bringing the arts to town.

Diane Ferlatte, world famous storyteller, and Kealoha, Poet Laurette of Hawaii, come together for an exciting night of slam poetry, storytelling and prose. Don't miss your chance to see these two industry legends together in a unique performance to be enjoyed by all ages.

Enrollment up slightly at South Lake Tahoe schools

After several years of declining enrollment, Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) has seen more students sitting the seats of local schools over the past two years.

The lowest enrollment figures were for the school year 2012-2013. When school ended in June of 2013 there were 3,793 students in South Lake Tahoe's eight schools.

When school started back up in the Fall of 2013 there were 3,855 students enrolled. An additional 26 students started off this school year.

Flu bug starting to hit South Lake Tahoe

Runny and stuffy nose, fever and chills, body and headaches, cough and sore throat, tiredness. Have these symptoms? You might have the flu.

You don't have to go far in South Lake Tahoe before you come across someone who is sick, and the flu season is just beginning. Evidence points to high or widespread flu activity in 43 states including Nevada, and it's just now entering California.

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