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Winter storm conditions continue at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 6:52am
A second wave of heavy snow will begin again this morning as the jet stream moves over northwest California southeast toward the Sierra, according to the National Weather Service in Reno. A Winter Storm Warning continues until noon today and schools are closed in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District.
All schools closed due to snow
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/29/2012 - 8:41amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - All schools in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District are closed due to snow. Lake Tahoe Community College has also canceled all classes today.More than 8 inches of preci...
School open today for South Tahoe area campuses
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 7:31amLake Tahoe Unified School District schools are open today as are Whittell High School and Zephyr Cove Elementary on the Nevada side.
Survey: What our local politicians make around Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 12:03pm(Editor's note: The following ran in the January issue of the Tahoe Mountain News. The second part of the series that examines public agency salaries for managers is in the February issue, on newsstands now.)
Here are the latest salaries and benefits available for the South Lake Tahoe Public Utilities Commission, the South Lake Tahoe City Council, El Dorado County Board of Supervisors, the Douglas County (Nevada) Board of County Commissioners, the Lake Tahoe Unified School District board and the board of the Douglas County School District.
Tahoe school district facing deep cuts
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 9:59amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Lake Tahoe Unified School District has moved to cut about $2.4 million from their 2012-2013 budget in the wake of deep state cuts to education funding."This is probab...
LTUSD enrollment leveling
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 4:09amEnrollment at all four elementary schools in Lake Tahoe Unified School District is up from 2010, indicating declining enrollment is stabilizing. Overall enrollment ...www.laketahoenews.net/2012/01/ltu...
TTUSD hires superintendent from Southern California
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 12:19amRob Leri has been selected as the next superintendent of Tahoe Truckee Unified School District, with the board of trustees expected to vote on the contract Jan. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../ttusd-hire...
TTUSD hires superintendent from Southern California
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/02/2012 - 3:56pmRob Leri has been selected as the next superintendent of Tahoe Truckee Unified School District, with the board of trustees expected to vote on the contract Jan. 4. Leri is currently deputy superintend...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Why is gym more important than transportation?
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 10:44amIs something wrong with this picture? The Lake Tahoe Unified School District doesn't think it can continue bus transportation to get students to and from school, but it has $70,000 to upgrade the h...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Why is gym more important than transportation?
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 10:44amIs something wrong with this picture? The Lake Tahoe Unified School District doesn't think it can continue bus transportation to get students to and from school, but it has $70,000 to upgrade the h...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/20/2011 - 5:54amLake Tahoe Unified School District Superintendent Jim Tarwater has been invited to be a speaker at the AVID annual Conference in Orland to share LTUSD's progress in infusing Advancement Via Indivi...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/20/2011 - 4:41amLake Tahoe Unified School District Superintendent Jim Tarwater has been invited to be a speaker at the AVID annual Conference in Orland to share LTUSD's ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../snippets-about...
Budget gifts: Donation to Family Resource Center
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/28/2011 - 10:37amThe FRC is a solid organization that truthfully does provide much needed services and supplies to all of our Lake Tahoe Unified School District children's ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../budget-gifts...
Athletic supporters eager to improve South Shore fields
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/26/2011 - 11:56pmAlthough the fields are on public land, including the Lake Tahoe Unified School District, Lake Tahoe Community College and Tahoe Paradise Park, a private ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../athletic-supporte...
Athletic supporters eager to improve South Shore fields
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/26/2011 - 5:04amAlthough the fields are on public land, including the Lake Tahoe Unified School District, Lake Tahoe Community College and Tahoe Paradise Park, a private group incorporated since 1989 as a 501(c)3 non...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/24/2011 - 5:18pmTwo vacancies (chamber and at-large) will occur on the Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee in Lake Tahoe Unified School District on Jan. 31. For more info, call ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../sn...
Choral extravaganza at MontBleu
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 8:28amThe 17th annual MontBleu Holiday Extravaganza is Dec. 14 and Dec. 15, starting at 7pm each night. Students in grades 3-12 in the various Lake Tahoe Unified School District choirs are the stars of the ...
City to recycle old truck
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 11/20/2011 - 7:51pmBy Li Terrell
At the Nov. 1 South Lake Tahoe City Council meeting, there was a decision passed to use grant money from the state of California to purchase a new hybrid vehicle for use in the citywide recycling program.
The new Chevy Silverado hybrid is valued at $39,000, gets 20 miles to the gallon and will reduce emissions compared to the old truck currently in use. However, a lively discussion of whether the purchase would give the wrong impression regarding the city’s fiscal responsibility ensued.
School district warns of phone solicitation scam
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/16/2011 - 7:49amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Lake Tahoe Unified School District and South Tahoe Middle School Parent Teacher Association are warning of a scam where someone is calling local businesses and solici...
Secret Witness program key to closing cases
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/15/2011 - 3:33pm
More than five years after the parents of a slain South Lake Tahoe teenager asked local authorities for help in solving the 1980 murder of their son, the case remains active and some remain hopeful the case could be solved.
Information that surfaced two years ago about the murder of Richard Swanson turned the cold case into an active one, with retired FBI agent Jeff Rinek and South Lake Tahoe police investigator Chuck Owens continuing their search for the killers.
LTUSD, LTCC candidate has multiple run-ins
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/03/2011 - 3:44pmBy Kathryn Reed. Michael Bischoff, candidate for Lake Tahoe Unified School District and Lake Tahoe Community College boards of education, was back in court last week. This time is was for violating hi...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bischoff is right choice for both school boards
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/02/2011 - 11:35amMichael Bischoff should be elected to the South Lake Tahoe Unified School District and the Lake Tahoe Community College.In so getting him into both of these positions will allow an emissary / ambas...
Momentum to eliminate social promotion in LTUSD
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 7:43amIt's going to get tougher to be passed from one grade to the next in Lake Tahoe Unified School District without knowing the material. ltusd The board on Tuesday ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../moment...
Nominations are in for the 2011 Blue Ribbon Awards
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 10/25/2011 - 4:55am
By TahoeChamber.org
TahoeChamber.org would like to thank all those who took the time to nominate a business or individual for the 4th Annual Blue Ribbon Awards. Over the four years that the awards program has been in existence, community participation and support has increased annually by leaps and bounds. This year brought in a record amount of nominations, which resulted in over 100 businesses and individuals being nominated for the eight different award catagories.
Opinion: Recognizing the efforts to upgrade STHS
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/20/2011 - 2:56amPublisher's note: The following letter was sent to Lake Tahoe Unified School District Superintendent Jim Tarwater and is published with permission. Dear Dr. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-re...
Lake Tahoe Unified School District Receives Report Card
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 4:28pm
South Lake Tahoe Unified School District recently received the Academic Performance Index scores for the year 2011.
The API Target is 800 or above. Overall, the district dropped one point from 2010 (781 to 780). Below are the detailed scores for each school:
The Magnet school dropped 4 points to 935 - However it is the highest score in all of El Dorado County.
Bijou went from 718 to 701, having made substantial gains from 689 in 2009.
Sierra House did well in gaining 13 points 813 to 836.
Controversial challenger in school board elections
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/21/2011 - 10:08amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - In both the Lake Tahoe Community College board of trustees and the Lake Tahoe Unified School District board Nov. 8 elections, only one person has filed a bid to challenge...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 2:29pmThe Kids Fishing Derby at Tahoe Paradise Park's Lake Baron is Sept. ... Tahoe Truckee Unified School District is one of seven districts in California selected by ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../...
November election has 12 candidates, one ballot measure
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 9:55am
By Heather Gould
Amid voting for favorite websites, blogs, restaurants, American Idol contestants and more, residents of South Lake Tahoe have the opportunity to vote in an actual public election. Elections for the Lake Tahoe Community College board, the Lake Tahoe Unified School District board, the South Tahoe Public Utility District board and a ballot measure regarding recreation funds will all be decided by voters on Nov. 8.
We Can! Program hosts Walk the Block on Sept. 21
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 6:18pm
Let's get moving South Lake Tahoe with the kick-off event for our 2011 We Can! Wellness Challenge. Barton Health and the Lake Tahoe Unified School District invite you and your family to WALK THE BLOCK. What a great way to meet new neighbors, have great conversations with your family about fitness and have fun in our great outdoors! Walk your neighborhood at any time on September 21st.
Weaving — a shared love among various cultures
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/28/2011 - 12:04pmWhen I moved up to Lake Tahoe in 1982 to take a position as a school principal in Lake Tahoe Unified School District, I soon realized that I wouldn't have much time for weaving. In spite of that r...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 8:09amLake Tahoe Unified School District has released a map of what the traffic pattern around South Tahoe High School will be like when classes start next week. Click on STHS info for the map. ...Lake Taho...
Dropout rate in California on the decline
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 9:48pmPublisher's note: In Lake Tahoe Unified School District, South Tahoe High reports 13 dropouts for a rate of 1.1 percent; Mt. Tallac High had 18 drop out for a 18.8 percent rate. In the Tahoe-Truck...
