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My Bullying Story
By Malcolm Rivera for South Kern Sol
I’m what many students would consider to be a nerd, geek, dweeb, or whatever term you prefer.
One Year Later, Greenfield Locals Seeing Benefits of Garden
By Chris Romo for South Kern Sol
BAKERSFIELD – About a year ago, the City of Bakersfield offered a plot of land in southeast Bakersfield to the Greenfield Walking Group, to plant a community garden.
Central Valley Students Breaking Social Barriers by Pursuing Degrees in Science
By Erika Villaseñor for South Kern Sol
ARVIN, Calif. – Although the number of college students in the U.S.
Residents Still Grappling With Safety Concerns at Waste Recycling Plant
By Malcolm Rivera for South Kern Sol
LAMONT — A town hall meeting organized by 5th District Supervisor Leticia Perez and Dolores Huerta was held on August 21 at the David Head Center, to update the community about recent developments in the controversy surrounding the Community Recycling & Resource Recovery (CRRR) facility, where two young workers, brothers Armando Ramirez, 16, and Eladio Ramirez, 22, lost their lives in October 2011.
My Failures at the Gym: The Journal of a Wimpy Kid
By Malcolm Rivera for South Kern Sol
Being a teenager isn’t as easy as it seems.
Six Tips to Get into Your Dream College
By Malcolm Rivera for South Kern Sol
Are you a high school student applying for colleges?
Learning to Live Without Anorexia
By Estephanie Aquino for South Kern Sol
As August began, students across the nation, filled with anticipation for the start of a brand new school year, and eagerly went shopping for a new binder, new clothes, a new hairstyle -a new look.
Caravana pro-inmigración sacude a Bakersfield
Por Daniel Jimenez / South Kern Sol
Este pasado miércoles 14 de agosto tuve la oportunidad de asistir a un gran evento pro-inmigrante donde activistas y organizadores por los derechos de los inmigrantes se convocaron en la ciudad de Bakersfield para exigirle al congresista republicano Kevin McCarthy, el tercer líder más poderoso de los congresistas republicanos, y al resto de la cámara de representantes, su apoyo para una reforma justa y con camino a la ciudadanía para más de 11 millones de indocumentados en este país.
Arvin’s Academic Decathlon has a History of Success, but Not Recognition
By Malcolm Rivera for South Kern Sol
When people ask what I did during my high school career, I respond by saying “I was involved in various clubs, tennis, choir, AP/honors courses, We The People (a constitutional knowledge competition), and Academic Decathlon.”
Vidak-Perez Election Turns Out Few Kern County Voters
By Donna Europa for South Kern Sol
ARVIN, Calif. – In the wake of the July 23rd special election pitting Republican Andy Vidak against Democrat Leticia Perez for the State Senate District 16, South Kern Sol asked Kern County residents what kept voter turnout at a low 4%.