by STEPHANIE ESPINOZA for NAM / South Kern Sol
ARVIN, Calif. — The public high school in Arvin has one of the largest student bodies of any school in Kern County, its 2,400 students coming mostly from the small rural communities of Lamont, Weedpatch and Arvin, just south of Bakersfield in California’s central valley.
By Stephanie Espinoza
Cynthia Gomez, 15, is a sophomore at Arvin High School in south Kern County.
By LIZETTE MIRELES/South Kern Sol
SAN FRANCISCO—Due to tough economic times many youths like myself in South Kern don’t have many opportunities to travel and explore life outside Kern County area.
By FABIAN GONZALEZ/South Kern Sol
Arvin High School Link Crew leaders presented the third annual Arvin’s Got Talent on Nov.
by FABIAN GONZALEZ/South Kern Sol
ARVIN– Houchin Community Blood Bank asked Arvin High School students to ‘Give It Up.’
by FABIAN GONZALEZ/South Kern Sol
ARVIN–For many people December is the month of joy and happiness.
by ANDRES GARCIA/South Kern Sol
ARVIN– When Arvin High School history teacher Kimberly Lee first found out she had breast cancer, she thought of the word ‘death.’
by BERENICE SANCHEZ and GIBRAN ‘GIBZ’ MONCAYO/South Kern Sol
ARVIN–Arvin High School’s Link Crew Leaders stood out with their neon green shirts during the first week of school.
by LIZETTE MIRELES/South Kern Sol
ARVIN–Although Juan Perez likes to have a good laugh, when it comes to his education and football: it’s no laughing matter.