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Live the Challenge — 100 Days to Better Health
By Aurora Cervantes
Editor’s Note: Kern County ranks 58th among California’s 58 counties in rates of heart disease, and 57th in diabetes, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Annual “Live the Challenge” Campaign Ended with Lively 5k, 10k Races
By Alfredo Camacho for South Kern Sol
LAMONT, Calif. – In spite of a surprise winter storm the night before, close to 100 South Kern residents came together on April 26 to celebrate the completion of the “Live the Challenge” campaign, where participants devoted 100 days to a healthier lifestyle.
South Kern Sol Accepting Applications
South Kern Sol is looking for a few great student reporters to add to our team.
Christmas A Time Of Celebration
This past Christmas time local Greenfield residents and parishioners from Misioneros Guadalupanos Iglesia Catolica attended Christmas mass with Rev.
Diary Of A Teen Diet- Ibarra Eats Healthy
Diary Of A Teen Diet takes a snapshot of what South Kern teens eat on an average day.
Breaking From The Teen Mom Trend
By ANDRES GARCIA/South Kern Sol
LAMONT– Coming from a Hispanic family, Mercedes Garcia, 15, is under the impression that she will become pregnant by the age of 16.
At South Kern School, A Recipe for Success
New America Media, News Report, Stephanie Espinoza, Posted: Aug 02, 2012
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – With the beginning of the school year fast approaching, parents and students alike are gearing up for new classrooms, new teachers and, for many, new struggles.
Teen Mom Drop-Outs
By Andres Garcia, 18, Lamont, CA. South Kern Sol. As I researched the theme of adults who were high school drop-outs, I came to realize that most of those who I interviewed were Latina women who dropped out because they were/about to be teen moms.Graduation Rates Up in Kern County, But Not for All
LAMONT, Calif. – Octaviano Salgado is a junior at Nueva Continuation High School, an alternative school in the central valley town of Lamont.
Counselors at Arvin High Doing More With Less
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.