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Friday, April 29, 2016 FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Several North Valley students helped to spruce up their community on Arbor Day. They took part in tree planting ceremonies at one park in Merced and five different schools Friday. At Peterson Elementary, students and public works crews planted three Rio Ash and two Maple trees on the campus. Peterson students also helped plant five more trees at Bob Carpenter Park, and they say this was a fun way to learn about Arbor Day and the environment. "I really Like it because we definitely needed some more trees and for it to look more outs...
Thursday, April 28, 2016 FRESNO, Calif. -- Middle school students in the North Valley took a unique type of field trip -- challenging them to think about the future. Fifty kids from Hoover Middle School visited U.C. Merced on Wednesday, but it wasn't your ordinary campus tour. A scavenger hunt had students searching for landmarks, buildings and sculptures to help them learn about the university. The field trip is part of the California Student Opportunity and Access Program (Cal-SOAP). U.C. Merced students who work for the program were excited to showcase their campus, while also pro...
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- One of the World War II veterans who is in Washington, D.C. right now as part of the Central Valley Honor Flight will get a special treat during his trip home Wednesday. First graders at Stowell Elementary School in Merced wrote letters of appreciation to John Fries last week. He's one of more than 60 local veterans who left Fresno Monday morning for a chance to see their memorials in our nation's capital. One of the honor flight volunteers is friends with teacher Kristen O'Neill and asked if her students would like to write sp...