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Coachella Valley eighth-grader wins business plan competition, earns $1, 000 prize
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (165+ words) LA QUINTA, Calif. " A Coachella Valley eighth-grader is turning an entrepreneurial dream into reality after taking first place in a valley wide business plan competition. Henry Lopez, a student in the Desert Sands Unified School District, earned the top prize…...
Palm Springs Unified offering free summer meals for children across the Coachella Valley
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (445+ words) PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) " As summer break begins, Palm Springs Unified School District is once again providing free meals to children and teens across the Coachella Valley, helping ensure no child goes hungry while school is out of session. District…...
Meet the winner of the National Spelling Bee
1+ week, 4+ day ago (324+ words) By Scottie Andrew, CNN Shrey Parikh correctly spelled these and more tricky terms to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which ended in a tense and record-breaking speed round. The 14-year-old Californian survived 18 regular rounds of the spelling competition plus…...
Desert Hot Springs honors two students with street naming ceremony
1+ week, 6+ day ago (160+ words) DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - A street naming ceremony at Desert Hot Springs for two top students, rewarding their commitment to hard work and achievements. Desert Hot Springs High School senior Joel Ruiz and Mount San Jacinto High School senior…...
Two Cathedral City students honored with street naming
2+ week, 1+ day ago (219+ words) CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) - Palm Springs Unified School District is continuing the tradition of naming streets after excellent students. Today, Matthew Bustamante, a student at Mount San Jacinto High School, was honored with his name on the street nearby the…...
One Class at a Time: Sonia Baltazar of Cathedral City Elementary School
2+ week, 4+ day ago (189+ words) KESQ CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) - Sonia Baltazar, a local teacher who gives back to the same school where she started her education, Cathedral City Elementary School, was honored with this month's One Class at a Time Award, sponsored by the…...
How to AI-proof your job
2+ week, 5+ day ago (783+ words) (CNN) " Meta. Nike. Intuit. UPS. It seems every day a new company announces layoffs, often citing AI as the cause. AI is already reducing US monthly payroll growth by roughly 16, 000 jobs in the past year, according to a recent Goldman…...
Do The Right Thing awards $95 K in scholarships at ceremony in Rancho Mirage High School
2+ week, 6+ day ago (392+ words) KESQ RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) - A nonprofit organization awarded $95, 000 in scholarships to 86 graduating seniors in the Coachella Valley today at Rancho Mirage High School. Do The Right Thing hosted the award ceremony at 4: 30 p. m. Wednesday at the campus at 31001 Rattler Road,…...
CVUSD approved motion to layoff 9 employees under plan affecting 33 classified workers
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (284+ words) THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) The Coachella Valley Unified School District Board of Education approved a motion for staffing reductions as part of the district's ongoing fiscal stabilization plan. The board approved the motion during a special board meeting Wednesday afternoon. Trustee…...
Summer camps and programs filling up across the valley as families search for childcare options
4+ week, 7+ hour ago (224+ words) COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) -As the school year comes to an end across the Coachella Valley, many parents are now searching for summer programs and camps to keep their children active, learning, and supervised during the break. But for some…...