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The St. Francis High School robotics deck crew during the 2024 MATE ROV World Championships.
Indepth
ROBOTICS AND RESILIENCE
Katherine Hwang, St. Francis High School • January 6, 2025
Sacramento high school students, social justice leaders and adults gathered at the Valley Hi-North Laguna Library in July to participate in the “Abolition and Me: Stonewall’s Legacy” workshop.
Teen-led organization advocates for prison reform at socio-political education workshop 
Charynna Torres Calderon, Rania Elguessab, Consumnes Oaks High School • September 3, 2024
Big changes to suspension rules in California schools arrive this fall.
Senate Bill 274 erases ‘willful defiance’ suspensions from public high schools
Adam Abolfazli, Rio Americano High School • September 3, 2024
News
American River levee upgrades to improve flood protection threaten heritage oaks
Adam Abolfazli, Rio Americano High School • March 27, 2025
Cosumnes Oaks High brings SAT to needy high school Sacramento seniors
Charynna Torres-Calderon, Consumnes Oaks High School • March 9, 2025
Cottonwood High celebrates National Honor Society inductions
Sarah Saleem, Cottonwood School • March 9, 2025
TIK TOK TIMEOUT: How a 12 hour ban affected both students and educators
Rania Elguessab, Consumnes Oaks High School • March 6, 2025
Undersea adventure for Horizon students
Eva Lancaster, Horizon Charter School • March 5, 2025
Indepth
St. Francis students contribute to annual Operation Cratchit gift, Christmas basket drive
Stephanie Olvido, St. Francis High School • February 11, 2025
ROBOTICS AND RESILIENCE
Katherine Hwang, St. Francis High School • January 6, 2025
Newly renovated STEAM classrooms enable more student creativity and collaboration
Pia Manez, Franklin High School • October 2, 2024
Sacramento students have firsthand experience with growing vaping crisis
Capitol Public Radio/SacSchoolBeat, Teen reporters • September 14, 2024
AP exams go digital: a new era for high school testing and a new challenge for students
Skyla Nguyen, Consumnes Oaks High School • September 4, 2024
Franklin’s Class of 2025 at Lake Day
Features
Franklin High seniors make their mark during their last month of school
Pia Manez, Franklin High School • June 1, 2025

As high school is officially coming to a close, seniors at Franklin High in Elk Grove partake in many different traditions, especially toward...

Franklin High athletes earned college spots.
Franklin High athletes set history-breaking school records, earn college acceptance slots
Pia Manez, Frankling High School • May 12, 2025
Environmental action inspired by Pope Francis.
Pope Francis’ environmental call to action inspires Sacramento youth
Stephanie Olvido, St. Francis High School • April 28, 2025
Senioritis can strike any unsuspecting senior!
We all know about ‘senioritis’–here’s how to combat it
Kay Stout, Cordova High School • April 28, 2025
No more Federal Department of Education?
Students fear Trump moves to eliminate Department of Education
Stephanie Olvido, St. Francis High School • April 15, 2025
Snapshots
Sacramento area Muslims gathered at CalExpo for a first time Eid unity event.
Sacramento area Muslims unite for regional Eid-Ul-Fitr prayer and celebration
Saffiya Sheikh, Horizon Charter School • April 12, 2024

According to KCRA3 News, in excess of 40,000 Sacramento area Muslims gathered at The Pavilion at Cal Expo in a Unity Eid-Ul-Fitr Prayer and Celebration...

Tiger dance at Inderkum High rally.
2023 YEAR IN REVIEW
Olivia Ming, Inderkum High School • March 2, 2024

 In journalistic writing, photos elevate the story. As a student journalist and photographer, the ability to combine my skills under Sac School...

Parade goers reach for the dragons as they pass
San Francisco Chinatown annual parade highlights Lunar New Year celebration
Olivia Ming, Inderkum High School • February 27, 2024

SacSchoolBeat reporter and photographer Olivia Ming, Inderkum High School, traveled to San Francisco to watch the annual Lunar New Year parade....

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