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After campus intruder and vandalism incidents earlier in the fall, Folsom High officials say their safety protocols worked well. // Photo by Noah Johnson
Safety is a top priority at Folsom High
Lulu Frieders, Reporter • November 12, 2025
Pleasant Grove High School's Biomedical Academy blood drive team in front of the Vitalant blood drive van. // photo by Lugtxug Her
Pleasant Grove students coordinate a successful campus blood drive
JiSoo Park, Reporter • November 6, 2025
The promotional poster for the St. Francis High School production of "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" was drawn by St. Francis senior Kate O’Neil.
Reimagining Shakespeare: St. Francis High Brings “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” to Life
Katherine Hwang, Reporter • November 4, 2025
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Opinion
AI is transforming education at all levels.
AI is rapidly transforming education
Stephanie Olvido, St. Francis High School • June 26, 2025
FERPA versus AB 1955
California and federal government wrestle over student privacy issue
Eva Lancaster, Horizon Charter School • May 12, 2025
Students have a new test to pass going to school these days.
ICE Immigration policies and their ripple effect on Sacramento County schools
Rania Elguessab, Consumnes Oaks High School • April 10, 2025
News
Grant Union High School in Sacramento has faced a troubling series of incidents and threats that have significantly impacted the school community’s sense of safety and emotional well-being, according to students, staff and alumni..
Lockdowns – and a 2024 shooting – have been hard on student mental health at Grant High
Ace Hightower, Reporter • September 10, 2025

At Grant Union High School, the threat of school shootings has turned classrooms into places of fear, leaving lasting effects on students’...

John Moran was elected president of St. Francis this past summer and officially began working at the beginning of July.
New president takes the helm at St. Francis High
Charlotte Hwang, Reporter • September 10, 2025
A sign directs drivers to the designated drop-off and pick-up lane 800 feet ahead at Pleasant Grove High. The traffic situation is often chaotic during drop-off and pick-up times.
At Pleasant Grove High, parents are the chief parking problem
JiSoo Park, Reporter • September 7, 2025
Photo: Mariann Szőke, Pixabay
Elk Grove Unified strategizes to address Trump administration changes to federal Department of Education
Pia Manez, Franklin High School • August 22, 2025
California assembly member James C. Ramos is joined by others at the 2024 Inaugural National Native American Heritage Month Parade. (Photo
Rethinking the Mission Project
Katherine Hwang, St. Francis High School • June 26, 2025
Features
The Folsom High choir, directed by Melanie Huber, performed on the California Capitol steps for Admission Day in September.
Folsom high school and middle school choirs perform at the state Capitol
Lulu Frieders, Reporter • October 23, 2025

Gathered on the steps of the California's Capitol building, it’s clear that one choir director’s initiative has shaped a diverse organization and instilled a long-lasting passion for music across generations of students. Chamber choir freshman Caitlin Brady said the Folsom...

The Franklin High girls' flag football team heads to the line of scrimmage after calling a play in a recent game.
Despite the challenge of constantly being compared to males, female athlete are rising to the occasion
Pia Manez, Reporter • October 23, 2025
Omar Mendoza, Nikolye Hensley, Riley Gilson and Angel Mier, left to right, head to the huddle during a West Campus game earlier this season. // Photo by Jiaying (Jamie) Kuang
After almost a decade, football returns to West Campus
Vivian Lim, Reporter • October 11, 2025
Debie Mitchell, the president of Mama Bears Fighting Childhood Cancer organization, helped staff a booth to raise awareness of childhood cancer at the annual Fair Oaks Chicken Festival in September..
Chicken Festival supports a host of Fair Oaks community organizations
Alexandra Lembach, Reporter • October 9, 2025
Run Outside Online, a website and company dedicated to all things running, found that 49% of girls quit sports by the time they are 14, a rate six times higher than it is for boys. According to the website, this is because of a multitude of reasons including a lack of female role models, negative body image and safety concerns.  // Photo by Roxana Williams/Pixabay
Women-only races help empower females
Alexandra Lembach, Reporter • September 8, 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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