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Congratulations BSHS Class of 2024

Congratulations to the graduates of the Borrego Springs High School Class of 2024. We wish you the best in all your future endeavors.... — Updated 7/2/2024

 
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BSUSD: Summer Meals

As part of its efforts to ensure kids have access to healthy meals during the summer months, Borrego Springs USD is pleased to announce its summer meal sites will be serving kids and teens. Starting on June 24, all kids and teens 18 and under can receive breakfast and lunch free... — Updated 6/26/2024

 
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Welding Students Take Tour

BSUSD welding students visited AGC Apprenticeship in lakeside for a day of hands on learning in the building trades. They learned how to operate heavy equipment using state of the art simulators. Jon from AGC talked about... — Updated 6/25/2024

 

OLAX Awards Scholarships

We want to once again congratulate the first to receive Becca from OLAX De Borrego!! $1,000 for each student!! It's a historic achievement that a Latina organization in Borrego awards a Becca and we're going for more!!... — Updated 6/21/2024

 

Congratulations BSHS Class of 2024

Dear Class of 2024, You’ve made it seniors! It seems like such a long time ago when I met you all as 3rd graders and would watch you running around on the playground like crazies (you know who you are). It has been a pleasure watching you grow and change into amazing citizens of o... — Updated 6/4/2024

 

Borrego Middle School Students, Fire Safety

Students at Borrego Springs Middle School are helping their families prepare for an emergency by creating home fire safety escape plans. The students created the plans as part of a contest and shared them at a recent safety... — Updated 6/3/2024

 
 By Anita Lightfoot    School

Summertime Brings SUN Bucks

New this summer, families with school-aged children who rely on free or reduced-price meals during the school year will have some extra grocery money. California SUN Bucks, also called Summer-EBT, begins next month and will provide an additional $40 per month in food benefits to... — Updated 5/28/2024

 

BSUSD: Positive Parenting Program

Register today for the Borrego Unified School District Positive Parenting Program beginning Tuesday May 14, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Borrego Elementary School. For more information, contact Andrea Urquidez at 760-767-5333 or email anurquidez@bsusd.net or contact William Painter at... — Updated 5/8/2024

 

OLAXdeBorrego: First-Ever Scholarship Program

In a groundbreaking initiative, Organización LatinX of Borrego (OLAXdeBorrego) proudly announces its inaugural scholarship program. This historic opportunity is open to all graduating high school seniors from Borrego Springs, class of 2024, who plan to pursue post-high school... — Updated 4/11/2024

 

Borrego Springs High School Athletes Earn Multiple Awards

It has been quite the busy season for Borrego Springs High School fall and winter sports! All these students-athletes have been working hard on and off the field/court, earning multiple awards for the season in their respective sports. Congratulations to all on a successful... — Updated 3/28/2024

 

Borrego Music Festival to Bring Music to Our Students

Sixty curious and vociferous students attended the first assembly put on by the Borrego Springs Music Festival on Friday, March 15 at Borrego Springs Elementary school. Shawn Campbell, an accomplished musician and teacher, gave... — Updated 3/15/2024

 

Summer EBT Program for Children to Launch

In collaborative efforts to enhance the USDA’s summer nutrition programs, the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children (Summer EBT) will officially launch in summer 2024 and be a permanent program. Summer EBT provides grocery-buying benefits to low-income f... — Updated 3/4/2024

 
 By Mike Kitten    School

BSUSD Welding Plant Tour

Borrego Springs Unified School District, CTE Welding class toured Veridiam Inc El Cajon, California. Students got an in depth overview of operations from the start of the process to the end product manufacturing on Veridiam... — Updated 2/15/2024

 

BASIC Salutes its College Graduates

Each year, now for 27 years, BASIC has devoted proceeds from our fundraising activities to its scholarship programs. BASIC gives two types of scholarships: start-school scholarships to high school graduates planning to attend... — Updated 2/15/2024

 

BASIC Raises Funds

January 26 at the Roadrunner Club was a night of glamour, intrigue and charity as BASIC (Basic Assistance for Students in the Community) hosted a fun-interactive-who done it-murder mystery dinner and show. The event was organized... — Updated 2/15/2024

 

BASIC's Learning Academy 2023 Report Card

Learning Academy is a community-embedded “school without walls” summer program held at the Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center in Borrego Springs, CA. BASIC’s (C2G) program uniquely offers small class sizes, personalized attention, over 100 hours of instr... — Updated 2/15/2024

 

Latino Family Literacy Project

How does the state of Arizona predict how many prisons they will need in the future? They count how many 3rd graders are currently reading below grade level. Although this story has been proven to be an urban myth, it still... — Updated 2/15/2024

 
 By Martha Deichler    School

BSUSD: New Fences, New Focus, New Faces

The shiny new fences around the Borrego Springs' schools portend new things to come and not just security to keep strangers out and kids in. They're also a serious reminder that it's back to school in person and time to catch up... — Updated 11/9/2023

 

Rams Hill Scholarships

Once again Rams Hill is happy to present two $1,000 scholarships to eligible Borrego Springs High School students. Jimena Ocha is the daughter of Carmen Ocha, who is a valued team member at Rams Hill, working as Human Resources... — Updated 9/14/2023

 
 By Martha Deichler    School

BASIC's 7th Successful Summer Learning Academy

"My daughter, Emily, needed help in reading and after attending BASIC's Summer Learning Academy, she is bringing home chapter books and loves reading them! My daughter enjoyed every day and loved her teacher, Ms. Fuerte." Such were... — Updated 9/14/2023

 
 By Eddie Rivera    School

BASIC: Latino Family Literacy Program

Children who begin kindergarten behind their peers in literacy and reading skills often have a tough time catching up. Early literacy skills have been shown to predict reading ability throughout school, the likelihood of graduating high school, attending college, and future... — Updated 9/14/2023

 

BASIC Celebrates 200 Millionth Book Milestone

Dolly’s gifting a special bookmark to seven children in her Imagination Library program as part of “200 Million Reasons to Celebrate.” Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is turning over a new chapter in The Imagination Library legacy – celebrating 200 million books gifted gl... — Updated 9/14/2023

 

BASIC Begins

Summer learning has begun at BASIC’s 7th annual Learning Academy! From July 6 through August 2, 41 Borrego Springs students, ranging from 2nd to 8th graders, will receive an educational boost before beginning school in the fall. Headmaster Tim White leads a team of four t... — Updated 7/21/2023

 

BASIC Welcomes New Staff

Basic Assistance for Students in the Community, or BASIC as it is better known, is happy to announce that since the beginning of 2023, we have brought on two valuable additions to our team. For the first time in our history, we... — Updated 7/18/2023

 

Summer Meal Program 2023

Continuing through July 28, children aged 0 – 18 years of age may receive breakfast and lunch from Tuesday through Friday at the Borrego Springs Elementary School and Borrego Springs Middle/High School. For students attending Summer Session, breakfast will be served from 7:45 a... — Updated 7/18/2023

 

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