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High School Sports Resume, But Not Palomar

Emmanuel Barrera March 25, 2021

In the last few weeks, California Interscholastic Federation San Diego (CIFSD) cleared all San Diego County high schools to start their sports season. The decision came from California Governor Gavin...

U.S. Department of Education Continues GEAR UP Grant for 2020-2021

Katie Decker October 1, 2020

GEAR UP, a Palomar College program that helps prepare middle and high school students for college, has received its grant renewal from the U.S. Department of Education covering until 2021. GEAR UP reaches...

Students in the first week of school. (Telescope Staff/The Telescope)

Palomar will implement high school programs across its campuses

Summer Aguirre September 9, 2019

Story by Summer Aguirre Palomar College is partnering with school districts in North County to launch a high school program titled Middle College in the fall of 2020. The program follows a national...

Palomar Promise program sees initial success

Kirk Mattu May 22, 2017

Palomar College has raised $1.5 million within four months of their announcement of a program to provide tuition-free education to incoming college freshman. Palomar rolled out the Palomar Promise Program,...

Jacob Tucker poses in front of the clocktower. (Justin Gonzalez/The Telescope)

Making the most of the Palomar experience

Jacob Tucker May 22, 2017

Palomar College has changed my life because I was willing to make the most of what it had to offer, and as I leave this place to transfer next semester, my hope is that more Palomar students will discover...

Librarian Natalie Lopez with one of the donated dresses for The Princess Project. (Coulter Mohill Smith/The Telescope)

Librarians: the fairy Godmothers of prom season

Ashley Magdaleno April 25, 2017

Prom season is among us, and for most high school students this means spending big bucks to make their prom dreams come true. A nationwide survey released by Visa Inc. shows that an average American...

Local high schools such as Mission Hills High School are home to most of Palomar’s future students. March 1, 2017. (Jacob Tucker/The Telescope)

Public high school is failing college freshman

Hayley Stevenson March 15, 2017

Public high schools herd students through the public education system like cattle. Graduates of public high schools tend to lack readiness for college and the real world in general because of the many...

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Prop 51 won the vote

Cristina Angel November 15, 2016

SAN MARCOS, CA-- The result on Proposition 51, a proposal to give education $9 billion in funding, won favor on the ballot. Prop. 51 was a proposal to have the state use $9 billion toward education...

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