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  1. Prom spotlight: Desert Mirage High School

    Desert Mirage High School celebrated prom last weekend at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort - check our gallery of over 60 photos from their special night. Nine schools have held their proms, including three others this past Saturday:

    • May. 15, 2012
  2. Protesters gather outside the Desert Sands Unified School District board meeting Tuesday evening. Michelle Mitchell/ The Desert Sun

    Crowd rallies against DSUSD teacher layoffs

    Teachers, parents and students rallied at Desert Sands Unified School District's board room Tuesday in support of laid-off teachers.

    • May. 15, 2012
  3. Morales named new CSUSB president

    California State University, San Bernardino has named Tomás Morales as its new president.

    • 12:21 AM
  4. About 250 students, teachers and parents rallied around the 71 teachers who received final layoff notices. Michelle Mitchell/The Desert Sun

    Hundreds rally for laid-off teachers

    Teachers, parents and students rallied at Desert Sands Unified School District’s board room tonight in support of laid-off teachers.

    • May. 15, 2012
  5. Prom spotlight: Cathedral City High School

    Cathedral City High School celebrated prom last weekend at the Westin Mission Hills Resort - check our gallery of over 90 photos from their special night. Nine schools have held their proms, including three others this past Saturday:

    • May. 15, 2012
  6. Palm Desert High School Class of 1991 graduates Brandon Bedwell and Matthew Longstreth and class of 1992 grad Pamela Lombard attend Ultimate Reunion Weekend on Saturday at the school's gymnasium. Gerry Maceda/Special to The Desert Sun

    Famous faces make appearance at Palm Desert High School's Ultimate Reunion

    It really was an ultimate reunion.

    • May. 14, 2012
  7. Prom season is here - are you in our galleries?

    Prom season is in full swing for local high schools. Nine have held their proms - including Palm Springs, Cathedral City,

    • May. 14, 2012
  8. School district foundation hosting fundraiser

    Palm Springs Unified School District’s Pinnacle Fund is hosting an Art and Wine Social Tuesday.

    • May. 14, 2012
  9. The Pride Prom Palm Springs 2012 Monster Ball was held at the Palm Springs Art Museum Friday. The prom benefits LGBT teens and is hosting students from high schools in the Coachella Valley. Wade Byars/The Desert Sun

    PHOTOS: Pride Prom Palm Springs for LGBT students

    The Pride Prom Palm Springs 2012 Monster Ball was held at the Palm Springs Art Museum Friday. The prom benefits LGBT teens and is hosting students from high schools in the Coachella Valley.

    • May. 12, 2012
  10. Members of the La Quinta High School Gay Straight Alliance, sophomore Alyssa Casarez, junior Hailey Carr, senior Briana Hinto, and senior Dallin Stuber, talk about their outfits for Pride Prom 2012, during a GSA meeting on Thursday. The Pride Prom will be open to high school students and will be held at Sculpture Garden inside the Palm Springs Art Museum. Richard Lui/The Desert Sun

    Special Pride Prom offers support to LGBT teens

    Polls indicate that an increasing number of Americans support same-sex marriage. But what about proms?

    • May. 11, 2012
  11. Karaina Perkins, 9, a 3rd grader from Rio Vista Elementary in Cathedral City and author of a one-page story "Unicorns and Trashcans" looks at visual interpretation of her work by professional and student artists on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at College of the Desert's Mark Art Center. Richard Lui The Desert Sun

    'Unicorns and Trashcans': Story inspires student art

    The Cross Age Collaboration art event features 32 artworks from third-grade artists from Rio Vista Elementary in Cathedral City.

    • May. 11, 2012
  12. Lawsuit targeting Saul Martinez Elementary School dismissed

    A lawsuit claiming that Saul Martinez Elementary School officials did not protect a student from sexual harassment has been dismissed.

    • May. 11, 2012
  13. Amistad High School awarded $5,000 grant

    Amistad High School has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Barona Band of Mission Indians.

    • May. 11, 2012
  14. Find your photos in our prom galleries

    Four Coachella Valley high schools have held their proms - including three this past weekend. Check out photos for Indio, Palm Desert,

    • May. 9, 2012
  15. CSUSB names new president

    California State University San Bernardino named Tomás Morales as its new president.

    • May. 10, 2012
  16. Grammy Award winning singer and Palm Desert High alumni Josh Homme will be toasted during the Ultimate Reunion Weekend that runs Friday through Sunday. Richard Lui/MyDesert

    Palm Desert High's 25th anniversary promises big names this weekend

    Palm Desert — Palm Desert High School is marking its 25th anniversary this year, and the school's foundation is celebrating Friday through Sunday with the “Ultimate Reunion Weekend.”

    • May. 9, 2012
  17. More than 150 students from schools in the Palm Springs Unified School District competed in Saturday's Red Hot Ballroom Dance Competition. Tamara H. Sone/MyDesert

    Students show off their red hot moves at dance competition

    Palm Springs — More than 150 students from seven schools in the Palm Springs Unified School District showed off their dancing skills last Saturday at the inaugural Red Hot Ballroom Dance Competition.

    • May. 9, 2012
  18. Indio High School prom Gerry Maceda/special to The Desert Sun

    A grand prom time at the Hyatt

    Corsages, limousines, tuxedos and formal dresses. That can only mean one thing — prom season is here again in the Coachella Valley.

    • May. 9, 2012
  19. Find your photos in our prom galleries

    Four Coachella Valley high schools have held their proms - including three this past weekend. Check out photos for Indio, Palm Desert,

    • May. 9, 2012
  20. The Palm Springs High School Administration Building was built in 1957, designed by Donald Wexler and Richard Harrison. The site is slated to be demolished this summer. Desert Sun File Photo

    Fate of Wexler-designed school structure topic of much debate

    PALM SPRINGS — A 55-year-old building on the Palm Springs High School campus, designed by two of the city's renowned architects, is slated to be demolished this year to make way for a new one expected to serve more than 400 students.

    • May. 8, 2012
  21. UC Riverside corn research gets $100,000 grant

    A UC Riverside researcher developing a means to identify diseased corn to help growers in Third World countries prevent devastating crop losses was awarded a $100,000 grant in support of his effort, it was announced today.

    • May. 9, 2012
  22. PSUSD to cut 40 jobs

    PALM SPRINGS — About 40 teachers and support staff will be laid off from Palm Springs Unified School District this year, the Board of Education decided Tuesday.

    • May. 8, 2012
  23. U.S. News ranks four local schools among best

    Four Coachella Valley schools received silver medals from U.S. News & World Report, which ranks the best high schools in the nation.

    • May. 9, 2012
  24. The Palm Springs High School Administration building. Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun

    PSHS building to be demolished despite opposing testimony

    A more than 50-year-old building designed by two of the city’s renowned architects on the Palm Springs High School campus is slated to be demolished this year to make way for a new one expected to serve more than 400 students.

    • May. 8, 2012
  25. Prom photo spotlight: Xavier Prep

    See photos from Xavier Prep's prom on Saturday at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort. Three other Coachella Valley high schools have held their proms - including two this past Saturday. Check out photos for Palm Desert,

    • May. 8, 2012
  26. Four valley high schools ranked among nation's best

    Four high schools in the Coachella Valley received silver medals from the U.S. News and World Report, which ranks the best high schools in the nation.

    • May. 8, 2012
  27. Kurtis Vaughn uses a sword to test out armor being used by William Becking on Monday during a Renaissance Faire at Palm Springs High School. Omar Ornelas/ The Desert Sun

    Class gets a historical makeover

    A Palm Springs High School classroom was transformed into an Olde Time festival Monday complete with a royal court and suits of armor.

    • May. 7, 2012
  28. Women Leaders Forum of the Coachella Valley will award scholarships May 16

    Twelve valley high school students will receive scholarships from the Women Leaders Forum of the Coachella Valley during a luncheon May 16 at the Miramonte Resort & Spa.

    • May. 8, 2012
  29. Palm Springs High students named Gates Millennium Scholars

    Two Palm Springs High School students were named Gates Millennium Scholars for 2012.

    • May. 6, 2012

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