North State Parent magazine

Riding the Road to the North State Skate Series Skateboarding is an extremely huge part of my life and who I am today as a person. I was one of those kids that never had much growing up--my family wasn't exactly the richest, or even close. Instead of doing team sports, I got into skateboarding, and it forever changed my life. Read more...

North State Skate Series 2008

Anderson Parks and Recreation has been holding skateboarding competitions for eight years--first at the Shasta District Fairgrounds to raise money for Anderson's Volonte Skate Park, then at the Skate Park after it was built-but few have known about it. Read more...

Mrs. Dana Dittman, Teacher of the Month September 2008 My teacher is cool, writes Jasmine Wusstig about her fifth-grade teacher Mrs. Dana Dittman.  "She knows mostly everything.  I can't keep up.  If you asked her one question, I bet you a thousand dollars she will get it right."  Jasmine, of Juniper School in Redding, also says that she likes how Mrs. Dittman teaches math, because she goes slowly so everyone can understand, and she gives a lot of examples. Read more...

4-H Youth Development Program The 4-H Youth Development Program is in every county in California. You will recognize 4-H by its green clover. What you may not know is that 4-H is for everybody, for all young people in California, whether they're in small towns, big cities, or anything in between. Today, 4-H is 130,000 young people learning, achieving and giving back to their communities, supported by 20,000 caring and enthusiastic adult volunteers. Read more...

Dance & Gymnastics Directory

Now is the time to sign up for an upcoming season of dance and movement classes.  Movement is an integral part of personal and physical development, fostering the obvious physical attributes of increased strength, flexibility, muscle tone and balance, along with a spectrum of other attributes such as stress release, emotional and social development, and a positive increase in self-esteem that comes from new-found levels of poise, confidence, grace, agility and dedication.  Read more...

The Road of Special Education - Children with Disabilities & IEPs

Most people shop around extensively and do plenty of homework before purchasing a new car. If you’re the parent of a child with a disability, like my son Braden, you need to do something similar when preparing for a new school year. It’s no simple task. Read more...