El Capitan High School

Michael John Bik, affectionately known as the ‘Old Gaucho’ to thousands of past and present students of El Capitan High School, passed away peacefully at his home on Nov. 1. He was 80 years old. Bik was an alumnus of the original El Capitan (1959-1962) located on the current Merced High School campus. He was a member of the…

Quarterback Ariel Ochoa is ranked 12th in the nation in passing yards (1,656), and she’s thrown 25 touchdown passes with an overall 74 percent…

When people travel abroad for humanitarian missions, it is often in search of adventure or recognition. For Harrison Emery, a graduate of El Capitan High…

The Class of 2023 includes 3,735 graduates in six high school districts across Merced County. Most of them — 2,707 — are from campuses in the Merced Union High School District. And a majority of those received diplomas in one big night on June 1. Golden Valley High School in Merced celebrated the largest graduating class with 467 graduates. The…

Bears embrace future at ceremony in new stadium Merced High School’s graduating Class of 2022 — about 500 strong — and all their family members…

U.S. Rep. Jim Costa has announced the nomination of four high school seniors from Fresno, Madera, and Merced counties for admission to one of the…

In case you didn’t notice all the fanfare last week — including congratulatory balloons and messages on cars and trucks throughout the region — there were 2,570 students in the Merced Union High School District who graduated in the Class of 2021. Every traditional high school site in the district featured in-person graduation ceremonies last…

Thousands of local high school seniors who make up the Class of 2020 received their diplomas during a series of “drive-thru graduation” ceremonies at the six…

Merced High School and El Capitan High School represented our area in the FCCLA competition on Saturday, Feb. 8, at East Union High School.…

Most of America’s farms are located in Midwestern states like Iowa and Kansas, but California, as we all know, is right up there with its fair share of farmers – including Willis Wolf, member of the Merced – El Capitan FFA Chapter. Wolf has made Merced and California proud after he won the prestigious American Star Farmer award at the…