Golden Valley High School

The 63rd annual Central California Band Review (CCBR) will take place on Saturday, Nov. 11, — Veterans Day — at Golden Valley High School in Merced. The event will feature junior high and high school bands from around the state, competing in multiple categories including parade, drum-line, color guard, jazz performance and field show.…

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…

Emily Rowan, a graduating senior at Golden Valley High School, will be giving a piano performance to benefit the Merced Symphony. The event will take…

The 42nd annual Kiki Raina Tahiti Fete made its colorful appearance inside of the Golden Valley High School gym last weekend to capacity crowds. The island dance competition and exposition — one of the largest outside the Pacific Islands — brought together hundreds of participants and spectators. The event also featured vendors selling…

Golden Valley High School held its second 2023 Hall of Fame dinner last Saturday, Jan. 28, to honor a dozen highly competitive and driven…

Junior high and high school bands from around Merced County and beyond competed last Saturday in the 62nd Annual Central California Band Review…

Every year, the National FFA Organization meets to name a Star Farmer from among the thousands of students who participate in the organization’s agricultural programs across the nation. This year that honor went to Golden Valley High School’s own Peter Bliss, who outcompeted three other finalists and took the top prize. Bliss…

A Hollywood makeup artist has teamed up with a local drama teacher to recreate a cult movie classic into a high school theater production. “We…

The 62nd annual Central California Band Review (CCBR) will take place on Saturday, Nov. 12, at Golden Valley High School in Merced. The event will feature…

It is amazing when events like the Merced County Historical Society's Bill Kirby Western BBQ keep getting better with each passing year. Last week's Western BBQ at Lake Yosemite was no different. A packed house was served up BBQ steak and chicken, but the auction, which pays for so many of the displays and other running expenses,…