Alo Maino, Editor-in-Chief
May 20, 2020
The 2019-2020 yearbooks are here and ready to be distributed. Due to the school going on Distance Learning, the yearbook distribution will be from 9-11 am during the drive-thru return for each class. Seniors will be able to pick up their yearbooks on their last day of school, May 22nd during the Senior Send-off. The 9th-11th grade students will pick up their yearbooks on June 1st-3rd. If you haven't purchased a yearbook and would like to, you still have time to purchase one online. Seniors should...
Alo Maino, Editor-in-Chief
April 28, 2020
Attention Seniors! If you are thinking about going to Taft College for Fall 2020, you don't want to miss out on Cougar Day. Cougar Day will be held on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. Due to COVID-19, Cougar Day will be done online via Zoom video chats to help students register properly. There will be six different breakout sessions regarding degrees and student support services. Students will be able to learn a range of information like the classes needed for their intended...
Emily LeDuc, News Editor and Reporter
April 13, 2020
Kern County has officially been exposed to COVID-19 and the quarantine was quickly put into action by the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, which strictly states that citizens are not to leave their homes unless absolutely necessary. This, of course, has interfered with many parent’s jobs as well as those working out of town who relied on school to make sure their child was watched and cared for. Schools were closed and all public places besides those deemed essential, like grocery...
Alo Maino, Editor-in-Chief
May 21, 2020
Singing, dancing, and Carole Baskin filled this year's Mock Rock. Since being on DIstance Learning, many activities have been canceled, but this year was the first ever Virtual...
Alo Maino, Editor-in-Chief
May 11, 2020
As of March 18, 2020, Taft High went on a distance learning schedule without the realization it would be the last time we set foot on campus for the rest of the 2019-2020...
Emily LeDuc, News Editor and Reporter
May 1, 2020
It is now official that the rest of the school year has been canceled and with that so have many loved events. Prom is the one that first comes to mind when students are asked...
Alo Maino, Editor-in-Chief
March 27, 2020
Due to the orders of the Kern County Superintendent of Schools and with the spreading of COVID-19, Taft High and other schools in Kern County closed down. Schools were said...
Jazmyn Chavira, Reporter
April 28, 2020
Taft Union High School will turn the football field stadium, softball, baseball, and track lights on every Friday night at 8:20 for 20 minutes in honor of all the senior athletes. While the coronavirus has shut down the TUHS...