Blue Oak Charter School Given Reprive

Blue Oak Charter school was allowed to remain operating for the next two years to see if they can improve their education numbers. The night brought a lot of emotions from faculty, parents and students to plead their case to the Chico Unified School District.

Blue Oak 6th grade teacher Shannon O'Laughlin (third from left) consoles her students Simone Gustafson, 12, Veronica Lee, 11, Samantha Orneallas, 11, and Piper Mitchell, 11 (left to right) who embrace each other after they were caught up in the emotion with the Chico Unified School Board voting for an extension to Blue Oak Charter School for an additional 2 year plan during a school board meeting at PVHS library on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 in Chico, Calif.

(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

The Chico Unified School Board voted to extend Blue Oak Charter School for an additional 2 year plan during a school board meeting at PVHS library on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 in Chico, Calif.

(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

The Chico Unified School Board voted to extend Blue Oak Charter School for an additional 2 year plan during a school board meeting at PVHS library on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 in Chico, Calif.

(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

School Starts

The Chico Unified School District has begun teaching its students. I can't believe it is already school time. It seems the summer has not been long at all. I know that we had a great long springtime. It was nice. And while summer heat gets blazing hot in Chico, this summer didn't under long week 100+ temperatures many times. It was quite enjoyable. But school is starting and that means the colleges are starting soon too. I headed out to snag a couple shots of the kids' first day of school.

Ms. Lori Chergosky (right) helps Gracy Morgan, 7 (left), on a nametag art craft in her 2nd grade class as kids start the first day of school for Chico Unified School District at Marigold Elementary Wednesday, August 11, 2010 in Chico, Calif. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Chico Unified School District starts for kids, as Ms. Melinda Loy, (right) holds up boy and girl characters to her 1st and 2nd grade combination class at Marigold Elementary Wednesday, August 11, 2010 in Chico, Calif. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Chico Unified School District starts for Pleasant Valley High students who walk past the new Art Cetner at PVHS Wednesday, August 11, 2010 in Chico, Calif. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Chico Unified School District starts for Pleasant Valley High students in Mr. Dan Holmes (left) beginning and intermediate guitar class, whom checked out their new lockers in the new Art Center at PVHS Wednesday, August 11, 2010 in Chico, Calif. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Chico Unified School District starts for Pleasant Valley High students in Mr. Dan Holmes (right) beginning and intermediate guitar class, whom met in the new Art Center at PVHS Wednesday, August 11, 2010 in Chico, Calif. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)