John McBride, a teacher at Crane Middle School, won a $25,000 grant from the Jenny Jones show for a biking program he started for at-risk students. McBride won a second grant in December, 2008 from the show. Video by Ryan Brennecke/The Sun
Listen in as John McBride learns from Jenny Jones herself that he's receiving a $25,000 grant for 'Turning Point', a biking program McBride started for at-risk students. McBride won a second grant from the show. Video by Ryan Brennecke/The Sun
Students at Ronald Reagan School received Cuddle Kits from the Moms Club of Yuma West on Saturday. The Cuddle Kit project is the club's entry for Oprah's Big Give competition. Video by Ryan Brennecke/The Sun
Victoria Pena, 8th grade student at Crane Middle School, won the 67th Annual Yuma County Spelling Bee. Jacque Quintana from Dateland Elemenary placed 2nd while Yazan Abdella, a 5th-grade student from Desert View Academy, placed 3rd. Word: 'streusel'
Jaime Lopez, a representative from Johns Hopkins University, talks about the Next Generation Venture Fund (NGVF) and what the program hopes to achieve with San Luis high school students. Video by William Roller and Janet Chasse
Seventh-grade Centennial Middle School students Levi McBride, Brandon Jeffers and Sonia Garcia explain their idea of a jacket that adapts to the outdoor temperature to their teacher Liz Loether.