Merced County Student Events

This is so exciting!! We are looking forward to the 1st Annual Merced County Mock Trial tomorrow.

County’s first mock trial will be held in historic courthouse Merced County students will compete in the region’s first mock trial event this week in a historical place where judgments were passed down.

We are excited to welcome the Spelling Bee Winners from MCSD to the County Bee at the end of the month. They will be competing along with students from 15 other districts to find out who will represent Merced County at the State Spelling Bees in the Spring of 2017.

Lights On Afterschool, which is celebrated in thousands of communities across the nation, is scheduled from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20 in Downtown Merced.

Each October, millions of Americans in thousands of communities across the nation celebrate expanded, after school learning programs that keep kids safe, inspire them to learn and help working families.

This family event will feature student performances, informational booths, games, prizes and a costume contest at 7 p.m.

Lights On will also highlight the importance of early education with a parade featuring some of our youngest students.

The Lights On Afterschool celebration will be held in conjunction with Merced County Local Child Care & Development Planning Council and will feature an early education parade.

The parade begins promptly at 6 p.m. with the formation area on the corner of K and Main Streets in front of the movie theater. Main Street between K and M Streets as well as Canal St to 18th Street will be closed to traffic starting at 1:30 p.m.

This is a walking parade, and while wagons and strollers are recommended for younger children, no motorized means of transportation will be permitted.

The parade will be held rain or shine.