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The FRS Times

Fernando Rivera Intermediate School
1255 Southgate Avenue, Daly City, CA 94015
The Student News Site of Fernando Rivera Intermediate

The FRS Times

The Student News Site of Fernando Rivera Intermediate

The FRS Times

If a student does not interact with iReady for a certain period of time, this screen appears, stopping the counting of their minutes. Teachers and students say this unfairly punishes students who are working on a problem extensively. (Nathaniel Woo/FRS Times)
JESD rolls iReady out, students, teachers, find it flawed
FRS students and teachers are becoming increasingly frustrated with JESD's newly rolled out learning program, iReady.
The students in the gardening enrichment. (FRS Times/Celica Kawashima)
What do students think about enrichment?

FRS has started a new curriculum this year, with enrichments replacing the second elective. This transition has resulted in varying opinions. Sixth grader Joan Do from gardening class has a favorable view of her class. When...

7.0 M earthquake strikes Northern California, tsunami warnings canceled
7.0 M earthquake strikes Northern California, tsunami warnings canceled
A 7.0 M earthquake strikes near Petrolia, CA. USGS cancels tsunami warnings sent out Northern California coast and the Bay Area.
NASA, SpaceX blast off to Jupiter's moon
NASA, SpaceX blast off to Jupiter’s moon
NASA and SpaceX launch a spacecraft that is set to arrive at Jupiter's moon by 2030.
The FRS track and field. (Evonne Angela Malate/FRS Times)
How are the new sixth graders liking FRS?
Sixth graders at FRS share their experiences about their first year in middle school.
FRS student government, yearbook, clean polluted beach
FRS student government, yearbook, clean polluted beach
FRS student government and yearbook students helped clean up the Pacifica State Beach on Saturday, November 9.
Incumbent Andrea Jordan and Nadia Flamenco were elected to JESD school board in the November 5, 2024 general election. (Images obtained from SMC GOP and JESD website)
JESD elects SMC GOP-endorsed board candidate, incumbent
Incumbent Andrea Jordan and SMC GOP-endorsed Nadia Flamenco win election to JESD school board.
(Sheldon Zhou)
Fun Run returns for its second year

On Wednesday, October 30, Fernando Rivera students participated in the Fun Run on the school’s track. It hosted six, seventh, and eighth graders who ran around the track for 30 minutes. Each student was tasked with asking...

Republican State Superintendent Ryan Walters ordered all Oklahoma public schools on June 27, 2024 to teach and have copies available of the Bible. (Marta Lavandier/AP)
Editorial: Religion and public schools don’t mix, and it needs to stay that way
The separation of church and state in American public schools is in dire risk.
By The Editorial Board October 29, 2024
FRS girl’s volleyball season comes to an end
Katelyn Wang plays the clarinet. (FRS Times/Eli Rashba)
In Photos: Anime rock band enrichment
Sarah Lee won first place. Her poster contains kids helping spread peace around a wall.
2 seventh graders win Lions Club Peace Poster Contest
(Wikimedia Commons)
Opinion: We need more trees on campus
By Kazuma Hagiwara-Matiasek November 18, 2024

Schools are more than a place to learn; they also shape a student's growth and health, among other things. Unfortunately, our campus is dominated by asphalt and concrete. The track is nice and green, but except for that, natural elements are often overlooked. Trees...

Republican State Superintendent Ryan Walters ordered all Oklahoma public schools on June 27, 2024 to teach and have copies available of the Bible. (Marta Lavandier/AP)
Editorial: Religion and public schools don’t mix, and it needs to stay that way
By The Editorial Board October 29, 2024