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![Performers dance on stage.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748017521/mcoeorg/h05feb4rrq9m6vnkuawr/2025_ChildrensOpera-31_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748017521/mcoeorg/h05feb4rrq9m6vnkuawr/2025_ChildrensOpera-31_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1748017521/mcoeorg/h05feb4rrq9m6vnkuawr/2025_ChildrensOpera-31_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1748017521/mcoeorg/h05feb4rrq9m6vnkuawr/2025_ChildrensOpera-31_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1748017521/mcoeorg/h05feb4rrq9m6vnkuawr/2025_ChildrensOpera-31_1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1748017521/mcoeorg/h05feb4rrq9m6vnkuawr/2025_ChildrensOpera-31_1.jpg","width":2048}])
- Student Events
More than 3,000 students from across Merced County gathered this week at UC Merced for a presentation of ‘Treble Trouble’ — a UC Merced Children’s Opera production.
![Grasslands Elementary students stand around a table at the pentathlon competition]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747851589/mcoeorg/dlgsbbwxylsdz9tty1nl/2025Pentathlon.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747851589/mcoeorg/dlgsbbwxylsdz9tty1nl/2025Pentathlon.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747851589/mcoeorg/dlgsbbwxylsdz9tty1nl/2025Pentathlon.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747851589/mcoeorg/dlgsbbwxylsdz9tty1nl/2025Pentathlon.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1747851589/mcoeorg/dlgsbbwxylsdz9tty1nl/2025Pentathlon.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747851589/mcoeorg/dlgsbbwxylsdz9tty1nl/2025Pentathlon.jpg","width":2048}])
- Programs
The results of the Merced County Academic Pentathlon were revealed at the Merced Theatre on May 10, where families, educators and community members gathered for the Super Quiz event and awards ceremony.
![Graphic for the 41st Annual writing festival - 2025]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746806652/mcoeorg/bfuhp4e8eliuuzvocnnn/WritingFestivalGraphic25.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746806652/mcoeorg/bfuhp4e8eliuuzvocnnn/WritingFestivalGraphic25.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746806652/mcoeorg/bfuhp4e8eliuuzvocnnn/WritingFestivalGraphic25.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746806652/mcoeorg/bfuhp4e8eliuuzvocnnn/WritingFestivalGraphic25.png","width":1200}])
- Programs
The Merced County Writing Festival website is now live, showcasing nearly 1,000 award-winning entries from students across the county.
![Students stand together and hold up certificates]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746633747/mcoeorg/xbw18jslvtjglr8x69xg/VSTHonorScholarsDinner25.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746633747/mcoeorg/xbw18jslvtjglr8x69xg/VSTHonorScholarsDinner25.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746633747/mcoeorg/xbw18jslvtjglr8x69xg/VSTHonorScholarsDinner25.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746633747/mcoeorg/xbw18jslvtjglr8x69xg/VSTHonorScholarsDinner25.png","width":1200}])
- VST
Educational leaders and families gathered on May 6, to celebrate 16 Virginia Smith Trust honor scholars at the annual awards dinner, hosted at the MCOE Downtown Center.
![A Parent Leadership Training Institute graduate shakes hands while receiving an award.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746133273/mcoeorg/ss2my7yobsbkdiocbstd/ParentLeadershipTrainingInstituteGrad25.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746133273/mcoeorg/ss2my7yobsbkdiocbstd/ParentLeadershipTrainingInstituteGrad25.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746133273/mcoeorg/ss2my7yobsbkdiocbstd/ParentLeadershipTrainingInstituteGrad25.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746133273/mcoeorg/ss2my7yobsbkdiocbstd/ParentLeadershipTrainingInstituteGrad25.png","width":1200}])
- Programs
The Merced County Office of Education Early Education Department honored the newest graduates of the Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI) and Children’s Leadership Training Institute (CLTI) in a ceremony held at the MCOE Downtown Center.