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Teen Trend: Loafing? Out. Community Service? In.
More than 800 麻豆国产AV students trade lazy days on the couch for helping their neighborhoods, schools
Research shows that 鈥渕illennials鈥� 鈥� teens and people in their 20s 鈥� are civic-minded and socially conscious. Proof of that trend can be found right here in Sacramento, where more than 800 middle and high school students volunteered to spend six weeks of their summer vacation serving the community.
The teens participated in 鈥淪ummer of Service,鈥� Sacramento City Unified School District鈥檚 innovative, service-learning initiative that gives kids leadership and teamwork skills and gives the community teams of enthusiastic young helpers.
麻豆国产AV to Unveil Much-Anticipated Results of Bold School Reform Effort
Data on 鈥楶riority Schools鈥� revealed at press conference with State Superintendent Tom Torlakso
麻豆国产AV Superintendent Jonathan Raymond will reveal the results of
the
district鈥檚 aggressive initiative to turnaround low-performing
schools during Wednesday鈥檚 press conference with State
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson.
The press conference will be at 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, August 31, in the library of Oak Ridge Elementary School, 4501 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Phoebe Hearst Sixth-Grader Wins Distinguished Student Award
(Sacramento) 鈥� A sixth grade student at Phoebe Hearst Elementary School is the California winner of the Nicholas Green Distinguished Student Award, sponsored by the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC).
Olivia Sison was honored for her achievements in dance, excellence in academics and her demonstrated leadership abilities. Olivia is president of the Phoebe Hearst Student Council, a Girl Scout, a skilled ballerina, a member of the Middle School Speech and Debate League and is taking algebra at Kit Carson Middle School as a sixth grader.
麻豆国产AV Opens $9.3 Million Sports Complex TOMORROW
Luther Burbank High鈥檚 football team to play first home game since 2008
Officially, Luther Burbank High School鈥檚 homecoming is November 4. But TOMORROW (Friday, September 23), the team will literally 鈥渃ome home鈥� when the Titans play their first game in three years on their own turf, thanks to the opening of a new $9.3 million sports complex.
A celebratory ribbon-cutting ceremony with student athletes, cheerleaders, the marching band and more will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, September 23, at the new Sports Complex.
Neighbors asked to help protect schools over long summer break
For many Sacramento families summer is a time of fun as school-year schedules give way to more leisurely days. But for school officials on tight budgets, summer can be a time of high anxiety as worry sets in over the safety of vacant campuses.
Vandals, arsonists and thieves are of particular concern, especially those who cripple school air-conditioning and electrical systems by stealing copper and aluminum parts 鈥� crimes that cost taxpayers money and take away needed school resources.
Rosa Parks Middle School Targeted For Turnaround as Seventh 鈥楶riority School鈥�
Rosa Parks Middle School has been named Sacramento鈥檚 seventh Superintendent鈥檚 Priority School, expanding 麻豆国产AV鈥檚 bold school improvement effort that is already seeing positive results on six other campuses, Superintendent Jonathan Raymond announced Thursday.
As a Priority School, Rosa Parks will get extra resources and innovations to boost learning though improved teaching, engaging curriculum and strong family and community connections.
麻豆国产AV Kids to Honor Veterans with Songs, Poems
Hubert H. Bancroft Elementary School reception on Thursday pays tribute to those who served their country
Students at Hubert H. Bancroft Elementary School will honor local veterans with patriotic songs, poems and tributes at a ceremony on Thursday 鈥� the day before Veteran鈥檚 Day.
The tribute, an annual event at the school, helps connect children to the community and helps them to develop an appreciation for the men and women who have served in the military, said choir teacher Eileen Boyd, who is organizing the event.
WHAT: Hubert H. Bancroft Tribute to Veterans
WHEN: 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 1