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Kids Vie for $5M in Funds at 鈥楪reen School鈥� Showcase
Blue-ribbon panel of local experts will award bond money to student designed proposals for more sustainable campuses
April 16, 2012 (Sacramento): Fourteen student 鈥済reen teams鈥� from the 麻豆国产AV will showcase projects to make their campuses more eco-friendly at 麻豆国产AV鈥檚 first annual Project Green Showcase on Wednesday (April 18).
Viable projects are in line for $5 million in facilities bond money set aside for green school initiatives.
鈥淣ot only are we encouraging our students to think deeply about making our community a better place in the future, we are providing them with the funds to take their projects from concept to reality,鈥� said 麻豆国产AV Superinten
麻豆国产AV to Honor Two World War II 鈥楽urvivors鈥�
Award-winning author interned after Pearl Harbor and rare tree both to be celebrated at ceremony on Friday
April 18, 2012 (Sacramento): Kiyo Sato, 88, is a survivor. A native of Sacramento, her Japanese American family became the target of prejudice after the attack on Pearl Harbor and was eventually forced to live in an internment camp in Arizona.
Despite these struggles, Ms. Sato eventually returned to Sacramento, joined the U.S. Air Force, finished her education and become a successful school nurse and award-winning author.
A rare pink almond tree on Folsom Boulevard near the Rancho Cordova library is a survivor, too.
麻豆国产AV Trustees Will Weigh in on Tax Initiatives Tonight
Board of Education meets at 6:30 p.m. in the Serna Center
April 19, 2012 (Sacramento): Sacramento City Unified School District鈥檚 Board of Education will consider a resolution in support of both statewide tax initiatives headed for the November ballot at its meeting tonight (Thursday, April 19).
The initiatives 鈥� one supported by Governor Jerry Brown and teachers unions and the other by civil rights attorney Molly Munger and the state PTA 鈥� would both raise revenue for California public schools. Currently, both initiatives are in the signature-collection phase.
Bullying Expert to Address LGBTQ Youth Conference
Cal Poly Professor Dr. Elizabeth J. Meyer to give keynote address at 麻豆国产AV event
April 25, 2012 (Sacramento): Nationally recognized bullying expert Dr. Elizabeth J. Meyer, author of 鈥淕ender, Bullying and Harassment,鈥� will give the keynote address at Sacramento City Unified School District鈥檚 鈥淣o Time to Lose鈥� LGBTQ youth conference this Friday.
The conference is a key component of 麻豆国产AV鈥檚 comprehensive approach to combating bullying in schools and in cyberspace.
Dr. Mehmet Oz and Anthem Blue Cross President Pam Kehaly to Visit Hiram Johnson High School to Judge HealthCorps
WHAT:
HealthCorps庐鈥� (www.healthcorps.org) three Sacramento-based
Coordinators and students at Hiram Johnson High School will
organize a healthy breakfast competition for a panel of
distinguished judges, including HealthCorps Chairman Dr.
Advocates of work-based learning to tour 麻豆国产AV school
Health Professions High School is one of six sites on Linked Learning schedule Wednesday
May 1, 2012 (Sacramento): Statewide advocates for strengthening the connections between K-12 schools, college and the world of work will visit Health Professions High School on Wednesday as part of an all-day Capitol-area tour.
The Spring 2012 Convening is sponsored by Linked Learning Alliance, a collective of education, workforce and public policy advocates.
Sac Ballet to kick off McClatchy High鈥檚 75th birthday party
Dancers in the gym will treat alumni, kids and community to rousing performance of 鈥楯azzin鈥� 鈥�
May 2, 2012 (Sacramento): Sacramento Ballet will perform in C.K. McClatchy High School鈥檚 gym on Thursday to kick off the school鈥檚 75th anniversary year and to celebrate the long-standing relationship between the company and the school.
The ballet 鈥� featuring principal dancer Alexandra Cunningham, a McClatchy alum 鈥� will perform movements from 鈥淛azzin鈥� 鈥� by Darrell Grand Moultrie to the music of Duke Ellington, Wynton Marsalis and others. McClatchy鈥檚 Jazz Band will also play from its repertoire of jazz standards.
Chinese 鈥楶eace Messengers鈥� to visit 麻豆国产AV school on Monday
Eight middle and high school students will tour William Land Elementary School鈥檚 Mandarin Immersion class
May 4, 2012 (Sacramento): The Jinan Peace Messengers Delegation from Jinan, China, will visit the Mandarin language immersion class at William Land Elementary School on Monday.
Eight middle and high school students will be part of the delegation, along with two teachers. They will arrive at William Land at 11:30 a.m. and stay through lunch. Four members of the Jinan-Sacramento Sister Cities Corporation will accompany the delegation.
鈥淲e are thrilled to host these young ambassadors of good will,鈥� said Principal Ellen Lee.
麻豆国产AV approved for $4.1 million in federal grants
The funds would support and expand after-school and summer learning programs for students
May 9, 2012 (Sacramento): Sacramento City Unified School District has been approved to receive $4.1 million in federal grants to support and expand student learning before and after the bell rings and during the summer.
The 21st Century Afterschool Program grants will allow 麻豆国产AV to continue its innovative slate of programs aimed at enriching the educational experience for kids, boosting their academic performance and teaching them about healthy living.
The California Department of Education, which administers the grant program, notified 麻豆国产AV that it intends to award
麻豆国产AV kids perform tomorrow in Carnegie Hall program
Link Up provides professional musicians to work with elementary school students
May 16, 2012 (Sacramento): Eight hundred students from five 麻豆国产AV elementary schools that participate in the Carnegie Hall Link UP program will perform on Thursday (May 17) at Capital Christian Center.
Carnegie Hall鈥檚 Weill Music Institute, in partnership with the Sacramento Philharmonic and the Vocal and Instrumental Teaching Artists Academy, brings music instruction to students at William Land, Sutterville, Elder Creek, Abraham Lincoln and Maple schools.
Students will demonstrate what they鈥檝e learned in a concert.
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