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5/2 Congressman Lungren tours high schools’ career and technical preparation programs U.S. Rep. Dan Lungren has accepted an invitation to tour career and technical preparation classes at John F. Kennedy and Luther Burbank high schools on Friday, May 2 beginning at 12:30 p.m.
5/1/08 Cal Middle students argue their way to second place in national debate contest Students from California Middle School recently won second place at the sixth annual National Middle School Public Debate Program Championship held at Claremont McKenna College. The three-person team of John "Jack" Gugino, John Spurlock and Kao Ye Thao argued their way to a 5-1 record, their only loss coming to the Harvard-Westlake School of Los Angeles in the final round.
4/25/08 School district conducts public budget meeting Sacramento City Unified School District’s Board of Education Budget Sub-Committee will conduct a meeting on Monday, April 28 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the California Middle School Auditorium. Cal Middle is located at 1600 Vallejo Way.
4/18/08 School district conducts public budget meeting Sacramento City Unified School District’s Board of Education Budget Sub-Committee will conduct a meeting on Monday, April 21 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the California Middle School Auditorium. Cal Middle is located at 1600 Vallejo Way.
4/17/08 Five Sac City schools selected for statewide Distinguished School award Five Sac City schools were selected as 2008 California Distinguished Schools, State Superintendent Jack O’Connell announced recently. Crocker/Riverside, Golden Empire, Pony Express, and William Land elementary schools and Leonardo da Vinci K-8 School were among 343 exemplary California public schools honored by the California Department of Education
4/17/08 Parent Family Festival celebrates ninth year of providing parents with information, resources Sacramento City Unified School District will host its ninth annual Passport to Success Parent Family Festival on Saturday, April 19, a day filled with workshops, interactive exhibits and discussions centered around childhood development and parenting.
4/11/08 E21 Report In 2002, high school students in the Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) attended five comprehensive sites—some with enrollments of 2,700; 2,600 or 2,400—or they might attend one of two alternative programs. They were graduating at a rate of slightly more than 76 percent. First time passage rate for 10^th graders of the California High School Exit Exam English Language Arts and math was 68 percent in 2003.
4/11/08 American River steelhead trout population gets boost from Golden Empire fifth grade students Fifth graders from Golden Empire Elementary School will learn a lesson in environmental stewardship when they release about 25 steelhead trout fry into the American River at Goethe Park on Friday, April 11 at 9:30 a.m.
4/10/08 Engineer takes immigrant’s tale to students Jorge Iniguez Castaneda is an accomplished engineer, Intel executive and immigrant who shares his story of the difference education made in his life to students. On Thursday, April 10 he will speak to School of Engineering and Sciences (SES) High School pupils at 2 p.m. SES is located at 6620 Gloria Drive
4/10/08 Burbank students focus on citizen advocacy; social action day part of senior project Luther Burbank High School students will present research into selected social issues of concern to them to peers during the noon lunch hour and in two afternoon classes on Thursday, April 10 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Burbank is located at 3500 Florin Road.
4/3/08 The Village Nation and “Mr. Empowerment” headline conference for African American students and parents Nearly 500 students and parents from the Sacramento City Unified School District will gather for the 2008 African American Student Leadership Conference featuring the nationally recognized education program, The Village Nation, and “Mr. Empowerment,” Cyrenius Forh Jr., at California State University, Sacramento on Friday, April 4.
3/14/08 Sutterville Elementary School Students Earn Sweet Reward for Ongoing Honey Bee Activities - Häagen-Dazs ice cream is awarding Sutterville Elementary with a Vanilla Honey Bee ice cream social. Häagen-Dazs recently funded research at UC Davis and Penn State University to find out why honey bees, responsible for one-third of the foods Americans eat, are disappearing at an alarming rate.
3/6/08 Mien student conference celebrates 10th year; 700 students, parents, educators expected The tenth annual Iu-Mien student conference for middle and high school students kicks off at 9:45 a.m. on Friday, March 7 at the Sacramento State University Student Union Ballrooms with opening remarks by Sacramento City Unified School District Superintendent M. Magdalena Carrillo Mejia.
3/4/08 District’s best student singers to perform in All-City Choir’s annual concert More than 100 of the city schools’ finest young voices will join together in concert featuring a variety of musical styles as part of the 2008 All-City Honor Choir on Wednesday, March 5 at 7 p.m. The annual concert will take place in the auditorium at C.K. McClatchy High School. Advanced singers from elementary school choirs from across the district have been invited to perform.
2/27/08 Engaging parents to close achievement gap topic of conference for educators, community More than 130 school, parent and community leaders from more than 15 school districts in Sacramento County will learn effective strategies for engaging parents to increase the academic success of students on Thursday, Feb. 28 and Friday, Feb. 29 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The conference will be conducted at the Sacramento City Unified School District’s Serna Center located at 5735 47th Ave.
2/22/08 Three meetings scheduled to gather input for new high school in former Sacramento High attendance area Sacramento City Unified School District will conduct three community meetings to outline and discuss the plan for opening a new high school (“consent decree” school) at the former Marian Anderson Elementary School campus. The school will be a 9-12, college preparatory high school. It is scheduled to open in September 2008 with a 9^th grade class. Additional grades will be added in subsequent years. The meetings are scheduled for:
2/6/08 National leaders in parent engagement to speak at McClatchy High School for parent/teacher home visit program fundraiser. A fundraiser to help support the respected city schools Parent/Teacher Home Visit Project will bring two nationally known experts in increasing student achievement through effective school and community relationships to Sacramento. Anne Henderson of the Annenberg Institute for School Reform and Karen Mapp with the Harvard
Friday, Feb. 1 at 9:30 a.m.America’s Choice students to tour their new school America’s Choice High School students and staff will tour their new campus located at 10101 Systems Parkway (off Routier Rd.) on Friday, Feb. 1 at 9:30 a.m. America’s Choice is one of Sacramento City Unified School District’s six small secondary campuses opened as part of its initiative to redesign its high schools. It offers a college preparatory curriculum.
1/28/08 Kennedy seniors to cast votes in mock presidential primary; Secretary of State to observe ‘voting’ As the California primary nears, John F. Kennedy High School seniors will make their choice of which candidates should face-off in the 2008 presidential elections on Tuesday, Jan. 29 when students vote in a mock election conducted by Get Up—Stand Up—Vote, a partnership between the Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD),
1/18/08 City schools offer additional option to earn diploma Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) officials and partner AdvancePath Academics have joined to offer youth who have dropped out of high school or who need to recover credits an opportunity to earn a diploma with an on-line curriculum that is aligned to state content and instructional standards.
1/15/08 McClatchy seniors choose Obama as president, approve change to term limit law Sen. Barack Obama (D-Illinois) would be the nation’s next commander-in-chief if it were up to the class of 2008 at C.K. McClatchy High School, according to results from a mock election
1/15/08 McClatchy seniors to cast votes in mock presidential primary Sen. Barack Obama or Sen. Hillary Clinton? Sen. John McCain or Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee? C.K. McClatchy High School seniors will make their choice of which candidates
12/21/07 - Ethel I. Baker staff, parents ask neighbors to watch school over winter holidays The principal, students, parents and staff of Ethel I. Baker Elementary School will join district security officers in an effort to keep their campus free from costly vandalism with a door-to-door canvass of the surrounding neighborhood.
12/21/07 - City schools’ board of education elects new officers Sacramento City Unified School District Board of Education members elected officers during their board meeting on Thursday, Dec.20. Board members re-elected Manny Hernandez as their president. Karen Young was elected as first vice president, and Jerry Houseman, Ed.D. was elected as second vice president. Officers will serve in their positions for one year.
12/12/07 State schools chief to visit new science-themed high school State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell will join Sacramento City Unified School District Superintendent M. Magdalena Carrillo Mejia, Ph.D. on a tour of the local district’s School of Engineering and Sciences (SES) for 7-12 graders on Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 10 a.m. The campus is located at 6620 Gloria Dr.
11/29/07 Two Sac City schools nominated for national Blue Ribbon Award Two Sac City schools are among 35 selected as the state’s nominees to the 2008 No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the California Department of Education announced recently. West Campus High School and Golden Empire Elementary School are the only two schools in Sacramento County nominated for the award.
11/2907 Oak Ridge, Caroline Wenzel ring in holidays with Golden Bell Award from school boards association Oak Ridge and Caroline Wenzel Elementary Schools will be honored this month at the 28th Annual Golden Bell Awards program by the California School Boards Association (CSBA), the organization announced recently.
11/28/07 District announces fourth public meeting date for input on location of new high school Sacramento City Unified School District will conduct a fourth public meeting to gather input about placement of a new small high school within a two-mile radius of the former Sacramento High School attendance area. The meeting is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 3 at the A. Warren McClaskey Adult Education Center auditorium from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. McClaskey is located at 5241 J St.
11/16/07 Foreign exchange students to meet, share experiences Foreign exchange students from four city high schools will gather on Friday, Nov. 16 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Sacramento City Unified School District’s Parent Resource Center to share experiences and network. The Center is located in the District’s administrative offices at 5735 47^th Ave.
11/16/07 Leonardo da Vinci conducts second annual e-waste recycling weekend to benefit special ed programs Leonardo da Vinci K-8 School will conduct its second annual e-waste collection effort to benefit its special education classes and enrichment programs on Saturday, Nov. 17 and Sunday, Nov. 18 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. The collection will occur in the back parking lot of the campus located at 4701 Joaquin Way. Collection will occur “rain or shine.”
11/14/07 Parents celebrated at first California Family Involvement Day California educators will launch the first California Family Involvement Day recognition on Thursday, Nov. 15 at Will C. Wood Middle School. Organizers expect to conduct the event statewide every year to create awareness about the importance of parent engagement in their children’s education and to thank parents for staying involved
11/7/07 Middle school celebrates renaming to honor ‘Mother of U.S. civil rights movement’ Students, community members, school and district officials will celebrate the renaming of the former C.M. Goethe Middle School to Rosa Parks, civil rights activist and heroine. The celebration is scheduled for Wednesday, November 7 at 10:15 a.m. in the school’s gymnasium.
10/31/07 City schools increase security, ask neighbors to help prevent vandalism on local campuses during Halloween Sacramento City Unified School District officials want to ensure there are more treats than tricks at local schools this Halloween. District security will add three officers to its nightly patrol for the All Hallows Eve celebration and are asking community members to help them thwart any attempted vandalism at school sites. District security officers hope to deter activities such as spray
10/26/07 District conducts two more public meetings for input on location of new high school Sacramento City Unified School District will conduct two more public meetings the week of Oct. 29 to gather input about placement of a new small high school within a two-mile radius of the former Sacramento High School attendance area.
10/25/07 State schools chief to address new Sac City graduates who persevered despite obstacles Forty members of the Class of 2007 who lacked credits or other graduation requirement last June will still experience the pride and joy of high school graduation with their families on Thursday, Oct. 25 at 6:30 p.m. They will walk across the stage, having completed all requirements to receive a high school diploma such as passing the high school exit exam or completing senior projects. Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) will conduct its special ceremony for these students at the Charles A. Jones Skills Center.
10/24/07 City schools receive national honor for career programs as they buck state, U.S. trend Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services, the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company, will bestow its highest education accolade on the Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) and its Career and Technical Preparation Department on Wednesday, Oct. 24 at 10 a.m. in the Luther Burbank High School library. Sac City will also receive a $30,000 grant and technical assistance from a team of leading experts in workforce development. The designation as a Ford Career Academy Innovation Community is one of only four in the country.
10/19/07 District announces public meeting dates for input on location of new high school Sacramento City Unified School District will conduct three public meetings to gather input about placement of a new small high school within a two-mile radius of the former Sacramento High School attendance area.
10/19/07 City schools send anti-drug message with variety of Red Ribbon Week march, celebration The Sacramento City Unified School District will kick off its annual Red Ribbon Week celebration with an early morning rally and march beginning at Oak Ridge Elementary School and winding through the streets of the Oak Park neighborhood.
10/19/07 Eighth annual college fair offers students admissions, scholarships, information Nearly 800 Sac City students will have the opportunity to receive on-the-spot admissions, scholarships and college admissions advice at the Eighth Annual Historically Black College Recruitment Fair, sponsored by the Sacramento City Unified School District and The United College Action Network.
10/19/07 School volunteer finds giving back sweet treat on birthday Camellia Elementary School kindergartners will show volunteer Keith Rosenberg that giving more than 1,000 hours of service can be sweet as approximately 100 students from five kindergarten classes recognize his 61^st birthday and treat him to birthday cake. Rosenberg started volunteering at the school because his granddaughter, Rochelle Brown attended the campus. This year, she has moved on to Sutter Middle School
10/16/07 City schools rally for afterschool programs Lights On Afterschool to Feature Senator Darrell Steinberg. Genesis High School will celebrate the grand opening of its afterschool program with a rally and open house on Thursday, Oct. 18 in conjunction with the eighth annual Lights on Afterschool community event.
10/12/07 NFLUENZA COALITION URGES ALL TO RECEIVE FLU VACCINE SACRAMENTO, CA – To prepare for the upcoming flu season, the Northern California Partnership for Influenza Prevention (NCPIP) is urging everyone – not just high-risk groups – to receive the flu vaccine to reduce the risk of complications from influenza and to prevent spreading it to others
10/10/07 Safety issues, proposals focus of special workshop for city school board members Sacramento City Unified School District Board of Education members will listen to issues and recommendations from several District and City of Sacramento safety forums and District Board Safety Committee meetings conducted over the past few months at a special workshop on Thursday, Oct. 11 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the District’s headquarters located at 5735 47th Ave.
8/31/07 New schools, new opportunities for students as city schools open traditional campuses on Tuesday Sacramento City Unified School District campuses will welcome more than 45,000 students back to school on Tuesday, Sept. 4. Students will return to a district that adds two new schools, renames an old one, greets 15 new principals and continues its emphasis on increasing the academic achievement for every student by name.
8/29/07 Educators target middle school achievement in city schools Middle school students are not “big” elementary children nor “small” high school teens. Learning how they differ from younger and older pupils and how best to ensure their success and transition to high school will be the focus of more than 300 seventh and eighth grade teachers gathering at Sam Brannan Middle School on Wednesday, Aug. 29 from 8 a.m. to noon.Sam Brannan is located at 5301 Elmer Way.
8/24/07 High school construction academy graduates celebrate completion of eight-week program Twenty-five high school male and female students will celebrate completion of an eight-week paid summer internship program in the Luther Burbank High School Library on Friday, Aug. 24 at 9:30 a.m. Burbank is located at 3500 Florin Road
8/24/07 Community input sought on Kennedy High theater project John F. Kennedy High School will host a community forum to discuss its proposed theater on Thursday, August 23, 2007 at 6 p.m. in the school library. Community members are asked to bring questions, comments and suggestions. Construction on the proposed 500-seat performing arts building is expected to begin in June 2008 and be completed by September 2009. Principal Felisberto Cedros and District staff will be on hand to answers questions and share information about the project.
8/13/07 SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES TO OPEN WITH A BANG - SCUSD’s newest small high school holds “hand-on” summer bridge day camp. In preparation for the opening of Sacramento City Unified School District’s newest small high school, the School of Engineering and Sciences (SES), the school will be holding a summer bridge day camp August 21-23. This “hands-on” experience will include building solar cell cars, “Mad Science Demonstrations,” and visits to the Challenger Museum and the Aerospace Museum.
7/19/07 State superintendent selects city schools leader to attend prestigious national academy State school chief Jack O’Connell has named Dr. M. Magdalena Carrillo Mejia, Sacramento City Unified School District superintendent, as one of two California educators to attend the select 2007 National Academy for Superintendents at Ohio State University. In its 24^th year, the academy invites each chief state schools officer to nominate one or two outstanding superintendents to apply for participation. Enrollment is limited to 45. The theme of this year’s program is “Leadership in the 21^st Century: An Examination of the Future of High Schools.”
6/30/07 America’s Choice High School conducts recruitment fair across from new school site America’s Choice High School will conduct a recruitment fair and informational meeting about the new campus on Saturday, June 30 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Rancho Cordova Senior Center, 3480 Routier Rd. at Systems Parkway. Staff members will be available to answer questions about the program and enroll students. The meeting will be held across the street from the new campus site. The small high school will limit enrollment to 500 students.
6/29/07 Neighbors asked to watch schools to prevent fires, vandalism during July 4 holiday Sacramento City Unified School District officials are asking community members to keep a close eye on neighborhood schools this 4^th of July to help prevent costly fires and vandalism to local campuses. The Independence Day celebration is a particularly dangerous time because of the greater risk of fire and arson resulting from careless or malicious use of fireworks. The district normally spends thousands of dollars after the July 4 holiday to clean up and repair the damage done by vandals and fireworks.
6/21/07 City schools outperform county, state on tougher annual English proficiency assessment Results from the 2006-07 California English Language Learner Development Test (CELDT) reveal Sacramento City Unified School District English learners outperformed their peers at the county and state levels in the percent of students performing at the advanced and early advanced level. It is important to note that the annual state assessment to measure English proficiency was revised and made more rigorous to better reflect the state’s English Language Development standards. This year’s summary results cannot be compared with any previous results.
6/14/07 Four Sac City students represent region at national speech and debate tournament Two students each from John F. Kennedy High School and C.K. McClatchy High School will be among 24 Sacramento area students vying to win their events at the country’s high school speech and debate championship tournament in Wichita, Kan. June 17-22.
6/14/07 Parents, staff canvass Hollywood Park neighborhood to keep campus safe during summer vacation The principal, parents and staff of Hollywood Park Elementary School will join Sacramento City Unified School District police officers in an effort to keep their campus free from costly vandalism this summer with a door-to-door canvass of the surrounding neighborhood.
6/8/07 Recommendations for renaming of C.M Goethe Middle School to come forward June 21 The Sacramento City Unified School District advisory committee charged with submitting recommendations to the Board of Education for renaming C.M. Goethe Middle School will present three names to board members at their June 21 meeting.
6/8/07 Will C. Wood student reads 7 million words, helps school celebrate literacy at end-of-year celebration Nhi Vo has obliterated the school reading record she set last year. As a seventh grader at Will C. Wood Middle School, Nhi read more than 4 million words, which quadruples the state’s reading standards. This year, as an eighth grader, Nhi has devoured enough books to top the 7 million word mark.
6/7/07 State and city schools superintendents announce home visit grant recipients; visit student’s family State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell and Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) Superintendent M. Magdalena Carrillo Mejia, Ph.D. will conduct a news conference on Friday, June 8 in the C.M. Goethe Middle School library to urge schools to apply for Nell Soto Parent/Teacher Involvement Program (home visit) grants. The two superintendents will visit the home of a Goethe eighth grader after the news conference along with two counselors from the high school the student will attend next fall.
6/6/07 First graduation class for innovative small high school crowned with 100 percent success Twenty-five Met small high school seniors will walk across the stage in Land Park today at 10 a.m. Another senior is already attending college classes and cannot attend his high school graduation ceremony. The stage is located just north of Fairy Tale Town.
6/2/07 School vies for WNBA ‘Court of Dreams’ prize; send 900 to Saturday Monarchs game Hoping to win a Reading and Learning center for their school and cheer the Sacramento Monarchs in their game against the Los Angeles Sparks, approximately 900 Oak Ridge Elementary School students, family members and supporters will leave the campus by bus on Saturday, June 2 and travel to ARCO Arena. The game will start at 7 p.m. All Monarchs game tickets were purchased as part of the WNBA’s Court of Dreams Contest and donated to Oak Ridge students and families.
6/1/07 Sac City to continue visual/performing arts option for students in 2007-2008 school year Sacramento City Unified School District Board President Manny Hernandez announced today the District will continue to offer students a visual and performing arts program in the fall. Notification was given by the Visual and Performing Arts Charter (VAPAC) governing board that it intends to close VAPAC at the end of the 2006-2007 school year.
5/18/07 RADIO DISNEY VISITS PHOEBE HEARST ELEMENTARY TO HIGHLIGHT “OUR AMERICAN RIVER WATERSHED” Visit to take place at Phoebe Hearst on Monday, May 21^{st at 11:30 A}^M^{Radio Disney will pay a special visit to Sylvia Rodriguez’s 5th grade class to highlight its project, “Our American Watershed,” a runner-up in the 2006 Jiminy Cricket’s Environmentality Challenge, a program promoting good environmental stewardship sponsored by The Walt Disney Company and the State of California.}
5/18/07 District conducts public budget forums The Sacramento City Unified School District is hosting two public budget forums on Tuesday, May 22 at C.M. Goethe Middle School and Wednesday, May 23 at Fruit Ridge Elementary School. Both meetings are scheduled from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. District budget staff will share information about the 2007-08 projected budget and seek receive input from the community.
5/17/07 CALIFORNIA HOSPITALS UNITE TO REDUCE VEHICLE BACKOVER INJURIES AND DEATHS TO CHILDREN Demonstrations to highlight “blind zones” and technologies that can save kids’ lives on May 21, 2007 at 10:00 AM Father Keith B. Kenny public elementary school located at 3525 Martin L. King Jr. Blvd. in Sacramento. Every week in the United States at least 50 children are backed over in driveways or parking lots. In many cases, their injuries and deaths are due to vehicle “blind zones.” Backovers are by far the most common cause of nontraffic fatalities for children aged 15 and under
5/14/07 Hiram Johnson school carnival bolsters school spirit When Hiram Johnson High School students wanted a way to boost school spirit, they decided a school carnival would be just the ticket, so Monday night from 6:30 to 8, after months of planning, they’ll see the campus dotted with food booths, a barbecue, tricycle races, face painting and other traditional carnival activities.
5/3/07 Twelve city schools share in $2.7 billion state funding to reduce class size, boost instruction, staff training Twelve Sacramento City Unified School District schools are among the sites selected for funding approval under the $2.7 billion state Quality Education Investment Act (QEIA) aimed at improving student performance in struggling schools. Selected sites are Luther Burbank and Hiram Johnson High Schools, C.M. Goethe Middle School, Fruit Ridge, Edward Kemble, John Still, John Sloat, Ethel Phillips, Freeport, Mark Twain, Tahoe and Pacific Elementary Schools.
4/19/07 West Campus named a Distinguished School West Campus High School is one of three Sacramento County schools selected as a 2007 California Distinguished School, the California Department of Education announced on Tuesday. West Campus has a county-best score of 857 Academic Performance Index score, which was the 25^th highest score in the state for high schools, and boasts a rigorous college preparatory curriculum that helps send more than 97 percent of its students to a two or four-year college or university after graduation.
4/19/07 Peter Burnett asks “Where’s Pluto?” during sky party sponsored by Sacramento Valley Astronomical Society Sky watchers are invited to join the students, faculty and staff of Peter Burnett Elementary School as they search the heavens for stars, constellations and planets at the “Where’s Pluto?” Sky Party on Thursday, April 19, 2007
4/10/07 Public input sought on city schools’ 2007-08 budget Public forums to share information and receive input about the 2007-2008 Sacramento City Unified School District projected budget are scheduled for Tuesday, April 17 and Wednesday, April 18 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The April 17 forum will be held at C.M. Goethe Middle School, 2250 68^th Ave. The April 18 forum will be held at Fruit Ridge Elementary School, 4625 44^th St.
4/9/07 Parent Family Festival honors community volunteers, provides information on childhood health and safety Sacramento City Unified School District will mark National Public Schools Volunteer Week, April 16-21, with a celebration of the many community members who freely give their time to help at local schools during the eighth annual Passport to Success Parent Family Festival, “Safe Kids, Healthy Kids.”
4/11/07 Conference addresses Latino students, parents Several hundred Latino middle and high school students and their parents are expected to attend the 2007 Chicano/Latino Youth & Parent Conference, “Striving for Success,” on Wednesday, April 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 6446 Riverside Blvd.
4/10/07 Six SCUSD elementary schools receive Title I achievement award Six of the 11 Sacramento-area schools named as Title I Achieving Schools were from the Sacramento City Unified School District, the California Department of Education announced. A. M. Winn, Camellia, Golden Empire, Pony Express, Sequoia, and Theodore Judah elementary...
3/28/07 Parkway Elementary hosts standards-based academic competition for students The students at Parkway Elementary School will put their brains to the test in the school’s Academic Bowl on Thursday, March 29 and Friday, March 30. Second through sixth grade students will compete in academic challenges designed to heighten their joy for learning and provide additional practice on grade-level standards.
3/23/07 Special school events March 23 David Lubin jog-a-thon rescheduled for today after delay caused by trestle fire David Lubin Elementary School will conduct their rescheduled jog-a-thon throughout today—Friday, March 23—to raise funds for their school while promoting physical fitness. The event was originally scheduled for last week but was cancelled because of air quality issues resulting from the trestle fire. The school is located at 3535 M St.
3/26/07 District schedules special board meeting for vote, discussion of facilities issues in city schools The Sacramento City Unified School District will conduct a special Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, March 20 at 6 p.m. in the community rooms of the Serna Center located at 5735 47^th Ave.
3/7/07 Kennedy senior scores perfect 36 on ACT college entrance exam; is only 1 of 26 in U.S. John F. Kennedy High School senior Lyndsie Harris, 18, didn’t realize what she had done and didn’t let anyone know her ACT college entrance exam score except for her parents. It wasn’t until she received a follow up letter from ACT that she realized that she was only one of five California students and one of 26 U.S. students to achieve a perfect ACT score of 36.
3/5/07 Public budget forum scheduled for city schools A public forum to share information and receive input about the 2007-2008 Sacramento City Unified School District projected budget is scheduled for Monday, March 5 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Sequoia Elementary School. Sequoia is located at 3333 Rosemont Drive.
3/2/07 Author and death penalty activist at Kennedy High School Sister Helen Perjean, CSJ, author of the national bestseller Dead Man Walking and The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions will speak to John F. Kennedy High School students at 2:15 p.m. on Friday, March 2 in the campus gymnasium. Kennedy High School is located at 6715 Gloria Drive.
3/2/07 Mothers Against Drunk Driving kicks off national ‘Zero Tolerance Tour’ at Genesis High School Sacramento City Unified School District, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), Jevity Music Group and the Zero Tolerance 4 Underage Drinking Foundation will launch their national “Zero Tolerance Tour” on Monday, March 5, 2007 at Genesis High School from 1:50 p.m. to 3 p.m.. Genesis is located at 5601 47th Ave.
3/2/07 Sac City sponsors fair to help children, families prepare for school Families with children entering preschool and kindergarten will get a leg up on the school registration process at the School Readiness Safari to Adventures School Readiness Fair at Rosemont High School from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Rosemont is located at 9594 Keifer Blvd.
3/2/07 -Schools celebrate 10^th annual Read Across America and 50^th anniversary of beloved ‘Cat in the Hat’ The decade-old Read Across America event will be celebrated in city schools today as youngsters and readers of all ages also mark the 50^th anniversary of the beloved children’s book, The Cat in the Hat with...
2/23/07 Elementary school communities to meet regarding potential new uses for campus Community members from the Caroline Wenzel and Bear Flag elementary schools will meet for a third time to ask questions and share input with Sacramento City Unified School District staff on Tuesday, Feb. 27 at 6 p.m. in the Bear Flag Multipurpose Room regarding district wide discussions about the proposed “re-purpose” of the Bear Flag campus. Bear Flag is located at 6620 Gloria Drive.
2/9/07 - Effort benefits environment and special ed students Leonardo da Vinci K-8 School is conducting a three-day e-waste collection from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day on Saturday, Feb. 10 through Monday, Feb. 12 to support their Special Education program and benefit the environment. The collection will occur at the rear of the school located at 4701 Joaquin Way.
2/8/07 - State & Local leaders join forces to help capital area students meet critical March 2nd Cal Grant deadline. The California Student Aid Commission Cal Grant initiative continues its statewide campaign with a stop at Sacramento’s Hiram Johnson High School, vowing to help boost the state’s diminishing college entrance rates by getting more Capitol Region (Greater Sacramento, Stockton and Modesto) students to apply for financial aid and head to the state’s post-secondary campuses and technical programs.
2/5/07 - School district hires new parent support leader Sacramento City Unified School District officials have hired Manuel Guillot, a former organizer and civil rights activist as the new Director, Parent Support Services. Superintendent M. Magdalena Carrillo Mejia said Guillot will be a good fit in the highly diverse district. “He brings valuable experience that will serve our families well as we seek to engage all families in the education of their children,” Mejia said.
1/31/07 - LEED Gives Away Six Computers to Hiram Johnson High School Families HJHS families who participated in Partnerships for College Access and Success (PCAS) family nights who won free computer as door prizes will be receiving them at tonight’s Cash for College event at HJHS. The family nights were designed to help families navigate through the high school education system and the college entry processes, and understand financial aid opportunities and forms.
1/25/07 - McClatchy High School Students Investigated This press release is being issued jointly between the Sacramento Police Department and the Sacramento Unified School District. On Wednesday, January 24, 2007, the Sacramento Police Department notified McClatchy High School administrators of a potential threat against the campus. An unidentified source told police that they overheard two McClatchy students discussing “school security” and potential “escape routes.”

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