2005 News Releases

2004 News Releases

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12/19/05 Sac City Unified conducts first committee meeting on how to make best use of small elementary schools A committee of 11 parents, community members and Sacramento City Unified School District teachers and other staff will meet on Monday, Dec. 19 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the district’s Serna Center to review data and make recommendations on how effectively to use elementary schools while ensuring quality learning environments.
 

12/16/05 City schools board of education elects new officers Sacramento City Unified School District President Roy Grimes and First Vice President Manny Hernandez were re-elected to their positions by fellow board members on Thursday, Dec. 15 during the group’s annual reorganization.
 

12/14/05 One third of city elementary schools eligible for state Distinguished School status; principals honored.   Sacramento City Unified School District Superintendent M. Magdalena Carrillo Mejia and other district officials will congratulate 21 elementary school principals eligible to apply for Distinguished School status on Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 1 p.m. in the District’s Serna Center. The Serna Center is located at 5735 47^th Ave.
 

11/3/05 McClatchy High students to vote on ballot initiatives  C.K. McClatchy High School seniors will voice their opinions on California’s Special Election ballot measures on Thursday, November 3. Approximately 500 students will vote in a mock election conducted by the Sacramento County Elections Office and school officials. Voting will start at 8:30 a.m. and continue until 3:30 p.m. in the school’s auditorium.  McClatchy is located at 3066 Freeport Blvd.
 

11/2/05 Farm animals bring country living to Sac City schools  Pigs, chickens, horses and cows will make themselves at home at Tahoe Elementary School on Wednesday, Nov. 2 as volunteers from the Sacramento County 4H Club Council turn the campus into a barnyard for the day. Classes will take turns visiting with the animals from 9:30 a.m. – Noon. Tahoe is located at 3110 60^th St.
 

10/28/30 Schools work to give vandals only ghost of a chance at Halloween mischief, extra patrols and community assistance used to ward off trouble Sacramento City Unified School District officials will add three additional officers to ward off potential vandals over the Halloween weekend as they did last year. The extra officers will start Saturday, Oct. 29, and work through Halloween night, Monday, Oct. 31. Sac City usually has one officer on weekend patrol duty.

10/24/05 City schools celebrate Red Ribbon Week Sacramento City Unified School District students will be joined by Assemblymember Dave Jones, representatives from the state Department of Justice, high school drill and dance teams, and the Omax Pi Puppet Theater in the annual anti-drug week kick off at Jedediah Smith Elementary School on Tuesday, Oct. 25 at 9:15 a.m.
Jedediah Smith is located at 401 McClatchy Way. 
 

10/13/05 Parents to learn tools for effective school site councils Approximately 100 parents will learn tools for creating effective school site councils on their child’s campus at a workshop on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Sacramento City Unified School District’s Serna Center, located at 5735 47^th Ave.
 

9/29/05 Elementary schools join national fitness network          Students at Alice Birney and Hubert H. Bancroft elementary schools will kickoff their participation in Project Fit America, a national program aimed at improving physical fitness in children, on Thursday, Sept. 29. Each school received funding from Project Fit and Sutter Health for outdoor fitness training equipment, staff training and physical education curriculum materials.
 

9/23/05 City schools enjoyed steep drop in summer vandalism costs The amount of money spent repairing broken windows, graffiti-splattered walls and trashed classrooms on Sacramento City Unified School District campuses fell by 67 percent during the usually active summer months, district security and maintenance officials reported.
 

9/13/05 Parent/teacher home visits at Sac City continue with renewed emphasis at high school level.    Sacramento City Unified School Superintendent M. Magdalena Carrillo Mejia, Ph.D. and Board of Education President Roy Grimes will join district teachers and administrators at schools to kick off the new academic year of parent/teacher home visits on Wednesday, Sept. 14.
 

9/13/05 City schools chief to deliver state of the district address, presents plan to improve achievement.  Sacramento City Unified School Superintendent M. Magdalena Carrillo Mejia, Ph.D. will deliver a “State of the District” address on Wednesday, Sept. 12 at the district’s administrative...
 

8/23/05-New health school students examine career prognosis at Shriners Hospital Wednesday. Freshmen students at the new Health Professions High School are already learning about possible careers in the medical field, even before the start of school on Sept. 6. Approximately 60 students will tour the Shriners Hospital for Children Northern California on Wednesday, Aug. 24 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon.
 

Sac City Unified first California school district to earn coveted international business management certification, joining eight other U.S. districts. Sacramento City Unified School District will be named Thursday morning only the ninth school system in the country to earn a coveted international business management certification earned by industry giants such as Microsoft Corp., Fugifilm and Proctor and Gamble.
 

7/7/05 City schools names new financial officer Sacramento City Unified School District Superintendent M. Magdalena Carrillo Mejia announced  the appointment of Tom Barentson as the district’s new Deputy Superintendent/CFO. He assumed his new post on July 1.
 

6/23/05 Sac City schools ask neighbors’ help to combat summer vandalism   Pacific Elementary School staff, led by Sacramento City Unified School District’s police sergeant, will walk door-to-door from the school parking lot to ask neighbors for their help in preventing arson, burglaries and vandalism over the summer vacation period. The knock-and-talk effort will begin Monday, June 27 at 10 a.m.
 

6/16/05 City schools, Annenberg Institute release recommendations for improving services; Sacramento fifth district nationwide to request self-critical improvement process  After a year of research and analysis, including approximately 400 interviews with parents, employees, students and community members, the Annenberg Institute for School Reform will release findings and recommendations
 

6/9/05 District charter thanks mentors with celebration  About 100 community and business partners will join students from The Met Charter High School at the second annual Mentor Celebration at the Joe Serna, Jr. and Isabel Hernandez Serna Community Education Center, 5735 47^th Ave.
 

6/9/05 Burbank student graduates with perfect attendance through 13 years of school.  From the time Dylan Glover entered kindergarten at Camellia Basic School in 1992, going to class has been his priority. Illness could wait until weekends and holidays. He could rest when school ended. When Glover, 17, graduates from high school on Friday afternoon, he will have accumulated perfect attendance for all 13 years of his academic career.
 

6/9/05 Conference offers tools to empower parents  Practical and effective parenting will be the focus of the Parent Empowerment Conference held on Saturday, June 11 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Joe Serna, Jr. and Isabel Hernandez Serna Community Education Center, 5735 47^th Ave.
 

5/31/05 District’s Career and Technical Prep department hosts luncheon for community, business partners
About 140 community and business partners will be on hand as Sacramento City Unified School District’s Career and Technical Preparation Department honors them at its Business Partner Appreciation Luncheon on Wednesday, June 1.
 

5/19/05 Students to intern ‘under the dome’ and hear from legislators to prepare for public service careers
C.K. McClatchy high school students will launch their “Capitol Project” program on Friday, May 20 at 11:30 a.m. with State Senator Deborah (D-Sacramento) and former state assembly member Darrell Steinberg in the McClatchy auditorium. The event will be followed by a hot dog barbeque.
 

5/13/05 Hiram Johnson students overcome obstacles for big MESA win at Center High competition
Circumstances seemed to conspire against the Hiram Johnson High School Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) students at their recent MESA competition held at Center High School.
 

4/26/05 Sac City schools’ forum to stem youth violence (revised 4/26)
A forum to stem an unexpected string of youth homicides, most of them gang-­related, is being sponsored on Monday, May 2 by Sacramento City Unified School District Superintendent M. Magdalena Carrillo Mejia, Board of Education President Roy Grimes, community agency representatives, law enforcement, parents, educators and students
 

4/25/05 Sac City schools retiree, 66, on Route 66 to raise funds for Yolo County Habitat for Humanity
Sac City Unified retiree Doug Waterman, 66, will bike solo on the famed Route 66 from Santa Monica, CA to Chicago, IL. after leaving from Davis on Wednesday, April 27 to benefit Habitat for Humanity of Yolo County. He will begin his bicycle trip from along the ocean in Santa Monica.
 

4/21/05 Spring into Health’ campaign kicks off at school
 A.M. Winn elementary school students will learn how to spring, jump, run and eat their better way to better health starting Thursday, April 21 as part of a collaborative effort to provide youngsters with nutrition and physical activity opportunities tied to curriculum standards. Students will also enjoy seasonal fruits and vegetables with a “Harvest of the Month” taste test featuring kiwis and strawberries.

4/20/05 Sacramento city schools receive top state honors.

Five middle and high schools join 192 campuses selected as California Distinguished Schools.
           Five of the nine Sacramento County schools honored as a California Distinguished School are Sacramento City Unified School District sites, state officials announced yesterday. C.K. McClatchy and John F. Kennedy high schools and Sutter, Sam Brannan and Albert Einstein middle schools are five of 192 sites recognized for academic performance after a rigorous selection process conducted by the California State Department of Education.
 

4/7/05 Community event offers support to parents
The 40 Developmental Assets for children is the focus of the sixth annual “Passport to Success” parent/ family festival on Saturday, April 9 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Joe Serna, Jr. and Isabel Hernandez Serna Community Education Center, 5735 47^th Ave.
 

3/9/05 Schools add 24/7 tool to enhance outreach, student attendance and time sensitive communication with parents 03-09-05
District and Notification Technologies, Inc. officials will introduce NTI Connect-ED™, the new parent communication tool on Wednesday, March 9 at 10 a.m. in the Serna Center’s Training Room A...

3/3/01 Sacramento Students to Participate in Job Shadow Activities at EDS
Luther Burbank High School Students join in national event with EDS employees...
 

3/3/05 Cal Middle School wins national fitness challenge, cash, equipment; O’Connell, Sutter Health join in announcement
California Middle School will announce its victory over four other schools in a fall nationwide fitness Cardinal Health competition on Wednesday, March 3 at 9:30 a.m. in the...
 

3/1/05 Parents learn to help tots on Dr. Seuss birthday and State Superintendent O’Connell to read at O.W. Erlewine Elementary School.
Parents from O.W. Erlewine and David Lubin Elementary School Preschool Centers who are learning to help their youngsters learn to read and prepare for entering kindergarten will be joined at 9 a.m. today, Wednesday, March 2 by State Superintendent Jack O’Connell at the Erlewine site, 2441 Stansberry Way...
 

2/3/05 Latino middle, high school students and parents get information, training at special conference 5
More than 700 Latino middle and high school students are expected to attend a conference sponsored by the Sacramento City Unified School District on Friday, Feb. 4 starting at 8:30 a.m. at the Sacramento State University Union Grand Ballroom.

2/3/05 Phoebe Hearst students making 500 “Hearts from Home” for U.S. troops overseas Friday
Phoebe Hearst K-8 School will make Valentines Day greetings for troops overseas on Friday, Feb. 4 at 10 a.m. as part of the “Hearts from Home”3 effort to support U.S. troops in Iraq and elsewhere.
 

1/28/05 McClatchy senior a finalist for “junior Nobel Prize”
To the cheers of her classmates, C.K. McClatchy High School senior Kelley Harris was named a finalist for the “junior Nobel Prize” in the annual Intel Science Talent Search contest.

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