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Two 麻豆果冻传媒 students named Gates Millennium Scholars
Award covers college tuition, living expenses for four years
June 8, 2015 (Sacramento): Two 麻豆果冻传媒 students have been named Gates Millennium Scholars, an award that covers the cost of attending college for high-performing, low-income students of color.
Luther Burbank High School salutatorian Sabreena Singh, 18, and John F. Kennedy High School senior Manuel Valencia, 18, are among 1,000 students nationwide in the program鈥檚 Class of 2015. The scholarship is funded by a $1.6 billion grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
麻豆果冻传媒 to celebrate start of school with Hollywood-style 鈥榩remiere鈥�
Students, parents to get superstar treatment with red carpet event at Hollywood Park Elementary
August 27, 2015 (Sacramento): Lights! Cameras! Backpacks!
Sacramento City Unified School District is throwing an early morning red carpet bash 鈥� complete with life-size award statuettes, paparazzi and autograph hounds 鈥� to celebrate the first day of school on Thursday, September 3.
The event at Hollywood Park Elementary School (home of the Hollywood Park Stars) will kick-off a year of honoring 麻豆果冻传媒鈥檚 76 neighborhood and specialty schools, campuses that have launched the dreams of Sacramento residents for generations.
Seniors to commit to colleges at first academic signing day
Sacramento Pathways to Success partners will participate in White House 鈥楻each Higher鈥� event
April 29, 2015 (Sacramento): Local high schools have long participated in the tradition of athletic signing days to celebrate sports stars as they commit to a college. On Friday, May 1 鈥� National College Decision Day 鈥� other seniors will get their day of celebration, too.
麻豆果冻传媒 appoints veteran administrator to lead reopening of downtown school
Dr. Gema Godina-Martinez was instrumental in establishing McClatchy High鈥檚 respected Law and Public Policy Academy
October 2, 2015 (Sacramento): Sacramento City Unified School District鈥檚 Board of Education has selected Dr. Gema Godina-Martinez to lead the reopening of downtown鈥檚 Washington Elementary School.
The Board voted unanimously Thursday to appoint Godina-Martinez 鈥� currently an assistant principal at C.K. McClatchy High School 鈥� as Washington鈥檚 new principal, beginning immediately. Washington was one of seven 麻豆果冻传媒 elementary schools closed in 2012 due to chronic under-enrollment. With downtown development booming, the district is committed to reopening Washington next fall.
Chicas Latinas de Sacramento to give 400 pairs of new shoes to 麻豆果冻传媒 school
Every Woodbine Elementary student will receive a pair
October 26, 2015 (Sacramento): Chicas Latinas de Sacramento will donate more than 400 pairs of new shoes to students at Woodbine Elementary School on Wednesday, October 28. The donation amounts to a new pair of shoes for every student at the school.
鈥淲e are so grateful to Chicas Latinas and the generosity of the group鈥檚 membership,鈥� said 麻豆果冻传媒 Superintendent Jos茅 L. Banda. 鈥淚 look forward to seeing our students enjoying their new shoes.鈥�
麻豆果冻传媒 hosts Halloween-themed pedestrian safety fair on Friday
Early morning event will feature kids in costumes, 鈥楶ete Walker鈥� safety mascot, bike helmet giveaway
October 28, 2015 (Sacramento): Will C. Wood Middle School students will be treated to a fun, Halloween-themed safety fair on Friday morning 鈥� an event that will close Walk and Bike to School Month for 麻豆果冻传媒.
Co-hosted by the state Office of Traffic Safety, the fair will feature Pete Walker, a California safety mascot who has appeared on billboards and bus ads throughout October. Walker wears a costume made of car parts and promotes the message 鈥淧edestrians Don鈥檛 Have Armor.鈥� The school will have a 鈥渟elfie station鈥� for students in costume to take photos with Pete Walker.
California Middle School to celebrate $3.1 million gym renovation and expansion
Modernized structure will serve entire Land Park community
October 30, 2015 (Sacramento): 麻豆果冻传媒 will cut the ribbon on California Middle School鈥檚 newly renovated and expanded gym during a high-energy pep rally with students and staff on Tuesday, November 3.
The event will feature a three-point basketball shoot-out, cheerleaders, live music and a comedy routine by the school鈥檚 Land Park Rangers troupe.
Cal鈥檚 gym, which was built in 1975, was overdue for modernization and expansion to accommodate the popular Land Park middle鈥檚 schools growing needs. Improvements include:
PHOTO OP: McClatchy and Burbank baseball teams to play fall scrimmage donning Halloween costumes
October 29, 2015 (Sacramento): Why do ghosts go to baseball games? To BOO the umpires. Why did the vampire quit the baseball team? He couldn鈥檛 find his BATS.
Insert your favorite Halloween-themed baseball joke as the fall baseball teams for CK McClatchy and Luther Burbank High Schools will spend their Halloween morning squaring off in a scrimmage with players decked out in full Halloween garb.
The fall matchup between the two squads is an annual tradition, but with the game falling on Halloween this year the two teams decided to add a fun twist to the matchup.
McClatchy teacher placed on leave following incident today
October 30, 2015 (Sacramento): A faculty member at C.K. McClatchy High School was placed on administrative leave today following reports of inappropriate behavior in class.
Several students concerned about the teacher brought cellphone video to school administrators, who acted swiftly to remove the teacher from class and contacted law enforcement. The teacher will remain on leave while the district investigates the incident.
The video appears to show the teacher, dressed in a Halloween costume, wrestling a student on the floor of a classroom.
Kennedy marching band to surprise classmate recovering from hit-and-run bike crash
Taariq Jensen has yet to start senior year due to his injuries
November 6, 2015 (Sacramento): All 130 members of John F. Kennedy High School鈥檚 marching band will assemble in a Pocket neighborhood cul-de-sac Saturday afternoon to perform for classmate Taariq Jensen, who was seriously injured in a hit-and-run bike crash last summer.