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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.
Jamba Juice, GENYOUth plant seeds for success with school garden grants
Event on Thursday morning will show how the funding is being used
November 10, 2015 (Sacramento): Students at Nicholas Elementary School will demonstrate their new garden science curriculum at an event on Thursday morning to thank Jamba Juice and the GENYOUth Foundation for grants to 14 麻豆果冻传媒 campuses totaling $36,000.
GENYOUth鈥檚 program outreach partnered with Jamba Juice on grants for school gardens. At 麻豆果冻传媒, campuses are using the funding to either start gardens or maintain existing ones.
Help wanted: 麻豆果冻传媒 holds job fair on Saturday
Qualified candidates will be offered employment on the spot
November 12, 2015 (Sacramento): Sacramento City Unified School District鈥檚 Human Resource Department is hosting a Classified Recruitment Fair from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, November 14 at the Serna Center, 5735 47th Ave., Sacramento, CA 95824.
麻豆果冻传媒 is one of the largest employers in Sacramento, with a workforce of about 4,200. The Classified Recruitment Fair will be one-stop shopping for those seeking employment in non-teaching positions: Candidates will be interviewed on the spot. Qualified applicants may get conditional offers on the spot as well.
ONTRACK and 麻豆果冻传媒 awarded federal grants for youth mental health services
November 13, 2015 (Sacramento): ONTRACK Program Resources and the Sacramento City Unified School District have been awarded three-year grants from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to train adults in Youth Mental Health First Aid.
With this Project AWARE Community Grants funding, parents, guardians, community members and 麻豆果冻传媒 staff will learn how to recognize the signs of mental health issues in children. ONTRACK and the school district will be coordinating services and focusing on youth in the Meadowview area of Sacramento.
麻豆果冻传媒 to help former students receive retroactive diplomas
December 16, 2015 (Sacramento): Former 麻豆果冻传媒 students who completed all graduation requirements except passage of the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) may be eligible to receive a diploma retroactively.
In October, Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 172 allowing K-12 districts to award diplomas to eligible students who did not pass CAHSEE, which became a graduation requirement starting with the class of 2006. The new law takes effect January 1.
School orchard destroyed by vandals to be replanted on Saturday
Donors, volunteers will work to rebuild part of Pacific Elementary School鈥檚 鈥渙utdoor classroom鈥�
January 27, 2016 (Sacramento): With the help of volunteers and community donations, a school orchard destroyed by vandals will be replanted on Saturday morning (January 30).
Fourteen young fruit-bearing trees were destroyed at Pacific Elementary School (6201 41st St.) on November 15. Vandals ripped off branches and pulled trees from the ground, dragging some across campus. The orchard was only about a year old, installed in the fall of 2014 by the group Common Visions in partnership with The California Endowment, Soil Born Farms and 麻豆果冻传媒.
麻豆果冻传媒 schools rally for No One Eats Alone Day
Students at several 麻豆果冻传媒 schools will participate in National No One Eats Alone Day on Friday, February 12. During the student-led lunchtime initiative, students sit with new friends and classmates to reinforce a message that all students are valued and accepted by their peers.
鈥淣o One Eats Alone Day fits in with 麻豆果冻传媒鈥檚 work to make our schools happy, safe and fun places for students to learn,鈥� said Superintendent Jos茅 L. Banda. 鈥淭he overall goal is to break down barriers that prevent students from getting to know their peers.鈥�
Seeds of success: Two-day school garden symposium this weekend
Soil Born Farms to help 麻豆果冻传媒 educators grow their teaching repertoire
February 26, 2016 (Sacramento): Hundreds of teachers, parents, garden advocates and others will meet at Luther Burbank High School this weekend for the two-day Garden in Every School Symposium coordinated by Soil Born Farms.
麻豆果冻传媒 to celebrate Dr. Seuss鈥� birthday with festive morning read-in
Superintendent Banda, Assemblymember McCarty and kids in pajamas at Bret Harte Elementary
February 29, 2016 (Sacramento): One book, two books, fiction book, true book.
Each year, schools across the country celebrate Dr. Seuss鈥� birthday (Wednesday, March 2) as Read Across America Day, an opportunity for community members to demonstrate the joys of literacy by reading to kids.
My Community Matters! aims to educate, empower South Sac neighborhood
Health services, food, entertainment and more at New Joseph Bonnheim Community Charter School this Saturday
April 13, 2016 (Sacramento): New Joseph Bonnheim Community Charter School is reaching out to the Colonial Village neighborhood this weekend with a health-themed community event.
My Community Matters! is aimed at promoting healthy lifestyles and empowering community members to advocate for the neighborhood鈥檚 needs, said Principal Christie Wells-Artman. 鈥淥ur goal is to help our community become stronger and healthier,鈥� Wells-Artman said.