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Inclusive basketball tourney fun for students of all abilities
Students in adaptive PE classes to play with Burbank High School peer tutors from varsity basketball team
March 19, 2013 (Sacramento): Young adults of all physical ability levels will come together on Wednesday (March 20) for 麻豆果冻传媒鈥檚 second annual Spring Inclusive Basketball Tournament organized by the district鈥檚 adaptive PE teachers.
鈥淭his is a great way to build caring relationships between students who might not otherwise get to know each other,鈥� says Luther Burbank High School teacher Greg Polo, an event organizer. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a lot of fun for the kids and good learning experience for all involved.鈥�
Oak Park sixth graders get in on farm-to-fork, food truck craze
Oak Ridge Elementary鈥檚 鈥楩ive Star Restaurant鈥� to include mobile dining, stellar sit-down menu under direction of Chef Mulvaney
April 4, 2013 (Sacramento) 鈥� A trendy mobile restaurant trailer will be pulling into Oak Park next week to serve up tasty gourmet tacos for a VIP crowd of local movers and shakers.
But you won鈥檛 find a hipster foodie working the window. This truck 鈥� and the fancy restaurant it will pull up next to 鈥� will be run entirely by elementary school students.
麻豆果冻传媒 middle schools make impressive gains on state tests
Fern Bacon leads the way with a second straight year of big jumps in math, language arts
August 31, 2012 (Sacramento): 麻豆果冻传媒 middle school kids 鈥搊ften regarded as the hardest to teach 鈥� outpaced their elementary and high school peers in gains on state standardized tests in English language arts and math, according to data released today.
麻豆果冻传媒 seeks applicants for school repurposing committee
鈥�7-11 Committee鈥� will consider re-use and disposition of sites not needed for schools in the fall
April 17, 2013 (Sacramento) 鈥� The Sacramento City Unified School District is forming a 鈥�7-11 Committee鈥� (a committee with seven or 11 members) to advise the Board of Education on the reuse, repurposing and disposition of school buildings and vacant sites not needed for school purposes. The formation of the committee follows the Board鈥檚 decision last month to close seven chronically under-enrolled elementary schools next fall.
Mural project celebrates spirit of closing school
Renowned artist Milton Bowens to help Washington Elementary students preserve memories of Midtown campus
April 18, 2013 (Sacramento) 鈥� The spirit of a Midtown elementary school slated for closure next fall will be expressed and preserved on Sunday (April 21) when students and staff come together to create a gigantic, multi-part mural under the direction of celebrated artist Milton Bowens.
McClatchy duo wins high school debate 鈥楽uper Bowl鈥�
Teens become first ever from a California public high school to win the national Tournament of Champions in Kentucky
May 6, 2013 (Sacramento) 鈥� A C.K. McClatchy High School debate team has won the national Tournament of Champions, becoming the first team ever from a California public high school to win the nation鈥檚 top high school debate competition.
Students vie for $1 million at 麻豆果冻传媒 Project Green event
Blue-ribbon panel of local experts will judge student proposals for making campuses more sustainable
May 21, 2013 (Sacramento): Thirteen student 鈥済reen teams鈥� from the Sacramento City Unified School District will showcase projects to make their campuses greener and more sustainable at 麻豆果冻传媒鈥檚 second annual Project Green Showcase on Thursday (May 23).
Viable projects are in line for $1 million in Measure Q bond money set aside for green school initiatives. Measure Q was approved by Sacramento voters in November.
Senator Leno to speak at LGBTQ conference
Leno authored FAIR education act; anti-bullying advocate Lisa Ford-Berry is a scheduled presenter
May 30, 2013 (Sacramento): State Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) will speak about the landmark legislation he authored that ensures gays and lesbians are included in school history lessons at 麻豆果冻传媒鈥檚 second annual LGBTQ conference on Monday (June 3).
Leataata Floyd School to honor volunteer with Community Service Award
Nancy Tennyson of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral to receive plaque from school鈥檚 namesake
May 31, 2013 (Sacramento): Leataata Floyd Elementary School will honor Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Outreach Director Nancy Tennyson with the first-ever Leataata Floyd Community School Service Award at a celebration on Tuesday (June 4).
Shhh! Students to be surprised with college certificates TODAY
Morgan State University to give certificates of 鈥榞uaranteed admission鈥� to eight Mark Hopkins Elementary School students
June 7, 2013 (Sacramento): Eight Mark Hopkins Elementary School students will be surprised today (Friday, June 7) with certificates from Morgan State University in Baltimore 鈥済uaranteeing鈥� admission if they finish high school in good standing.