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It has all the trappings of a great dining experience 鈥� a celebrity chef, a VIP guest list, fine linen, fancy china and a haute cuisine made from fresh local products.

The twist on this 鈥淔ive Star Restaurant鈥� is that it鈥檚 run entirely by fourth graders.

Officials with Sacramento City Unified School District and the City of Sacramento will officially open the newly outfitted Argonaut Park located at the Evelyn Moore Community Center adjacent to Sacramento New Technology High School. The park has been furnished with state of the art Energi Fitness Course Stations for use by New Tech students and the entire community. This project was a joint venture between the City, school district and community organization Freeport Renovation on the Move and was funded, in part, through grants from Kaiser Permanente and Gift-to-Share.

Sacramento City Unified School District Superintendent Jonathan P. Raymond issued the following statement today in response to Governor Jerry Brown鈥檚 announcement that he has halted budget negotiations with Republican Legislators:

A coalition of California superintendents 鈥� including superintendents whose schools are within the legislative district of Republican Legislators negotiating with Governor Brown 鈥� will gather at the steps of the Capitol on Monday to discuss the drastic cuts public schools will face without the extension of current temporary taxes.

Rising gang activity and an increase in juvenile crime victims has prompted a coalition of concerned high school students to organize a 鈥淲eek of Peace鈥� that will culminate with a rally across from City Hall.

The week, March 12-18, will include activities such as the signing of a Peace Pledge, creation of peace collages, distribution of green ribbons and 鈥淐hallenge Days鈥� for students at C.K. McClatchy and Hiram Johnson high schools. Luther Burbank High School will also host two kick-off assemblies on Monday, March 14 beginning at 1:00 p.m.

At tonight鈥檚 Board of Education meeting, trustees will consider drastic measures to balance a projected 鈥渨orst case鈥� deficit of $22.35 million 鈥� including cutting financial support for sports, drama, yearbook, newspaper, marching band, cheerleading and speech and debate.

The proposal is to eliminate 鈥渆xtra pay for extra duty stipends,鈥� uniform replacements funds, athletic trainer funds and co-curricular transportation funds for a savings of $1.261 million.

Sutterville Elementary School will hold its Seventh Annual History Day Gallery Walk 鈥� part of the highly regarded National History Day academic competition 鈥� on Wednesday, February 23, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The school is located at 4967 Monterey Way, Sacramento.

Gallery Walk is an opportunity for the more than 100 participating students to showcase projects on the theme of 鈥淒ebate & Diplomacy: Successes, Failures, Consequences鈥� as practice for the Sacramento County History Day Competition at Rosemont High School on Saturday, March 12.

Fruit Ridge Elementary School will be closed on Friday, February 18, to allow asbestos specialists to test insulation in the attic crawl space above main hall classrooms.

Buildings throughout the country constructed prior to 1977 often contained asbestos. Superintendent Jonathan Raymond ordered Fruit Ridge Elementary shut down for one day after work crews installing wireless technology came in contact with the insulation, potentially disrupting the asbestos.