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March 7, 2012 (Sacramento):  Kids at Rosa Parks Middle School will learn the ropes 鈥� jump ropes 鈥� of how top boxers stay in shape on Thursday at a kick-off event for Prime Time Boxing鈥檚 national Knocking Out Obesity Tour.

Prime Time Boxing founders Cary Williams-Nunez and Angelo Nunez will teach students non-contact boxing workout techniques from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 8.

March 8, 2012 (Sacramento):  Teens at John F. Kennedy High School 鈥� many of them new drivers 鈥� will witness the harsh legal consequences of driving under the influence when the Real DUI Court in School Program comes to campus this Friday.

The school鈥檚 gym will be transformed into the courtroom of a local judge, and a driver previously convicted of DUI will be sentenced and given an opportunity to address an assembly of juniors and seniors.

March 12, 2012 (Sacramento):  Administrators at John F. Kennedy High School are coordinating a mega fieldtrip this week: They鈥檙e taking every freshman student 鈥� all 500 鈥� on a college campus tour.

JFK ninth graders will travel by bus over two days to Sacramento City College, where they will visit classrooms and meet with students, athletes, professors 鈥� even cheerleaders.

March 21, 2012 (Sacramento):  Hundreds of Sacramento City Unified School District youth will attend youth leadership conferences this month aimed at empowering teens to take a more active role in their futures.

The first conference, the African American Student Leadership Conference, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, March 22) in the Student Union at California State University, Sacramento.

March 26, 2012 (Sacramento):  An 麻豆果冻传媒 school is getting a makeover worthy of royalty this week courtesy the Sacramento Kings.

To celebrate Cesar Chavez Day of Volunteerism, the Kings are rolling up their sleeves to beautify Mark Hopkins Elementary School.

March 27, 2012 (Sacramento) 鈥� A fancy restaurant 鈥� complete with celebrity chef, fine linens, haute cuisine and 鈥渃ocktail鈥� bar 鈥� opening in Oak Park this week is expected to draw a VIP guest list of local movers and shakers.
The twist: This 鈥淔ive Star Restaurant鈥� will be run entirely by fifth graders.

On Wednesday (March 28), a group of dedicated elementary school students will transform the cafeteria of Oak Ridge Elementary School in Oak Park into a 鈥淔ive Star Restaurant,鈥� an elegant evening conceived, designed and executed by the students themselves 鈥� with the help of midtown c

April 12, 2012 (Sacramento) 鈥� The Rosemont community will come together on Friday (April 13) for 鈥淓ssence of Rosemont,鈥� a giant block party designed to demonstrate support for public schools, kids and neighborhood unity.

Kids will be jumping, cheerleaders will be turning cartwheels and bands will be playing at the third annual 鈥淓ssence,鈥� event, a fun-packed evening of carnival games, bounce houses, live music and an outdoor movie on an enormous 60-foot-wide screen.

鈥淲e are so proud of our schools and so pleased that the community has rallied to show their support for our stu

April 16, 2012 (Sacramento):  Fourteen student 鈥済reen teams鈥� from the Sacramento City Unified School District will showcase projects to make their campuses more eco-friendly at 麻豆果冻传媒鈥檚 first annual Project Green Showcase on Wednesday (April 18).

Viable projects are in line for $5 million in facilities bond money set aside for green school initiatives.

鈥淣ot only are we encouraging our students to think deeply about making our community a better place in the future, we are providing them with the funds to take their projects from concept to reality,鈥� said 麻豆果冻传媒 Superinten

April 18, 2012 (Sacramento):  Kiyo Sato, 88, is a survivor. A native of Sacramento, her Japanese American family became the target of prejudice after the attack on Pearl Harbor and was eventually forced to live in an internment camp in Arizona.

Despite these struggles, Ms. Sato eventually returned to Sacramento, joined the U.S. Air Force, finished her education and become a successful school nurse and award-winning author.

A rare pink almond tree on Folsom Boulevard near the Rancho Cordova library is a survivor, too.

April 19, 2012 (Sacramento):  Sacramento City Unified School District鈥檚 Board of Education will consider a resolution in support of both statewide tax initiatives headed for the November ballot at its meeting tonight (Thursday, April 19).

The initiatives 鈥� one supported by Governor Jerry Brown and teachers unions and the other by civil rights attorney Molly Munger and the state PTA 鈥� would both raise revenue for California public schools. Currently, both initiatives are in the signature-collection phase.