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SANTA ANA, CA (January 28, 2015) – The City has experienced a water main break at 4011 W. Carriage. Crews are on scene and have begun the repair process. Continue reading
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Four SAUSD High Schools to compete to increase breakfast participation
GOT MILK? BREAKFAST CHALLENGE
Santa Ana High Schools Battle It Out For $3,000
THE EVENT: GOT MILK? KICKS OFF BREAKFAST COMPETITION AMONG FOUR SANTA ANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOLS
Just in time for the new school year, the California Milk Processor Board (CMPB) – the creator of GOT MILK? – is partnering with the Santa Ana Unified School District to challenge high school students to start the day off right with a nutritious breakfast with dairy milk for better academic performance and overall health. Continue reading
Free SAUSD Halftime Band Showcase set for 11/30 at Segerstrom H.S.
The annual SAUSD marching band and pep band showcase is scheduled for Friday, November 30, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at Segerstrom High School, located at 2301 W. MacArthur Blvd., in Santa Ana.
This event features bands from Saddleback H.S., Santa Ana H.S., Valley H.S., Segerstrom H.S. and Godinez Fundamental H.S. Continue reading
Santa Ana student commissioner and band member needs a ride
Jonathan Espinoza is an AP student at Segerstrom High, where he is also a member of their school band. He is also an outstanding young man who has served already on two Santa Ana City Commissions. You won’t find a better example of Santa Ana’s future than Espinoza.
Espinoza also donates a ton of time to various organizations and to political candidates he admires. He walked a lot of precincts this year for State Senator Lou Correa, who won easily last week on Election Day.
I noticed the other day that he posted on Facebook that he really could use a car, so I asked him to explain why so I could share his thoughts with my readers. I hope one of you will be able to donate a car to this deserving young man.
Here is Espinoza’s reasoning for why he really needs a car:
Today in day, a car is no longer a luxury, but a necessity, even for those of us in our teenage years. Not having any form of transportation other than my two legs, has proved to be especially difficult, when you’re involved in so many things, spread thin across a city, and still have to manage to get from one place to another on time, to remain on schedule.
A busy day can consist of starting my day at 6AM, getting to school and going through the day. After school, going to band practice, then School Board meetings, then home.
It’s difficult to get from school to home for dinner, and then have to go downtown for events and meetings. Being involved in the community, school and band is challenging, and your two legs can’t possibly get you there all the time.
The most challenging task is getting from School, to the downtown area, as Public Transportation [OCTA] doesn’t offer a direct route or convenient route from my school to downtown.
My parents work full time, and there are times when I have events to attend directly after school, and unfortunately I cannot make it, as my parents work and cannot drive me there. Overall, having a car now in days is no longer about impressing your friends, or being the cool guy in school, it’s just a necessary evil.
Yours Respectfully,
Jonathan Espinoza, City of Santa Ana Youth Commissioner, Vice-Chair
Phone: (714) 675-4201, jonathan.espinoza94@gmail.com
Click here to check out Jonathan’s Facebook Profile.
Parents and volunteers to walk on Saturday to promote Santa Ana high schools
Parents and Community Volunteers Walk Neighborhoods for Success
“Camino de Amistad” Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Contact: Judy Iannaccone, iannaccone_judy@rsccd.edu, 714-480-7503
(Santa Ana) — On Saturday, August 7, Santa Ana parent Elfy Gaona will lace up her walking shoes as she has done for the past seven years one Saturday in August. By 8 a.m., she will join some 300 community volunteers at six high schools in the Santa Ana Unified School District – Century, Saddleback, Santa Ana, Segerstrom, Godinez, and Valley – where they will begin the tenth annual “Camino de Amistad” (Walk for Success).
The annual event, organized by Santa Ana College’s “Padres Promotores de la Educación” (Parent Promoters of Education), is designed to increase the visibility of higher education throughout Santa Ana. Parents and high school volunteers canvas neighborhoods as they distribute 20,000 door hangers listing the dates for high school registration and the first day of school.
Why does Gaona devote a Saturday to this event? It’s simple. “Children have to prepare themselves to get a better job. Competition is tremendous today. We want our children to know that they can do it,” she said.
As the parents and youth volunteers knock on doors, they often find local parents who are anxious for the information, reports Gaona. Besides delivering the door hangers, the walkers share upcoming high school open house dates and they invite parents to visit the Higher Education Center at each of the high schools.
“Many parents haven’t had the opportunity to visit the schools,” said Gaona. “Sometimes, they don’t have the information about school meetings. Other times because of work, they don’t find time to go, but they are always happy to see us.”
The “Camino de Amistad” volunteers will target neighborhoods where school-to-home communication has been the lowest. High school students who assist with the project can earn community service hours for participating with their parents. A free lunch is provided volunteers following the walk at Adams Park, the corner of Raitt St. and Warner Ave. in Santa Ana. Key partners in the “Camino de Amistad” are the Santa Ana Unified School District, Santa Ana College, Latino Health Access, Delhi Community Center, UC Irvine and CSU Fullerton.
For more information about the “Camino de Amistad,” contact Rosa Harrizon at (714) 564-6450 (office) or at (714) 726-6532 (mobile).
About Padres Promotores de la Educación
Parent promoters actively link parents to school services and deliver information on higher education to the community through non-traditional methods such as home visits, existing neighborhood associations, and informal educational dialogues. The program began in 2001 and is administered by Santa Ana College. All nine Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) middle schools and six comprehensive high schools participate in the program. Since 2001, more than 400 parents from Santa Ana have been trained and served as “Promotores de la Educación” and more than 9,775 home visits have been conducted, as well as 800 community-based forums.
About Rancho Santiago Community College District
The mission of the Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD) is to respond to the educational needs of an ever-changing community and to provide programs and services that reflect academic excellence. Santa Ana College and Santiago Canyon College are public community colleges of RSCCD, which serve the residents of Anaheim Hills, East Garden Grove, Irvine, Orange, Santa Ana, Tustin and Villa Park. Both colleges provide education for academic transfer and careers, courses for personal and professional development, customized training for business and industry, and programs to train nurses, firefighters and law enforcement personnel.
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