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An unidentified woman crashed her car into several parked cars this morning on North Parton St., in between 15th and Washington, right next to Willard Intermediate School, according to local photographer and community activist Igmar Rodas.
The woman had minor injuries. She was taken to a local hospital by an ambulance. No other injuries were reported. Continue reading
For the past 5 years, New Hope Presbyterian Church, in Orange, has sponsored a benefit concert to keep music alive for Santa Ana High School and Willard Intermediate. This year the benefit concert will be held on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014 at Santa Ana High School, in the Bill Medley Auditorium, at 520 W. Walnut St., in Santa Ana.
This year’s benefit concert is entitled “Return to Motown” and will feature: Continue reading
Contacts: Wendy Day Brown, 949-294-5630; Angela Burrell, 714-558-5555
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Grammy Award Winner Oleta Adams Headlines Hope Alive! Concert on Sunday, November 13th
Event Benefits Music in Santa Ana Schools
Event: New Hope Presbyterian Church in Orange announces its third annual benefit concert to increase music programs in the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD), with particular emphasis on Willard Intermediate School. Proceeds will fund music enrichment programs, which have been limited or eliminated by budget cuts to education due to the State’s fiscal crisis. The concert will feature the musical genres of classical, gospel, and jazz performed by a variety of artists. Continue reading
For Immediate Release: November 8, 2010
Contact: Tammy Tran, (714) 558-4400
Senator Correa Works Collaboratively to Secure Prop. 84 Funding for Willard intermediate, Latino Health Access
(SANTA ANA, CA) – Willard Intermediate School and Latino Health Access of Santa Ana received a combined $9 million dollars through California’s Proposition 84 funding allocation process. Willard Elementary School will be using the funds to transform the area by addressing playground and athletic field reconstruction, while Latino Health Access will build a new urban park in central Santa Ana.
“I am thrilled that Willard Intermediate and Latino Health Access have been awarded these Prop. 84 funds. These Prop. 84 grants will serve to enhance the quality of life in Central Orange County, by adding park space and by promoting the joint use of Willard intermediary, by the school district and the City of Santa Ana.” said Senator Correa.
“This kind of success only happens when everyone works together. Our success today will serve as a good model for the creation of more park space and more accessible open space. The effort to secure such funds started years ago. Since then, our efforts have not ceased to assure that such grants became a reality,” Said Senator Correa.
Proposition 84 is a $5.38 billion infrastructure bond to be invested in projects such as water quality, forest and wildlife conservation, and sustainable communities. Over 400 applications were submitted requesting funding, and only 60 were approved, two of which are in Santa Ana.
Willard Intermediate School is one of Santa Ana’s priority schools in a highly populated area, with an enrollment of nearly 1,000 students. Latino Health Access is a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting the health needs of Latinos in Orange County. This bond money will help both organizations better assist the people and communities they serve.
Senator Lou Correa represents the 34th District, which includes the cities of Anaheim, Buena Park, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, Stanton and Westminster.
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Susan Mercer, the President of the Santa Ana Educators’ Association (SAEA) has sent out an email to her members regarding the placement of six schools in the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) in the California “Persistently Low Performing” schools list.
Once a school gets on this list, the school district has to take incredible measures to get back in compliance with the state. These include changing school administrators and reassigning teachers.
Here is Mercer’s email message:
On March 11, the California State Board of Education added an additional thirty-eight schools to the 188 “Persistently Low Performing” schools identified during the prior week. Century, Valley and Willard were identified during the first round and Santa Ana High, Saddleback and Sierra were added to the list last Thursday. Continue reading