News From Around The County
REDDING, Calif. — Community Work Program Officers (CWPOs), along with inmates from the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office Alternative Work Program, teamed up with Redding PD’s Neighborhood Police Unit and employees from the City of Redding Parks Department to conduct an extensive set of cleanup projects over two days this week. Despite the ongoing, nearly year-long COVID-19 global public health crisis, […]
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BURNEY, Calif. — With generous donations from Redding Rancheria, Sierra Pacific Industries, and others, Burney Elementary and High school teachers, administrators, and students are continuing work on creating an engaging learning environment as Phase 3 of the elementary school’s years-long Wellness Plan and project promoting education for the “whole child”. The Wellness Plan includes an outdoor “Peaceful Playground”, and a […]
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HEMET, Calif. — On January 23, 2021, students enrolled in Cybersecurity at Hemet High School finished in the gold and silver tiers at the Air Force Association’s Cyberpatriot state competition. Over 3,000 students from across the nation competed in CyberPatriot, the National Youth Cyber Education Program created by the Air Force Association to inspire K-12 students toward careers in cybersecurity […]
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Written by Robert Socha The Huffington Post quoted me (1). The quote came from a published reply in the Hillsdale Daily News(2) to a call for my resignation from Hillsdale City Council. “Welcome to the big leagues,” said a friend and mentor when I asked for advice on how to respond to the emails and posts received in the aftermath […]
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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Think Together, a Santa Ana-based and California’s leading nonprofit provider of afterschool, expanded learning and school improvement programs, is proud to announce the National AfterSchool Association (NAA), has named Think Together Regional Operations Analyst Helen Welderufael, as one of NAA’s 2021 Next Generation of Afterschool Leaders. Welderufael joined Think Together in 2018 as the Regional Operations Analyst for the […]
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TEMECULA, Calif. — Temecula’s Community Services Department was proud to announce today that a new playground has been built and is now open at Stephen Michael Linen, Jr. Memorial Park in Temecula, located at 44935 Nighthawk Pass in the Redhawk area. The newly renovated project, which was made possible by Temecula residents’ support of Measure S, was designed to honor Temecula’s First […]
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TEMECULA, Calif. — With the nearly year-long COVID-19 pandemic and public health crisis continuing to leave many families with toddlers and pre-school age children not knowing how to spend their many long hours together, the City of Temecula Community Services Department was proud to recently announce the introduction of Parent & Me Busy Bags. The Parent & Me Busy Bags offer […]
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INLAND EMPIRE, Calif. — In celebration of National Mentoring Month and the continued support of its volunteers, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County and the Inland Empire recognized and honored six outstanding mentors, including three men and three women, in a closed virtual ceremony Friday, Jan. 29. The groups’ featured mentors, who were unparalleled in their service in the local community […]
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By Kelvin Howell Fighting the winter blues and boredom can be tough for parents right now! Depending on your area’s winter weather, you can’t go outside because it’s too cold, and you can’t enjoy indoor activities around town because of COVID restrictions. It feels like a no-win situation says Howell, but with these tips from Riverside County News Source (RCNS) […]
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HEMET, Calif. — Rancho Viejo Middle School’s eighth-grade social science instructor Samia Muhareb was recently featured as a “Superstar Teacher” in SMORE, an educational blog celebrating classroom success using the Document-Based Question (DBQ) learning model. The DBQ model provides a method of teaching evidence-based, argument writing so students can learn the skills of primary source document analysis, gain historical thinking […]
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