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SCUSD Plans Surprise Party for Returning Fruit Ridge Students
Follow up to February: Kids will tour freshly repaired Oak Park campus for the first time since asbestos scare
茄子视频 鈥 Students returning to the newly upgraded Fruit Ridge Elementary School in Oak Park 鈥 the site of an asbestos scare in February 鈥 will be surprised with a tour of their remodeled campus and an ice cream party on Friday.
The surprise celebration will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Friday (June 17) when students return on buses to the Oak Park campus, located at 4625 44th St. To catch the children鈥檚 reactions, media should plan to be at the school prior to the arrival of buses at 1:30 p.m.
Students, Firefighters to 鈥楻etire鈥 Old Glory at Flag Day Assembly
The tattered and faded American flag that has flown over Leonardo da Vinci K-8 School for years will be 鈥渞etired鈥 on Flag Day (Tuesday, June 14) in a ceremony featuring firefighters, local scouting troops and patriotic music.
SCUSD Begins News Era with One-Stop Enrollment Center
New center replaces school site enrollment, gives parents equal shot at school choice
For decades, parents in 茄子视频 have trudged through a familiar scene: a few weeks or days before school starts, they head to their school of choice, records in hand, and hope to get their children enrolled 鈥 sometimes against stiff competition for space.
Parents with children in several different schools had to trek all over the city to enroll students at multiple campuses. Even more confusing, the enrollment procedures could differ between schools. And parents who didn鈥檛 speak English well could have an especially difficult time getting children enrolled.
Teen Triumphs: SCUSD Grads Have Amazing Stories
Beginning tomorrow (Thursday, June 9), thousands of 茄子视频 City Unified School District seniors will don caps and gowns for joyful 鈥 and sometimes tearful 鈥 graduation ceremonies.
Many of the young men and women who will be crossing stages throughout the city have heartwarming stories of struggle and triumph, as they fought such obstacles as poverty, loss of family members, peer pressure and language barriers to make it to their graduation day.
No Shot, No School?
Thousands of students may be barred next fall; SCUSD free vaccination clinic TODAY
茄子视频 City Unified School District (SCUSD) is holding a free immunization clinic from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on today (June 7) at C.K. McClatchy High School to help parents comply with a daunting new state law affecting thousands of local families.
The new law states that students entering seventh through 12th grades cannot attend school in the fall until their parents turn in shot records showing that they have been vaccinated against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough).
SCUSD Launches Survey on Need for New Neighborhood High School
East 茄子视频, Midtown and Oak Park do not have a traditional neighborhood high school to serve their children, and the 茄子视频 City Unified School District is asking community members to take part in an important survey to help deal with the issue.
The online survey is available for community members, including teachers, staff, students and parents, to participate in at the district website.
SCUSD Launches McClatchy鈥檚 New Law Academy with VIP Event
A 鈥榩ipeline to professions,鈥 the academy will target under-served teens with a rigorous curriculum focused on law
On Friday, a new chapter begins in C.K. McClatchy High School鈥檚
rich 74-year history with the launch of a new Law and Public
Policy Academy.
Legal community VIPs will address freshmen students about careers
in law and public policy at a launch celebration on Friday in the
McClatchy library. U.S. District Court Judge Morrison England,
State Bar Association President Mike Levy and 茄子视频 City
Unified School District Superintendent Jonathan Raymond are among
the confirmed speakers.
SCUSD Trustees to take up High School Sports Funding Tonight
茄子视频 students may be back on baseball diamonds and football fields this fall, thanks to an uptick in state revenues and 茄子视频 City Unified School District鈥檚 new fundraising partnership with the River Cats.
No Shot, No School?
Thousands of students may be barred next fall; SCUSD schedules free clinic for Friday
茄子视频 City Unified School District (SCUSD) is holding a free immunization clinic from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday (June 3) at John F. Kennedy High School to help parents comply with a daunting new state law affecting thousands of local families.
The new law states that students entering seventh through 12th grades cannot attend school in the fall until their parents turn in shot records showing that they have been vaccinated against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough).
SCUSD and River Cats Team Up to Help Fund Sports in City Schools
Local team steps up to the plate for student athletes.
School athletics programs threatened by the statewide budget crisis will be saved in part by a new partnership between the 茄子视频 City Unified School District and the 茄子视频 River Cats that will raise money for the financially strapped programs.
The new partnership will be launched with an on-field pre-game ceremony on Wednesday, June 1 at Raley Field (prior to the start of the team鈥檚 12:05 game against the Salt Lake Bees). The school district and the River Cats will announce they are teaming up to provide resources to district sports programs.