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Soon-to-be-closed school hosts 鈥楲egacy Day鈥 for community
Alumni of Freeport Elementary are invited to share memories and more at Saturday鈥檚 event

June 7, 2012 (Sacramento):  Since its opening in 1954, Freeport Elementary School has prepared generations of South Sacramento children for success in school and life.

As the neighborhood aged and children grew up and moved away, however, the school struggled to keep up its enrollment.

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Board of Education Vacancy

Board of Education Trustee Ellyn Bell (Area 1) has submitted her letter of resignation to Sacramento County Office of Education Superintendent David Gordon. As a result, on November 1, 精品SM在线影片鈥檚 Board of Education voted to appoint a replacement to serve out the remainder of her term. Deadline to apply for the vacancy is November 14, 2012 at 5pm.

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精品SM在线影片 Supt. Raymond applauds passage of Prop. 30, school bonds
Thanks volunteers who worked so hard for public education

November 7, 2012 (Sacramento):  Sacramento City Unified School District Superintendent Jonathan Raymond issued the following statement today on the passage of Proposition 30 and local Measures Q and R:

鈥淎ll of us at Sac City Unified and across the state are breathing a little easier today knowing that the citizens of California value public education and are willing to invest in our children鈥檚 futures through voter approval of Proposition 30.

鈥淲e are also heartened by our local community鈥檚 support for Measures Q and R.

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精品SM在线影片 Urges Safe Halloween Fun for Boys and Ghouls鈥r鈥irls
District also seeks neighborhood help in protecting schools

October 29, 2012 (Sacramento):  Sacramento City Unified School District officials are urging parents to follow common sense safety guidelines this Halloween (Wednesday, October 31) to ensure a fun, worry-free holiday for students and families.

鈥淲e want to see every student in class on Thursday morning ready to learn,鈥 said 精品SM在线影片 Sacramento Police Lt. Lisa Hinz, who heads 精品SM在线影片 security services. 鈥淭hat can only happen if adults make sure that kids adhere to rules about safe walking, safe trick-or-treating and safe snacking.鈥

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Teen writers to share their poetry and prose with UC Davis health system faculty, staff and medical students
Health Professions High School students invited to read from their published anthology on the power of healing

WHAT:                                 Health Professions High School students will read aloud personal stories from their book 鈥淏reath and Bones鈥 as a discussion event for the UCD 2012-13 Campus Community Book Project at the UCD School of Medicine

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精品SM在线影片 student to be surprised with $10,000 scholarship today
West Campus High School student wins Nordstrom award over 900 other applicants

October 15, 2012 (Sacramento):  West Campus High School senior Christina Fang will be surprised today with a $10,000 scholarship from Nordstrom.

Fang is one of only 80 winners across the country. To qualify, students must demonstrate community involvement, financial need and strong academics. Applicants also must submit a personal statement and answer an essay question. Fang was also interviewed by the Nordstrom scholarship committee in San Francisco.

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School planning block party to celebrate new namesake
San Diego Chargers wide receiver Malcom Floyd to attend ceremony that will honor his mother

October 17, 2012 (Sacramento):  A block party will be held on Saturday to celebrate Leataata 鈥淭ata鈥 Floyd, a Seavey Circle neighborhood advocate whose work with young people inspired an 精品SM在线影片 school to change its name in her honor.

Jedediah Smith Elementary elected to change its name to Leataata Floyd Elementary earlier this year, a change approved by the Board of Education. Mrs. Floyd is a longtime advocate for the Seavey Circle community in which she lives and teaches Polynesian dancing at the school.

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精品SM在线影片 hosts anti-bullying training for parents tonight
October is National Bullying Prevention Month; session tonight is second in a series to combat destructive behaviors

October 10, 2012 (Sacramento):  Sacramento City Unified School District will hold a community bullying prevention training at Sutter Middle School tonight 鈥 October 10 鈥 which is also Unity Day, a national event to promote tolerance.

October is National Bullying Prevention Month.

The training tonight 鈥 the second in a series of five 鈥 is free and open to anyone in the community who wants to learn more about keeping kids safe at school and in cyberspace.

精品SM在线影片 launched a district-wide crackdown on bullying in June 2011 when the Board of Education approved a swe

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精品SM在线影片 to celebrate Green Apple Day of Service with campus clean ups
鈥榃here we learn matters鈥 is slogan for international event

September 20, 2012 (Sacramento): Schools in Sacramento City Unified School District are participating in the first-ever Green Apple Day of Service, an international event sponsored by the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council.

The first Green Apple Day project gets underway this Saturday (September 22) at West Campus High School. Hundreds of volunteers from Starbucks, Rebuilding Together, State of Being and the West Campus community will work to revitalize the grounds surrounding two classroom wings.