Press Releases
McClatchy to rally for girls headed to state championship
Lady Lions are first 人妻乱伦 team to battle for CIF title since 鈥�02
March 25, 2015 (Sacramento): C.K. McClatchy High School students and staff are holding a rally in front of the school on Friday morning (March 27) to show support for the girls鈥� basketball team, which battles Junipero Serra of Gardena for the state title later that day.
Matsui, McCarty to celebrate opening of new school-based clinic
WellSpace Health facility at Hiram Johnson is first of its kind in Sacramento City Unified
March 10, 2015 (Sacramento): Congresswoman Doris Matsui will join state Assemblyman Kevin McCarty and other elected officials on Thursday (March 12) at an official ribbon-cutting for the new WellSpace Community Health Center at Hiram Johnson High School.
Sixth-grader will journey to Antarctica with polar explorer
February 13, 2015 (Sacramento): Leonardo da Vinci K-8 School sixth grader Aidan Fong will journey to Antarctica next month with famed polar explorer Robert Swan, founder of 2041, an organization dedicated to educating future leaders about environmental issues.
人妻乱伦 to celebrate $2.2 million McClatchy gym upgrade
78-year-old gym now has air conditioning for the first time
February 4, 2015 (Sacramento): 人妻乱伦 will cut the ribbon on C.K. McClatchy High School鈥檚 newly renovated gym on Friday (February 6). The ceremony will take place just before McClatchy鈥檚 No. 1-ranked girls basketball team takes on the Cardinals of Laguna Creek.
VOLUNTEERS鈥� WORK PAYS OFF 鈥� $18,000 OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND DENTAL KITS DISTRIBUTED TO SACRAMENTO KIDS
What:
In partnership with Target and others, the nonprofit
organization K to College will distribute $65 packages
of school and dental supplies to all 270 students at Susan B.
Anthony Elementary School in Sacramento. These kits are part of
more than 10,000 that were assembled by more than 500 volunteers
at the Memorial Auditorium in December. K to College is a
nonprofit with the mission of addressing the unmet material needs
of homeless and other impoverished children, and adults working
towards self-sufficiency.
School named for Dr. King plans march for kindness, justice
Event will kick off Kindness Week at Martin Luther King Jr. K-8 School
January 13, 2015 (Sacramento): A school named for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will hold a march for kindness and justice on Thursday (January 15) 鈥� the late civil rights activist鈥檚 birthday.
The march around the Martin Luther King Jr. K-8 School campus in Sacramento鈥檚 Pocket neighborhood will kick off a Kindness Week in which students will be challenged to perform acts of kindness to honor Dr. King鈥檚 legacy, said Principal Denise Lee.
Famed polar explorer to visit Sacramento school
Robert Swan was the first to walk unsupported to both poles
January 7, 2015 (Sacramento): Famed polar explorer and motivational speaker Robert Swan will make a presentation about Antarctica and environmentalism to students at Leonardo da Vinci K-8 School from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday (January 9).
Swan holds the distinction of being the first person ever to walk unsupported 鈥� meaning without GPS, food drops or radio communications 鈥� to both the North and South Poles. His observations of the environment during these treks led him to found 2041, an organization dedicated to educating future leaders about environmental issues.
人妻乱伦 Superintendent Jos茅 Banda Expresses Support for Worldwide 鈥楬our of Code鈥� Initiative
Event focused on bridging digital divide, promoting computer sciences
Superintendent Jose Banda called on all teachers in the Sacramento Unified School District to be leaders in teaching computer science to their students by joining the worldwide 鈥淗our of Code鈥� movement.
Tens of millions of students of all ages and backgrounds have already tried an Hour of Code, a one-hour introduction designed to demystify computer science and show that anybody can learn the basics. This year, Banda, along with other leaders in the education and tech fields such as Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, are hoping to reach 100 million students.
人妻乱伦 teens picked for color guard duty at 49ers-Raiders game
Hiram Johnson JROTC will serve at 鈥楤attle of the Bay鈥� on Saturday
December 2, 2014 (Sacramento): Teens from Hiram Johnson High School鈥檚 Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) will serve color guard duty before thousands of football fans at the December 7 鈥淏attle of the Bay鈥� between the Oakland Raiders and the San Francisco 49ers.
Sunday is also on the 73rd anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, which brought America into World War II. Pearl Harbor survivors will participate with JROTC cadets in a commemorative ceremony before the playing of the National Anthem.
Next week is Thanksgiving break: Help keep schools safe
Metal thieves, vandals prey on schools during the holidays
November 20, 2014 (Sacramento): The holidays are a busy time of year 鈥� especially for vandals, thieves and arsonists looking to take advantage of empty school campuses.
人妻乱伦 is asking the community to help keep our schools safe and secure over the Thanksgiving Break (November 24-28) by reporting suspicious activity on any of our 75 campuses.
鈥淢ost of our schools are surrounded by homes, and we need those neighbors to join us in protecting these valuable and sometimes vulnerable community centers,鈥� said Sacramento Safe School Office Manager Nina Delgadillo.
Artists create bust of Cesar Chavez for school named in his honor
Work to be unveiled at ceremony on November 18
November 13, 2014 (Sacramento): A bust of the late labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez will be unveiled on Tuesday, November 18, at the 人妻乱伦 school named in his honor.
Farm to school: 4-H to bring animals to 人妻乱伦 campus
November 4, 2014 (Sacramento): John Sloat Elementary School students will get a glimpse of rural life when farm animals visit the campus on Wednesday for Farm Day, an annual event sponsored by Sacramento County 4-H Clubs.
Club members will exhibit their animals 鈥� which may include cows, pigs, goats, sheep or chickens 鈥� and demonstrate how they care for their livestock.
The 4-H Farm Day has been a tradition in 人妻乱伦 since 1987.
WHAT: 4-H Farm Day
Kids to get free eye exams, glasses from Vision To Learn
October 23, 2014 (Sacramento): Students at John Cabrillo Elementary School who have been identified with possible vision problems will be given a free eye examination and fitted for free glasses on Friday from the Los Angeles-based nonprofit Vision To Learn.
Vision To Learn鈥檚 mobile clinic will be at the school (1141 Seamas Ave., Sacramento, CA 95822) beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Friday (October 24).
Approximately 32 Cabrillo students are eligible for the service.
人妻乱伦 celebrates Walk to School Day on October 8
International event promotes wellness, pedestrian safety
October 6, 2014 (Sacramento): Sacramento City Unified School District schools will observe International Walk to School Day on Wednesday, October 8, with a celebration at Hubert H. Bancroft Elementary School.
The event is aimed at raising awareness of healthy lifestyle choices and pedestrian safety on busy city streets. Staff from 人妻乱伦鈥檚 Safe Schools Office will be on hand to discuss safe routes to school and other tips. Superintendent Jos茅 L. Banda will be among those greeting parents and students at Bancroft.
JFK High鈥檚 new $5.9 million stadium opens this Friday
State-of-the-art sports complex funded by Measure R bonds
September 3, 2014 (Sacramento): 人妻乱伦 will cut the ribbon on a new $5.9 million athletic stadium at John F. Kennedy High School with a ceremony and pre-football game pep rally at 3:30 p.m. on Friday (September 5).
The stadium features an artificial turf field, recycled rubber track, new bleachers, a new concession stand building with restrooms and new landscaping. It replaces a weedy grass field that was peppered with gopher holes, difficult to play on and hard to maintain.
REMINDER: 人妻乱伦, local law enforcement to stage mock school bus crash
Multi-agency training exercise at McClellan aimed at training school bus drivers and emergency responders on actions in the event of a crisis
RELEASE DATE: August 26, 2014 (Sacramento): Sacramento City Unified School District is joining forces with local law enforcement and other agencies to stage a mock school bus accident at McClellan Park on Thursday, August 28.
WHAT: Multi-Agency Mock School Bus Accident Training Exercise
WHERE: Northern California Regional Public Safety Training
Authority, 2409 Dean St., McClellan Park
WHEN: 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 28
人妻乱伦, local law enforcement to stage mock school bus crash
Multi-agency training exercise at McClellan aimed at training school bus drivers and emergency responders on actions in the event of a crisis
RELEASE DATE: August 21, 2014 (Sacramento): Sacramento City Unified School District is joining forces with local law enforcement and other agencies to stage a mock school bus accident at McClellan Park on August 28.
WHAT: Multi-Agency Mock School Bus Accident Training Exercise
WHERE: Northern California Regional Public Safety Training
Authority, 2409 Dean St., McClellan Park
WHEN: 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 28
Board appoints Seattle superintendent to lead 人妻乱伦
(Sacramento): The Sacramento City Unified School District Board of Education voted tonight to appoint Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Jos茅 L. Banda to the top post in Sacramento.
Mr. Banda鈥檚 first press conference in Sacramento is scheduled for 10 a.m. tomorrow (Friday, July 18) at the Serna Center, 5735 47th Ave., in the upstairs rotunda.
人妻乱伦 Board expected to vote on next superintendent on Thursday
July 16, 2014 (Sacramento): The Sacramento City Unified School District Board of Education is expected to vote on 人妻乱伦鈥檚 next superintendent at its meeting on Thursday (July 17).
The finalist candidate is not expected to attend the meeting on Thursday. A press conference with the new superintendent and 人妻乱伦 Board President Patrick Kennedy has been scheduled for 10 a.m. on Friday, July 18, at the Serna Center (5735 47th Ave.)
Trustees to visit Seattle in final phase of superintendent search
The Sacramento City Unified School District Board of Education will visit Seattle next week in the final phase of the process for appointing a permanent superintendent.