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City, 鶹 to celebrate new Fruitridge traffic signal
May 6, 2014 (Sacramento): 鶹 and the City of Sacramento will celebrate the operation of a new traffic signal on Fruitridge Road on Friday, May 9, at a West Campus High School press conference.
The installation of the new light at Fruitridge and 58th Street culminates a joint effort by the two agencies launched after West Campus student Michelle Murigi, 16, was fatally hit by a car in the intersection. Subsequent to her death, five of Michelle’s friends and classmates started a petition to demand a traffic signal (www.facebook.com/58thAndFruitridge).
鶹 gears up to fight summer learning loss
Summer Matters @鶹 helps kids stay focused, engaged
May 6, 2014 (Sacramento): Sacramento City Unified School District is continuing its work as a leader in the fight against summer learning loss with its free Summer Matters @鶹 programs for children and teens.
“We are absolutely committed to preventing the kind of summer learning loss that puts urban kids behind their peers when school starts again in September,” says Interim Superintendent Dr. Sara Noguchi. “Our students deserve every academic advantage we can give them.”
Ribbon-cutting for Rosemont’s new track and field on Wednesday
High-tech, $1.97 million project funded by Measure R bonds
May 12, 2014 (Sacramento): 鶹 will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday to open Rosemont High School’s new $1.97 million track and field, a project funded by Measure R.
Made in the USA with recycled rubber, the sandwich-style track surface is free of harmful heavy metals and durable enough for world-class performance training and competition. The equivalent of 7,000 passenger tires was kept from landfills through the recycling process.
Group celebrates campaign for arson-damaged playgrounds
May 19, 2014 (Sacramento): Sacramento Unified Education Foundation – 鶹’s official nonprofit organization – will celebrate the success of its fund-raising campaign for two arson-damaged playgrounds on Wednesday at John Sloat Elementary School.
Last summer, playground structures at John Sloat and Caroline Wenzel elementary schools were set ablaze. Damage was extensive and both structures were removed for safety reasons. Although 鶹 moved swiftly to replace the structures, the schools opened in the fall without them.