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The Dinuba Sentinel Community Thursday, March 14, 2019 | A7 History Day students move on to State
Dinuba Uni ed's GATE students sweep Elementary Division, pick up big wins in Junior Division
Elementary School fifth graders Kitty Forbes and Alyssa Vasquez for their presentation entitled “Blood Brothers – Tragic Event, Triumphant Survival.”
But the top award for Dinuba in the event went to Leah Rankin, a sixth grader from Jefferson Elementary School, something GATE Coordinator Audra Thornburg said was a great achievement.
“We were really excited it, since we compete with seventh and eighth graders,” said Thornburg of the award.
Leah took home the top prize in the Junior Division for her history presentation on The Berlin Wall, entitled “Three Tragic Decades of Separation.” As the top recepient in the category, Leah also won the Stan Barnes Memorial Scholarship of $500.
“We were very happy two kids were awarded money for their hard work and efforts,” Thornburg expressed.
Also making the top three in the Junior Individual Division was Jefferson sixth grader McKayla Soto, who did a presentation on the French Resistance of 1941.
All of the students making the top three in their categories will be moving on to compete at the State level. The State competition will be held from May 10 through May 12 at William Jessup University in Rocklin, Ca.
By Rick Curiel
Editor@thedinubasentinel.com
Once again, students from the Dinuba Unified School District’s GATE program were big winners at the annual Tulare County History Day, held last month at the Tulare County Office of Education.
As they did last year, the team swept the Elementary Individual Division with their history presentations. Guadalupe Hernandez, a fifth grader from Roosevelt Elementary School, took the top prize in the individual category with her presentation on Frida Kahlo, the famous Mexican artist. Guadalupe also won the TCOE Historical Society Scholarship of $250.
Rounding off the top three in the individual category were Grand View fourth grader Cameron Martens for his presentation on “9/11, A Tragic Hijacking,” and Lincoln fifth grader Kiley Ramos for her presentation on Ayrton Senna, a Brazilian Formula One race car driver.
In addition to sweeping the individual category, two of the top three Elementary Group Division awards went to students from Dinuba. Making the top three were Jefferson Elementary School fifth graders Dakotah Rios and D’Angelo Gonzalez, for their presentation on the Space Race, and Roosevelt
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Mr. Emperor and court visit Lions
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On Thursday, Mar. 7, Mr. Emperor and his court were the special guests of honor at the Dinuba Lions Club meeting. The group shared with the Lions their experience of competing in the event and fielded questions from Lion members. Pictured above, from left to right, are Joshua Gracia (Mr. Emperor), Emiliano Farras (First Runner-Up), David Ortiz (Second Runner-Up) and Luis Nieblas (Mr. Congeniality). Also attending the meeting with Mr. Emperor and his court were Leadership Coordinator Erin Tobias and Miss Dinuba Second Runner-Up Karen Romo, who helped put together this year's Mr. Emperor event.
Free health services to be o ered Mar. 26
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The Alta Healthcare District Board will be meeting on Thursday, Mar. 21, at the Dinuba Branch Library Conference Room. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.
During the meeting an
ambulance update will be given by Dinuba Fire Department's Chad Thompson as well as a AED (Automated External Defibrillator) update by Yvette Botello.
The board will also discuss a Healthcare Study Session, scheduled for May 18.
Dinuba Unified School District GATE students once again had an excellent showing at the recent History Day, held at the Tulare County Office of Education in Visalia. The team swept the Elementary Division and had two top three finishers in the Junior Division.
Leah Rankin, above, a sixth grader from Jefferson Elementary School took home the top prize in the Junior Division for her presentation on The Berlin Wall. She won the Stan Barnes Memorial Scholarship of $500. Guadalupe Hernendez (top- right), a fifth grader from Roosevelt Elementary School was a top winner in the Elementary Division, taking home the TCOE Historical Society Scholarship of $250. Both will be moving on to compete at the State level.
Also moving on to compete at the State Junior level will be Jefferson sixth grader McKayla Soto (right).
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Alta Healthcare District Board to meet Thursday, Mar. 21
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The Dinuba Unified School District and California State University, Fresno will be teaming up on Tuesday, Mar. 26, to offer free health services to the community. On that day the Fresno State Mobile Health Unit will be stationed in Dinuba from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. offering free health services.
The mobile unit will be stationed at Dawnings Pregnancy Resource Center at 681 First Avenue. Among the services to be offered are free health education, blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol screenings and much more.
For more information, contact Dinuba Unified's Learning, Guidance and Student Support Center at 595-7380.
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