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ADULT SCHOOL: "Nicole and Mikey have been watching me work towards my goal of getting my high school diploma and I feel they will be inspired to do well in school, too." Continued from page 1A
10 years and I got all my children back in my life today. I'm so grateful for life today and I'm truly blessed. It feels so right to be in my own skin. I'm free Tony, and as I look back it's only to remember that I've come a long way and I never wanna go back."
Terry Hernandez is a 54-year old adult school graduate with three daughters and seven grandkids, "I left traditional highschoolin1981togetmarried,"shesaid. "Iwas17years old and had just finished my sophomore year. At the time, Ididn’tthinkIneededaneducationtobeahousewife. I started living day by day, taking care of a husband and laterababy. Itwasachallengeatmyyoungage,butIdid it. Mylifewasfull,butIknewsomethingwasmissingeven then. ThatiswhenIstartedaskingmyself,'Whenareyou going back to school?'”
Terry finally responded to that nagging question after call- ing Sanger Adult School, "That was one of the best decisions ofmylife. Ilearnedaboutself-discipline,perseveranceand goodstudyhabits. Ialsobecamecomfortablewithusinga
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portant thing that I learned was about myself. I learned that I candohardthings. ThatIamsmartenoughtoearnmyhigh school diploma. This is something that I had doubts about
my entire adult life. Now I have the confidence to pursue anything, the sky's the limit."
Michael Gonzalez, who has a daughter attending Sanger High School, started a business and got his own high school diploma because of Sanger Adult School. "In the process of finishing my classes to earn my high school diploma, I also attended the bus driver training course at Sanger Adult School," he said. "At the same time I also managed to start up our own family business, LNM Party Rentals."
It just took the right motivation, " One night my daughter asked if I had graduated high school and of course my answer was 'No.' That made me stop and realize that I had to go back toschoolandgetmyhighschooldiploma. Icontinuously motivate her to do well in school and push her to finish high school and further her education to a college or university so shedoesnotmakethesamedecisionsIdidinhighschool. Ni- cole and Mikey have been watching me work towards my goal of getting my high school diploma and I feel they will be inspired to do well in school, too."
The 2018 adult school graduating class: Stephanie Abarca, Valeria Acosta, Magdalena Aguino, Marvin Alfaro, Guadalupe
COUNCIL: Measure S money is likely, once again, going to be a controversial budget topic. Continued from page 1A
be used to help balance the general fund. The Measure S sales and use tax which
usually produces a little more than $2 million each year goes into one of those designated funds. That is, the money is only supposed
to be used for public safety purposes. That money was a controversial issue during the council's budget discussions last year and is likely to be just as controversial this year. (See Measure S committee member James Miser's comments on page 3A.)
The workshop is not the only thing on the council's agenda.
There are a couple of public hearings on annual assessments for lighting districts and two other items that would ordinarily draw
a crowd - a new contract with the chamber of commerce and the council's opportunity to approve a Measure S Citizen's Oversight Committee recommendation for funding nonprofit gang and drug prevention projects.
The reporter can be contacted by email at sangerherald@gmail.com or by phone at the Herald at (559) 875-2511.
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The reporter can be contacted by email at sangerherald@ gmail.com or by phone at the Herald at (559) 875-2511.
2018 Graduation/Promotion Ceremonies
June 7
Fairmont Elementary School
7 p.m. - Fairmont
June 7
Washington Academic Middle School
7 p.m. - Tom Flores Stadium
June 8
Sanger High School
7 p.m. - SaveMart Center
June 9
Hallmark Charter School 8th grade promotion
3 p.m. - Saroyan Theater
June 9
Hallmark Charter School - High School Graduation
6 p.m. - Saroyan Theater
For additional information please call the school.
Deylon,
We are so Proud of you and all your high school success. Onto the next chapter in your life! Keep reaching for those stars baby!!
We love you!
Mom, Nana, & Papa
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