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The Reedley Exponent B9 Thursday, December 21, 2017 Santa at the library
Melissa Fujioka (left) shows an example of "spherifica- tion" to sixth- graders from Silas Bartsch School during the Central Val- ley Promise kickoff event on Dec. 15
at Reedley College.
Felicia Cousart Matlosz / The Exponent
parents, agree to fulfill. In addition to the minimum 2.7 GPA upon high school grad- uation, students must visit colleges, apply for scholar- ships and federal student aid, take challenging high school courses, and meet regularly with counselors.
There also will be a mo- bile app that students will use to keep track of information and their progress. School officials and staff members will be in regular contact with students to emphasize what needs to be done.
And, if they qualify, they will get free tuition for their first semester at a SCCCD college, registering for a minimum of 15 units that se- mester.
“We think it’s getting them early and putting it in their mindset at an early age that they’re going to college,” Campbell said. “It’s a check- list for them at every grade level. ‘Am I accomplishing this?’ and ‘Am I accomplish- ing that?’ It will allow them to be perfectly placed to go to college.”
The estimated 1,500 sixth-graders who attended the Dec. 15 event at Reedley College will be part of their high schools’ graduating classes in 2024.
And, if they fulfill their end of the “promise,” Caldwell said she would wel- come them: “I want to see them all.”
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dent Center. It will benefit the planned Reedley College Cen- ter for the Fine and Perform- ing Arts.
The event was sponsored by the State Center Commu- nity College Foundation and included dinner from the Wakehouse Woodfire Grill and Barrel restaurant, a silent auction, live performances, lo- cal art, a no-host bar, a fashion show, and dancing. Attire in the style of the Roaring 1920s was strongly encouraged.
• The annual Reedley Col- lege Staff Holiday Luncheon was held on Dec. 14 in the campus cafeteria
• Reedley College hosted approximately 1,500 sixth grade students on Dec. 15 for a kickoff event for Central Valley Promise.
(See a story about the event on B1.)
That program – an- nounced in November 2016 by education leaders at an event at Fresno State’s Save Mart Center – is a broad and
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free exercise class on Mon- days and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. in the California Room at the Reedley Community Center. ShirleyFestejoisour instructor.
Also, an exercise video is played on Fridays in the Red- wood Room at 10 a.m.
Please note: There will be no class on Christmas Day on Monday, Dec. 25.
Next Healthy Corner
Save the date: Dr. Luis Guzman will present his next Healthy Corner program on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018 at the senior center. It will start at 11 a.m. His topic will be a “Senior Healthy Lifestyle.”
Gleaners
Reedley residents who are 55 years of age and up can come to the Reedley Commu- nity Center on Wednesdays at 8:30 a.m. for free fresh fruit, vegetables and bread. The center is at 100 N. East Ave.
Personas mayors de edad 55 a os + vengan for frutas y verduras los Miercoles a las 8:30 a.m.
• The Reedley College Community Band will pres- ent “Holiday Classics” on Saturday, Dec. 16, at 3 p.m. in the Reedley High School Per- forming Arts Theater.
• The Annual Report from the 2016-2017 academic year is complete and available. To read it, go online at: http:// www.reedleycollege.edu/_do cumentsAnnouncements/161 7AnnualReport.pdf
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practical endeavor to keep students in school and better prepare them for the rigors of higher education and their future careers.
Students came from the Kings Canyon Unified, Dinu- ba Unified and Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified school districts. They attended a rally and also participated in campus tours. Faculty, staff, and student vol- unteers also participated for the event.
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Santa Claus paid a visit to the Reedley Library on Dec. 13.
LEFT: Britney Orozco,
7, tells Santa what she would like for Christmas while her brother, Em- manuel Orozco, 4, sits with Santa.
BELOW: The library's message to always be reading has a holiday touch with this decora- tive display on a wall in the library's children's section. The wording says: "Reading is Sweet."
See other photo on B1.
Photos by Felicia Cousart Matlosz / The Exponent
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this case, it was described as creating edible water bottle material.
Jasmin said: “I liked the interactive class and how things could happen out of ordinary things.”
Leandra Rodriguez, also a sixth-grader from Silas Bartsch, said she understood what the visit was about. She said her school wants them to think about college and about their futures. She said she also looks up to her aunt, Maxine Perez, who will be- gin attending Fresno State in January.
She said the visit was worthwhile and, even before the Dec. 15 event, she has a plan involving Reedley Col- lege.
“I want to come here and then transfer to Fresno State,” Leandra said.
And what does she want to be? Leandra is not com- pletely certain, but “I think a vet,” she said.
After the campus tours, the sixth-graders took their seats in the gym, where the atmosphere was ear-bust- ing loud and enthusiastic. Caldwell was joined by John Campbell, superintendent of Kings Canyon Unified; Joe Hernandez, superintendent of Dinuba Unified; and Yolan-
da Valdez, superintendent of Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified.
“This is a special day for us today. We cannot tell you how happy we are to have all of you here,” Caldwell said.
Similar “promise” ef- forts have been established throughout the United States in an effort to encourage more students at a younger age to make it a priority to attend colleges and universi- ties for better careers.
Kings Canyon Unified was among the original Cen- tral Valley Promise partici- pating districts that also in- clude Fresno Unified, Sanger Unified, Mendota Unified and Firebaugh-Las Deltas.
Since that November 2016 launch at Fresno State, the program has expanded to include Dinuba Unified and Cutler-Orosi Joint Uni- fied, made possible through a grant from the Central Valley Community Foundation and the Mitsuoka Endowment Fund for Children.
Caldwell also said having KCUSD as an original part- ner helped anchor the expan- sion. She described KCUSD’s participation as “very spe- cial.”
Campbell, after the event, said that the Central Valley Promise program is far more involved than hold- ing rallies to get the message across to students. It’s a se- ries of steps that students, with the support of their
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