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Immanuel EAGLE'S EYE VIEW
St. La Salle CRUSADERS News
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Important March Dates
Immanuel Schools will be closed for the Easter break from Monday, March 26, to Friday, March 30. We also will have a Staff Develop- ment Day on Monday, April 2.
There will be no classes and offices will be closed for these days. School will resume on Tuesday, April 3, with offices opening at 7:30 a.m.
High School Updates
On Thursday, March 1, boys varsity baseball will play Caruthers High School at the Immanuel Sports Com- plex; JV will play at 4 p.m. and varsity will play at 7 p.m.
On Friday, March 2, boys tennis will compete in the California Boys Tennis Classic (location to be an- nounced) and boys varsity golf will compete in the Im- possible Open hosted by CVC at the River Island Country Club at 11 a.m.
Also on March 2, girls softball will play Orange Cove High School at the Im- manuel Sports Complex; JV and varsity play at 4 p.m.
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utes to complete the SEP and have it approved by a coun- selor. The activity was fa- cilitated by members of the College CORE and Transfor- mation Team (T2) who com- pleted this exercise last Oc- tober during the first Guided Pathways work day.
Several themes emerged from this activity. A sum- mary was shared across the community, and debriefs about the activity were completed in multiple com- mittees, including College Council.
Follow-up Flex Day workshops were offered at Reedley College on Jan. 5. The workshop focused on demystified documents and a “temperature gauge” on how faculty were feeling about Guided Pathways.
• Taking Flight – After much work, Reedley College has VA approval to launch the Flight Science program this fall. The college now is ready to move forward on the partnership agreement to start the marketing process
On Saturday, March 3, the coed track and field team will compete in the Sanger Spring Classic Meet at Sanger High School. Events will begin at 9 a.m.
For a complete list of high school sports, go to im- manuelsports.bigteams.com or visit our website at im- manuelschools.com and click on “athletics.”
Also:
• FFA members will par- ticipate in the Western Clas- sic Contest in Hanford. This is their first judging event of the season, and they will two judging teams competing.
• The High School Sadie Hawkins - “Sadies Goes 80s” Movie Night will be on Fri- day, March 9 at the Sports Complex on the football field in the County Line Stadium. Gates will open from 5 to 5:30 p.m. The movie – “Back to the Future” will start at 6:15 p.m.
For more details, contact the high school.
Junior High Updates
On Thursday, March 1, there will be an Eighth Grade East Coast packing meeting at 6:30 p.m. in Friendship
with Gary Janzen and his Janzen Brands team. Special thanks go to the Fresno Busi- ness Council and JB Aero- nautics for helping make this all possible.
• Guided Pathways – The Reedley/Madera/Oakhurst Guided Pathways Transfor- mation Team participated in the second half-day work- shop on Jan. 29.
Topics included mapping broad areas of interest also known as “meta-majors;” working on a comprehen- sive communication/engage- ment plan; understanding the alignment between Guided Pathways and the Starfish/ Hobsons degree planner and early alert tool; and identify- ing campus priorities for the pathways program multi- year plan as required by the statewide Guided Pathways awards program.
In February and March, opportunities were to be pro- vided to all faculty to engage in the process of mapping meta-majors and programs.
ATHLETICS
• Josh Allen Update – Former Reedley College quarterback Josh Allen, in
Hall.
Track practice is held
daily 3-4:15 p.m. at the Im- manuel Sports Complex. Elementary Updates
We had a wonderful turnout for our Campus Day. “Thank you” to everyone who was able to attend.
Congratulations to our Spelling Bee team! They took first place at The Dinuba Ro- tary Spelling event. Way to go Eagles!
On Friday, March 2, Cha- pel will be presented by our Kindergarten Classes.
Have a great week!
Enroll Your Student
Considering a change in your child’s education? Con- sider Immanuel Schools.
Enrollment packets can be picked up in the district office at 1128 S. Reed Ave. in Reedley (zip code 93654). Or, visit our website at immanu- elschools.com to download the information, schedule a campus tour, or register for Campus Day 2018.
Call us at (559) 638-2529, ext. 7101, for more informa- tion on Immanuel Schools, where the difference is life changing.
the most recent projection from draft expert Mel Kip- er Jr., is projected to be the No.1 overall selection in the NFL Draft. The craft starts on Thursday, April 26. Allen played for the Tigers in 2014.
• Paul Mitchell – Paul Mitchell, a local legend in the Reedley College commu- nity, passed away on Jan. 13 at the age of 87. For 61 years, starting in 1953, he was the public address announcer for the Reedley College football and men’s basketball teams. He retired in 2014.
“Mr. Mitchell was an icon on our campus,” said Reed- ley College President Sandra Caldwell. “We are forever in- debted to him for his years of service to Reedley College athletics. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Madeleine, and his family at this very delicate time.”
• New Director of Ath- letics – David Santesteban (pronounced “Santa-stay- bawn”) is the new Director of Athletics. A 1987 gradu- ate of Hoover High School in Fresno, Santesteban brings more than 30 years of experi- ence to Reedley as a student- athlete, men’s soccer coach, teacher and administrator.
He was an All-Confer- ence selection with the 1987 and 1988 Fresno City Col- lege men’s soccer team. He transferred to Fresno State, where he played for legend- ary Head Coach Jose Elgor- riaga and helped the Bull- dogs win consecutive Big West Championships in the 1989 and 1990 seasons.
Santestesteban gradu- ated from Fresno State with a bachelor’s and master’s de- grees in physical education.
At Reedley College, he oversees 12 sports, five on the men’s side and seven women’s programs.
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We believe a Catholic school education is the most important gift you will ever give your child. Let your child grow with us. We still have spots available in preschool.
Also, registration now is open for all students.
We foster knowledge, faith and service and prepare stu- dents to use their God-given talents to the fullest later in life. We offer students the op- portunity to explore many life paths. This will enable them to use their talents to serve the church and our community to make the world a better place.
Call us at (559) 638-2621 to schedule a visit. You also can go online to stlasallereedley. org for more information.
Reasons to Choose
a Catholic Education Weareproudtobea
Catholic school. Here are 12 reasons to send your children to a Catholic school:
1, We offer an education that combines Catholic faith and teachings with academic excellence; 2, We partner with parents in the faith formation of their children; 3, We set high standards for student achievement and help them succeed.
4, We provide a balanced academic curriculum that integrates faith, culture and life; 5, We use technology ef- fectively to enhance educa- tion; 6, We instill in students the value of service to others; 7, We teach children respect of self and others; 8, We em- phasize moral development and self-discipline.
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should feel free to pick up these books and enjoy a good read.
I couldn’t make the Reed- ley College Speaker Series session on Feb. 22 with author Mark Salzman, but I recently did read one of his novels, “Ly- ing Awake” from 2000.
Salzman has an interesting background – he’s not only a writer but a cellist, a practitio- ner of martial arts and a Yale graduate who taught English in China for two years.
His other books include “Iron & Silk,” his 1986 mem- oir about his years in China, and “The Soloist,” a 1994 nov- el about a child prodigy now a struggling cellist who’s chosen a juror for a murder trial.
“Lying Awake” is a slim novel but filled with many themes. Its central character, Sister John of the Cross, is a Carmelite nun living with an order in Southern California. After nearly 30 years as a nun, she believes the brilliant visions she now experiences mean she truly has connect- ed with God. But the visions come with searingly painful headaches. She weighs wheth- er to have surgery, which could end those visions.
Salzman also gives the reader her back story and
9, We prepare students to be productive citizens and future leaders; 10, We have a 99 percent high school gradu- ation rate, and 85 percent of our graduates go to college; 11, We cultivate a faculty and staff who are dedicated, car- ing and effective; and 12, We provide a safe and welcoming environment for all.
Scholarship Applications
Scholarship applications now are open. St. La Salle won’t have paper application forms in the office, so every- one must apply online.
To do so, go to https://on- line.factsmgt.com/AID and fill out the application. You also can access this informa- tion through our web page at stlasallereedley.org.
Lenten Season
The Stations of the Cross will start on Thursday, Feb. 22, at 11 a.m. And, we hope that every family will observe Lent by attending Mass every Sunday.
During Lent, the Knights of Columbus put on a Fish Fry every Friday evening in St. La Salle’s School Hall.
Students of
the Month Congratulations to the
Students of the Month: transi- tion kindergarten, Anneleise Rincon; kindergarten, Myla Rodriguez and Giovanni Lo- pez; first grade, Addison Co- varrubias; second grade, Isa- bella Hernandez and Landon Almendarez; third grade, Isa- bel Loredo and Jaime Hernan- dez; fourth grade, Miranda Va- lenzuela and Priscilla Torres; fifth grade, Joseph Moncada and Sebastian Dinis; sixth grade, Natalie Carranza; and
paints an intimate picture of the nuns’ lives inside the order. The book is about de- cisions of all kinds and their consequences.
Meanwhile, I’m trying to finish the compelling “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot. The 2010 nonfiction book is the subject of the next Speak- er Series event on March 15 at Reedley College.
The best-selling, critically acclaimed book recounts what happened when Hicks, an African-American woman, in 1951 was diagnosed with ter- minal cervical cancer. While being treated at Johns Hop- kins Hospital in Baltimore, Md., neither she nor her fam- ily knew her cells were taken for cell cultures.
Those cells became the origins of the HeLa immortal cell line, which has been used for a wide range of experi- ments that led to advances in medicine and science.
But Skloot also explores the issues of ethics and race and those who profited from Lacks’ cells. The book is fasci- nating – and disturbing.
The speakers on March 15 will be Lacks’ grandson and great-granddaughter – David Lacks Jr. and Victoria Baptiste.
In anticipation of a larger audience, the event will be held in the Reedley College
seventh grade, Justin Ochoa.
Good Manners Students
Congratulation to the Good Manners Students of the Month: transition kindergar- ten, Joel Vazquez; kindergar- ten, Ricardo Ruiz and Ernesto Gonzalez; first grade, Tien Vo; second grade, Ella Nino and Julie Marceleno; third grade, Joseph Bujulian and Kayla Cervantes; fourth grade, Mat- thew Herrera and Joseph Ro- jo Flores; fifth grade, Evelyn Medina and Gabriella Flores; sixth grade, Andrew Valenzu- ela and Jeannie Gill; and sev- enth grade, Anthony Botros and Kalyssa Sotelo.
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Support St. La Salle School when you make a purchase at Save Mart. When you’re at the checkout stand, please enter the numbers (559) 638-1916 on the keypad.
This will automatically give St. La Salle School the credit. Thank you!
Spaghetti Dinner
St. La Salle School will have its annual Spaghetti Din- ner on Wednesday, March 7, from noon to 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend.
Tickets are $10 adults, $4 for children. You can pur- chase tickets at the St. La Sal- le office, 404 E. Manning Ave., or at the door. You can dine in or take out.
If you have any questions, please call the school office at (559) 638-2621.
Dates to Remember
• March 1 – Stations of the Cross, 11 a.m.
• March 7 – Spaghetti Din- ner
• March 13 – Open House, 5-8 p.m.
cafeteria. It will start at 7 p.m.
Finally, a book and Olym- pics connection, sort of.
Laurel Deibert, who is a retired librarian for KCUSD, was at the Battle of the Books. She has been involved since the start in 2016. This is the first year that each KCUSD school with sixth to eighth grades had a team at the event.
“It’s just wonderful. I’m so proud of us,” Deibert said.
I also asked how her daughter, Jennifer Deibert, was doing in South Korea. Jen- nifer lives in Chuncheon and is the North Korea program coordinator for the Menno- nite Central Committee. MCC, which is a worldwide ministry that provides relief and works for peace and justice, has worked in North Korea for years by providing assistance, mostly in food.
Deibert said that Jennifer attended some Winter Olym- pic events centered in Pyeon- chang in South Korea. She was joined by D.J. Reimer, who Deibert said is in Taiwan studying Chinese.
They watched curling competitions and, Deibert be- lieves, ski jumping events. “It was really fun,” Deibert said. “She loved it.”
Felicia Cousart Matlosz is Panorama Editor and can be reached at felicia@midvalley- publishing.com
City Easter Egg Carnival is March 24; camp also offered
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The city of Reedley has two programs coming up in March – the annual Easter Egg Carnival and an Easter Camp.
First, the Easter Egg Carnival will be held on Sat- urday, March 24, 10 a.m. to noon at Mueller Park.
This is a free event.
It will feature carnival games, tours of emergen- cy vehicles, face painting, bounce houses, stuffed eggs for prizes, group games and much more.
Sponsors include the Reedley Sunrise Kiwanis Club, Reedley’s Les Schwab Tire Center, and Rabobank.
The Easter Camp will be held the week lo- cal schools are on spring
break, March 26 to April 2, at the Reedley Community Center, 100 N. East Ave.
The camp is geared toward ages 5 to 12. The hours will be 7:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Daily drop-in and session pricing will be available.
Activities will include walking trips, games, ac- tivities, arts and crafts, and much more. Registra- tion can be done at reedley. com or at the Community Center. For more details on either event, call the Reedley Community Ser- vices Department at (559) 637-4203.
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