Page 7 - Sanger Herald 3-8-18 E-edition

With spring only 12 days away we are going to get some rain. Seems like that always happens at the begin- ning of youth baseball and softball seasons. Daytime temperatures will range from the 50s to the 70s and nights will be warmer than they have been, with tem- peratures in the high 40s and low 50s.
Daily temperatures are courtesy of the Weather Channel.
SANGER HERALD 7A THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2018
Walkout planned to "send a message"
Photo contributed
Identified by walkout chairperson, senior Grace Miller, as organizers of the event are, front row L-R, McKena Zamorano, Jennifer Zerada, Mackenzie Flach, Ciannah Moreno, Daisy Gaeta, Millie Chavez, Leslie Neri, Elsie Amador and Megan Pacudan. Back two rows L-R, Noeli Aguirre, Keanu Lugo, Harsimran Khaur, Rachelle Rodriguez, Ryan Alvarado, Bianca Diaz, Alyssa Gomez, Mania Lopez-Neri, April Baez, Isabel Rangel, Grace Miller, Citali Hernandez, Valena Reyes Hailey GOnzalez and Carlos Montezuma.
Open House Schedule SAVE THE DATE
Date
School
Time
March 14
Centerville Elementary
6 p.m.
March 21
Madison Elementary
6 p.m.
March 21
Wilson Elementary
6 p.m.
March 22
Sequoia Elementary
5:30 p.m.
March 22
Kings River/Taft high schools
6 p.m.
April 5
WAMS Elementary
5:30 p.m.
April 9
Sanger High School
6 p.m.
April 11
Sanger Academy Charter
6 p.m.
April 12
Jackson Elementary
6 p.m.
April 17
Community Day School
5:30 p.m.
April 19
Del Rey Elementary
6 p.m.
April 19
Jefferson Elementary
6 p.m.
April 19
Lone Star Elementary
6 p.m.
April 25
Quail Lake Charter
6 p.m.
April 26
Lincoln Elementary
5:30 p.m.
April 26
Reagan Elementary
6 p.m.
May 16
Fairmont Elementary
6 p.m.
May 16
John Wash Elementary
6 p.m.
Some schools have additional activities prior to the welcome and classroom visitations. Check with the school for more details.
Weather for Apache Country
By Dick Sheppard
Sanger Herald
A group of Sanger High School stu- dents are planning to make a "political statement" by standing up from their desks next Wednesday morning at ex- actly 10 a.m. and walking out of their classrooms.
They intend to remain on campus, not far from the main office for 17 minutes while the names of the 17 Parkland, Fla. shooting victims are read. "Then we'll go back to class," said senior Grace Miller who identified herself as chairperson of the event.
"The purpose of the walkout is to send a message to legislators that we need stricter gun rules and better mental health services. We also want to discour- age congressman David Valadao from taking money from the NRA (National Rifle Association)," said Miller.
"Sometimes in order to get a political message across you have to be disrup- tive."
The Sanger walkout is part of a na- tional event called for by Women’s March Youth Empower "to protest Congress’ re- fusal to take action on the gun violence epidemic plaguing our schools and neigh- borhoods."
A Women's March Youth Empower website provides instructions for orga- nizing the walkouts.
Miller said there are about 30 students involved in planning the Sanger walkout and she expects more than 100, repre- senting a cross section of Sanger High's diverse student population, to be part of the event.
"We want to send a message that our voices matter, that we can bring about change," said Miller.
"We hope parents, teachers and ad- ministrators will support our movement. Even if they disagree with us, we hope they will support our First Amendment rights."
This may not be the only protest this group is involved in.
"We plan to keep in touch and we might
get together again in the future to protest social injustice," said Miller.
High school principal Dan Chacon has decided to give all students a 17 minute break, starting at 10 a.m. next Wednes- day.
"The students can decide whether they want to use the time to join the demon- strators, go to the cafeteria for snacks or just hang out in the gym," said schools superintendent Matt Navo.
"That way no one's First Amendment rights will be infringed and there's really no issue with the walkout because every- one will be on break."
Miller told the Herald she hopes to become a politician or maybe work for a socially involved nonprofit.
Elsie Amador, who accompanied Mill- er to the Herald office, said she wants to become a pediatric surgeon and practice in Sanger, helping low income minori- ties.
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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DATE
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Rain%
Thurs
Mar 8
73
50
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Fri
Mar 9
68
48
20%
Sat
Mar 10
66
52
20%
Sun
Mar 11
69
51
40%
Mon
Mar 12
71
51
50%
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69
47
40%
Wed
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58
42
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