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The Dinuba Sentinel Community Thursday, September 20, 2018 | A7 Monson-Sultana mens chorus performs at Fresno State
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On Thursday, Sept 13, The Monson-Sultana School Mens Chorus attended a choral workshop and performed with over 300 middle school singers from Fresno and Clovis at Fresno State University. Pictured with the Mens Chorus is their director, Mary Pauls.
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Monson-Sultana Joint Union School was one of many Tulare County middles to participate in the annual Friday Night Live Tobacco Use Prevention Education Leadership Training yesterday.
Students and advisors from 24 Tulare County middle schools participated in the annual Friday Night Live T.U.P.E. (Tobacco Use Prevention Education) Leadership Training at the Wyndham Visalia Hotel.
The schools represented
included: Wilson Middle School, Burton Middle School, Rockford School, Palo Verde Union School, Waukena Joint Union School, Monson-Sultana Joint Union School, Tipton School, Oak Valley Union School, Kings River Union School, Pleasant View School, Sequoia Union School, Live Oak Middle School, Springville Union School, Woodville Union School, Terra Bella Union School, Pixley Middle School, Green Acres Middle School, El Monte Middle School, Buena Vista School, Palo Verde Union School, and Divisadero Middle
School.
The event was coordinated
by the Friday Night Live (FNL) School liaisons from the CHOICES Prevention Program of the Tulare County Office of Education. The FNL T.U.P.E Leadership Training was created to develop young people’s leadership potential. Students attended a day full of activities, including leadership development, how to conduct an “ice-breaker,” teambuilding exercises, and learning the dangers of hookahs and e-cigarettes.
Students also had the chance
to create videos around topics that impact young people. The videos were developed through a program called “Video Voice,” which is designed to empower students to document self- identified community needs through a personal interview process.
“Events like the FNL T.U.P.E Leadership Training help train young people to be leaders for positive change,” says Tulare County Superintendent of Schools Jim Vidak.
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