W e e k l y RIALTO RECORD
Vol 23, NO. 31
March 27, 2025
NSG Impact Boxing & Community Center Opens in Rialto with Support from Champion Deontay Wilder and Local Leaders
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NSG Impact Founder/CEO Darious Harris and Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder stepping into the new boxing gym for the first time.
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SG Impact Boxing & Community Center officially opened its doors Saturday, March 22, with a ribbon cutting attended by heavyweight boxing legend Deontay Wilder and several Rialto city officials, marking a major milestone for founder Darious Harris and his mission to uplift local youth through sport, education, and mental wellness. Held at 898 W. Rialto Ave., the grand opening drew a large crowd, including Mayor Joe Baca Sr., Councilmembers
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Rialto city officials join Darious Harris during the ribbon cutting of NSG Impact Boxing & Community Center, celebrating the launch of a new community resource aimed at empowering local youth.
Andy Carrizales and Edward Montoya Jr., and members of the police and fire departments. "NSG Impact is continuously working to make Rialto a stronger community," said Councilmember Carrizales. "This center is undoubtedly going to elevate the organization’s reach—allowing them the bandwidth to positively impact even more youth in our city." For Harris, a Golden Gloves champion himself, undefeated professional boxer, and certified USA Boxing coach, the
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the Class of 2025. The two exceptional students were among 52 seniors honored at the event, held on March 19 in the Carter High School multipurpose room. The celebration highlighted students who have maintained a 4.0 GPA or higher throughout high school. Principal Dr. Adam Bailey and Carter High School staff along with Dr. Manuel Burciaga, Rialto Unified School District's Lead Academic Agent of Secondary Innovation, and Dr. Robin McMillon, RUSD Lead Student Services Agent who previously served as the Carter High School Principal, recognized the scholars’ dedication and hard work with graduation just months away.
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“It was surreal seeing everyone get up there—Deontay, the police department, the fire department—and the support from the city was incredible,” said Harris. “We
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moment was five years in the making. After securing the site in December 2024, Harris and his team quickly transformed the 1,300-square-foot facility into a fully outfitted boxing and community center, complete with speed bags, heavy bags, weights, a stairmaster, treadmill, and classroom equipment for workshops.
PHOTO RUSD Carter High School Principal Dr. Adam Bailey (right) and the CHS staff celebrated Valedictorian Arick Collander (left) and Salutatorian Tito Duran Villegas (center) at the Distinguished Scholars Celebration on March 19. The event honored 52 seniors who maintained a 4.0 GPA or higher throughout high school. Collander and Duran Villegas, the top academic achievers of the Class of 2025, will lead their classmates at graduation on June 1.
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cademic success is soaring at Carter High School as the Lions roared into honoring its top academic scholars.
Wilmer Amina Carter High School recently celebrated its highest-achieving students at the Distinguished Scholars Celebration, where Arick Collander was named Valedictorian and Tito Duran Villegas was recognized as Salutatorian for
Collander, who holds an outstanding 4.88 GPA, transferred to Carter High School as a sophomore and has excelled in academics. He has passed 10 Advanced Placement (AP) exams, earning eight perfect scores of 5. He also participated in the California State Summer School for Mathematics & Science (COSMOS) program at UC Davis, where he studied nuclear physics and quantum mechanics. He recently earned a gold medal on the National German Exam and is a semifinalist for a study trip to Germany. Collander has been accepted to Harvey Mudd College, UC San Diego, UC Riverside, Cal Carter High cont. on next pg.