Colton Courier 03/31/22

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COLTON COURIER We ekly

March 31 , 2022

Vol 150, NO. 1 6

Scholar athletes pr ovided with oppor tunities at Colton High School By Lynette White

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ithin my first few weeks I quickly learned what an incredible district Colton Joint Unified School District was. This district offers the students of CJUSD endless opportunities to be great at whatever they choose from its rich Career Technical Education offerings, numerous Advanced Placement course offerings, to the talented Visual and Performing Arts programs, Colton Joint Unified School District has a program for every child.

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Colton High School Athletic Director Jacob Van Hofwegen has introduced student athletes to Hudl, an online platform that connects student athletes with thousands of college scouts looking to recruit players. AD Van Hofwegen is pictured explaining Hudl to Colton High School students.

Athletics at Colton High School are stepping it up, too! Recently, I met with CHS Assistant Principal Jorge Alvarez, CHS Athletic Director Jacob Van and CJUSD Hofwegen, Maintenance and Operations CHS, cont. next pg.

C I T Y TA L K r e c o g n i z e s F e r n a n d o Ve l a s q u e z f o r 3 3 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e

By Dr. G (Dr Luis S González), community writer

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n Thursday, March 24 Council Member Dr. G (Dr. Luis S González) presented the CITY TALK “Employee Spotlight” recognition award to Fernando Velasquez, currently a Line Crew Supervisor in the Electric Department, and who has worked for the City of Colton 33 years. Born in Colton, Fernando grew up in Colton, has worked in Colton, and lives in Colton. Fernando has certainly seen a lot of changes in our city, and changes to his position. Most people may not realize Fernando was 18 years old when he started working in Colton, and had a position with the Sanitation Department. Since then, he Velasquez, cont. on next pg.

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Dr. G, right, presents Fernando Velasquez, Line Crew supervisor, with the CITY TALK Employee Spotlight award, recognizing him for his 33 years of dedicated service to the city of Colton.


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