e e k l y W EL CHICANo Vol 57, NO. 06
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Januar y 31, 2019
Downtown San Bernardino art walk met with massive success
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By Manny B. Sandoval
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an Bernardino Generation Now hosted its first art walk on Saturday, January
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“San Bernardino Generation Now is all about blending arts and civic engagement. We’re hoping to hold more events like this in the future; by doing so, we’re hoping to bring more life into Downtown San Bernardino,” said Ben Reynoso, San Bernardino Generation Now
coordinator. The art walk alley was filled with live paintings by local artists, food vendors, spectators and live music by local band Hunter Lavender. Art, cont. on next pg.
By Maryjoy Duncan
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bers and local dignitaries, including Assembly member Eloise Gomez Reyes (who presented the organization with a Certificate of Recognition) attended the event, which was located at the Breezeway Alley in downtown San Bernardino.
SB school district aims to recover students from chronic absenteeism
ASM. Reyes’ 2nd Young Legislators Class graduates
Gloria’s Corner
MANNY SANDOVAL
The Breezeway Alley in Downtown San Bernardino filled with art, food, music, spectators, and love on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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team of approximately 100 San Bernardino City Unified School District managers and community leaders fanned out across the city to conduct home visits Tuesday morning to students identified to be at risk of becoming chronically absent. The objectives of Operation Student Recovery (OSR), Youth Services Director Marlene Bicondova outlined during the informational briefing, were to positively impact the life of students by helping them improve attendance, and to contribute to the improvement of the district’s chronic absenteeism goals. “Personal contact makes the biggest difference,” Bicondova explained. “We want families to Recovery, cont. on next pg.
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MARYJOY DUNCAN
In an effort to curb truancy, school district managers conducted home visits to students who have already missed 10% or more of the current school-year-to-date. Pictured from left: Youth Services Director Marlene Bicondova, Assistant Director of Enrollment and Placement Services Leonard Buckner and Youth Services Bilingual Attendant Adrian Islas visiting several homes on Tuesday.