e e k l y W EL CHICANo Vol 57, NO. 07
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February 07, 2019
Community celebr ates g r and open ing of Dorothy Inghram Lear ning Center
THIS WEEK Gloria’s Corner Pg. 3
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Caden walks the Blue Carpet at LEGO Movie 2
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ver 250 community members attended the grand opening ceremony of the newly renovated San Bernardino County Board of Education Dorothy Inghram Learning Center on Feb. 4.
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Inghram, who was born and raised in San Bernardino, graduated from San Bernardino High
Remembering Sonny and his b attle with leukemia
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INSIDE Gloria’s Corner
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Words To Think About 5 Opinion
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Legal Notices
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GLORIA MACIAS HARRISON
The San Bernardino County Board of Education Dorothy Inghram Learning Center officially opened its door on Monday, Feb. 4. School in 1923. She graduated from San Bernardino Valley College in 1932 and wrote the school’s alma mater. In 1942, she was hired to teacher second grade at the Mill School, the first African American teacher in the county. In 1945, she became a teaching principal at the Mill School, becoming the full-time principal in 1951. In 1953, she became the
superintendent of the Mill School District, the first AfricanAmerican in California to be a district superintendent. She lived to be 106 years old before passing away in 2012. The new facility, located at 670 E. Carnegie Drive in San Bernardino, will serve as an administrative site for Regional Occupational Program and East Valley Special Education Local
Plan Area (SELPA) staff, a cybersecurity career technical education training center, house regular County Board of Education meetings and provide conference rooms for educational leadership workshops and events. In addition, the East Valley Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) has its administrative offices in the facility. More photos on next pg.
O p t i o n s f o r Yo u t h c h a r t e r s c h o o l g ranted 5-yea r r enewa l
he San Bernardino City Unified School District Board of Education voted to approve the Options For Youth (OFY) San Bernardino Public Charter School’s Renewal Petition for five years on January 22. For ten years, Options For Youth San Bernardino has been educating students in grades 7-12 who have faced challenges in their regular public schools. This includes social, emotional, and academic issues as well as those with chronic absences, parenting teens, foster youth, and homeless students. SBCUSD’s graduation percentage has steadily increased over the years and is currently at an all-time high. 91.78% of Options For Youth San Bernardino students earned a diploma with or transferred back to another public school program on track to grad-
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2018 Graduating class. uate, helping to bolster the SBCUSD graduation rate in 2017. The program offers the community’s underserved students a flexible, personalized approach that re-engages and empowers them to become lifelong learners who contribute to their community and be produc-
tive members of society. Students also re-engage with their community through volunteer activities like cooking for families and helping with the Ronald McDonald House, Walk for Kids, Helping Hands Pantry, Community Gardening, Angels Closets in Redlands, and Red
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Cross Blood Drives. Options For Youth San Bernardino is appreciative for the opportunity to continue to serve and educate students in the San Bernardino City Unified School District and looks forward to inspiring many more students in achieving their goals.