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Daughter of immigrants, first in her family to go to college Community News
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he daughter of immigrant parents and the first from her family to pursue a four-year degree after high school, Mary Martinez has always relied on the one person she knew could get her to the top: Herself. “I figured out early on that the motivation needed to come from me and not someone else,” the Alta Loma High School senior says, weeks away from graduating with honors. Though she hasn’t made her final college choice yet, Mary has been accepted into Stanford University – the kind of prestigious institution she has had her eyes on since arriving at Alta Loma four years ago. Before then, she wasn’t sure where life would take her. At home, academics had never been as big a priority as making ends meet. Her father, from Mexico, and her mother, from the Philippines, both worked long hours, and Mary herself has had jobs since she was 16. Older siblings helped
care for her, but there was never, in her words, “anyone forcing me to do well in school.” She figured it out, however, and with the support of close friends and the faculty and staff at Alta Loma, Mary is prepared to take a bold academic leap forward. In doing so, she will join a growing fraternity of students across San Bernardino County who are becoming the first in their families to get a college education. In the process, they are helping to transform a region where nearly three-fourths of adults do not have a college degree, and roughly half have never received any kind of post-secondary education. “Preparing students for college and career is what we do – it’s our commitment to every student and family we serve,” said Dr. Mathew Holton, Superintendent of the Chaffey Joint Union High School District. Jason Kaylor, Principal at Alta Loma, said students become Mary, cont. on next pg.
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The daughter of immigrant parents and the first from her family to pursue a four-year degree after high school, Mary Martinez has always relied on the one person she knew could get her to the top: Herself.
P r o j e c t B o o n , I n l a n d Va l l e y R e c o v e r y t o host fr ee annual Easter event Community News
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he spring season is upon us, and that means that local non-profit Project Boon (www.projectboon.org) is once again teaming up with San Bernardino's Inland Valley Recovery Services (www.inlandvalleyrecovery.org) to host their third annual FREE Easter event. For the third straight year, Project Boon will support the existing event, helping IVRS expand their reach to underserved communities and those in recovery, by hosting holiday meals, health services, the Easter Bunny and baskets.
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In 2015, when IVRS was running their holiday events on their own, they were able to serve 300 of the San
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The event will take place on April 17 at the IVRS facility located at 939 N. D St. in San Bernardino.
Bernardino area's most needy individuals. With Project Boon's assistance and resources, that number jumped to serving 500700 residents. This year, both
IVRS and Project Boon are expecting even more attendees at the Easter event, being held on April 17, 2019 from 12-4pm at the IVRS San Bernardino facility, 939 N. D St. San Bernardino, CA. In addition to serving up hot meals and a family-like environment to those who might not otherwise have them, the IVRS Easter event will provide: • Health and resource vendors • A clothing closet for men, women and children • Games and crafts for kids • Raffle prizes • A visit from The Easter Bunny • Easter baskets, bikes and toys Additionally, IVRS and Project Boon have arranged for free OmniTrans passes, San Easter, cont. on next pg.