EL CHICANo Weekly
Vol 62, NO. 01
November 28, 2024
SBCUSD Celebrates New Dental Career Pathway at Cajon High
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SBCUSD Superintendent Mauricio Arellano gets a patient-eye view of the new Dental Pathway at Cajon High School, which will set participating students on the path to high school graduation and careers in dentistry.
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an Bernardino City Unified School District’s (SBCUSD) Cajon High School held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Nov. 6, 2024, for its new Dental Pathway, which will provide students with a path towards both college and a career.
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SBCUSD’s career pathways provide participating students with strong, high-quality academic instruction that is aligned with a particular career focus and includes the possibility of students earning both a high school diploma and industry certification.
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late-night hit-and-run crash killed two toddlers and critically injured their parents in Rialto on Sunday, November 24, 2024, in what police say was caused by a suspected drunk driver who fled the scene.
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The Cajon High School Dental Pathway, established through a generous grant, provides students with hands-on experience in dental care, preparing them for careers in the dental field. “As a former Cajon student myself, it’s particularly exciting to witness the incredible growth and transformation in career and technical education over my 28 years
in education,” said Cajon High Principal Dr. Christopher Jackson. “It’s inspiring to see how our school has evolved to offer pathways that prepare students for realworld success and help them find fulfillment in their future careers.” This program equips students with essential skills in dental assisting, dental hygiene, oral health and patient care, offering both classroom instruction and realworld practice. The grant has enabled the school to enhance its facilities, provide Career Pathway cont. on next pg.
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Pathways link academic instruction to realworld career skills so students can see the purpose behind their classwork and graduate both college and career ready.
The Rialto Police Department received reports of the threevehicle collision at 11:01 p.m. near Riverside and Walnut avenues. Officers arrived at the scene within a minute, followed by paramedics, who discovered three victims inside a white Honda Accord. Rialto Fire Department paramedics pronounced 4-year-old Neveah and her 3-year-old sister, Alinah, dead at the scene. Their mother, 24-year-old Valencia Avilez of Rialto, was driving the vehicle. Both she and the children’s father, 25year-old Marky Yanez, sus-
tained serious injuries and were transported to a local trauma center. The crash unfolded when a blue Dodge Ram, driven by Alexis Garcia, 28, of San Bernardino, sped south on Riverside Avenue and ran a red light at the Walnut Avenue intersection, according to preliminary police investigations. Garcia’s vehicle broadsided Avilez’s Honda Accord, propelling it into the eastbound lanes of Walnut Avenue, where it collided with a black Dodge Ram tow truck driven by a 24year-old Fontana resident. Garcia, who police said was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash, fled the scene but was detained a quarter mile away when his vehicle became disabled. He remains hospitalized and will be booked into San Bernardino County Jail DUI Crash cont. on next pg.
PHOTO RIALTO PD A child’s car seat lies face down on the street, ejected from a white Honda Accord involved in a devastating hit-and-run collision on November 24, 2024, in Rialto.