W e e k l y RIALTO RECORD
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Vol 1 7, NO. 37
Rialto Unified the only district in Calif or nia to ear n Sustainability Award Community News
THIS WEEK Gloria’s Corner Pg. 3
Crafton Hills ce l ebrat es 4 7t h commencement Pg. 6
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ialto Unified School District has received the 2019 U.S. Department of Education’s Green Ribbon School District Sustainability Award (ED-GRS). The RUSD was the only school District in California to be honored, and one of only 14 districts in the nation. The ED-GRS aims to recognize individual schools, districts and institutions for higher education that meet the following criteria in their environmental literacy efforts: the reduction of environmental impact and costs; the improvement of health and wellness of schools, students, and staff; and the ability to provide effective environmental and sustainability education. “This is a tremendous recognition of the hard work being done by teachers and students, with the collective support of parents, district staff, and community partners,” replied RUSD Superintendent Dr. Cuauhté moc Avila. “The reward is not something physical that we can hold, rather, it is the lead that our District has taken in cultivating
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Congratulations to the Rialto Unified School District for being the only school in the state, and one of only 14 districts in the nation, to earn this prestigious award! Pictured is Brian Montez Grounds Maintenance Supervisor, observing Mr. Fagersten 4th grade students planting flowers for the first time. an introspective view of environmental issues and how to be proactive in addressing their impact on our local and global communities. The students in our
District will transition to college, or the workforce, as agents of change, in general, and environmental stewards in particular.”
Throughout nomination process, the District highlighted its RUSD STEM CARES RUSD, cont. on next pg.
Monica Stockhausen, raised in Rialto, guest speaker of 50/50 Day at Cal State Community News
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Local teens honored for volunteerism Pg. 12
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n celebration of 50/50 Day, the 50/50 Movement event at Cal State San Bernardino on May 9 focused on creating a more gender-balanced world and highlighted the roles that everyone plays in developing an equal society, particularly in the local community. “Women make up 50.6 percent of the U.S. population. Yet that majority is still not reflected in the boardroom, the courtroom or government,” said CSUSB President Tomás D. Morales in his opening remarks. “Women are worthy of equal standing in business, in politics, in the community and especially in education … To reach equality in leadership requires moving beyond the philosophical to the practical.” Monica Stockhausen, CEO of NerdyGirlsRock LLC, professor Monica, cont. on next pg.
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CSUSB President Tomás D. Morales with Monica Stockhausen, CEO of NerdyGirlsRock LLC, professor of business at Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga and CSUSB alumna, who served as the event’s guest speaker.