W e e k l y RIALTO RECORD
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Vol 1 7, NO. 04
Summit highlights parental involvement in student academic success By Maryjoy Duncan
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undreds of Rialto Unified School District parents and guardians came together at Carter High School to attend the 10th annual Parent Summit, an event that underscores and celebrates parental engagement and participation in students’ academic journey.
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“I try to be involved with my kids’ schooling,” said Rosie Galvez, whose children attend Werner Elementary, Rialto Middle School and Eisenhower High. “This is just one of the ways to get involved, for my kids to see that I care about their education, and that I’m interested in what they do.”
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Hundreds attended the Rialto Unified School District’s 10th Annual Parent Summit at Carter High School on Saturday, testament to the parent/guardian commitment to their child(ren)’s academic success.
This year’s keynote speakers were brothers Daniel and David Diaz, famed for inspiring the Walt Disney movie McFarland USA. In David’s speech to the hundreds of audience members that filled the gymnasium, he emphasized the right attitude is Summit, cont. on next pg.
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Members of the JROTC, from left: Christian Monroy, Lt. Curtis Durham, Jacqueline Johnson, Mayor Deborah Robertson, Ja-sim Pabon and Cassandra Alvarez.
he Rialto community converged at Rialto City Park on Saturday for the first Breast Cancer Awareness Festival in the Park, with Mayor Deborah Robertson and Mayor Pro Tem Ed Scott in attendance. For Robertson the event was especially poignant having lost a dear and close family friend to breast cancer this year - Niya Sanchez was only 26 years old and left behind three young boys. “I’m dedicating this to Niya, to keep her legacy alive in Rialto through other efforts we have planned,” Robertson shared. In addition to providing valuable resources to the community, the festival, spearheaded by Joselyn Earls of Fighting for the Tatas, also recognizes Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) Day, designated Oct. 3, by a California Concurrent Resolution introduced by Senator Connie Leyva. More photos on pg. 2