W e e k l y RIALTO RECORD
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De cember 20, 2018
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Tyler do nates to ys to Rialto Fi r e f o r fo ur th year By Manny B. Sandoval
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ialto Unified School District student Tyler Nguyen donated over 300 toys to the Rialto Fire Department on Saturday, December 15.
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The effort was in conjunction with ABC7’s Spark of Love Toy Drive.
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“This is Tyler’s fourth year collecting toys. He created a menu, my sisters Tiffany and Wendy and other family members helped me cook. Tyler’s friends, our family, neighbors and even coworkers came to donate a toy,” said Tyler’s mother, Stephanie Nguyen.
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Toy donors were treated to a plate or two of homemade Vietnamese cuisine.
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This is Tyler Nguyen’s fourth year hosting his very own toy drive, donating collected toys to the Rialto Fire Dept. in conjunction with ABC7s Spark of Love Toy Drive.
“Rialto Fire Department came out to the event and they even brought their engine and parked it in the front yard. Every year Tyler is so excited to see the fire department and they reciprocated the same feelings,” continued Nguyen. Tyler, cont. on next page
Carter High softball athlete Jillian Figueroa s i g n s w i t h S a n Jo s e S t a t e By David Phillips
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arter High School Senior softball player Jillian Figueroa took part in a college signing day event Thursday, December 13th where she signed an offer to play and attend San Jose State University on a full scholarship. According to San Jose State University website the college has a 55% acceptance rate and is the oldest public university on the West Coast, as well as the founding campus of the California State University system. Jillian is not only an amazing athlete, but she is a stellar student as well. Jillian holds a 4.38 GPA at Cater High School. According to the Max Preps website Jillian has been awarded the player of the game award four times in her high school softball career. Coach Omar Fernandez is truly proud of his short stop / 3rd baseman, “Jill is one of the most tal-
ented players that I have had the pleasure of coaching, for my money she is one of the best players in CBL, I am glad she is on our team!” Jillian shows that youth sports programs pay off for local youth, when asked how she got started playing softball she replied, “One day I came home from elementary school with a flyer from the Rialto Girls Fastpitch Association at Frisbee Park and handed it to my mom. She proceeded to ask me if I wanted to try out and I enthusiastically answered, ‘Yes!' I then tried out and made the 8U Shamrock team coached by Will Kirkbride, Paul Ramirez, and Jesse Gonzales.” That moment propelled Jillian in what has become a 10-year trek playing softball. Jillian recalled her favorite moment as a student athlete was when she made the Varsity Softball team her freshman year Jillian, cont. on next page
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Carter High School senior Jillian Figueroa has been playing softball for the past decade and recently received a full scholarship to San Jose State.