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Camp Pendleton children to benefit from new schools Andrea Verdin Staff Writer
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New schools dedicated to serving Camp Pendleton children will soon be constructed, after years of planning and preparation. Mary Fay Pendleton and San Onofre schools will be replaced with beautifully built new schools. Both schools are K-8 and are located aboard Camp Pendleton, and because of this, the majority of the funding comes from a federal grant aimed to ensure schools located on military installations are at least equivalent to surrounding school facilities. Senate Bill 111 was signed last October to help secure federal funding for California schools serving military families, meeting the matching share requirement of a school construction grant made by the Office of Economic Adjustment of the Department of Defense (DOD) to construct, renovate, repair or expand K-12 public schools located on military installations. Both Mary Fay Pendleton and San Onofre will be built on land existing on the current school footprint, so students will not be dislodged during construction, said Fallbrook Union Elementary School District assistant superintendent Bill Billingsley. “Subject to finalizing the DOD grant funding, construction of the new schools may begin as soon as 2017 or 2018,” said Billingsley.
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Greenwood, Evans, Ortiz and Verschoor saluted as Students of the Month Tom Ferrall Staff Writer
Perseverance, dedication, hard work and a desire to make a difference in the world were common themes at the Fallbrook Student of the Month breakfast Dec. 1. Audrey Greenwood of Oasis High School and Isabella Evans, Elizabeth Ortiz and Sarah Verschoor of Fallbrook Union High School were honored as the December Students of the Month in a celebratory event held at the Fallbrook Community Center. Audrey Greenwood was nominated by Oasis teacher Matthew Parker and was the first to be saluted. “She is the poster child of what Oasis independent study high school is all about,” said Parker. “Audrey represents the best of the best and has done it for four years. She believes there is more to life than school, but school does have its place – just behind her goats.” Parker informed the audience that Greenwood, who has won numerous awards while representing the Fallbrook High School Ag Dept.’s FFA chapter, is currently working on earning her American FFA Degree – an honor that only one percent of all FFA members achieve. He added that Greenwood already owns and manages a small dairy herd, a business she works on while studying at Oasis.
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Three local nonprofits given Neighborhood Reinvestment Program funds Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent
People gather under the large pine tree in front of the Fallbrook Community Center after Shane Gibson photo the Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Dec. 2. The tree was designated as Fallbrook’s holiday tree in 1981. See more photos on page B-1.
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Shane Gibson photo Santa’s sleigh and flying reindeer pass above the intersection of Main Avenue and Alvarado Street to a crowd of happy spectators during Fallbrook’s Joy to the World Christmas Parade, Dec. 3. See more photos on page A-12
The Nov. 15 allocation of Neighborhood Reinvestment Program funding from the Fifth District budget of Supervisor Bill Horn included grants to Friends of the Fallbrook Community Center, the Veterans Association of North County, and the Fallbrook Alumni Association. Friends of the Fallbrook Community Center was awarded $6,000 to purchase blinds and help fund the rental of holiday tree lights; the Veterans Association of North County will use $5,000 for a volume of literature written by veterans to describe their experiences during the holidays; and the Fallbrook Alumni Association received $4,000 for backpacks and other school supplies. The Neighborhood Reinvestment Program is intended to provide grants to non-profit organizations for the furtherance of public purposes at the regional and community levels. In addition to non-profit organizations, county supervisors can also fund schools and fire departments, and supervisors can also use money from their budgets to supplement other county funding for specific county projects such as parks, roads, and libraries. Each county supervisor recommends the allocation of his or her Neighborhood Reinvestment Program funds, although those allocations must be approved by a majority of the board.
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