Vincent M. Matranga, Chief of Police asks for your assistance and cooperation in attempting to reduce and control vandalism at your school.  Should you observe any unusual activity that would cause you to suspect vandalism, break-in, or improper activity, please call one of the following emergency telephone numbers: Continue Reading »

Saturday, December 12, 2009, at 2:00PM come and enjoy an enchanting holiday classic, Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, performed by Capitol Ballet Company at the Sheldon High School Performing Arts Center, 8333 Kingsbridge Drive, Sacramento, CA 95829.

Tickets for adults $18, seniors, children, students and military (with ID) $12.  For information phone (916) 445-3301 or click on this link to Capitol Ballet Company.

Jonathan Raymond

Tonight, October 19, 2009, at 6:00PM to 8:00PM is the “Meet the New Superintendent” event at Kennedy High School, 6715 Gloria Drive, Sacramento, CA.  This is in the Pocket-Greenhaven area, but the superintendent is over all the Sacramento City Unified School District.  Continue Reading »

The CCHAT Center-Sacramento, 11100 Coloma Road, Rancho Cordova, CA, is a school devoted to teaching deaf and hard of hearing children to listen and talk. Currently, over 50 children are benefiting from CCHAT’s program that focuses on teaching children to listen and develop spoken language. CCHAT is state certified as a nonpublic school and is one of three auditory/oral programs serving deaf children in Northern California. Continue Reading »

The Sacramento Shakespeare Festival performances start Friday, July 3, 2009, and run through Sunday, August 2, 2009.  All performances will be held at the William A. Carroll Amphitheatre at William Land Park.   The Sacramento Shakespeare Festival is produced by City Theatre at Sacramento City College and strives to provide top quality Shakespeare performances and training to the Sacramento community, utilizing the resources, teachers, and students of the Theatre Department, and utilizing the most experienced and professional artists in the Sacramento area.  For more information visit their website at www.sacramentoshakespeare.net.

Ticket prices are:
$18 General Admission
$15 Students, Seniors, SARTA Members and Persons with Disabilities
Children ages 6-12 are free
No children under six admitted.

Box office opens at 6:00 pm
Gates open at 6:30 pm
Performances begin at 8:00 pm

Picnics are welcome. Some food, snacks, desserts, coffee and drinks are available.

Community College students who want to transfer to a four-year college will get a budget boost of $2000 if they choose William Jessup University, the only private four-year university whose campus is in the Greater Sacramento area.  The university was founded in 1939 in San Jose and relocated its main campus to Rocklin in 2004.  It is situated on 128 acres and is located 20 miles northeast of Sacramento.

William Jessup is offering a $1000 per semester grant to any community college student coming directly to Jessup with 24 or more transferable credits.  The grant would be renewed each year that the student is enrolled as a full-time student in good academic standing.

If you are attending community college but are ready to move up to a four year school a good time to check out William Jessup University would be Transfer Day on Friday, April 24 from 10:00AM to 2:45PM.  To attend you must RSVP online for Transfer Day at jessup.edu or call Katrice Hernandez in the admissions office at 916-577-2200.

William Jessup University Transfer Day

The Annual Phone Book Recycling Contest begins today and ends March 27, 2009.  Nineteen local schools have signed up to participate in the contest to win a cash prize for the books they collect through funding from AT&T, Real Yellow Pages, Allied Waste and the Sacramento Recycling and Transfer Station.  The school that wins will also receive a recognition party and participate in a tree planting to celebrate their recycling efforts.  Last year 21 schools participated and collected over 40,000 books.

Sounds like a win win situation, get rid of your old phone books and help schools raise money.  If you want to help you can give your old phone book to a student at one of the participating schools or drop them off yourself.  For more information and a list of the participating schools click on this link to the cityofsacramento.org/utilities or call (916) 808-5454.

Sacramento Students Recycle Phone Books

There are lots of events happening but here’s one that seems kind of special.  On February 13, 2009, McClatchy High School, 3066 Freeport Blvd, Sacramento, CA, is having a Black History Bee and the last student standing will win a basket of prizes.  Click on this link for more info.  What a great way to learn, a fun contest and prizes too!

If you are looking for events you can click on this link to see some other Sacramento Black History Month events.

Black History Month

Philadelphia-based Drexel University opened its Center for Graduate Studies this morning in downtown Sacramento.  The new campus is located on the Capitol Mall and offers classes in four master’s degree programs.  Drexel is expected to invest more than $10 million as it grows in Sacramento and may open a Roseville campus. For the full story click on this link to CBS 13.

Drexel University

Grant won the state’s Open Division Bowl game Saturday night over Long Beach Poly.  Heavy underdogs entering the California Interscholastic Federation Open Division State Football Championship Bowl Game, the Pacers upset Long Beach Poly, ranked No. 1 in the state by Cal-Hi Sports and second nationally by ESPN Rise, 25-20 at the Home Depot Center.

 A parade for the Grant High School football team is planned for Tuesday, coach Mike Alberghini said Sunday afternoon.  Alberghini said the parade was expected to run about 2 p.m. from the Del Paso Heights School to downtown Sacramento.

Grant Wins State Title