This sold-out nationally televised match-up of the Folsom Bulldogs and the Grant Union Pacers starts the high school football season with a bang.   The game will air live tonight on ESPN2 at 7:00PM, August 27, 2010, making it Sacramento’s first ever nationally televised high school sporting event.  You can check out highschoolsports.net for info about all your favorite high school teams.

12^th Annual Sacramento Race for the Arts is Saturday, August 28, 2010.  Click on this link to learn how you can support your favorite organization or school program.

The International Academy of Design and Technology (IADT) at Sacramento will host a four day art and design workshop June 21, 2010.  IADT offers degrees in technology and design disciplines. If you are interested in Interior Design or Fashion Design at a school in Sacramento, this is a good opportunity to see what it’s like.

This summer studio event will allow participants to experience earning an education from IADT through hands-on learning. IADT’s 4 Arts Camp will feature several national design stars. Special guest appearances and instructors include: Continue Reading »

FREE E-WASTE RECYCLE COLLECTION at Genevieve Didion K-8 School, 6490 Harmon Drive, Sacramento, CA, (WEST PARKING LOT) on Saturday, April 10, 2010, from 9:00AM to 1:00PM.

Simply arrive between 9:00AM – 1:00PM the day of the event and they will unload your E-Waste for you to generate money for the school.     Continue Reading »

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