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[Press Release] unpublished excerpt, Inglewood, CA, 2.06

On the afternoon of February 23rd, Maria Jimenez received a call to accompany her daughter Luz to school on Friday, but no one could tell her why. The surprise was bigger than either mother or daughter had imagined--out of 50,000 high school students across the nation to submit entries to Oprah Winfrey's National High School Essay Contest, Morningside High School's Luz Jimenez had been named one of the 50 winners.

The essay topic--"Why is Elie Wiesel's book Night relevant today?"--was no light matter; students had to delve deep to relate the Nobel laureate's Holocaust memoirs as a teenage boy to the present day.

[Press Release] published 8.05 in several local papers, Inglewood, CA

If you happened to walk into one of the four classrooms hosting the Inglewood Unified School District's Summer Bridge Mathematics program this July, you might have been surprised to encounter students playing games. Far from an idle pursuit, however, game-playing was the main attraction of this year's program--and an effective strategy for preparing new 9th graders for high school math.

[Press Release] published in several local papers, Inglewood, CA, 1.05

Inglewood's 22nd annual Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration and march shifted gears this year, opening with the ecumenical service usually reserved for the parade's end. And, for a pleasant change, the service was packed with young people.

The day began with a rousing and creative performance by Morningside High School's dance troupe, elevating spirits in preparation for the march to come. This year's theme was "Here I am, send me," which helped students to connect Dr. King's teachings with their own role in helping to make his dream a reality.

[Press Release] published in several local papers, Inglewood, CA, 11.04

On Wednesday, November 10, 2004, the Inglewood Unified School District approved the construction contract submitted by FTR International, Inc. for the Crozier Middle School project, which is slated to begin construction in December of 2004. The project entails 44 new classrooms, a gymnasium, kitchen, administrative building, library/multimedia center, and sports fields. Crozier will be the 3rd major Measure K project to be undertaken, following comprehensive projects at Parent and Centinela schools completed in 2003.