Extravaganza Spark Dunn School
By Felicia Serrano/Contributing Writer
Published: Thursday, April, 29, 2010-in The Santa Ynez Valley Journal
Parents, teachers and friends on behalf of Dunn School in Los Olivos were invited to take-part in a golf tournament on the Alisal Ranch golf course, where contests were held for the best Hole-In-One and Closest-to-the-Pin. After the game, adults were invited to enjoy a free wine-tasting reception and gourmet dinner. The event was held to help support and raise funds for the school.
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Event Showcases 'Miguel And His Cell'
By Felicia Serrano/Contributing Writer
Published: Thursday, May 27, 2010-in the The Santa Ynez Valley Journal
The foundation held its annual dance production titled "Miguel and His Cell," which featured about 300 children ranging from third to 11th grade.
The children featured in the production were students from Adams School, Cesar Chavez Charter School and Solvang School. The SBDI was founded in 2005 by director, writer and choreographer, Rosalina Macisco who studied and performed professionally for over 15 years, appearing in off-Broadway plays, regional theater productions and nation television commercials. Macisco has been a teacher for over 10 years, and has collaborated locally with Jeff McKinnon, Rod Lathim (writer of "Miguel and His Cell"), and Peter McCorkle in various theater productions around Santa Barbara and Santa Ynez Valley.
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Individual Determination Program Buoys Students
By Felicia Serrano/Contributing Writer
Published: Thursday, May 20, 2010-in The Santa Ynez Valley Journal
Advancement via Individual Determination is a program that helps students who have their own desire to pursue different avenues to get to a 4-year college.
Jennifer Rasmussen, AVID coordinator and a teacher at Santa Ynez Valley High, said the students who are in this curriculum are given the support and motivation they need in order to succeed and move on to higher education.
"In the AVID program, we encourage and motivate these students who may not be getting the support they need at home," she said. "Our goal is to make transition from high school to college and easier one."
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Students forgo Spring Break partying to volunteer
By Felicia Serrano/Staff Reporter
Published: Monday, April 20, 2009-in the Daily Sundial
This past spring break, while some packed the car and headed down to the beach to soak up some rays, students of CSUN's service learning class choose a different destination--New Orleans.
CSUN students armed with nothing but a backpack and a religious studies book, embarked on a trip of lifetime that some say taught them the true meaning of what it's like to have nothing.
Devastation was the only way to describe New Orlean's lower 9th ward, said CSUN religious studies major Amanda Roth.
"You can only hear so much on the news of what happened there," she said.
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Looking at race in the classroom
By Felicia Serrano/Staff Reporter
Published: Wednesday, March 18, 2009-in the Daily Sundial
While students are busy getting ready for midterms, teachers are exploring a new method of teaching that may enhance and strengthen diversity in the classroom.
CSUN's new political science Assistant Professor, Boris Ricks, held a presentation Tuesday proposing a new way of teaching that incorporates what he called "a more inclusive and diverse pedagogical approaches" like Critical Race Theory (CRT).
"We need to start having more critical conversations about race," Ricks said.
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AB 540 challenged
By Felicia Serrano/Staff Reporter
Published: Monday, January 26, 2009-in the Daily Sundial
One year ago Chicano/a studies major Lizbeth's alarm clock rang at 5:30 a.m., after a quick shower and breakfast she would dash out the door to catch the 6:15 a.m. bus making its way towards CSUN.
Around 8:30 a.m. Lizbeth was off the bus and heading to her first class along with thousands of other students.
She was one of hundreds of undocumented students that have entered California's institutions of higher learning. It is for this reason that she refused to give her full name.
Unfortunately for those undocumented graduates the opportunity to use their degrees will be scarce.
"I want to go to law school," said Lizbeth...
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