City Heights Life June 2014

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TOP TEACHERS

Local property owners can get their homes repaired for free under the City Heights Community Development Corp’s Neighborhood Rehabilitation Program.

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TOO LATE?

Por David Ogul City Heights Life

BEST and the brightest The

Hoang Ngo, left, is Hoover High School’s valedictorian. Daniel Lare is the school’s salutatorian. Hoang, who wants to become a computer animator, illustrated the poster between them.

Curfew sweeps can be a vital tool in keeping kids safe, but some see them as a way to unfairly target minorities in communities such as City Heights.

By David Ogul City Heights Life

Hoover High School English teacher Lorena Gastelum doesn’t mince words when discussing the slights some sling when they talk about the inner-city campus she has called home the past six years. “They don’t know our students,” Gastelum said. “They don’t know our staff. They don’t know our school. They don’t know what we have to offer. I speak for a lot of people here when I say that I am very proud to be at Hoover High. Our students are just awesome. They

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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Urban Corps of San Diego is looking for new recruits as it celebrates its 25th anniversary of community work this year.

Los mejores

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HOME IMPROVEMENT

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Hoang Ngo, a la izquierda, ocupa el primer puesto de la promoción de la Preparatoria Hoover. Daniel Lare, ocupa el segundo puesto. Hoang, quien desea trabajar en animación de computadoras, ilustró el cartel que se encuentra entre ellos.

work really hard. They just don’t get the same accolades that students at other schools get.” Hoang Ngo and Daniel Lare are Gastelum’s Exhibits A and B. Ngo couldn’t speak a word of English when she immigrated to City Heights from Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam at age 11. Today, her teachers say Hoang – a computer wiz and talented artist – is one of the more gifted writers on campus. Daniel – who has his sights set on becoming a biomedical researcher and finding a cure for cancer – tired of the nationally recognized Preuss School

Online resource links residents to services

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a residentes y servicios

By Joseline Vásquez

Por Joseline Vásquez

Estudiante de la Preparatoria Hoover

trition; health; education; immigration; employment; legal; childcare; and technology. It is designed to be as easy to use as an ATM machine and operates in English, Spanish and Vietnamese. The system is designed as a

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Lorena Gastelum, profesora de inglés de la Preparatoria Hoover, no tiene pelos en la lengua al criticar las injurias que algunos profieren acerca del campus en el que ha trabajado en los últimos seis años. “No conocen a nuestros estudiantes”, dijo Gastelum. “No conocen a nuestro personal. No conocen a nuestra escuela. No saben lo que podemos ofrecer. Hablo por muchos cuando digo que me siento orgullosa de formar parte de la Preparatoria Hoover. Nuestros estudiantes son simplemente fabulosos. Trabajan con mucho ahínco y no reciben el mismo reconocimiento que reciben los estudiantes de otras escuelas.” Hoang Ngo y Daniel Lare son la Prueba A y B de Gastelum. Ngo no hablaba ni una palabra de inglés cuando emigró a City Heights proveniente de la Ciudad Ho Chi Minh en Vietnam a los 11 años. Hoy, los profesores de Hoang— quien es genio de las computadoras y artista talentosa—es una de las escritoras más prodigiosas del campus. Daniel—cuya meta es ser investigador biomédico para encontrar la cura del cáncer—se cansó de asistir a la nacionalmente reconocida Escuela Preuss en el campus de UC San Diego

Recursos en línea vinculan

Hoover High School Student

City Heights residents have a new resource to connect them with public services. “CityHeightsLinks.org” was launched in May with the goal of helping families easily find local resources to support their everyday needs. The webbased system is organized into nine categories: housing; nu-

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BRILLANTES

The Salaam Cultural Center on University Avenue is helping City Heights youth succeed while getting them in touch with their roots.

LA VIDA

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CENTER OF SUCCESS

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Khamphet Pease of Wilson Middle School and Ken Herschman of Crawford High are two of San Diego Unified’s Teachers of the Year.

June 2014

The kiosk-like system can be accessed by going to www. cityheightslinks.org. El sistema tipo caseta informativa está disponible en www.cityheightslinks.org.

Los residentes de City Heights cuentan con un nuevo recurso para conectarse con los servicios públicos. “CityHeightsLinks.org” fue lanzado en mayo con el objetivo de ayudar a las familias a encontrar fácilmente recursos locales para satisfacer sus necesidades diarias. El sistema basado en la

red incluye nueve categorías: vivienda, nutrición, salud, educación, inmigración, empleo, legal, atención infantil y tecnología. Ha sido diseñado para que sea tan fácil de usar como una máquina ATM y opera en in-

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