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Cesar Chavez memorial celebration brings inspiration to Inland community
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The 8th Annual Cesar Chavez Memorial Breakfast held on Saturday at Cal State San Bernardino drew hundreds from the region.
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n Saturday, March 30, the 8th Annual Cesar Chavez Memorial Breakfast was held at California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB).
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The motivating event was hostby District 47 ed Assemblymember Eloise Gomez Reyes and featured many speakers throughout the program.
should be service to others. Get that degree…and bring what you learned back to your community. There are so many people out there who need help,” said Reyes.
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The program began with the
Pledge of Allegiance by New Mexico National Guard Veteran Danny Morales. “There are 36,000 deported veterans. Most are suffering from Chavez, cont. on next pg.
Colton teacher youngest to r eceive Doctorate of Education By Shelby Horton
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r. Sneha Sharma, Colton High School English teacher, welcomes her sophomore students at the door with a smile and a handshake. Dr. Sharma greets each of her students by name, as she takes care to make sure she gives recognition to each of them. At 25 years old, Dr. Sharma looks more like one of the young faces in her class than what is commonly expected from someone that holds the title of doctor.
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“When I first started teaching it was a disadvantage since I appear so young, but my students started to respect me since I’m in the role of their teacher,” said Dr. Sharma.
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Dr. Sneha Sharma teaches English at Colton High.
Dr. Sharma went to high school in Irvine, describing herself as not overly serious about school, she says this was due to the amount of privilege she was allotted in life. It was when she
enrolled in UC Riverside to continue her studies that her “bubble was popped.” Through meeting people from different backgrounds, Dr. Sharma realized she was privileged that she could focus mainly on school and continue her education with the support needed. “When I went to college it was eye-opening, the issues of others in trying to become successful this motivated me to become a teacher,” said Dr. Sharma. “There are a lot of challenges students have to face in order to achieve success, I wanted to help.” After completing her studies at UC Riverside, Dr. Sharma started interviewing for teaching positions at different schools. According to Dr. Sharma the one that stuck out most to her was the City of Colton and Colton High School, after meeting with staff and seeing the environment she knew this was the place for her. Sharma, cont. on next pg.