W e e k l y COLTON COURIER
Vol 146 , NO. 27
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June 21, 2018
Joe B a ca Mi d d l e S ch ool st u d e n ts ea r n ed top three spots out of 8,000 contestants
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Congratulations to our Joe Baca Middle School Law Day essay contest winners (L-R) Esmeralda Lopez (7th grade), First Place; Jessica Quinonez (7th grade), Second Place; and Andrew Veloz (8th grade), Third Place. These students earned the top three spots in this extremely competitive contest, sponsored by the San Bernardino County Superior Court. More than 8,000 students entered the contest, which asked students to write about the “Separation of Powers” established by the founding fathers. Judge Kyle Brodie, left, came to Joe Baca Middle School to congratulate these students. Thank you to teachers Mike Bayless, right, and Deborah Cattano for coordinating student participation in this competition each year!
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Book Fest encoura ges culture of r eading
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undreds of children all across the Inland Empire are starting their Summer Break with brand new books to enjoy! They are having fun reading with their families and friends while keeping their academic skills sharp during the school break.
Children from San Bernardino, Rialto, Fontana, Highland, Redlands, Loma Linda and other regions of the county attended the Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino County (CAPSBC) Summer Book Fest 2018 and Resource Fair on June 9 at CAPSBC. Assemblymember Elois GòmezReyes stopped by to support the event and presented a certificate of appreciation stating, “This event celebrates the joy of reading and reinforces important skills that will prepare our students for successful futures.”
Thousands of new, colorful children’s storybooks and activity workbooks were given to kids for pleasure reading and family
learning time during the Summer break from school. The books feature fun Disney themes and characters, including “Frozen,” “Star Wars” and “Snow White.”
10,000 new books, enough to fill a library shelf the length of two football fields, were granted by the Molina Foundation to CAPSBC as part of their “Launch into Learning” campaign. The books, valued at $84,000, provide free educational resources to help children, parents, and caregivers create wordfilled homes this summer through reading and learning together.
CAPSBC Board Chairwoman, Dr. Margaret Hill stated, “With this wonderful donation from Molina Foundation, we were able to provide books to children in families for whom a book purchase would otherwise not be financially feasible. These books go a long way in helping children in our disadvantaged communiLiteracy , cont. on pg. 2
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Children from San Bernardino, Rialto, Fontana, Highland, Redlands, Loma Linda and other regions of the county attended the Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino County (CAPSBC) Summer Book Fest 2018 and Resource Fair on June 9 at CAPSBC.