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W e e k l y RIALTO RECORD

June 18, 2020

Vol 1 8, NO. 40

Rialto Unified hosts first-ever drive-through g raduation By Kenny Hua

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his year, Rialto Unified high schools celebrated graduation in a novel fashion due to national and local restrictions put on large gatherings in response to the COVID19 pandemic. Traditionally, Rialto Unified hosts their graduations at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California. However, recently enacted laws meant to reduce the transmission of the coronavirus prevented schools from celebrating their graduating seniors in a proper and grand fashion. Students were left clueless as to whether or not a graduation ceremony would be held.

Happy Father’s

On May 20, 2020, Superintendent Dr. Avila released a newsletter detailing drivethrough graduations for Carter High, Eisenhower High, Milor High, and Rialto High. The ceremony was planned to take place through June 2nd and 3rd from

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Graduation, cont. on next pg.

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Rialto Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Cuauhtémoc Avila and RUSD Board of Education member Edgar Montes celebrate with Class of 2020 graduates.

Rialto City Council, staf f discuss Frisbie Park discr epancies ahead of October completion By Manny B. Sandoval

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s anticipation continues to build in regard to the opening of Rialto’s renovated 27.4 acre Frisbie Park, it was announced on May 26 that constituents can expect it to be completed in October 2020. “The motion is to move items number one through four on tab number six. We will be amending item number five, we will not be deleting the dog park, but ask staff to bring back a plan on how to reduce the cost on the dog park,” said Councilmember Joe Baca Jr.

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Frisbie park, located at 598 E. Easton St., anticipates completion in October 2020, after initial development back in 2016.

According to the city council agenda, item #1 includes the elimination of the basketball/tennis courts, with RC Graves Construction; item #2 is to authorize the city manager to approve a construction contingency in the amount not to exceed $300,000 (2%) for any potential construction contract change orders; item #3 is to Frisbie, cont. on next pg.


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