RIALTO RECORD Weekly
November 26, 2020
Vol 1 9, NO. 11
Never Stop Grinding Impact provides Rialto families with Thanksgiving essentials By Manny B. Sandoval
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n Thursday, November 17, Never Stop Grinding Impact hosted its inaugural turkey drive at Morgan Elementary School in Rialto. A partnership with Rialto Nutrition, IEHP, NSG LLC, Hyperwave Studios, Koko Nola, and United Boxing Academy, Never Stop Grinding Impact was able to provide 350+ families with turkeys and produce boxes.
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“The impact we generated made me feel great. These are the streets I grew up in, so being able to give back to my community in a big way is such a blessing. We were slated to begin the turkey drive at 3 p.m., but people started lining up at 12 noon, so we had to Giveaway, cont. on next pg.
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RUSD elementar y teacher seeks unique ways to teach during pandemic
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ridge Academy has been a reality for students in the Rialto Unified School District since last March. As some surrounding areas and counties open schools, offered hybrid learning models only to close schools back up due to a surge in COVID-19 cases, he Rialto Unified School District decided to maintain stability for students and teachers/staff, concentrating on social emotional needs which would assist in the challenges of instruction.
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One RUSD educator, Laurie Fiscella, a classroom teacher at Casey Elementary School for 19 years is still excelling despite challenges posed by the pandemic. She currently teaches 4th grade, through Bridge Academy (distance learning) with 74 students total.
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Never Stop Grinding Impact Founder and CEO Darious Harris, thanking his 40-plus volunteers for assisting in handing our 200 turkeys and 300 produce boxes to the community.
One of the ways she keeps her
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RUSD students engaged in instruction is
Mrs. Laurie Fiscella, RUSD’s Casey Elementary School teacher, gives a princess wave, before starting her Bridge Academy class.
through colorful costumes.
“We are rotating during Bridge
Academy and I am teaching SEL, Language Arts, and Social Studies,” said Fiscella. “I have used nine different outfits so far in Bridge Academy. I try to do it every Friday.” Some days Fiscella’s students see her dressed as a princess, clown or even a hippie. “There are many challenges during Bridge Academy but what keeps me motivated and going strong are the students and their parents. To see their smiling faces every day is why we do what we do. They need the interaction with their peers and they need some kind of normalcy. As an educator it is our job to give that to them during this time along with academia,” Fiscella remarked. “The parents at our school are amazing. Some spend hours with their children during the day helping them, and some work all day and then come home and help them. Our word for the Fiscella , cont. on next pg.