The MARK Highlights april 2017 issue 1

MARK Highlights

Manteca Unified School Board

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April 2017, issue 1

Making a positive difference to each and every student daily.

Contents

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MUSD School Board

Family Night at Lathrop Elementary

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Mrs. Freitas’ Combo Class loves STEM

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Vice President Bob Wallace, Area 7

Hands on Science with Real Scientists

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Board Clerk Evelyn Moore, Area 5

Lathrop High’s Women’s Empowerment Week

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Kathy Howe, Area 2

be.tech at the Manteca Street Fair

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LHS Receives Award for Success 101

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Lathrop Youth Volunteer of the Year

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MUSD Superintendents

EUHS – Prom at The Century

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Superintendent

Athlete of the Week – Brayden Hardcastle

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be.tech - Rocket Launch Field Trip

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WRHS Assembly Member Gomez

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JROTC National Drill Competition

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Community Alliance & Family Farm Tour

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Turnip the Beet Award

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Ready, Set, Go... Kindergarten

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Honoring the Memory of John Glenn

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San Bernardino School Shooting

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BUFFALO PRIDE

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‘HE MISSES THE KIDS’

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MHS teens drive home safety message

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Rice earns Best of Show for EU arts

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Manteca seniors sign with colleges

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They’re not your father’s teaching assistants

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They still play good football in Manteca

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Planet Party: Green, healthy & well

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President Stephen J. Schluer, Area 6

Eric Duncan, Area 1 Michael Seelye, Area 3 Nancy Teicheira, Area 4

Jason Messer Deputy Superintendents Dr. Clark Burke Roger Goatcher

Vision

Manteca Unified School District will ensure every school day is relevant, rigorous, and leads students to become productive and engaged members of a global society while residing in the central valley.

Mission

Manteca Unified School District is committed to providing a safe environment where all students will thrive with the tools, resources and support needed to achieve their academic and personal potentials.

Superintendent’s Office:

Community Outreach Manteca Unified School District

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Family Night at Lathrop Elementary Lathrop Elementary cordially invited families and friends to visit their student’s classroom, on Family Night. Inside the classroom, students had the opportunity to showcase their special project.

A few classes built Leprechaun traps, and potato characters.

To finish the evening, students and families shared fun under stars with telescopes, brought by Sierra High’s astronomy class.

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Mrs. Freitas’ Combo Class loves STEM These Golden West students are enjoying their new STEM bins!

Where each bin contains a different medium to encourage imagination and new ideas to build different creations.

These young inventors have created objects such as bridges and bicycles, and look forward to their STEM time each day.

We look forward to seeing what these future engineers beuild next!

-Sherie Gates Golden West Principal

Science • Technology • Engineering • Math

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Hands on Science with Real Scientists

During the month of March, Joseph Widmer 5th and 6th grade students took a field trip to Lawrence Livermore Labs.

During their visit, they stopped by a hands-on science area where students were able to interact directly with scientists working on current projects and research.

Students asked many questions and were shown demonstrations. A few students even assisted the scientists while they presented.

This trip made science come alive for Joseph Widmer students, reinforcing concepts thought in class. The experience also broadened student understanding of the scientific enterprise and created a stronger interest in the sciences as a career.

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Lathrop High’s Women’s Empowerment Week Submitted by Chase Hayes Community Outreach Intern The week of March 27th through the 31st, Lathrop High’s Women’s Empowerment Club hosted a week dedicated to women throughout the world, recognizing the accomplishments of women and spreading awareness of issues that are still occurring today.

“This week was also to raise awareness for women’s struggles with domestic violence and we organized a care package drive to donate to the women’s shelters in our community,” said Women’s Empowerment Club Officer and WE Week Coordinator Jessika McCuaig.

One of the biggest contributions the club made to women was their coordination of collecting care packages for the local women’s and children’s shelter in Stockton.

Socks, lotion, tissues, hair brushes, hair ties, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, snacks, shampoo, and conditioner were all materials collected in donations for the shelter.

The girls planned a week based on women with each day specified to a specific topic or issue. Starting the kick-off on Monday, the girls of the Polynesian dance club performed during both lunches.

On Tuesday, the club advocated for violence against women awareness. A local karate instructor from the Boys’ and Girls’ Club taught self-defense on the stage during both lunches.

Women were encouraged to wear either their Women’s Empowerment shirts or the color purple.

“I think that it’s important to raise awareness about the struggles women face and the achievements they’ve made,” said Shashon Blueford, Women’s Empowerment Club Member and WE Week Coordinator. “I love that as a club we reach out to the students, especially the young women on campus and get our message across about empowering women and helping them realize the potential they have and the impact they can make in the world.”

On Wednesday, the club publicized for students to wear their sports jerseys and

attire, celebrating women in sports.

Every Thursday, Lathrop High encourages students to wear college attire, known as “college Thursdays.” The Women’s Empowerment club decided to also wear college attire, representing women in college or women with some degree of higher education.

Ending the week, the club decided to empower all of women’s accomplishments, dressing for success or like Rosie the Riveter.

“I wanted to host this week because I feel women’s accomplishments aren’t as recognized as they should be,” said McCuaig, “This week was about informing students that women can do things men are commonly known to do and that women can perform academically, athletically, and professionally in the

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workplace just as good as men.”

“Feminism has developed a negative connotation in the world we’ve come to know today. I think hosting Women’s Empowerment Week is important because it enables us to try to change people’s perspectives on feminism by highlighting not only the issues we still face as a whole,

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but how far women have progressed as well,” said Farhat Khairzadah, Club President and WE Week Coordinator.

“I love that the young women in our club build their own confidence to be able to speak in front of the school about issues they’re passionate about. We put ourselves out there and try to make a difference, and that’s what’s important.”

be.tech at the Manteca Street Fair By: Geraldaughn Soriano Community Outreach Intern On the weekend of April 1st, Crossroads held their 21st annual street fair. This event was located in downtown Manteca.

Be.tech’s industrial technology academy went to the street fair and set up a booth where they sold many of their

handmade products.

For the past two weeks, students have been working very hard in the shop to make different wooden and metal items to sell. There were a total of four students who designed and created wooden stained items, metal signs, key chains, and wall art.

“It was a good experience that reminded me how hard it is to be an entrepreneur and how difficult it is to get yourself out there. It taught me that you have to present to people what you are doing and why they should purchase your product” said Lauren Ullrich, be.tech student.

Many of the items that were being sold were religious items that stated “Jesus saves” along with Easter decorations that had Easter bunnies and Easter eggs.

Be.tech student Rylan Colrer exclaimed “Going to the Manteca Street fair for our entrepreneurship class was a very fun experience!”

By creating and selling items the students got to experience what it’s like to be an entrepreneur and how to advertise their products.

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LHS Receives Award for Success 101 Submitted by Chase Hayes Community Outreach Intern

Angeles, California.

Lathrop High’s Success 101 program has recently received recognition from Academic Innovations for their accomplishments in Career Choice programs. They honor programs that are developed and implemented in a way that will dramatically lower the student dropout rate while preparing students for a self-sufficient adulthood.

“I take the most pride in preparing my students for their interviews.

I love seeing the excitement on their beaming faces as they return to class. The project builds confidence in our students while giving them a sense of accomplishment and experience,” said Mungia.

The award letter said, “It is with great pleasure that I inform you that Lathrop High School has qualified for a Bronze Medal for their Career Choices program.”

Irene Munguia, Success 101 instructor at Lathrop High, completed a survey and interview designed to help recognize Career Choices programs.

“I love teaching Success 101, because it is the class I wish I had as freshman in high school. There are skills and strategies taught in the program that transfer to all aspects of life,” said Mungia. “Our students are learning that the path to their future starts now, not at the end of their high school career.

We are helping them make the most of their time in high school and develop a plan for the next stages of their life.”

Lathrop High’s Success 101 will be recognized by Academic Innovations on their website http://www.careerchoices.com/ lounge/medalwinners.html and at their annual national conference “Focus on Freshmen 2017”, July 10-12, in Los

Irene Munguia and one other Lathrop High representative will attend the Awards Luncheon, July 12, 2017 to receive this distinguished award.

LHS Student Receives Lathrop Youth Volunteer of the Year Submitted by Chase Hayes Community Outreach Intern

Sunanda Ramiley is a senior at Lathrop High school who is actively involved with the Lathrop community. Serving on the Youth Advisory Committee for five years, she is currently the Committee Chair.

On April 1st, Lathrop Community Parks and Recreation hosted an award and recognition night for Lathrop youth and senior citizens, in honor of their participation and dedication to volunteering within their community.

“It’s amazing to be involved in your community and even better when you step back and can see the positive change you’ve helped initiate,” said Ramiley.

Sunanda was a recipient of one of the most valued awards that night. Spending over 100 hours of community service, she values volunteering because she loves to give back to her community.

Knowing she makes a difference by helping Lathrop develop is the greatest feeling ever.

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EUHS – Prom at The Century Submitted By: Jessica Pablo Community Outreach Intern On Saturday April 1st, East Union held its annual Junior and Senior Prom.

Prom is a traditional, formal dance that is held for upperclassmen. Most proms are typically given a theme and students are encouraged to dress accordingly. However, East Union Leadership chooses to save the prom attendees some stress and allows them to dress in whatever attire they please, (so long as it is school appropriate).

“It gives me the opportunity to look at a variety of dresses and not have to worry about finding the perfect dress to match that specific theme. Instead, I can find the perfect dress that suits me,” said senior Patricia Tajii. inviting.”

This traditional dance is specifically held for upperclassmen, so many juniors were very excited to attend their very first prom.

“I enjoyed being able to dance with all my friends, sing my heart out, and be carefree with everyone,” said junior, Vonika Pok. “It was super fun especially because I was with the right group of people that made it even more fun!”

Prom is one of the several festivities that seniors enjoy participating in before they graduate. April 1st was a very bittersweet night for seniors as their last high school dance came to an end. ”I really enjoyed my last senior prom because I got to spend it alongside my best friends and I’m trying to just enjoy all of them as much as possible right now,” said senior, Jaime Tellez-Patino.

Prom is one of the most unforgettable moments of high school. It’s definitely worth putting in effort to make it amazing. Boys get fitted for their tuxedos and typically pick it up a few days before the dance, while girls go dress shopping nearly a month in advance.

“It takes about a month to get ready for prom. You need to find a dress, shoes, alter the dress, and make multiple appointments,” explained senior, Amanda Armstrong. “It takes me about five hours to get ready but it is all worth it in the end!”

“I feel bad for girls on prom day,” stated senior Kolby Tucker.

“They have to get ready all day while the guys wait an hour before prom to get ready!”

This year, East Union’s prom committee chose to hold the dance at The Century in Downtown Modesto. “This year’s location was very nice,” said senior Zach Duran. “It was very

Prom is a magical night for these high school students, especially seniors. The memories they gathered from this event will last them a lifetime.

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Athlete of the Week – Brayden Hardcastle Submitted By: Jessica Pablo Community Outreach Intern East Union junior Brayden Hardcastle, was named The Record’s Male Athlete of the Week for March 20th through the 25th!

Hardcastle’s performance against Linden was the key to winning against one of the area’s top Division 5 teams. On March 20th, he went 3 for 5 with a home run, a double, two RBI and two runs in a 5-3, for a nine-inning win.

At the top of the ninth, East Union scored two runs, breaking a 3-all tie. Hardcastle started off the inning with a double and scored what became the winning run off of Mark Rodriguez’s RBI. Sixteen year-old Hardcastle has been playing baseball for the past ten years. “For as long as I can remember I’ve been in love with the game and my feelings have never changed,” said Hardcastle.

He also explained that his dad taught him that it’s more than just playing baseball, “My dad has taught me tons about baseball, not just about the sport but what the sport teaches us about ourselves; Baseball exposes our character as people.”

Brayden was brought up to the varsity level as a sophomore.

“He holds our team to a very high standard and has a vast amount of knowledge of the game,” acknowledged head coach Dan Triglia. “He’s never satisfied.”

“Baseball is fun because it’s extremely challenging,” stated Hardcastle. “I continue to learn new aspects of the game every day.”

Being the starting catcher makes Hardcastle an essential player on this varsity team. “Brayden is always giving all of his ability behind the plate,” said teammate Mark Rodriquez.

“He is very attentive throughout the entire game and he is

willing to give up his body to block the ball.”

“The thing I enjoy most about having Brayden on the team is that he is constantly focused on the game. He always notices the littlest quirks about players that our teammates might not catch,” explained Rodriquez.

After high school, Brayden plans on playing in college. “I would like to go anywhere, but if I had to choose, I’d pick TCU (Texas Christian University), or Pepperdine.”

Hardcastle is an extremely hard worker and looks forward to improving his game throughout the course of the season.

“It was nice to be recognized, and I am working even harder because of it!”

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be.tech - Rocket Launch Field Trip By: Geraldaughn Soriano Community Outreach Intern Be.tech students attended the lunar club rocket launch on Sunday April 2nd. Students from Mrs. Messer’s physical science class took a class field trip to Copperopolis to launch their rockets.

Devin Davis stated “Going to the rocket launch the other week was such a great experience and watching our rockets launch into the air was very exciting to watch.”

Students have been working extremely hard planning and soldering canister sets since January.

They then placed a satellite in a can with sensors that were able to measure humidity, GPS, atmospheric pressure, speed and acceleration.

The canister sets were placed into a rocket which was launched about 7,000 feet into the air.

“My favorite part about this field trip was seeing all the rockets launch so high up into the air. It was also super interesting watching the different schools launch their rockets and seeing which rocket flew higher” said Adrian Molin.

These students have been doing different activities that involved collecting data here on earth. On April 2nd, they were finally able to collect atmospheric data by launching their rockets about a mile into the atmosphere.

This field trip allowed students to collect data such as temperature and altitude.

They had also installed a GPS so they would know where their rocket had landed after it was launched into the air.

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WRHS Assembly Member Gomez Submitted by: Joe Contreras Community Outreach Intern Christian Gomez, a senior at Weston Ranch High School, was 1 of the 60 senior FFA students selected for the Sacramento Leadership Experience at the State Capitol for four days.

The 60 students were separated into either a member of the assembly or the senate with a specific political party affiliation.

Gomez was placed in the state assembly and a democratic house.

Groups were formed and given a bill to study and find out as much information as possible on the specific bill.

Each person in the group were given a section of the bill. He worked earnestly with other democratic assemblymen to work on their proposed bills.

Gomez’s received the task of Section 3 of the Agricultural Omnis Bill.

The selection discussed considering dogs as legal persons because “under the current law, dogs are considered to be

property,” he explained.

The bill would give dogs the same rights as humans. Gomez had to find ways to convince his fellow assembly members and the senators on why the bill should be passed and how it would affect the current law in place.

Twenty sections from three bills were assigned among the students. The FFA students from throughout the state learned how assemblymen lobby their bills.

In the end, Gomez and his fellow FFA members were on the assembly floor in the State Capitol in the exact location that real assembly members sit during meetings. The house was not in session, so the FFA students had the house to themselves.

A past FFA State Officer acted as the speaker of the house and the students had to fight for their bills and amend other bills proposed on the house floor. Their goal was to have their section in the bill to pass, but unfortunately not everyone’s bills were passed.

Gomez’s passed the assembly house and moved to the Senate but the proposed bill section was killed because it was amended from another assembly member. The assembly member stated that in the guardian of the dog would then need to have a birthday for the dog and celebrate it each year since it would be considered a person under the proposed bill.

“They basically hijacked my bill,” he explained.

Gomez explained that he learned the legislative process from top to bottom. From the drafting of the bill, the first reading in the assembly, the bill going

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is the assembly member that covers the city of Stockton. He discussed possible problems that may be affecting agriculture in the future and her opinion on those possible problems.

“My favorite part was building friendships with 59 other people from around the state,” said Gomez.

“People around the state share the same passion as me and the same way of thinking as me”. to committees, and the second vote. The assembly also voted on Senate bills.

“All bills passed but not all sections passed,” Gomez said.

He learned how certain assembly members and senators work for the future of agriculture with the unique opportunities to meet with current assembly members and senators. Gomez met with Assembly Member Susan Telemontes Eggman which

Gomez explained that about 60% of students attending the event seemed to be planning to attend Cal Poly San Louis Obispo in the Fall, where he plans to go and Major in Agriculture Communication and Education in hopes of becoming an agriculture teacher soon.

“I am going to go into college having friend there already,” he said.

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JROTC National Drill Competition

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Submitted by: Joe Contreras Community Outreach Intern The Weston Ranch High School’s JROTC traveled over two thousand miles in the air for a chance of a lifetime. Louisville, Kentucky was the home to this year’s JROTC National Drill Competition.

The Weston Ranch High School’s JROTC was one of many schools chosen to participate in this elite competition with schools from all over the United States. The trip was all expenses paid by the Army 8th Brigade.

Representing Weston Ranch was a team made up of Lauren Malihan, Jella Batac, Carolina Mendez, Nathan Devega, Tony Arteaga, Karman Basra, Laray Dacus, Vincent Perez, Jennifer Watan, Simon Hinmon, Shamar Dacus, Josh Ico, and Timothy Duong.

To prepare for the National Drill Competition, they participated in the Ripon High School Drill Competition and placed second, only after Ripon High School.

Enlisted and retired military officers were judges during the competition.

The Weston Ranch Drill Team placed 27th out of 41 in unarmed regulation, 27th out of 41 in Unarmed inspection,

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and 28th out of 40 in unarmed color guard.

The Cadets were asked several different military questions during inspections including knowledge about certain military personnel. There was also a marching portion where the cadets needed to complete a list of instructions (LOI) which they had months to practice.

Sophomore Josh Ico explained that the hardest part of the competition was remembering the answers to the questions they received from the military personnel during the inspections.

Sophomore Shamar Dacus said, “My favorite part of the experience was competing, I was able to find out what I needed to work on.”

Dacus also explained how the trip helped him and his drill team grow closer and wants to encourage fellow JROTC cadets that if they get the opportunity to participate in the event, to do so.

Before the award ceremony, a drill down took place.

A drill down is similar to a game of Simon says but with military drill commands. The drill down involved all 500 cadets present.

The drill team was able to visit the Patton Museum, a museum dedicated to General George Patton in Fort Knox, Kentucky.

They also visited the Waverly Hills Sanatorium and the University of Louisville. Some of the cadets also had the opportunity to eat from Kentucky Fried Chicken in the state it originated in.

Ico later stated that it re-sparked his interest in

JROTC and made him want to become more involved in it.

The same drill team plans to go to next year’s JROTC National Drill Competition which will potentially be hosted in Long Beach, California.

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Community Alliance & Family Farmers Farm Tour District Office Operations Nutrition Education The Nutrition Education Department hosted a field trip for the California Farm to School Conference, sponsored by Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) on Monday, March 27, 2017, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Statewide participants of the tour included, teachers, site and district administrators, garden coordinators, and nonprofit representatives The 36 participants started the event by visiting the Sequoia garden where retired instructor, Tom Powell, shared information regarding the startup and the partnership of the school garden.

The group proceeded to Calla High School garden where Principal Kathy Crouse shared the educational value of having a school garden and the positive impact on students. Chef Bryan Ehrenholm and be.cuisine students prepared and served lunch on the district farm featuring locally grown produce and produce harvested from the school farm. After lunch, participants toured the greenhouse, vegetable fields and bee area.

The final segment of the tour included Farmers Market activity presented by Nutrition Education Supervisors Stephanie Huff and Annastacia Yager. The group reconvened for 45 minutes of Q&A about the be.fresh program. Sierra High Instructor, Amy Lee also answered questions about her farm to fork program and gave great insight about her efforts for the teachers in the group. The tour well received and highly praised by participants.

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Turnip the Beet Award District Office Operations Nutrition Education Manteca Unified School District Nutrition Education was awarded the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Turnip the Beet award for high quality meals and student activities in the Summer Meal Program for 2016. MUSD received one of three silver awards in California. There were 49 awards nationwide.

The California Department of Education will feature MUSD on the website for Summer Meals. The award was based upon the following information: To further promote the Seamless Summer Option program for Manteca Unified Nutrition Education two daily barbecues were offered in rotation at different summer service locations for a total of 48 barbecues in the summer of 2016. The events utilized USDA Foods, including local fresh fruit and vegetables grown on the MUSD Farm. Fun seasonal menu items such as fancy corn salad and red, white and blue bean salad were offered.

Activities were provided that included physical fitness, healthy eating and reading. Dancing, freeze tag, relay races, hula hoops and flag football are examples of activities provided. A Kaiser Permanente grant provided equipment to present cooking demonstrations to promote the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables. Children were able to watch, help prepare and taste garden fresh salsa. Story time was provided on extreme heat days along with weekly book giveaways.

Nutrition Education provided other activities that were geared toward children from 2-5 to further encourage them to stay and consume meals on site at parks with face painting and bubbles.

Community partners included Give Every Child a Chance, First 5 and Head Start of San Joaquin County, Boys and Girls Club of Lathrop and Manteca, Lathrop Community Centers, Manteca Parks and Recreation, Stockton and Manteca Libraries. Each of these agencies attended multiple barbecues to provide information and resources to the community families. Local police with their K-9 dogs visited the library parks to talk about safety.

A barbecue schedule was created with a streamlined process that worked efficiently reducing staff needs. The majority of physical fitness items were purchased from the local dollar store; books were acquired through First Book at little to no cost; and grants funded equipment which was a one-time expense and will be used in future summer activities.

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Kindergarten District Office School Readiness

It’s kindergarten registration time!

If you have a child turning 5 on or before September 1, 2017, visit your local elementary school to register your child for kindergarten. Click here to find your school.

Make sure to ask for the Welcome to Kindergarten red folder containing the K Readiness Handbook and Activity packet. The handbook is a guide to help parents prepare their child for kindergarten. It includes a list of skills that will make kindergarten less stressful, a “before school starts” checklist, language arts and math grade level overview, website references, and an April-July activity calendar.

The activity packet is a student centered packet with tasks for the student to do before going to kindergarten. Skill practice includes tracing letters and numbers, identifying shapes, writing your first name, and cutting along lines. Best of all, your child will receive a “tool kit” with scissors, pencil and crayon to help complete the activities.

The Kindergarten Summer Bridge is a “bridge” between home and school for incoming kindergarten students. The K Bridge, which takes place the weeks prior to the start of school, gives students the opportunity to get to know their teacher and kindergarten school environment as well as make new friends. Teachers have observed that the K Bridge allows the child and parent a relaxed transition into school. The summer K Bridge flyer is available upon registration.

In the words of Robert Fulghum, author of All I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: “Most of what I really need to know about how to live, and what to do, and how to be, I learned in kindergarten.”

Come join us in kindergarten!

For questions regarding kindergarten registration, transitional kindergarten, K bridge or preschool, please contact the School Readiness department at 8580848

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A Proclamation by President Donald J. Trump

Honoring the Memory of John Glenn HONORING THE MEMORY OF JOHN GLENN

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

As a mark of respect for the memory of John Glenn, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, that on the day of his interment, the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset on such day. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same period at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-first.

DONALD J. TRUMP https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/04/05/proclamation-president-donald-j-trump-honoring-memory-john-glenn

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L o cal N ews

REL#17-26 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 10, 2017

CONTACT: Robert Oakes PHONE: 916-319-0818 E-MAIL: communications@cde.ca.gov

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson Issues Statement on

San Bernardino School Shooting SACRAMENTO —State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson released a statement Monday following a shooting that resulted in the deaths of two adults and one student at North Park Elementary School in San Bernardino: “My thoughts and prayers go out to the students, teachers, staff, and the entire community at North Park Elementary School and the San Bernardino City Unified School District. This is a tragedy, especially for young students, but school officials and law enforcement acted quickly to deal with the event.

“As we grieve for those who died or were injured, this is also a time to remind all California public schools to make sure they annually update their mandatory school safety plans. The California Department of Education (CDE) can also process a waiver and prevent schools from losing any Average Daily Attendance (ADA) state funding when schools are closed due to an emergency.”

Information on safe schools planning may be found here.

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The California Department of Education is a state agency led by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson. For more information, please visit the California Department of Education’s Web site or by mobile device. You may also follow Superintendent Torlakson on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.

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BUFFALO PRIDE Event honoring MHS coaches from 1970s Jason Campbell jcampbell@mantecabulletin.com 209-249-3544 April 5, 2017 Mick Founts didn’t know much about Manteca when he interviewed for a job as an English teacher at the city’s namesake high school.

Founts is among the Manteca High coaches being honored during a dinner on Saturday, May 13, at Chez Shari.

A Merced native, Founts had just finished up his college football career at Humboldt State University when he answered an ad for a teacher and coach not far from where he grew up in the heart of the Central Valley.

Picture Caption: Mick Founts, center of third row, surrounded by the 1983 Manteca High football team that went 8-2. Photo contributed.

Little did he know he would be making a decision that would last for nearly half a century.

“They told me after I interviewed that they needed a teacher as well as a football and sometimes wrestling coach, and that they would call me,” Founts said. “And later that night they called me back at my parents’ house and said that they wanted another interview and they hired me.

“It wasn’t until I got back to Humboldt that I told our head recruiter about where I was going to be coaching that he told me about how much I was going to have the best experience possible by coming to Manteca, and that in coach Walker Vick I was going to be around a guy that could really mentor me. And he was right.”

Under the tutelage of the legendary Manteca High School coach – for whom the football team’s fieldhouse is named – Founts cut his teeth in the hardscrabble Valley Oak League during a time when only the team with the best record made the playoffs.

While he was used to larger schools coming from Merced, he also learned that the level of football played in some of the smaller towns not only competed with what he knew from his high school days, but sometimes even exceeded that – the dedication of the players and the support of the community truly creating an atmosphere that was unlike anything he had ever experienced before.

In the five years that he coached with Vick and a staff of Manteca High legends, Founts learned not only the ins and the outs of football in the Northern San Joaquin Valley, but also tricks of the trade from those who had acquired them over a lifetime of being around the game – studying the nuances of positons that were foreign to him to get a better grasp of how things worked

in given systems overall, and how to break down the actual film of the games that Vick would start dissecting first thing Saturday morning.

That dedication, Founts said, really motivated him to learn as much as he possibly could.

“I would see him in there watching film on Saturday and I wanted to know what he knew,” Founts said. “So I paid attention. He had a couple of us younger guys who wanted to bring what we knew from playing the college game, but we also wanted to learn from these other guys who had been doing this for a long longer than we had.

“Those ended up working out pretty well together.”

For five seasons, he learned the ways of Manteca football, and in 1981 took over the reins of the program from Vick – who finished his tenure at Manteca High with a 72-46-4 record. Founts, who would coach the team from 1981 through 1984, compiled a 24-16 record before stepping away from the program to pursue coaching at San Joaquin Delta College for several years before migrating into education administration.

Looking back on it now, Founts says that it’s kind of strange considering he never expected to spend more than a year or two at Manteca High School and actually had another job lined up in Washington that he had planned on taking until his wife nixed the idea.

“I had gone up there for the interview and they had offered me the job and when I talked to my wife she told me that was great, but that I was going to have a long commute because she wasn’t leaving Manteca,” he said with a laugh. “And that kind of ended that and things just kind of went from there.

“But when I started I had no idea that I would take over the reins

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of the program from Walker Vick or help continue that Manteca High legacy that he instilled in me.”

While he has been out of the classroom for some time now – Founts retired two years ago as the Superintendent for the San Joaquin County Office of Education – Founts said that he still follows and keeps tabs on Manteca High School football, and maintains a relationship with current head coach Eric Reis, who was a player in the program while he was still coaching the Buffaloes.

And just recently Founts was honored when one of the slogans that he instilled in players while he was involved with the program – “we will hit you” – was still being proudly used by Reis on t- shirts worn by players to pay tribute to the tradition of players before then that wore the green and white uniform and represented the City of Manteca.

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“I think that Eric (Reis) has done a very good job of promoting those traditions that we learned about when we arrived here, and hasn’t let those things die out,” Founts said. “And there will come a time when he will step away from the program and the next person will come in and do the same thing because that’s what makes Manteca High School a very special place.

“That sense of tradition and those who came before you is still very much alive there, and I’ll always carry that with me.”

To contact reporter Jason Campbell email jcampbell@ mantecabulletin.com or call 209.249.3544. http://www.mantecabulletin.com/section/1/article/142795/

‘HE MISSES THE KIDS’ Winter bleeds Manteca green Jason Campbell jcampbell@mantecabulletin.com 209-249-3544 April 11, 2017 As a Manteca High School graduate, Steve Winter had a different perspective than most who came to teach at Manteca High School.

For one, he grew up around the campus – going and watching the football team practice, and the baseball games that drew large crowds who would turn out to support the city’s only high school.

And in a sense, the legacy of his family name will never be completely gone from the school he graduated from in 1965.

Both the pool and the gymnasium are named after the father of the former teacher – and principal – of Manteca High School who during his tenure coached football, swimming, basketball and golf.

But even with his legacy status literally stenciled on the walls of the campus, it was the teams that he coached in his career that stand out amongst a full career today, and his involvement with promoting girls sports that he points to as his lasting legacy.

Winter is among the Manteca High coaches being honored during a dinner on Saturday, May 13, at Chez Shari.

“I miss the kids the most,” Winter said about reflecting on his time away from education and coaching. “I was always fortunate to have come into contacts with some wonderful kids and extremely supportive parents that played a big role in that.

“A lot of the students that stand out for me were talented both athletically and academically, and they left a lasting impression on me during my time at Manteca High.”

As a former student, Winter knew all about the history of

Manteca High School and its place as the center of the community – both literally and figuratively. He attended the games as a kid, spent his time prowling the same hallways students still do today as a student, and walked onto the fields and the courts and courses as a coach – all of which with the sense of pride that he was representing his alma mater and his city’s namesake high school.

Regardless of the era, Winter said that he always knew that Manteca High was a place where excellence was stressed and rewarded, and the students and athletes themselves went above and beyond to reach that level whenever possible.

“Manteca High has had such a tremendous tradition of excellence, be it athletically or academically,” he said. “It has always produced quality people that have gone on to make major contributions to our society and I believe that we just really shouldn’t throw away our history – and I mean that in general.

“Our past is our foundation and it really leads to building our future and hopefully we can always look back and continue to learn from our past.”

While his career in education spanned decades, Winter said that each of the sports that he was involved with during his coaching career taught him things that he couldn’t have replicated anywhere else. As a sophomore football coach with Jim Brown – who would go on to become a coaching legend at East Union High School – he gained a newfound respect for the program that coach Walker Vick ran at Manteca High School, and the level of dedication that went into shaping and molding young men.

But it was golf that left a lasting impression and got him involved in ways that literally shaped and transformed the way that young women became involved in athletics even decades later.

As the girls golf coach, Winter was selected to be a part of committee that organized girls golf on a state level through the CIF office. That involvement laid the framework for building the sport throughout the region and California as a whole.

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When he looks at some of the success that local Manteca female athletes have had on the links in recent years – even those at other high schools – he can’t but help feel proud of the role that the played in making that access possible.

“I’m very proud of being a part of that committee and I get such a thrill out of seeing our girls athletes succeeding like they have,” Winter said. “Even today I put on the girls Masters meet and to watch the skill level and see how far girls golf has come in the years since I coached it is amazing.

“You sit back and watch them compete and they will compete with anybody, and I’m very proud of that – I feel like I played a little bit of a part in that and had the opportunity to play a part in that.”

These days Winter – who spent a brief period as a substitute administrator at Lathrop High School and Sierra High School before going back into his joyous retirement – enjoys playing golf, a sport he learned from his father, as well as traveling and spending time with his grandchildren.

Even though he was a part of the coaching legacy of Manteca High in the 1970’s, Winter said that those men were an inspiration not just to the kids they were tasked with molding, but also young

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teachers and coaches like himself who learned so much by just being involved.

“Those coaches played a vital role in shaping my life when I was a student there, and when I was a teacher there,” he said. “Coach Jacobs and Coach Vick and Coach Handy – they were vital in my development as a young man and as a teacher and coach.

“Manteca Unified has done a tremendous job finding young men and women to step up and fill those roles in coaching and instill those same lessons into the young people we have today.

The life lessons that sports teaches you can be found in an academic setting, but sports merges them together and ties them together and that enhances what can be learned. I always said that if a young man was disciplined in the classroom he would be disciplined on the field or on the court and I think that’s a correlation that works both ways.”

To contact reporter Jason Campbell email jcampbell@ mantecabulletin.com or call 209.249.3544. http://www.mantecabulletin.com/section/1/article/142905/

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MHS teens drive home safety message Vince Rembulat vrembulat@mantecabulletin.com 209-249-3537 April 10, 2017 For the past month, students of the Manteca High College Prep Club have been out and about promoting the Teen Safe Driving Campaign sponsored by the Safety Center and the Allstate Foundation.

Their efforts were recognized last Tuesday by the Manteca City Council.“(They) received a proclamation from the council, who proclaimed April as Distracted Driving Awareness Month in support of the students’ campaign,” said College Prep club advisor Nina Norton.

Earlier that day, Ken Mintz from AT&T met with students on campus. He provided information about distracted driving, including videos and a pair of virtual reality activities.

For those in Ron Inderbitzen’s Drivers Education class, this was an opportunity to experience the dangers of distracted driving using virtual reality goggles.

Photo Caption Students at Manteca High had a chance to experience distracted driving thanks to Ken Mintz of AT&T. He brought along virtual reality goggles and simulator during lunch at MHS - Photo contributed

According to Norton, they also got to work with a simulator, experiencing hazards that could occur while behind the wheel.

During lunch, Mintz allowed students to share that same experience, setting up the virtual reality activities in the quad.

The College Prep Club, meanwhile, held numerous functions for the Teen Safety Driving Campaign, which was created as a positive teen-to-teen driving effort.

The local group made it to Sequoia Elementary School, reminding

youngsters to look both ways before crossing the street and for parents there to watch for kid along the crosswalk and on the road.

To contact reporter Vince Rembulat, e-mail vrembulat@ mantecabulletin.com. http://www.mantecabulletin.com/section/1/article/142875/

Rice earns Best of Show for EU arts Vince Rembulat vrembulat@mantecabulletin.com 209-249-3537 April 5, 2017

Emma Rice put in 180 hours on her Nature Wildlife Advanced Color & Design art piece.

The East Union High started doing work using prismacolor pencils on 36 individual tiles back in September.

“I finally finished it at 3:40 p.m. on Monday,” said Rice, who won first place and Best in Show at Tuesday’s annual Visual & Performing Arts Show in the EU Black Box Theater.

This her second year in teacher Jeff Moring’s Advanced Art class.

Last year, Rice had two first-place pieces from the local art show entered into the Manteca Unified District Art Show.

Her Tiger drawing took home a first-place ribbon.

Rice’s tiled art piece was more ambitious project.

It came as a suggestion from her teacher. “Mr. Moring believed I could do it,” she said.

Rice hopes to continue using art as a creative outlet. She will be attending the University of Southern California in the fall, majoring in Biology.

As for the art show, Moring noted that students displayed their works in Intro to Art, Advanced Art, Color Design, Ceramics, 3-D Art, and Graphic Design (formerly Digital Photography).

The top three in each category including an honorable mention will move on to the upcoming district-wide event.

The EU art show, in addition, featured performances by the choir, band, drum line and the theater group.

To contact reporter Vince Rembulat, e-mail vrembulat@ mantecabulletin.com. http://www.mantecabulletin.com/section/1/article/142794/

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Manteca seniors sign with colleges Vince Rembulat vrembulat@mantecabulletin.com 209-249-3537 April 2017, Issue 1 Haighley Kissee, Tawny Deernick and Sierra Martinez make up more than half of the Manteca High infield.

Kissee is the pitcher while Deernick and Martinez are anchored at shortstop and third base, respectively.

The trio will be moving on, signing Thursday to the play softball at the college of their choice.

“I’ve known Tawny since my freshman year and Haighley since I was 8 years old,” said Martinez, who is the only one of the three making the commitment to play out of state.

The Buffalo ace found the Oakland school to her liking.

She’ll be playing at Kansas Wesleyan in Salina, Kan. The Coyotes of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference is coached by Hailey Torrez, who is wrapping up her first year at the helm.

“It’s not too far from home and I can see my family,” said Kissee, who was joined by her folks, Sherie and Jonathan, on this special day.

“I wanted to go out of state and (Kansas Wesleyan) made me feel at home,” said Martinez, who was joined on her signing day by her folks, Terri and Jeff Martinez.

The Hawks are coached by Alyssa Smoke.

She had looked at other schools, notably, down south and Missouri. Kansas Wesleyan caught eye of Martinez, who plays travel ball for USA Elite out of Lodi, at one of the tournaments.

That’s where Deernick will be playing.

Martinez is looking to study Biomedical Chemistry.

Kissee, who is looking at physical therapy as a career – her major at Holy Names will be in Sports Biology – also gained exposure from travel softball.

The Holy Names University Hawks of the Pacwest Conference noticed her while pitching for the NorCal Firecrackers under then-coach Bill Silvan.

Kissee was initially leaning towards Concordia University in Portland but balked after a coaching change.

They also play in the same conference as Notre Dame De Namur University.

She chose the Belmont campus – located next to San Carlo on the peninsula – over that of several east coast colleges.

“I wanted to stay close to home,” said Deernick, who played travel ball locally for the Easton Preps. “I really liked the coaches (Ashley Carter is the head coach for the Argonauts and Chuck Caldera is he associated head coach), the style, and the environment.”

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They’re not your father’s teaching assistants Dennis Wyatt dwyatt@mantecabulletin.com 209-249-3519 March 31, 2017 There was a time when student teaching assistants — known by the shorthand ‘TA’ — just graded papers and did odd tasks supporting a classroom teacher.

Technicians to keep student digital devices issued by the district up and running.

It carries a lot more weight on transcripts for college than just being a TA. Plus it also helps teach the student technical skills troubleshooting devices and making fixes.

It was considered an easy way to get credit.

To contact Dennis Wyatt, email dwyatt@mantecabulletin.com

Manteca Unified has changed the game.

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Those little facts makes Mathis smile even years removed from walking onto the nearly 100-year-old campus every day and educating students right in the heart of the community he loves so much.

Art Mathis knew that they played good football in Manteca.

It was the late 1960s, and as the head coach of a series of small schools in Northern California early during his career, Mathis established a relationship with Walker Vick after the two met at a coaching convention – learning early on about the Valley Oak League and the kind of hardscrabble, tough-nosed players that came out of it.

From a historical perspective, he said, getting to see the Manteca and East Union rivalry develop almost instantly is something that he thinks is lost on students today who don’t realize how tense things were when the city’s new high school opened.

So when Vick told him that he had an opening on his staff, Mathis was intrigued to learn about how they do things differently in the valley as opposed to the rural mountain towns he had been affiliated with in the past.

He came down to be a part of something that Vick had started at the city’s namesake high school the same year that East Union opened its doors for new students, and has been a part of the community ever since.

“It was a small community where at the time there was only one game on Friday night and everybody was there,” Mathis said of what drew him to Manteca. “Coming from other small towns like that in Northern California I was familiar with that, but there was something different about the Valley Oak League and the teams that played in it.

“At that time it was Tracy that was Manteca’s biggest rival, and then there was St. Mary’s and Lincoln from Stockton and Oakdale and Sonora. Things were much different then.”

And while he might not have been a Manteca native like some of the men that he coached with, to say that Mathis bleeds Green and White today would be an understatement.

All four of his sons went through the program. Two of his grandsons were standouts under head coach Eric Reis. And since Reis – who played for Mathis during his nearly four-decade long stint as a teacher and coach – took over the program more than a decade ago to become the winningest coach in school history, Mathis has been back to talk to the players and maintain the tradition that he helped build along with one of the most storied coaches in Manteca history.

While things may have changed significantly since he first put on the green polo shirt and prowled the sidelines of Guss Schmiedt Field, Mathis still maintains that the legacy of Buffalo football permeates even the schools who are sworn enemies.

Sierra High School head coach Jeff Harbison went to Manteca High School. As did Weston Ranch head coach Seth Davis and Lathrop head coach Joey Pirillo. While East Union head coach Willie Herrera went to St. Mary’s – who at one time played in the VOL – longtime assistant Dan Triglia was a Manteca High School graduate.

“When I arrived at Manteca High School we still had the East Union kids at our campus,” he said. “And when that school opened, it was like a fractured town – cousins went there and people who were friends went there and the lines were clearly drawn.

“I don’t want to say that you knew who your enemy was, but things were tense and that spirit of rivalry in sports was very much alive at that time.”

And when Mathis talks of the men he coached with, it’s a who’s who of Manteca’s historic coaching ranks that spanned out across the district.

When he was hired, after an internal shake-up, his varsity spot disappeared and he ended up as the sophomore head coach – looking to find men that could complete a staff. He ended up tapping a Golden West elementary school teacher named Jim Brown, who would become a legend in his own right with the Lancers, to work with him, along with Butch Linn. He was there when Mick Founts joined the program straight out of college, and coached with Greg Leland and Jack Thomsen before they went on to Sierra High School along with Walker Vick’s son Todd – who played football with Mathis’ son at Manteca High – and also coached with Bob Lee and Joe Jacobs and Joe Miller.

That coaching tree, he said, is a source of pride for him to this day and he’s proud that he’s involved with a legacy that has touched so many lives.

“When I got here this was a one-stoplight town and things have changed so much since then and not all of it for the better,” Mathis said. “I don’t know if we’ll ever get back to that feeling where there was one game going on in town on a Friday night – which was always the biggest night of the week during the fall.

“But they still play good football in Manteca, and that won’t change.”

To contact reporter Jason Campbell email jcampbell@ mantecabulletin.com or call 209.249.3544. http://www.mantecabulletin.com/section/1/article/142828/

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Planet Party: Green, healthy & well Vince Rembulat vrembulat@mantecabulletin. com 209-249-3537 April 1, 2017 Last year, it was rain that poured on Planet Party Day. On Friday, it was sunny skies but with 20 mph winds and some gusts hitting this year’s event made possible by Manteca Unified and Victoria Brunn, Sustainability Coordinator for the Leadership on Green Initiatives Committee.

“It just goes to show that Mother Nature is always in charge,” said MUSD Nutrition Education Supervisor Stephanie Huff, who, along with Director of Nutrition Services Patty Page, cochaired the event.

Still, Planet Party Day was a roaring success.

picture Caption: Kellsie George of Be.Tech First Responders class goes over CPR with students.

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“Our students look forward to (Planet Party Day) – it’s a great way for them to learn,” said Neil Hafley Elementary School teacher Sherri Reis-Knight.

Her students were among the over 2,000 sixth graders from throughout the district, with each visiting the interactive exhibits at the MUSD complex. In turn, they fulfilled some of their educational requirements including Common Core standards.

Huff said Health & Wellness was added this year’s Planet Party Day as part of a new board policy.

For MUSD Nutrition Dietitian Jennifer Lew-Vang, she had the opportunity to talk about the dangers of sugar-based drinks and the importance of drinking water.

“The human body is 70 percent water,” she said, urging students to drink at least eight glasses of water per day in her ‘Rethink Your Drink’ presentation.

Lew-Vang brought out baggies of sugar to further display the teaspoon servings in some of their favorite drinks – a can of A&W Root Beer, for example, has 11.25 teaspoon of sugar while a sports drink such as Powerade packs on 13.3 teaspoons.

She noted that too much sugar over a period of time can lead to quality of life issues such as diabetes and heart disease.

Speaking of water, Dagmara Saini, who is the City of Manteca’s Water Resource Coordinator, provided tips to youngsters on

doing their part to help out with the conservation efforts.

“Try taking five-minute showers just like you did in science camp,” she said.

Saini also encouraged students to turn the faucet on a low flow when doing the dishes and to avoid using the toilet as a garbage disposal.

Nutrition Services Supervisor Annastacia Yager had tidbits of information on locally grown produce, from cucumbers to corn.

“There are always even numbered rows of (ears) on a corn,” she said. Planet Party Day also covered Clean Air, Energy / Conservation, STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math), and Green Recycling.

The event had plenty of support from throughout MUSD. Included were those in the ag community, administration, secondary education, custodial, maintenance, Junior Reserve Officers Training Corp, Regional Occupational Program and be.tech charter academy.

“This was a huge district event,” Huff said.

To contact reporter Vince Rembulat, e-mail vrembulat@ mantecabulletin.com. http://www.mantecabulletin.com/section/1/article/142713/

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2017 RULES AND REGULATIONS

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General Information The rules and regulations included here apply to the 2017 Congressional Art Competition generally.

Each Member of Congress may establish additional rules for his or her district competition. Please consult with your Member’s office to verify whether any additional rules apply and how to enter.

The competition is open to high school students. Members may choose whether to include 7th and 8th grade students in the art competition if schools located in their districts house 7th through 12th grades on one campus. Teachers and/or students should verify their eligibility with the office of the Member of Congress.

Artwork must be two-dimensional. Each framed artwork can be no larger than 26 inches high, 26 inches wide, and 4 inches deep. If your artwork is selected as the winning piece, it must arrive in Washington, DC, framed. Even when framed, it must still measure no larger than the above maximum dimensions. No framed piece should weigh more than 15 pounds.

Entries for the 10th District contest have to be delivered to Denham’s Modesto office, 4071 Sisk Road, Ste. 202, by April 25.

Entries for the 9th District are due by April 28 to McNerney’s Stockton office, 4703 Lone Tree Way, or his Antioch office, 2222 Grand Canal Blvd., Ste. 7.

Winners will be announced in May. • Contest Rules and Regulations • Student Information and Release Form

Accepted mediums for the two-dimensional artwork are as follows: • Paintings: oil, acrylics, watercolor, etc.

• Drawings: colored pencil, pencil, ink, marker, pastels, charcoal (It is recommended that charcoal and pastel drawings be fixed.)

• Collages: must be two dimensional • Prints: lithographs, silkscreen, block prints • Mixed Media: use of more than two mediums such as pencil, ink, watercolor, etc.

• Computer-generated art • Photographs Each entry must be original in concept, design, and execution and may not violate U.S. copyright laws. Any entry that has been copied from an existing photo or image (including a painting, graphic, or advertisement) that was created by someone other than the student is a violation of the competition rules and will not be accepted. For more information on copyright laws, we recommend you visit the Scholastic website: http://www.artandwriting.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/A-Guideto-Copyright-and-Plagiarism.pdf.

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