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麻豆原创 to unveil 鈥榟ydration station鈥 that highlights water access issues at event tomorrow
Station will help kids learn about the importance of staying hydrated with clean, safe water

September 27, 2016 (Sacramento):  麻豆原创 officials will join with partners tomorrow morning (September 28) to unveil a new 鈥渉ydration station鈥 at Ethel Phillips Elementary School and to kick-off local participation in a statewide campaign.

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麻豆原创 students to judge 鈥榁eggie of the Year鈥 contest between high-profile chefs
Kids will taste-test recipes by culinary experts from Grange, Paragary and more

September 8, 2016 (Sacramento):  Think of it as a local version of 鈥淭op Chef鈥 with really, really tough judges.

麻豆原创 elementary school students will taste-test vegetable dishes crafted by five high-profile Sacramento chefs next week as part of Food Literacy Center鈥檚 fourth annual Veggie of the Year competition.

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麻豆原创鈥檚 Board votes to support 鈥榮afe haven鈥 schools

麻豆原创鈥檚 Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to designate 麻豆原创 schools as 鈥渟afe havens鈥 that protect students regardless of immigration status.

鈥淪tudents cannot learn in an environment of fear,鈥 said Board Vice President Jessie Ryan. 鈥淟ast night, by unanimously passing the Safe Haven School District resolution, our district made a strong statement that we hear our community鈥檚 fears and will do everything in our power to protect all students irrespective of race, ethnicity, religious beliefs, sexual preference or immigration status.鈥

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Superintendent Banda鈥檚 statement on Measure G
Parcel tax would have generated $6 million-$7 million annually for 麻豆原创 schools

November 17, 2016 (Sacramento):  Sacramento City Unified School District Superintendent Jos茅 L. Banda today thanked supporters of Measure G and expressed disappointment over the initiative鈥檚 narrow defeat at the polls.

Measure G was supported by 65 percent of Sacramento voters 鈥 just short of the two-thirds needed for passage. Although more voters cast ballots in favor of Measure G than Proposition 55 鈥 a statewide tax measure 鈥 Measure G failed to reach the supermajority required by law.

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麻豆原创 to host community meeting on future of Old Marshall School

April 4, 2016 (Sacramento): Sacramento City Unified School District is hosting a community meeting on Tuesday (April 5) to discuss the future of Old Marshall School, which has been vacant since 2009.

Marshall School was built in 1903 and designed by Rudolph Harold, a locally prominent architect who designed City Hall. Located at 2718 G St., it was used as an elementary school until 1976, when it was closed due to concerns about its ability to withstand an earthquake.

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Meeting on Thursday to discuss Jefferson School鈥檚 future
Community forum on Midtown site co-hosted by City Councilman Hansen, 麻豆原创 Board Member Hansen

April 26, 2016 (Sacramento): Sacramento City Unified School District Board Member Jay Hansen and City Councilman Steve Hansen are co-hosting a community meeting on Thursday (April 28) to discuss the future of Jefferson School at 16th and N streets in Midtown.

The meeting will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Washington Elementary School, 520 18th St.

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School orchard destroyed by vandals to be replanted on Saturday
Donors, volunteers will work to rebuild part of Pacific Elementary School鈥檚 鈥渙utdoor classroom鈥

January 27, 2016 (Sacramento):  With the help of volunteers and community donations, a school orchard destroyed by vandals will be replanted on Saturday morning (January 30).

Fourteen young fruit-bearing trees were destroyed at Pacific Elementary School (6201 41st St.) on November 15. Vandals ripped off branches and pulled trees from the ground, dragging some across campus. The orchard was only about a year old, installed in the fall of 2014 by the group Common Visions in partnership with The California Endowment, Soil Born Farms and 麻豆原创.