Archive for Category: "Beyond Long Beach"
School Health Centers, Where Students Can Let Out Their Worries
From the Richmond Pulse by Keyannie Norford Being a young person from Richmond, California, I face a lot on a day-to-day basis and I am thankful and grateful that we have a wonderful and useful health center at De Anza High School. It’s a place that students indeed go to when they are having problems, [...]
Leap of Faith Pays Off for Olive Crest Graduate
FATIMA RAMIREZ/Coachella Unincorporated COACHELLA — As I sit on a park bench, enjoying the appetizing food and appreciating the company of my classmates, I realize how much I have grown to appreciate every single one of them. My classmates and I are taking part in a celebratory event known as Spring Picnic at Olive Crest [...]
“It would be a good idea….if kids work for their lunches”
Sparked by state delegate Ray Canterbury’s (R-West Virginia) suggestion, “it would be a good idea…if kids work for their lunches”, his response to Senate Bill 663, The kNOw gathered youth reactions to what this policy would mean for students and especially those who depend on free school meals. Senate Bill 663 or the Feed to Achieve Act proposes [...]
Teen Chef Battle Makes Healthy Eating Fun at CVHS
JOHNNY FLORES JR/Coachella Unincorporated COACHELLA – The chefs carefully placed a souvlaki pita and a southwest chicken sandwich in front of the three judges, next to their scorecards. But this is no ordinary cooking competition. This is a Teen Chef battle, part of Coachella Valley High School’s afterschool cooking program in which two teams compete [...]
