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5k Run Draws Hundreds to Dia de los Muertos Celebration

November 4, 2013 / By
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  Coachella — On November 1, the night before Día de los Muertos, hundreds descended upon Sixth Street to participate in the inaugural Run with Los Muertos 5K and enjoy the pre- and post-run festivities.

CVHS Teacher to Screen Film to Raise Funds for Pro Bowl Bound Cheer Team

October 17, 2013 / By
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLJp5v9S4h0[/youtube]   PALM DESERT – A Coachella Valley High School teacher will screen his new film, Parts of Disease, to raise funds for his school’s cheer team on October 18 at California State University San Bernardino’s Palm Desert campus.

ECV Parents Voice School Funding Priorities

October 11, 2013 / By
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  BRENDA RINCON and AURORA SALDIVAR/Coachella Uninc   COACHELLA – Parents made their voices heard at a forum here earlier this week organized by The California Endowment (TCE) as part of its School Success Express Tour, meant to provide an opportunity for parents around the state to have a say in how their school districts uses state education funds.

Confession of a Former Bully

October 10, 2013 / By
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  KARLA MARTINEZ/Coachella Uninc   Editor’s Note: October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and in California this week Governor Jerry Brown will decide whether to sign into law Assembly Bill 256 (Garcia), a bill that would crackdown on students who torment others online and after school hours.

Magon: The Dreamer Chronicles, Part 1

October 7, 2013 / By
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    Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of three reports on the DREAMer movement   The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 27: The Dreamer Chronicles, Part 1   It was 2010 and the Immigration movement was at a crossroad— continue advocating for comprehensive immigration reform, or support the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, legislation introduced earlier that year by Senator Durbin (D-IL) which would have benefited undocumented youth exclusively, which is the most common version known today (there was a version introduced in 2001 but that, for reasons I’m sure all of you know, failed in a wave of xenophobia and patriotism).

Olive Crest Striving for a Healthier Student Body

October 4, 2013 / By
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  MARIA GARCIA and KARLA RAMIREZ/Coachella Uninc   COACHELLA – Olive Crest Academy (OCA), a public charter high school, is making great strides toward a healthier student body through recent grants from The California Endowment (TCE) and Regional Access Project Foundation (RAPF).

Openly Gay, Secretly Undocumented

October 4, 2013 / By
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BRENDA R. RINCON/New America Media   PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – Juan Ceballos came to the United States so he could live freely as an openly gay man.