LGBTQ Youth Unite to End Prejudice

March 15, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, American Civil Liberties Union, Coachella Valley High School, desert mirage high school, Desert Sands Unified School District, Doug Hairgrove, gay straight alliance, LGBTQ, Raymond Gregory, Safe Schools Palm Springs/Desert Communities, Trevor Project

                        By Alejandra Alarcon, Coachella Unincorporated   La Quinta, Calif.

Lack of Support for LGBT Students Persists in Eastern Coachella Valley

February 28, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, bienestar, born this way foundation, Building Healthy Communities, Coachella Valley High School, college of the desert, desert mirage high school, Eastern Coachella Valley, gay straight alliance, gay youth, harvard university, lady gaga, lgbt, safezone, tolerance, Tony Aguilar

By Alejandra Alarcon Coachella Unincorporated   Over the last few years, there has been more acceptance of gay students in eastern Coachella Valley high schools, but a lack of support in their community and homes persists – and Lady Gaga wants to do something about it.

Leaders of Tomorrow Making a Difference Today

January 18, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: AB 540, Coachella Valley High School, community, Eastern Coachella Valley, Facebook, Leaders of Tomorrow, maricruz cabrera, thermal

By Maricruz Cabrera, Coachella Unincorporated   Leaders of Tomorrow, a group of college and high school students from the Eastern Coachella Valley, is not waiting for the future to bring about change in their community They are taking the initiative and making a difference in their community today.

Alumni Gather to Help Students Accomplish Dreams

January 16, 2012 / By paulina
Tags: AVID, Coachella Valley Alumni Coalition, Coachella Valley High School, Grisel Nunez

Alumni Gather to Help Students Accomplish Dreams By Alejandra Alarcon Coachella Unincorporated It took some venting on Facebook to gather Coachella Valley High School alumni from all over the country in the living room of Mandy Lucas, a 2006 graduate.

Running for His Life

January 13, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella Valley High School, cross country, fitness, health, Running, santos reyes, team, track, Type 2 Diabetes, weight loss

By Santos J. Reyes, Coachella Unincorporated I never knew a simple visit to the doctor’s office could change the way I was living my life.

Thankful for Being an Arab

November 23, 2011 / By paulina
Tags: Arab, Coachella, Coachella Valley High School, CV, Noely Resendiz, Thanksgiving

Thankful for Being an Arab By Noely Resendez Coachella Unincorporated This Thanksgiving I am incredibly grateful for my high school, Coachella Valley High School.