Richmond Pulse South Kern Sol The Know Fresno[Translate] 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 [...]
[Translate] Ed. Note: In 2011, California’s legislature passed AB 790, a statewide initiative aimed at addressing the growing number of high school graduates unprepared or under-prepared for either college or a career. Studies document that up to 70 percent of high school seniors fall into one [...]
[Translate] ALEJANDRA ALARCON/Coachella Unincorporated COACHELLA — With few college preparatory resources, I was not prepared for the financial demands and special requirements that are an important part of applying for college and financial aid. As a Coachella Valley High School student with extraordinary goals, average grades were not going to cut it. However, it was not until I [...]
[Translate] JOHNNY FLORES, JR/Coachella Unincorporated COACHELLA – According to the Riverside County of Education, only about 53 percent of Coachella Valley Unified School District graduates pursue higher education. Raices Cultura wants to improve these numbers and is taking an important step with its first annual “El Poder de Saber” (The Power of Knowing) Higher Education Conference on March 23 [...]
[Translate] COACHELLA, Calif. – Cristian Cabrera was working in the grape fields with her family last summer, saving money for the fall semester, when she received a text from a friend. “Have you heard the good news?” The news was life-changing for Cabrera and other undocumented college students across the country. The Obama Administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals [...]
[Translate] By Brenda Rincon, Coachella Unincorporated INDIO, Calif. – Two days before the highly anticipated 36th Congressional District debate, the campaign office of Democratic challenger Raul Ruiz is brimming with energy. Volunteers at fold-up tables make call after to call from their cell phones, crossing off names as they make their way down long lists of registered voters. [...]
[Translate] By Alejandra Alarcon, Coachella Unincorporated Reporting from PORTLAND, Ore. – At a very young age, my siblings and I got into the habit of checking price tags before asking our parents to purchase any item. A lack of money always stopped us from getting things we wanted, even though we were not short of things we needed. [...]
[Translate] By Brenda R. Rincón, Coachella Unincorporated INDIO, Calif. – A large poster hangs above Victor Manuel Pérez’s desk at his district headquarters, with the words “This is our moment, this is our time” etched atop a pensive Barack Obama. This certainly seems to be the case for Pérez. At 40, the Coachella Democrat is already in his [...]
[Translate] By Alejandra Alarcon, Coachella Unincorporated Sacramento, Calif. — Youth leaders are considered the future — but on June 20, 2012, youth from the Eastern Coachella Valley and throughout California became part of history. Youth and their adult allies from all over the State came together in Sacramento to participate in the Student and Youth Bill of Rights celebration. [...]
[Translate] By Santos Reyes Coachella Unincorporated Coachella, Calif. — As his classmates prepare go off to universities and community colleges, Kevin McDonald will take a different route after graduating from Coachella Valley High School on May 31. “The military has always been my choice since I came home from school on the day of 9/11 and watching the [...]
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