Mecca Youth’s Journey from Fields to Starbucks

August 29, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Advancement Via Individual Determination, Alejandro Ortega, Alma Silva, AVID, Boys and Girls Club, Coachella Unincorporated, community, desert mirage high school, Eastern Coachella Valley, Farm Workers, Mecca, Mecca Boys and Girls Club, Mecca Starbucks, Starbucks, thermal, Tony Aguilar, youth employment

[Translate] By Tony Aguilar, 
Coachella Unincorporated MECCA, Calif. — This summer was unlike any other for 17-year-old Alejandro Ortega.

Alumni Gather to Help Students Accomplish Dreams

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

[Translate] 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.