Etiwanda in the News

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• ESD press release: Etiwanda School District and 10 Etiwanda District Schools Named to Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll 2017-18
  (5/25/18)

• ESD press release: Provisional appointment of Dayna Karsch to the Board of Trustees
  (02/24/17)

• ESD press release: Etiwanda School District students achieve top scores on state tests.
  (08/30/16)

• ESD press release: Etiwanda School District named one of the top districts in California for the third consecutive year for academic achievement and closing the achievement gap.
  (05/19/16)

ESD press release:
Four Etiwanda Schools Earn Gold Ribbon Honors
(04/14/16)

• ESD press release: Etiwanda School District Seeks Community Participation in Naming its New School
  (02/08/16)

• ESD press release: California Assessment of Student Performance (CAASPP), progress released
  (09/09/15)

• ESD press release: 10th Anniversary E3 Fun Run/Walk 2015-2016
  (09/08/15)

• ESD press release: Etiwanda School District's Rachel’s Challenge Program @ Etiwanda Intermediate School
  (08/17/15)

• ESD press release: George W. Bush Institute Selects Etiwanda School District for Middle School Matters Initiative
  (05/26/15)

• ESD press release: Etiwanda School District's Etiwanda Intermediate School Rachel's Challenge Program
  (10/30/14)

• ESD press release: Etiwanda School District's Heritage Intermediate School Golden Bell Award by CSBA
  (10/27/14)

• ESD press release: Board Member Cecilia Solorio Joins Policymakers in Nation's Capital for National Summit on State of Latino Education
  (09/30/13)

• News article: New School Year Began Earlier Than Ever! (08/01/13)
  The Daily Belletin

• ESD press release: Etiwanda Excellence In Education (E3) Foundation Donates $24,000 to Support Etiwanda Schools
  (04/18/13)

• ESD press release: 5th Annual Battle of the Books Competition
  (04/17/13)

• News article: Pair of San Bernardino County Middle Schools get State Honor (02/26/13) The Sun

• ESD press release: Schools to Watch Celebration at Summit Intermediate
  (02/15/13)

• ESD press release: Etiwanda School District Proudly Announces that Day Creek Intermediate School Recently Named as a Nominee for Consideration as a 2013 National Blue Ribbon School
  (01/23/13)

• ESD press release: Summit Intermediate School Receives Prestigious Award from the California Department of Education (01/07/13)

• ESD press release: Monopoly Players "Pass Go" to Support District Libraries (12/12/12)

• ESD press release: All Kinds of Roads Lead to Success at Etiwanda Colony Elementary (11/08/12)

• ESD press release: Etiwanda School District Coordinating a Districtwide Book Fair (11/13/12)

• News article: Every day is Talk Like a Pirate Day for Golden Elementary Second Graders (09/18/12)

The Sun

• ESD press release: Carleton P. Lightfoot Elementary Kicks Off WATCH D.O.G.S. (Dads Of Great Students) Program (09/05/12)

• ESD press release: East Heritage Celebrates "The Relatives Came" (08/29/12)

• News article: Civil Rights Pioneer Sylvia Mendez Speaks to Etiwanda Students (08/14/12)
  Daily Bulletin

• News article: Etiwanda Colony Wins Reading Grant, Party (05/22/12)
  Daily Bulletin

• ESD press release: Ten Schools in the Etiwanda School District recognized by California Business Community for High Student Academic Achievement and Closing Achievement Gaps(05/17/12)

• News article: Rancho Cucamonga school group's creative silliness earns trip (04/15/12)
  Daily Bulletin

• News article: Reading Buddies having a significant impact on students at Grapeland Elementary School (04/12/12)
  Daily Bulletin

• News article: Two Schools in Northwestern Fontana Have Been Named 2012 California Distinguished Schools, State Officials Announced This Past Week (4/1/12)
  Fontana Herald News

• SB county news release: San Bernardino County Nets 17 California Distinguished Schools, Which Includes 5 Schools in Etiwanda School District (03/29/12)

• ESD press release: Three Etiwanda Schools Will Compete at the State Finals in Odyssey of the Mind Competition (03/16/12)

• ESD press release: 4th Annual Battle Of The Books Competition (03/07/12)

• ESD press release: E3 Foundation Announces Golf Tournament in Support of Local Schools (03/06/12)

• ESD press release: Etiwanda Excellence in Education (E3) Foundation Donates $20,000 to Support Etiwanda Schools (02/15/12)

• News article: Heritage Intermediate: Sorority’s Emerging Young Leaders program launched (02/07/12)
  The Press Enterprise

• ESD press release: Terra Vista Elementary Dedicates Library Expansion on Day of Literacy (02/01/12)

• News article: San Bernardino County's Golden Bell Award recipients honored (01/30/12)
  Daily Bulletin

• ESD press release: California School Boards Association Presents the Prestigious Golden Bell Award to Etiwanda School District in Honor of the PACK Program at Day Creek Intermediate(12/02/11)

• ESD press release: Coordinating A District-wide Book Fair (11/16/11)

• News article: Kids Meet Ronald McDonald in Rancho Cucamonga (10/27/11)
  Daily Bulletin

• ESD press release: Five Etiwanda School District Schools Eligible for 2012 California Distinguished School Awards (10/21/11)

• News article: Rachel's Challenge Presentations Spread Word of Hope Out of the Columbine Shooting Tragedy (10/7/11)
  Daily Bulletin

• ESD press release: Etiwanda School District Promotes Red Ribbon Week: Encourage Students to 'Just Say No' (10/13/11)

• ESD press release: Etiwanda School District Accountability Scores Indicate Etiwanda in #1 Position! (10/11/11)

• ESD press release: Etiwanda School District Wears Denim and Donates Money to Fight Breast Cancer (10/11/11)

• Press release: Governor's Council on Physical Fitness & Sports To Present $6,000 In Awards To Etiwanda Colony Elementary (10/7/11)

• ESD article: Back to School: Time to Open Books - Classes start for students in many districts (8/9/11)

Daily Bulletin

• Press release: Three Schools in Etiwanda School District to be Named Governor's Challenge Finalists (6/21/11)

• EdSource: California's Fiscal Crisis - What does it mean for schools?
  EdSource (5/2011)

• ESD press release: It's Official! Day Creek Intermediate Has Been Named a 2011 Distinguished School! (4/13/11)

• ESD press release: Etiwanda School District band students join forces with the Presidio Brass Quintet (4/8/11)

• ESD press release: 3rd Annual Battle of the Books competition (4/6/11)

• Budget article: State superintendent calls school finances disturbing
  Redlands Daily Facts (4/2/2011)

• Budget article: Schools prepare for cuts
  Daily Bulletin (4/2/2011)

• ESD press release: County Academic Pentathlon to be Held April 16, 2011 (3/29/11)

• Media Advisory: Governor's Council on Physical Fitness & Sports to Recognize Grapeland Elementary and Cesar E. Chavez Middle - Schools to win $1,000 for being front runners in 2011 Governor's Challenge (3/17/11)

• Press release: Water District Partners with Local Schools: Students Receive the Benefits (3/9/11)

• ESD press release: Solorio Elementary School Announces: We are Data Driven and Using Education City (3/4/11)

• ESD press release: Carleton P. Lightfoot Elementary Showcases: Our Journey to Success - Student Achievement at Lightfood Elementary School (3/3/11)

• ESD press release: Caryn Elementary Students' Signatures are Moving at 17,500 Miles Per Hour! (3/3/11)

• ESD article: Heritage Intermediate School Students Donate 40 Handmade Blankets to Fontana Police Department as Part of Rachel's Challenge Outreach Project (2/28/11)
  Fontana Herald News

• ESD press release: Etiwanda School District Governance Leaders Recognized for Outstanding Support of Middle Schools (2/24/11)

• ESD article: Students Jump Rope for Health (2/14/11)
  Daily Bulletin

• ESD article: Volunteers Read to Grapeland Elementary Students (1/28/11)
  Daily Bulletin

• ESD press release: E3 Foundation Announces Golf Tournament in Support of Local Schools (1/18/11)

• ESD article: R.C. Students Get Anti-bullying Message (Windrows Elementary) (1/13/11)
  Daily Bulletin

• Budget press release: Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Declares Schools in State of Financial Emergency (1/6/11)

• Budget article: Stop pretending - California's public schools are being asked to do more even as funding is cut. It can't be done.
  LA Times, Opinion section (12/10/2010)

• Budget article: 'Fasten your seat belt' for school spending cuts. Gov.-elect Jerry Brown told education leaders in Los Angeles on Tuesday to "fasten your seat belt" for dramatic spending cuts to schools, while not rejecting their appeals for tax-revenue relief.
  David Siders, The Sacramento Bee (12/27/2010)

• ESD article: Broncos Build Friendships at Local Elementary School (Lightfoot Elementary) (12/14/10)
  Bronco Athletics

• ESD press release: Etiwanda Excellence in Education (E3) foundation donates $20,000 to support Etiwanda Schools (12/13/10)

• ESD press release: Etiwanda Colony students share their success! (11/18/10)

• ESD press release: CLOUDS Preschool Program Recognized (11/4/10)

• ESD article: Red Ribbon Week has students, schools and law enforcement saying 'No to Drugs' (10/25/10)
  Daily Bulletin

• ESD press release: Etiwanda School District Promotes Red Ribbon Week: Encourage Students to ‘Just Say No’ (10/13/10)

• ESD press release: Etiwanda School District Accountability Scores Indicate Etiwanda in #1 Position (10/07/10)

• ESD press release: Day Creek and Summit Intermediate Schools Awarded the Safe School Ambassador Grant (10/07/10)

• ESD press release: West Heritage Elementary is Celebrating Fall with Annual Harvest Night (9/27/10)

• ESD press release: Wal-Mart honors Etiwanda Intermediate School for commitment to students in the Etiwanda School District (9/21/10)

• ESD article: Etiwanda District seeks parents to voice concerns (9/21/10)
  Daily Bulletin, Education Today

• ESD press release: Etiwanda's Grapeland Elementary kicks off Reading Buddies program (9/20/10)

• ESD press release: Etiwanda Intermediate School hosts family fitness night (9/17/10)

• ESD press release: Grapeland Elementary and Etiwanda Intermediate awarded grants to support physical fitness (9/3/10)

• ESD article: Local schools given grants for keeping fit (8/23/10)
  An Education Now article regarding Grapeland Elementary and Etiwanda Intermediate