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Acacia Magnet School’s food drive celebrates MLK day
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With boxes lining the wall, the Girl Scouts of Acacia Magnet School prepared for their upcoming food drive, dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. On Jan. 15, 50 crates of food ranging from mac & cheese to ramen cups were filled to the brim, ready for their donation to Adelante. Adelante’s mission is to…
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Dedicate MLK day to service of the community
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Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights hero who bravely fought for equality and died trying to achieve freedom. Every third Monday in January, we celebrate this civil rights hero with a national holiday, a day off work and school, to honor his memory but this day can be so much more than…
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Acacia holds MLK Day of service
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In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr., the Acacia Magnet Elementary School PTA held its second annual community day of service over the long weekend on Monday, Jan. 20. The event was overseen by Beth Pearcey Neal, who also led the event last year. “It was an idea to evangelize the local CVUSD community…
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MLK Day reminds us to fight for The Dream
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The timeless words of Martin Luther King Jr. are not to be forgotten: “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” August 28, 1963 was a memorable…