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Center in Santa Ana encourages
residents, many of whom are Latino,
to pursue higher education.
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Number of
graduates from the
NAC in 2009
ne hundred and twenty-four Santa Ana Unified students beamed with pride at the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort and Marina on
June 7 while wearing sweatshirts from their future
college – signifying the end of their high school careers and the start of paths that could take them
across the nation.
The students, all graduates from the Nicholas Academic Center’s Class of 2014, are part of a sea of
change that is seeing more Latino students head to
college – all because of the center’s influence.
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124
Number of
graduates from the
NAC in 2014
478
Number of NAC
graduates since
2009
430
Number of students
enrolled at the NAC
PHOTOS: PAUL RODRIGUEZ, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
From left, Adriana Fregoso, 17, Andrea Portillo, 18, and Carmen Arredondo,
17, laugh with Jack Mandel after the center's graduation ceremony June 7.
Below, graduates take a selfie as they line up for a group photo.
96
Percentage of
Latino graduates
Source: Nicholas
Academic Center
TUESDAY IS
The story isn’t about the adults; all we’ve
done is given the kids this tremendous
enrichment and the chance to break free of
any limitations. This is a national benefit.”
Estudiantes de la Primaria Monte Vista en Los Angeles presentaron un concierto el viernes, 2 de mayo, ante familiares y maestros.
Almunos aprenden música clásica de los miembros de la Orquesta Santa Cecilia. El programa existe en 18 escuelas de bajos recursos.
MÚSICA DEL ALMA
SONIA MARIE DE LEÓN DE VEGA DIRIGE LA
ORQUESTA SANTA CECILIA, QUE COMPARTE
MÚSICA CLÁSICA CON ESTUDIANTES LATINOS.
LAURA BUCIO
UNIDOS
FINAL EN MÉXICO
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CONTENIDO
Editorial........pg A2
Comunidad....pg A3
Pases............pg A12
Pasatiempo...pg A13
Comunidad....pg A14
S
u padre tenía solamente un
deseo antes de morir: visitar la iglesia de Santa Cecilia, la santa patrona de los músicos, en Roma.
Sonia Marie De León de Vega
se lo cumplió.
Ahí dentro de la iglesia y ya desgastado por la enfermedad, su pa-
dre de 56 años de edad entonó “De
Colores” como un homenaje a la
santa de su devoción.
“Fue una experiencia tan poderosa para mí que decidí abandonar el avance de mi propia carrera para comenzar esta orquesta
en honor a él y para beneficiar a la
comunidad y a las familias latinas”, expresó De León de Vega,
quien aún relata ese momento
emotivamente.
Así fue el comienzo de la Orquesta Santa Cecilia, la única orquesta en la nación que tiene como misión compartir la música
clásica con la comunidad latina.
De León de Vega se ha convertido en una figura nacional dentro
del ámbito músical, y es reconocida dentro de su comuinidad por
su trabajo en más de 18 escuelas a
lo largo del condado de Los Ángeles.
Por medio de la Orquesta Santa
Cecilia, la conductora de música
ha creado el programa “Discovering Music” o en español, “Descubriendo la música”, un programa
que lleva la música clásica a varias escuelas, mayormente en las
áreas de más bajos recursos.
“Creo que la música y las artes
en general tienen un papel tan importante en la vida de todos”, dijo.
“Une a la gente, y llena la vida de
cosas hermosas”.
Para De León de Vega la música
es de suma importancia en la vida
de los niños, pues asegura que por
medio de ella aprenden disciplina
y les ayuda a aumentar su autoestima.
El programa de música está
VE A M Ú S I C A ● PÁ G . 1 2
JURAN PRIMER JEFE DE
POLICÍA LATINO
DAY
JACK MANDEL, RETIRED
SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE
CARLOS ROJAS, EL
JEFE PROVISIONAL
DE SANTA ANA FUE
JURAMENTADO EL
MARTES.
Voters will give the thumbs up or down to fireworks
and decide how the mayor is elected.
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oters on Tuesday will decide three measures
aimed at amending the City Charter – the
guiding document that essentially serves as
Anaheim’s constitution.
One would significantly alter how often
Anaheim’s mayor is elected. Another asks
whether safe-and-sane fireworks should be
sold in Anaheim. The third would clean up
technical language in the charter and merge
two city-finance jobs into one.
The measures were placed onto the ballot
earlier this year by the City Council, which considered a long list of recommendations drawn up last
year by an advisory panel of seven residents charged
with taking a fresh look at the charter.
This was the fifth review of Anaheim’s charter
(2 lines in your community paper for
4 consecutive weeks)
Transgender woman
remembered as
activist for peace
Carlos Rojas, quien ha
fungido como jefe provisional de la Ciudad de Santa
Ana durante los últimos dos
años, fue juramentado como el nuevo jefe de policía
de la ciudad, convirtiéndose
en el primer latino en ocupar el cargo.
“Esta ciudad, es un verdadero renacimiento. Es un
nuevo día en la Ciudad de
Santa Ana tener a nuestro
primer jefe de policía latino”, dijo la concejal Michele
Martínez.
“Somos un 78 por ciento
latinos en la Ciudad de San-
STAFF WRITER
since it was adopted in 1964, ultimately resulting in
27 previously approved amendments.
Orange County Registrar of Voters Neal Kelley
declined to project voter turnout: “We
don’t want people to see a number, and then
be discouraged from voting.”
As Orange County’s most populous city,
Anaheim has more than 123,000 registered
voters, Kelley said. About 26 percent of the
electorate turned out for the June 2012
election, while 30 percent turned out for
the June 2010 election.
“For primary elections, those are pretty decent
turnouts that are comparable to other large cities in
Southern California,” Kelley said.
For a closeup look at the issues, see Page 4.
Raúl Ortega sostiene una pancarta después del gobernador Jerry Brown firmó Bill 60
de la Asamblea en la escalinata del Ayuntamiento de Los Ángeles en octubre pasado.
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Con su esposa Tara (der.) observando, el jefe de policía de
Santa Ana, Carlos Rojas, es juramentado por el secretario municipal durante la reunión del concejo municipal.
ta Ana, y es sin duda algo
muy bueno cuando tenemos personal en el gobierno
municipal que representa a
su comunidad”, dijo. “La diversidad es clave y hoy verdaderamente se puede ver
aquí”.
Rojas recibió numerosos
aplausos de la multitud, que
incluyó a oficiales del De-
partamento de Policía de
Santa Ana, el Departamento del Alguacil del Condado
de Orange, el Departamento de Policía de Anaheim y
la Autoridad de Bomberos
del Condado de Orange. Así
como también de oficiales
de cumplimiento de ley de
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Autoridades de California detallaron por primera
vez el viernes, 9 de mayo lo
que se necesita para que los
inmigrantes indocumentados obtengan una licencia
de conducir del estado.
Lo que destaca en el
anuncio es esto: si aquellos
que viven en el país ilegalmente no pueden proporcionar las pruebas necesarias de identidad, se les
ofrecerá una segunda oportunidad.
Oficiales del DepartaVE A L I C E N C I A S ● PÁ G . 1 2
Zoraida ‘Ale’
Reyes, 28, found
dead behind a
Dairy Queen
in Anaheim.
Artisan food hall gives Summer mentoring program may help
project taste of success ‘bubble students’ land the right career
BY ALEJANDRA MOLINA BY SARAH TULLY
STAFF WRITER
STAFF WRITER
The venues line a twostory, high-ceiling building
SANTA ANA
As Juan GaThe opening of an indie- converted from a 1919 citrus
briel’s “Siempre enminded
Mi food court this wee- packinghouse.
Mente” (“Always inkend
My will mark the compleDiners can eat at long taMind”) played, Macrina
tion of a decades-plus MINDY
project
bles inside, on rail cars or at
SCHAUER,
Reyes wept and embraced
to establish a downtown
des- the adjacent Farmers Park.
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
the pink casket containing
tination that includes the
“There’s a tremendous
her daughter, asking for her Mourners place flowers on
restoration of old buildings.
community here. I think it
forgiveness.
the casket of Zoraida
The Packing
House will just adds a great amenity
Reyes placed a white rose
Reyes in Santa Ana.
hold
a
grand
opening
from
for
the locals,” said Shaatop the casket of Zoraida
noon toscribed
10 p.m.
heen Sadeghi, the chief ex“Ale” Reyes, a transgender
as Saturday
a humble and
line for
dancecutive officer of Lab Holdwoman who was foundwith
deadmusic,
boldtours,
advocate
both the
ing and crafts
for kids. and lesbian,
ings, the project developer.
more than a week before.
undocumented
Northbound
“I asked her for forgivegay, bisexualAnaheim
and transgen-The Packing House is the
Boulevard,
between Broad- final phase of a 10.4-acre reness because I didn’t tell
her der communities.
way
Ana rested
Street,among
development that started
how much I loved her,”
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Her casket
willaf-be white,
closedpink
starting
atpastel
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mother said in Spanish
and blue
8 a.m. roses — the colors of theNow called the Packing
ter her funeral Monday
morning.
transgender
flag.isActivists
The Packing
House
a District, the area includes
More than 100 friends
with
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Queer Orfood hall
filled
with more
the 1920s Packard Building,
and relatives gathered
County,
an organizathanat 20 ange
“culinary
artisans,”
which re-opened in 2010
Fairhaven Memorial offering
Park tion
works toand
empower
freshthat
vegetables
and holds the Anaheim
for
services
honoring
gourmet ice on a stick to In- Brewery
and
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Kimberly Burgos, left with blue hair, and Perla Ivone Cabral, right blond hair, smile as they attend 2014
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Sophomores
from
Magnolia, Western and
Savannah high schools
can participate in a new
mentoring program beginning this summer that
will provide hands-on experience for future careers.
Participants will take
preparation classes and
then be matched with
Anaheim
businesses
based on their skills and
interests, said Michael
Matsuda, superintendent
of the Anaheim Union
High School District.
The pilot program by
the district, Mayor Tom
Tait and Cal State Fullerton is geared toward help-
COURTESY OF MAYOR TOM TAIT’S OFFICE
ing so-called bubble
students who show promise and drive, but come
from disadvantaged backgrounds, such as those
who have an incarcerated
parent, live in poverty
or are a recent immigrant.
It’s unclear how many
youths will participate,
Superintendent Michael Matsuda of the
Anaheim
Union High
School District talks to
businessmen
on May 20
about educating youth.
because the program is
still under development.
But Matsuda said if it’s
deemed successful, then
the program may be expanded to other schools
and grade levels.
“We want to be able to
focus on the students who
have some leadership potential, but they also have
some factors that weigh
against them,” Matsuda
said. “There’s a big need
for preparing kids for
jobs, whether or not they
move on to college after
they
graduate
high
school.”
The program will allow
students to intern in a variety of professional and
vocational roles, Tait said.
The mayor started formulating the mentoring
program shortly after
more than 200 local high
school students signed a
petition urging the City
Council to participate in
the Partnership for 21st
Century Skills program.
The council agreed to
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