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Stephen Glispey, joven voluntario, cortando el  pasto en Ivanhoe. Foto por: Esmeralda García.

Por: Mayra Becerra, Presidenta del Consejo Comunitario de Ivanhoe

¡Estamos en el cuarto mes del año y la planificación de los eventos de este año ya ha comenzado! Actualmente, ofrecemos servicios de cuidado del césped en el hogar con voluntarios que ayudan a los residentes que necesitan ayuda con trabajos menores de jardinería y limpieza.

Próximos eventos de temporada

Las fechas y ubicaciones de Summer Night Lights están establecidas para este verano en diferentes lugares. Este año habrá cuatro eventos Summer Night Light, los dos primeros serán en el Boys and Girls Club, el tercero en el Veterans Memorial Hall y el cuarto en la Escuela Primaria Ivanhoe. Las fechas son el 15 de junio, el 29 de junio, el 15 de julio y el 3 de agosto. Los cuatro eventos son gratuitos para la comunidad y tendrán comida y actividades para los niños. Estamos trabajando con nuestros socios para que estos eventos sean increíbles. Si desea ser voluntario o donar para cualquiera de nuestros próximos eventos, la persona de contacto es Connie Vela-Solorio.

Para el otoño, nuestro evento anual Trunk-or-Treat está programado para el 26 de octubre en el Boys and Girls Club y el día de trabajo en el jardín de otoño y el día de limpieza residencial también se realizarán en días aún por determinar en octubre. Además, el 10 de diciembre organizaremos nuestro tercer sorteo anual de juguetes y Adopta un caballero.

 

Asista a nuestras reuniones mensuales

Los invitamos a todos a asistir a nuestras reuniones mensuales, que se llevan a cabo el último martes del mes a las 6:00 p. m., en el Veterans Memorial Hall. Nuestro objetivo es utilizar estas reuniones para conectar a los residentes de Ivanhoe con defensores, proveedores de servicios sociales, educadores y otros tomadores de decisiones relevantes para la comunidad. Las próximas fechas de reuniones de 2023 son las siguientes:

 

  • 25 de abril de 2023
  • 30 de mayo de 2023
  • 27 de junio de 2023
  • 25 de julio de 2023

 

¡Gracias por el apoyo, esperamos verlos este año!

 

 

By: Mayra Becerra, Ivanhoe Community Council Chairperson

We are now in the fourth month of the year and planning for this year’s events has already started taking place! Currently, we have Home Lawn Care services offered with volunteers helping residents who need help with minor yard work and clean up. 


Upcoming Seasonal Events 

Summer Night Lights dates and locations are set for this summer at varying locations. This year there will be four Summer Night Light events, the first two will be at the Boys and Girls Club, the third one at the Veterans Memorial Hall, and fourth one will be at Ivanhoe Elementary School.  The dates are June 15, June 29, July 15, and August 3. All four events are free for the community and will have food and activities for children. We are working with our partners to make these events amazing. If you would like to volunteer or donate for any of our upcoming events  the contact person is Connie Vela-Solorio.

For Fall our annual Trunk-or-Treat event is scheduled for October 26 at the Boys and Girls Club and the Fall garden Work Day and Residential Clean Up Day will also be on days yet to be determined in October. Additionally, we will be hosting our 3rd annual Toy Give Away and Adopt a Knight are on December 10.  

 

Attend our Monthly Meetings

We invite you all to attend our monthly meetings, held the last Tuesday of the month at 6pm, at the Veterans Memorial Hall. We aim to use these meetings to connect Ivanhoe residents with advocates, social service providers, educators, and other decision-makers relevant to the community.   Upcoming 2023 meeting dates are as follows: 

  • April 25, 2023
  • May 30, 2023
  • June 27, 2023
  • July 25, 2023

Thank you for the support, we are looking forward to seeing you this year!

 

Foto enviada por S. Thompson, maestra de arte de la escuela secundaria. Obra de arte galardonada por la estudiante de Golden West High School Jocelyn Contreras.

 Obra de arte del estudiante de Golden West Sebastian Granados, grado 12 “Drumline Memories”

 

Obra de arte en 3-D de la estudiante Jessica Espinoza-Lemus, grado 10  “Beauty Rises”. 

Por: Esmeralda Garcia, Ivanhoe Sol

Jocelyn Contreras, Sebastian Granados and Jessica Espinoza- Lemus, todos los estudiantes de Golden West High School fueron seleccionados para exhibir algunas de sus obras de arte en 3D.trabajar en Oficina de Educación del Condado de Tulare (TCOE)Exposición de Arte Estudiantil www.tcoe.org/artgallery . Esta exposición tuvo lugar el 1 al 31 de marzo en la Galería virtual de TCOE y todavía se puede ver y compartir en línea. La Sra. Thompson, maestra de arte, está muy orgullosa de sus alumnos y está emocionada de compartir sus obras de arte con la comunidad.

    Photo submitted by S. Thompson,work by Jocelyn Contreras, Golden West High School Student. Best in Show at Tulare County Art Exhibition 2023.
Photo by Art Teacher Thompson. Artwork by Golden West student Sebastian Granados, grade 12 “Drumline Memories”
Photo by Art Teacher Thompson, Golden West. 3-D art work by student Jessica Espinoza-Lemus, 10th grade “Beauty Rises”

By : Esmeralda Garcia, The Ivanhoe Sol

Jocelyn Contreras, Sebastian Granados and Jessica Espinoza- Lemus all Golden West students were selected to showcase some of their 3D artwork at Tulare County Office of Education’s (TCOE) Student Art Exhibition www.tcoe.org/artgallery . This exhibition took place from March1- March 31 at TCOE Virtual Gallery and can still be seen and shared online. Ms. Thompson, Art Teacher is very proud of her students and is excited about sharing their artwork with the community.

Por: Esmeralda Garcia, Ivanhoe Sol

Golden West FFA student Alondra of Ivanhoe. Photo by GWHS FFA

Alondra Rivas González de Ivanhoe, había estado trabajando desde octubre en sus habilidades para hablar en público y recientemente obtuvo el primer lugar entre otros 21 estudiantes en una competencia anual de oratoria para miembros locales de Future Farmers of America (FFA). Este programa brinda a los estudiantes de secundaria varias oportunidades para aumentar animales, aprender varias habilidades para la economía agrícola y desarrollar habilidades para hablar en público.

Después de su última victoria, Alondra avanzará a la competencia final estatal este mes por el trofeo First State Creed.Francisco Escamilla, maestro de agricultura, compartió: “La FFA de Golden West High School organizó el 3er Concurso Regional Anual de Credos en Español de la FFA en el que 49 estudiantes de todo el Valle de San Joaquín compitieron para avanzar a las Finales Estatales. Golden West tuvo un estudiante en esta competencia, donde los estudiantes tenían la tarea de memorizar el Credo de la FFA en español y responder tres preguntas sobre la organización de la FFA, el Credo de la FFA o Agricultura en español.

 

By: Dr. Jesus Gonzalez, Ivanhoe Elementary School Principal 

As we near the end of the 2022-2023 school year, we look forward to continuing to build opportunities for all students to participate in new experiences. 

These new and exciting experiences have been happening all year long in various spaces; in the classrooms, on student field trips, during the Extend Learning Opportunity Program after school, the HEART after school program, among others. We recognize that by providing valuable, well-structured activities, students will build the knowledge and skills necessary to become successful Trailblazers. 

This means all students will be able to make successful transitions into Valley Oak Middle School and Golden West High School. As always, we ask for your continued support, partnership, and involvement in your child’s education, as together we can best build the lasting educational experience that will strengthen the necessary skills for both college and career. 

The Ivanhoe Elementary staff prides itself on the success of its current and former students as many students become high achieving standout graduates at Golden West. This high academic attainment was possible because of the hard work and partnership between the student, families, and Ivanhoe Elementary staff members. It is because of this pride that teachers and fellow staff members decided to raise money and award three former Ivanhoe alumnus graduating this year from Golden West with a $250 dollar scholarship to support their education college expenses. 

To select the three winners, Ivanhoe Elementary partnered with Golden West and we were provided the names and information of 22 former Ivanhoe students who are all highly-deserving Seniors. A committee of Ivanhoe teachers took the lead and began the selection process by setting the criteria for identifying the three scholarship recipients. After much work and deliberation, the teacher committee selected the following three former Ivanhoe students to receive a $250 scholarship:

Alyssa Aceves with the career goal of becoming a clinical psychologist, 

Araceli Velasco with the career goal of becoming an engineer, and 

Maria Rivas-Gonzalez with the career goal of becoming a High School Spanish teacher. 

It is fitting to ask our wonderful Ivanhoe community to help us in congratulating these fantastic young students in their academic excellence and educational endeavors!

It is this fulfillment that drives many former Ivanhoe students to return to their hometown community as Ivanhoe teachers, staff members and other jobs to give back to this area. It is this pride that continues to make Ivanhoe Elementary a gem of a school community and our students some of the hardest working students in the district. Recently, Ivanhoe Elementary school was highlighted as one of three elementary schools, out of the 27 elementary schools in our district, that met certain academic growth criteria set under the California Department of Education measures. 

This is a positive recognition by our school district that highlights our teachers and entire staff who go above and beyond to provide the best educational experience for our students. We acknowledge that we still have work to do to ensure that every student is high school ready, however, growth in academic achievement is happening at our school and for that we take great pride in being an Ivanhoe Knight!  

Golden West FFA student Alondra of Ivanhoe. Photo by GWHS FFA

By: Esmeralda Garcia Ivanhoe Sol

Alondra Rivas Gonzalez of Ivanhoe, had been working since October on her public speaking skills and recently placed 1st out of 21 other students in an annual speech competition for local members of the Future Farmers of America (FFA). This program provides high school-aged students various opportunities to raise animals, learn various skills for the agricultural economy, and develop public speaking skills.

After her latest victory, Alondra will be advancing to the state finals contest this month for the First State Creed trophy. Francisco Escamilla, Agriculture Teacher shared “Golden West High School’s FFA hosted the 3rd Annual FFA Regional Spanish Creed Contest in which 49 students from all over the San Joaquin Valley competed to advance to the State Finals. Golden West had a student in this competition, where the students were tasked with memorizing the FFA Creed in Spanish and answering three questions regarding the FFA organization, the FFA Creed or Agriculture in Spanish. 

 

Equipo de campeonato de Peewee Steelers. Foto: Mayra Becerra, Ivanhoe Sol

Por Mayra Becerra, The Ivanhoe Sol

El programa juvenil de fútbol de bandera de Ivanhoe comenzó en 2019 pero experimentó una pausa como muchos otros eventos debido al apogeo de la pandemia de COVID-19.

Este es el segundo año que la Oficina del Alguacil del Condado de Tulare PAL organiza el programa Flag football y los juegos han sido una oportunidad importante para construir una comunidad mientras se está al aire libre.

El programa de flag football está abierto a estudiantes desde jardín de infantes hasta octavo grado. Este año hubo tres grupos de edad diferentes: PeeWees (Kindergarten -2do grado), Juniors (3-5to grado) y Seniors (6-8vo grado) cada uno jugando contra otros de su edad.

Los entrenadores de este programa son todos voluntarios. Algunos viven en Ivanhoe y otros son parte de la comunidad más amplia de Ivanhoe que proviene del equipo de fútbol americano College of the Sequoias, el Programa Explorer y algunos de los alguaciles dirigidos por Kendra Snowden.

Los primeros juegos se llevaron a cabo el sábado 12 de marzo en los campos de fútbol, ​​detrás de la primaria Ivanhoe. Este año se han apuntado menos jugadores que el primer año y los equipos han tenido que ayudarse entre ellos para jugar.

Los playoffs se llevaron a cabo el 29 de abril a las 5:30 p. m. en los campos de fútbol en la parte trasera de la Escuela Ivanhoe. Los juegos serán cortos de 30 minutos ya que algunos equipos jugarán múltiples juegos esa noche. Los playoffs fueron seguidos inmediatamente por la serie de campeonatos el sábado 30 de abril.

Al final de la temporada, los equipos ganadores de cada grupo de edad fueron los Steelers (Peewees) 49ers (Juniors) y 49ers (Seniors).

 

Equipo del campeonato juvenil 49ers. Foto: Mayra Becerra, Ivanhoe Sol
Peewee Championship team the Steelers show off their medals. Photo: Mayra Becerra, Ivanhoe Sol

By Mayra Becerra, The Ivanhoe Sol

Ivanhoe’s Flag Football youth program began in 2019 but experienced a pause like many other events due to the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This is the second year that the Tulare County Sheriff Office PAL hosted the Flag football program and the games have been an important opportunity for building community while being outdoors.

The flag football program is open to students from grades Kindergarten through 8th grade. This year there were three different age groups: the PeeWees (Kindergarten -2nd grade), Juniors (3-5th grade ), and the Seniors (6-8th grade) each playing against others their age.

Coaches for this program are all volunteers. Some live in Ivanhoe and others are part of the broader Ivanhoe community coming from the College of the Sequoias football team, the Explorer Program and some of the sheriffs led by Kendra Snowden.

The first games were held Saturday, March 12 at the football fields behind Ivanhoe Elementary. This year, fewer players signed up than the first year, and teams have had to help each other to play.

Playoffs were held April 29 at 5:30 p.m. at the football fields in the back of Ivanhoe School. The games will be short 30 minutes since some teams will play multiple games that night. The playoffs were immediately followed by the championships series on Saturday, April 30.

At the end of the season, the winning teams for each age group  were the Steelers (Peewees), 49ers (Juniors) and 49ers (Seniors).

Junior championship team the 49ers celebrate their win. Photo: Mayra Becerra, Ivanhoe Sol