Local Author Skillfully Tackles Eating Disorders and Sexual Assault in a Powerful New Novel for Teens

Local Author Skillfully Tackles Eating Disorders and Sexual Assault in a Powerful New Novel for Teens

According to NEDA, the National Eating Disorders Association, 30 million people in the US alone will have an eating disorder at some point in their lives; and at any given point in time, 1% of young women will meet diagnostic criteria for bulimia nervosa. With the constant pressure on teenagers to fit in and the unhealthy diet culture thrust upon them, this really shouldn’t come as a surprise.

Community Office Hour with Vice Mayor Wright
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One-on-One Discussions on May 13

Community Office Hour with Vice Mayor Wright

Vice Mayor Dan Wright will hold his monthly office hour on Monday, May 13, 2019, from 5:15 - 6:15 p.m. at Starbucks, 7810 Thornton Road, at the corner of Thornton and Lower Sacramento roads. Members of the community are welcome to stop by for one-on-one discussions with Vice Mayor Wright, to talk with him directly about topics of interest or concern.

St. Joseph's Honored for Environmental Achievements
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St. Joseph's Received Partner for Change Award from Practice Greenhealth

St. Joseph's Honored for Environmental Achievements

St. Joseph's Medical Center is proud to have received the Partner for Change Award from Practice Greenhealth, the nation’s leading organization dedicated to environmental sustainability in health care.

Children’s Home of Stockton Announces reorganization in response to CA Continuum of Care
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CHS only Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program in San Joaquin County

Children’s Home of Stockton Announces reorganization in response to CA Continuum of Care

After months of careful due diligence and in response to California’s Child Welfare Reform, the Board of Directors of Children’s Home of Stockton (CHS) made the decision to restructure and will no longer operate the Non-Public School (NPS). The final day of instruction is May 31, 2019 and we will not operate a summer session. This difficult decision comes on the heels of Children’s Home of Stockton becoming a licensed Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP) in San Joaquin County.

A Celebration of Music
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Students in schools across the county play as one at the honors concert

A Celebration of Music

About an hour before the first performers took the stage for the San Joaquin County Middle School Honors Concert on March 2, the student musicians roamed the maze of tunnels behind the Warren Atherton Auditorium at San Joaquin Delta College.

H2O Hackathon, a Water Challenge
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Students at the Fourth Annual H2O Hackathon used their coding knowledge and problem-solving skills developing apps to make California's system of dams safer

H2O Hackathon, a Water Challenge

The new numbers coming in from submerged sensors behind the dam were not good. The water level in the reservoir was rising, and rising fast. The dam would not be able to hold back the water much longer.

Through Adversity to Achievement

San Joaquin County Students Recognized for Overcoming Challenges

Through Adversity to Achievement

After a tragic car accident took the lives of her mother and younger brother, 11-year-old Yajaira Quintero Martinez moved to Ripon to live with her aunt and uncle.

3rd Annual Stockton Scholars Signing Day
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Mayor Michael Tubbs and Stockton Scholars celebrating more than 1,000 graduating seniors

3rd Annual Stockton Scholars Signing Day

Stockton Scholars will host their 3rd Annual Signing Day event on Friday, May 3, 2019 at the Bob Hope Theatre in Stockton.  They will be recognizing the first full class of recipients to receive the Stockton Scholars and/or Shriram Scholars Grants.  A record-breaking number of Stockton public high school students submitted applications with more than 1,000 accepted pending verification of their college enrollment. More than $500,000 in scholarships will be awarded this year.  This is the largest number of students to receive private scholarships from one source in Stockton’s history.

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