In August and September, more than 100 public health students and graduates—including dozens from Columbia Mailman School—organized meetings with offices of 21 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate as part of the nation’s first-ever National Public Health Students and Graduates Hill Week.
Schools located on the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians Reservation celebrated the advancement of students during a busy week. Noli Indian School, which serves grades 6-12, had a promotion program for its eighth graders on May 31 and a commencement ceremony for its seniors on June 1. Soboba Tribal Preschool kindergartners were celebrated on June 3.
Amidst a national youth behavioral health crisis, Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) is partnering with Molina Healthcare, County Behavioral Health, the Offices of Education in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, and select local school districts and charter schools to implement the Student Behavioral Health Incentive Program (SBHIP).
The Hemet/San Jacinto Student of the Month program held its end of the year banquet to present scholarships to those chosen as Student of the Year among those that had been honored for their school during the 2021-2022 school year.
Mt. San Jacinto College (MSJC) business major Enrique Baranda has been awarded a prestigious 2022 Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarships from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation.