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St. Mary’s High Celebrates Legacy While Embracing Future
By Mark Apostolon
This year, Stockton’s iconic St. Mary’s
High School is celebrating a milestone of
140 years with continued school spirit,
reinvigorated commitment from alumni,
and a recent exhibition at the Haggin Museum, entitled “Saint Mary’s: 140 Years of
Milestones & Memories,” which featured
memorabilia from school and athletic
uniforms, to photos and trophies from the
school’s archives. Those milestones are significant because on its 140th anniversary,
St. Mary’s is still making memories for its
alumni, and student body while continuing its legacy as an important pillar of the
Stockton community,
It is not merely enough to talk about
St. Mary’s significance to the community,
the rate at which its graduates go on to
college (which averages 99%, and was
100% for 2014’s graduating class), a student body that far exceeds the national
average, or the accomplishments of its
alumni who include Associate Justice of
the California Supreme Court Carol Ann
Corrigan, Stockton D.A. Covey Berger,
two former Stockton mayors Gary Allen Podesto and Ed Chavez, attorneys,
lawmakers, business leaders, NFL players
and film actors. You have to understand
and appreciate what it means that such
a revered institution as St. Mary’s is not
only has survived 140 years, but has
thrived.
At a time when significant numbers
of Catholic schools around the country
are either struggling, having to close their
doors, or merging with other parochial
schools due to dwindling enrollments, St.
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5 facts about Mexico and
immigration to the U.S.
By Jens Manuel Krogstad
U.S. immigration from Latin
America has shifted over the past two
decades. From 1965 to 2015, more
than 16 million Mexicans migrated
to the U.S. in one of the largest mass
migrations in modern history. But over
the past decade, Mexican migration
to the U.S. has slowed dramatically.
Today, Mexico increasingly serves as a
land bridge for Central American immigrants traveling to the U.S.
Here are five facts about Mexico
and trends in immigration to the U.S.
1. Mexico increases deportations of
Central AmericansMexico is stopping
more unauthorized Central American
immigrants at its southern border. The
Mexican government said in 2014
that it would increase enforcement at
its southern border in response to an
increased flow of Central Americans
traveling through Mexico to reach the
U.S. In 2015, the government there
carried out about 150,000 deportations
of unauthorized immigrants from El
Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras,
a 44% jump over the previous year.
These three Central American countries
alone accounted for nearly all (97%) of
Mexico’s deportations in 2015.
2. Despite increased enforcement
by Mexico, many unauthorized Central
Americans are still reaching the U.S. via
Mexico. At the U.S.-Mexico border, the
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St. Mary’s celebrates 140 years.
Escuela Secundaria de St. Mary’s
celebra el legado mientras
abarca el futuro
Por Mark Apostolon
Este año, la icónica escuela secundaria
de St. Mary’s de Stockton está celebrando
su aniversario de 140 años con un continuo espíritu escolar, un compromiso
revitalizado de ex alumnos, y una reciente
exposición en el Museo Haggin, titulada
“Saint Mary’s: 140 años de hitos y recuerdos,” que incluyó objetos de interés,
acontecimientos notables de la escuela y
uniformes deportivos, a fotos y trofeos de
los archivos de la escuela. Esos hitos son
significativos porque en su 140 aniversario, St. Mary’s sigue haciendo recuerdos
para sus alumnos y el alumnado mientras
continúa su legado como un importante
pilar de la comunidad de Stockton.
No simplemente basta con hablar de
lo que significa St. Mary’s para la comunidad, la velocidad a la que sus graduados
van a la universidad (con un promedio
de 99%, y fue del 100% para la clase
que se graduó en 2014), un alumnado
que supera con creces el promedio nacional, o los logros de sus ex alumnos que
incluyen un Juez Asociado del Tribunal
Supremo de California, Carol Ann Corrigan, Stockton DA Covey Berger, dos ex
alcaldes de Stockton Gary Allen Podesto
y Ed Chavez, abogados, legisladores, líderes empresariales, jugadores de la NFL
y actores de cine. Usted tiene que entender y apreciar lo que significa que una
institución tan venerada como St. Mary’s
no sólo ha sobrevivido 140 años, pero ha
prosperado.
En un momento en que un número
significativo de escuelas católicas de
todo el país están ya sea luchando, enfrentando el hecho de cerrar sus puertas,
o fusionarse con otras escuelas parroquiales debido a la matrícula cada vez
más escasos, St. Mary’s High School, con
un alumnado a punto de llegar a 900
estudiantes, está creciendo activamente,
expandiendo de su programa de estudios,
y el re-entrenamiento de sus maestros en
las nuevas tecnologías, todo para preparar
a los estudiantes actuales y futuros para
nuestro nuevo mundo basado internacionalmente - un mundo muy alejado de los
tiempos con que fue recibida la escuela en
su primer día en 1876. Como presidente
y ex alumno de St. Mary’s, Peter Morelli,
observó, “lo que me hace más orgulloso
es que somos una familia. Proporcionamos una gran educación y un ambiente
seguro. La escuela ha sido un signo visible
de la enseñanza católica sobre la base de
los principios cristianos - lo cual significa
tratar a todos con dignidad y respeto.
Nuestros estudiantes son atentos; nuestra
facultad es compasivo; nuestro campus
está dando la bienvenida a todos. Una de
las mejores cosas de St. Mary’s es que tenemos la libertad de orar.”
Una gran parte de la reputación de
la escuela proviene de su programa deportivo indomable que se basa en una
creencia unificadora, que en la participación del deporte se desarrolla mucho
más que aprender a ganar, que desarrolla
el carácter. Es debido a esa creencia que la
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Mary’s High School, with a student body
nearing 900, is actively growing, expanding its curriculum, and re-training teachers in new technologies all to prepare
current and future students for our new
internationally-based world – a world far
removed from the times that greeted the
school on its opening day in 1876. As
St. Mary’s current President and alumni,
Peter Morelli, observed, “what makes me
proudest is that we are a family. We provide a great education and a safe environment. The school has been a visible sign
of Catholic education based on Christian
principles – which means treating everyone with dignity and respect. Our
students are caring; our faculty is compassionate; our campus is welcoming to all.
One of the best things about St. Mary’s is
that we have the freedom to pray.”
A big part of the school’s reputation
comes from their indomitable sports program which is grounded in one unifying
belief, that participation in sports develops so much more than learning how to
win, it develops character. It is because of
that belief that the school encourages students not to focus on just one sport, but
to be a part of multiple sports as part of a
balanced-life approach.
“It’s all in our Mission Statement to
which we remain true,” Principal Kathy
Smith says smiling, “St. Mary’s High
School is dedicated to the academic excellence and value-based instruction that
prepare each of our students for college
and for a life that reflects Christian principles. We believe that human beings are
the pinnacle of God’s creation on earth.
We develop the total person - spiritually,
intellectually, creatively, socially and physically.” Developing kids of integrity and
character in conjunction with parents is
one of St. Mary’s hallmarks, and the faculty lead by example.
“Be who you are, and be that well
– I’ve counselled my students on that
many times and if they can do that,
they’re going to make,” Smith adds with
pride. That pride is exemplified by the
alumni who are not only a connection
to the past, but also a great networking
resource for the school and the students.
They also trust St. Mary’s where it counts
most – their children “We’re seeing families who’ve been enrolling their sons and
daughters for three, four, even five generations.” That deeply rooted trust families have in St. Mary’s is not only because
the strong moral compass that’s offered
or the shaping of human values in young
minds – although that is certainly a factor. It is also due to their comprehensive
and expansive academic program – that
includes 22 Advanced Placement College Preparatory classes – and that, unlike
public schools, can be adapted and modified to meet the needs of our ever changing world, giving graduates a head start in
college.
That means every student now have
an iPad. Teachers are now going through
a two-year training program on learning and understanding the various ways
to use the iPad as a teaching tool. And
where students once turned to the Guide
to Periodical Literature to research topics
for term papers, they are now learning
how to use the internet and recognize
reliable sources. “It’s a challenge today
for teachers and parents. Today so many
people have instant access to kids today
through the internet, and it’s up to us to
guide them so they know the difference,
even just on an academic level, the difference between fact, deception and opinion. It’s about guidance.”
Guidance, above all else, may
very well be the key to St. Mary’s success. Guidance not only of its students
through the Catholic doctrine of service
– making them aware of the “greater” in
their lives and the community around
them, which instills a sense of selflessness that harkens back to JFK’s “ask not
what your country can do for you, but
what you can do for your country” – but
guidance of the school and faculty itself,
consistent throughout the years in how it
embraces our changing world to remain
true to its mission, to its families, to its
students, and to its community.
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escuela anima a los estudiantes a no centrarse en un solo deporte, sino de ser una
parte de múltiples deportes como parte
de un enfoque en una vida equilibrada.
“Todo está en nuestra declaración de
la misión de la escuela a la que nos mantenemos fieles,” Directora Kathy Smith
dice sonriendo, “La Escuela Secundaria St.
Mary’s se dedica a la excelencia académica
y la instrucción basada en el valor que
preparar cada uno de nuestros estudiantes
para la universidad y para una vida que
refleje los principios cristianos. Creemos
que los seres humanos son el pináculo de
la creación de Dios en la tierra. Desarrollamos la persona entera - espiritual,
intelectual, creativa, social y físicamente.”
El desarrollo de los niños de su integridad
y su carácter en conjunto con los padres es
uno de los sellos distintivos de Mary’s y la
facultad es el ejemplo a seguir.
“Sé quien eres, y hazlo bien - he aconsejado a mis estudiantes sobre eso muchas
veces y si pueden hacer eso, ellos van a
lograrlo,” Smith añade con orgullo. Ese
orgullo es ejemplificado por los ex alumnos que son no sólo una conexión con el
pasado, sino también un gran recurso de
red para la escuela y los estudiantes. También confían a St. Mary’s lo que más cuenta - sus hijos “Estamos viendo las familias
que han inscrito a sus hijos e hijas por tres,
cuatro y hasta cinco generaciones.” Esa
confianza profundamente arraigada que
las familias tienen en St. Mary’s no es sólo
por la fuerte brújula moral que se ofrece o
la formación de los valores humanos en las
mentes de los jóvenes - a pesar de que es
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number of families and unaccompanied
children apprehended by U.S. Customs
and Border Protection officials is again
rising, though it’s too early to tell how
2016 will compare with prior years.
From Oct. 1, 2015, to Jan. 31, 2016,
24,616 families and 20,455 unaccompanied children – the vast majority of
them from Central America – were
apprehended at the southwestern U.S.
border, double the total from the same
time period the year before. Apprehensions of unaccompanied children rose
to record levels in fiscal 2014, then decreased by 42% in fiscal 2015.
3. More Cubans are also traveling
through Mexico to reach the U.S. The
number of Cubans migrating through
Mexico to reach the U.S. spiked dramatically last year after President Barack
Obama said the U.S. would renew ties
with the island nation. In fiscal 2015,
43,159 Cubans entered the U.S. via ports
of entry, a 78% increase over the previous
year. Two-thirds of these Cubans arrived
through the U.S. Border Patrol’s Laredo
sin duda un factor. También es debido a su
amplio y expansivo programa académico que incluye 22 clases de Colocación Avanzada de Preparación Universitaria (cursos
AP) - y que, a diferencia de las escuelas
públicas, puede ser adaptado y modificado
para satisfacer las necesidades de nuestro
mundo siempre cambiante, dando a los
graduados una ventaja inicial en la universidad.
Eso significa que todos los estudiantes
tienen ahora un iPAD. Los maestros están tomando un entrenamiento en forma
de un programa de formación de dos
años en el aprendizaje y la comprensión
de las diferentes formas de utilizar el iPad
como herramienta de enseñanza. Y donde
los estudiantes una vez usaban la Guía de
la Literatura Periódica para los temas de
investigación para sus investigaciones y
composiciones, ahora están aprendiendo
a usar el Internet y reconocer las fuentes
fiables de información. “Es un reto hoy
para maestros y padres. Hoy en día muchas personas tienen acceso instantáneo
a los niños de hoy a través del Internet,
y nos toca a nosotros guiarlos para que
sepan la diferencia, incluso sólo a nivel
académico, la diferencia entre los hechos,
el engaño y la opinión. Se trata de guiar.”
La orientación, por encima de todo,
puede muy bien ser la clave del éxito de
St. Mary’s. Guiar no sólo a sus estudiantes
a través de la doctrina católica de servicio
- haciéndolos conscientes de lo “mayor”
en sus vidas y la comunidad que les rodea, que infunde un sentido de desprendimiento que se remonta a las palabras de
JFK, “No preguntes lo que tu país puede
hacer por usted, pero lo que puedes hacer
por tu país”-- pero la orientación de la
escuela y la facultad en sí, consistente a
lo largo de los años, en la forma en que
abarca nuestro mundo cambiante de permanecer fiel a su misión, a sus familias, a
sus estudiantes y a su comunidad.
Sector in Texas. (Cubans who pass an inspection can enter the U.S. legally under
the Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966.)
4. Fewer Mexicans are migrating to
the U.S. today than in the past. In fact,
more Mexicans left than came to the
U.S since the end of the Great Recession. Between 2009 and 2014, 870,000
Mexican nationals left Mexico to come
to the U.S., down from the 2.9 million
who left Mexico for the U.S. between
1995 and 2000. Of those moving back
to Mexico, many cite family as the reason for their return. About 1 million
Mexican immigrants and their U.S.born children moved from the U.S. to
Mexico between 2009 and 2014, and
61% said they had done so to reunite
with family or to start a family, according to the 2014 Mexican National Survey of Demographic Dynamics.
5. More Mexicans now say life is
about the same in the U.S. and Mexico.
In 2015, 33% of Mexican adults said
life in the U.S. is neither better nor
worse than life in Mexico, up from 23%
who said this in 2007. Still, about half
of Mexican adults believe life is better in
the U.S. and 35% of Mexicans said they
would move to the U.S. if they had the
opportunity and means to do so, similar
shares as in 2009.
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reemplazo del
Calefaccion/Aire
acondicionado
Aislamento termico
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reemplazo del
calentador de agua
Instalacion ventilador
de techo
Reparacion o
reemplazo de puerta
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a leading General Acute Care facility providing a full range of inpatient
services including General Medical/
Surgical Care, High-Risk Obstetrics
and Neonatal Intensive Care, and
Pediatrics. In addition to the 196
bed Hospital, the medical campus
includes multiple facilities dedicated
to comprehensive outpatient services
operated through San Joaquin County
Clinics. San Joaquin County Clinics
support the Hospital’s Ambulatory
Care Network, including 11 provider
sites throughout San Joaquin County,
providing over 200,000 outpatient
clinic visits a year.
of Guillermina (Gina) Pantoja, RN,
IBCLC. Nurse Pantoja is board certified in lactation and speaks fluent
Spanish. She also leads the Hospital’s
weekly support group at the Family
Maternity Center.
To learn more about the importance of infant breastfeeding contact
the Hospital’s Breastfeeding Support Group. It’s open to all mothers
and babies. Find out more on the
Hospital’s website specifically for
breastfeeding support: http://www.
sjgeneral.org/serviceslaboranddeliverybreastfeeding.html
San Joaquin General Hospital is
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Cabezales de ducha
Termostato digital
Burletes
Bombillas LED
Reparacion o
reemplazo de ventana
(solo cristal)
Detectores de
monoxide de carbon y
humo
Pantallas de sombra
Para mas
informacion,
llame
209-468-0439.
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San Joaquin County’s Weatherization
Program provides these services
at no cost to renters or
homeowners who qualify.
EVEN IF YOUR HOME HAS BEEN
PREVIOUSLY WEATHERIZED,
YOU MAY STILL BE ELIGIBLE
FOR SERVICES!
Check the chart below to see
if you qualify for this free service:
2016 Income Guidelines
# People
in Home*
Annual
Income
Monthly
Income
1
$24,057.24
$2,004.77
2
$31,459.56
$2,621.63
3
$38,861.76
$3,238.48
4
$46,263.96
$3,855.33
*For households with more than 4 people, please call.
Programa de Climatizacion del
Condado de San Joaquin Proporciona
estos Servicios sin costo para
inquilinos o duenos de viviendas que
califican.
Incluso si su casa se ha
alclimatado previamente, usted
todavia puede ser elegible para
los servicios!
Consulte la tabla de abajo pare
ver si usted califica para este
servicio gratuito.
2016 Requisitos de Ingresos
# Personas
en el hogar*
Ingreso Anuale
Ingreso
Mensuale
1
$24,057.24
$2,004.77
2
$31,459.56
$2,621.63
3
$38,861.76
$3,238.48
4
$46,263.96
$3,855.33
*Para hogares con mas de 4 personals, llame.
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March 2016
Obama Should Battle Harder than Ever for Scalia Successor
Earl Ofari Hutchinson - NAM
GOP leaders led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell predictably wasted no time in swearing that
anyone who President Obama named
to replace the late Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia had zero chance of
being confirmed. McConnell saw no
contradiction in the fact that he had
no trouble voting to confirm Supreme
Court Anthony Kennedy to the high
court in 1988, Reagan’s final year in
office.
This points up the glaring truth
about a Supreme Court pick. It’s not
the choice of the president that’s the
issue but the president that makes the
choice. Obama’s two picks, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor, have been
justices are moderates that are fully
protective of civil rights, civil liberties,
and economic fairness. It’s a matter of
politics, ideology, race and gender that
have long trumped qualifications. The
first two names out the box that have
been near universally mentioned to
replace Scalia are textbook examples of
that. Sri Srinivasan, an Indian American, and Paul J. Watford, an AfricanAmerican, have legal qualifications
that are beyond impeccable. Both have
been confirmed for federal judgeships
with almost no dissent from the GOP
senators. But it’s one thing confirming
them for a judgeship among legions
of appellate judges and quite another
nominating one of them for one of
only nine spots on the Supreme Court.
Obama’s two prior picks caused no
ideological titanic shift on the court.
This one will. It has less to do with the
hard line conservatism of Scalia than
the nearly encased ideological decision
making that has roiled the court the
last three decades. It has gotten even
worse during the Obama years.
In the first five years under the chief
justice watch of conservative John Roberts the court issued conservative decisions in nearly 60 percent of the cases.
In the term that ended the year after
Obama took office in 2009, the percentage of conservative decisions shot
up to 65 percent. This was the largest
number of overt conservative political
decisions in over a half century.
When Roberts had the temerity to
cast the swing vote to uphold the Affordable Care Act conservatives read
him the riot act. This was a stern warning that justices are expected to tow a
rigid, conservative line on the court.
And any deviation from that would not
be tolerated. This was just a warm up
drill in the court’s war on Obama. The
heavy duty stuff is already on the docket this term the court majority’s rulings
in the big ticket issues of voting rights,
affirmative action, corporate and property rights, and union and environmental protections, and abortion. The court
has ruled against him in more than 60
percent of similar cases. In more than
a dozen cases in the last two years the
vote against him was 5 to 4.
It’s much more, though, than a case
of the justices voting their party labels.
In decades past, many Democratic and
Republican appointed justices have
scrapped party loyalties and based their
legal decisions solely on the merit of
the law, constitutional principles and
the public good. Thomas and the other
four are judicial horses of a different
color. The tip-off that they’d likely
vote their ideology rather than the law
came from George W. Bush. On the
presidential campaign trail in 2000,
Bush was asked if elected what kind of
judge he’d look for and nominate. He
didn’t hesitate. He pledged to appoint
“strict constructionists” to the court
and specifically named Thomas, Scalia
and William Rehnquist as the judges
that perfectly fit that description. By
then the three had already carved out a
hard line niche as three of the most reflexive, knee jerk, reactionary jurists to
grace the court in decades. Their votes
to torpedo, water down, eviscerate or
erode rights on all issues from abortion
to civil rights were so predictable they
could have been mailed in.
This go round GOP senators could
play for time and try to wait Obama
out by stalling confirmation of his
nominee in the year left he has in his
term. The hope is that a Republican
will bag the White House in 2016 and
pick one of their own ideologically
suited justices. Cruz was the first in the
door to vow to do just that. It would
be a naked hard edged play of political
football with a Supreme Court justice
nominee. That’s the way it’s been for
the past three decades, so it would be in
keeping with what politics and ideology has turned the court into. This is
all the more reason for Obama to fight
harder than ever for his nominee. The
two men of color that he’s tapped once
for judgeships are certainly picks that
are more than worth waging that battle
for the biggest legal prize of all.
Visionary Home Builders offering
Homebuyer Education Class
(Stockton, CA) Visionary Home
Builders is offering a Homebuyer
Education Class at their Homeownership Center on Saturday, March
12th. This one-day class reviews all
aspects of home purchase, including understanding credit scores and
good faith estimates, budget analysis, housing payment affordability,
and how to develop your home buying team.
The Homebuyer Education Class
satisfies the Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) requirement
for those interested in considering
a home through the Neighborhood
Stabilization Program. Visionary
Home Builders is a HUD Approved
“Housing Counseling Agency”.
A Class Registration Form is
available at Visionary Home Builders’ Homeownership Center located
in downtown Stockton at 315 N. San
Joaquin Street, or can be downloaded
- www.visionaryhomebuilders.org.
Pre-registration is mandatory. Classes
are held from 8:30am to 4:30pm each
Saturday.
For further information about
classes, please contact Carlos Almanza
at 209-466-6811 or visit the website
at www.visionaryhomebuilders.org.
Job Openings
Maintenance Worker
El Concilio has an opening for a Maintenance Worker with basic
knowledge and methods, practices, tools and materials used in the
building and maintenance trades. Must have graduated from an
accredited vocational training course or six months experience on a
semi-skilled level in at least one of the building trades. Maintenance
worker will perform a variety of semi-skilled tasks related to building
construction, installation, alteration, maintenance and repair of facilities
and equipment and may assist other workers in performing more
skilled work. $16.50 per hour
For consideration, please submit your cover letter, resume,
application, and supporting credentials/certifications via
email: asan@elconcilio.org
or fax: (209) 888-8320
or mail: 445 N. San Joaquin Street, Stockton, CA
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March 2016
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I’M A
PART
OF THE
PORT
The Port of Stockton imports more than 90%
of the fertilizer used in the Central Valley.
From supplying our farmers’ green thumbs to
our environmental efforts to keep Stockton
green, we’re always thinking of the city we
love. So even though Eileen may never handle
a crane or steer a ship, she’ll always be a big
part of the port.
Eileen Nichols, Partner, Victoria Island Farms
For more information
call 888.548.2287
or visit
portofstockton.com/part2
Chair Gary Christopherson, Vice Chair R. Jay Allen.
Commissioners Sylvester Aguilar, Elizabeth Blanchard,
Michael Patrick Duffy, Stephen Griffen, Victor Mow
and Port Director Richard Aschieris.
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