Eureka High School Hosts 2nd Annual Autism Awareness Walk/Run

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Published: Wednesday, April 12, 2017

The Service Learning EAST Class at Eureka High School, organized and hosted the 2nd annual Autism Awareness Walk/Run, with all donations benefiting Humboldt County's F.A.A.N. (Families Advocating for Autism awareness Now). This event was created last year by EHS student, Aly Thompson, and continued this year by senior Katie Conley. Katie and her team set their goal for donations at $10,000 ($3,000 more than last year). Kaileigh Williams of FAAN reported that this year's total is $12,948.76! Team "Aidan and Brayden" collected the most pledges with $4,136.25. Participant Emily Lewis collected the most as an individual, with $2,810. The most laps completed was 51 laps by Eric Montgomery. If you would like to donate to FAAN, visit their website at http://humboldtfaan.org

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Applications Now Being Accepted for Fall Half-Day Preschool Programs

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Published: Friday, April 7, 2017

Beginning in April 2017, our Eureka City Schools Preschool programs will begin accepting applications for the 2017-18 school-year half day state preschool programs. Winzler is recognized nationally for providing an excellent, play-based preschool education. Winzler is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

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Measure S Progress at Eureka City Schools

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Published: Wednesday, March 29, 2017

In November of 2014, voters within the boundaries of Eureka City Schools (ECS) showed their support for the next generation of Eureka by passing Measure S, a $49.75 million dollar bond. Since the passage, ECS has been working hard to put those dollars to work, including looking to Sacramento for matching funds to help the bond dollars go further.

When Measure S was placed on the ballot, ECS had a list of projects we said would be addressed. We are on track to complete the list of projects and wanted to provide an update on our progress, including projects that have been finalized and those we have started or are close to starting.

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