2007 OKC Memorial Marathon Relay Teams

SIS Power Rangers (competing)
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1st Leg – 10km/6.2 miles :: Lindy
2nd Leg – 5km/3.1 miles :: Benson
3rd Leg – 12km/7.6 miles :: J.R.
4th Leg – 5km/3.1 miles :: Carlo
5th Leg – 10km/6.2 miles :: Susan


SIS Voltron Force (competing)
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1st Leg – 10km/6.2 miles :: Marilyn
2nd Leg – 5km/3.1 miles :: Daniela
3rd Leg – 12km/7.6 miles :: Firew
4th Leg – 5km/3.1 miles :: Juan Carlos
5th Leg – 10km/6.2 miles :: Rod


SIS Globetrotters (running)
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1st Leg – 10km/6.2 miles :: Ali
2nd Leg – 5km/3.1 miles :: Janet
3rd Leg – 12km/7.6 miles :: Monty
4th Leg – 5km/3.1 miles :: Kat
5th Leg – 10km/6.2 miles :: Mignon

Looking at Education

Here is an article about Uganda's Secondary Education Plan

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What are your thoughts on education- it could be anything on education. What jumped out of the article for me was this statement,

"But students will repeat classes at their own cost"

Would that bring about a sense of responsibility in students and parents? Or is this a way for the system to weed out lesser-performing students?

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Here is an article about enviornmental education.

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Enviornmental education as a core-requirement? What's your take on it? I don't think it would be able to take off until it reaches a critical-awareness level among the general population. However, the same argument can be made for the beginnings of diversity education. Some people say we need it, some say otherwise.

Welcome Back, Rangers!

Here is a photo recap of 2005-2006. What can you write on the SIS blog? Anything SIS-related or anything on global issues. In the past, we've done article/event analysis and simply shared our thoughts. It's been a great way to learn from each other, as well as a great way for Alumni to keep in touch.

If you've never been here before, take a minute and look through some of the past postings.

Enjoy.

Peace Maker

"A videogame to promote peace"

MSNBC Article

Peace Maker website

It's an interesting concept that attempts to simulate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The goal is to obtain and maintain peace- a stark departure from today's conventional games. Every action has an effect on the game.

I think this is a wonderful way of educating and bringing about a different approach to the ongoing conflict. If the game is as engaging as the creators envision it to be, the success of it would open the door for more "serious games" to be created.

Anthony Soltero

The below was received and copied from an email. The best way to find additional information is to do a news search for 'Anthony Soltero'.

Our prayers and condolences to the family.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NEWS CONFERENCE
Sunday, April 9, 2006
12:00 p.m.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
710 S. Sultana Ave., Ontario, CA 91761


Louise Corales, whose 14 year-old son, Anthony Soltero, died on April 1 after committing suicide, will speak to the community and ask for a prayer for her son this Sunday, following the 11:00 a.m. mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Ontario, California.

Eighth grader Anthony Soltero shot himself through the head on Thursday, March 30, after the assistant principal at De Anza Middle School told him that he was going to prison for three years because of his involvement as an organizer of the March 28 school walk-outs to protest the anti-immigrant legislation in Washington. The vice principal also forbade Anthony from attending graduation activities and threatened to fine his mother for Anthonys truancy and participation in the student protests.

Anthony was learning about the importance of civic duties and rights in his eighth grade class. Ironically, he died because the vice principal at his school threatened him for speaking out and exercising those rights, Ms. Corales said today. I want to speak out to other parents, whose children are attending the continuing protests this week. We have to let the schools know that they cant punish our children for exercising their rights.

Anthonys death is likely the first fatality arising from the protests against the immigration legislation being considered in Washington, D.C. Anthony, who was a very good student at De Anza Middle School in the Ontario-Montclair School District, believed in justice and was passionate about the immigration issue. He is survived by his mother, Louise Corales, his father, a younger sister, and a baby brother.

Ms. Corales will speak to the community after mass on Sunday, April 9, 2006 at 12:00 p.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. She will ask for a prayer for Anthony, whose funeral and burial are scheduled for Monday, April 10 in Long Beach, where he was born.


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