Sacramento High Students Will Present Biophotonics Findings to UC Davis Researchers, June 20, 2008
St. HOPE Announces Kevin Johnson Transition from CEO Role to Pursue Mayoral Bid, June 13, 2008
Sacramento High School Continues to Make Tremendous Academic Strides, May 22, 2008
Sacramento Charter High School Hit by State Budget Crisis Press Release and Statement, May 9, 2008
St.
HOPE Praises Rising Test Scores, College Acceptances at Sac
High, April 23, 2008
Kevin Johnson to receive John R. Wooden Lifetime Achievement Award, February 19, 2008
St. HOPE Public Schools Elects New Chairman of the Board, January 22, 2008
New York State Education Department Approves St. HOPE Charter Petition, January 15, 2008
St. HOPE Charts Course for National Expansion December 12, 2007
Triumph Center for Early Childhood Education Opens Its Doors to Oak Park October 18, 2007
SHPS Students Spend Time With Nobel Peace Laureate October 8, 2007
SHPS Submits Charter Petition for First Expansion Site October 8, 2007
Exhibition highlighting civil war and human rights violations in El Salvador opens at 40 Acres Art Gallery October 1, 2007
St. HOPE Board of Director Confirmed as New Chancellor for Washington, D.C.
Public Schools July 12, 2007
St. HOPE Pipeline Newsletter
November 8, 2007 - Vol VI. No. 1
November 15, 2007 - Vol VI. No 2
November 22, 2007 - Vol VI. No 3
November 29, 2007 - Vol VI. No 4
December 6, 2007 - Vol VI. No 5
December 15, 2007 - Vol VI. No 6
December 20, 2007 - Vol VI. No 7
January 11, 2008 - Vol. VI No. 8
January 25, 2008 - Vol. VI No. 9
February 12, 2008 - Vol. VI No. 10
February 21, 2008 - Vol. VI No. 11
March 10, 2008 - Vol. VI No. 12
April 2, 2008 - Vol. VI No. 13
April 23, 2008 - Vol. VI No. 14
May 14, 2008 - Vol. VI No. 15
May 30, 2008 - Vol. VI No. 16
Featured News Articles
The Sacramento Bee-"Kids, parents pitch in as Oak Park charter school gets results"
By Deepa Ranganathan
November 27, 2005
Now in its third year, PS7 is part of a fledgling movement to turn education into a marketplace with many sellers. Charter schools, advocates argue, create options for families who can't afford private school - and in the process, force district schools to compete for students.
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Sacramento Bee-"Youth credits Hood Corps for new focus"
By Ralph Montaño
July 7, 2005
Jimmy Haynie, 19, is a member of the Neighborhood Corps at St. HOPE Academy, 3400 Third Ave. in Oak Park.
Nicknamed "Hood Corps," the inner-city volunteer program seeks to educate and train men and women to become civic leaders through community service.
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The Sacramento Bee-"High Spirits"
By Erika Chavez
June 11, 2004
Sacramento High School students had waited all year for this, the final week of school at a revamped campus that many wrote off before it even opened its doors last fall.
Students gleefully engaged in senior pranks, including "stealing" a principal's Mini Cooper on Monday, leaving a tiny toy replica in its place.
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People Magazine-"Rebound Artist"
By Alex Tresniowski, Ron Arias
December 15, 2003
Standing up to seven-footers shaped like cement mixers? Not a problem for Kevin Johnson, who at a relatively runty 6'1" and 190 lbs. was one of the scrappiest players in the NBA. But going toe-to-toe with some kid's dad at a high school board meeting? "At one point, a parent practically got physical with Mr. Johnson," says Allen Young, a principal at California's Sacramento High School. "Those meetings were like the World Wrestling Federation."
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The Sacramento Bee-"Stage presence"
By Fahizah Alim
April 30, 2003
Antoine Burks came to California five years ago looking for a career as a playwright.
Fate rewrote his script when Kevin Johnson, Sacramento revitalization impresario and former NBA All-Star, gave Burks the opportunity to manage the restoration and operation of Oak Park's historic Guild Theater.
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Sacramento Business Journal-"Ambitious Oak Park project taking off"
By Mark Anderson
July 20, 2001
A nonprofit led by a former NBA all-star is preparing to start work on a major renovation of the historic center of Oak Park, bringing in businesses, offices and excitement that the area hasn't seen in decades.
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