St. Hope

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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