According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, the recommended national standard should be one full-time school nurse per school.
Here in Irvine, there are only 21 FTE (full-time equivalent) school nurses to cover 43 schools. That’s a problem, especially in the middle of a global pandemic.
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A few weeks ago, Sunmeet Singh and Kevin Waterman, both graduates of Foothill High School and current Irvine Valley College (IVC) students, had an idea about starting a program to salvage food that otherwise would be going to waste.
With such a large percentage of people in the U.S. — and here locally — facing food insecurity, they wanted to find a way to help. That’s how the “Good Apple Initiative” was created.
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Unelected Mayor Christina Shea and unelected Councilman Michael Carroll — both on the Nov. 3rd City election ballot — are required by State law to include the word Appointed in their ballot designations. The law requires that voters are informed that the positions Shea and Carroll now hold in Irvine City government came by way of controversial political appointment and not through an election by the people.
Shea is complying with State law, running as “Appointed Irvine Mayor.” But Carroll, who is a lawyer, refused to put Appointed in his ballot designation.
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Irvine resident, David Gima is a 9th-grader who will be attending Northwood High School this fall. He’s also working towards becoming an Eagle Scout. For his Eagle project, David coordinated a successful food drive in the Park Paseo and Canyon Creek communities.
David’s goal was to collect 1,000 pounds of food. He and his team ended up collecting 3,763 pounds!
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The City of Irvine has launched a new series of summer camps for kids and teens! There’s...
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