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SATURDAY, A GROUP OF LOCAL WOMEN
TAKE TIME OUT TO MENTOR HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM LOW INCOME
FAMILIES. THE PROGRAM IS CALLED
LINKS ACADEMY. IT'S A SATURDAY
SCHOOL TO
HELP STUDENTS PREPARE FOR THEIR
SAT'S AND OTHER COLLEGE PREP
17'S LONNI RIVERA JOINS US NOW
WITH MORE ON LINKS
ACADEMY.
WAKING UP EARLY ON A SATURDAY
MORNING MAY
BE EXPECTING A LOT FROM STUDENTS
AND ADULTS. BUT THE BAKERSFIELD
CHAPTER OF LINKS IS MAKING THIS
ACADEMY HAPPEN.
BRIGHT AND EARLY FOR CLASS..
PARTICIPATION IS EXPECTED ,
WHAT'S UNUSUAL ABOUT
THIS CLASSROOM IS ITS SATURDAY.
CURRENTLY I AM NUMBER ONE IN MY
CLASS WITH A 4.5 GPA
YOU KNOW HOW PARENTS MAKE YOU GO
IF MY BROTHER GOES, SO MY MOM
BASICALLY MADE ME COME IN THE
MORNING.THIS IS LINKS ACADEMY.
THERE'S MATH AND ENGLISH
AND AN ENRICHMENT LESSON. TODAY,
STUDENTS ARE
TRACING THE ORIGIN OF HIP HOP
AND RAP MUSIC BACK TO
AFRICA.
KNOWING WHERE EVERYTHING COMES
LETS YOU
KNOW THAT THESE BEATS AREN'T
CO
ARTISTS ARE INSPIRED
SOMETHING. INSTR
EVANS HAS
A MASTERS DEGREE IN AFRICAN
AMERICAN STUDIES. I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT TO KNOW BECAUSE
EVERYTHING HAS IT'S
ROOTS AND MUSIC CERTAINLY HAS
IT'S ROOTS
MUSIC HAS RO
WITH THE DRUM BEING
THEY'RE DISCUSSI
ARTI
THERE ARE DEEPER PARTS TO HIP
HOP
THAN WHAT WE SEE IN 2012.THE
ACADEMY ENCOURAGES
INTERACTION. THE ULTIMATE GOAL
IS MAKING SURE THE
STUDENTS ACE THEIR COLLEGE PREP
I'VE ENJOYED MYSELF ALL 4 YEARS
AND I AM HAPPY THAT MY MOM
PUSHED FOR ME TO COMESENIOR,
JORDAN ABLE WANTS TO BE A
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER. ESSIE DAVIS
IS RETIRED AFTER
TEACHING. SHE IS THE LINKS
ACADEMY PRIN
WE'VE LOOKED AT THE NUMBER OF
STUDENTS W
AVERAGES
HA
EDUCATION SHOULD BE ON A
IT.
THE LINKS ORGANIZATION NOR
PUTS THE WORD OUT
BY FLYERS IN SCHOOLS AND
CHUR
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN SIGNING
YOUR CHILD UP FOR THE LINKS
ACADEMY, YOU
CAN CALL 661- 831-4126. LIVE IN
THE NEWSROOM
LONNI RIVERA 17 NEWS.
DIABETES TO
THE BEAT OF A SCHOOL WIDE ZUMBA
NATS MUSIC, DANCING
THE JUNIOR DIABETES RESEARCH
FOUNDATION PARTNERED WITH THE
BAKERSFIELD CHAPTER OF THE LINKS
TO EDUCATE STUDENTS ABOUT
PREVENTING CHILDHOOD DIABETES.
60 MCKINLEY STUDENTS
PARTICIPATED IN
THE PROGRAM LAST MONTH AND
LEARNED ABOUT HEALTHY EATING AND
EXERCISE HABITS. TO CELEBRATE
THE END OF THE PROGRAM AT
MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,
STAFF AND STUDENTS
HELD A ZUMBA PARTY THIS MORNING.
6:44 "TO EDUCATE THE KIDS ABOUT
NOT BECOMING OBESE,
TO PHYSICALLY EXERCISE AND HAVE
HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES, GOES
HAND IN HAND WITH THE JDRF DANCE
FOR DIABETES CONCEPT."
STUDENTS ALSO SOLD SHOES AND
WRISTBANDS TO
HELP FUND A CURE FOR DIABETES.
TEN PERCENT
OF THE FUNDS RAISED WILL BE
DONATED BACK TO MCKINLEY SCHOOL.
[77123]ZUMBA-SOT
HOW DO YOU GET LOCAL
STUDENTS PUT ON THEIR DANCING
SHOES AND GOT MOVING..ALL TO
RAISE AWARENESS FOR CHILDHOOD
DIABETES.
THE DANCE OUT DIABETES EVENT
WAS HELD AT MCKINLEY
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THIS
MORNING.
THE JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH
FOUNDATION FORMED A
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
BAKERSFIELD CHAPTER OF THE
LINKS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS
ABOUT PREVENTING OBESITY AND
TYPE ONE AND TYPE TWO
DIABETES.
A ZUMBA PARTY WAS HELD TODAY
TO RAISE FUNDS FOR J-D-R-F.
STUDENTS HAVE ALSO BEEN
SELLING SHOES AND WRISTBANDS
TO RAISE MONEY FOR RESEARCH.
PERKINS-THOMAS SAYS THEIR GOAL
IS TO RAISE 15-HUNDRED
DOLLARS.
TEN PERCENT OF THE FUNDS
VERY SPECIAL PROGRAM RUNNING.
THE LINKS ACADEMY IS A
LEADERSHIP PROGRAM... THAT
TEACHES LOW INCOME AND INNER
CITY KIDS WHO TO
DO BETTER IN SCHOOL, HOW TO
REACH THEIR BIG DREAMS AND LIVE
A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.
AND THIS WEEKEND ... LINKS
INCORPORATED IS HOLDING AN EVENT
TO RAISE MONEY FOR THAT
PROGRAM... AND YOU'RE GUARANTEED
THE RED CARPET TREATMENT.
HERE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT IT...
JENNIFER FLOYD, PRESIDENT OF THE
LINKS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY.
THE TIME IS.... THE VOTES ARE
IN.
THE C-M-T MUSIC AWARDS WERE
LAST NIGHT..
IGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION.
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED AT THE
LINK'S INC. WALK THE RED
CARPET...
SECOND CHANCE PROM TODAY. THE
GOAL OF THE FUNDRAISER WAS
TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE
BAKERSFIELD CHAPTER OF
LINK'S ACADEMY FREE SATURDAY
SCHOOL... FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED
STUDENTS.
THE ACADEMY HELPS AT RISK
STUDENTS BY AIDING IN HIGH
SCHOOL SUCCESS, IMPROVING LIFE-
SKILLS AND ECOURAGING
HEALTHY LIFESTYLES. PROCEEDS
WILL BENEFIT THE
LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AND