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Media Advisory: Dolores Huerta Elementary School Celebrates New Name With Namesake Civil Rights Activist Dolores Huerta Elementary School will celebrate its new name with SFUSD and City leaders, students and families, community members, and its
WHAT
Dolores Huerta Elementary School will celebrate its new name with SFUSD and City leaders, students and families, community members, and its namesake — labor leader and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta — in attendance. The SF Board of Education unanimously approved the school’s name change on Aug. 28, 2018.
WHEN/WHERE
Friday, May 17 / 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Dolores Huerta Elementary School / 65 Chenery Street
Media, please RSVP to Laura Dudnick at (415) 730-0314 or dudnickl@sfusd.edu.
WHO
Civil rights activist Dolores Huerta
SFUSD Superintendent Dr. Vincent Matthews
SF Board of Education Vice President Mark Sanchez
Dolores Huerta Elementary Principal Luis Rodriguez
SF Supervisor Ahsha Safai
WHY
Dolores Huerta has dedicated her life to fighting for the civil and human rights of those who are oppressed or disenfranchised. Along with Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta co-founded the United Farm Workers and helped organize the Delano grape strike in 1965. She is also credited with coining the phrase “Sí, se puede.” Dolores Huerta Elementary School is the second K-12 SFUSD school named after a Latinx person (the other is Cesar Chavez Elementary School).
AUDIO/VISUAL
Following speeches by SFUSD and City leaders, students will perform and present a gift to Dolores Huerta.
ABOUT DOLORES HUERTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Founded circa 1864, Dolores Huerta Elementary School, formerly known as Fairmount Elementary, has educated generations of San Francisco children and, by many accounts, established the first Parent Teacher Association in the state of California. The school has a long history of providing excellent academic opportunities through its schoolwide Spanish Dual Immersion Program, beginning with 80% of instruction in Spanish in kindergarten and decreasing to 50% by 5th grade. Dolores Huerta serves around 400 students in pre-kindergarten through 5th grade, including English learners, bilingual students, and English proficient students.
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