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The View From Here: A Year At Encina

 

1,100 students. 21 languages. 56 teachers. Encina Preparatory (6-12) High School serves families who come from around the world and across the street. Over one school year we explore culture, resilience, challenges and change in suburban Sacramento.

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One School. One Year.

Explore culture, resilience, challenges and change in a suburban Sacramento high school, where many of the students speak a language other than English.

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Art, Journalism And Community Engagement Come Together In 'Passion And Perseverance: A Year At Encina' Exhibit

March 8, 2018

Homelessness, immigration, hunger, income inequality. These critical issues facing California all converge at Sacramento’s Encina Preparatory High School. CapRadio’s yearlong reporting on the school is now an exhibition at the California Museum.

Breaking A Chain

July 7, 2017 | Andrew Nixon

Principal Richard Judge wants to make a difference. He transferred to Encina Preparatory 6-12 High School to work with students with whom he could have the most impact.

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Insight

A Year At Encina: A Retrospective On Insight

July 6, 2017

Following Capital Public Radio’s year-long documentary Year at Encina, multimedia producer Andrew Nixon and Coordinator of Community Schools at Encina Prep Barry Roth discuss the project.

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It’s Not Always About The Meal

June 27, 2017 | Marnette Federis

Encina High School’s Cafeteria Supervisor Deborah Luman doesn’t just dole out breakfast and lunch to students. Sometimes, she also gives out advice and hugs.

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First Year

June 14, 2017 | Andrew Nixon

The first year at a new school can be challenging for students. Katie Silaj is finding out it’s the same for teachers.

At Home At School

June 6, 2017 | Andrew Nixon

Marteya Wright sees a bright future for herself. She just needs to graduate first.

Representing The Hijabi Muslim Girl

May 11, 2017 | Andrew Nixon

Adian Al-Maliki sees wearing her hijab as a responsibility. She wants others to know what that means.

Basketball Game Unites Diverse Encina Community

May 4, 2017 | Steve Milne

Encina Preparatory High School students may have cultural differences with alumni who attended in the 1960s and '70s when the neighborhood was more affluent. But ever year they get together to play a basketball game - the school's biggest fundraiser.

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A Year At Encina: Storytelling Project

April 5, 2017

The staff and students of Encina Preparatory High School deal with extraordinary challenges on a daily basis. Through the #YearAtEncina storytelling project, they share their hopes, dreams and struggles at school and in life.

A Bigger Life

March 30, 2017 | Andrew Nixon

Elias Blessett is looking for a bigger life. He sees education as his way there.

 

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Thought-provoking first-person documentaries and digital stories inspire us to learn, understand and respond. We build stronger communities with artful, relevant storytelling that connects us to each other's experiences, challenges and dreams.

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