The saying, “It takes a village to raise a child” has become a clich?. Nevertheless, a monthly noontime meeting in the Carlsbad Village proves that adage to be true.
The Carlsbad Unified School District is happy to be a part of a school and community organization called Youth Enrichment Services, or YES. The spirited, solution-seeking effort began in 1993 after a shooting at a San Diego high school galvanized municipal, police and school officials around the county to establish community action groups.
Carlsbad's original YES gathering included charter members who continue to remain involved, such as co-founders Ofie Escobedo from the Carlsbad Barrio, Linda Ledesma from the Carlsbad Police Department and school officials like Poinsettia Principal Steve Ahle. As time went on, other CUSD staff, board members and students joined the effort, as have representatives of the city, churches and local agencies.
The goal of YES is to create a positive environment that helps our youth flourish and grow, and to support organizations that help kids resist negative influences. One of the early accomplishments was creating a teen parent program that allows Carlsbad High School students to bring their babies to school.
Currently, CUSD's Student Services Specialist Rosemary Eshelman serves as the district liaison to YES. Speaking of the growing, strong network of collaboration among people who care, Eshelman enjoys being a driving force for positive outcomes.
“YES helps us put a safety net in place for young people in our community,” Eshelman said.
The feeling at the meetings is that although participants come from different backgrounds and cultures and are at different ages and stages of our lives, for this one hour, we can focus on a single purpose: committing to a community environment in which all youths have the opportunity to make positive, responsible and successful choices.
Maybe the old adage needs to be revised to say, “It takes the Carlsbad Village to raise a child.”
YES meetings are held at noon on the third Wednesday of the month at the Harding Community Center, 3096 Harding St., Carlsbad. For more information, call Rosemary Eshelman at (760) 331-5021.
CUSD responds to state fiscal emergency
Last January, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state fiscal emergency. He proposed drastic budget cuts in state spending, incorporating a potential 10 percent across-the-board cut to state programs, including education.
For information on CUSD's three-pronged approach in response to the fiscal emergency, visit www.carlsbadusd.k12.ca.us.
The Carlsbad Unified School District is happy to be a part of a school and community organization called Youth Enrichment Services, or YES. The spirited, solution-seeking effort began in 1993 after a shooting at a San Diego high school galvanized municipal, police and school officials around the county to establish community action groups.
Carlsbad's original YES gathering included charter members who continue to remain involved, such as co-founders Ofie Escobedo from the Carlsbad Barrio, Linda Ledesma from the Carlsbad Police Department and school officials like Poinsettia Principal Steve Ahle. As time went on, other CUSD staff, board members and students joined the effort, as have representatives of the city, churches and local agencies.
The goal of YES is to create a positive environment that helps our youth flourish and grow, and to support organizations that help kids resist negative influences. One of the early accomplishments was creating a teen parent program that allows Carlsbad High School students to bring their babies to school.
Currently, CUSD's Student Services Specialist Rosemary Eshelman serves as the district liaison to YES. Speaking of the growing, strong network of collaboration among people who care, Eshelman enjoys being a driving force for positive outcomes.
“YES helps us put a safety net in place for young people in our community,” Eshelman said.
The feeling at the meetings is that although participants come from different backgrounds and cultures and are at different ages and stages of our lives, for this one hour, we can focus on a single purpose: committing to a community environment in which all youths have the opportunity to make positive, responsible and successful choices.
Maybe the old adage needs to be revised to say, “It takes the Carlsbad Village to raise a child.”
YES meetings are held at noon on the third Wednesday of the month at the Harding Community Center, 3096 Harding St., Carlsbad. For more information, call Rosemary Eshelman at (760) 331-5021.
CUSD responds to state fiscal emergency
Last January, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state fiscal emergency. He proposed drastic budget cuts in state spending, incorporating a potential 10 percent across-the-board cut to state programs, including education.
For information on CUSD's three-pronged approach in response to the fiscal emergency, visit www.carlsbadusd.k12.ca.us.