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Entries from February 2007

Julian Union High School District 2006 API

February 25th, 2007 · No Comments

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# of Scores
2006 API
2005 API
# of Asians
2006 Asian API
2005 Asian API

Summit High Community Day

Redding (Ray) High (Continuation)

Eagles Peak Charter
2389
641
626
25

Julian High
154
767
726
1

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Julian Union Elementary School District 2006 API

February 25th, 2007 · No Comments

School Name
# of Scores
2006 API
2005 API
# of Asians
2006 Asian API
2005 Asian API

Julian Elementary
201
804
835
0

Julian Junior High
95
752
743
0

Julian Charter
1041
717
722
19

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Jamul-Dulzura Union Elementary School District 2006 API

February 25th, 2007 · No Comments

School Name # of Scores 2006 API 2005 API # of Asians 2006 Asian API 2005 Asian API
Greater San Diego Academy 187 715 720 3
Jamul Primary 186 802 787 3
Jamul Intermediate 223 821 760 4
Oak Grove Middle 455 764 762 3

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In Search of Roots

February 18th, 2007 · No Comments

As a child, Chinese New Year was a time to receive red envelopes (红包) and eat sticky rice cake (年糕) or nian gao. It is quite easy to be a child during Chinese New Year. However, what about the adults? Whatever customs we picked up, if any, from our parents, one day, [...]

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Tags: China · Chinese Culture · Family · Immigration

Learning Chinese Language Online

February 12th, 2007 · No Comments

A friend introduced me to ChinesePod, a website that offers free Mandarin Chinese lessons online. You have the option of listening to each daily lesson online or downloading the podcast to your iPod for later listening. Each lesson offers a conversation between a Chinese and English speaker. The lessons seem suited for an [...]

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