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San Manuel Tribe Gives San Bernardino County High School O$3,000,000 Athletic Facility
n February 22nd the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians and San Bernardino City Uni ed School District announced that the San Manuel tribe would begin the construction of a three million dollar, state-of-the-art athletic facility for San
Gorgonio High School. e project began in March with expected completion in mid 2007.
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“San Gorgonio High School has been a pillar of our community for 40 years,” said Chairman Deron Marquez of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians.
“We are pleased to be able to give back to the school that made a signi cant
“ e school District is eager to work in concert with the tribe to enhance the overall quality of education and the educational experience for students, faculty, sta and parents of San Gorgonio High School,”
our sports program. But, more than that, it will give our students opportunities they wouldn’t otherwise have and give us another area to hold school and community events.”
e school district and tribe enjoy a long-standing relationship of cooperative programs, such as the California Indian Cultural Awareness Conference and intramural sports, which contribute to the social and cultural development of youth in the shared communities. e San Manuel Band of Mission Indians shares a commitment to quality education like other local governments and has provided nancial contributions and sponsorships to UCLA, California State San Bernardino and a host of local schools over the years.
e San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians own and operate San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino in Highland, near San Bernardino, California.
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impact in the lives of our tribal citizens, employees and their families.”
“The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians shares a commitment to quality education like other local governments and has provided financial contributions and
District Superintendent Dr. Arturo Delgado said.
San Gorgonio High School educates more than 3,000 San Bernardino and Highland students in grades 9–12. e school recently received a bronze-level School of
e project will be
completed in two phases.
Phase I track and eld will
allow for 2006 graduation
ceremonies, and will also
commemorate the school’s State San Bernardino and a host of Achievement award for
40th anniversary celebration. e full scope of the gift includes an all-weather
sponsorships to UCLA, California local schools over the years.”
meeting all of its Academic Performance Index (API) targets.
track and eld, auxiliary buildings that will house lockerrooms,snackbarsforhomeandvisitingteams, training rooms for the student athletes, ticket sales, stadium lights and bleachers with a press box.
“I’m just very grateful for this generous donation. We appreciate all of the support from the San Manuel tribe,” San Gorgonio Principal Sandy
Robbins said. “It will de nitely add to the quality of
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