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April 2011
On April 16, 2011, nearly 200
people gathered to celebrate the
25th anniversary of the
Humanities and International
Studies Program housed at C. K.
McClatchy High School. Current
and alumni parents, current and
retired staff, community
supporters and nearly 60 alumni
enjoyed a beautiful spring
evening and toasted the success
of HISP and those students who
have passed through the program.
We asked those alumni in
attendance to let us know what
they have been doing since
graduating from the program.
Below is a summary of the
responses we received:
They continued their
studies at:
- Brown University
- Cal Poly San
Luis Obispo
- Columbia
University
- CSU Chico
- CSU Fresno
- CSU Sacramento
- Harvard
University
- National
University
- UC Berkeley
- UC Berkeley
Goldman School of
Public Policy
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- UC Davis
- UC Los Angeles
- UC San Diego
- UC Santa Cruz
- University of
the Pacific, Thomas
J. Long School of
Pharmacy and Health
Sciences
- University of
Capetown
- University of
Texas, Austin
- University of
the Pacific, Gladys
L. Benerd School of
Education
- Willamette
University
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Where
they obtained:
A bachelor’s
degree in:
- American studies
- communication
design
- communications
- economics
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- education
- ethnic studies
- journalism
- public health
and policy
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A master’s
degree in:
- curriculum and
instruction
- education
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- social work
- business
administration (MBA)
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As well as:
- a teaching
credential
- an
administrative
credential
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- a juris
doctorate (J.D.)
- a doctorate in
education (Ed.D)
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Then they went to work
doing interesting things in a
wide variety of fields. Many
ended up in education and
government.
Education:
- principal of
Sequoia Elementary
School in Rosemont
- teacher
- high school
teacher (mathematics
specialist)
- history-social
studies teacher
- high school math
teacher at Sheldon
High School in Elk
Grove
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- social science
teacher at Franklin
High School
- high school teacher
- staff for UC
Davis resolving
student conduct
issues
- education
programs consultant
for the California
Department of
Education serving as
the statewide
coordinator for the
AVID program
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Government:
- legislative
staff for California
state senators
- staff to
Governor of
California
- legislative
director of the
California State
Assembly
- social worker
for Sacramento
County Child
Protective Services
- press and policy
staff for Governors
Schwarzenegger and
Brown
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- staff for the
California Community
Colleges
Chancellor’s Office
specializing in
governmental
relations, research,
and planning
- policy and
program analyst for
the California
Prison Health Care
Services
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Private
sector, the arts, and more:
- ballerina
- civilian staff
at Sacramento Police
Department
- nanny
- investment company’s
human resources
staffer
- IT manager for
Catholic Healthcare
West
- employee of
Price Waterhouse
Coopers
- vice president
of finance at a
venture capital firm
- finance and
insurance industry
positions
- political
campaign staffer
college admissions
consultant
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- graphic designer
- landscape
architect
specializing in
ecosystem
restoration
- clinical
psychologist
- program manager
at the Center for
Multicultural
Cooperation
overseeing the
California Voices
program
- AmeriCorps
member specializing
in fundraising and
development
- American Red
Cross staff member
- vice president
of the Analysis
Group specializing
in economic
litigation
- director of
development for a
sustainable
agriculture
nonprofit
- writer for a
website about
baseball, past and
present
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Their lives are full—raising great
kids, spending time with family,
traveling, running marathons and
half-marathons, and fostering
greyhounds.
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