Every year at graduation, Puente recognizes those High School students who work at Puente during their school years. Last night, 7 graduates of the Pescadero High School Class 2011 received the “Youth Bridges Award”.

Congratulations to the following graduates and their families for such accomplishment:

Ricardo Cabrera, Jose Castro, Elizabeth Flores, Barbara Guzman, Hector Lopez, Mariela Lopez and Raul Rodriguez.

A group of families from Half Moon Bay visited Puente and toured Pescadero with Kerry Lobel, Puente’s Executive Director.

This group of parents and their children meet regularly to learn about opportunities and challenges in the South Coast. During this trip, they learned about Puente’s work, about the food that is locally produced, about the importance of consuming local produce, and about those producing it and harvesting it.

The group gained appreciation on how food gets to their table. Gemma McCluney, age 9 commented enthusiastically about their trip to Puente “It was really fun”.

If you are interested in a tour with Kerry please contact Tricia Dell, Puente’s Development Director at (650) 879-1691 ext. 148.

Twice a week, students of Pescadero Elementary School and their parents received homework, reading and math support from Puente’s Youth Staff tutors.

Last week, this group ended their meetings for the school year 2010-2011. Students, parents and tutors were recognized for their hard work.

Puente is very appreciative of the work of Rachel Moody, Learning Center Coordinator; Josh Crockett, Migrant Education Program Coordinator; and Martina Tello, San Mateo County Librarian.

Funding for this program is partially provided by the San Mateo County Library System.