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Let's Go @Dodgers For Game 6 Tonight Of The #WorldSeries2020... And Tomorrow, October 28th, Don't Forget To Share This Tweet At Your Local @TacoBell For A FREE @Doritos Los Taco Courtesy Of @MookieBetts For Stealing A Base This World Series!!!

Happy Halloween CATCH Prep Scholars & Families: Don't forget to check your mailbox at home today and tomorrow for CATCH Prep's McDonald's Arch Card pre-loaded with a full meal on the card. We hope you'll find this Halloween Treat, courtesy of CATCH Prep, useful this time of year.

From Maycomb to Minneapolis, #BLACKLIVESMATTER . And this Summer #CATCHprep students will explore themselves and their communities through the lens of Harper Lee’s TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. His name was: Tom Robinson His name was: George Floyd... catchhighschool.com/summer2020

Juneteenth has never been a celebration of victory, or an acceptance of the way things are. It's a celebration of progress. It's an affirmation that despite the most painful parts of our history, change is possible: and there is still much work to do. President Barack Obama

"This is a year of adaptation" --- So says Hadassah Johnson in her Valedictorian Speech to her fellow graduates. Hadassah will be continuing her education at Grand Canyon University in the Fall. #CATCHprep #ClassOf2020

Here they are -->> Please enjoy these Senior Superlatives as voted on by Graduating 12th graders. #CATCHprep #ClassOf2020

Have ideas on how we should REOPEN school next year? Just take 5 minutes to complete the following survey (wearecat.ch/reopen) in English or Spanish (http://wearecat.ch/reopenSP) and have your voice heard and perspective included.

I CAN'T BREATHE, BUT I CAN HEAR YOU. For anybody that knows me, or has ever attended a meeting, an assembly, or even a graduation at CATCH Prep, you’ve heard me say the following: I started my life in Segregation. I was born in The South in 1950, and I stand before you as a product of hard work, a little luck, and a college education. In other words, Take It From Me... Take it from me, CATCH Community: The violence, looting, and intentional agitation in the streets of Los Angeles, and across the country, this weekend are not the solution to the endless killing of unarmed Black men, or the systemic racism communities of color continue to experience 50+ years after the Civil Rights Movement. Take it from me: When the dust settles, if there aren’t politicians, police chiefs, and policy makers with agendas for change, we’ll find ourselves right back where we started on June 19, 1865 Juneteenth Freedom Day for enslaved African-Americans. Take it from me: There are two ways that we can move things forward. The ballot box . And a commitment to education . Both, create access to economic, social, and political opportunities that simply wouldn’t exist otherwise. As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. pointed out to Mike Wallace during an interview in 1966 (when I was the same age as many of our students), A riot is the language of the unheard. So make them hear you. With your vote. And your diploma. And your Bachelor’s degree. And the people you elect to be mayor. And the folks you empower at your job as a lawyer, a judge, or a journalist. And if you can’t take it from me, take it from someone you trust. Someone who knows. And someone who’s proven to you they care about justice and change. About Philando and Stephon. Breonna Taylor. George Floyd. Maybe a parent. Or a grandparent. A teacher, or coach, or mentor. Or maybe you prefer taking it from a president. In which case, you can do that too. Just click HERE or on the mural below. Like President Barack Obama, I recognize that these past few months have been hard and dispiriting. And like him, I believe that we can take effective action to make this moment a turning point. Through education and the ballot box. In the words of our 44th President, Let’s Get To Work! In Change, Patricia Smith Founder & Executive Director https://www.catchhighschool.com//i-cant-breathe-but-i-can-