3/11/08
Immigrant populations on the rise in local schools
English learners make up 51 percent of Rock Creek
By Jenifer Gee, Journal Staff Writer

Jenifer Gee/Christina Agee, left, Placer Adult School teacher, helps Angela Barajas study for her citizenship test. A citizenship class is one of many classes offered to immigrant and English learners in the county.
Angela Barajas, an outgoing and bubbly teacher’s aide at Placer High School, doesn’t want to remain silent any more.

She wants her opinion and, more importantly, her vote to count.

“I want to make a difference,â€