Students get plugged in

YMCA participants at Davis Magnet School in Costa Mesa are now plugged into a whole new way to learn and have fun.

The Davis Magnet School YMCA Afterschool Program was awarded a $5,000 grant from AT&T; for a new computer lab.

The Central Orange Coast YMCA and AT&T; executives held a “plugging in” ceremony Thursday afternoon in the new lab.

Davis is the first magnet school in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District’s history, and is geared toward math, science and technology.

The on-campus YMCA provides before- and after-school care.

“The children will really benefit from having the computers available to complete assignments, and we are also able to supplement our curriculum and activities with educational games and computer literacy clubs,” said Bernadette Alvarez, the director at the center. “We are grateful to AT&T; for their support.”

— Candice Baker