By Cassie M. Coder, new CASA graduate

Last year I read an article in The Mountain Enterprise asking for volunteers to read with second graders at Frazier Park Elementary School for one hour a week.

It soon became the favorite part of my week. At the time, I didn’t realize I would be reading with the same four children each week for the entire school year.

The experience changed me. These kids thrived under the direct…

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The Honorable Louie L. Vega is the Kern County Juvenile Court judge who swore in CASA graduate Cassie M. Coder with CASA Executive Director Colleen A. McGauley. The ceremony took place on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Two of the 17 volunteers were from the Mountain Communities.

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This is part of the August 14, 2015 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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