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SAUSD E-Blast for March 23, 2018
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The weekly e-blast is designed to keep the Santa Ana Unified School District Community informed of district and educational information, recognitions, opportunities, and resources. Please feel free to share with others
who
are not on the SAUSD distribution list.
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CLOSE TO 1,000 KINDERGARTENERS GET A JUMP START ON COLLEGE PLANNING DURING 25TH ANNUAL KINDER CAMINATA AT SANTA ANA COLLEGE
It is never too early to plant the seed in the minds of children about the benefits of attending and graduating from college. And that's just what the Santa Ana Unified School District and Santa Ana College aimed to do during the 25th Annual Kinder Caminata, held on March 16, 2018 at Santa Ana College.
Close to 1,000 kindergarten students participated in this year's event, including
Diamond, Edison, Greenville, Heroes, Lowell, Monte Vista, Pio Pico, Romero-Cruz, Washington, and Wilson elementary schools.
Through hands-on demonstrations and exhibits, kindergarteners were introduced to career opportunities that require a college education. Career booths introduced youngsters to a wide range of career choices from nursing to library science, public safety, fire safety, mathematics, and being a congressman. To view photos from the event, click here.
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TAFT HOSTS THIRD ANNUAL DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING RESOURCE FAIR
The Third Annual Deaf and Hard of Hearing Resource Fair took place March 14, 2018 at Taft Elementary School. Dozens of families turned out at the event to receive information from an array of vendors representing organizations, special service programs and colleges and universities that serve and support students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Students were also able to enjoy an afternoon of fun activities, including magic shows, face painting and a photo booth. To view photos from the event, click here.
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SPEECH AND DEBATE WINNERS ARE HEADED TO FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
SAUSD had another fantastic Speech and Debate Tournament on March 10, 2018
with competitions at the elementary and intermediate level. The top two winners of each category at the intermediate level advanced to the National Competition that will be held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida this summer.
This will be the second year that SAUSD students participate at the national level. Our first place winner was Advanced Learning Academy followed by Sierra (second), MacArthur Fundamental (third) and Lathrop (fourth). Barbara Hogan of Advanced Learning Academy was selected Coach of the Year.
Thanks to the continuous support of the Kiwanis Club of Santa Ana and other community supporters for partnering with the District to make Speech and Debate such a stellar program.
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MENDEZ FUNDAMENTAL TEACHER RECEIVES THE STEM
SERVICE AWARD
SAUSD Teacher Andrea Earl was recently awarded the STEM Service Award from the Orange County Engineering Council for her leadership and mentorship in bringing a Rocketry program to Mendez Fundamental Intermediate School.
Congratulations to Ms. Earl for a job well done!
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DISNEYLAND RESORT RECOGNIZES SAUSD STUDENTS AS SHINING STARS
Disneyland Resort Dreamers & Doers celebrated and honored 86 students from across Orange County on March 10, 2018, who demonstrated the resort's longstanding commitment to education and inspiring others to make a difference.
These students demonstrated their ability to go above and beyond to make a difference in their community or school.
This year, the Disneyland Resort recognized four students within the Santa Ana Unified School District as Shining Stars.
Congratulations to the following students: Monica Tavassoli, Century High School, Tony Gatica, Godinez Fundamental High School, Clarissa Simental, Santa Ana High School, and Tina Tieu, Santa Ana Valley High School.
Click
here
to read an article and click
here
to view the video.
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SANTIAGO ELEMENTARY K-8 STUDENTS SCORE IN COUNTY NATIONAL HISTORY DAY COMPETITION
Santiago Elementary School (K-8) students recently took several honors in the Orange County National History Day competition.
Clarissa Herrera, Jimena Lopez, Kenhya Plascencia, and Victoria Herrera won Co-Champions at the Orange County National History Day competition and will be moving on to compete in the National History Day competition in California. Their project was a group performance titled "The Compromise of 1907: Theodore Roosevelt and the San Francisco School Board Decision".
The competition will take place over two days, May 5th and May 6th, at William Jessup University in Rocklin, CA. The students are excited to take part in this journey and will be working diligently to improve their project to be a nationally competitive performance. Mr. Peterson and the Santiago K-8 community are very proud of their work and accomplishments to this point and cannot wait to see how they do at state.
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2018 CIF SPIRIT OF SPORT SECTION RECIPIENT AT SADDLEBACK HIGH SCHOOL
Congratulations to Saddleback High School student, Inez Gonzalez, as a recipient of the 2018 CIF Winter Spirit of Sport Southern Section. Inez will receive a Spirit of Sport certificate and a check in the amount of $500.00.
The CIF Spirit of Sport Award recognizes students who "live" the ideals of Pursuing Victory with Honor in their lives and athletic endeavors. The CIF is proud to honor these deserving student-athletes. This award recognizes one male and one female student-athlete from every CIF section. Student-athletes are selected based on exemplary sportsmanship, school/community service and leadership. Congratulations Inez!
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SANTA ANA HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR STUDENT AND HER FAMILY WERE SURPRISED WITH A TRIP TO CARNEGIE HALL
Over Spring Break, the Santa Ana High School Choir will be performing in Carnegie Hall, located in Midtown Manhattan, in New York City. C
arnegie Hall has set the international standard for musical excellence as the aspirational destination for the world's finest artists.
With the generous donation and sponsorship from Frank Groff and the Goldrich Kest 60 Acts of Kindness who gives gifts to worthy causes, surprised Santa Ana High School student Samantha and her family with a trip to New York. Samantha, senior at Santa Ana High School stated, " This has been an exciting and heart warming experience. All this makes me so happy and I can't wait to experience going to New York with my family."
Samantha does not stand alone, as dozens of her classmates, staff and family enjoyed the moment of excitement. Her classmate shared with joy, "I am extremely happy for Sam. She is very talented and always pursues her dreams and the goals she sets. Her mom is so sweet and was surprised and I know she's extremely grateful." Various media outlets were present to capture this story. Click here to read an article written by ACB 7.
Congratulations to the Santa Ana Choir team and staff for winning the national competition and earning themselves an invitation to Carnegie Hall.
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SAUSD SECOND ANNUAL ROBOTICS INVITATIONAL CHALLENGE
Students from seven schools across the district participated in the second annual SAUSD Robotics Invitational Challenge at Lathrop Intermediate School on Saturday, March 10, 2018. Over 30 teams competed from three high schools and four middle schools. The schools included teams from Lathrop Intermediate, MacArthur Intermediate, McFadden Intermediate, Spurgeon Intermediate, Middle College High School, Santa Ana High School, and Valley High School. Click
here
to read a story.
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SAUSD BAND AND ORCHESTRA CONCERT
This year our SAUSD Band and Orchestra festival spanned 2 days with 28 performing ensembles from our District school programs. We are very proud of all the schools and their musical performances.
Congratulations
to MacArthur Advanced Orchestra, Saddleback Wind Ensemble, and the Santa Ana Cadet Band for scoring a Superior rating. Way to go McFadden Advanced Orchestra and Wind Ensemble, as well Santa Ana Wind Ensemble and Chamber Orchestra for scoring a Unanimous Superior rating from all three judges.
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WHERE ART AND MATH MEET
Students of
Circulos at Chavez
continue their work on the OC Juega Project with Artist/Designer Stacy Dukes and Engineer Arman Bastani.
The students are creating an interactive art piece to be displayed in the community by making a prototype and then measuring out the dimensions. This is definitely where math and art meet. Professional Videographer Michael Kirsch with Segerstrom Center of the Arts and Cinematek Creative
has begun to document their journey.
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SAUSD SCHOOL POLICE OFFICERS TAKE PART IN BAKER TO VEGAS ANNUAL RUN
The Baker to Vegas run is where police organizations from all over the United States form relay teams to run the 120 miles in 20 stages from Baker, California to Las Vegas, Nevada. The race is put on each year by the Los Angeles Police Revolver and Athletic Club. The teams are entirely made up of law enforcement personnel and each team consists of 20. The distance for each team member varies. Some are selected to run 3-4 mile legs while others will run 10-mile legs.
Congratulations to Lieutenant Chavez and Sergeant Harris who ran a strong race! This is the first time in the Department history to have officers represent the Santa Ana School Police Department.
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US BANK JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT DAY AT CARVER ELEMENTARY
Volunteers from US Bank engaged with Carver Elementary students in a fun filled day of classroom activities exposing and teaching them about financial literacy, workforce readiness and entrepreneurship education.
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The next regular meeting of the Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at 6:00 p.m.
Members of the SAUSD Board of Education
Valerie Amezcua, President
Rigo Rodriguez, Ph.D., Vice President
Alfonso Alvarez, Ed.D., Clerk
Cecilia "Ceci" Iglesias, Member
John Palacio, Member
Stefanie P. Phillips, Ed.D., Superintendent
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SANTIAGO NEEDS YOUR VOTE FOR $25,000 GRANT
Santiago Elementary K-8 School
is up for a $25,000 grant and needs your help! They are asking faculty, teachers, parents and relatives to vote each day.
Please visit MyScholarDollars.com, and vote for Santiago. Contest ends tonight, Friday, March 23, 2018.
Vote today and help fund Santiago's VAPA Learning Spaces.
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STAY CONNECTED WITH SAUSD VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
The Santa Ana Unified School District is seeking to connect with parents, staff, residents and other community members via social media!
We post vital information on District happenings, programs, accolades and more on a daily basis. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Vimeo and YouTube to keep up with all the amazing news happening across our District.
Visit our specialized Facebook accounts at
SAUSD
,
SAUSD Superintendent
,
SAUSDLearns
,
SAUSDBusinessServices
and
SAschoolpolice
to stay on top of District news from both inside and outside our classrooms. Also visit our other specialized Instagram, Vimeo and YouTube accounts at
santaanausd
,
Santa Ana USD
,
sausdnews
and
Santa Ana Unified School District News
.
We look forward to connecting you and sharing with you all the amazing teaching and learning that goes on in SAUSD schools every day!
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GREAT AMERICAN WRITE-IN ON MARCH 24TH
The Great American Write-in will be held March 24, 2018 at the Delhi Community Center in Santa Ana between 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
This free event is offered to the public every year to provide community members with the means to influence policy decisions by writing letters to their legislators. It's also a great opportunity for high school and college students to experience first-hand what informed citizen involvement in government is all about.
The organization will award $100 to the instructor/professor who sends the most students to the Write-in! If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Felicity Figueroa by email [email protected] or phone 949-733-0850.
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ANNUAL OC LGBTQ YOUTH CONVENING - MARCH 24, 2018
The convening is open to all ages, identities, gender expressions, and community members. This includes youth, students, parents, families, local activists, organizers, teachers, school administration, and more. Throughout the day, guests will participate in educational and empowering workshops and listen to amazing speakers.
Our convening is creating a Brave Space and Safe Space for LGBTQ Youth and their allies to express themselves and learn from one another. The event will be held, March 24, 2018, at Spurgeon Intermediate School from 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. To register, click
here.
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6TH ANNUAL ARTSPIRATION ON MARCH 28 & 29
The Santa Ana Public Schools Foundation and Santa Ana Unified School District in partnership with Bowers Museum proudly presents the 6th Annual Artspiration event on March 28 and 29. Held at the beautiful Bowers Museum, the reception and gallery experience of student artwork will be on display on March 28 between 5:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. and the following day, the JFK Exhibit and Reception with Guest Melissa Shriver will be held on March 29 between 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Admission for the March 29th event is $50.00. All proceeds support arts education for Santa Ana Unified School District students. There is no charge for the student exhibit on March 28. For more information, please click here.
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