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SAUSD E-Blast for May 18, 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
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SAUSD CELEBRATES 2018 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WITH #30DAYSOFSAUSDGRADS CAMPAIGN
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n honor of the class of 2018, SAUSD is featuring #30daysofSAUSDgrads each day on social media and through an e-blast to staff. Each week, some of our outstanding seniors will be featured in the e-blast as another avenue to share their successes.
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MIDDLE COLLEGE SENIOR BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB YOUTH OF THE YEAR
Congratulation to Miguel Marquez, a senior at Middle College High School, for being selected the Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year. When Miguel graduates with his high school diploma, he will also graduate with his AA degree from Santa Ana College.
In addition to his dual coursework, he is currently class president and founder of the social activist club on campus. Miguel is active in the Volleyball Club, Eco Club, and Wizards for Water, which raises money for water in Africa. With a 4.4 GPA, he will attend University of California Berkeley in the fall to study public policy. #30DaysofSAUSDgrads.
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GODINEZ TEACHER CHOSEN OUTSTANDING TEACHER OF AMERICA
Congratulations to Godinez Fundamental High School Teacher Jeanette McMahon for being selected one of five 2018 Outstanding Teachers of America by the Carlston Family Foundation. The Carlston Family Foundation seeks to challenge all Americans to engage in addressing the critical issues surrounding the level of education in our country.
Their program endeavors to find educators, who by their own example demonstrate the value of knowledge through their commitment to their students' academic successes, and to encourage other educators to emulate these successful teaching patterns. Each honoree will receive an award of $20,000 in which $5,000 will be contributed as a grant to Godinez.
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6 SAUSD SCHOOLS SELECTED TO 2017-18 CALIFORNIA HONOR ROLL
After an extensive analysis of student data for every public school in California, we have received word that
Middle College and Segerstrom high schools, MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate, Greenville Fundamental, Thorpe Fundamental, and John Muir Fundamental Elementary School have been named an Honor Roll school for the 2017-2018 California Honor Roll presented by Educational Results Partnership (ERP) and the Campaign for Business and Education Excellence (CBEE).
The 2017-2018 Honor Roll recognizes public elementary, middle, and high schools that demonstrate consistently high levels of student academic achievement, improvement in achievement over time, and reduction in achievement gaps. For high schools, Honor Roll recognition includes high college readiness in students.
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191 SAUSD SENIORS ADMITTED TO UCI FOR FALL 2018
SAUSD students of the class of 2018 will have a huge presence on the campus of University of California Irvine (UCI). For the fall of 2018, there will be 191 new SAUSD students attending UCI.
Godinez Fundamental High School will have the largest group of students representative of SAUSD with 53 freshmen followed by Segerstrom High School with 48, Valley with 32, and Century with 19. Both Middle College and Saddleback High School will each have 9 graduates on campus.
We are so proud of all of our UCI bound students who will become Anteaters. #30DaysofSAUSDgrads
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STUDENTS RECEIVE VISIT FROM CONGRESSMAN TO SHOWCASE PROJECT LEAD THE WAY SKILLS
Project Lead the Way is a program that provides SAUSD intermediate and high school students with a set of pathways to technical careers. On May 14, 2018, students at McFadden Intermediate School received a visit from Congressman Lou Correa, Troup Coronado from Verizon, and Board President Valerie Amezcua where students demonstrated designing and building computer applications and programing robots. A group of Segerstrom High School students came to McFadden to participate and showcase their recent project on solar panels programmed to track the sun as it travels across the sky to provide optimum power from solar cells.
Thanks to Project Lead the Way Teachers Han Nguyen and Christopher Yusi at McFadden, and Project Lead the Way Teacher Adam Woods at Segerstrom with the support of CTE Director Don Isbell and Deputy Superintendent of Educational Services Dr. Alfonso Jimenez.
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WIZARDS FOR WATER RAISE $5,000 FOR CLEAN WATER IN AFRICA
Wizards for Water, a group comprised of students and staff at Middle College High School, participated in the OC Half Marathon and raised $5,000
for clean water projects in Africa. Through their efforts, 50 children will be provided with clean water for the rest of their lives.
"Considering that Middle College does not have traditional athletic programs, our students running 13.1 miles is very impressive," said Micah Young, teacher and organizer. This is the third year the group has participated in the OC Half Marathon to raise money for such a worthy cause.
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On May 15, 2018, the Board of Education recognized top athletes for the spring semester in the following areas: Track & Field, Softball, Baseball, Swimming, Golf, Volleyball, and Tennis. Each honoree received a certificate of appreciation from the Board and took a group photo with their team members and members of the Board.
The next regular meeting of the Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, May 22, 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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CHAVEZ SWORN IN AS NEW SCHOOL POLICE LIEUTENANT
Manuel Chavez has been appointed to the position of Lieutenant for the Santa Ana Unified School District. Lt. Chavez was sworn into office on May 17, 2018, with his family, friends, and colleagues present to wish him well.
He has served our school community since 2006 and looks forward to continuing serving his new role.
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SPURGEON NEEDS YOUR VOTE TO WIN WATER ART CONTEST
Please show your support for Spurgeon Intermediate School by voting for the artwork featured in the photo in the Municipal Water District of Orange County Art Contest. Out of 900 submissions countywide, only 40 were chosen as finalist.
The four posters per grade levels that have the most votes and represents Water for Life will be the grand prize winners. Click
here to access the link and cast your vote.
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CELEBRITY DJ AND MUSIC PRODUCER OF TOP ARTISTS VISITS SIERRA PREPARATORY
Mark Ronson, a DJ and music producer came to visit students at Sierra Intermediate Preparatory as part of the Turnaround Arts Program on May 17.
Ronson has worked with Bruno Mars, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Lady Gaga and others in his career. He toured the campus, worked with the Sierra Jazz Band and listened to them play songs by the Doors and Carlos Santana.
He even taught Sierra's Jazz Base Players how to play the bass line from Bruno Mar's Uptown Funk which he created.
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The Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) is pleased to partner with the City of Santa Ana to provide real-world opportunities for students through summer internships at local businesses. The Youth Today, Leaders Tomorrow Summer Internship Program will help students build 21
st century skills with workforce opportunities.
"We are extremely excited for our students to demonstrate what they have been learning in the classroom in a business environment, and what better way to do that than in their own community," said Valerie Amezcua, President of the SAUSD Board of Education. To read the full article about the program, click
here.
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