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ISSAC Charter Newsletter

Week 6 - September 27th, 2024

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September Birthdays

Cleo O'Neil- 9/08

Epic Sauceda - 09/22

Elisa Garcia - 09/26

Masaki Caswell - 09/06

Christopher Hernandez - 09/11

Zayne Ahmed - 09/03

Aidan Wang - 09/08

Kai Meilleur - 09/04

Reese Kempton - 09/30

Allison Cruz - 09/22

Emmalina Jorden - 09/17

Olivia Labhart - 09/12

Save the date!

Erin Gruwell, an inspiring educator and author best known for her work with the "Freedom Writers," will be visiting ISSAC on October 11.

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Erin Gruwell will be visiting ISSAC

We are thrilled to announce that Erin Gruwell, the groundbreaking educator behind the Freedom Writers movement, will be joining us as a guest speaker at ISSAC on October 11 at 8:15 to 9:15Am.

Gruwell, who originally intended to become a lawyer with the intention of defending those who couldn't defend themselves, quickly realized that by the time a child reached the courtroom, the battle had already been lost. This profound realization, summarized in her famous quote, “If you're defending a kid in the courtroom, it's too late,” led her to shift her focus to education.

Gruwell made her mark by transforming the lives of at-risk students at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, California. Her innovative teaching methods and belief in the power of storytelling inspired her students, known as the "Freedom Writers," to overcome adversity and share their experiences through writing.

Gruwell’s unorthodox work was later adapted into the 2007 film “Freedom Writers”, starring Hilary Swank, an Oscar winner for “Boys Don't Cry”. The movie brought widespread attention to Gruwell's vision of empowering young people through education and showed how she reshaped the trajectory of her students' lives by believing in their potential. She will inspire and share her powerful journey with our community here at ISSAC on Monday, Oct. 11.

Weekly Interview

Christopher Hernandez, Saturn

Christopher has been at ISSAC for six years with his brother, Anthony. Christopher is ten years old and is in the Fourth Grade. He lives in Santa Ana with his family. What he likes about ISSAC is having a yard to play soccer. He is also on the Slamers soccer club, where he recently won a game 6-0. His position in soccer is Striker. Christopher's other hobbies he is interested in are bike riding in his neighborhood with his friends and celebrating Mexican Heritage Month with his family. He really enjoys when his family makes Tamales and Quesadillas for the holidays. Christopher's best day ever would entail sleeping in, watching some soccer videos, and going outside to play soccer with his neighborhood friends. Christopher wants to be a professional soccer player when he grows up. His top trip is visiting his dad's family in Acapulco, where he goes zip lining, attends parties, walks around town to the stores, and goes out to eat. If he could have a superpower, it would be Teleportation. His favorite place in the world is Candy land, the jump house in Santa Ana. The most wonderful thing that has ever happened to Christopher is a surprise visit to Disneyland from his mom.

Elijah Chacon, Mars

This is Elijah's third year at ISSAC. Elijah is seven years old and is in the Second Grade. Elijah enjoys playing soccer at recess. He also loves going to his Auntie Michelle and Uncle Jessie's house because he always likes to play with his uncle. Elijah also likes to play Roblox, basketball, and soccer with his friends and go to the park with his family. Elijah's family, he lives with, includes his Grandmom, Grandpa, mom, his sister Aliyah (3) and his brother Ezra (1). Elijah wants to be a police officer when he grows up. His favorite movie is Godzilla. What makes Elijah happy is eating burgers. The best thing that ever happened to him was getting a lot of presents on his birthday. His favorite color is blue and his favorite song is Raining Tacos. Music is his favorite sound. Elijah is looking forward to going to Knott's Scary Family for this Halloween for his Grandmom's birthday. Elijah says he loves his family.

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