Saddleback Valley Unified School District Newsletter
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The OC Register's 2017 All-County Girls Cross Country Team
Mission Viejo's
Ashley Johnson
, El Toro's
Alexis Neuville
, El Toro's
Ken Chai
(Coach of the Year), El Toro's
Ashley Messineo
, and Mission Viejo's
Kelli Hines.
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SVUSD Board Members Support
El Toro Exchange/KindNest Foundation
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El Toro Teacher, Morgan Fundsingland, SVUSD Board of Trustees, Suzie Swartz and Amanda Morrell
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On December 15, 2018 the El Toro High School Exchange Club/KindNest Foundation opened with the theme "Someone Loved." SVUSD Board of Trustees,
Doloris Winchell
,
Suzie Swartz
, and
Amanda Morrell
came to support the December opening. The students came up with the theme "Someone Loved" for several reasons, one was to honor ETHS principal, Terri Gusiff's late mother, Mrs. Strombotne, who was an enthusiastic supporter of the school based club and who will be missed by all members. We would also like to thank the Board members, who donated, supported and participated during the opening throughout the years. Mrs. Winchell, stated "it is my pleasure to support the club which does such important work enabling students to help students develop compassion for others." The club president,
Dani Azua,
said "it was truly moving to have the Board members actually take time out of their day to come and help us prepare and shop with the students. I know how busy they must be and to give us their time like that makes me feel like we are making a difference and it shows."
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Cultivating Teacher Leaders Grant
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Pictured from left to right:
Aimee Nelson
, Co-Director, Cultivating Teacher Leaders,
Debbie
Osborne
, Trabuco Hills High School Teacher,
Ryen Higgins
, El Toro High School student, and
Dr. Al Rabanera,
Co-Director, Cultivating Teacher Leaders
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A great partnership has been created between Cal State University, Fullerton, Teach to Lead, Saddleback Valley USD and Coastline Regional Occupational Program (CROP). Students in
Debbie Osborne's
Careers in Education CROP class held at Trabuco Hills High School, had the opportunity to participate in a "Cultivating Teacher Leaders" grant, provided by Teach to Lead. SVEA president,
Denise Bradford
, is a committee member for Teach to Lead and made the connection with the teacher and students to this worthwhile organization. The purpose of Cultivating Teacher Leaders is to mitigate the teacher shortage and diversify the teacher profession in California. Part of the grant includes awarding students a $500 scholarship for their participation in 30 hours of tutoring and teaching activities.
Ryen Higgins
, an 11th grade student at El Toro High School, received a scholarship for her fieldwork hours and was recognized at a scholarship banquet held on December 12, 2017.
Additionally, through the grant,
Aimee Nelson
, Director, Center for Careers in Teaching at CSUF, met with the students to speak about the various careers in teaching and the application process for the teaching program at CSUF. Each of the students were given a CSUF t-shirt. It is anticipated that more students will be participating in the tutoring and teaching fieldwork and will be eligible to receive scholarships during the spring semester.
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Teachers Receive Financial Assistance from Assistance League
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Links to Learning, a philanthropic program sponsored by the Assistance League of Saddleback Valley, presented checks totaling $24,995 to 32 teachers in the Saddleback Valley USD to help supplement their classroom budgets with equipment to enhance their curriculum. The funds are raised at the Assistance League's annual Christmas Tree Luncheon which was held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel. Teachers are able to use their donations to help with technology, science, math, books and other basic needs for their classrooms.
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National Letter of Intent Signing Day
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Congratulations to the following Mission Viejo High School athletes who participated in the National Letter of Intent early signing day which was held on Wednesday, December 20, 2017.
The four athletes have all committed to play football.
Congratulations to:
Austin Osborne
- University of Washington
Jack Muench
- Cornell University
Christian LaValle
- Arizona State University
Chris Mitchell
- Boise State University
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Laguna Hills Places Platinum and Gold in CyberPatriot Competition
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Laguna Hills High School Computer Science students placed Platinum and Gold in the first round of the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition. By finishing in the top two positions, the Hawks will move on to the state competition on January 20
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, 2018.
Cybersecurity has become one of the most critical issues throughout the world. Building interest and skills among young people in cybersecurity as well as science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) is the focus of the Air Force
CyberPatriot
competition.
CyberPatriot is the National Youth Cyber Education Program. At the center of CyberPatriot is the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition. The competition puts teams of high school and middle school students in the position of newly hired IT professionals tasked with managing the network of a small company. In the rounds of competition, teams are given a set of virtual images that represent operating systems and must find cybersecurity vulnerabilities within the images and hardening the system while maintaining critical services in a six-hour period. Teams compete for the top placement within their state and region, and the top teams in the nation earn all-expenses paid trips to Baltimore, MD for the National Finals Competition where they can earn national recognition and scholarship money. Go HAWKS!!!
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Science Parent Information Night
Understanding the New Science Standards
for Grades K - 12
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Next Generation Science Standards
Our state has adopted new standards based on the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The new standards provide a guide for our teachers to offer all students interactive science instruction that promotes analysis and interpretation of data, critical thinking, problem solving, and connections across science disciplines.
The standards represent a significant shift in classroom instruction.
The new science standards complement our English/Language Arts and mathematics standards, enabling classroom instruction to reflect a clearer picture of the real world, where solving problems often requires skills and knowledge from multiple disciplines. The standards reflect the latest research and advances in modern science and represent a significant shift in classroom instruction.
In order to equip students to think critically, analyze information, and solve complex problems, the standards are arranged such that - from elementary through high school - students have multiple opportunities to build on the knowledge and skills gained during each grade by revisiting important concepts and expanding their understanding of connections across scientific domains.
Want to learn more about the new standards and what it will look like for SVUSD and in the classroom?
Join us for a parent information night
- Learn about the new standards grades K-12
- Experience multiple hands on Science activities
- Interact with SVUSD science teachers
- Hear the SVUSD transition plan for NGSS in grades K-12
January 25, 2018
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Saddleback Valley District Education Board Room
25631 Peter A. Hartman Way, Mission Viejo
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Intermediate and High School
School Choice Window Now Open for
2018 - 2019 School Year
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The School Choice window opened on Monday, January 8, 2018, for applications of SVUSD students entering into grades 7 - 12, who wish to attend another SVUSD school other than their resident school for the 2018-2019 school year.
Please visit the SVUSD district web site for further details. All applications must be submitted by 4:30 pm on February 9, 2018.
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The SVUSD Community Services department and the Los Angeles Clippers partnered together to hold a basketball clinic and toy drive. There were about 100 participants in the clinic and they collected around 40 toys for the toy drive. The toys were donated to those in need at Los Alisos Intermediate School.
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Trabuco Hills student athlete, Daniel Prendergast and
former LA Clipper, Olden Polynice
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Former LA Clipper, Olden Polynice with the student athletes and coaches who participated in the afternoon portion of the clinic and toy drive
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January 23
January 25
January 29
February 9
February 16 & 19
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District Board Meeting
Science Parent Information Night
District Staff Development Day (no school for students)
School Choice Window closes
February Recess
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SVUSD District Information
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Superintendent
Dr. Crystal Turner
Board of Trustees
President
Amanda Morrell
Vice President
Suzie R. Swartz
Clerk
Dr. Edward Wong
Members
Dolores Winchell
Dennis Walsh
Daniel Choi
The Saddleback Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees encourages community members to attend and participate in its business meetings whenever possible.
Closed session board business is typically conducted at 5:00 p.m. followed by open session business typically beginning at 6:00 p.m. Meetings are held in the SVUSD Education Center Board Room located at 25631 Peter A. Hartman Way, Mission Viejo.
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