SVUSD eNewsletter
June 2, 2023
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Mission Viejo High School |
Esperanza Education Center |
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Trabuco Hills High School |
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THHS Unified Athletes Place at CIF Track & Field |
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2nd Place
Boys Unified Shot Put
Brody Brown and Jacob Neeman
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2nd Place
Girls Unified 100m
Emma Ortiz and Yexusbely Ocampo
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STATE CHAMPIONS
1st Place
Girls Unified Shot Put
Rylyn Shields and Sasha DeJong
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Congratulations Trabuco Hills High School Unified Track & Field athletes and partners for placing 1st and 2nd at the CIF State Track and Field Championships in Clovis! |
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SVUSD's Orange County Cappies Award and JRAYs Award Winners! |
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Orange County Cappies Award Winners
Laguna Hills High School, "Pride & Prejudice"
Best Supporting Actress in a Play
Sarah Hall
Mission Viejo High School, "Twelfth Night"
Best Featured Actress in a Play - Bella Swanson
Best Comic Actress in a Play - Brooke Metoyer
Mission Viejo High School, "Cinderella"
Best Cameo Actress in a Musical
Ella Njike-Chatien
JRAYs Award Winners
Laguna Hills High School
Scholarship
Sarah Hall
Mission Viejo High School
Featured Actor in a Male Role
Brooke Metoyer
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SVUSD Summer Free Meals Program |
SVUSD Food Services will be serving FREE meals this summer to students attending summer programs at specified District school sites. Also, for all children 18 years and under (not required to be an SVUSD student), free meals will be provided at the El Toro Library. |
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Parenting OC Reader's Choice Awards |
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The nomination window is open through June 4, 2023 for Parenting OC Reader’s Choice Awards!
Let the community know how much you love your school by nominating it for an award. Categories include:
Best Public High School
Best Public Elementary School
Best Alternative Learning School
Best Bilingual School
Best Special Needs School
Best South Orange County School District
Voting will take place from June 19 to July 9, 2023. Click here to nominate!
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2023-2024 Bus Pass Application Now Open |
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2023-2024 applications for school bus passes to Linda Vista Elementary, San Joaquin Elementary, and La Paz Intermediate are now being accepted.
Bus passes will be processed on a first come, first served basis, with the application window open through June 8, 2023.
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The Community Health Initiative of Orange County and
OCDE/Capistrano Cellars Food Pantry is hosting a Virtual Presentation on
Medi-Cal Redetermination, CalWORKs and CalFresh Programs.
Thursday, June 8 2023, 5:30 p.m.
Click here for more information.
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Congratulations to Santiago STEAM Elementary!
2023 CA Green Ribbon Green Achiever Award and 2023 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Award Recipient
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Five years ago, it was the vision of SVUSD Leadership and the SVUSD Board of Education to create a STEAM Magnet school, and Santiago STEAM Elementary was born. On Thursday, May 25, 2023, Santiago STEAM had the great honor of hosting the 2023 CA Green Ribbon Awards for the state at which they received its highest honor of Green Achiever in person from State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tony Thurmond. Over 100 honorees and California Department of Education leaders experienced Santiago’s award-winning programs in student-led tours showcasing student-developed initiatives and site-wide conservation and ecological practices.
Kudos to Santiago STEAM Principal Howard Johnston, dedicated teachers and staff, and a committed PTA and community for your partnership in creating and sustaining a program that gives agency to students to work together to find solutions to concerns that affect the world around them.
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School News
Roll Call
June Edition
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The June 2023 Edition of the School News Roll Call magazine is now available! Read highlights from each of our schools and departments.
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THHS Named CIF-SS Unified Track & Field Champions |
Congratulations to Trabuco Hills High School for being named 2023 CIF-SS Unified Track and Field Champions! Twenty teams and over 150 athletes competed in the championship at Trabuco Hills High School.
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THHS Student Named 2023 Fellow for Dragon Kim Foundation |
Trabuco Hills High School junior and working magician, Om Darji, has been named a 2023 Fellow for the Dragon Kim Foundation. As part of his fellowship, Om will receive regular leadership training and mentoring along with a grant of up to $5,000 from the foundation for his project. Om will use the grant to conduct a free summer camp called Magic4Teens. |
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SVUSD Students Participate in ocMaker Challenge |
Students from the La Paz Intermediate STEM Pathway and the ETHS, MVHS, and THHS Engineering Pathways recently participated in the ocMaker Challenge. The challenge to Orange County elementary, intermediate, and high school students was to “Design and build, or significantly repurpose, a product that would solve a problem, need or want.” There were 152 projects entered into the competition.
SVUSD won several placements and awards at the secondary level. Of special recognition, “The Collapsible Kitchen” invention developed by THHS students not only secured 1st Place in the Division B Level 2 category, but was also chosen by Chapman University for the Emerging Entrepreneurs award. This special award is sponsored by Chapman University and holds immense prestige as it is selected by Chapman faculty at the Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Ethics
The winners of the 2022-2023 ocMaker Challenge can be found here. Details of the winning teams and their projects can be found on the ocMaker Challenge website.
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SVUSD 6th Annual STEAM ExPO Winners Are... |
SVUSD's Annual STEAM Expo brought new challenges to the innovative spirit of our third through sixth grade students. Third and fourth grade engineers created a Rube Goldberg machine that could shake and spill out a box of Nerds candy. Fifth and sixth grade engineers utilized specific upcycled materials to create products that serve as a solution to a current problem.
2023 SVUSD STEAM Expo winners
3rd Grade
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1st Place- La Madera; The Watermelon Machine
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2nd Place- Melinda Heights; Beauty and the Buzz
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3rd Place- de Portola; S.W.O.M.
4th Grade
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1st Place- Trabuco Mesa; Techno Nerds
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2nd Place- Melinda Heights; Nerds Got Knowledge
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3rd Place- Foothill Ranch; Candy Express
5th Grade
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1st Place- La Madera; CCLA Ovens
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2nd Place- Robinson; Compostable Compost Bin
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3rd Place- Del Cerro; PWAASICOE
6th Grade
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1st Place- Robinson; The Plastic Purse
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2nd Place- de Portola; Innovative, Sustainable Squirrel Homes
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3rd Place- Melinda Heights; Shelters for Homeless People
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LHHS Fiddler on the Roof is a Favorite at the Spirit of the MACY Awards
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Twenty-one actors involved in the LHHS production of Fiddler on the Roof, along with the Lighting and Stage Management teams, received awards at the Spirit of the MACY Awards at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. Congratulations!
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Spirit of the MACY Trophy: Fiddler on the Roof, directed by Susan Lord
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Lead Actor in a Dramatic Role Nominee: Nicolas Fuller, as Tevye
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Supporting Actor Nominee: Joseph Mulrooney, as Perchik
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Supporting Actress Nominee: Lizzy Calvano, as Golde
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Stagecraft Award/Excellence in Lighting: Taylor Squires
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Stagecraft Award/Excellence in Stage Management: Audrey Masson
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Highest Achievement Medallion: Lizzy Calvano, Nicolas Fuller, Sarah Hall, Joseph Mulrooney
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Outstanding Achievement Medallion: Aleena Estrada, Annie Gelfer, Barrett Hinojosa, Luke Ippolito, Adrian Magana, Anderson Wurth
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Achievement Medallion: Charlie McKeegan, Peyton Mobasseri
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Bright Spot Award: Joe Arambula, Carissa Diller, Julian Fisher, Matthieu Fuller, Kierstin Laska, Kiley Luke, John Martin, Bridget O’Donnell, Abby Offenhauser
LHHS Theater raised $1,261 to donate to the United 24 Rebuild Ukraine fund (Fiddler is set in Ukraine.).
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Saddleback Valley Parent Teacher Association |
Help strengthen our community & make an impact by joining one or more of our SVUSD school PTAs. |
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Saddleback Valley Educational Foundation |
The Saddleback Valley Educational Foundation (SVEF) is dedicated to supporting SVUSD in our efforts to maintain a high quality educational program with a priority to impact STEM access for all students. Check out SVEF's website for programs, and contribution and volunteer opportunities. |
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Superintendent
Dr. Crystal Turner
Board of Trustees
President
Barbara Schulman
Vice President
Dr. Edward Wong
Clerk
Suzie R. Swartz
Members
Amanda Morrell
Dan Walsh
Student Member of the Board
Kaitlyn Heinecke
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