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A celebration Open House was held on March 6 at the newly completed SJUSD Student Support Services offices on the corner of Ramona Blvd. and Young St.

During the brief program, special acknowledgment was given to School & Community Liaison Sheila Blythe who recently received the Black Voices of the Valley “It Takes a Village” award. Additionally, District Superintendent Dr. David Pyle recognized Facilities and Operations Project Manager Barry Mulcock who coordinated the entire building project and who retired on March 15.

Dr. Courtney Hall, Executive Director of Student, Community & Personnel Support emceed the event and expressed appreciation for this new facility which provides space for our entire Support Services team to be in one location, gives a dedicated space for family engagement activities and also has ample space to assist families with new student enrollment.

Student “scientists” across the district researched how long gum retained its flavor, glucose levels in drinks, how aging affects reaction speeds, the best flour to use when baking cookies, the effect of different liquids on plants and many other topics and then created project boards and props to share their findings. Winning projects competed at the RCOE Science and Engineering Fair on March 2. Congratulations to all of our competitors! Special recognition to SJLA student Michael Serrano -- a gold medal winner for his "The Flight of a Fletching" project who now advances to the California State Science and Engineering Fair and the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge! READ MORE!

The twenty seven community members who became "Principal for a Day" kept busy with classroom visits, monitoring recess, attending assemblies and greeting students and staff!

As the event came to a close, each shared highlights of their day and without exception gave high praise to our staff and the work being done to educate our students!

February 2024 Winners

🏆 Record Elementary

🏆 Mtn. View High

🏆 San Jacinto Leadership Academy

Congratulations to these school for having the highest positive attendance rate for the month.

Positive attendance recognizes GOOD and IMPROVED attendance and any school that improves their Daily Attendance for the month will have the opportunity to win!

The winning schools receives bragging rights, the coveted attendance trophy

AND a lunchtime BBQ for all students and staff!

CYNTHIA GARCIA (Campus Aide, Megan Cope Elementary) Cynthia is an amazing classroom aide. She is knowledgeable and helps our third grade team progress monitor. She works with students helping them to grow in their foundational skills. She is so patient and kind to all students. We love you at Megan Cope!!!

MAURICE SHERRIFFEE, JR (District Mail Courier) Mo is an AMAZING person. He always greets everyone with a smile and genuinely asks if you are having a good day. Once he shared that he truly enjoys his job and brags about his department potlucks. This shoutout is OVERDUE! We see you Mo!

EFREN CRUZ (Skilled Maintenance Worker, Facilities & Operations) Shout-out to Efren for quickly and thoroughly fixing a pump machine in the cooks’ area at Central Kitchen! He studied the manuals, checked all the valves, and made sure that the pressure and oil levels were adequate. In addition, Efren understands the urgency with our work orders to ensure a safe and compliant cafeteria. Thank you for your attention to detail and commitment to our department and district!

GLORIA SOLORIO (PD Specialist, San Jacinto High) Gloria is an amazing PD specialist here at SJHS. Her door is always open to anyone who needs help with instructional strategies. She has helped me progress as a teacher and deepened my understanding of accountable talk.

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