IVA @ San Joaquin
Weekly Update for May 15, 2023
School Wide Information
Irvine Junior Olympics- Congratulations to our IVA students who participated in the Irvine Junior Olympics and a special shoutout to Azra Gercek for winning a gold medal in 4 Events, the 100m, 400m, 800m and 1500m! Azra also broke records for the 100m, 800m, 1500m for 7th grade girls.
School Fines- You can now pay your student's library fines online at MySchoolBucks.com or by downloading the MSB Parent app on the App Store or Google Play.
May Community Service: There are both in person and virtual volunteer opportunities. The in-person volunteer opportunities consist of youth mentoring, walk for kids, and summer school volunteering. The virtual opportunities consist of researcher/writer, volunteer buddy group with kids with disabilities over zoom and tell the story of American history to an 8th grader. For more information and links for these opportunities, check the @IVA.ASB Instagram stories and posts.
PTSA Monthly Newsletter- Click HERE for all the amazing things happening with PTSA!
IPSF PATS- You may have recently seen Irvine Public Schools Foundation’s announcement of their 2023 Innovative Grants Program awards. These grants have the power to bring amazing ideas to life and continue to keep our school and district on the leading edge of innovative teaching and learning! The Innovative Grants Program is made possible by IPSF thanks to the support of parents like you. Donations to the Parents Appreciating Teachers and Staff (PATS) campaign directly support teacher grants. PATS is a meaningful way to show our teachers, nurses, and staff how much we appreciate all that they do! When you recognize teachers and staff with PATS, they will receive your family’s personal message along with recognition of a PATS donation made to IPSF in their honor. To support the PATS campaign and make a donation in honor of a teacher or staff member, please visit: www.ipsf.net/pats. Thank you for your support and appreciation of our school, our classrooms, and our teachers!
Register For IPSF Summer Classes- IPSF Summer is offering a variety of academic and interest-based classes to help prepare incoming 9-12 graders for the upcoming school year and beyond. Encourage your high school student to get a jump start on math for the coming year, prepare for the ACT, enhance their college essay writing, or explore interest-based classes to develop real-world skills. Some popular classes include: Intro to Cooking & Baking, College Application Workshop, Fine Arts & Concept Design, and English Immersion Academy.
Two sessions available:
Session A: June 12 – 30 (no class June 19)
Session B: July 10 – 27
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. daily
One-week specialty camps are also available between July 31 – August 11. For more information, please visit www.ipsf.net/summer.
Orange County Sanitation District “Find Yourself at OC San” Video Contest- At OC San, we strive to communicate and educate those we serve on our mission and purpose. Therefore, we are offering this opportunity to your students for the chance to win up to $500, to be recognized by our Board of Directors, and to be featured on our social media platforms and website. For full contest information visit ocsan.gov/video. For more information or questions, please contact Belen Carrillo, Public Affairs Specialist at bcarrillo@ocsan.gov.
Summer College Program- Irvine Valley College and IUSD are excited to provide the IVC/IUSD Summer College program for summer 2023 at IVC. Made possible through funding from the City of Irvine's Measure BB, the program will run from June 5 to July 21, 2023. Current IUSD students in grades 9 through 11 and incoming 9th graders in the 2022–23 school year attending Creekside, Irvine, IVA, Northwood, Portola, San Joaquin, University, and Woodbridge high schools will be given an exclusive first-come, first-served opportunity to enroll in any of the following CSU- and UC- transferable general education classes. Click HERE for enrollment information.
Counselor Contact Information
IVA Middle School/IVA HS (last names A-O) Information
Counselor: Joshua Razo
Email: joshuarazo@iusd.org
Office Hours:
Monday 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM, 1:00 - 2:00 PM
Wednesday 8:00 - 10:00 AM, 1:00 - 2:00 PM
Friday 8:00 - 10:00 AM, 1:00 - 2:00 PM
Zoom: Mr. Razo Office Hours
IVA HS (last names P-Sh) Information
Counselor: Sam Lane
Email: samlane@iusd.org
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday: 7:45 - 8:15
Zoom: Mr. Lane’s Zoom Link
IVA HS (last names Si-Z) Information
Counselor: Lauren Yadon
Email: laurenyadon@iusd.org
Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 8:00-8:30
Zoom: Ms. Yadon's Zoom Link
Community Resources
Operation School Bell- Click HERE
Care Solace- Click HERE
Say Something Anonymous Reporting
School Resources:
IVA Website Click HERE
Bell Schedule Click HERE
Program of Study Click HERE
Student Calendar Click HERE
Canvas Student Login Guide Click HERE
Canvas Parent Observer Guide Click HERE
Blocksi Account- Click HERE
Speak Up, We Care Click HERE
Paper (Free Online Tutoring) Click HERE
Bell Schedule Template Click HERE
IVA MS and HS Live Student Technology Support
Monday-Friday 8:00-9:00 a.m. or by appointment - email kylenecarter@iusd.org
Live Student Technology Support: Support Zoom
High School Updates
IUSD Parent Workshop-The final presentation for IUSD families will be on May 18th regarding resiliency in the college application process. Join us in the discussion! The details for the next workshop of the series are below along with the registration link.
What: Presentation for IUSD Families: “Did you get in?” Resiliency in the college application process
Who: IUSD Counselors / School Based Mental Health Providers
When: Thursday, May 18th, 2023 | 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
How: Fill out THIS FORM and receive access to the Zoom link and/or the presentation recording
Career Exploration Academy- IUSD, in partnership with Vital Link, will be hosting a week-long Career Exploration Academy. This will be a week of hands-on, career exploration workshops and activities to prepare for life after high school. The program is for current sophomores, juniors and seniors.
Program Info:
Monday, June 5th through Friday, June 9th
10am - 3pm
Location - Edwards Lifesciences Corp.
/Breakfast snacks and lunch will be provided.
Click HERE for more information and to register.
Seniors Please Read- Digital platforms have transformed the way students create, save and share their work throughout their careers in IUSD. We realize that students have years of valuable work stored within Google Workspace, Office 365 and Adobe. Students who are no longer in IUSD will have all their accounts deleted beginning June 16, 2023. See below for specific instructions for each platform on saving desired work.
Google Workspace for Education- Google Workspace for Education is one of the most robust platforms used. As our students progress and exit our district, student accounts continue to store this work. Year after year, thousands of students graduate from IUSD, but the content they create remains with IUSD. This has caused a significant delay in the speed of services in Google Workspace for other users who remain in our district. In addition, these students no longer qualify for the Google Workspace license through IUSD.Students often choose to move any needed work over from their IUSD Google Workspace account to a personal one. Our IUSD Google Accounts FAQ resource includes a tutorial for moving files between IUSD and personal accounts. Please note that Google’s personal account privacy and advertising policies differ from IUSD’s Google Workspace for Education policies. Before moving any content to a personal account, we recommend students and their families review Google’s online safety policies and resources.
Office 365/ Outlook- IUSD students have email functionality through the use of Microsoft Office 365. The ability to email was restricted to internal messaging and a few trusted curriculum vendors, but we realize that there may be relevant information that students may wish to keep. Just as is the case with Google Workspaces, until student accounts are deactivated, these accounts hold data even after they have graduated from IUSD, resulting in increased storage use to our Microsoft space. Since emails from these accounts cannot be forwarded, students will not be able to export anything.
Adobe Content Migration- If students have any content they have created with their District Adobe account that they would like to keep after graduation, there is a way to migrate this content to a new personal Adobe account. This process will migrate Adobe Creative Cloud files and any Adobe Express content that may have been created. This is a one-time transfer and this content will no longer be available on the district account, so please wait until there is no longer a need to use the District Account. Please note, this cannot be used to transfer content to an existing personal account. Full details can be found at graduation.adobe.com.
Dual Enrollment- Earn college credits from Irvine Valley College while attending High School! Dual enrollment classes help you earn your college degree faster, save money on college, and offer you the opportunity to explore subjects not offered in high school. Please note that these courses cannot be used to replace high school courses, and do not go on a student's high school transcript. When students apply to college their senior year, they can report these college courses and grades on their college application. Click HERE for more information and to register.
ROP Summer Courses- ROP will be offering two courses this summer. Click HERE for more information and to register.
ASB Corner- Check out our ASB Corner!
College and Career Information
IVC Application Workshops: See Event(s)
IVC Application Workshops: See Event(s)
2022 IUSD Financial Aid Night Video
Website: College and Career
College and Career Resources: Click Here
IVA College and Career Events/Visits
Email: Kaylaramirez@iusd.org
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday 8-8:25am Zoom Link
Want to schedule a meeting for another time? Email me: Kaylaramirez@iusd.org
Middle School Updates
Middle School Progress Grades- Parent portal is now open for parents and students to view grades. Parents will log on to their portal account at https://my.iusd.org
The Middle School Counseling Canvas is up and running. We will be providing Information on upcoming events around the community, seasonal activity videos, videos on how to stay organized, and much more. Please keep an eye out in your Advisement classes for more information!