The Enterprise Learning Lab held its first-ever spelling bee for grades 4-8, reported Principal April Jacoby. Seventeen students participated. The winners were Arabell Sheehan, 1st place, Ethan Elias-Sotelo, 2nd place, and Joana Lysha Dadivas and Isabella Diaz, 3rd place. Teacher Diana Davis served as Bee Master. The winning students will move on to compete in a Springs-wide spelling bee against students in other Springs programs.
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Springs’ Magnolia Student Center families enjoyed a family day at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, reported Susie Carpenter, program facilitator. About 80 families went to the October event, she said, pleased they had the chance “to hang out with their friends and meet one another’s families while having an educational day at the Safari Park.”
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Magnolia Student Center’s CIF girls Varsity Volleyball had a “tremendous” season, reported coach Tori Cantu. They ended their season 12-11, and were the number one seeded team in their CIF division for playoffs. They are losing only one senior, Tori said, so next year’s team “looks promising.”
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Springs Homeschool’s annual math extravaganza drew nearly 200 for “a high-energy day of play-based learning,” reported Nikkole McAdoo, events and community engagement coordinator. Students TK-8 participated in 12 rotations of hands-on math games “building creativity, confidence, and perseverance—proving that math is more than numbers, it’s an adventure.”
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Springs hosted five Homeschool SPREEs (Student Parent Regional Educational Events) in Santa Ana, Temecula, Riverside, Rancho Cucamonga, and virtually, reported Nikkole McAdoo, events and community engagement coordinator. Education coaches Michelle Sullivan and Kelly Harrel delivered a “winning workshop,” Nikki noted, “equipping parents with fresh plays for homeschool success, building strong team connections, and earning credit toward the Parent Certification Program.”
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Springs’ Rancho Cucamonga Student Center has launched a cybersecurity program for grades 6-8 run in partnership with Tomorrow’s Talent, reported Principal Amanda Deniston. The program focuses on staying safe online, protecting personal information, using strong passwords, avoiding suspicious links, and practicing kindness and responsibility on social media and gaming platforms.
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Vincent Timpe is a new English teacher for Springs Journey Homeschool High School, teaching at the Santa Ana Learning Center. He has been a teacher for eight years, teaching at a variety of grade levels in middle and high school, covering such subjects as English, journalism, speech and debate, Model United Nations, and yearbook.
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Journey Homeschool High School student Mia Brijandez was honored as a Murrieta Senior Student of the Month. Mia is a talented artist who is completing a Career and Technical Education (CTE) Pathway in Media Arts. She has already completed a CTE Pathway in Entrepreneurship and an internship, applying her skills to support both her sister’s and brother’s businesses.
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Springs’ High School Learning Center teachers participated in a two-day AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) workshop entitled “Creating Engaging and Rigorous Classrooms,” reported Homeschool Director Sherri Kemp. AVID strategies help engage students and enhance learning in the classroom.
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Venture Online 4th-grade student Summer Bityk (pictured with rapper Pitbull) is a budding young businesswoman. Three years ago, she launched Summer Bling, a business that sells such items as bracelets, headbands, necklaces, and rings. She noted, “This year, I learned to sew and have started adding sewn items to my business.”
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