The Temecula Student Center’s PTSA hosted a BooHoo/Yahoo New Families Welcome Breakfast to kick off the new school year. Parents and staff had the opportunity to meet and enjoy complimentary lattes.
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The Otay Ranch Student Center began its year with 502 students, reported Principal Brynne Dukes. Eleven new staff members were brought on board as well. The school kicked off the year with classes engaging in orientation and team-building activities.
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The Otay Ranch Student Center will soon be moving into a new site at 2371 Fenton Street in Chula Vista, reported Brynne Dukes, principal. As Springs will own the site, she said, the school will “have the autonomy on when and how we do events and how we organize everything.”
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Hemet Quest made significant improvements in its CAASPP scores, reported Principal Eric Ballard, with a 9% gain in math and a 4% increase in ELA. Eric opined, “This achievement reflects our dedication to academic excellence and the hard work of our teachers and students.”
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Springs’ iShine Student Center is preparing for the new school year, reported Allen Neuenschwander, principal. The Center has new laminate flooring and repainted walls; all classrooms have received a SmartBoard for class use. There is a campus landscaping project underway and the Center’s storage room is being converted to a new classroom to accommodate an influx of new students.
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Sixty 8th grade students attended Springs’ three-day Boojum Leadership Adventure at Idyllwild Pines Camp, reported Nikkole McAdoo, events and community engagement coordinator. Participants had the opportunity to engage in a variety of activities aimed at honing their leadership abilities. They challenged themselves with a variety of team-building activities, including a ropes course featuring a progression of initiative problems, challenges, and trust activities designed to help students develop positive peer relationships, cooperation, leadership, and increased self-confidence and self-esteem.
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Ciana Quiza is a 10th-grade student with the Journey program who maintains a 4.0 GPA and is a gifted young golfer. She maintains a handicap of 1.6+ and competes with multiple tournament organizations. Her best finish in the past season was at the AJGA Stealth Junior All-Star Qualifier during which she shot a score of +3 (75) to place 7th in the qualifying tournament.
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Springs’ Journey students will have the opportunity to attend High School Ignite on August 15 & 16, 9 a.m. to noon, reported Erin Riley, vice principal. On August 15, students can attend either Santa Ana or Pathfinder Learning Centers, and on August 16, students can attend either Enterprise or Hemet Learning Centers.
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Venture Online kindergarten student Agastya Y. is a gifted pianist. He earned a California State Honors Award on his Level 3 Piano Certificate of Merit exam, designated as excellent in sight reading and technique, and for the music pieces he performed. In June, he performed at the California Music Association’s Convention Festival. Click here to listen to him perform.
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The Temecula Student Center (TSC) was pleased to graduate 36 students at the close of the 2023-24 school year, including four who finished their graduation requirements in three years “earning them the distinction of being early finishers,” reported Valerie Walker, principal. One student will be going on to attend Cal Poly Pomona, others to local community colleges, and some to trade schools.
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