Journey Homeschool High School student John Lenoir participated in the Youth Leadership Forum, a week-long program for high school students focused on building advocacy and leadership skills, reported Nicole Collins, vice principal. Throughout the program, students collaborated in peer groups, created personal and career leadership plans, and built lasting friendships and support networks.
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The 4th through 6th grade students of Springs’ Temecula Student Center presented “We Are The World: Harmony in Diversity,” a fall concert that showcased the students’ “beautiful voices, teamwork, and spirit of unity,” reported Melissa Targos, program facilitator. Families and friends attended the concert in which students “sang songs of togetherness and hope.”
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Joshua Costa is the December 2025 Springs Student Artist of the Month. He is a 4th grade student from Connections Academy who lives in Chino. The title of his painting is “Team Work makes the Dream Work.” He likes to draw with a variety of different materials, and especially likes drawing anime. He is also a “gamer”, and enjoys playing Minecraft and Roblox.
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Springs’ Renaissance Valley Academy (RVA) in San Jacinto concluded its inaugural CIF football season. Twenty-six students, grades 9-12, participated, and their record for the season was 4-2. The coaching staff included Nate Fitzpatrick, Lionel Green, Jalen Jefferson, Ted McAllister, and Titus Watkins.
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Venture 9th-grade student Elizabeth Turner is a talented figure skater. She has been taking lessons and plans to participate in her first performance in December. The flexibility of the Venture program has allowed her to train. Elizabeth joined the Venture program this school year and has been bringing home good grades. After college, she hopes to work as a psychiatrist.
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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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