Teacher Mary Hering, who has served students at the Santa Ana Learning Center since 2010, has retired, reported Marla Martindale, director of learning centers. Mrs. Hering taught art, musical theater, and literature; classes performed musicals and plays such as James and the Giant Peach, Aladdin, and musical medleys which introduced students to musical hits on Broadway.
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Springs Keys and Arrow students learned what educational opportunities lay ahead for them by visiting San Marcos, Riverside and Mt. San Jacinto Community Colleges. They met professors, learned about programs available to them, and even had the opportunity to register for the Fall.
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Springs students Profess Adhikari and Serah Joy placed 3rd and 6th in their respective county spelling bees. Profess is a 6th grade student with the Bear River Student Center and competed in the Riverside County Spelling Bee; Serah is an 8th grade Homeschool student and competed in the San Bernardino County Spelling Bee.
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Springs Homeschool hosted its Temecula Regional Talent Show & Speech Meet, reported Nikki McAdoo. Students from all regional areas came together and shared a wide array of talents including dance, vocals, piano playing, and magic.
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Springs Journey Homeschool students Paloma Vargas, Lily Sharp, and Gwyneth McIntyre performed in the Inland Regional Youth Theatre (IRYT) production of “A Toast to the Tony’s.” All have had extensive experience in theater performances, said their ES, Melinda Wickstrom.
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The Corona Student Center held a Hawaiian-themed Spring Dance for grades 5-8, reported Morgan Ford, site facilitator. About 60 attended; participants enjoyed a photo booth and snacks.
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Beverlie Riddle, a 5th grade student at the iShine Student Center, is the Student Artist of the Month. Her artwork is entitled “Elle the Elephant.” She is age 11 and lives in Temecula. She said she likes to draw animals and flowers using pencils and paints. She likes going to school at iShine, and remarked, “I think my teachers are amazing!” When she finishes school she’d like to work as a Disney cartoonist.
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Springs’ Keys, Arrow, High School Learning Center staff, and students are getting ready for CAASPP testing, reported Administrative Assistant Mia Mahoney. They are practicing logging in to the interface, using the universal tools, and talking through how to deal with test anxiety.
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Raquel Lopez is the Cherry Valley Student Center’s new revolving substitute teacher, reported Principal Tammy Slaten. She began the year as the 4th/5th grade ACE, Tammy said, but “I quickly noticed her gift of reaching our students and have since extended her daily duties to student intervention.”
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Springs math specialists Jennifer Brenner and Stephanie Fyfe were named NGPF (Next Gen Personal Finance, www.ngpf.org) Distinguished Educators for their dedication to professional development in real-world personal finance topics, reported Beverly Voechting, director of high school programs. Between the two of them, they have over 150 personal finance units (with each unit taking between an hour to an hour and a half to complete). Beverly remarked, “This is a huge accomplishment! With students needing financial literacy, this training equips our math specialists to be ready to support our math teachers with curriculum and lesson strategies that improve our students’ learning.”
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