In addition to its new principal, the Renaissance Valley Academy (RVA) will be moving to a seat-based system of enrollment, reported Brian Bailey, vice principal. He explained, “Like many sites, we’ll be moving from an independent study model to a more traditional model in which students are required to be present in class for enrollment. It does present some challenges, but in the long-term, I believe it will work out and be a benefit to us.”
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The La Fuente program at the Vista Student Center is anticipating significant growth in the 2022-23 school year, reported Sarah Adams, principal. The La Fuente program is a dual language, Spanish-English immersion program for grades TK-8. It served 200 during the past school year, with anticipated growth to 225 to 240 students in 2022-23. It is one of four programs offered at the Vista site.
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School leaders attended the ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) conference in New Orleans in July. This conference was attended by over 10,000 participants and along with keynotes and hundreds of sessions available, an expo hall was the main attraction to learn more about current technology tools along with learning labs to explore first-hand educational tech tools.
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Springs Cherry Valley Student Center is presenting an End of Summer Back-to-School Movie Night fundraiser on Saturday, August 6, beginning at 7 p.m. Cherry Valley families as well as friends of the school are invited to come and watch the 2017 movie The Greatest Showman with Hugh Jackman. The musical drama tells the story of the life of P.T. Barnum, the 19th-century showman, and entertainer.
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Springs’ Magnolia Student Center held a Summer Encore, a week-long summer school program in June. It was themed to the 1980s, with music, learning, and fun, reported Beverly Voechting, principal, culminating in class and student performances.
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Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts (ORAA) teacher Taylor Olson had a Jedi Training Camp. Students practiced skills to be Jedi: balance, concentration, teamwork, problem-solving, agility, accuracy, and peace. The favorite activity, Ms. Olson reported, were lightsaber battles.
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Journey Homeschool High School 9th-grade student Elliott Dahl has been playing violin with the Temecula Conservatory of Music (formerly Temecula Strings) since he was age 6. The Temecula Conservatory’s Chamber Orchestra took top honors recently at the Music in the Parks Competition at Magic Mountain.
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Springs honored its retirees at a reception held at Springs’ Plaza on May 31. Those honored include,left to right, Ann Schuster, Margie Shamblin, Pamela Walters, Christine Horning, and B.J. Heath.
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