Ayesha Chloe Abril, a 6th-grade student with the Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts, is the March 2022 Student Artist of the Month. The Chula Vista resident’s artwork is entitled P.L.A.Y.
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Marissa Rogers is the new site facilitator at Springs’ Hemet Learning Center. She lives in French Valley and has worked with Springs since 2018. Among her activities with the Center, she most recently organized Unwind with Staff, a social event that included conversation, crafts, and music.
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Teacher Jennifer Graham offers a Space Exploration Class to 3rd through 6th grade students at Springs’ Enterprise and Otay Ranch Learning Centers. In one lesson, for example, she demonstrates how protecting an egg relates to real-world challenges faced by engineers who design things like bike helmets, space crafts, and Mars landers.
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Springs’ Corona Student Center (CSC) students visited Sheridan Park, a short walk from the campus, for a fun, Psychology Today-promoted Global School Playday. The students also participated in National School Choice Week, which raises awareness of school choice. Students were invited to dress in themed clothing on individual days, including tie-dye, Disney, and Wear Yellow Days.
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Springs’ Renaissance Valley Academy’s Team 4114/The Pallondrones, a student robotics team, has begun building and competing after a two-year hiatus, reported Vice Principal Brian Bailey. The team is optimistic that they will have a successful season, he said, and will next compete in the FIRST Robotics Competition San Diego Regional in March.
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Homeschool students taking Learning Center classes at Springs’ Enterprise Resource Center enjoyed a Celebration of School Choice Week. Students participating in the Center’s Write into the Future and Leap into Literature classes wrote down and shared why they love being part of Springs and received School Choice Week stickers and bracelets.
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Springs Temecula Student Center 4th grade teacher Rachelle Smiley promoted literacy in her classroom by creating Camp Read-A-Lot. Students went to class and were greeted by tents in which they could read. Vice Principal Valerie Walker said, “Using flashlights, campers embarked on a morning full of literacy.”
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Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts (ORAA) participated in the Great Kindness Challenge in January, a week-long bullying prevention program in which students are encouraged to “create a culture of compassion, inclusion, unity and respect.”
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Springs held its 2021-22 School-wide Spelling Bee in-person in January, reported Nikki McAdoo, Springs Homeschool Events Coordinator, “with numerous safety precautions put into place prior to the event.” Eighteen students grades 4-8 qualified to participate by placing 1st through 3rd in their local regional bees or online events held in December.
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Springs Cherry Valley Homeschool Cooperative held its 2nd annual student council elections. Elected officers included Charlee Faith (president), Selene Ceci (vice president), Miranda Hamil, and Fred Munguia. Council members were Trinity Aguilera and Cadence Martinez. Class representatives are Emmalee Donaldson, Jonathan Woodruff, Kennedy Rivera, and Keaton Martinez. Ruth Morgan serves as advisor. The council members run the school’s morning meetings and lunch activities and help with special events.
In other Cherry Valley news, student Azariah Garcia was selected to be a National Junior Honor Society member.
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