Homeschool 4th grade student Naomi Slade, age 9, is the December 2021 Student Artist of the Month. She likes to draw cartoon animals, people and landscapes using drawing pencils, sharpies, shimmery gel pens and Crayola markers. Click here to view some of her art.
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Jesse Shedden, a 7th grade student with Springs’ Venture Online program, is an accomplished motocross and street bike racer. The 12-year-old has been racing nearly his entire life, and has won international championships in Canada and France, and is hoping for another big win in an upcoming MiniGP Final in Spain. He said, “I enjoy the competition. I am very competitive.”
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Springs seniors participated in a College Kickoff at the Temecula and Magnolia Student Centers with students receiving SWAG from Mt. San Jacinto and Riverside City Colleges. Students learned how to apply to college, FAFSA and financial aid. Continue reading →
Bear River students participated in an APEX fundraiser and raised $46,000, half of which goes to the school. TK-6 students participated in a Fun Run while middle school students battled it out at a Color Battle (pictured is Principal Shane Wickwire participating in the Color Battle).
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Ellie Yim is the November Student Artist of the Month. She is an 8th grade Homeschool student.
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Springs’ Renaissance Valley Academy senior Guillermo Rubio Beltran won a laptop computer while participating in the virtual Riverside College and Career Fair. Guillermo has an internship with the Hemet San Jacinto Valley Chamber of Commerce during which he plans to team up with community leaders for an opportunity to have hands-on experience in engineering. He attended the fair to look for job opportunities available to him after he finishes school.
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Springs’ Magnolia Girls Varsity Volleyball team finished a strong season with a 7-5 regular season record in the Warrior League. Coaches are Ray and Tori Cantu; it was a young team as the only returning player from the previous season was junior and team captain Claire Hill.
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Brynne Dukes is the new principal of Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts (ORAA). She has been an educator for 25 years, earning her teaching credential and Master’s degree in Curriculum, Teaching and Learning from Sonoma State University.
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Springs Cherry Valley Student Center hosted a Virtual Bingo Night. Families signed up online, and staff delivered bingo boards and daubers and snacks. Two rounds were held, and winners named.
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Gael Lopez, a 5th grade student in Springs’ Venture Online program, is learning to be a pilot. At age 8, he began taking flight simulator classes, and with his brother, Leo, he has enrolled in flight school. Instructor Cam Shankland of Upper Limit Aviation is teaching him to maneuver and control the aircraft; Gael is gathering flight hours and logging them into his pilot’s log.
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