Springs’ Palm Academy in Indio has received a $12,500 grant from the Summit Springs Educational Foundation (SSEF) to be used to purchase AnimationNow software and to build a recording studio on the school’s new campus.
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Lanise Goosby is the new Virtual Village Principal. Ms. Goosby will lead the Virtual Academy and Montessori Voyage offerings. She earned a B.A. in chemistry and began her career as a high school teacher. She has since been employed by public, private, and charter schools. She homeschooled her daughters through virtual programs, River Springs Charter School, and a private school affidavit.
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Springs’ KEYS College and Career Prep program has begun offering Personalized Options Programs (POP), a new learning opportunity that allows students both greater flexibility and the chance to focus on a few courses at a time.
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Springs’ Renaissance Valley Academy serving grades 6-12 has been steadily growing, reported Vice Principal Brian Bailey, necessitating the hiring of new teachers and exploring opportunities to expand on an adjacent property. The school anticipates having 640 students in grades 6-12 when the school year begins.
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Springs’ Cherry Valley Cooperative held a virtual Kindergarten Roundup to prepare for the new school year. As part of the Roundup, Tammy Slaten, assistant director, delivered 11 backpacks to students entering kindergarten with the school, which included materials to make a puppet, an alphabet coloring book to help students practice their alphabet, and a countdown to school sheet to follow to prepare for school.
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Elsa Hoff is the August Student Artist of the Month. She will be going into the 8th grade at Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts (ORAA). She is 13 and lives in Chula Vista.
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Nefertari Hammant, 17, a graduating senior from Springs’ Magnolia Student Center, was a preliminary 1st place essay winner of the 2021 Ninth Circuit Civics Contest for high school students in the Central District of California.
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The Summit Springs Educational Foundation (SSEF) had a strong 2020-21 school year, raising and distributing more than $50,000 in grant money to Springs graduating seniors to use for college and trade school and to fund projects at Springs school sites.
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Springs’s Venture Online program has a new principal, Jackie Dee. She assumes the role from Andrea Leib, who came to Springs seven years ago to develop the program.
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Springs’ Palm Academy received 2021 Best of Indio Award in the Schools category by the Indio Award Program, reported Principal Shawna Lewis because the school staff “achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community [which] helps make the Indio area a great place to live, work and play.”
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