Ethan and Noah Arevalo, 2nd and 6th graders in Springs’ Homeschool program, are both 1st place award winners in the Writing Extravaganza. Both boys are avid readers who are working hard to develop their writing abilities. Continue reading →
Julia Nunez, a 7th-grade Homeschool student, is the June 2020 Student Artist of the Month. Her artwork is entitled “There’s No Place Like Springs.” Julia likes to create her art using watercolors and acrylic paint. Continue reading →
The Corona Student Center held an 8th-grade parade promotion ceremony in May as its 8th-grade teacher is expecting a child the week school finishes. Students received goodie bags as they passed by. Corona Student Center ACE Sally Lorentson is “going above and beyond” during this time mandated distance learning due to the pandemic, reported Principal E.J. Whitehead and the Center staff. Continue reading →
Students in Springs’ Venture Online program celebrated their first-ever virtual Spirit week. Activities included Silly Sock Day, Pajama Day, Beach Trip Indoors Day, Crazy Hair Day and Sports Jersey Day. Continue reading →
Springs CTE teacher Chris Allen has won a $25,000 Epic MegaGrant for developing tutorials from Unreal Engine, an open and advanced real-time 3D creation tool. He has taught CTE Intro and Intermediate Game Design since 2015, creating his own curriculum in Canvas. Unreal Engine was developed by Epic Games, makers of the popular online video game Fortnite. The tutorials which Mr. Allen will be developing are the same tutorials he uses in his courses. Continue reading →
Springs Homeschool junior Ashley Farrell, 17, of Chino, was included on the Dean’s List for the 2020 FIRST Championships for FRC – First Robotics Competition. This is the most prestigious award a student can achieve through the FIRST program; she was one of 3,000 students nominated where only 10 are selected. Ashley is a founding member of Rogue Techs, a US FIRST, First Robotics Competition Robotics team. Continue reading →
Springs Homeschool student Agatha McIntyre was named a finalist in the senior performance category at the Riverside County National History Day Competition for her project The Ballad of Empress Matilda. She will now move on to the California State History Day competition. Continue reading →
Valeria Duarte, 13, an 8th-grade student at Springs’ Magnolia Academy, is on a waitlist for the Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles summer program, the YOLA National Festival. The festival is a two-week summer program for young musicians, offering them an opportunity to learn and perform with world-renowned conductors. Hundreds of young musicians nationwide submit auditions for the festival. Continue reading →
Atticus Leveck, 16, a 10th-grade student at Springs’ Magnolia Student Center, is celebrating his 10th anniversary as part of the Scouts BSA. He first joined as a Tiger Cub Scout at age 6, his mother Anastasia said, because “he has always loved the outdoors and hands-on experiences.” Continue reading →
The Riverside County Office of Education named its annual Art Connects Poetry honorees. Matthew Brown, 8th grade, and Bella Morin, 7th grade, of Springs’ Bear River Student Center received honorable mention. Continue reading →
