PASS AmeriCorps Newsletter

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Program

Updates 1

Spotlight

Article 1

SDUSD Schools

Rolando Park

Elementary

2

Sherman Elementary

2

Mann Middle

2

Memorial Prep

3

San Diego High

3

About Us/

Contact Us 4

Calendar 4

San Diego Unified School District M A Y / J U N E 2 0 1 8 V O L U M E 8 , I S S U E 8

schools, communities, and the

PASS AmeriCorps Program is

what allows us to make a differ-

ence in the lives of our students.

In May and June, our PASS Ameri-

Corps Service Members are de-

ciding the next steps in their jour-

neys. Some are choosing to serve

another year with PASS, some are

moving on to graduate school, and

some are finding jobs in their cho-

sen career field.

We wish all our students and

Service Members the best, and

expect to hear great things from

them in the future.

Have a fantastic summer and we’ll

see you in the new school year!

The 2017-18 school year is coming

to a close and we can’t believe how

fast the year has gone! We are

grateful to the PASS AmeriCorps

Service Members who gave a year

to serve our youth and communi-

ties in San Diego County. Some of

them lived here locally; some of

them were serving a second,

third, or even fourth year with

PASS AmeriCorps; and some of

them took a leap of faith and

moved across country to dedi-

cate a year of their lives working

with our students. Thank you so

much for your service!

Thank you, also, to all our

school site Points of Con-

tact, administrators,

teachers, school staff, and

other partner organiza-

tions; your support and

commitment to your

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Completing 2017-18 with PASS AmeriCorps

In May, the PASS AmeriCorps Pro-

gram hosts an event called “Life After

AmeriCorps.” This event provides

resources and networking opportuni-

ties for our Service Members as they

transition out of their year of service

with PASS AmeriCorps. Presenta-

tions ranged from the Segal Educa-

tion Award to the AmeriCorps

Alumni Association, and more. We

want to thank all our presenters for

the day:

current

PASS

Ameri-

Corps

Members,

Amy

DeNinno,

Jose

Romero, and Jennifer Hopek for

presenting on Travel and Work

Abroad; Dan Puplava from SDCOE

Risk Management for presenting on

the 3121 Retirement Plan; and Bob

Mueller, Executive Director of

SDCOE’s Student Services and Pro-

grams for presenting on the Science

of Happiness. Thank you to our

AmeriCorps Alumni Panel for shar-

ing their experiences and advice:

Rosalina Herrera, Juleane Johnson,

and Lizz Kolokowsky. A highlight of

the day was the rotating café con-

versations in which our current

Members were able to speak with

professionals in a field of interest.

Thank you to all the individuals who

came out to speak with us: Gabriela

Baeza Delgado, MPA, M.Ed., PPS,

Planning for “Life After AmeriCorps”

Current PASS

AmeriCorps

Members presenting

SDCOE Foster Youth & Home-

less Education Services; Inez

Martinez, Instructional Coach

with SDCOE Juvenile Court and

Community Schools; Jenée

Peevy, MSW, PPSC/CWA,

SDCOE School Social Work

Services Manager; Anna Schen,

MSW, Project Specialist,

SDCOE School Based Interns;

Tracy Thompson, Executive

Director, SDCOE Juvenile

Court and Community Schools;

and Beatriz Villarreal, Ph.D.,

Mano a Mano Foundation; Your

stories and experience will help

guide our Members as they

move into their “Life After

AmeriCorps”.

P A G E 2

Teamwork makes the

dream work

Rolando Park Elementary School

Happy May/June Rolando Park

Elementary! We are in the final

stretch of the year! It is an exciting

time of year with the many field

trips, 5th grade promotion, and

state testing to show how bright

these young scholars have worked

all year for. As the school year and

my time as an AmeriCorps Service

Member here at Rolando Park

Elementary is nearing an end, I

want to thank the teachers and

staff again for supporting the pro-

gram and myself since day one.

We’ve accomplished many things

this year as a school, for the pro-

gram, and myself personally.

Thank you for allowing me to

be the stepping stone for fu-

ture members to build on and I

look forward to hearing for

what's in store next year. To

the 5th graders promoting on

to middle school, it was amaz-

ing meeting you this year and I

wish you the best of luck on

your future endeavors. Don't

forget to come back and visit.

Go Panthers!

also held the Multicultural Fair,

which celebrated the reclassifi-

cation of English Learners.

Congratulations to all students

who marked this special

growth. We are so excited to

celebrate even more in June

with events like the grade level

awards ceremonies, 8th grade

field trip to Parkway Bowl, and

of course the Promotion cere-

mony on the last day of school.

We are so proud of all our

We can’t believe the end of

the year is here! May flew by

with students com-

pleting 2 weeks of

English and Math

testing. We also had

some fun to cele-

brate the end of all

that hard work with

a Western BBQ at

lunch and a Friend-

ship Carnival after

school. This month

students who have worked hard

to meet their goals this year! It

has been an honor and pleasure

to support and get to know each

of you. Thank you for making this

year in the PASS AmeriCorps

Program so special. We wish all

of you a safe and fun summer.

The best of luck next school

year!

our neighborhood library in

downtown San Diego. We

received a tour and a lot of

information that can benefit

our students. The 5th graders

went to Balboa Park to study

about the environment and

nature. We also had two com-

petitions this month: The San

Diego County Office of Educa-

tion Science Field Day and the

San Diego Soap Box Derby. I

was very happy to have been able

to participate and spend time with

my PASS students in a different

setting. It has been an amazing

fourth and last year here at Sher-

man. It was a privilege working with

such an amazing staff and principal. I

will miss my PASS students, of

whom most will be promoting to

middle school this year. So, this is

it! Please be safe out there and have

a great summer!

May was a busy

month for our

students. State

testing took up

almost the

whole month,

however, it was

also a month of

self-care. There

were field trips

and school events. Some of the

field trips consisted of visiting

PASS students Mark and

LaNear enjoying the food

at the End of Testing

Western BBQ

P A S S A M E R I C O R P S N E W S L E T T E R

Kevin De La Cruz,

PASS AmeriCorps Member

PASS AmeriCorps

group picture Sherman Elementary School

Horace Mann Middle School

Ricardo Holguin,

PASS AmeriCorps Member

Theresa Ludwig and

Antionette Simmons,

PASS AmeriCorps Members

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 8 , I S S U E 8

Memorial Prep students endured

testing for a little over two weeks

in May. Good job students for mak-

ing it through. Now that testing is

officially over, students are getting

ready to finish the school year

strong. Students are trying their

best to remain focused with their

academics and attendance. I would

like to say a big THANK YOU to

all the teachers and staff for all the

delicious sweets given during staff

appreciation week. I felt appreciat-

ed and I enjoyed it. It has been a

great school year at Memorial Prep.

I can’t believe how fast this school

year flew by. It was nice working

with every teacher and staff at this

campus. I am grateful for the op-

portunity that was given to me to

build relationships with the stu-

dents I met. I enjoyed helping every

single student. It was nice to see

some of the growth the students

did either emotionally or academi-

cally. I am looking forward to the

entire end of the year activities and

celebrating the 8th grade promo-

tion.

succulents. Students now know that

taking time for self-care can help us

persevere in our goals, and reduces

stress. Thank you, Ms. Suzy, for

these wonderful ideas! Students

also made flower pots for Mother's

Day to show gratitude for their

love and support. School ends mid-

June, so students are asking teach-

ers for missing work and setting

aside time during and after school

to work on anything they are miss-

ing. Thank you for a wonderful year

SDHS! Have an amazing summer,

see you next year!

Congratulations on making it

through this school year San Diego

High School! The focus of this

month has been following through.

As we approach the end of the

year, students are practicing follow-

ing through on their commitments,

their school work, and their attend-

ance. Meanwhile, students are prac-

ticing self-care while buckling down

to finish the school year strong.

This month, we have made calm

down jars, stress balls, and planting

Enjoying

the day with

PASS student,

Shemaiah

Students made flower jars as

Mother's Day gifts

Memorial Preparatory for Scholars and Athletes

San Diego High School

Iliana Salas,

PASS AmeriCorps

Member

Suzanne Bray and Amy DeNinno,

PASS AmeriCorps Members

PASS AmeriCorps student,

Armani, helped at the HMMS

Balloon Toss Carnival Booth

Memorial Prep PASS students

working on an assignment

Shake up your calm down

jars and watch the glitter

settle to relax at SDHS

6401 Linda Vista Road - Room 412

San Diego, CA 92111-7399

Phone: 858-569-5474

Fax: 858-565-4150

Email: mquiroz@sdcoe.net

Website: www.sdcoe.net/pass-americorps

The PASS AmeriCorps Program serves stu-

dents in grades 3 through 12 at 30 school sites

across San Diego County, including campuses

in San Diego, Oceanside, Vista, San Marcos,

and Valley Center. Each PASS AmeriCorps

member provides support for 30 students

through individual and group mentoring, aca-

demic support, grades and attendance reviews,

leadership development, guest speakers, ser-

vice learning projects, and parent outreach.

Through their service with PASS, our Ameri-

Corps members are able to create positive

change in our schools and communities.

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