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Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016 | Volume VI, Issue XXIV
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Your weekly recap of student success
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#fcusdimpact: Cordova High color guard pays special tribute to ill classmate
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 In an inspiring show kindness and character, Cordova High School's color guard and five other schools joined together for a special performance for a fellow guard member, who has been hospitalized for more than 180 days with an aggressive form of cancer.
Students performed Sunday outside of Kaiser Roseville Medical Center for 17-year-old Kitauana Glover.
"She's part of the family, and we look after our family. Once a Lancer, always a Lancer," said music director Kevin Sims, to FOX40 News.
Click here to see one of several news stories covered by local media
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Keep reading our weekly District Digest for the full story to come!
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VIDEO: Vista del Lago senior to attend prestigious overseas college
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Story and video by Haley Nicholson, FCUSD Communication Internship Program
Vista Del Lago High School senior Alison Waterman's path after high school will take her places many don't experience in a lifetime after she was accepted to attend
New York University's Abu Dhabi location.
NYU Abu Dhabi is a highly selective college located in the United Arab Emirates. Last year, only 2 percent of the applicants were admitted.
Alison is majoring in biology with a focus in neuroscience. She's passionate about finding answers to the way the world works and hopes majoring in biology will help her do so.
Although she is focusing on biology, she also has a passion for playing the piano and will be minoring in music. She is thrilled about this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and is ready to study overseas and gain a more global perspective.
Watch this video Q&A to hear from Alison and others about this opportunity and her dreams for the future.
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Future rocket scientists meet the real ones in virtual tour
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Story and video by Ron Aguilar, FCUSD multimedia communication specialist, and Johnny Callen, Communication Internship Program
As part of a continued partnership between the Folsom Cordova schools and
Aerojet Rocketdyne designed to inspire the next generation of aerospace leaders,
Riverview STEM Academy in Rancho Cordova provided a unique opportunity for its students to "tour" Aerojet Rocketdyne's highly secured facility - without ever leaving their school.
Via a two-way, live-streaming broadcast using technology available to students regularly at Riverview STEM, the virtual tour was established between a manufacturing bay at the Rancho Cordova rocket propulsion facility and more than 200 students gathered in the multipurpose room at Riverview. Two Aerojet Rocketdyne rocket scientists led the tour, showing and discussing real Aerojet Rocketdyne hardware and answering live questions from the students.
"Thanks to technology, this was an exciting and unique opportunity for our students to see firsthand the possibilities available to them as they pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields," said Tony Peterson, principal of Riverview STEM Academy.
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FCUSD teachers receive grants from Rotary Club of Folsom
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Rotary Club of Folsom started the Teacher Grant Program as a club project 17 years ago. Each year applications are sent out to all Folsom schools and they encourage teachers to apply for a grant up to $250 to fund projects, materials, and/or equipment for their classrooms.
This year Rotary Club of Folsom was able to increase the maximum grants to $500. They received 31 applicants from 11 different schools and 15 of our teachers were selected for a total of $6,035.
To see the list of teachers that received grants and what they are using the monies for, click here!
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New state preschool site opening Monday, Feb. 8
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Additional grant funding is allowing the District to expand its free preschool services to eligible families. At White Rock, both a morning and afternoon preschool program will be offered: 8:15-11:15 a.m., and 11:45-2:45 p.m.
With this latest expansion, the District's state preschool program is now offered in 10 classrooms across Rancho Cordova and also at
Theodore Judah Elementary in Folsom.
For information on preschool eligibility and enrollment, please contact the District's Early Childhood Education office at (916) 294-9090 ext. 610116 or visit us at the Cordova Lane Center, 2460 Cordova Lane in Rancho Cordova.
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COMMUNITY EVENT: "Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine" documentary
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Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine," is a documentary about the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard. Shepard, a gay freshman at the University of Wyoming, was lured from a bar in Laramie, Wyo., by two men who tortured him and tethered him to a fence, leaving him to die. A week later, he succumbed to his injuries.
The documentary will be shown at
Mesa Verde High School, 7501 Carriage Drive, Citrus Heights from 4-5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 5.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with Shepard's parents, Dennis and Judy Shepard, who started
Matthew Shepard Foundation after their son's death. This event is open to the community. There will be snacks and refreshments provided.
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#iSmart: Parents invited to tonight's presentation
The Sacramento County District Attorney's Office, Sacramento County Sheriff's Department and Folsom Cordova Unified are hosting an internet safety presentation for families to learn more about how they can help their children avoid online dangers.
The presentation will be held tonight at Cordova High School in the Library from 6:00 -7:15 p.m.
To learn more about #iSmart, click here.
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Next Parent Summit for Student Success on Saturday
Please join us for a fantastic day for parents of FCUSD students to learn how to help get your student college and career ready at this one day workshop this Saturday, February, 6, 2016, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Mills Middle School.
Items of discussion include College and Career Pathways:
- STEM
- Future Careers Activity
Student Achievement at all levels:
SSC/ELAC Committees:
- Member Roles and Responsibilities
- Training and Agenda Topics
LCAP-Mid-year Progress
See the attached flyers:
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Board of Education Update: Feb. 4, 2016
The FCUSD Board of Education will hold its next regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, Feb. 4 at 6 p.m. in the Education Service Center, 1965 Birkmont Drive in Rancho Cordova.
Agenda items include:
- proposed new and revised middle and high school course outline
Agendas are posted the Friday before regularly scheduled Board meetings and can be found here.
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Folsom Cordova is excited to announce it is opening an additional state preschool classroom
Monday, Feb. 8 at 
