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Wednesday, May 4, 2016 | Volume VI, Issue XXXV
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Your weekly recap of student success
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DEADLINE EXTENDED: Submit your logo by Friday, May 6!
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The deadline for submitting your "Be A Superhero" logo has been extended until this Friday, May 6 at 4 p.m.
YOUR ARTWORK COULD BE OUR NEXT LOGO! The kindness-themed logo for the school year 2016-17 is "Be a Superhero" and we are coming to you, the students, to create a logo. The logo may be used on school banners, posters, and news articles as well as advertising on social media.
The winner of the "Be a Superhero" logo contest
will be announced Wednesday, May 11 and will receive
four tickets to a Sacramento River Cats game of the winner's choice during the month of May.
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| Mills Middle School students take a "Voyage to Mars" |
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Areojet Rocketydyne spokesman Mr. Wiley visited Mills Middle School to speak with students about space, missions, and career paths. Students watched a presentation of Orion's Launch Abort System and participated in a Q & A.
The next space launch will be in 2030. Mr. Wiley informed the students, the next astronauts are about the students ages now. They could be the next astronaut in space.
After the presentation the students went on a field trip to Challenger Learning Center, Discovery Museum Science and Space Center where they went on a Voyage to Mars, rendezvous with Comet Halley and returned to the moon.
The students broke up into teams where they all had to work together and be good team members to their classmates in order to make their "mission" successful.
- Isolation Team Assignment - Use robotic arms to determine if chemicals were leaking into the spacecraft, retrieve micrometeoroid impact panels and determine the condition of the solar array, and measure radioactivity in air filters.
- Probe Team Assignment - Mission involved the launch of a probe. They were required to pay special attention to following instructions in a step-by-step manner.
- Life Support Team Assignment - Maintaining the air, water, and power system of the spacecraft and analyzing the seed supply.
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Folsom High teen teaches third-graders lesson in kindness
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 Folsom High freshman Lindsey Hunter and her friend Jocelyn Haney spent the afternoon on Friday, April 29 speaking to students at
Russell Ranch Elementary School about bullying, kindness, and her viral video "
Silent."
Lindsey created the short film and Jocelyn plays a deaf girl who deals with bullying. Now, the student filmmakers are known throughout the region and are famous to these elementary school students. As Jocelyn told the students at Russell Ranch, "It's never too late to turn back. If something is hurtful or you find yourself on the wrong path, make a positive change."
See an ABC 10 news story about the girls' visit to Russell Ranch here!
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Cordova, Folsom High FHA-HERO finish strong in statewide contests
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Congratulations to Folsom High School's FHA-HERO team members, who have just returned from their state meeting. Folsom High students participated in four different competitions:
- Ashley Hays - Fashion Design
- Brayden Gardener - Salad Preparation
- Kylie Bender - Chapter in Review Portfolio
- Kimberly Morrow - Chapter in Review Portfolio
Congratulations also goes out to Cordova High School's Parliamentary Procedure Team, who placed second at the state competition:
- Monica Salinas (President)
- Paola Aniceto (Vice President)
- Francisco Baro (Treasurer)
- Esmeralda Escobar (Member)
- Maria Vigil (Member)
The below students took home the Best in the State, first place winners in Culinary Arts. Each student also collected over $24,000 in renewable scholarships to five different colleges, a new chef coat, and the opportunity to go to National Meeting and represent California to compete against all 49 states, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
- Jensen Ash - Folsom High
- Nick Leuschen - Folsom High
- Brian Whempner - Folsom High
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Growing Tomorrow's Leaders: Kids Day in the Park was a success!
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 On Saturday, more than 7,000 participants came to Hagen Park to celebrate the 27th annual Kids Day in the Park, and Folsom Cordova volunteers and staff were on hand to make sure all had good time - and learned about educational opportunities for students and services available to families.
Growing Tomorrow's Leaders was our theme, and several of our programs, schools and services were represented: Food Services, Health Services, Family Support Services, STEM, IB and MYP, Communications, Transitional Kindergarten, Early Childhood readiness and Tobacco Prevention all came to interact with the kids and families, play games and provide valuable information to promote healthy living and education.
Kids learned how to grow plants, live healthy lifestyles and discover the pathways to success offered to each child in the District.
We would like to say thank you to students and FCUSD staff who took personal time out to give back to the community: Adrianna Navarro, Aleigha Chamberlain, Andrea Borrego, Andrea Flores, Angela Griffin-Ankhelyi, Bret Harden, Bryan Saucedo, Cata Ingalis, Chris Nelson, Christian Carrasco, Crystal Linger, Danielle Walusiak, Elida Vasquez, Guadalupe Guerrero, Gudelia Castillo, Hannah McCarthy, Hla Elkhatib, Hunter Norton, Irene Velazco, Isabel Aguirre, Jackie Carrillo, Jean Yim, Jeanie Myers, Johnny Callen, Jonathan Johnson, Joye McKetty, Lari Powell (Miller), Lea Rathbun, Leslie Quevedo, Linda Burkholder, Lorenzo Chlamon, Lupe Fussell, Mary Jo Novak, Miranda Marsh, Myrna Grandos, Niloo Anvarnaiichi, Nora Stroke, Parisa Bana, Rachel Nguyen, Raquel Munquia, Rhonda Frank, Rielly Canchola, Sara Mello, Sofia Martinez, Suzanne Borth, Tabitha Hoyt, Trinity Foster, Tyler Jenkins, Tyrone Dollison Jr., Wendy Semien, Cordova High School Key Club students, Cordova High School Interact Club students, and Cordova High Agricultural Academy students.
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Come out and support our elementary school choirs!
Elementary school choirs from Folsom and Rancho Cordova are coming together for their annual Spring Chorale Concert.
Directors have been teaching their choirs the same eight songs and will come together for a fantastic concert.
This event has been taking place in our District for over 30 years. Mary Ping, the Chorale director, has been leading the mass choir for at least 20 years.
The choir has grown so much that they will need to split into two concerts so they can accommodate 400 children.
The Spring Chorale Concert will take place at
Folsom High School
on Monday, May 9 at 5:30 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. in the Jill Solberg Theatre.
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iFest - Take a Trip Around the World & Chalk Walk
Rancho Cordova iFest is a festival celebrating the ethnic diversity of the community and reaching out to newcomer groups by offering an opportunity for them to showcase their cultural heritage.
The event is a free, family-friendly evening in a outdoor setting. It celebrates the sounds, dance and tastes from around the world...and around the corner.
When: Saturday, May 1
Time: 5 - 9 p.m.
Where: Village Green Park
3141 Bridgeway Drive
Rancho Cordova
For additional information, click here!
Rancho Cordova Art for Everyone and the Cordova Community Council are proud to present "Chalk Walk 2016," a new and fun arts event held in association with the 9th Annual iFest. For additional information, click here! |
Board of Education Update: May 5, 2016
The FCUSD Board of Education will hold its next regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, May 5 at 6 p.m. in the Education Services Center, 1965 Birkmont Drive in Rancho Cordova.
Agenda items include:
- Propose approval of the New Middle and High School Course Outline
Agendas are posted the Friday before meetings and can be found here.
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