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Wednesday, September 28, 2016 | Volume VII, Issue VIII
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Your weekly recap of student success
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| PHOTOS: Kinney High celebrates 50 years of student success |
Dozens of teachers, staff members, alumni, students and families came together on Sept. 22 to celebrate five decades of student success at Kinney High School, the continuation school in Rancho Cordova that has helped countless students reach their goals and create opportunities in life.
Attendees, including two former principals, were treated to a pasta dinner from the school's culinary academy - an example of the unique, hands-on learning opportunities provided at Kinney today that are helping prepare students for their futures.
Participants also received tours of extensive campus modernizations, including the addition of Prospect Community Day School - formerly Mather Youth Academy, which moved to the Kinney campus at the beginning of the school year. Prospect has evolved to a positive behavioral supports and restorative justice community day school.
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VIDEO: District College Fair attracts more than 1,000 students, families
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Video by Ron Aguilar, FCUSD Multimedia Communication Specialist
Folsom Cordova's first districtwide college fair in years -
sponsored by the
Folsom Cordova EducationFoundation
- was a huge success in providing students and families the tools they need to succeed beyond school.
Counselors and staff from Cordova, Folsom, and Vista del Lago high schools worked together to make the event, held on Cordova High's campus on Sept. 20, a success. More than 90 colleges and universities were in attendance, and all branches of the military attended.
More than 1,000 visitors attended the event that provided information on admission requirements, financial aid, and other common resources sought by students planning for college and their careers.
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| VIDEO: FHS physics students have a blast with hands-on learning |
Video by Ron Aguilar, FCUSD Multimedia Communication Specialist
3-2-1: liftoff! Folsom High School seniors took to the field recently to launch homemade water bottle rockets - a fun, hands-on and memorable lesson in physics.
The annual tradition, spearheaded by physics teacher Eric Wright, helps students think critically and problem solve as they deepen their understanding of projectile motion.
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| VIDEO: Grammy nominated songwriter inspires White Rock Elementary student creations |
The fourth and fifth graders of White Rock Elementary School might just be the next Grammy award recipients for their song "Super Cool School."
Songwriter Steve Seskin visited White Rock recently to create a song with the students focusing on a positive anti-bullying message and performed it to the school. Seskin has visited twice, reaching a large audience with his performances and including a large portion of the student body in his songwriting process.
Seskin is a Grammy nominated songwriter who has worked with artists such as Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw. Now he spends his time traveling to different schools in Northern California to share his songwriting program and anti-bullying and positive school culture messages with students. He is most famous for the song "Don't Laugh at Me" written through his program with students.
VIDEO: Watch Seskin and the students work together to create a positive message in this video.
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FCUSD announces Parent Summit: Create, Collaborate & Innovate through literacy
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Parents are a crucial factor in the entire education equation.
Parents of students K-12 are invited to attend our next Parent Summit for Student Success. We will share information on resources available to students and families, and many ways to support student learning.
We will also share information about the Folsom Lake College and City of Rancho Cordova's
Promise Program, a generous offer to Rancho Cordova graduates of free tuition.
The first 2016-17 Parent Summit will be on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 8:30 -11:30 a.m. at
Rancho Cordova Elementary School, located at 2562 Chassella Way.
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FHS filmmaker to present at 20th Annual North American All Youth Festival
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Sophomore Media Production student Lindsey Hunter will be representing Folsom High as a presenter on stage at the 20th Annual North American All Youth Film Festival Friday Oct. 7th at the Crest Theater in Sacramento.
Lindsey served on the jury which selected this year's films. The jury comprised 20 students from various area high schools who met over the summer with festival organizers to view, critique, and rate each submission.
Lindsey will help present the first showcase of the day-long event, which features the best student films in North America.
The event is open to all high schools in northern California and many colleges and technical schools will be there with lobby displays and information about further education and careers in media.
This is not Lindsey's first time in the spotlight- last year her video
Silent went viral with more than half a million views, which earned her interviews on local news stations
throughout the country.
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| Students invited to Construction & Trade Career Awareness Day |
This free event is designed to introduce students to a variety of career opportunities in the industry including: building, heavy equipment, engineering, highway and the related trades and to provide direct recruitment and placement opportunities for industry employers/trades participating in the event.
Date/Time:
9 -11:45 a.m.
Oct, 7
9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Oct. 8
Location:
Raley Field, 400 Ball Park Dr. in West Sacramento
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Considering a teaching career? Teacher intern Info Meeting Oct. 5
The Teacher Intern program at the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) is recruiting for the 2017-19 Teacher Intern Credential Program beginning in January 2017.
If you have a college degree and are aspiring to become a multiple or single subject (math or science) credentialed teacher, please attend the upcoming info meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 4:30-6 p.m. at SCOE,
3661 Whitehead St., Suite #100
in Mather.
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Families invited to upcoming IB Programme Info Nights!
Enrolling in Folsom Cordova's International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme is a chance to show top universities your student is ready for the next level of success.
Folsom Cordova has two International Baccalaureate programmes:
- Middle Years Programme (MYP) for students grade 6 - 10 attending Mitchell Middle and Cordova High schools.
- International Baccalaureate (IB) for students grade 11 - 12 attending Mitchell Middle and Cordova High schools.
Information Nights
October 3, 2016
Library
November 1, 2016
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
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Board of Education Update: No meeting
The FCUSD Board of Education does not have a regularly scheduled meeting this week.
The Board next meeting will beThursday, Oct. 6, at 6 p.m. in the Education Services Center Board Room, 1965 Birkmont Drive in Rancho Cordova.
Agendas are posted the Fridays before regular meetings and can be found here
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