#GGUSDPride E-Newsletter - September 26, 2017

September 26, 2017

#GGUSDPRIDE E-newsletter

The #GGUSDPride E-newsletter features many of the great things happening in GGUSD.

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Going Global

GGUSD held a “Going Global Launch Party” last Thursday, with district administrators, elected officials, community partners, and media to celebrate the opening of the district’s first ever Vietnamese Dual Language Program at Murdy Elementary School. The program began in September with 34 transitional kindergarten students from across the school district.

GGUSD is only the second school district in Orange County, and fourth in the nation, to offer a Vietnamese Dual Language Program. It’s a natural fit at Murdy Elementary School which is located in the heart of Little Saigon and serves a student population that is approximately 70% Vietnamese.

Learn more about our Vietnamese Dual Language Program.

GGUSD Celebrates Successful Launch of Vietnamese Dual Language Program

Watch our video to see the Vietnamese Dual Language Program in action.

Congratulations GGUSD Employees

Last week, our Board of Education recognized six classified employees and three teachers as our district nominees for the Orange County Department of Education’s 2017 Classified Employee of the Year and 2018 Teacher of the Year programs. It’s our amazing employees that make GGUSD such a great school district. Congratulations to Thomas Tran, Assistant Network Technician; Don Haynes, Capenter I with Maintenance and Operations; Alicia Bustamante, cook/baker at Fitz Intermediate; Rosa Del Rio De La Rosas, GGUSD bus driver; Chris Prince, Library Tech Assistant at Paine Elementary School; Martha Esparza, Community Liaison at Santiago High School; as well as teachers, Carlos Primiani from Carrillo Elementary School; Carrie Lankford from Fitz Intermediate School, and Jenny Jurgemeyer from Hare High School. Congratulations to all of our Employee of the Year Nominees.

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Celebrating GGUSD at Fiestas Patrias

GGUSD had a strong showing at the Fiestas Patrias Parade in Santa Ana. Board of Education Trustee Walter Muneton, Superintendent Gabriela Mafi, Executive Director of K-12 Educational Services Lorena Sanchez, staff, and nearly 100 students from Latinos Unidos and other school clubs came out to celebrate Mexican Independence Day and show their school spirit. With six GGUSD schools in Santa Ana, we were proud to be part of this community celebration. # GGUSDPRIDE