#GGUSDPRIDE E-Newsletter

May 30, 2017

#GGUSDPRIDE E-newsletter

Read our #GGUSDPRIDE E-newsletter to learn about all of the great things happening in GGUSD.

S end your photos to pio_department@ggusd.us to highlight your school or students in the e-newsletter.

Parading Our #GGUSDPride

GGUSD Board of Education members and student leaders shared their GGUSD pride and love for community during the Strawberry Festival parade on Saturday.

GGUSD also had a booth at the festival to help spread the word about our exceptional programs and district accomplishments. For more photos, click here.

STUDENT HEROES

Three freshman students from Santiago High School were honored by the Garden Grove Fire Department during a special student recognition assembly for their heroic act of saving a classmate from drowning. Students Angelo Mendoza, Daniel Gomez, and Cristina Contreras, along with their teacher Shannon Macrill, jumped to action to save the life of Christopher Tran, a high-functioning student with autism, who mistakenly jumped into the deep end of the pool. Click here for the ABC 7 News story.

A Young Artist
Faylane Elementary Schoool transitional kindergarten student Victoria Pham was recognized at the school's flag ceremony for her winning art work which was selected to be shown at the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts Junior Art Exhibit.

Top Innovators

La Quinta students prove they are ready for 21st century careers.

Students took home first and second place in their division at the ocMaker Challenge for their outstanding designs and inventions, the uTEMPsil, and the Magnetique.

AVID STRONG

Four of the eight AVID eighth grade standout students across all of Orange County to be named Angels Scholars and receive a $10,000 college scholarship and a computer were from GGUSD. Approximately 60 students from across the county applied for this exciting opportunity.

In this photo, Fitz Intermediate school administrators and staff celebrate with student Gabe Langinbelik who was one of the Angels Scholars.

Classified Employee Appreciation

In honor of Classified School Employee Week, GGUSD Board of Education Trustee Walter Muneton visited Riverdale Elementary School to work alongside the school's food services workers as a way to say thanks.

Trustee Muneton put on a hair net and gloves to help out and said the experience was fun and rewarding. He said that GGUSD classified employees do an amazing job.

Safety First

Enders Elementary School partnered with the Garden Grove Police Department, the Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC), Safe Kids Orange County, parents, and students for the annual Walk or Roll to School Day. GGUSD is proud to be part of a community that is so focused on the safety of students.