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Thursday, August 9, 2018 | Volume IX, Issue I
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News, Announcements, & Success Stories
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Welcome Back Team FCUSD! School starts Monday, Aug. 13
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Students and families, we are excited to welcome you back to school Aug. 13, 2018. As you look ahead to the new school year we want to make sure you have some helpful information, such as the
2018/2019 Calendar
. We can't wait to see you in class!
Family and community engagement are critically important to student success. Want to help? Sign up to be a
Volunteer
or reach out and let us know how you would like to
Get Involved!
Your voice and involvement are important.
From the entire #TeamFCUSD family, we wish you a great year of learning, growing and building connections with one another. We will see you in school!
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PHOTOS: Team FCUSD kicks off year with annual "huddle"
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 Hundreds of FCUSD teachers and employees packed into the gym at Folsom High School on Thursday, Aug. 9 to reconnect and inspire each other at Folsom Cordova's annual back-to-school kickoff and "huddle."
Superintendent Sarah Koligian, Ed.D., led the attendees in a celebration of the past years' successes and expressions of gratitude to the numerous employees who help keep the District and its schools running even through the summer. She also charged the crowd to think of the ways they can be daily inspirations for every child, and leaders in the creation of positive Culture, Climate, and Connectedness on campus.
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Vista students win award at National History Day competition
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Vista del Lago seniors Lawrence Wong, Ayushi Mittal and Solomon Lo presented their documentary, The Cuban Missile Crisis: On the Brink of Nuclear War at the National History Day competition on June 12, at the University of Maryland, College Park.
More than 3,000 middle and high school students from across the country competed in National History. This year's theme for the competition was Conflict & Compromise in History.
Wong, Mittal and Lo took home a "Chronicling American History" award for their documentary presentation.
The group also won the California History Day Championship for the Group Documentary category, which allowed them to advance to the national competition.
The students had a rich learning experience on their trip, taking in historic sites of Washington D.C. Senior Sinaka Walimbe was not able to attend the competition, but was part of making the documentary.
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Families, students learn together at annual Summer Academy
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The 2018 Family Engagement Summer Academy was offered at two times this year. The daytime academy focused on "Fun, Food Science" while the evening academy highlighted "Maker Space."
The Academy, held at Williamson Elementary was free for currently enrolled Folsom Cordova students grades 1-6. At the four-week camp, families learned together through literacy and STEM activities, as well as educational games.
Some highlights from this year's daytime camp session included students and families learning about bees and different types of honey from guest speaker, Rancho Cordova Bee Keeper Andy Kopac.
Another interesting lesson involved insects that are considered cuisine and eaten around the world, taught by guest speaker, Dr. Jimmy Spitzer, a biology professor at Sac State.
The evening, or twilight, sessions' theme is "Maker Space," where student families are engaged in innovation through coding, robotics and other technology.
PHOTOS: See more snapshots from our summer academy
on our Facebook page!
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| Learn more about music education options for your student |
For decades, Folsom Cordova has prioritized music education across its schools and grade levels. In fact, music is mandatory for all elementary students in grades 4 and 5 so children have the opportunity to explore musical interests at an early age.
In elementary school, students can take either general music, string or band instruments and receive instruction twice a week. Once students move onto the secondary level, middle and high school, they have the opportunity to further their musical talents. There is such a talented and dedicated group of music teachers at all grade levels that students can move into any direction they desire.
At the high school level, there are even more class options ranging from jazz, guitar, contemporary music, marching band and many more.
VIDEO: Find out more about our award winning Music Program and music education options for your student by watching this video.
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Cordova High alum returns as School Resource Officer
Cordova High is getting a new School Resource Officer (SRO) who isn't a stranger to the school. In fact, Officer Tracey Jacobs graduated from Cordova High in 1990 and is glad to be back serving at her former high school.
SRO Jacobs has worked with the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department for 15 years, and for the Rancho Cordova Police Department since 2007. She is regularly seen at CHS supporting athletics and other events on campus engaging with students. Most recently SRO Jacobs received an "Unsung Hero," award from the City of Rancho Cordova for her work in the community.
SRO Jacobs jumped at the chance to serve at her alma mater, because "Once a Lancer, Always a Lancer." She'll be serving at both at Mills Middle and Cordova High.
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Summer students persevere to earn high school diplomas
Folsom Cordova celebrated 35 additional high school graduations on July 3, as summer school students persevered to earn their diplomas.
Twenty-nine graduates were from Cordova High, four were from Kinney High, and there were one each from Vista del Lago, and Folsom High.
Folsom High's graduate, junior Clio Smith graduated a year early. Smith plans to study abroad in Germany in a student exchange program.
The keynote speaker at the summer school graduation was Superintendent Sarah Koligian, Ed.D., who discussed the need to channel grit, passion and perseverance to achieve happiness and success.
Congratulations to our graduates for completing your K-12 education journey!
PHOTOS:To see photo highlights from the graduation ceremony click here!
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FCUSD earns national nods for communication
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FCUSD is hiring: Find open positions here!
Here are some current employment openings with Folsom Cordova Unified School District:
frequently for the most up-to-date postings throughout the year!
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Board of Education: August 9, 2018
The FCUSD Board of Education will hold
its regular meeting on Thursday, August 9 at 6 p.m. in the Education Services Center Board Room, 1965 Birkmont Drive in Rancho Cordova.
Agendas are posted online the Friday before each regularly scheduled meeting.
This week's agenda items include:
Special Presentation:
- Career Technical Education Summer Preceptorship Presentation
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Suspension and Expulsion Data Rates: K-12
All agendas can be
found
here.
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