CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2018!
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1st Annual SVUSD Vex IQ Tournament
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We invite you to come see what the future holds at the 1st annual SVUSD VEX IQ Tournament! Two tournament fields will be run from 9am - 11am. The categories are: High Rise Challenge, Ringmaster, and Obstacle Course.
VEX IQ / Robotics Competition
June 2, 2018
9:00 am - 11:00 am
de Portola Elementary
27031 Preciados, Mission Viejo
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Virtual Academy Information Session
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SVUSD is excited to extend our Virtual Academy to grades 9-12 beginning with the 2018-2019 school year! You are invited to attend the SVUSD Virtual Academy (SVA) information meeting to meet our teachers (K-12th grade) and learn more about our vision, our academic programs, and how we blend online learning with face to face learning experiences to offer students in grades kindergarten through high school, a flexible and personalized online learning experience. High school students have additional opportunities to participate in sports at their residence high school while attending the SVUSD Virtual Academy and possibly take one or two classes at their residence school.
SVA Information Meeting
Monday, June 4th 5:30 pm
District Education Center Board Room
25631 Peter A. Hartman Way, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
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2018 Graduation Ceremonies
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June 13
Esperanza
12:30 pm - Gymnasium
June 14
Futures
12:30 pm - Esperanza Gymnasium
Silverado & Mira Monte High Schools
3:00 pm - Laguna Hills Community Center
Mission Viejo High School
6:00 pm - MVHS Stadium
El Toro High School
7:00 pm - ETHS Stadium
Laguna Hills High School
7:00 pm - LHHS Stadium
Trabuco Hills High School
7:30 pm - THHS Stadium
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Congratulations to the Two Way Immersion Graduates of 2018!
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On May 29, forty four Laguna Hills High School seniors received their certificates of completion from the award winning SVUSD Two-Way Immersion Program. The recognition ceremony took place at the Laguna Hills Community Center and guests included Spanish dignitaries from the Los Angeles Spanish Embassy. Students were recognized for completing the program, which they matriculated in from kindergarten through twelfth grade. For more information on the two-way immersion program, please follow this link:
SVUSD Two Way Immersion
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2017-2018 Cappie Nominees & Winners
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Our apologies and congratulations go out to two well deserved Cappie nominations that were inadvertently omitted from the May 18 newsletter:
Female Vocalist
Sabrina Astle
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as Elle, Laguna Hills,
Legally Blonde
, the Musical
Comic Actress in a Musical
Natalie Teuton
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as Pauline, Laguna Hills,
Legally Blonde
, the Musical
The 15th Annual OC Cappies Theatre Awards were handed out on Sunday, May 20th at The Grove in Anaheim and MVHS took home 9 awards:
Best Play
- "Peter and the Starcatcher"
Best Critic Team
- most published team in the OC Register (for writing reviews)
Best Sound Design in a Play
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Ben Sellers
"Peter and the Starcatcher"
Best Supporting Actor in a Play
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Ben Sellers
"Peter and the Starcatcher"
Best Comic Actor in a Play
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Jeffery Baker
"Peter and the Starcatcher"
Best Comic Actress in a Play
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Devoree Shields
"Peter and the Starcatcher"
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
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Kayla Morgan
"The Music Man"
Best Junior Critic
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Rachel Golkin
Best Senior Critic
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Ben Sellers
Congratulations to everyone!
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Mission Viejo cast of "Peter and the Starcatcher", Winner - Best Play of the Year
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LHHS Student Wins the 2018 Congressional High School Art Competition
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A big congratulations goes out to
Elsa Schweizer
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LHHS student,
who has won the 2018 Congressional High School Art Competition! Her artwork will be hung in Cannon Tunnel at the Capitol building in Washington DC for one year. She is invited to attend a reception at the Capitol in Washington DC on June 27 to be recognized for her outstanding achievement.
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The photo above shows the layers she used to make the shading,
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ETHS Student is First Female in Orange County to Win CIF State Championship in Diving
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Savannah Stocker,
a diver from El Toro High School, became the first Orange County female diver to win a CIF State Swimming and Diving Championship! On Saturday, May 19, 2018, in Fresno, CA, Savannah had the first-second-third sweep by the county. Savannah, a junior, scored 507.55 points to capture the 11-dive competition on the 1-meter springboard. You may read an article highlighting Savannah through the follwing link:
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THHS Student Awarded Apple's World Wide Developer's Scholarship
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The annual
Apple World Wide Developers Conference
is an event where technology connects with creativity to bring incredible ideas to life. Thousands of talent minded students from around the world will participate in the conference to turn their ideas into reality, and students may apply for scholarships to attend this amazing event. This year, Trabuco Hills High School student
Erik Martin,
was one of only 350 scholarship recipients! Good luck to Erik!
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"World No Tobacco Day" is observed around the world every year on May 31. The
Tobacco-Use Prevention Education (TUPE)
grant provides funding for programs in grades 7 through 12 for tobacco specific student instruction, activities, special events, intervention and cessation programs for our SVUSD students.
This year the poster contest was school site based with a youth development approach. Each intermediate and high school site held a Tobacco Use Prevention Poster Contest. All entries were voted on by their entire student body. There was one winner per school site and each were awarded a Surface Pro Tablet. The winning posters will be printed and displayed on their school campuses.
Congratulations to all 9 poster winners!
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Amanda Alves, 7th Grade
La Paz Intermediate
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Stephanie Davis, 7th Grade
Los Alisos Intermediate
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Orianne Adams, 8th Grade
Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate
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Jonathan Chi, 7th Grade
Serrano Intermediate
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Cindy Hansen, 9th Grade
El Toro High
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Kaela Rodriguez, 12th Grade
Laguna Hills High
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Danielle Reynolds, 11th Grade
Mission Viejo High
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Sasha Fant, 12th Grade
Silverado High
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Rachel Brinkman, 9th Grade
Trabuco Hills High
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Learn about our Employees Appreciation Day
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Learn about our Employees Appreciation Day (LEAD) is a new program that SVUSD has started this year. During Classified Employee Appreciation Week administrators shadowed a classified employee around for the morning to get up close and personal insight as to what they do on a daily basis. There were principals who become groundskeepers and office mangers, and district directors who worked as maintenance workers and clerical staff. After the morning shadowing, the staff who participated all gathered for a luncheon to share their experiences. The response to this program was very positive!
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Mona Montgomery, Montevideo Principal, working with Groundskeeper, Noe Loeza Lazaro
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Suzy McMasters, Linda Vista Principal, taking over for Farmer Kelly Roberts at Trabuco Elementary
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Ozzy Cortez, Chief Technology Officer, with Mary Ann Brady, Student Service Technician at Mission Viejo High School
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Bob Presby, Director of Human Resources, working with Ray Kerek from Maintenance and Operations
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SVUSD Crisis Response Team Honored
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The Orange County Department of Education’s Safe School’s Crisis Response Network honored the
SVUSD Crisis Response Team with an Award of Excellence
at their 2018 Orange County Crisis Conference. The award was given to SVUSD for their hard work and dedication in serving the students, families and staff of SVUSD. We are lucky to have such a dedicated group of educators who volunteer to provide crisis intervention to our students and families. The SVUSD Crisis Response team consists of 25 staff members, which include district and site administrators, school counselors, mental health counselors, psychologists and speech and language pathologists.
Pictured below is just part of the dedicated team,
lead by Monique Yessian
,
Director of Student Services.
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SVUSD Summer Office Hours
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During the summer months, the school sites and district office will have modified hours.
If you need to visit your school during the summer months, please call the school site office to ensure they are open.
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District Office Summer Hours
June 25 - July 27
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Closed Fridays
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June 14
June 18 - July 6
July 9 - July 26
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Last day of School
Summer School Credit Recovery - Session A (Laguna Hills High School)
Summer School Credit Recovery - Session B (Laguna Hills High School)
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Dr. Crystal Turner
Superintendent
Board of Trustees
President
Amanda Morrell
Vice President
Suzie R. Swartz
Clerk
Dr. Edward Wong
Members
Dolores Winchell
Dennis Walsh
Student Board Member
Daniel Choi
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The Saddleback Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees encourages community members to attend and participate in its business meetings whenever possible.
Closed session board business is typically conducted at 5:00 p.m. followed by open session business typically beginning at 6:00 p.m. Meetings are held in the SVUSD Education Center Board Room located at 25631 Peter A. Hartman Way, Mission Viejo
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