SVUSD Newsletter

Saddleback Valley Unified School District

Newsletter

June 15, 2018

Have a Safe and Happy Summer!

SVUSD Summer Office Hours

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 be sure to contact the school site to ensure they are open.

District Office Summer Hours

June 25 - July 27

8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Closed Fridays

School Information

Class of 2018 Scholarships

$22,000,000

Hats off to the graduating class of 2018! The hard work and dedication our students demonstrated over the past 4 years has truly paid off! The combined academic and athletic scholarships received among the seniors in SVUSD high schools came to over $22 million !

Congratulations to all of the class of 2018!

2018 Spirit of the Macy Awards

Congratulations goes out to Sabrina Astle of Laguna Hills High School for her performance as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde. S he has been awarded the Spirit of the Macy Best Actress award. Sabrina will be heading to New York City to represent the Hawks and SVUSD in the National High School Music Theatre Awards , known as the Jimmys !

The Legally Blonde production earned the Ovation Award trophy at the Macys, along with many other cast and crew member recognitions:

Highest Achievement: Danielle Kelly , as Noah "Rudy" Buttlar

Highest Achievement: Sabrina Astle as Elle Woods

Best Female Vocalist: Sabrina Astle as Elle Woods

Outstanding Achievement: Hannah Cole, Noah Estling, Sophie Frayne, Luke Morris, Katie Romero and Natalie Teuton

Achievement: Ethan Ervais and Tanner Thee

Special Recognition: Gaby Garcia, Belle Hein, Maya Romero and Justin Lobation

Bright Spot: Kevin Gramling, Lani Jacobson, Rene Kairouz, Jacob Tapia and

Seth Whiteaker

Macy Scholarships: Sabrina Astle and Natalie Teuton

CTE Careers in Education Scholarships

Students in the CTE Careers in Education class at Trabuco Hills High School were given the opportunity to participate in Cal State Fullerton's "Cultivating Teacher Leaders" program. The program provided the candidates with a scholarship opportunity that involved serving classroom internship hours, an essay composition, and an application process. The event was hosted by North County ROP in partnership with Cal State Fullerton. The THHS students who participated were scholarship recipients! Their scholarships ranged from $500 to $750 each.

Congratulations to: Kayla Kjar (11th grade), Abby Rand (12th grade), Josepha Robles (12th grade), and Paloma Sandoval (12th grade)

National Youth Awards

The results of the 13th Annual National Youth Arts Awards for the 2017-2018 season have been announced. Mission Viejo High School earned 5 awards and 10 additional nominations! The awards ceremony was held on Monday, June 11 at the Anaheim Center for the Performing Arts. The honorees are as follows:

Awards

"Peter and the Starcatcher"

Production/Ensemble

Lead Performance in a Play: Hope Spires as Molly Aster

Supporting Performance in a Play: Ben Sellers as Black Stache

Supporting Performance in a Play: Devoree Shields as Smee in

"The Music Man"

Featured Performance in a Musical: Kayla Morgan as Zaneeta

Nominations

"Peter and the Starcatcher"

Lead Performance in a Play: Ethan Cox as Boy/Peter Pan

Supporting Performance in a Play: Jeffrey Baker as Mrs. Bumbrake

Sound Design: Ben Sellers

Stage Manager: Michelle Hughes

Prop Master: Abby Ross & Stagecraft Class

"The Music Man"

Lead Performance in a Musical: Ben Sellers as Harold Hill

Lead Performance in Musical: Shera Starr as Marian Paroo

Featured Performance in a Musical: Jacob Beaver as Tommy Djilas

Youth Orchestra

The winners of the 2017-2018 National Youth Arts

District Information

The following groups were recognized by the Board of Education on June 7th.

Congratulations to the SVUSD Retirees for 2018!

Classified Employees of the Year, Alinda Togashi, Kelly Roberts and Kendra Taylor

2018 SVUSD Rube Goldberg Competition winners from Cordillera, Melinda Heights, and Portola Hills Elementary Schools

Orange County Department of Education Outstanding PAL Program Award recipients from Lomarena Elementary

STEM & the Arts Showcase winners from Los Alisos Intermediate, El Toro, Mission Viejo and Trabuco Hills High Schools

Unified Sports Team Athletes from Trabuco Hills High School

OC Artist of the Year Finalist, Devoree Shields from Mission Viejo High School

CIF Champions from El Toro High School, Maliyah Medley (Track & Field) and Savannah Stocker (Diving)

CIF Champions from Mission Viejo High School, Josh Hill and Ashley Johnson (Track & Field)

CIF & State Champion from Trabuco Hills High School, Sean Lee (Track & Field)

Farewell to Student Board Representatives of 2017-2018

Dates to Remember

July 4

August 27

September 3

Independence Day

First Day of School

Labor Day Holiday (District Closed)

Board of Education

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

Board of Education Meeting Dates

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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