The #GGUSDPride E-newsletter features many of the great things happening in GGUSD.
Send your photos to pio_department@ggusd.us to highlight your school or students in the e-newsletter.
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GGUSD Hosts State of District to Showcase Student Success
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On September 25, GGUSD hosted its first-ever State of the District event to showcase district accomplishments and student successes. At the event, Superintendent Gabriela Mafi and the Board of Education announced the launch of a district-wide Choose Wellness Campaign, and issued a call to action urging the community to engage in district efforts to increase awareness and resources around student motivation, mental health and socio-emotional well-being, and school culture and climate.
More than 300 parents, students, staff members, community partners, and area leaders attended the event held at the Garden Grove Community Center. The afternoon began with a reception featuring appetizers prepared by Rancho Alamitos High School culinary students led by Chef Scott Kim, as well as an impressive performance by the Bolsa Grande High School jazz band under the direction of John Miller. Santiago High School vocal ensemble students, led by Na-Young M. Shin, performed "It Takes a Village" at the conclusion of the event to demonstrate the district's gratitude for parent, staff, and community support.
A video of the event will be shared soon with all GGUSD staff, parents, and students.
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GGUSD Board of Education Honors Sylvia Mendez
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Last night, Garden Grove Unified School District's Board of Education honored Sylvia Mendez, civil rights activist and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient whose family fought for the desegregation of schools in California! In the words of Ms. Mendez, "the fight for equality can be accomplished by anyone." We were thrilled to thank this brave hero for her family legacy and life's work. She shared with us a heartwarming story, explaining that Garden Grove High School was the first school she visited to speak about her family story and school desegregation, and the encouragement from GGHS students gave her the confidence and will to continue visiting schools to increase awareness about this important piece of history!
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A MUST WATCH VIDEO
The talented team at GGTV3 created this fun movie trailer as a creative way to highlight our newly-expanded School Resource Officer program thanks to the partnership between GGUSD and the Garden Grove Police Department. We are grateful for all that our SROs do to keep our schools safe! Watch "The Alliance" for a look at our School Resource Officers in action!
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Bolsa Grande High School was selected to receive a $5,000 Barona educational grant to purchase additional diverse literature for the school’s library. Last week, California State Senator Tom Umberg attended an all-school assembly to present the grant to school librarian Jeanine Cardullo, who wrote the grant application and received a letter of support from Senator Umberg.
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Students, families, and staff at Anthony Elementary School celebrated the start of the new school year with an awesome back to school BBQ. Students had a blast participating in a rubber ducky race, enjoying a rubber ducky selfie station, and enjoying delicious barbecue with classmates, friends, and family.
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Heritage Computer Science Academy received a new addition to the front of their office as they have installed their 2019 California PBIS Gold Implementation Award seal for all to see!
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Highlights from the Garden Grove vs. Los Amigos Football Game
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Los Amigos and Garden Grove high schools met in a battle between old Garden Grove League rivals last Friday night at the Michael A. Monsoor Memorial Stadium. The Argos ground out a 19-0 victory and moved to 3-2 on the season while Los Amigos fell to 2-3. Garden Grove travels to Western High School this Friday to play the Pioneers in a non-league match-up. Los Amigos kicks off Garden Grove League play this Thursday vs. Santiago at Monsoor Memorial Stadium. Before the game, Los Amigos head coach Maopu Tuato will be honored by the Los Angeles Chargers, as he was chosen as their week 4 Coach of the Week!
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GGUSD Launches ParentSquare to Expand Parent Communication
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GGUSD has launched ParentSquare, an easy-to-use communication platform to reach and engage every parent, ensuring all parents have the opportunity to actively participate in their children’s education and stay up-to-date on district and school news.
ParentSquare features:
- district and school-wide mass notifications through voice, email, text, and new mobile application
- district, school-wide, and classroom posts received as emails or texts by parents with two-way communication features
- principal and teacher direct messaging with instant language translation using Google Translate
- automated attendance notifications on student absences and tardies
- school calendars and event rsvp’s
- teacher to student communication for seventh through twelfth grade students
ParentSquare allows parents to choose how to receive school and classroom communication via email, text, or mobile application. Parents can also select when to receive messages either instantly or in digest format at the end of each day. Urgent school-wide messages can be sent through voicemail as well. Parents will receive emails, texts, or voicemail messages to the email address or phone number on file with the school as part of the student enrollment process.
Parents can download the GGUSD mobile application now on the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
GGUSD’s partnership with ParentSquare will enable a stronger dialogue between school and home, and will help empower everyone within the school community to stay connected and informed.
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Garden Grove Unified School District
10331 Stanford Ave.
Garden Grove, CA 92840
Phone: (714) 663-6000
www.ggusd.us
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