Official newsletter of the Santa Ana Unified School District, designed to inform the community about District related news
, opportunities, and resources.
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SAUSD CELEBRATES WALK TO SCHOOL DAY 2019
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The Santa Ana Unified School District celebrated International Walk to School Day this week with a special community procession and districtwide assembly at Lincoln Elementary School, to bring awareness to the importance of practicing safe walking, biking, and traffic skills. Other SAUSD campuses also held special activities this week to mark the occasion.
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2 SAUSD EMPLOYEES NAMED ‘COACHES OF CHARACTER’
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Joseph Tagaloa from Segerstrom High School and Tara Cozens from Santa Ana Valley High School have been named Coaches of Character by the Orange County Athletic Directors Association. The two were among other Orange County coaches recognized during the OCADA Fall Awards Dinner, held Sept. 30, 2019 at the Anaheim Convention Center.
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SAUSD HOLDS ANNUAL FAMILY & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CONFERENCE
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More than 1,100 people attended the District’s annual Family & Community Engagement (FACE) conference, held Sept. 28, 2019 at Santa Ana High School. The day included numerous workshops, a resource fair, a school choice fair, entertainment by Santa Ana High School musicians and ballet folklorico dancers and more.
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SAUSD REPRESENTED AT SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL LEARNING EXCHANGE
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Representatives of SAUSD and NWEA, an assessment nonprofit, are in Chicago this week for the
Social and Emotional Learning Exchange
conference, hosted by The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL). They are presenting a session on how school districts and researchers can come together to address pressing questions around how to best support students’ social-emotional development.
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SAUSD COUNSELORS PRESENT AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE
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A delegation of SAUSD School Counselors recently presented at the American School Counselor Association's national conference in Boston. Brandi Augenstein (District Office) and MJ Hegardt (Romero-Cruz Academy) presented on creating engaging lessons and Laurie Tristan (MacArthur) and Christine Silva (MacArthur) presented on creating a school-wide college/career program. This was a great opportunity to highlight at a national level the effective programs led by SAUSD School Counselors.
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FOX11 PROFILES DISTRICT SAFETY OFFICER VINCENT GONZALES
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In case you missed it, FOX11 recently profiled Vincent Gonzales, a District Safety Officer at Santa Ana High School, as part of its School Standouts series. He “goes above and beyond the call of duty,” the story says. “He is the first person the kids see when they come to school in the morning and the last person they see at night. There’s no job too big or too small for Gonzales.”
To watch the video, click here
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OC REGISTER COVERS SAUSD WALK TO SCHOOL DAY EVENT
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The Orange County Register this week featured the District's Walk to School Day event at Lincoln Elementary School. Abraham Lincoln, Star Wars characters and other special guests were on hand to welcome walkers to the school.
To read the story, click here
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Visit our SAUSD school websites and follow our schools on social media for news on programs, accolades, events and more!
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"What a great day at the Dana Hills Nike Invitational! Junior Jose Magaña, in the invitational race, finished 9th place with a new personal best of 14:58!" (Posted by
falconsxc
on Instagram)
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"McFadden placed 2nd in the small schools division at the SAUSD Speech and Debate Warm Up. We had 7 students go into semifinals and 3 place in finals!" (Posted by
McFadden Intermediate
on Facebook)
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"The @santaanawrestling team wrestled at the @ocwacalifornia tournament at Vanguard University this Saturday." (Posted by
santaanawrestling
on Instagram)
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- Duty Day - Student Free Day (Intermediate Only): Oct. 7, 2019
- Great California Shakeout: Oct. 17, 2019
- Red Ribbon Week: Oct. 23-31, 2019
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