At their regular meeting on November 14, the Board of Trustees celebrated Beckman High School's Mahita Adluri and Suhina Chand. These seniors, along with their IUSD teammate, Keyon Jazayeri, were the US country-winner - AI Impact Creator award in the 13-18 year old category at the 2022 Intel Global Impact Festival. This annual digital readiness celebration for next generation technologists and teachers allows participants to showcase artificial intelligence and innovation. Suhina, Mahita and Keyon were celebrated for their project, Noted! - Scanner, Transcriber and AI Sorting Technology.

In addition, Student Board Members Andres Garcia (Beckman), Malaika Fortes (Foothill), Samara Delgado (Hillview), Jaiden Le (Legacy) and Katie Vu (Tustin) shared recent events from their campuses. Moreover, Valerie Ontiveras (Tustin) shared an overview of happenings across the district at our elementary and middle schools.

Kristin Simpkins, Dino Dash Co-Chair, presented a generous check from the Tustin Public Schools Foundation in addition to sharing the outstanding results of 31st Annual Dino Dash. The Board of Trustees was also joined by Eleanor Beatty and Ethel Reynolds from the Town and Country Philharmonic Committee who presented a check in support of our music programs.

And, College and Career Coordinator, Alita Salazar, highlighted the many outstanding partnerships made possible through our Career Technical Education program. For highlights from this year's Board meetings, visit our website.

As we begin Thanksgiving Recess, we want to wish all of our staff, students and families a restful holiday break! We hope that you each have the opportunity to spend the week enjoying the company of friends and loved ones. We look forward to seeing you when we return on November 28.

Last year, the Tustin Public Schools Foundation funded 90 grants for special projects in each of our schools. Through the Enrichment Grant Program teachers have brought creative projects to their classrooms, including yoga for Peters Canyon Kindergarteners, portable ceramic throwing wheels for Tustin High and chickens for Columbus Tustin. Applications are open for teacher requests through December 1. Grant winners will be announced in January.

This year, the Foundation's goal is to fund at least 100 grants. Community support helps to make the Enrichment Grant Program possible. If you would like to be a part of this fantastic effort, please visit the TSPF website.

Our Mental Health Services Team wishes you a wonderful Thanksgiving break. Included in the second issue of Building Resilience, our mental health newsletter, are useful tips and information for the holiday season for families and students. Building Resilience is available in English and Spanish. Additional mental health resources are also available on our website.

As we celebrate our fifty-year legacy of excellence with the golden anniversary of TUSD, we are excited to share photos from our past. Fifth graders enjoy a Thanksgiving feast together in 1971.

We look forward to sharing additional photos from our rich history in the coming weeks. If you have a photo to share, please email our Communications Team.