June 2021
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2020-2021 was full of challenges, but now we happily say:

Congratulations to our Graduating Eighth Graders

Danile Aldredge-Racataian
Jeremy Born
Abigail Bradford
Joel Camacho
Jasmine Capistrano
David Cheng
Cade Collins
Ajayah Harris
Sophia Horvat
Kelly Ishihara
Samer Malarty
Cyan Mathews
Matthew McConnell
Mark Morris
Mrs. Raquel Mentor,
Faculty Sponsor
SBCS Celebrates Diversity
One very special trait of South Bay Christian School is its far-reaching diversity. The countries and continents of our students' heritage over more than 50 years includes more countries than any one us can name, so our children grow up making friends with others of many cultures and backgrounds. We think that's great, so on May 14 we celebrated our differences and rejoiced with how much we're alike in the most important way -- our love for one another. Below are some memories of this years' International Day.
Reading is a fundamental key to school success
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Who earned enough AR points for a Baskin-Robbins ice cream?
Kindergarten Tyshi Haycock Grade 1 Tatvi Rajikumar Sloan DaSilva Tatvi Rajkuma Emma Tran Grade 2 Tysei Haylock Michael Yu Grade 3 Kaia Joie Manipon Lucas Negapatan Keira Tran Landie Belton Carissa Andonopoulos Ezekiel Blazina Grade 4 Jayden Fraser Dina Girma Brinda Kumar Grade 5 Hermela Girma Jared Tran Brooke Jensen Grade 6 Mia Salelesi Sydney Salelesi Kenta Hirata Grade 8 Mark Morris
Who are the top three "Most Words Read" winners?

4th Grade
Dina Girma  
2,942,368

5th Grade
Hermela Girma
2,153,393

6th Grade
Sydney Salelesi
1,151,367
Who are members of the 85% Club?
Kindergarten Tyshi Haylock 1st Grade Lilah Andonopoulos Guilanda Belton Sloan DaSilva Roman Ferrer Robert Horvat Katelyn Kim Zoe Lee Tatvi Rajkumar Isabella Reyes Joshua Salelesi Jonny Young 2nd Grade Tysei Haylock Sienna Janków Cami Lopata Mikayla Taimi Michael Yu 3rd Grade Carissa Andonopoulos Landie Belton Susie Born Willow Jensen Radha Mahishi Kaia Joie Manipon 4th Grade Anisha Bajania Manava Fifita Jayden Fraser Dina Girma Brinda Kumar Molly Lin Kylie Morimoto Olivia Pajarillo Layla Phillips 5th Grade Hermela Girma Brooke Jensen Jared Tran 6th Grade Asha Fouse Lawrence Sophia Godoy Kenta Hirata Giselle Marcondes Mia Salelesi Laila Shatee Julia Young 7th Grade Daniel Lee Lindsey Ryu Kennedy Henderson 8th Grade Daniel Aldridge-Racataian Jeremy Born Jasmine Capistrano Kelly Ishihara Samer Malaty Cyan Mathews Matthew McConnell
Mark Morris
Total Jog-a-thon Earnings: $3,320.00
Thank you Mrs. Kirsten Born and Mrs. Susanna Wong
for your hard work for this year's jog-a-thon!
Students Share Their Gifts and Talents
at Special Chapel Program
Making a Commitment to Jesus Christ
Two very precious students, Sophia Razo and Samantha Donovan, committed their lives to Jesus Christ through the act of baptism in the Pacific Ocean. We congratulate them for this public acknowledgment of their plan to live a Christian life.
SBCS Graduates and Alumni Recognitions

Current Eighth Graders
Jasmine Capistrano
Accepted to Port of Los Angeles High School with Honors courses in Math and English

Kelly Ishihara
Accepted to Honors courses in Math and English at Peninsula High School

Samer Malaty
Accepted to Honors courses in Math, English, and World History at Bishop Montgomery High School

Cyan Mathews
Accepted to Notre Dame High School with the President’s scholarship and entry with Honors in English and Math

Ninth Grade SBCS Alumni
Sherri Morimoto
Received an Achievement Award for Excellence in Science at West High School.

Jonathan Sleeman
Received an Achievement Award for Excellence in English and was the Tenth Grade Level Medal Winner for Science.
Kennedy H. 5/29 / Julia Y. 5/29 / Nathan P. / 6/11 Brinda K. 6/15
Aubrielle C. 6/16 / Adrian V. 6/21 / Cami L. 6/23 / Jayde Y. 6/26
Mia D. 6/27 / Kylie M. 6/29 / Alicia. Z. 7/01 / Jolie D. 7/02
Daniel L. 7/04 / Olivia P. 7/05 / Keira T. 7/06 / Lindsey R. 7/07
Kaci C. 7/11 / Jared T. 7/13 / Owen J. 7/14 / Krish B. 7/17
Mica L. 7/23 / Roxanne P. 7/23 / Jonny Y. 7/25 / Laila S. 7/26
Ka'o G. 7/27
Thank you, Mr. Z!
We wish Mr. Arturo Zendejas a fulfilling and joyous retirement after his many years at South Bay Christian School. Our school family will always remember his generosity and
genuine smiles as he took
care of our campus.
God bless you, Mr. Z!
Mon, 5/31
Memorial Day, no classes

Tues, 6/1
Kindergarten Program, 6:30 pm

Wed, 6/2
Awards Chapel, 9:00
(Use Zoom link)

Thur, 6/3
Last day of classes (no Extended Care), 12:30 dismissal
Eighth Grade Graduation, 6:30 pm

Mon, 7/19
Uniform Sale at SBCS

Tues, 8/17
Fall Semester begins
8th Grade Graduation
will follow COVID protocol
As per COVID protocol, the graduation on June 3 will take place outdoors with two guests per graduate. The ceremony will be available on live stream.
Want to help the school without spending an extra dime!
Here's how: Whenever you make an Amazon purchase go to "smile.amazon.com" instead of just "amazon.com". The first time you go there you will find in the top left corner a list of charitable organizations. Just sign up to make your donations to "South Bay Christian School". You won't pay any more for your product, but the school will receive a percentage of your purchase. This is definitely win-win.
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