GGUSDPride: Choose Wellness Video Winner, New Helpline, College-Bound Campaign, Teacher Recognition, Senior Spotlight, and More

May 15, 2020

#GGUSDPRIDE E-newsletter

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.

GGUSD Celebrates Our College-Bound Seniors

GGUSD launched a social media campaign celebrating its college-bound seniors in alignment with national College Signing Day. GGUSD is posting the #GGUSDCollegeBound senior selfies on its Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts, and the district website at www.ggusd.us/collegeboundin2020 .

“We want our high school seniors to know that getting accepted into college is a huge accomplishment and we are extremely proud of them,” said Walter Muneton, Board of Education president. “While our schools cannot host their traditional College Signing Day events with balloons, cake, and selfie stations, we hope our seniors feel celebrated from afar.”

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Heritage Computer Science Academy Creates Video to Showcase Distance Learning

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GGUSD Schools Honor Our Fantastic Teachers

May 13 is California's Day of the Teacher and across the district, school teams developed creative ways to honor their teachers. Several schools delivered yard signs and special treats to celebrate teachers on their special day.

Parkview Elementary School celebrated its teachers with yard signs that say "Amazing Parkview Teacher - Working Miracles Inside."

Warren Elementary School delivered yard signs to its teachers that say "An Amazing Teacher Lives Here."

Los Amigos Students Win Choose Wellness Video Contest

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GGUSD students from the district’s eight high schools participated in a Choose Wellness video contest, competing for cash prizes. Students created videos illustrating the need to make mental health and wellness a priority and to end the stigma associated with getting help during a mental health crisis. The winning video, from Los Amigos ASB, received 618 YouTube likes and earned the club $2,000. The contest was funded by BPSOS, a non-profit organization with a long track record of community service.

Click here to read for more about the competition and to view the other videos.

GGUSD Launches Senior Spotlight on Social Media

GGUSD launched a Class of 2020 Senior Spotlight to celebrate the many accomplishments of our high school seniors. Watch for our Senior Spotlights on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: Santiago High School's Chantel Mariee Perez. A message from her mom: I am class of 2002 and now my baby girl is class of 2020. Not only has she given it her all since day one, she hasn't allowed life's obstacles to hold her back or made excuses. She is a fighter, she is strong, she is smart, she is caring, she’s a good friend and a good sister, and the best child. Honor roll is just a little plus on her great person. Class of 2020, this has been a hard one and we are here !!!!!

Hazard Elementary School Celebrates Students with Pizza

Hazard Elementary School launched a Stars of the Week incentive to highlight their top scholars with the most engagement during distance learning. Each classroom selects two scholars to recognize as Stars of the Week. The school calls each family to congratulate the students and offers them a free pizza to recognize their child's achievement and the support from the parents. Hazard Elementary School and GGUSD are grateful for the support of our parents during this unprecedented time in education.

Jordan ATP Students Engage in Virtual Learning & Dance Parties

ATP Teachers have been hard at work providing a strong distance learning program for their students. They are working collaboratively and creatively together to provide a program that mimics, as best it can, what students would be receiving at school. Their efforts have provided our students with stability and emotional connection with their teachers and peers. It is great to see our students on ZOOM and Google Meets interacting with their peers and engaging in their learning. ATP students also all come together on Fridays for their Zoom Dance Party as if they were at the school site. They have so much fun! Go ATP SHARKS!

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