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April 22, 2022

#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 Earns Prestigious Award for Music Education

GGUSD has been honored with the 2022 Best Communities for Music Education Award, a national distinction presented to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in providing music access and education to all students.



GGUSD received the award for the fourth consecutive year in a row and is one of only six districts in Orange County and 24 districts across California to receive this national recognition, awarded to less than 800 districts across the U.S.


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GGUSD Board of Education Honors Employees of the Month

At its meeting this week, the Board of Education recognized our April 2022 Employees of the Month including Hill Food Service Lead Shaquinta Clarke and La Quinta High School Vietnamese Teacher Vi-Thuyen Dao whose students came out to show their support! Watch our video spotlight honoring these amazing employees.

Board of Education Celebrates Student Success

At its meeting this week, the Board of Education honored our GGUSD Spelling Bee winners including Allen Elementary School student Mason Marquez and Lake Intermediate student Jacob Mai. The Board also recognized our amazing award-winning student artists from the First Impressions Art Show including: Mayor's Award Winner Christy Tran of Post Elementary; President of the School Board Award winner Kelly Hoang of Pacifica High School; Superintendent's Award winner Vanessa Le of Irvine Intermediate; PK-6 Best in Show winner Elen Thach of Cook Elementary; 7-8 Best in Show winner Hailey Nguyen of Fitz Computer Science Academy, 9-12 Best in Show Ella Garcia of Pacifica High School; and Walton Intermediate student Lauren Ho who designed the program cover for the show.

GGUSD High School Athletes Earn League Championships

Garden Grove’s boys volleyball team are Golden West league CHAMPIONS! The Argos finish the season with a 9-1 league record to secure the program’s 11th league title.

Bolsa Grande & La Quinta’s boys volleyball teams are Garden Grove league CHAMPIONS! Both finished 9-1 in league to secure a share of the title. This is Bolsa’s 8th league title & La Quinta’s 21st.

La Quinta’s boys tennis team are Garden Grove league CHAMPIONS! The Aztecs finish the regular season with a perfect 8-0 league record to secure the program’s 25th league title.

Woodbury Hosts Jog-a-thon Fundraiser

Woodbury Elementary School hosted its annual Jog-a-thon. Students fundraised over $7,000 that will help support school activities like assemblies and field trips. Students were able to jog to music and enjoy water play and bubbles, making it a very fun experience. Parents then joined students for a school-wide pizza party in the field. It was a much needed step back to normalcy.

Garden Grove Unified School District
10331 Stanford Ave.
Garden Grove, CA 92840
Phone: (714) 663-6000
www.ggusd.us
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