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Capo Talk
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| May 17, 2013 |
Vol. 3, No. 37 |
Marco PAL Named County’s Best Program
School Wins Outstanding Middle School Award for Third Time in Five Years
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| MFMS PAL students celebrate their award. |
The PAL® Peer Assistance Leadership Program at Marco Forster Middle School was presented with the outstanding program award during a surprise visit by the Orange County Department of Education (OCDE). Winners of the 2013 Outstanding PAL Program award are chosen based on their implementation of creative and innovative practices to enhance youth engagement and connectedness at schools and in the community. The PAL adviser at Marco is Kendra Passarelli, a sixth grade math teacher. The PAL program is known for the development of youth leaders who outreach on school campuses through new student transition, conflict management, peer helping, tutoring, and prevention activities. PAL students are committed to creating safe, supportive school environments and to promoting alcohol, tobacco, drug, and violence free lifestyles. Marco Forster was named one of the county’s two Outstanding Middle School PAL Programs for the third year. The school also won the award in 2008-2009 and 2010-2011.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
JOHN M. ALPAY
President
LYNN HATTON
Vice President
ANNA BRYSON
Clerk
ELLEN M. ADDONIZIO
AMY HANACEK
DR. GARY PRITCHARD
JIM REARDON
SUPERINTENDENT
JOSEPH M. FARLEY, Ed. D.
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Cal Prep Offers Info Nights for Parents, Students
Online Classes Available
Parents and students interested in online education are invited to attend an information session forCalifornia Preparatory Academy, the District’s virtual high school. The sessions will be held on Wednesday, June 5. All events begin at 6:30 p.m. and will be held at Cal Prep, 32972 Calle Perfecto, San Juan Capistrano.
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Foundation Partners with Language Site
The CUSD Foundation has partnered with Language Tree to offer special pricing to District students. For more information, please visit the foundation website atwww.cusdfoundation.org.
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Castille Students Excel at County Math Field Day
Challenges No Sweat for Competitors
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| The Castille math teams at OC Field Day. |
The 4th and 5th grade math teams at Castille Elementary School had a successful run at the Orange County Math Field Day Competition last week. Out of the 49 schools involved in the competition, Castille placed second in the Rubik;s Cube Challenge, solving 11 cubes in 3 minutes and 6 seconds. The 4th Grade team also brought home first place wins in: Data Analysis, Number and Operations, and Algebraic Thinking. Additionally, Castille’s button design was chosen as the field day logo. The teams were coached by Cori Giacchino and Shonna Josephson. Participating students were 4th graders Jordan Chong, Alaina Klaes, Garrett Kay, and Aaron Peterseil and 5th graders Tori Dacko, David Ilano,Tatum Going, and Tahlia Vayser.
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CUSD Foundation Urges Students to ‘Think Green’
Contest Seeks Energy Conservation Ideas
American Residential Services (ARS), a residential heating and air conditioning service company in Orange County, has partnered with the Capistrano Unified School District Foundation to give back to the Capistrano Unified School District, while raising awareness for best practices in energy conservation.ARS and the CUSD Foundation have created an opportunity for children to expand their critical-thinking skills by submitting ideas focused on energy conservation.ARS and the CUSD Foundation encourage elementary and middle school students in the District to enter their best ideas on how to reduce the load on the energy grid and share the type of impact their idea could have on the community. The contest is open to all “green” ideas, including essays, models and projects, and the top three students with the winning ideas will be rewarded with cash prizes. In addition, ARS will match the total prize earnings with a $1,000 donation to the Capistrano Unified School District Foundation. Submissions for the “Think Green” contest will be through May 31. For more information, please visit thefoundation website.
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Capo … Briefly
Notes about the People and Places in the Capistrano Unified School District
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| District students competed in the one-mile Kids Run the OC Race. |
Students at 10 District elementary schools participated in the Kids Run the OC (KROC) program this year. Sponsored by the OCMarathon, KROC allows students to train at their schools for 10-12 weeks leading up to a one-mile race at the OC Fairgrounds in conjunction with the full-length marathon. The students accumulate the equivalent of 25.2 miles during training, and then, once they complete the race, have completed the marathon distance. Training includes a focus on nutrition and healthy habits. The training is led by volunteers, including parents, teachers, and, in the case of Malcom Elementary School, the principal. Elementary schools that participated in the May 4 race include: Ambuehl, Canyon Vista, Hankey, Chaparral, Del Obispo, Don Juan Avila, Malcom, Bergeson, Oak Grove, and Vista del Mar. … Three District seniors were recently named 2013 Orange County AVID Scholarship Winners. Ian Christner and Athena Sobhan fromSan Clemente High School and Gladys Garcia from San Juan Hills High School each received scholarships … Andrew Carroll, a junior at Capistrano Valley High School, has been accepted for West Point’s Summer Leaders Experience and the United States Air Force Academy’s Summer Seminar in June. Carroll is a member of the National Honor Society, Model United Nations, the cross-country and track teams, and Infantry Explorer Post 558. He is also an Eagle Scout. More than 6,000 juniors nationwide applied to the seminars, which offer outstanding high school juniors a week to experience life as a cadet and to inform their college selection decision.
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