2009 Inductees Kirby Kegans Susan Masek René Rodriguez Carol Roos Sue Tillis Maria Elena Wakamatsu Hall of Fame 2009 Presented by Humana of Arizona September.

2009 Inductees

Kirby Kegans

Susan Masek

René Rodriguez

Carol Roos

Sue Tillis

Maria Elena Wakamatsu

Hall of Fame 2009 Presented by Humana of Arizona

September 19, 2009

Gallego Elementary School

The garden was started in spring 2009, funded by a $500 grant from the Lauffer Student Council plus donations valued at $1,500. Students designed the garden, cleared the land, built raised beds, and installed a drip system. They planted all species as seedlings.

Students are planning this year’s garden, which helps them learn about desert ecosystems, sustainable agriculture, building practices, mathematics, nutrition, and physical activity. Seventh-grade science teacher Noah Mickey-Colman leads the project.

Lauffer Sustainable Garden

Apollo student artist a winner

Apollo 7th-grader Giovana Ruiz won first place in the grades 6-8 category for the Hispanic Heritage Day Art Contest. She and her family will receive tickets to the UA v. NAU football game, where she will be recognized at half-time, as well as to the Hispanic Heritage Day tailgate party. Giovana’s art teacher is Marshall Colley.

Students listen to President Obama

KOLD-13 TV was at Lauffer today, Sept. 8, 2009 as students in Joanna Wilson’s class listened to President Obama’s speech to the nation’s students.

Facebook for SUSD grads at UAVista volunteer Kristin Trenary, who is working with the Learning Community Initiative, has created a Facebook group for recent SUSD graduates who are now at the University of Arizona, “SUSD Graduates at U of A!” The group promotes college retention through information about UA student activities & resources, and encourages alumni to contribute to the Sunnyside community through volunteer and employment opportunities. One, a future teacher, applied for a Project TEAM position posted on the Facebook page. There have also been two meetings so far with the students.

Participants in the school year’s first Learning

Community Leaders meeting Sept. 2, 2009 began

planning for a communitywide effort to make the

Sunnyside community a safer place. The next planning

meeting is Wednesday, Sept. 16, 4 - 5:30 p.m. in the

Palo Verde Portable, Admin. complex.

Call to Action to take a stand against violence in our community

The Arizona K-12 Center has awarded SUSD

$100,000 to participate in the Master Teacher

Program for 2009-10. The grant is renewable for

two additional years.

Congratulations to Director of Professional

Development Lorena Escárcega!

Grant award for Master Teacher Program

Our deepest sympathies to

the family and friends of

Summit View student

Rosaesther del Cid who died

in an ATV accident Sept. 7

while visiting relatives in

Mexico. Rosaesther is the

daughter of Summit View

teacher Anna del Cid, and

granddaughter of Sunnyside

High mariachi teacher

Cuco del Cid.

A bank account is being set

up for contributions to the

family’s funeral expenses.

Rosaesther Del Cid