PASS AmeriCorps Newsletter - San Diego County Rop · AmeriCorps students, Beyonce, Joselyn, Lisbeth & Melany at Camp Cuyamaca School. Cesar Chavez Middle School V O L U M E 8 , I

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PASS AmeriCorps Newsletter

M A Y / J U N E 2 0 1 8 V O L U M E 8 , I S S U E 8

PASS AmeriCorps Program is

what allows us to make a differ-

ence in the lives of our students.

In May and June, our PASS Ameri-

Corps Service Members are de-

ciding the next steps in their jour-

neys. Some are choosing to serve

another year with PASS, some are

moving on to graduate school, and

some are finding jobs in their cho-

sen career field.

We wish all our students and

Service Members the best, and

expect to hear great things from

them in the future.

Have a fantastic summer and we’ll

see you in the new school year!

The 2017-18 school year is coming

to a close and we can’t believe how

fast the year has gone! We are

grateful to the PASS AmeriCorps

Service Members who gave a year

to serve our youth and communi-

ties in San Diego County. Some of

them lived here locally; some of

them were serving a second, third,

or even fourth year with PASS

AmeriCorps; and some of them

took a leap of faith and moved

across country to dedicate a year

of their lives working with our

students. Thank you so much for

your service!

Thank you, also, to all our school

site Points of Contact,

administrators, teachers,

school staff, and other

partner organizations;

your support and commit-

ment to your schools,

communities, and the

Word Cloud made of

the May/June newsletter

submissions

Completing 2017-18 with PASS AmeriCorps

In May, the PASS AmeriCorps Pro-

gram hosts an event called “Life After

AmeriCorps.” This event provides

resources and networking opportuni-

ties for our Service Members as they

transition out of their year of service

with PASS AmeriCorps. Presenta-

tions ranged from the Segal Educa-

tion Award to the AmeriCorps

Alumni Association, and more. We

want to thank all our presenters for

the day: current PASS AmeriCorps

Members,

Amy

DeNinno,

Jose

Romero,

and Jen-

nifer Ho-

pek for

presenting on Travel and Work

Abroad; Dan Puplava from SDCOE

Risk Management for presenting on

the 3121 Retirement Plan; and Bob

Mueller, Executive Director of

SDCOE’s Student Services and Pro-

grams for presenting on the Science

of Happiness. Thank you to our

AmeriCorps Alumni Panel for shar-

ing their experiences and advice:

Rosalina Herrera, Juleane Johnson,

and Lizz Kolokowsky. A highlight of

the day was the rotating café con-

versations in which our current

Members were able to speak with

professionals in a field of interest.

Thank you to all the individuals who

came out to speak with us: Gabriela

Baeza Delgado, MPA, M.Ed., PPS,

SDCOE Foster Youth & Homeless

Planning for “Life After AmeriCorps”

Current PASS

AmeriCorps

Members presenting

Education Services; Inez Mar-

tinez, Instructional Coach with

SDCOE Juvenile Court and

Community Schools; Jenée

Peevy, MSW, PPSC/CWA,

SDCOE School Social Work

Services Manager; Anna Schen,

MSW, Project Specialist,

SDCOE School Based Interns;

Tracy Thompson, Executive

Director, SDCOE Juvenile

Court and Community Schools;

and Beatriz Villarreal, Ph.D.,

Mano a Mano Foundation; Your

stories and experience will help

guide our Members as they

move into their “Life After

AmeriCorps”.

P A G E 2

Libby Elementary School

Mission Elementary School

Laurel Elementary School As we

reflect on

the last

full

month,

Laurel

Lions are

greeted

with plen-

ty of

memo-

ries.

From

SBAC

testing to

Field Day

and 5th grade camp, Laurel

Elementary's PASS students

have done it all. The 5th grade

class packed their sleeping

bags, strapped their hiking

boots, and ditched their cell

phones as they ventured to

Camp Cuyamaca Outdoor

School in Julian, CA. I joined

PASS and non-PASS students

for two days and one night,

alongside Laurel's 5th grade

teacher, Ms. McCain. Camp

Cuyamaca was an opportunity

for our students to open their

minds to nature's sights,

sounds, and unique wildlife.

Thank you PASS AmeriCorps

and Laurel Elementary for

opening my mind to a world of

knowledge and new perspec-

tives. I will forever cherish the

relationships I’ve made

throughout the past 10

months, not only with my

students, but also with Laurel

Staff & the incredibly selfless

individuals within the PASS

AmeriCorps Program.

the Museum of Art with 5th

graders. Open House was a

fun day for the students and

teachers dressing up as their

favorite book characters. We

had a fun Teacher's Apprecia-

tion Week as students made a

poster thanking their teachers.

The last Student of the Month

Assembly was exciting because

some of my PASS students

received an award for showing

Hello from Mission! With

school nearly coming to an

end, the months of May

and June are super busy.

We had testing, field trips,

5th grade camp, open

house, and Gold Rush Day.

Students did amazing dur-

ing the tough testing days. I

attended two fun field trips

with 3rd graders to Agua

Hedionda Lagoon and to

improvement. On Gold Rush

Day, students learned to

square dance, searched for

gold, learned to make pancakes

with bacon, and created art.

For the month of June, we will

be having 7 more days left of

classes, so there's plenty of

planning for fun closing activi-

ties. Go Dolphins!

Oceanside Museum of Art,

where they got to tour an

exhibit and create their own

art pieces out of wire. There

have been so many other

things going on as well, but

within PASS we have been

focusing on goals for the end

of this year and next year,

along with using our End of

Year Pizza Party and Legoland

as motivation to keep stu-

dents’ behavior in check. We

have spent several recesses in

the garden watering the car-

rots for Mrs. Crouthamel,

which yielded an incredibly

large amount of carrots before

we even did a full harvest. For

the 5th graders, everything has

been leading up to Promotion,

which was their time to shine

and a wonderful way to end

the year. Have a great sum-

mer!

It’s hard to believe

the end of the school

year is already here.

May was the month

of field trips, starting

with the 3rd grade

trip to the Safari

Park, which I was

lucky enough to

chaperone. The next

two weeks in a row I accom-

panied all of the 5th graders

(on 3 different days) to the

PASS stu-

dents, David

and Faisal,

enjoying

their field

trip at Agua

Hedionda

Lagoon.

P A S S A M E R I C O R P S N E W S L E T T E R

Haley Childrose,

PASS AmeriCorps Member

Marriana Moramarco,


Carolina Rivera Soledad,


Gracie on the tram

during the Safari Park

field trip

5th grade

PASS

AmeriCorps

students,

Beyonce,

Joselyn,

Lisbeth &

Melany at

Camp

Cuyamaca

Outdoor

School.

Cesar Chavez Middle School

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 8 , I S S U E 8

It’s a bittersweet feeling knowing

this will be the last newsletter for

the year. I feel blessed and fortu-

nate to have had such an amazing

experience. I fell for the students

but also for those who work here. I

have learned so much this school

year and I am grateful for this won-

derful experience. Next Mentor

will be lucky to work at a school

where they put the students first

and want the best for them. I will

miss everyone but I walk away with

gratitude and appreciation to every-

one who welcomed me in. As a

thank you to the staff and teachers,

the students and myself wanted to

show appreciation to everyone at

Cesar Chavez Middle School. The

students made bookmarks out of

construction paper and decorated

them by using positive adjectives

describing their last name. The

students got very creative . My

favorite one was from an 8th grad-

er who wrote on Mr. Lao's book-

mark " 1x3=?". Thank you once

again and have a wonderful sum-

mer!

jects in their classes and field trips

to the world famous San Diego

Zoo and the beach. With this

school year coming to a close, our

PASS mentors are also looking

toward their futures. Mr. Steven

will be student teaching next year

through California State University

San Marcos while Miss Leah will

return to Lincoln Middle School for

a second year of PASS. Thank you

May is the beginning of words such

as "maybe", and "mayonnaise" - but

is also the beginning of the end... of

the school year. We are delighted

that, as the year comes to an end,

many of our 8th grade PASS stu-

dents achieved their goal of walking

at the graduation ceremony. Amidst

the standardized testing atmos-

phere, students were still able to

flex their creative minds with pro-

all for journeying with us

during this amazing experi-

ence and we wish you all a

wonderful summer and a

bright future!

and so much more! It has been such a

joy to watch the students change

from the beginning of the year and

see how much they have grown. I

hope the students continue on this

great path and make even greater

progress as they move onto the next

grade and onto high school. I will miss

my students greatly and can't wait to

see what their futures hold. It has

been such a great experience here at

Jefferson and I cannot wait to come

back and visit.

Hello from Jefferson Middle School!

The end of the school year is quick-

ly approaching. We have been

working hard to stay on top of our

school work and finish out the year

strong. We have been challenged

this year but we have made it out

on top! It has been such a great

year watching all of the PASS stu-

dents make great progress and see

their true potential. We have

worked on grades, attendance,

future goals, making better choices

Ciara showing

off her

bookmark.

Jefferson Middle School

Lincoln Middle School

PASS student Isaiah

helping fellow PASS

student Keniadaly

study for her root

word vocabulary test.

Maria Marin,


Jennifer Hopek,


Leah Johnson and Steven Larson,

PASS AmeriCorps Members

Students

working hard

to keep their

grades up!

P A G E 4

MLK's PASS 8th

graders celebrating

their participation

with pizza

El Camino High School

Oceanside High School

Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School

As we come to a close for our

2017-18 school year here at

MLK MS, we are filled with

gratitude and excitement. We

have spent the last month

preparing our eighth graders

for their high school transition,

supporting our seventh graders

as they become the leaders of

the pack, and encouraging our

sixth graders to continue their

valient efforts. PASS has set up

a Peer Advising group that is

open to eighth graders during

lunch to discuss any concerns

they have for their next chap-

ter. They took time to discuss

a range of topics from study

habits, to social situations, to

groups, clubs and activities on

campus. PASS also teamed up

with Dr. Dunning to support

the students with less than a

2.0 GPA by providing tutoring

and homework club hours

after school to ensure Promo-

tion for as many students as

possible. It is with great sad-

ness that our time is coming to

an end but we are forever

proud of what our staff, facul-

ty, and students have been able

to accomplish this year.

fast I wish a could press

pause. Our school held a prep

rally for the Juniors and Sen-

iors, which was one of the best

I have attend. There was mu-

sic , dancing, and an inspira-

tional speaker. The whole

event had a great turn out.

This really made me think

about how the year is coming

to a close. A couple of my

students are graduating this

I can't believe that the school

year is coming to an end, I feel

like I just got here. It

had been an amazing

ride this year at

Oceanside. My partner

and I have gotten to

know a lot of the staff

and students more ,

which makes it hard to

say goodbye. This

month has gone by so

year and going to pursue their

dreams, I couldn't be more proud.

As a first Year PASS AmeriCorps

member I can truly say this was

one of the most rewarding oppor-

tunities I have been apart of. I have

learned so much about the stu-

dents and myself. I want to thank

the Oceanside High School staff

from the bottom of my heart for

all their work and for giving PASS

AmeriCorps a chance to work

with their students.

hopes to become a fire-

fighter, Khadijah wants to

work in international affairs,

and Angel wants to pursue a

career in game design. The

PASS room has gotten busier

these past few weeks with

many students participating in

fun activities during lunch and

after school. With summer

around the corner, the stu-

dents have been preparing for

finals and working hard to

improve their grades and at-

tendance. We are proud to say that

some of our students have regis-

tered for summer school to make

up missing credits or prepare for

next year. It has been an awesome

year building relationships with

students and helping them realize

their potential.

First and foremost, we would

like to send our greatest con-

gratulations to Cristian, Khadi-

jah, and Angel who will be

graduating this year.

Their hard work and

dedication to their edu-

cation have finally paid

off. We are excited to

announce that our stu-

dents will be attending

Mira Costa College

next year to pursue

their dreams. Cristian

PASS AmeriCorps

Members’ Goodbyes!

P A S S A M E R I C O R P S N E W S L E T T E R

Mackenzie Vischer

and Jose Romero


Khang “Bryan” Hoang and

Amanda Segobiano,


Kyle Broadnax and Anisa Lett,


Goodies for the ECHS

teachers who work with

PASS students.

Ocean Shores High School

P A G E 5 V O L U M E 8 , I S S U E 8

The school year is winding down and

it is a bittersweet time for our school

family. Although I am happy to see my

students spread their wings and move

on to new adventures, it is also diffi-

cult to say goodbye to mean-

ingful relationships. The end

of the year is also a busy time

as students finish up classes

and complete credits. Our

Senior Awards Night is on Thursday,

May 31st, and graduation for the class

of 2018 is on June 6th. This year has

truly been incredible. I am grateful for

PASS and the Ocean Shores family for

their support. I would like to take the

time to thank all of the PASS supervisors

and program staff, but specifically Teenie

Le who has been invaluable to me as a

supervisor and I am always glad for her

guidance. I would also like to thank Tina

Callahan. Not only is she an amazing ad-

vocate for our students, but she is also a

supportive principal and I am so happy we

have gotten to work together for the last

two years.

PASS students enjoying

the last few days left of

school

Gibeon proudly

presenting his PASS cer-

tificate at MLK

Bookmarks made by PASS

AmeriCorps students

at Cesar Chavez MS

Katy Herder,


PASS students Alan and Jennifer working diligently

on an assignment for humanities at Lincoln MS

Libby ES PASS student, Jorge adding some tape

to his creation at the Oceanside Museum of Art

Having some origami fun in the ECHS PASS office.

6401 Linda Vista Road - Room 412

San Diego, CA 92111-7399

Phone: 858-569-5474

Fax: 858-565-4150

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.sdcoe.net/pass-americorps

The PASS AmeriCorps Program serves stu-

dents in grades 3 through 12 at 30 school sites

across San Diego County, including campuses

in San Diego, Oceanside, Vista, San Marcos,

and Valley Center. Each PASS AmeriCorps

member provides support for 30 students

through individual and group mentoring, aca-

demic support, grades and attendance reviews,

leadership development, guest speakers, ser-

vice learning projects, and parent outreach.

Through their service with PASS, our Ameri-

Corps members are able to create positive

change in our schools and communities.

San Diego County Office of Education

PASS AmeriCorps Program

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AmeriCorps

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