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Gold Fun Facts
In the fall of 1950, the principal at Franklin
School was Toby Johnson - former
Sacramento County Supervisor from the 5th district and namesake of Toby Johnson
Middle School - which
opened in 2002.
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New Principal
Appointments at EGUSD
The Elk Grove Unified School District's
Board of Education has appointed five new principals for the 2009-2010 school
year.
Mechale Daniels-Sadler was recently appointed principal of Irene B.
West Elementary
School. She will replace current principal Dr. Marty Powers. Daniels-Sadler is currently serving as
vice-principal at West.
Sonjhia Lowery was appointed principal of Herman Leimbach
Elementary School. She will replace principal Jenny Seamans, who
is retiring from the district. Lowery is
currently serving as vice-principal at Charles Mack
Elementary School. Previously, Lowery served as vice-principal
at John Reith Elementary School.
Mark Vigario was recently appointed principal of Union House
Elementary School. He will replace principal Dan Owens, who is
retiring from the district.
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EGUSD holds 2nd Annual Spring Fitness Challenge
The 2nd Annual
Spring Fitness Challenge: Fit is Fun - held on Saturday, May 16th at California Family Fitness on Bond Road - was a rousing success.
In addition to setting a new attendance record with over 160 participants, two new competitions were introduced - racquetball
& calorie burn. Numerous prizes were given out and everyone who attended had an enjoyable time.
The elementary school winners were:
Prairie Elementary - most total calories burned
Butler Elementary - most calories burned per participant
The secondary school winners were:
Pleasant Grove HS - most total calories burned
Monterey Trail HS - most calories burned per participants
Each school received a $125 gift certificate to USA Games.
Education Services won both most total calories burned and most calories burned per participant in the department competition. Education Services received $100 in American Express gift cards. The department chose to donate the gift cards to graduating seniors in the Emancipation Project through the Foster Youth Department in Students Support and Health Services for the district.
Stay tuned for more information about the 3rd Annual Spring Fitness Challenge to be held in 2010.
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Stone Lake Elementary honored by
Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
Stone Lake Elementary School was honored by the Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge at their "Walk on the Wildside" event on Saturday, May 9.
Stone Lake Elementary was recognized for their contribution of $2,000 to the wildlife refuge and for the support the school has provided over the years to the refuge. The school held coin drives during their "Wild About Learning" weeks in January and February to raise money for the wildlife refuge. |
Albiani Middle School receives $2,500 grant from Lowe's
Rachelle Barone, a
paraeducator at Katherine
L. Albiani
Middle School, has been
awarded a $2,500 grant from Lowe's Toolbox for Education program to help
enhance science curriculum for her students. The grant will be used to
create a "container garden" for the classroom.
The Lowe's Toolbox for Education grant program provides parent groups with
financial tools to help improve their children's schools. Grant awards support
school improvement projects at public schools nationwide. Since 2006, through
Toolbox for Education, the Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation has
donated nearly $10 million to more than 2,000 K-12 schools, benefiting over one
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Welcome to eguNews, an EGUSD email newsletter published every two weeks. If you have questions about eguNews, you can email communication@egusd.net or call (916) 686-7732.
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EGUSD to conclude 50th Anniversary Celebration with Time Capsule Sealing Ceremony
On Tuesday, June 9, the Elk Grove Unified School District's year-long 50th Anniversary Celebration will conclude with the Time Capsule Sealing Ceremony at 5:30 p.m. at the Robert L. Trigg Education Center at the flag pole.
In addition to the sealing of the time capsule, the event will feature performances from the Pleasant Grove High School Jazz Band, a vocal presentation from Sean Nill of Laguna Creek High School, an appearance from the gold medal-winning Oral Language Faire verse choir from Elitha Donner Elementary School and resolution presentations from local elected officials.
Items to be buried in the time capsule include: aerial photos of EGUSD from 1959 and 2009, copies of former EGUSD administrator Elizabeth Pinkerton's books "History Happened Here," district and school calendars, district handbooks, letters from the superintendent, board members and current students, maps of EGUSD boundaries, menus from school cafeterias and local restaurants, salary schedules, photographs and school spirit items - just to name a few.
The time capsule is scheduled to be opened in June 2059.
50th Anniversary commemorative merchandise is still available for purchase. A 50th Anniversary lapel pin is available for $5. This pin can be purchased by contacting Suzanne Thibault in Communications at 916-686-7732 or at sthibaul@egusd.net. A yearbook has also been created to commemorate the 50th Anniversary Celebration. More information on ordering a copy can be found here. Lastly, a ring and pendant have been created in observance of the 50th Anniversary. For more information on how to order a ring or pendant, click here.
The public is invited to attend the Time Capsule Sealing Ceremony. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. on June 9th at the Robert L. Trigg Education Center (9510 Elk Grove-Florin Road, Elk Grove 95624). For more information on the Time Capsule Sealing Ceremony or other 50th Anniversary events, click here.
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Florin High School students shine in TrigStar program
Parabolas. Inverse tangents. Complex modulus. Arcsine, arccosine and arctangent.
Although
these terms might seem intimidating to some, trigonometry students at Florin High
School feel right at home. These students recently competed in the
TrigStar Program competition, sponsored by CalTrans. On May 20, 79 Florin
students were recognized at an awards ceremony for competing in the contest.
The
TrigStar Program is an annual high school mathematics competition based on the
practical application of trigonometry.
The program recognizes the best trigonometry students from high schools
throughout the nation. Students have the
chance to compete at three different levels: local, state and national. At the national level, the contest is
sponsored by the National Society of Professional Surveyors. Winners at the national level can earn
monetary awards.
"This
competition is wonderful because it gives students the opportunity to see math
attached to the real world," said Ken Smith, mathematics teacher at Florin. "It
presents an excellent way to acquaint high school trigonometry students with
the use and practical application of trigonometry in the surveying profession."
Smith
is optimistic about the program's future at Florin.
"The
79 students who participated in the program this year is triple the number that
have participated in the past," said Ken Smith. "Each
year, we'd like to keep growing the program's participation on our campus and
hopefully our scores as well."
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Florin High School hosts 12th Annual Florifare
Each year, the Future Farmers of America (FFA) at Florin
High School, in partnership with the Elk Grove Unified School District,
hosts the annual Florifare at Florin
High School. This year marks the 12th year of
the event.
On Monday, June 8, third grade students from across the district attended Florifare.
The event provides a medium for Florin FFA students to introduce their younger
counterparts to agricultural experiences. Over 1,000 elementary school
students, teachers and community members visited Florin's
campus during this annual event.
"It is the Florin High School Agriculture Program's goal to offer the
Elk Grove Unified School District's elementary students an exciting hands-on
learning activity while experiencing what we consider to be California's most
important industry - agriculture," said Amy Spithorst, FFA advisor at
Florin.
Over the course of a day, FFA and Agriculture Education students became the
"teachers" as they enhanced and shared their knowledge while
increasing agricultural literacy for students and guests. Elementary
school students had the opportunity to tour a variety of agricultural
exhibits, including Aquaculture, Floriculture, Horticulture, Large and Small
Livestock, Poultry Species and Agriculture Careers/Commodities.
In addition to the agricultural exhibits, visitors were
able to view pigs, calves, goats, horses, sheep, fish and rabbits.
"It's our hope that even in these tight budget times, we'll
be able to keep the program going for next year," said Sheila Folan, FFA
advisor at Florin. "We are considering moving Florifare to
September next year so all of our elementary schools - year-round and
traditional - will have a chance to attend the event. Our students and agriculture teachers really
enjoy hosting the event for our district's third grade students."
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Sheldon High School senior wins Elk Grove Auto Mall Graduating Seniors Attendance Drive
On Wednesday, May 27, the 2008/2009 Elk Grove Auto Mall Graduating Seniors Attendance Drive came to a dramatic conclusion at the Grand Finale Event. Nine lucky graduating seniors had the chance to try their luck at winning $20,000 to purchase a vehicle from any dealership at the Elk Grove Auto Mall.
For the third year in a row, the Elk Grove Auto Mall provided a $20,000 grand prize for a graduating senior with perfect attendance for at least one month. Students earned entries for each month of perfect attendance throughout the 2008/2009 school year to earn the chance to win the grand prize.
Nine finalists - eight from each comprehensive high school and one representing all alternative high schools - were selected from amongst the entries to participate in the Grand Finale Event.
At the grand finale, the nine finalists selected car keys from a box - only one key could start a car. Sheldon High School senior Rachel Anderson chose the lucky key and after a short drum roll - provided by Pleasant Grove High School's drum line - Anderson started a teal Nissan Cube to claim the $20,000 grand prize.
The runners-up were: Sheetal Kumar (Calvine High School), Michael Cascio (Elk Grove High School), Laura Ballesteros (Florin High School), Cynthia Lu (Franklin High School), Ryan Tamayo (Laguna Creek High School), Bradley Bravo Briones (Monterey Trail High School), Brittney Friello (Pleasant Grove High School) and Avneet Singh (Valley High School).
All runners-up received a $100 American Express gift card.
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