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On Friday, September 20, family, friends, San Jacinto Unified School District staff, former players and coaches gathered to honor recently retired Coach Bill Powell during a half-time celebration of the naming of San Jacinto High School Stadium’s Tiger Field as Coach Bill Powell Field.

Thank you Coach Powell for molding young players into outstanding student-athletes and for caring deeply for the entire San Jacinto community.

Press Enterprise Article: San Jacinto High School Renames Football Field "Coach Bill Powell Field"

While the title may be a slight exaggeration 🙂, Mtn. View High School Teacher Ron DeGenova was recently selected as a recipient of the Alex Trebek Legacy Fellowship for the annual Television Academy (Emmy Awards) Foundation’s 2024 Media Educators Conference in October.

The Fellowship, established in 2021, provides financial assistance for eligible attendees, geared toward educators at minority-serving institutions and receives thousands of applications from media educators across the country. This year, Mr. DeGenova was one of twelve individuals selected.

In addition to teaching CTE Video Production at Mtn. View HS, Mr. DeGenova is an Adjunct Professor, and Film & Media Advisor for College of the Desert and is very excited for this opportunity and stated, “The connections and information that I will bring back to aid my students' growth will be phenomenal.”

Congratulations, Ron!!

Did you know... Megan Cope Principal Dr. Emily Price (and her husband, Dr. Tu Price, Equity, Access & Inclusion Coordinator at Temecula Valley USD) and also SJUSD Equity Team Leads, Dr. Vanessa Gomez, Luke Smith and Ben Pla were workshop speakers at the 2024 RCOE Excellence Through Equity Conference on September 19-20? Their topics? Educational Synergy: Students Must Maslow Before They Can Bloom and Disrupting Inequities: Leading Highly Effective Teams for Positive Climate and Student Growth.

We are proud of you!

Find photos from the event on the RCOE Equity and Inclusion Unit Facebook page.

Part 2 - Building and Construction Trades (AKA Wood Technology)

During the first few years students make small projects, like tables and cases leading to off-campus community projects during 12th grade! Learn more ▶️ https://sjhs.sanjacinto.k12.ca.us/wood

This video series is created and produced by SJHS Tiger Media Network students.

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KRISTINE RAMIREZ (Instructional Technology TOSA, San Jacinto Technology Institute) Kristine is our new site Ed Tech TOSA and is prompt to help when needed. I appreciate her getting my Elmo to work after four months of not working. Little and big things matter!

CONNIE RODRIGUEZ VASQUEZ (Attendance Clerk, Megan Cope Elementary) Ms. Connie is always willing to step in and help and goes above and beyond to support the students, staff, and families of Megan Cope. She is kind, patient, and reliable. We appreciate Ms. Connie for all she does for our entire school community!

ALISIA MENDIETA (SPED Instructional Aide, San Jacinto High) Alisia is a team player and is always willing to help out on the Ag farm, in the classroom, and with afterschool activities!

SARAI MOLINA (ASES Site Liaison, Record Elementary) Sarai’s connection with our students and parents is amazing! She is patient, kind, and always puts the students first.

ZACH VALDEZ (Teacher, San Jacinto High) Mr. Valdez's energy and enthusiasm for math and his students makes his room an exciting place to be. Whenever I visit, students are actively engaged and talking with each other about their work. Mr. Valdez is a wonderful teacher and colleague!

ALEXSANDRA GUTIERREZ (Health Clerk, San Jacinto High) Ms. Gutierrez attends to all the students that visit the health office, and greets each of them with a smile. She is always nice to staff, despite how busy her day is. Thank you, Alex, for all you do for SJHS. Your hard work does not go unnoticed!

GLORIA SOLORIO-VALENZUELA (Expanded Learning Site Administrator, Edward Hyatt World Language Academy) Ms. Solorio has definitely TRANSFORMED the ELOP after-school program at EHWLA! Since her hire, Ms. Solorio has brought so many wonderful opportunities to the program, such as Folklórico dancing, Aztec dancing, origami, crafts, cultural art projects, poetry and so much more. She has refocused the program to work on culture (which is one of Hyatt's three pillars) and has placed a strong emphasis on academics. Soon a group of teachers will be offering an after-school tutoring program for the ELOP students. Thank you Ms. Solorio--we APPRECIATE YOU!!!

HUMBERTO CAMACHO (Expanded Learning Site Administrator, Park Hill Elementary) Mr. Camacho was super supportive in keeping the library open for me as the Book Fair delivery showed up just as my shift was ending by stating, "We'll get it done Ms. Kelly, you go ahead and go. We work together here."

August 2024 Winners

Did you know that San Jacinto Unified has a District Attendance Committee? This committee brings together various departments to ensure students are supported and attending school regularly. The team meets monthly to review data, plan initiatives, and highlight what schools are doing to promote attendance. They also recognize teachers with exceptional ADA (Average Daily Attendance) and brainstorm creative strategies to create a positive school environment for all students.

The team challenges all departments to contribute to improving attendance. Recently, the committee has expanded the attendance challenge to independent schools, created banners and pennants for schools, and launched the HomeConnect Outreach TEAM to assist families struggling with student attendance.

Remember, “Attendance Is Everybody’s Business!”