PASS AmeriCorps Newsletter

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Program

Updates 1

Spotlight

Article 1

VCPUSD Schools

Valley

Center Middle

2

Valley Center High

2

Oak Glen High

2

About Us/

Contact Us 3

Calendar 3

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Valley Center-Pauma Unified School District N O V E M B E R / D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 7 V O L U M E 8 , I S S U E 3

ing in the 2017-18 program year,

as well as monthly all-staff meet-

ings, and weekly team meetings.

Our Service Mem-

bers are using these

tools to assist in

planning and prepar-

ing for their lives

after AmeriCorps.

There are many advantages to

joining the PASS AmeriCorps

Program: the experience in a

school site, the professional de-

velopment, the resume building,

the networking with other pro-

fessionals, and the opportunity to

make a difference in the life of a

child, and more.

One of the new benefits that

PASS AmeriCorps is able to offer

this year is the skills building and

career counseling resource guide

called the “AmeriCorps Ad-

vantage.”

This guide provides activities,

tips, strategies, resources, web-

sites, advice, and more to Ameri-

Corps Service

Members in

AmeriCorps pro-

grams throughout

the nation.

The PASS Ameri-

Corps Program

has incorporated

portions of the

guide into our

Orientation Train-

AmeriCorps

Advantage Career

Resource Guide

The PASS “AmeriCorps Advantage”

In December, the PASS Ameri-

Corps Program incorporated a

holiday event into its monthly

meeting and mini-training.

Along with our regular agenda

items of program news, tips, and

upcoming events, we had a fellow

AmeriCorps Member, Virginia

Davis, from the American Red

Cross come and provide a mini-

training on hands-only CPR. We

also heard about the Pillowcase

Project that the Red

Cross may be able to

bring in to interested

elementary schools

to help teach chil-

dren about disaster

preparedness.

During the day,

Members also partic-

ipated in team building

activities, such as an

Ugly Holiday Sweater

competition and a

White Elephant Gift

Exchange.

Happy Holidays with PASS!

It was a great way to learn a

little, share a little, and have a

little fun as we close out the first

semester of the school year.

Happy Holidays to everyone and

we will see you in the new year!

Virginia Davis, AmeriCorps

Member with the Red

Cross, presenting while

PASS ACs practice CPR

Winners of the Ugly Sweater Competi-

tion (Ugliest, Most Rash Inducing, Most

Creative, and Most Flammable):

Kyle Broadnax, Leah Johnson, Karen

Ordorica, and Matthew Pryor.

P A G E 2

"You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of

yourself that you truly give." - The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran

Josh and Jacob after

the Award Assembly

November has

been a busy month

in PASS. In the

beginning of the

month, many PASS

students attended

an award ceremony

where they re-

ceived awards for

their academic

achievements.

Some of these

awards are now displayed in

the PASS room for all to see.

VCMS also held a variety show

during November, which all

students attended; there were

even some PASS students who

performed in the show. It was

a great success! Also during

the month of November, PASS

met with ASB to begin plan-

ning activities for nutrition

break to promote kindness on

campus. These brainstorming

meetings went well, and PASS

looks forward to helping ASB

carry out those activities in the

near future. November

marked the beginning of after

school tutoring in PASS, as

well. After school tutoring will

be offered from 3:00pm to

4:15pm on Mondays, Tuesdays,

and Wednesdays in Room 902.

Students must have a signed

form in order to stay after

school for PASS tutoring.

Happy Holidays!

running by next trimester. Not

only are students proactive in

creating their student govern-

ment, they also helped create

beautiful cards for Veterans’

Day. The cards that the stu-

dents made will be given to the

Veteran's Association of North

County, who will distribute

them to local veterans. As

November flew by at Oak

Glen. We are currently in the

process of creating a student

government and have received

a lot of positive feedback from

students. We have a bright

group of founders who are

helping craft the foundation of

the student government. We

are hoping to have it up and

December finishes, it will be

crunch time at OG because

finals are just around the cor-

ner. I am sure that the stu-

dents will knock their exams

out of the park and I wish

them the best of luck. I also

wish them and their families a

wonderful holiday season.

ASB hand out all the kudos to

students and staff. In an unex-

pected incident, our Jaguar Fami-

ly suffered a tragic and heart-

breaking loss. Three members of

the Latulippe family lost their

lives in a car accident - father

Scott, mother Nancy and son

Jackson. Scott was a beloved

teacher on campus and Jackson

was a freshman at VCHS. As

PASS mentors, we made our-

selves available for extra

school supervision and class-

room assistance. The Valley

Center community is helping

to support the family. You can

visit the school's website for

more information. As the holi-

days are upon us, we wish

everyone Happy Holidays and

Safe Travels!

Cheers to another

successful month in

Valley Center High

School. Our PASS

students made

thank you posters

for our staff veter-

ans on campus in

honor of Veterans’

Day. We also

wrapped up October's Make

Your Mark Project by having

A couple of Veteran's Day cards that will

be distributed at a local military base.

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

Mr. Matt holding a group

discussion with students.

Valley Center High School

Oak Glen High School

Valley Center Middle School Erika Triebel,

PASS AmeriCorps Member

Matthew Pryor

and Daisy Hernandez

PASS AmeriCorps Members

Sarah Plancarte,

PASS AmeriCorps Member

6401 Linda Vista Road - Room 412

San Diego, CA 92111-7399

Phone: 858-569-5474

Fax: 858-565-4150

Email: mquiroz@sdcoe.net

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

PASS

AmeriCorps

Program

Upcoming

Month’s

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December &

January