Fillmore Police Chief Tim Hagel is shown with San Cayetano School Peacebuilder’s and their certificates: Andreah McElroy, Justine Pacheco, Luis Carrillo, Anateresa Jimenez, Mariah Garcia, Julia Pace, Daniela Piceno, Serina Valenzuela, Jared Rhett, Anissa Rhodes, Wendy Carrillo Garcia, Alina Cardenas, Stephanie Magana, Joe Guinta, Taylor Wright, Jazmin Gil, and Rubi Torres.

San Cayetano Principal Jan Marholin is shown with the Peacebuilders for September: (l-r) Isabela Regalado, Alyssa Andrade, Elissa Johnson, and Austin Gunter. Congratulations!

On Monday, September 14, 2009, San Cayetano School kicked off its citizenship assemblies with Captain Tim Hagel, Chief of Police. Students were recognized for good citizenship and character. Captain Hagel spoke to the students about what a good citizen is and how being a good citizen can help the students in their everyday lives as well as highlighting the positive character traits. Each teacher chose a student from his or her class whom showed excellent character and peace-building skills. President, Julian Calderon and Vice President, Christina De La Mora assisted Capt. Hagel in handing out the Peacebuilder certificates. The Peacebuilders for September are: Elissa Johnson, Austin Gunter, Isabela Regalado, Alyssa Andrade, Andreah McElroy, Justine Pacheco, Luis Carrillo, Anateresa Jimenez, Mariah Garcia, Julia Pace, Daniela Piceno, Serina Valenzuela, Jared Rhett, Anissa Rhodes, Wendy Carrillo Garcia, Alina Cardenas, Stephanie Magana, Joe Guinta, Taylor Wright, Jazmin Gil, and Rubi Torres. Julian and Christina then introduced the Character Counts Award. The Rainbow Foundation sponsors one deserving student each month with a one hundred dollar savings bond. The award went to a responsible, kind, and hard-working fourth grade student. Zachary Tipton, from Mrs. Walker’s class, was chosen by the fourth grade teachers as a model of outstanding behavior and kindness to the other students. To conclude the assembly, Julian and Christina introduced the Attendance Award prizes. Each month all students who are at school, on time, are given an orange raffle ticket. The students place their tickets in a box and one ticket is drawn. The student whose ticket is drawn is given a NASA backpack with the book Max Goes to the Moon in it. Each month, the tickets will be put into a larger box that will be kept until the end of the year. In June, Mrs. Marholin will draw from the tickets for two new bicycles.