By Anonymous — Monday, January 25th, 2010
VENTURA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION OPEN SESSION 6:00 p.m. |
By Anonymous — Monday, January 25th, 2010
The Fillmore Unified School District is accepting applications for Interdistrict Transfers for the 2010-2011 school year. Applications are available at the District Office, 627 Sespe Avenue beginning February 1, 2010 and are due by March 1, 2010. Applications will be granted on a first-come, first served basis for those with qualifying reasons as stipulated in the FUSD Board Policy. |
By Anonymous — Monday, January 25th, 2010
FILLMORE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AGENDA |
By Anonymous — Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
![]() A special thank you to those 75 Fillmore High School youth (some of whom are pictured above) who volunteer to make a difference in the lives of a younger child. The youth meet weekly to do homework, arts and crafts, or to talk about something of interest or simply share how their week has gone. In addition the youth go on trips together (on February 15 they are going to the LA Zoo). The youth are supervised by program staff; Amelia Aparicio for Mountain Vista, Sespe and the Boys and Girls' Club; Norma Magana and Alicia Rodriguez at Fillmore Middle School. The program started matching high school youth with 5 - 12 year old elementary and middle school students in 2000. In 2003 the Fillmore/Piru Mentor Program joined Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Ventura County. The high school youth are called Big Brothers or Big Sisters and the elementary or middle school youth to whom they are assigned is the Little Brother or Sister. The cost to match a high school "Big" and elementary "Little" is approximately $1500 per match. Studies have shown that the longer the match the greater the experience for both the "Big" and the "Little". Most high school students are signed up to be a mentor in their Freshmen year and they are encouraged to continue on through all four years of high school. If you are interested in donating to the program or would like to know more, please contact Lynn at 907-6576. Enlarge Photo |
By Anonymous — Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
![]() There was tense anticipation as 32 students competed to earn the title of Mountain Vista School Spelling Bee Champion. Luke Myers, champion, won in the 8th round with the word âaccomplice.â Micha Hartzell is runner-up. The next stage in the competition is a Region Bee in February. That winner will compete at the County level; and the County Spelling Bee Champ will continue to the national competition in Washington, D.C. Enlarge Photo |
By Anonymous — Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
![]() Above, one of the Alpacas that were shared with the students at Fillmore Middle School. Enlarge Photo Courtesy of Dustin Boschee, Tony Hurtado When the alpacas came to FMS we learned many things. Here are a few of them. One fact we learned is that the white spot gene is fatal and 9 out of 10 alpacas with that gene would be deaf. We also learned alpacas have 74 chromosomes. Also we learned that having a white fleece is a dominant trait. Alpaca breeders breed for the softest microfibers in their fleece. Alpacas are a member of the camel family. Alpacas also have some protection strategies. One of them is they spit when threatened. Alpacas also have two sharp nails on their toes so that they can climb up the mountains in Peru and Chile. Alpacas also take turns sleeping throughout the night to avoid predators. Alpacas have thick fleece to stay warm. Those are some protection strategies of alpacas. Our favorite part of meeting the alpacas was being able to pet them and feed them. We also liked the feeling of their fleece because it felt like a marshmallow. Another part we liked was that we got to feel the products produced from the alpaca fleece. Some of the products we got to touch were socks, scarves, and beanies. We want to thank Jared Warren and his family for bringing their alpacas to Fillmore Middle School for the entire day. Every seventh grade student had the opportunity to learn about alpaca genetics. ALPACAS RULE!!! |
By Anonymous — Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
On Monday, January 11, 2010, San Cayetano School recognized good citizenship and character at their Peacebuilder Assembly for the month of January. Mr. Josh Overton came to San Cayetano to speak to the students about what a good citizen is and how displaying good character could enrich the students and others in the community around them. Each teacher chose a student from his or her class whom showed excellent character and peace-building skills. Julian Calderon and Christina De La Mora, the San Cayetano ASB President and Vice-President, assisted Mr. Overton in handing out the Peacebuilder Awards. The Peacebuilders for January are: Sara Arroyo, Amber Cervantez, Daisy Jimenez, Ariana Felix, Juan Galindo, Addy Almanza, Jonathon Rosales, Enrique Felix, Mariana Acevez, Victor Jimenez, Noah Stoessel, Aiyanna Simental, Bryant Herrera, Jose Acosta, Kirah Collins, Johana Garcia, Jose Romero, Elizabeth Magana, Johan Hernandez, Anthony Morales, and Josue Morga. Julian and Christina then announced to the students that the Rainbow Foundation is sponsoring the San Cayetano Character Counts Award of a $100.00 savings bond. Mr. Overton presented the Character Counts Award to a deserving first grade student. Noelani Sanchez was chosen by the first grade teachers as a model of outstanding behavior and kindness to the other students. To conclude the assembly, students were reminded to turn in their Perfect Attendance tickets. Each month all students who come to school, each day, 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 backpack full of supplies. 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, the principal, will draw from the tickets to give away new bicycles, an I-pod shuffle, and three large stuffed animals. Celeste Mendez from Mrs. Pelkeyâs first grade won the Perfect Attendance Award for the month of January. |
By Mariah Perez — Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
Last week we had many sporting events take place at Fillmore High School. Boys and girls soccer played Carpinteria last Wednesday; boys frosh lost 2-0, boys JV tied 1-1, and boys varsity lost 2-1. Girls soccer JV lost 3-1 and girls varsity lost 7-0 . They also played against Oaks Christian and boys varsity lost 2-1 and girls varsity lost 9-0. Girls Basketball played this week against La Reina; both teams won, Varsity 43-41 in overtime. Varsity girls also played Villanova this week and defeated them 60-49. As of now Varsity is 2-1 in league and JV is 1-1 in league. Boys Basketball played this week against Oak Park; all teams lost. Frosh and Varsity played later in the week against Grace Brothren, both teams won, the final score of the Varsity game was 74-43. Bishop Diego was their final game of the week; Frosh won, JV lost, and Varsity won 60-44. Wrestling also had a weekend match, please read next week for scores. The pep squad competed this Sunday in Long Beach against 6 teams from different counties. We came in first place and also took home Grand Champions which means that we had the highest score out of all the school teams at this competition. The formal was also a success. Students danced the entire night to DJ Divine from Q-1047. Lets go Flashes!!! |
By Anonymous — Monday, January 18th, 2010
FILLMORE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AGENDA |
By Anonymous — Friday, January 15th, 2010
Program will be the first in Ventura County
California Lutheran University is launching Ventura Countyâs first doctoral program in clinical psychology at its Oxnard Center. Several factors have brought about a greater need in the region for quality programs that prepare students to be licensed clinical psychologists, according to Mindy Puopolo, CLUâs Director of Graduate Programs in Psychology. Californiaâs Mental Health Services Act of 2004 increased funding for county mental health programs to work toward statewide goals for better serving people. The federal Mental Health Parity and Addition Act, which took effect Jan. 1, provides for equal treatment of mental health, alcohol and substance abuse disorders and will provide mental health services and substance abuse coverage to 113 million Americans. Another factor is that military personnel are returning from combat to Ventura County in need of help from licensed mental health professionals. The new Psy.D. program in Clinical Psychology at CLU has been developed to help address all of these needs in the community. It will start in the fall with 17 students in the first cohort. The program will integrate theoretical and practical CONTINUED » |
By Mariah Perez — Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
We have had numerous events occur our first week back to school. Girls Soccer played our rivals Santa Paula. However, both JV and Varsity were defeated by Santa Paula; JV 2-1 and Varsity 7-0. The girls also played La Reina but were defeated as well. Boyâs soccer had a great game against Bishop Diego, both teams won; JV won by forfeit and Varsity 2-0. Wrestling had one league meet and two tournaments this week. Their league meet was held at The Jewish Community Center and they won as a team. At the Santa Paula tournament they came in second place over all, defeating Santa Paula. Girls Basketball played two games this week, both away. Against Oak Park both JV and Varsity girls lost, JV 46-20 and Varsity 45-23. In Carpinteria, Fillmore was able to take the win, JV 30-24 and Varsity 53-43. Boys Basketball played against La Baptist this past week. Both Frosh and JV were defeated; however, Varsity took home the win. We also played Santa Paula this week away. Frosh lost but JV was able to come back with a win. The Varsity game was a great display of basketball, but Fillmore was finally defeated by 3 points leaving the score 40-37. The following day the boyâs varsity basketball had their annual alumni game. This was a fun and entertaining game for all. Many of the alumni had the opportunity to play against their sons. In the end, the alumni were able to defeat the boys by over 30 points. We had our first serve day on January 9, 2010 and it was very successful. Many people attended the serve day, some from Fillmore and others from out of town. Winter Formal is coming up on Saturday the 16th of January, it will be held at the Fillmore Piru Veterans Memorial Building, and this yearâs theme is Winter Wonderland. We plan on this being the highlight of the month. Fillmore High School cheer will have their first competition this Sunday in Long Beach. Over all, we had a very proactive and successful start to our new year. |
By Anonymous — Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
The seniors of the Class of 2010 are again selling the popular âSandwich-Mealsâ from The Central Station. You have a choice of Tri-Tip, BBQ Chicken or Pulled Pork sandwich including a side and a drink all for $10.00. Itâs so convenient to call ahead, 5244-5286 and have your order ready to go or eat in. Each student is asked to sell at least 10 tickets (or more) to help Grad Nite Live meet their needed amount of $23,000.00. We will be selling these tickets until March 31st, 2010. |
By Anonymous — Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
SACRAMENTO â State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack OâConnell today announced 760 local educational agencies (LEAs) have submitted a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in order to partner with the state of California in the federal Race to the Top (RTTT) competition. Under the Obama Administrationâs guidelines, Race to the Top calls on LEAs to voluntarily partner with the state to implement reforms that improve student outcomes. Californiaâs MOU was developed in accordance with recently released final Obama Administration Race to the Top guidelines. The MOU establishes a framework of collaboration and articulates specific roles and responsibilities for the LEA and the state if California does win a federal RTTT grant. Forty-four percent of the school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools in California have signed the RTTT MOU, representing 57 percent of students attending California K-12 public schools. Sixty percent of students living in poverty attend a school in an LEA that has signed up to participate in RTTT. Of the total number of LEAs that signed an MOU, 449 are school districts or county offices of education, 308 are charter schools, and two are Regional Occupational Programs. Of the 760 LEAs that submitted a signed MOU, 561 or 77 CONTINUED » |
By Anonymous — Monday, January 11th, 2010
VENTURA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SPECIAL BOARD MEETING AGENDA NO. 10-01 Tuesday, January 12, 2010 (Salons A â C) 9:00 p.m. ADJOURNMENT (Unless extended by Board Action) Agenda No. 10-01 |
![]() On Monday, December 7, 2009, San Cayetano School recognized good citizenship and character at their Peacebuilder Assembly for the month of December. Pictured is Francisco Garcia, of CSUCI, who spoke to the students about how to be a good citizen. Enlarge Photo By Anonymous — Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
On Monday, December 7, 2009, San Cayetano School recognized good citizenship and character at their Peacebuilder Assembly for the month of December. Mr. Francisco Garcia, from CSUCI, came to speak to the students about how to be a good citizen. Each teacher chose a student from his or her class whom showed excellent character and peace-building skills. Julian Calderon and Christina De La Mora, the San Cayetano ASB President and Vice-President assisted Mr. Garcia in handing out the Peacebuilder Awards. The Peacebuilders for December are: Alexander Adame, Emilia Magdaleno, Juan Martinez, David Linares, Bella Villegas, Juan Hernandez, Yazmen Del Toro, Christian Garza, Alesha Felix, Ocelotl Martinez, Erin Overton, Yazmeen Del Toro, Antonio Villalobos, Cesar Lopez, Kaylee Serna, Pedro Aceves, Diego Garcia, Ashley Montano, Damian Alvarez, Ryan Nunez, and Fernando Trujillo. Julian and Christina then announced to the students that the Rainbow Foundation is sponsoring the San Cayetano Character Counts Award of a $100.00 savings bond. Mr. Garcia presented the Character Counts Award to a deserving fifth-grade student. Joe Guinte from Mrs. Chisholm was chosen by the fifth grade teachers as a model of outstanding behavior and responsibility to the other students. To conclude the assembly, students were reminded to turn in their Perfect Attendance tickets. Each month all students who come to school, each day, 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 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, the principal, will draw from the tickets to give away two new bicycles. John Chavez, a fifth grader from Mr. Mausâs class, won the Perfect Attendance Award for December. |
By Anonymous — Monday, January 4th, 2010
Local High Schools Urged to Nominate Outstanding Sophomores
California Lutheran University has been selected the regional host site for the 2010 Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) Seminar to be held June 11-13. The program is open to outstanding high school sophomores who are nominated to attend by their school's guidance counselor, principal or teacher. Local service clubs may also nominate a student. More than 9,000 high school students from across the country are expected to participate in one of 70 HOBY seminars taking place this spring. In addition to Cal Lutheran, other California sites are UC Davis, Whittier College and Concordia University. All of those programs will take place June 18-20. "Our seminars provide students who possess demonstrated or potential leadership skills a chance to foster their passion and knowledge in an encouraging and interactive environment," said Javier LaFianza, president and chief executive officer of HOBY. "This is a way for high school administrators to show these students that their hard work and dedication is appreciated and supported in a very meaningful way." Each high school may nominate up to two students to attend the prestigious CONTINUED » |
By Anonymous — Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
YOU ARE INVITED
Where: Piru Community Center Please join us to answer any questions about our proposal, to hear from enthusiastic local parents who have visited a local charter school, and to hear from parents who have their children currently attending charter schools. Come hear why these parents are fully committed to charter schools! CHOOSE CHOICE FOR YOUR CHILD For more info go to www.pirucharterschool.blogspot.com or send us an email at pirucharterschool@earthlink.net ESTAN INVITADOS We hope you have enjoyed a restful holiday and are now ready to think about plans for the New Year! One of the most important choices you have for the months ahead is your childâs education. We hope you are joining with us in supporting Piru Charter School, and have planned a meeting in the Piru Community Center on Tuesday, January 5th from 6:30 to 8 p.m. to answer any final questions about this proposal, and to hear not only from enthusiastic local parents who have visited a local charter school, but from visiting parents who are excited to have their children attending a charter school right now. Come hear why these parents are fully committed to charter schools! The goals for Piru Charter School continue to be: It is our belief that only by choosing to convert to Piru Charter School, can Piru parents be given the choice of schooling options they need in order to assure that every Piru student be given a high quality learning opportunity as they begin life. Misinformation has been spread about charter schools. Come hear for yourself, the facts in a quiet sharing of information. Next week Piru Elementary will have a chance to choose not be guided by the continued attempts of Fillmore Unified School District , but by the Ventura County Office of Education and Success. Choose choice for your child. Choose to support Piru Charter School! |
By Anonymous — Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
There is more to cover than space allows. Our next meeting is open to the public and will be held Monday, Jan. 4th at 6:30 pm in the Fillmore High School Band Room. If you want to get the Fillmore Band Boosters, Fillmore Elementary Schools, FMS, and FHS Band updates, contact us or look for our web site to be up and running next month. The Fillmore Band Boosters are making every effort to raise upwards of $40,000.00 for high school band uniforms. On December 9th, they held a drawing for an Excursion on the Fillmore and Western Train and a fifty-fifty drawing where $150.00 was raised. Mrs. Delores Pace won the trip for two generously donated by Teresa Wilkinson of Fillmore and Western Railway. The winning fifty-fifty ticket worth $75.00 belonged to Szilvia Beylik, a middle school band parent who graciously donated her prize back to the band uniform account. Thank you Mrs. Beylik! The following day, Mrs. Delores Pace also made a generous contribution to the uniforms account. Another thanks! Deep appreciation goes to all of the parents who showed up to support their children in band and to parents and Band Booster members who volunteered their time and shivered by the doors selling pre-wrapped goodies. We would also like to acknowledge Fillmore Middle School employees, Mary Ecklund, Johnny, and Ralph Topete for their help and support. On Saturday, Dec.12 at the Piru Christmas Parade, the Band Boosters President, and four high school band members, Brandy Nisbet, Claire Faith, Grace Simon, and Karissa Tarango braved the rain selling fundraising goodies and collecting donations for dinner for two at El Pescador in Fillmore and another fifty fifty drawing. Mr. Jesus Ortiz, gifted certificates for dinner for two at his popular restaurant. The El Pescador gift certificate was won by a nice lady whose name is safely locked up in the band room, but will be acknowledged next week. This time the fifty- fifty prize went to Debbie Sanchez, who was there as a representative for Relay for Life. The total amount donated was $460.00 giving a nice $230.00 Christmas bonus to Mrs. Sanchez who turned around and gave the money right back to the uniform fund, less her $20.00 investment. Thank you Mrs. Sanchez! Blessings to all and a Happy New Year! |
By Anonymous — Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
![]() Bridges After School Program at Mountain Vista put on a great Nutcracker sampler for their Christmas show this year. Coordinator Chantee Campos choreographed the dances with the help of Kianna Tarango. Sheila Campos made all the costumes from scratch. The other staff members also helped put this together which include Jolene Palacio, Brittany Holmes, Nicole Acosta, Susie Murillo, and Pricella Becerra. The staff did hair, make-up, music, and props. The props were made by Tressa Saviors. Thirty five students from the program participated. Many of these students would never have the opportunity to participate in dance or theatre so this was a great experience for them. The kids were amazing, and very much into their character. They brought tears to our eyes. Staff, students, and volunteers all did an awesome job with this performance. They plan on doing this again next year by adding more dances. Way to go Bridges After School Program at Mountain Vista! Submitted by Chantee Campos. Enlarge Photo |
By Anonymous — Monday, December 21st, 2009
FILLMORE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AGENDA |