Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
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Halloween comes early at Maie Ellis Elementary...
Katie White County of San Diego Communications Office This fall, student artists can show what it means to be a part of the solution to air pollution. The San Diego County Air Pollution Control District is asking students to submit their artwork with clean air messages and ways people can help to reduce air pollution. The art can include words and messages about our air, including how to clean it up and protect it. The messages can be in English or Spanish. The 13 most creativ...
FALLBROOK – Along with reading, writing and arithmetic, Fallbrook Union Elementary School District is bringing a new subject of study to the classroom: leadership. Like many California classrooms, students are earning a strong foundation of reading, language and STEM, but in Fallbrook core subjects are now being taught through the lens of being a student leader. Student leadership is not a new focus for FUESD. The district has been recognised nationally as one of the leading e...
FALLBROOK – With the arrival of fall, students at Live Oak Elementary are taking on an attitude of gratitude as they work to help others. Third through sixth-grade students of the Passion Project Club have started a communitywide endeavor to support Rady Children's Hospital with a specific effort to supply the "Bedtime Carts" that travel the oncology floor hallways to provide a needed moment of comfort for the children and families seeking care. "Families who need something co...
SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1172 Wednesday, Oct. 2, written by Assemblymember Jim Frazier. In 2018, a student in El Dorado Hills died after he reportedly stopped breathing after being placed in a prone restraint for over an hour. The California State Council on Developmental Disabilities testified in support of the bill that takes important steps forward to protecting students attending non-public schools. AB 1172 adds safeguards to enhance student safety by requiring on-site monitoring visits to n...
FALLBROOK – In an era when children spend a growing number of hours each day hunched over smartphones and tablets, students at Maie Ellis Elementary School now have a place to lose themselves in actual books. Housed in the school's library and stocking more than 500 books, the new space was created with a portion of funding from a $17,000 grant from the Ben Carson Reading Project, founded by U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Dr. Ben Carson and his wife Candy Carson. Candy Carson visited Fallbrook, Sept. 20, t...
Many parents aren’t aware of the wide range of services their schools’ counselors have to offer. Yes, professional school counselors often provide help for students facing classroom struggles, but their range of assistance goes far beyond that aspect. School counselors have expertise and skills to benefit just about every student. They’re also a resource to support every parent. A starting point in making the best use of your school’s counselors is to recognize that these are counselors who have completed extensive trainin...
FALLBROOK – The ladies of the Monserate Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, provided a special guest to the Fallbrook STEM Academy's first rally of the school year. The chapter's first vice regent, Dawn Byrd-Beresovoy, came as Betsy Ross and entertained the students by describing her part in American history. Betsy Ross talked about the first flag of the country, how it looked at that time and the meaning of the stars and stripes. Some of the first-graders, s...
FALLBROOK – The Rock Rose Village School for Creative Learning announced its relocation to a temporary home at 1636 E. Mission Road in Fallbrook. Staff and students enjoyed six years at The Creekside Plaza, during which time they cultivated a garden, hosted an annual Harvest Festival for the Fallbrook and Bonsall community and doubled their enrollment by opening up a second classroom while offering a parent-child and adult education programs. The school's Harvest Festival w...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Library continues its Kids Afterschool STEAM program Monday, Oct. 7, at 4 p.m. STEAM is a program to enhance kindergarteners’ through fifth-graders’ knowledge of science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics. Every Monday in October, children will learn and be entertained with a different STEAM activity. The programs all begin at 4 p.m. and are as follows: Oct. 7 – Art instruction with pastel chalk Oct. 14 – DNA extraction with the League of Extraordinary Scientists and Engineers Oct. 21 – “T...
FALLBROOK – The summer break has been a busy time as leadership at Fallbrook Union Elementary School District prepared to announce its recent awarding of a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity. According to the Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education of the National Science and Technology Council, it is critical to national security that students spark interest in critical and fast-growing careers in STEM, and the P...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook's Finest is a new employee recognition program in the Fallbrook Union High School District where colleagues nominate colleagues who exemplify the continuous pursuit of excellence. All employees from all sites are eligible. Every month, three honorees will be chosen from the nominations, and they will be recognized at a board meeting. The first three honorees are assistant principal Lauren Jones of Fallbrook High School, Spanish and AVID teacher Ricardo L...
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Fallbrook 4-H member Taylor Michalke raised the 4-H grand champion market lamb at the San Diego County Fair. Michalke, who completed eighth grade at Potter Junior High School in June, raised a 120-pound lamb she named Denali. Both of Michalke's lambs won their weight class; Denali was the 4-H mediumweight champion and Michalke won the feeder class with Marvel. Denali was also the 4-H intermediate showmanship champion and then placed third of the 11 animals in the master...
PK – First Grade Winners Chamber of Commerce Award "American Eagle" Cash Anderson First place "America the Free" Sammie Ramos-Lee Second place "Ready, Action, Go" Jameson Krenz Third place "Thank You for Your Service" Ember Mills Second – Fourth Grade Winners Phyllis's Encouragement Factor Award "Honoring Our Military & Country" Lalana Bolten First place "King of Birds" Braylen Beal Second place "The Heart of America" Evelyn Daley Third place "Police Badge" Charlotte Dal...
FALLBROOK – As part of Regal’s Summer Movie Express, Regal treated the Boys and Girls Clubs of North County youth to enjoy blockbuster hits while also engaging their brains. Through a partnership with Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Regal provided the club with a grant to help cover expenses like transportation and snacks for club members. All young people experience learning losses when they do not engage in educational activities during the summer, according to the Nat...
FALLBROOK – As one of the first students to set foot inside a classroom at Palomar College's new Fallbrook Education Center, Melissa Barrera graduated high school with perfect timing. In spring 2018, when Barrera was finishing her senior year at Fallbrook High, the college was putting the final touches on an education center that would bring a range of in-demand classes and programs within reach. "Palomar made it possible for me to take my first year of college tuition-free a...
The Vallecitos School District board voted to extend the contract of Vallecitos School District superintendent and Vallecitos Elementary School principal Maritza Koeppen. A 5-0 vote, Aug. 13, approved a three-year contract for Koeppen with an annual salary of $144,084. The contract is retroactive to July 1, and is effective through June 30, 2022. “I’m excited to be on board with Vallecitos for another three years and I look forward to working with the board and the community,” Koeppen said. The new contract amount equat...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Citizens Crime Prevention Committee is seeking adults to serve as mentors for its upcoming 2019-2020 GANAS mentoring program. In 2005, the committee, under the leadership of local resident Pat Braendel, recognized the need to deal with negative influences in the area and created GANAS as a community outreach program. GANAS, which stands for "guide, advise, nurture and support," provides a once-a-week positive meeting environment for children 7-14 year...
The Vallecitos School District approved an agreement with the Palomar Community College District to provide English as a second language classes to community members on the Vallecitos Elementary School campus. The 5-0 Vallecitos board vote, Aug. 13, approved the facilities agreement for the use of the Rainbow elementary school. The classes will be taught by Palomar College staff at no charge to the parents or other community members. “We are very excited,” Maritza Koeppen, superintendent of Vallecitos School District and pri...
