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Artistic and Academic Excellence Honored by the El Monte Union High School District by Devette Johnson El Monte
On May 18th, El Monte Union High School District ( EMUHSD) held a special meeting / ceremony to honor the students that painted the newest installment of the “Go Green” murals displayed at the EMUHSD. Three young ladies were honored by the school district broad for winning academic scholarships. The broad members were on hand for the unveiling of the mural and presented special certificates. There were refreshments for all the guess to enjoy, while attended the unveiling. The newest mural is called “California Greenin’.” The students that participated in painting of the newest installment of the “Go Green” are from Rosemead High School. The mural was completed with the instruction
of Rosemead Art Teacher, Cynthia Fisher and the talented art students were, as follows: Stephanie Corales, Nhi Diep, Xiyu Chen, Khoa Le, Michelle Lin, Glend Ly, Lyla Ly, and Randy Tran. Luz Valdez, a senior from El Monte High, was the winner of the $1,500 at the Cerritos Center of the Performing Arts for the “Bridging the Gap Show” in November 2015. She also won the MVLR $750 grant and will be attending Humboldt State University in the fall as an Art major. Luz may study fine arts, including animation. So we may see Luz in the entertainment field in the future. Alejandra Quiroz Garcia, a junior El Monte High, won first place in the SPIRITT Family Services Show. She also won the prestige’s
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Thirty Second Congressional Art Show at the Walker House, in San Dimas on May 7th, 2016. Her inspirations for her art sketches are the problems in society. She
EMCSD Summer Learning: Full STEAM Ahead!
has been drawing since she was in 6th grade. Both of these young ladies proudly represent El Monte High School. Kira Rodriguez, a South
El Monte High student and valedictorian of her class, was one of only a 1,000 seniors nationwide to win and receive the Gates MilMural continued on page 14
Past or Current Resident
by Arlene Bury El Monte
Anyone stopping by the El Monte City School District this past week may have wondered about the enthusiastic teachers that filled the professional development room on Lexington. Were they celebrating a pay increase? Planning what vacations they would take this summer? No, these dedicated professionals were eagerly learning about the new Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM) curriculum that will provide a meaningful summer learning experience for almost 1200 of the district’s students. Due to budget constraints, it has been 9 years since the district hosted summer school, and it is pulling out all the stops to make this year’s program exemplary.
“Our goal is to spark interest in our students and motivate them to apply the problem-solving, collaboration, and creativity they experience this summer to their learning in the upcoming school year,” said Cynthia Traino, Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services for EMCSD. An added benefit is the excitement of teachers who anticipate sharing these engaging and thought-provoking activities with their students. “I’m actually looking forward to teaching summer school!” said Renee Siegel who will be guiding 4th and 5th grade students through a variety of experiences ranging from cleaning an oil spill to creating Native American art pieces. The energy was infectious as educators
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planned with colleagues by the Museum of Science and predicted their students’ in Boston. The district sent delight with lessons that three of its Teachers on Speencourage risk-taking and cial Assignment to a 3-day rely on collaboration and workshop in Boston to learn creativity. how the units were produced These hands-on learning and the best methods for opportunities are part of a training teachers to impleSTEAM program whose ment them. This past week, foundation consists of Engiteachers learned how to neering Is Elementary STEAM Ahead continued on page 11 (EiE) units developed