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PASS AmeriCorps Newsletter

I N S I D E T H I S

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Program

Updates 1

Spotlight

Article 1

Schools

Epiphany

Prep 2

Spotlight

Article 2

About Us/

Contact Us 3

Calendar 3

E P I P H A N Y

P R E P

C H A R T E R

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school bands, and more. Mentors at

each school site have been working

on MLK service projects with their

students to honor all that Dr. King

has accomplished, and to urge eve-

ryone in their school community to

spread love, not hate, by getting

things done collectively. One of the

many things that members like to

do to get things done and build a

safe community on campus, is to

conduct groups that use Restora-

tive Practices. These groups have

created a place where students feel

heard.

Providing service at the 29th

Annual MLK Day Parade

• 22 years or older

• Associate's degree or higher

• Computer proficient

• Experience in working with

youth

Are you interested in giving back

in your community? Serving as a

PASS AmeriCorps member is a

way to provide service to the

most high-need youth (3rd-12th

grade) with academic support,

character development lessons,

and service learning opportuni-

ties throughout the school year,

at one of our school sites

throughout San Diego County. If

you are interested in serving as a

mentor you must be/have:

PASS AmeriCorps Mentors Needed for 2019-20 Please pass on the link to apply to

anyone you think may be interest-

ed or qualified:

Link to Apply

Serving in AmeriCorps has many

benefits, including an educational

award after completion of service.

We are looking forward to meet-

ing all our new applicants and

putting together our amazing PASS

AmeriCorps Team for the next

school year!

Epiphany Prep Charter School

While students had Martin Lu-

ther King Jr. Day off, Ameri-

Corps members saw this as an

opportunity for a day on for

service. PASS AmeriCorps mem-

bers dispersed throughout San

Diego to aid local organizations

with their MLK Day activities.

One group of PASS AmeriCorps

members assisted Alliance San

Diego with their All Peoples

Celebration, which honors the

life and legacy of Martin Luther

King Jr. This event brought to-

gether San Diego’s diverse com-

munity for a day of resource

sharing, impactful activities, and

plenty of powerful

speakers. The key-

note speaker,

Greisa Martinez

Rosas, delivered a phenomenal

speech regarding taking action

when it comes to your purpose.

Another event that AmeriCorps

members assisted with was the

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.

39th Annual Martin Luther King

Day Parade. The parade was

filled with eye-catching floats,

collegiate organizations, high

Service in our Communities Providing service

at the All Peoples

Celebration

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Mark, Mario,

Oscar, and

Jonathan standing

in front of our

Black History

Month poster

Welcome back, Epiphany Family.

Now that winter break is over,

we are back to the groove of

things here and have hit the

ground running. In December,

we had our winter festival and it

was so great being able to meet

many of the families of our awe-

some scholars. Some of the PASS

AmeriCorps mentors came

down to volunteer at the event,

so a big shout out to them!

Here's what else we've been

up to: January's National Day

of Service project was dedicat-

ed to Dr. Martin Luther King

Jr. Not only did we discuss the

incredible humanitarian work

that MLK Jr. dedicated his life's

work to, but we talked about

what service means to us in

our daily lives. In the spirit of

Dr. King Jr., our PASS Ameri-

Corps scholars also wrote

down some of their dreams,

dreams for themselves, and

dreams to make the world a

better place. Lastly, the PASS

scholars who attend the PASS

after school studying sessions

helped put together an awe-

some poster of Dr. King Jr.

that now sits in the entrance

hallway of the school. Please

take a moment to check it out.

February’s National Day of

Service project was dedicated

to Random Acts of Kindness

(RAK). PASS AmeriCorps

collaborated with the Student

Council for our RAK project.

The project shifted our focus

from random acts to purpose-

ful acts of kindness. Student

Council created the Coins for

Change campaign to help sup-

port African countries with no

access to clean water. We

capped off the month with a

mural dedicated to historical

African American figures to

help celebrate Black History

Month. In March, we will be

highlighting civil rights activist,

Cesar Chavez and will be cele-

brating AmeriCorps week.

Also, our after school

“Reading is a Superpower”

literacy program will begin.

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

Epiphany Prep Charter School Cynthia Arguello,

PASS AmeriCorps Member

PASS Spotlight PASS AmeriCorps members celebrated

Random Acts of Kindness Week in

February, which is a way for our

students to practice kindness and

spread it. Random acts of kindness

serve as reminders to students that,

"No act of kindness, no matter how

small, is ever wasted." When students

keep this in mind, they realize that what

they have to offer is enough. Some

random acts of kindness that our PASS

students participated in were:

acknowledging their staff on campus

through thank you cards, helping out

peers that they wouldn't normally talk to,

or picking up an extra piece of trash to

help out the environment. No matter

what the students decided to do, they

knew that they made a positive difference

with someone or something. It is

important to remember to always be kind

even when no one is watching!

6401 Linda Vista Road -

Metro

San Diego, CA 92111-7399

San Diego County Office of Education

PASS AmeriCorps Program

Phone: 619-718-6655

Fax: 619-683-7678

Email: mquiroz@sdcoe.net

Website: www.sdcoe.net/pass-americorps

The PASS AmeriCorps Program serves students in

grades 3 through 12 at 30 school sites across San Diego

County, including campuses in San Diego, Oceanside,

Vista, San Marcos, Escondido, and Valley Center. Each

PASS AmeriCorps member provides support for 30

students through individual and group mentoring,

academic support, grades and attendance reviews,

leadership development, guest speakers, service learning

projects, and parent outreach. Through their service

with PASS, our AmeriCorps members are able to create

positive change in our schools and communities.

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