PASS AmeriCorps Newsletter

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Program

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Spotlight

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SMUSD Schools

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Middle 2

About Us/

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Calendar 3

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San Marcos Unified School District M A Y / J U N E 2 0 1 8 V O L U M E 8 , I S S U E 8

PASS AmeriCorps Program is

what allows us to make a differ-

ence in the lives of our students.

In May and June, our PASS Ameri-

Corps Service Members are de-

ciding the next steps in their jour-

neys. Some are choosing to serve

another year with PASS, some are

moving on to graduate school, and

some are finding jobs in their cho-

sen career field.

We wish all our students and

Service Members the best, and

expect to hear great things from

them in the future.

Have a fantastic summer and we’ll

see you in the new school year!

The 2017-18 school year is coming

to a close and we can’t believe how

fast the year has gone! We are

grateful to the PASS AmeriCorps

Service Members who gave a year

to serve our youth and communi-

ties in San Diego County. Some of

them lived here locally; some of

them were serving a second, third,

or even fourth year with PASS

AmeriCorps; and some of them

took a leap of faith and moved

across country to dedicate a year

of their lives working with our

students. Thank you so much for

your service!

Thank you, also, to all our school

site Points of Contact,

administrators, teachers,

school staff, and other

partner organizations;

your support and commit-

ment to your schools,

communities, and the

Word Cloud made of

the May/June newsletter

submissions

Completing 2017-18 with PASS AmeriCorps

In May, the PASS AmeriCorps Pro-

gram hosts an event called “Life After

AmeriCorps.” This event provides

resources and networking opportuni-

ties for our Service Members as they

transition out of their year of service

with PASS AmeriCorps. Presenta-

tions ranged from the Segal Educa-

tion Award to the AmeriCorps

Alumni Association, and more. We

want to

thank all

our pre-

senters

for the

day: cur-

rent PASS

Ameri-

Corps

Members,

Amy DeNinno, Jose Romero, and

Jennifer Hopek for presenting on

Travel and Work Abroad; Dan

Puplava from SDCOE Risk Manage-

ment for presenting on the 3121

Retirement Plan; and Bob Mueller,

Executive Director of SDCOE’s

Student Services and Programs for

presenting on the Science of Happi-

ness. Thank you to our AmeriCorps

Alumni Panel for sharing their expe-

riences and advice: Rosalina Herrera,

Juleane Johnson, and Lizz Kolokow-

sky. A highlight of the day was the

rotating café conversations in which

our current Members were able to

speak with professionals in a field of

interest. Thank you to all the indi-

viduals who came out to speak with

us: Gabriela Baeza Delgado, MPA,

Planning for “Life After AmeriCorps”

Current PASS

AmeriCorps

Members presenting

M.Ed., PPS, SDCOE Foster

Youth & Homeless Education

Services; Inez Martinez, Instruc-

tional Coach with SDCOE Juve-

nile Court and Community

Schools; Jenée Peevy, MSW,

PPSC/CWA, SDCOE School

Social Work Services Manager;

Anna Schen, MSW, Project

Specialist, SDCOE School Based

Interns; Tracy Thompson, Exec-

utive Director, SDCOE Juvenile

Court and Community Schools;

and Beatriz Villarreal, Ph.D.,

Mano a Mano Foundation; Your

stories and experience will help

guide our Members as they

move into their “Life After

AmeriCorps”.

P A G E 2

Healthy Girls

don't just eat

cucumbers, they

use them for self

-care too!

San Marcos Middle School

This April, stu-

dents returned

from a refreshing

Spring Break

ready to finish

the school year

strong. The 8th

graders have

been feeling espe-

cially motivated

by the academic

requirements for

promotion, which

many of them

have met! The

girls in Healthy Girls Save

The World have been moti-

vated to also improve their

lives outside the classroom.

This month, the girls learned

about the “F.I.T” principle for

progressively increasing the

intensity of their workouts.

We also discussed strategies

for managing stress, and even

practiced some yoga and

meditation. PASS Ameri-

Corps ended the month with

an Earth Day themed service

project. The students planted

Crusader-colored marigold

flowers in planters made from

recycled water bottles. On the

planters, they painted a few

words describing how they

hope to grow over the next

year. PASS AmeriCorps stu-

dents know that just as you

must tend to a plant daily in

order for it to grow, we must

also tend to our goals daily in

order to accomplish them!

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

Madison Stark,

PASS AmeriCorps Member

Valley-Center

Pauma and San

Marcos PASS

AmeriCorps

members being

recognized for

their service by

Senator Joel

Anderson

Miss Madison and Mr. Chase give a

presentation about their Ameri-

Corps experience to the SMMS staff.

“The environment is where we

all meet; where we all have a

mutual interest; it is the one

thing all of us share”

-Lady Bird Johnson

6401 Linda Vista Road - Room 412

San Diego, CA 92111-7399

Phone: 858-569-5474

Fax: 858-565-4150

Email: mquiroz@sdcoe.net

Website: www.sdcoe.net/pass-americorps

The PASS AmeriCorps Program serves stu-

dents in grades 3 through 12 at 30 school sites

across San Diego County, including campuses

in San Diego, Oceanside, Vista, San Marcos,

and Valley Center. Each PASS AmeriCorps

member provides support for 30 students

through individual and group mentoring, aca-

demic support, grades and attendance reviews,

leadership development, guest speakers, ser-

vice learning projects, and parent outreach.

Through their service with PASS, our Ameri-

Corps members are able to create positive

change in our schools and communities.

San Diego County Office of Education

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