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Mayfair High School Wrestling
At the March Board Meeting, the Board of Education recognized five students from Mayfair High School's Wrestling Team. Congratulations to Marie Saldana, Gabriel Santos and Turner Yanagisawa for earning Suburban Valley Conference Champion in their weight division. Isaiah Cruz and Kayden Cartee also earned Suburban Valley Conference Champion and they also earned CIF Southern Section Northern Division in their weight divisions.
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Somerset High School’s College & Career Fair
Somerset High School held their College & Career Fair this week. Students got to learn about a variety of career and college opportunities. Thank you to everyone that participated and helped our students build their futures!
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Mayfair High School’s Abilities Awareness Assembly
Mayfair High School was excited to welcome back their Abilities Awareness Assembly this week. This assembly is an educational experience through which Mayfair delivers a powerful message of equality, tolerance and understanding. Staff and students helped educate on a variety of disabilities while focusing on individual strengths and abilities. This was Mayfair’s 14th year sharing student’s stories and talents with this amazing assembly.
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Welcome to Phillip Sanchez - New Assistant Principal
Phillip Sanchez joins the Bellflower Unified School District as the new Assistant Principal of Washington Elementary School. He has over 25 years’ experience as an educator and instructional leader. He began his career as a special education aide and most recently he served as an English Language Arts Instructional Coach of an elementary school. Mr. Sanchez retired from the military as a Major with 27 years of service. He is an alumni of UC Irvine, UCLA, CSUDH and is a firm believer that all students can succeed and graduate from college. Mr. Sanchez is completing his final year in a doctorate in education program at CSULB. It is his mission to provide a safe learning environment for every student. Mr. Sanchez is excited to join Washington Elementary School and is looking forward to a productive year.
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Read Across America Day
Schools across the district celebrated Read Across America Day on Thursday, March 2nd. Thank you to all our guest readers for their involvement in the education of our students.
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PAPER Tutoring Available for TK-12th Grades
BUSD has continued its partnership with Paper Tutoring (PAPER) for this year in order to provide virtual tutoring for students in Transitional Kindergarten through twelfth grades. PAPER is a secure, online tutoring service that provides students with unlimited, 24/7 academic support. Whether a student needs assistance with homework, is studying for a test, or needs someone to read and make suggestions to their essays, there will always be experts available online to assist them in over 200 subjects and more than 4 languages. PAPER tutors have been trained to conduct expert, academic support in a secure, chat-based platform. Students can also use voice notes to communicate with the tutor by clicking the microphone icon in the chat bar. Using this feature, they can explain their questions and problems verbally. They can also listen back at a playback speed of their choice. All tutoring sessions are transcribed and can be viewed in the student's PAPER account. PAPER tutors are committed to helping students learn, so they do not just give students answers, but rather interact with them in an encouraging tone to lead them to finding the answer themselves. This is a free service, so our students are encouraged to use it as much as they need, whenever they need. To access the service, students can login to their Clever accounts and click on the PAPER icon.
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Frank E. Woodruff STEAM Museum
Students at Frank E. Woodruff Elementary School had the opportunity to participate in a STEAM Museum during the Expanded Learning Program. STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) was taught through hands-on activities that expanded learning in science and math by exposing students to high-tech fields and encouraging divergent thinking. Students explore the museum at their own pace and work as teams to build an arch, program a robot to 3D print, design games, or create music. Individual stations allowed students to deepen their knowledge on topics of interest, as they participated in fun and engaging enrichment activities.
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Bellflower Middle/High School Welcomes the Class of 2029
On Wednesday, February 1st, Bellflower Middle/High School students and staff welcomed the Class of 2029 on campus. Students were greeted by Linkcrew members followed by an assembly with performances by BHS choirs, band, and cheer. Students and staff showcased clubs, classes, and activities on campus for the future 7th grade Buccaneers!
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Mayfair High School’s Unified Basketball Tournament
Mayfair High School’s Unified Sports welcomed Warren High School, Paramount High School, Locke High School and John Muir High School today for their Basketball Tournament. Congratulations to Paramount High School for being named the 2023 Unified Basketball Tournament Champion! Great job to all our amazing students and staff for a great tournament.
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Baxter Elementary’s VIP Lunches
Each month, students have the opportunity to earn a VIP lunch experience at Albert Baxter Elementary. During the VIP lunch, Career Technical Education (CTE) teachers from BUSD and CalAPS facilitate an activity related to a CTE pathway. So far this year, students have learned about health careers, emergency services, and fashion design and merchandising.
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Somerset High School’s Vision Night
On Wednesday, January 25, 2023, Somerset High School welcomed parents, students, and educational partners to their Vision Night (formerly Open House). Students and parents met with teachers and explored classrooms to see the products of the programs at Somerset High School.
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Bellflower Middle/High School’s Navigation Night
Bellflower Middle/High School held their Navigation Night on Thursday, January 26th. Future Buccaneers (7th graders) and Future Freshmen (9th grade) had informational sessions. BMHS showcased all their electives, programs and pathways offered to students.
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Welcome to Dr. Kaylie M. Gomez - Assistant Principal!
Kaylie Gómez joins Bellflower Unified School District as the new Assistant Principal of Stephen Foster elementary school! She has over a decade of experience as an educator and instructional leader. Dr. Gómez began her career as an elementary school teacher in South Los Angeles after graduating from California State University, Northridge in 2011. Throughout her teaching career, she taught various grade levels in both elementary and middle school and held many teacher leadership positions including Mentor Teacher, Content Specialist, and Grade Level Lead. During her time in the classroom, Kaylie helped her students achieve significant academic growth and even had the third highest proficiency data in her organization! In addition to her Tk-8th grade experience, Dr. Gómez has served as adjunct faculty for California State University Northridge and Concordia University Irvine. Kaylie has been dedicated to her own higher education as well, earning two master’s degrees and a doctorate in educational leadership. She prides herself in being a lifelong learner and is always willing to grow and challenge herself! Furthermore, she is an advocate for family engagement, restorative justice, culturally relevant curriculum, and trauma-informed practices. Most recently, Gómez was the Assistant Principal at a TK-8th grade school in Los Angeles, supporting her staff and community with state-wide assessments, special education, instructional coaching, and professional development. Dr. Gómez has witnessed the profound impact that leadership can have on the direction of a school and is fully committed to working with Mr. Watwood and Ms. Arroyo to build equity, achievement, community, and ultimately, futures! Gómez is thrilled to join the BUSD family and serve our community for years to come!
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Mayfair High School Girls Tennis
At the December Board Meeting, the Board of Education recognized MHS Girls Tennis for winning the first ever Mid-Cities League Championship with a 10-0 record. Sara Villalta was named Individual Md-Cities League Champion with a 27-0 record. Arianna Zavala and Makayla Sotha were also named Mid-Cities League Doubles Champions with a 27-0 record. Thank you Coach Tran for all your hard work and dedication to our students.
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Bellflower High School Girls Tennis
At the December Board Meeting, the Board of Education recognized Mary Julie Ordinario from Bellflower High School's Girls Tennis team. Mary Julie went undefeated with a record of 24-0 and was named Individual Gateway League Champion. Thank you Coach Escobar for all your hard work and dedication to our students.
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Bellflower High School Football
At the December Board Meeting, the Board of Education recognized Bellflower High School's Football Team represented by Coach Jason Miller and Akida Warmsely. The team made school history this season by winning the Mid-Cities League Championship and was also the CIF Division 11 Finalist. Thank you Coach Miller for all your hard work and dedication to our students.
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Ramona Elementary's Civic Education Program
At the December Board Meeting, the Board of Education recognized Ramona Elementary for being awarded CSBA's Golden Bell for their Civic Education Program. Ramona scholars are envisioned as active members of society and fully prepared to engage in their civic duties. This led to the Ramona Civic Education Program, which provides scholars with the opportunity to engage in a yearlong civic inquiry, based on a compelling question, that is investigated, researched and debated, culminating in a policy proposal to bring about positive change in the school or community. Great job Ramona Rams!
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Welcome Jim Watwood - New Stephen Foster Principal
Jim Watwood joins Bellflower Unified School District as the new principal of Stephen Foster Elementary. He has over 26 years of experience as an educator and instructional leader. He began his career as an English and History teacher with Lakewood High, prior to becoming a school psychologist and administrator. Most recently, Mr. Watwood served as a Program Supervisor and Coordinator supporting special education teachers, students and families. Mr. Watwood is an alumni of CSULB and firmly believes that there is no greater calling than to help build the foundations of today’s young learners as they are molded into tomorrow’s leaders. It is his mission to serve and support the community of families and educators to create a safe and nurturing environment that prepares each student academically, socially and emotionally to be globally competitive in a diverse society. Mr. Watwood is excited to join the Stephen Foster family and is looking forward to a productive year.
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Welcome Amie Stewart - New Board Member
Newly elected Board Member, Ms. Amie Stewart was sworn in at the December 15, 2022 Regular Board Meeting. Congratulations Ms. Stewart!
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Welcome Brad Crihfield - New Board Member
Newly elected Board Member, Mr. Brad Crihfield was sworn in at the December 15, 2022 Regular Board Meeting. Congratulations Mr. Crihfield!
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