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Reflecting on Our Accomplishments West High Science Olympiad Team Another Demanding but Productive School Year Is Coming to an End FREE Education + Communication = A Better Nation ® Covering the Torrance Unified School District VOLUME 4, ISSUE 14 JUNE 2017 Reflecting On Our Accomplishments West High Science Olympiad Team Another demanding but productive school year is coming to an end. As we transition into a summer state of mind, I would like to take a moment to reflect on all that we have accomplished this year. First, I am so proud to work with such an extraordinary Dr. George group of educators, Thank you for your service! I would like to Mannon thank our teachers, staff and administration for their dedication, Superintendent energy, positive attitudes, and commitment to our students and their families. Together, we continue to provide our students with the learning environments they need to be successful and thrive. Over the past year, we continued to focus on student- centric teaching and learning. Once again, our 97-percent high school graduation rate 1st place winners of the LA Regional competition and 10th place winners in the State tournament. is one of the highest A few STEM competition events included, Forensics, Microbe Mission, Dynamic Planet, in the state. For this and Invasive Species. Congrats to the West High Team! reason, our high schools are consistently BOARD OF EDUCATION recognized as some of Thank You! the best in the nation As another school year winds down, I am reminded that it TUSD Middle School students compete in the and state by Newsweek takes a village to raise a child. I am so proud to be part of our LA County regional Math Field Day competition and U.S. News and Torrance village. As a longtime Torrance resident, PTA member, World Report. The district was also recognized as one of the top 20 Honor Roll and community leader, I have seen the tremendous positive impact districts in the state by the Campaign for Business and Education Excellence. our parent volunteers make for our schools and students. As a This year, five of our schools received the Gold Ribbon Award, and Shery School Board member, that perspective has broadened to include High School was named as a Model Continuation School by the state. These the relationship that Torrance Unified School District (TUSD) has Terry Ragins distinctions are worthy of celebration and reflect the positive effects of the President with our community partners, organizations such the Torrance leadership, collaboration, and perseverance of our administrators throughout Education Foundation, the Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce, our district. and the city of Torrance, and our service organizations, including the Rotary Club, whose members support our mission to prepare our students for college See SUPERINTENDENT • Page 16 and career. A heartfelt thank you to our parents, whose volunteer hours and Board of Education resources make possible programs such as Project BOSS, Project HOPE, the TUSD College Fair, Parent Education Nights, the Reflections competition, and Sacramento Safari. A hearty thank you to the city of Torrance leadership, especially our mayor, Pat Furey, for the continued support of educational programs such as Students in Government Day for our middle-schoolers and civic education for our high school students. Another thank you to the Torrance Education Foundation for their commitment to enhancing our science curriculum with their funding of supplies for the new elementary science labs, Terry Ragins Michael Wermers Martha Deutsch Don Lee Mark Steffen President Vice-President Clerk Member Member See BOARD OF EDUCATION • Page 16 www.SchoolNewsRollCall.com Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach ® 2801 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach, CA 90806 • 800-MEMORIAL • MillerChildrens.org/ENT Education + Communication = A Better Nation www.schoolnewsrollcall.com Covering the Causes of Sore Throats TORRANCE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT At some point in your child’s life, they will experience a sore Netragrednik Neta Madison throat. 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We have book reviews and If your child’s sore throat is severe, lasts more than five to seven days and is 562/493-3193 lots of summer ideas on pages 17-22. www.schoolnewsrollcall.com not associated with an allergy or irritation, seek medical attention for your child. Copyright © 2006, School News Roll Call, LLC Our next issue is October 25 just There are several other symptoms that may indicate a more serious illness. If Reproduction in whole or in part without written in time to bring you up to date on a permission is strictly prohibited unless otherwise stated. your child experiences any of the following symptoms, consult your child’s doctor: Opinions expressed by contributing writers and guest new school year. Have a fun summer! • Difficulty breathing or swallowing • Fever (over 101°) columnists are their views and not necessarily those of School News Roll Call. This publication is privately • Difficulty opening the mouth • Joint pain owned and the right is reserved to select and edit content. The school district does not endorse the advertisers in this Congratulations • Blood in saliva or phlegm • Frequently recurring sore throat publication. Class of 2017! • Earache • Lump in neck • Rash • Hoarseness lasting more than two weeks COVERING THE TORRANCE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT JUNE 2017 3 Torrance Education Foundation Torrance Council of PTAs Adams Elementary Anza Elementary www.torrancecouncilofptas.org P.O. Box 1397, Torrance, CA 90505 • 310/972-6418 • www.torranceeducationfoundation.org 2121 238th St., Torrance, CA 90501 • 310/533-4480 • adams.tusd.org 21400 Ellinwood Dr., Torrance, CA 90503 • 310/533-4559 • anzaelementary.org 13th Annual Raffle Raises $67,000 Full STEAM Ahead! Resourceful Students! Myriad Accomplishments! Recently, Adams’s students participated in their first- Our Anza Elementary School students took science and By Susan Swinburne, Executive Director By Michelle Van Lerberghe, President ever STEAM Fair Family Night. STEAM, which stands for concern for the planet and put them together to create a On April 1st, Torrance Council of PTAs is extremely proud of the accomplishments of the science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics, is an new earth friendly graffiti-removal product. The students one lucky mom council and unit PTAs for the 2016–17 school year. Our 30 units and the council interdisciplinary approach that connects all areas in real-world incorporated their math, science, and nature studies to develop a from Arlington have served a total of 368,919 volunteer hours. Volunteering is the heart of PTA. problem-based learning. non-toxic way to dissolve graffiti from tables, desks, and steel! Elementary School This year, Torrance Council of PTAs won the 33rd District PTA Membership With the support of our fantastic teachers and PTA, student Milani Vo and Danielle McClain discovered some writing on Contest. We set out at the beginning of the year to have a membership increase received the phone Shayla projects were aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards Barbara Marks the walls of a bathroom and wondered who did it. They then and take home the trophy, and we accomplished both. All 30 units helped us call of a lifetime. Smith-Taranto (NGSS). Students from transitional kindergarten (TK) through Principal asked how it could be safely removed. The girls went online and Karrie Dooley, whose meet this goal, and we thank everyone who joined PTA at their local school site. Principal fifth grade proudly displayed their projects and explained their read about the removal products currently on the market and all Kindergartener is We have 15,784 members, and that number is still rising. hypothesis, process and results to our guests. At the end of of the hazards involved with these chemicals. enrolled at Arlington, Each of our 30 units will be awarding the night, a first-place winner was recognized at each grade level. These six So they decided Our goal is to effectively purchased the scholarships to graduating high students then moved on to represent Adams at the TUSD STEAM Fair. As a to study the natural advocate for all students. winning ticket and school seniors who are PTA members. district, students from each elementary school came together to celebrate a properties of fruits You can help us attain that goal very shortly will be Torrance Council will be awarding nine love of learning, discovering and exploring the world of STEAM.
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