14-15, Issue 8, May 2015 Staff-O-Gram · Xavier Marchan, Customer Support Technician, ETIS Daisy Rivera, Asst. to the Physically Handicapped, College View Eduardo Sosa, Custodian

Staff-O-GramGlendale Unified School District • Glendale, California

14-15, Issue 8, May 2015

“PREPARING OUR STUDENTS FOR THEIR FUTURE”

223 N. Jackson StreetGlendale, California 91206(818) 241-3111www.gusd.net

BOARD OF EDUCATION

Gregory KrikorianPresident

Christine WaltersVice President

Dr. Armina GharpetianClerk

Nayiri NahabedianMember

Jennifer FreemonMember

SUPERINTENDENTOF SCHOOLS

Dr. Richard M. Sheehan

Message from Dr. Sheehan Black is new Woodie awardee

GUSD Superintendent Dr. Richard Sheehan joins Srta. Navarro’s Spanish Immersion kinder class at Edison on the rug for story time on one of his regular visit to the classrooms on April 30, 2015.

Sheehan is snug as a bug in a rug

Clark Magnet School Robotics teacher David Black was given the Woodie Flowers award at the Ventura FIRST Robotics Regional Competition. This is a student-nominated award that is presented to an outstanding mentor who best leads, inspires, and empowers their team using excellent communication skills.

The award is named after and presented by Dr. Woodie Flowers, Pappalardo Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Out of nearly 2500 teams worldwide, only 60 Woodie Flowers Finalist Awards were presented this year.

Dr. Woodie Flowers (left) and David Black (right).

Continued on page 7, Black

Family,

I would like to take this last opportunity to thank the GUSD and its employees for welcoming me into the family when I arrived eight years ago, wet behind the years. I value family above all else and appreciate how everyone made me feel welcome from the get-go. The greatest asset GUSD has is its people. You all work so very hard for the kids of Glendale, offering the students one of the best educations in the state! Again, I thank you for making me part of the family.

The eight years have flown by fast. There have been a lot that has happened in that time span, most of it great, but like life in general, there have been some tough times. That is where the district showed its grit, during the tough times. Everyone collectively dug down deeper, gave a little bit more, and pulled together closer, as families do in trying times. For that, I am truly grateful to have been your leader.

In closing, I would like to thank all of you one last time and wish you the very best in your future endeavors. Personally, I would like to thank the Board of Education for this great opportunity and know that they will select someone special who will take you into the future.

Have a great summer!

~Dr. Richard M. Sheehan

Employee discounts available

Colleen Frawley, secretary of Financial Services, has been busy compiling lists of vendors who offer discounts to Glendale School District employees. To view this list, visit: www.gusd.net/employeediscounts.

If you are aware of any other dis-counts available to GUSD employ-ees, please do not hesitate to let us know so we can add them to our list. Contact Colleen at 818.241.3111, ext. 361 or send her an email at [email protected].

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The Korean delegation at CVHS with CV principal Dr. Linda Junge (center) and Asst. Principal Sungsook Kim (far left).

The Korean delegation at Rosemont Middle School with Rosemont Middle School principal Dr. Cynthia Livingston.

Korean, French delegates visit Glendale campuses

Two groundbreaking and concrete poured in GlendaleFASO and Planning & Development have had a very busy year! Staff has actively been working on improving Glendale schools and doing their part in preparing students for their future. The new College View School is near completion and has a ribbon cutting ceremony scheduled on August 4 at 1 P.M. The new 16-classroom building at Franklin Elementary began construction in March 2015 and is anticipated to be complete by January 2016. The Overcrowding Relief Grant (ORG) projects, which are 50% state funded, are underway at Balboa and R.D. White Elementary Schools. Next school year, Planning will be busy with the ORG projects at Hoover and Glendale High Schools, and Verdugo, Muir, Fremont, Jefferson, La Crescenta and Lincoln Elementary Schools. Over the next 18 months, the Measure S team will be starting almost $80 million in new construction projects.

The FASO department has started the new Preventative Maintenance crews. This crew will be visiting each campus and

Groundbreaking ceremony at Balboa Elementary.R.D. White groundbreaking ceremony.

providing individual service to address many outstanding issues at the school sites. FASO has

On Tuesday morning, May 5, representatives of the French Consulate went to Franklin to visit classrooms and deliver French books. Bénédicte de Montlaur, Cultural Counsellor of the French embassy’s mission for culture and education from New York, Adelaïde Barbier, Cultural Attachee from Los Angeles and Antonia Rigaud, Deputy Cultural Attachee of Los Angeles, enjoyed visiting the French immersion classes. Dr. Kelly King and Sherry Kully rep-resented the district and answered many questions during the visit. Principal Vickie Atikian Aviles and teacher special-ist Ana Jones wel-comed all and were very grateful for the generous donation of French books.

Adults, from left, Vickie Atikian Aviles, Ana Jones, Muriel Gassan, Valerie Sun, Bénédicte de Montlaur, Adelaïde Barbier and Antonia Rigaud.

Bénédicte de Montlaur and Muriel Gassan answers ques-tions from the class of Catherine Moine (far right).

also been very active planning for a busy summer cleaning and preparing school sites for a fantastic new school year.

A group of princi-pals from the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education vis-ited the GUSD, CV High and Rosemont Middle Schools.

Visiting princpals were welcomed by Dr. Sheehan, Dr. Junge, and Dr. Livingston. They were very impressed with the positive relationships they saw between princi-pals and students.

Concrete poured at Franklin construction site.



Thank you and congratulations to GUSD retirees

Thirty-seven certificated and classified staff retirees were recognized at the May 12, 2015 Board of Education meeting. Thank you, retirees, for your contributions in helping our students prepare for their future.Certificated:Colleen Anglin, Language, Speech

& Hearing Specialist, Special Education, 34 years

Keghanoush Bairamian, Teacher, Mann ES, 26 years

Sondra Bayz, Teacher, Glendale HS, 24 years

Robert C. Davidson, Physical Education Teacher, Glendale HS, 33 year

Clarice Harutunian, Teacher, Jefferson ES, 22 years

Susan J. Hoge, Asst. Director, EEELP, Pacific/Edison Preschool, 9 year

Ida Der Hovanessian, Teacher, Jefferson ES, 27 years

Judy Kam, Teacher, Balboa ES, 39 yearsLisa Kuleto, Counselor, Crescenta Valley

HS, 18 yearsSharon J. LaCom, Teacher, Keppel ES,

15 yearsDolores Machicado, Teacher, Mann ES,

17 yearsSharon Mayeux, Teacher, Monte Vista

ES, 30 yearsRobert Scot Shafer, Teacher, Glendale

HS, 30 yearsGregory Switzer, Teacher, Hoover HS,

31 yearsElin Terrazone, Teacher, Rosemont MS,

28 yearsKathy A. Thomas, Teacher, Mountain

Avenue ES, 38 yearsCarol Wertheim, Teacher, Glendale HS,

30 yearsLucy Witkop, Teacher-RSP Special

Education, Crescenta Valley HS, 17 years

Nancy Witt, Teacher, Clark Magnet HS, 23 years

Classified:Norma Acuna, Typist Clerk II, Wilson

MS, 39 years, 3 monthsZartik Amirian, Cafeteria Worker II,

Edison ES, 22 years, 7 monthsRichard Dominski, Custodian II,

FASO, 28 years, 2 monthsCarlota Gomez, Analyst, Human

Resources, 27 years, 1 monthLaleh Issakhanian, Ed. Asst. II,

Glendale HS, 17 years, 7 monthsIrmen Kianian, Ed. Asst. II, La

Crescenta ES, 24 years, 10 monthsLenore Kochendorfer, Typist Clerk III,

Educational Services, 23 years, 3 months

Georgia A. Marquardt, Ed. Asst. II, Crescenta Valley HS, 26 years, 9 months

Molly Lopez, Cafeteria Worker I, Hoover HS, 19 years, 3 months

Eva Rae Lueck, Chief Business & Financial Officer, Business Services, 8 years, 6 months

Raul Martinez, Custodian II, Roosevelt MS, 31 years, 5 months

Starr Parkin, Custodian I, Hoover HS, 14 years, 4 months Jenny

Salalila, Assistant to the Physically Handicapped, College View, 7 years, 4 months

Evelyn Sanchez, Ed. Asst. I, Cloud Pre-School, 20 years, 9 months

Robert Struck, Custodian I, R.D. White ES, 17 years, 8 months

Jose Valles, Custodian I, Clark Magnet HS, 15 years

Gail Woodward, Assistant for the Physically Handicapped, Cloud 11 years, 3 months

Minoo Zebarjad, Cafeteria Worker I, Toll MS, 21 years, 11 months



10 Years:May Aboudiab, Ed. Asst. II, Valley View ESJorge Aguilar, Custodian II, La Crescenta ESMaro Azaryan, Ed. Asst. I, Jefferson ESAnait Bagramyan, Ed. Asst. II, R.D. White ESKathryn Borjal, Ed. Asst. II, Mann ESBront Chavira, Cafeteria Worker I, Roosevelt MSImelda Facundo, Cafeteria Worker I,

Glendale HSAngela Fell, Ed. Asst. II, Mann ESTaylor Gillaspie, Custodian I, Mann ESAndroohi Hakopian, Cafeteria Worker I,

Glenoaks ESPhyllis Ishisaka, Executive Assistant tothe Superintendent, Superintendent’s OfficeBerzwik Issagoolian, Cook/Baker, Crescenta

Valley HSSusan Ivanoff, Ed. Asst. II, Administration

CenterIman Kazimi, Cafeteria Worker II, Marshall ESAngella Kocharyan, Asst. to the Physically

Handicapped, Marshall ESOyoin Lopez, Custodian I, Rosemont MSYolanda Maciel, Asst. to the Physically

Handicapped, College ViewIskra Manolova, Ed. Asst. I, Glenoaks ESXavier Marchan, Customer Support

Technician, ETISDaisy Rivera, Asst. to the Physically

Handicapped, College ViewEduardo Sosa, Custodian I, Hoover HSAni Tovmasian, Ed. Asst. I, CloudRobert Turner, Plumber, FASODavid Tyus, Custodian I, Glendale HSJo Van Amburg, Library Asst., Lincoln ES

15 Years:Armik Aghakian, Cafeteria Worker I,

Glendale HSJenifer Aguas, Typist Clerk II, Student

Support ServicesCarine Allahverdian, Typist Clerk III, Student

Support ServicesMilagro Almendra, Cafeteria Worker I, John

Muir ESSalvador Alvarado, Custodian II, Franklin ESGissell Amranyan, Ed. Asst. I, Verdugo

Woodlands ESAnzhel Arzumanyan, Ed. Asst. II-Armenian,

Columbus ESSofiya Ashegh, Cafeteria Worker I, Wilson MSAida Ataian, Ed. Asst. I, CloudAzatui Ayvazyan, Cafeteria Worker II,

Verdugo Woodlands ESRebecca Bondy, Typist Clerk III, Clark

MagnetCarlos Camarena, Heating & Air

Conditioning Mechanic, FASOJeanene Clemente, Typist Clerk II, Glendale HSGustavo Covarrubias, Custodian I,

Columbus ESLeslie Galban, Sr. Administrative Secretary,

Glendale HSAnait Galstyan, Ed. Asst. II-Armenian, Edison ESTony Gervasi, Heating & Air Conditioning

Mechanic, FASOVerjineh Khachikian, Asst. to the Physically

Handicapped, Crescenta Valley HSSedik Khadourian, Cafeteria Worker II, Daily HSGoar Khandzyan, Cafeteria Worker II, Mann

ESSharyn Kramer, Custodian I, Hoover HS

Lizett La Torre, Account Clerk III, Financial Services

Zarik Maleky, Clerk II, Hoover HSJanet Mamoorani, Cafeteria Worker I,

Glendale HSAraks Panosyan, Asst. to the Physically

Handicapped, Wilson MSGih Park, Translator/Interpreter,

Categorical ProgramsArpik Pashaian, Cafeteria Worker I, Toll MSPatricia Phillips, Asst. to the Physically

Handicapped, Columbus ESPeter Richter, Customer Support

Technician, ETISDevina Robles, Ed. Asst. II, Muir ESVerjouhi Sarkissian, Ed. Asst. I, CloudLilia Sepanian, Executive Secretary,

Special EducationMiguel Solis, Lead Custodian, College ViewLiliya Tadevossian, Cafeteria Manager-

Secondary School, Roosevelt MSClarik Tarverdians, Administrative

Secretary, Edison ESGregg Nicolette Vasiliou, Typist Clerk II,

Glendale HSWilliam Ward, Electrician, FASOJacob Williams, Custodian II, Wilson MSGary Wilson, Carpenter, FASOGrachui Zamanyan, Cook/Baker, College ViewLuz Zuluaga, Accounting Technician,

Categorical Programs

20 Years:Paul Adams, Asst. to the Physically

Handicapped, FACTSLedik Aghamal, Cafeteria Worker I, R.D.

White ESVerzhine Arutyunyan, Ed. Asst. II-

Armenian, Glenoaks ESMary Assaturian, Asst. to the Physically

Handicapped, Toll MSJose Caballero, Ed. Asst. II-Spanish,

GlendaleVernon Callum, Floor Maintenance Worker

I, FASOPascual Camacho, Floor Maintenance

Worker I, FASOAssunta Capra, Typist Clerk III, Rosemont MSDanute Cusati, Asst. to the Physically

Handicapped, FACTSKenneth Davis, Maintenance Worker II, FASORachel Deione, Typist Clerk III,

Superintendent’s OfficeLaura Dennis, Cafeteria Worker I, Hoover HSJose Escobar, Custodian I, Marshall ESMarjorie Fester, Sr. Administrative Secretary,

Rosemont MSVartohi Garabedian, Cafeteria Worker II,

R.D. White ESCirila Gonzalez, Cafeteria Worker I,

Crescenta Valley HSSandra Gutierrez, Administrative Secretary,

Franklin ESAnahid Keshishian, Clerk II, Glendale HSAydeh Khodadadians, Account Clerk III,

Clark Magnet HSWanda Lopez, Ed. Asst. II-Spanish, Cerritos ESRosa Merino, Asst. to the Physically

Handicapped, FACTSSandra Patricia Morales, Typist Clerk III,

Human ResourcesMarleene Sebastian, Library Assistant, Muir ESKrista Smiley, Custodial Supervisor, Glendale HS

Susan Stefun, Clerk II, Rosemont MSClara Strauch, Cafeteria Worker I, EdisonSoseh Tahmassian, Ed. Asst. II-Armenian,

Marshall ESAngelica Tovar, Account Clerk III, Glendale HS

25 Years:Aida Adjdarian, Ed. Asst. II-Armenian, Daily HSAlma Arzoomanian, Clerk III, FASOAda Babakhanyan, Translator/Interpreter,

Categorical ProgramsLiliana Barrantes, Sr. Administrative Secretary,

Toll MSNvart Biglari, Ed. Asst. II-Armenian, Wilson MSLeslie Chavez, Payroll Supervisor, Financial

ServicesGerold Claxton, Glazier, FASOLourdes Daigneault, Cafeteria Worker II,

Balboa ESDonna De La Parra, Administrative Secretary,

Fremont ESAlejandra Diaz, Cafeteria Worker I, Mann ESRosario Esquivel, Cafeteria Manager-Senior

High, Crescenta Valley HSWing Fung, Ed. Asst. I, Glenoaks ESGarineh Gaygeshian, Ed. Asst. II-Armenian,

EdisonOdette Hairapetian, Typist Clerk III, Rosemont MSJose Herrera, Groundsworker, FASOConnie Hobby, Administrative Secretary, La

Crescenta ESJose Maravilla, Groundsworker, FASOSharon Mark, Typist Clerk II, Crescenta Valley HSDonna McClelland, Ed. Asst. I, Keppel ESMatthew Meza, Custodian I, FASOMae Murakami, Supervisor, Information

Systems, ETISMaria Nuno, Cafeteria Worker I, Hoover HSArmineh Papazian, Ed. Asst. II-Armenian,

Marshall ESSheryl Raymer, Ed. Asst. II, Mann ESArmik Razoian, Cook/Baker, Hoover HSJohn Richardson, Regional Maintenance

Supervisor, FASOJeffrey Robertson, Plumber, FASOKarolin Savarani, Executive Secretary, Business

ServicesVal Sheklow, Ed. Asst. II, Marshall ESKhris Tovar, Clerk II, Rosemont MS

30 Years:Raul Alvarez, Custodian I, Glendale HSNellie Jimenez, Nutrition Services Driver,

Hoover HSNancy Lynch, Ed. Asst. II, Lincoln ESLinda McReynolds, Clerk III, Glendale HSSheila Rios, Custodian I, Franklin ES

35 Years:Baudelio Barcena, Custodian II, Fremont ESDavid Beas, Warehouse Driver/Inventory

Specialist, WarehouseGlen Esquivel, Lead Custodian, Hoover HSRosa Madrigal, Ed. Asst. I, Cerritos ESSheilah Mc Culloch, Ed. Asst. II, Muir ESEfrossini Pilichos, Ed. Asst. II, Columbus ESPhilip Samuelian, Supervisor, Information

Systems, ETIS

40 Years:Steven See, Warehouse Driver/Inventory

Specialist, Warehouse

On May 12, 2015, the Board of Education and the Personnel Commission presented the Classified Recognition Awards to classified employees who, as of April 1, 2015, had achieved an anniversary of 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, and 40 years of service with the Glendale Unified School District.

Classified employees honored with longevity awards



On May 17, 13 Cerritos students participated in the Girls on the Run 5K. Several staff members and parents joined them as running buddies in order to motivate the girls to the finish line. Principal Perla Chavez-Fritz said, “We are very proud of the students’ achievement and determination.”

Cerritos Girls on the Run

On May 1, students from Early Bird Preschool, EEELP Spanish Immersion Preschool, College View School, Jewel City and FACTS all enjoyed the annual jam session with Masanga. Headed by Rick Alviso, Masanga has performed for College View annually since 2009. It is one of their favor-ite events. Students not only enjoy the music and dancing, but they join in playing with drums and other percus-sion instruments and have a chance to try playing the marimbas also.

A jammin’ good time at PAEC

One hundred seventy three students from 11 elementary schools and three middle schools competed in the 7th Annual GUSD Elementary Robotics Tournament at the Ron Grace Auditorium at Roosevelt Middle School on May 9.

Joining the 4th, 5th, and 6th graders were an additional 60 student volunteers from Roosevelt Middle School, Clark Magnet High, Crescenta Valley High, and Glendale High. These volun-teers provided almost all of the support staff necessary for the event.

After months of working to solve 10 robotic challenges, 26 teams met to see who had the best solutions.

In the end, two teams stood out from the crowd, Fremont 1 and Mountain Avenue 1. Both schools managed to create the most effective robotic and

Roosevelt hosts elementary robotics tournament

Mountain Avenue team.

software solu-tions for the missions they completed and tied for first place. Second place was Edison 1 and Monte Vista 1, also with a tie score. Fremont 2 finished in third place.

On May 6, the 5th graders at F r e m o n t Elementary S c h o o l celebrated their annual C o l o n i a l D a y . S t u d e n t s , staff and even some p a r e n t s w e r e dressed in the time period. The s t u d e n t s participated in games that were p o p u l a r in the era, enjoyed a p r e s e n t a -

Fremont, La Crescenta 5th graders end History unit with Colonial Day festivities

tion, had a colonial feast, and created fun crafts.

On May 8, Benjamin Franklin and the Print Museum came to visit La Crescenta Elementary. It tied into the 5th graders’ learning about Colonial America. These days were culminations of their U.S. History unit and they were great learning days for all!

Fremont Elementary colonizers.

Ben Franklin and the Print Museum at La Crescenta.

Monte Vista 4th Graders visit Santa B a r b a r a M i s s i o n as part of California history.

4th graders visit Santa Barbara Mission



Lincoln Elementary School has been the home of the Lincoln 500 since 1980. Students demonstrate “Teamwork” during this annual spring event as student pit crews and drivers work together to get their bike to the finish line with the support of all their fans – all this to earn the coveted Lincoln 500 trophy for their upper grade class sponsor!

Drivers on the winning team get speeding tickets from the Glendale PoliceDepartment!Classes cheer on their teams.Drivers race down the back stretch.

Twenty-five Lincoln alumni, graduating from CV High School, were special dignitaries in the event. Each one of these Lincoln Lifers received a $100 scholarship for college!

Through tradition, Lincoln hands scholarships to ‘Lifers’

Bottle BiosHye Na Kim’s 2nd grade Monte Vista students cre-ated puppets out of soda bottles - the puppets were part of a biography proj-ect on famous people (i.e.,

Helen Keller, Martin Luther King, Steve Jobs, Princess Diana, Coco Chanel, etc...).

Principal makes good on her promise

Dunsmore students met the chal-lenge to raise $5,000 during the Read-a-thon in March so Principal Karen Stegman followed through on her promise to kiss a goat. She is seen “kissing” Poppy, a goat visiting from the Wildlife Waystation.

Left: Monte Vista 2nd graders perform under the guid-ance of Choral Director Ann Kleinsasser. This choral program, serving all students K-2, is funded by the PTA with a grant from the PSH.

The Pasadena Showcase House supports local schools and organiza-tions in advancement of the performing arts.This year three GUSD schools received grants to enrich choral music - Dunsmore, Lincoln and Monte Vista Elementary Schools. On May 6, a reception was held at the PSH where grants were distributed.

PSH supports to keep arts alive at GUSD

Above, left to right: Dunsmore Principal Karen Stegman, Monte Vista Principal Suzanne Risse, Monte Vista Librarian Lisa Marriott, Asst. Superintendent Dr. Kelly King.



Hoover student wins $100K cooking scholarship

To further engage in a grassroots fundraising effort and to build community awareness of their program, Black wants to let the community know that Clark’s FIRST Robotics Team 696 is selling energy-efficient Cree LED lightbulbs.

The bulbs, which are a direct replacement for 60-Watt incandescent bulbs are 84% more efficient, drawing only 9.5 Watts

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David Black (far left) with the scholar-ship recipients, from left to right: Patrick Tumbucon, Vacheh Akepian, Jack Najarian, Joshua Valerio, Olivia Brandt, Cynthia Mirzaie and Alex Torosyan. (Not shown: Gamer Hakopian and Adreg Khoodaverdian.)

Hoover High School’s Hannah Chang won a full scholarship to Johnson & Wales University worth more than $100,000. The scholarship was awarded by the Careers Through Culinary Arts Program (C-PAP). Twenty eight high school students seeking to pursue a career in cooking received more than $600,000 in grants.

Left photo, from left: C-CAP presi-dent Susan Robbins, C-CAP donor Elissa Phillips, Hoover student Hannah Chang and C-CAP founder Richard Grausman.

State recognizes GUSD schools with Gold Ribbon AwardThe California Department of Education recognized eight GUSD schools as 2015 California Gold Ribbon School. They are: Rosemont, Roosevelt, Toll and Wilson Middle Schools and Clark Magnet, Crescenta Valley, Glendale and Hoover High Schools.

The Gold Ribbon Schools Award was created to honor schools in place of the California Distinguished Schools Program, which is on hiatus while California creates new assess-ment and accountability systems. This award recognizes California schools that have made gains in implementing the academic content and performance standards adopted by the State Board of Education. These include the California Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics, California English Language Development Standards, and Next Generation Science Standards.

LACOE Asst. Superintendent (and former GUSD Student Services Director) Dr. Cuauhtemoc Avila, Clark Magnet High Principal Doug Dall, Glendale High Principal Dr. Monica Makiewicz, GUSD Superintendent Dr. Richard Sheehan, CVHS Principal Dr. Linda Junge, Ed. Services Senior Director Dr. Deb Rinder, Rosemont Asst. Principal Jackie Scott, State Superintendent of Schools Tom Torlakson, Roosevelt Middle School Principal Dr. Mary Mason, Toll Middle School Principal Dr. Matt Dalton, Wilson Middle School Principal Dr. Chris Coulter, Hoover High Principal Dr. Jennifer Earl, and Ed. Services Asst. Superintendent Dr. Kelly King.

H e r b e r t Hoover Jazz p e r f o r m e d an outdoor concert at Travel Town Museum on May 9. The roaring 20-piece big band, under

Hoover big band jazz draws crowd

the direction of Martin Rhees, treated a large audience to two hours of big band jazz that featured solos by nearly every musician in the band. In addition, the band played several selections backing the band’s female vocalist, as well as one featuring Hoover faculty member Chuck Saint singing “Mack the Knife.”

while producing a similar intensity, color, and quality of light to their incandes-cent counterparts. The LED bulbs produce only a minimal amount of heat, have a rated lifespan of 25,000 hours, and carry a 10-year replacement warranty.

The Cree bulbs are the highest quality offered on the market, and are identical to those sold at Home Depot. Since September 2014, Clark’s team has sold over 500 bulbs, leading to a total reduction in energy consumption of over 25 Kilowatts. For more information or to purchase, visit http://shop.team696.org

And because the Woodie Flowers award and the light bulb fundraising campaign wasn’t enough, the unstoppable David Black presented a total of $15,000 in schol-arships to nine students at the Clark Magner Senior Awards night on May 21.

For the past four years, the school has worked tirelessly to improve and grow its advanced engineering and manufacturing program, which includes a state-of-the art lab. By partnering with the Gene Haas Foundation, Clark was able to award nine scholarships to these very deserving students who are pursuing further studies in machinist-based training and engineering programs.



June1 Edison ES Promotion Ceremony, 2:30

p.m., Auditorium1 Dunsmore ES Promotion Ceremony, 6

p.m., Field2 Franklin ES Promotion Ceremony, 8:30

a.m., Field2 Lincoln ES Promotion Ceremony, 9

a.m., Auditorium2 R.D. White ES Promotion Ceremony,

10 a.m., Wilson MS Auditorium2 Balboa ES Promotion Ceremony, 10:30

a.m., Auditorium2 Mann ES Promotion Ceremony, 11:15

a.m. & 1:15 p.m., Auditorium2 Cerritos ES Promotion Ceremony,

12:30 p.m., Auditorium2 Muir ES Promotion Ceremony, 5 p.m.,

Roosevelt MS Auditorium2 La Crescenta ES Promotion Ceremony,

5:30 p.m., Playground2 Verdugo Woodlands ES Promotion

Ceremony, 6 p.m., Anoush Restaurant2 Monte Vista ES Promotion Ceremony,

6:30 p.m., Lower Field3 Roosevelt MS Promotion Ceremony,

8:30 a.m., Ron Grace Sports Complex3 Rosemont MS Promotion Ceremony,

8:30 a.m., Rosemont Amphitheater3 Toll MS Promotion Ceremony, 8:30

a.m., Toll Athletic Field3 Wilson MS Promotion Ceremony, 9:30

a.m., Wilson Athletic Field3 Columbus ES Promotion Ceremony,

10:30 a.m., Auditorium3 Jefferson ES Promotion Ceremony,

10:30 a.m., Auditorium3 Glenoaks ES Promotion Ceremony, 11

a.m., Auditorium3 Marshall ES Promotion Ceremony,

11:15 a.m., Auditorium3 Valley View ES Promotion Ceremony,

11:15 a.m., Lower Playground3 Daily HS Graduation, 1:30 p.m., First

United Methodist Church3 Crescenta Valley HS Graduation, 5:30

p.m., CVHS Osborne Field3 Clark Magnet HS Graduation, 5:30

p.m., Clark Magnet Amphitheater3 Glendale HS Graduation, 6 p.m., GHS

Moyse Field3 Hoover HS Graduation, 6 p.m., HHS

Ferguson Field9 FACTS Graduation, 11 a.m., PAEC

Auditorium16 Board of Education Meeting, Admin.

Bldg., 6 p.m.

July3 Fourth of July Holiday, District Offices

closed14 Board of Education Meeting, Admin.

Bldg., 6 p.m.

August6 District Staff Development Day7 Teacher Institute Day10 School Opens, First Day of School

On May 16, Latina students from Roosevelt Middle School attended the Adelante Mujer Latina conference. The district supports this yearly conference by paying for all expenses so girls and their moms, mentors, teachers, counselors, and staff are able to attend.

The all day event includes college, career, and personal development workshops with inspiring speakers, all to encourage Latinas to finish their education, pursue non-traditional career paths and establish a network of supportive profession-als.“ It was all worthwhile, we had a total of 41 attendees. We are super proud of our young ladies for being the best group to date. Go Roosevelt!” reported Roosevelt Counselor Olga Iraheta.

Latina Roosevelt students encouraged through conference

On May 11, Kids for Peace, the orga-nization behind the Great Kindness Challenge, will attempt to get into the Guinness Book of World Records by installing the largest Kind Hearted Handprint Mural at Dignity Health Glendale Memorial. Roosevelt stu-dents from Pathway to College class, along with adviser Pam Zamanis, participated in this event.

Kindhearted students take the challenge

Seventh grade students at Toll Middle School participated in Renaissance Day on May 4th. Students attended a variety of workshops including Illuminated Letters, songs, dance and sword performances.

Toll renaissance faire

On May 13, 2015, Glendale Community College held its very first Career Fair at Wilson Middle School. Wilson stu-dents gathered at lunch to experience a variety of booths pertaining to a vast array of careers. Students were pre-sented with information about careers such as marine biology, nursing, fire academy, media art, and robotics.

As students began to explore the booths, they were able to speak to individuals that were present from each career path. The students were pro-vided a unique opportunity to experi-ence firsthand some of the gadgets and tools that are used in those careers that were represented that day.

Dr. Narineh Makijan, a counselor at Wilson Middle School, organized this educational event and hopes that this will become a tradition at Wilson.

GCC visits Wilson

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14-15, Issue 8, May 2015 Staff-O-Gram · Xavier Marchan, Customer Support Technician, ETIS Daisy Rivera, Asst. to the Physically Handicapped, College View Eduardo Sosa, Custodian