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Board Highlights

October 7, 2016

*Student Break October 10-14, 2016* District Office Open During Break*

*No Highlights - Week of October 10th*

Table of Contents Check it Out! ...............................................................................................................................................................2

Student Representative Reports ................................................................................................................................3

School Events with attachments ................................................................................................................................4

6,000 more students by 2020?(Manteca Bulletin) .....................................................................................................7

THE BE.TECH BENEFIT (Manteca Bulletin) ..................................................................................................................9

be.tech Prepares Students for Jobs (Central Valley Business Journal) ................................................................... 12

East Union JROTC Helps Support Run For the Fallen (Manteca Bulletin) ............................................................... 14

Sierra High Homecoming (Manteca Bulletin) .......................................................................................................... 16

Manteca-Sierra FFA Takes Gold(Manteca Bulletin) ................................................................................................ 17

Learning to Solder at MEL’s Garage (Manteca Bulletin) ......................................................................................... 18


Check it Out!

Lathrop High School Music Department Presents: Grease Dessert Theater Lathrop High School Theater 7:00pm November 4th & 5th

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Lincoln Elementary - Holiday Boutique

AgVenture Needs Your Support!

On November 3rd, AgVenture will be at the MUSD School Farm from 8:30am-1:00pm and we’re looking

for volunteers. Breakfast and lunch are provided, and many volunteers are only needed for 2-3 hours.

If interested, please contact Krista McCoon (AgVenture Coordinator, San Joaquin County) at

[email protected] or 209-402-5734

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Student Representative Reports

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Student Board Rep. Report-Click here to view


Community Outreach Dept.

School Events with attachments

Neil Hafley Jr. High Spelling Bee

winners, Dominic Sandoval and

Herbin Mali.

Neil Hafley students recognized National Custodial Workers

Day, October 3rd, by decorating their doors and providing

baked goodies and gift baskets.

Neil Hafley Girls’ Volleyball team heads to Acorn

League Championships!!




Brock Elliott Interventions

The Brock Elliott team does an incredible job meeting the needs of ALL students. In addition to the

many programs Brock Elliot provides throughout the day, dedicated staff run interventions

before/after school.

“These programs are in full swing!” exclaimed teacher, Julie Thomas. “Read 180, Platoons, ELD

instruction, Differentiated Digital programs, as well as AVID and Support Electives are all interventions

built into our students’ instructional program during their school day to support their learning. In

addition, due to our amazing and highly dedicated staff and community support, we are able to offer

our students many before/after school intervention programs. We currently have 147 students

participating in before and/or after school interventions for Moving into English, Rosetta Stone, Digital

Support using Classworks, Quill, Xtramath, AVID Tutorial in ELA and Math, and GECAC

Tutoring. Enrollment is still open with more intervention opportunities for specific grade level support

coming soon. We are very proud of our school’s extensive Intervention program which provides a

pathway for ALL OUR CHAMPION STUDENTS to achieve academic success!”

Here is a list of the interventions happening this year. This list grows as student needs are identified

through data analysis.




Knight-a-Thon

George McParland School hosts their biggest annual fundraiser every September; the Knight-a-Thon.

McParland students eagerly seek pledges for either a per lap or flat donation. The money received goes

toward field trips, assemblies and classroom supplies.

The top nine students who brought in the most money were

awarded prizes such as: an ipod, beat headphones, and a

limo lunch with a friend of their choice.

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Stella Brockman- Dolphin Tides


6,000 more students by 2020?(Manteca Bulletin) Dennis Wyatt [email protected] 209-249-3519 October 1, 2016

Conditions exist that could increase Manteca Unified enrollment by 25 percent to top 30,000 students by 2020.

Manteca Unified Superintendent Jason Messer said just a matter of a month ago the narrative the district was working on was the anticipated tidal wave of new students from housing developments wouldn’t hit for another three years or so. The game plan was to prepare for 200 to 300 additional students at max next school year.

However a flurry of signs started popping up in the past few months. Manteca developers have started accelerating home building plans. Existing neighborhoods in Manteca and Lathrop experienced significant upswings in families with school-age children buying or renting existing homes. Toss in other developments such as Great Valley charter school opting to move their campus from Manteca to Salida and suddenly the future is coming sooner than expected.

Now it is possible the number of additional students next school you could climb between 1,000 and 1,600 or the rough equivalent of two typical Manteca Unified elementary schools. Manteca Unified currently has 23,900 students

“Dealing with growth is going to be the No. 1 priority for the district,” Messer said. “It presents more challenges than just housing students.”

To help bring together a wide a wide variety of housing-related statistics from new home starts to the effective student yield from the resale of existing homes, Messer is asking the Manteca Unified board when they meet Tuesday to discuss and give direction to conduct demographic studies for planning and growth within the district. The board meets at 7 p.m. at the district office, 2271 W. Louise Ave.

Manteca Unified does have some experience with dealing with a major sustained student growth surge to look at. Over six years from 2000 to 2006 Manteca Unified added over 6,000 students to surpass the 20,000 mark. The district added 488 students in 1998-1999. Then the next school year enrollment gain surged by 1,666 students followed by a string of years that saw annual gains of 1,414, 1,563, 1,576, and 1,066 students.

The dynamics this time around are different.

When the last wave hit growth was taking place in Weston Ranch, Manteca, and Lathrop. There was also plenty of college students working toward teaching careers.

“New school space requires more than just facilities,” Messer said. “We need teachers, textbooks, devices, (furnishings), equipment, and support staff.”

This time around California is dealing with a looming acute teaching shortage created by the Great Rescission when major cutbacks hit schools up and down the state forcing teacher layoffs. Not only did most teachers who lost their jobs change careers but college students entering teacher career paths dropped substantially. Expert said the shortage of potential teachers on college career paths is as much as 75 percent below projected needs in the coming years due to retirements, and growth.


Messer indicated that poses significant challenges if growth accelerates as it looks like it will for the next school year.

A number of schools are at maximum capacity at various grade levels. Weston Ranch campuses are full as are Lathrop schools. That takes away one pressure relief the district had last time of spilling Lathrop growth temporarily for several years by busing students to Weston Ranch campuses.

While Weston Ranch is stable, changing demographics may mean existing homes when they’re sold are generating more students than the homes previously yield. It is a trend that is already happening in established neighborhoods around Woodward School.

Messer said the so-called “yield factor” the number of school-age children a typical house has may be outdated for reasons ranging from younger families to multiple families living in the same house to grandparents raising grandchildren.

At the same time growth is continuing in Lathrop while home building has taken a sharp upturn south of the 120 Bypass. That means everything will be on the table to address students housing needs.

The list includes among other things:

ubuilding additional classrooms at existing elementary campuses using developer fees and — where possible — Mello Roos taxes.

ubuilding new elementary campuses.

uramping up enrollment at Manteca, Sierra, East Union and Lathrop high schools.

utweaking elementary attendance boundaries.

uyear-round school at select campuses.

ubusing students out of neighborhood school attendance areas.

Messer said developers have stepped up and are working with the district to address part of the facilities funding needs. He also noted a stronger working relationship has been established between the school, district and the City of Manteca.

And while Measure M projects are being designed so additional classrooms could be added at virtually every elementary campus with relative ease based on layout, Messer stressed none of the bond money will be spent on new classroom capacity.

Messer said community facilities are just a part of what the district needs to address.

Manteca and Lathrop are part of a region that more and more Bay Area families are looking at to buy and rent due to sky high prices and housing shortages exacerbated by a lack of developable land. The Northern San Joaquin Valley is the lowest priced housing relief area. The others are south of San Jose, the Sacramento area and the North Bay.

http://www.mantecabulletin.com/section/1/article/138154/



THE BE.TECH BENEFIT (Manteca Bulletin) Students present quarterly progress to panels

Culinary academy students in the be.tech café that serves the public lunch weekdays at the Manteca Unified district office complex.

HIME ROMERO/Bulletin file photo

Dennis Wyatt

[email protected]

209-249-3519

October 5, 2016

Porter Wilder is on a mission.

He wants to be a firefighter.

The high school junior’s background points to someone who is driven. He’s a CrossFit disciple and competitor. He’s trained as a high school wrestler. His passions include BMX and photography. He’s as meticulous about his appearance as he is controlling his diabetes and eating the right combination of protein and other building blocks to gain strength.

You’d assume he would be on target with his education.

Wilder is today but he wasn’t not too long ago. He was struggling in school. His teachers weren’t able to get him to connect.

What changed? Wilder enrolled in be.tech. It is the Manteca Unified charter school that combines education choices and career pathways with a healthy dose of the soft skills — promptness, ability to problem solve, self-motivation, teamwork, and such — that employers from the likes of Mt. Mike’s Pizza, Tesla, Yellow Freight, and Oracle to Teichert Construction yearn for in job applicants.

On Tuesday, Ward was among be.tech students making their quarterly presentation to a community panel recapping their academic and career development progress, citizenship and attendance, personal goals, and learning gained from participating in community events and community services during the previous nine weeks.


There was the traditional printed portfolio as well as the 21st century Power Point presentation controlled from his school-issued tablet.

Wilder told the panel he started doing better in core classes such as math, English, and history after switching to be.tech.

That doesn’t surprise Diane Medeiros who oversees be.tech, independent study and the Manteca Adult School.

The principal notes struggling students often need to find a purprose, or direction if you will.

That may surprise some who believe the goal of kindergarten through 12th grade education is to prepare students for college so the purpose of high school to them is clear. But in a world that Manteca Unified mirrors where only 20 percent of high school graduates go on to complete four years of college, it is easy to see how students like Porter Wilder might find themselves adrift.

“A little bit of success is what it takes,” Medeiros said. “Success begets success.”

In Wilder’s case it was delving into the be.tech first responders academy course work.

It didn’t take too long for him to realize the connection to math and other core subjects and his chosen field.

What Wilder and other be.tech students are learning goes far beyond exploring careers and grasping academic subjects.

Once a week all students partake in a class centered around professional development that runs the gamut from preparing a resume and how to handle an interview to the proper way to tie a necktie and the absolute importance of promptness and dependability.

During his presentation, Wilder touched on his personal development. He zeroed in on one problem area that he is planning to work on — tardies. He’s racked up five of them in nine weeks.

Two panel members re-enforce the dangers of not addressing issues that lead to him being tardy. It’s pointed out that now it’s being late for a class but as a firefighter it could be a matter of someone’s life. Another notes how a pattern of being tardy could cost him a job someday.

Wilder gets it. And the community panel that includes a firefighter has just re-enforced what teachers have been working to get him to understand.

The presentation by Wilder — dressed for success complete with a tie — goes smooth with a fair amount of eye contact.

“I’ll do better,” Wilder said at one point when it comes to the next nine weeks after reaching the goals he set for himself and then met in the first quarter when it came to academic performance.

At another “Student Exposition” — as the panel presentations are called — freshman Rafael Cano is standing before his fellow students and community members.

It is then you realize that the panel presentation are a clever — and extremely effective — replacement of old school classes of public speaking. A freshman even 10 years ago wouldn’t have had to spend as much time preparing a presentation to talk in front of a class, let alone strangers.


A culinary student, Cano shares lessons he learned from preparing eggs benedict, homemade Caesar salad dressing, and pecan cinnamon snails. You quickly realize it isn’t just about opening more and more windows to his dream of one day owning his own cafe but he’s picking up “people skills” as well as working on sharpening math and English skills to get there — two areas he readily admits he needs to work more at.

Courses at be.tech help underscore the connection by touching on personal finances as does his discussions with instructors on what it takes to run a café — the cost of food, labor, rent, equipment, and other nuances of being in business for yourself.

His eagerness to learn is underscored by arriving early each day on his own time so he can prepare for the portion of his school day that involves learning by working in the be.tech café.

Medeiros noted core subjects at be.tech are handled in tradional classroom settings, independent study, and even a hybrid of the two. The faculty strives to find the right combo that works so students will step up to the next level.

The end goal is the same as any other high school. The big difference is be.tech’s path to success is not a one-size-first-all approach that tends to have diminishing returns when students may not be plugged into academics because they don’t see the direct connection to their future.

To contact Dennis Wyatt, email [email protected]




be.tech Prepares Students for Jobs (Central Valley Business Journal)


East Union JROTC Helps Support Run For the Fallen (Manteca Bulletin)


Sierra High Homecoming (Manteca Bulletin)


Manteca-Sierra FFA Takes Gold(Manteca Bulletin)


Learning to Solder at MEL’s Garage (Manteca Bulletin)

Weston Ranch High School

Good evening President DeLeon, Board of Trustees, Superintendent Messer and the public. Listed below are events that are taking place at Weston Ranch High School.

On October 9th we will be having our annual delta blood bank blood drive

For the entire month of October CSF and multiple clubs will be participating in a competition call “Cards for Soldiers” and will be donating cards to deployed soldiers

ASB and representatives from leadership will continue to participate in feeding the homeless for St. Mary’s homeless Shelter. They will be serving, cleaning, an

Our junior class, the class of 2018, will be selling candy from the Old Fashioned Candy Company as a fundraiser to raise money for the Junior Prom.

Our FFA will be collecting money and food supplies to help sponsor a family in need of food for their Thanksgiving dinner

Leadership and several clubs will begin collecting socks, can foods, coats, and other items to donate for families in need during the holiday season

On October 25th WRHS will be hosting movie night on the football field

Leadership and various clubs will be hosting a “Circus” on October 27th at lunch during homecoming week

The annual powderpuff game between the juniors and seniors takes place on October 27th @7pm on the football field.

Homecoming Rally is on October 27th in the large gym.

Floats, and the crowning of the Homecoming Queen and Princess takes place during halftime of the Varsity Football game vs. Kimball

Thank you for your time!

Lathrop High School 647 Spartan Way

Lathrop, California 95330

209-938-6350

“Home of the Spartans”

Board Meeting – September 27, 2016

Good evening Superintendent Messer and respected members of the Manteca Unified School District Board of

Education. To continue the 2016-2017 school year Lathrop High School and its organizations have prepared

and executed many activities to have a great year!

Most recently the LHS Friday Night Live club took an advisor and seven students to the annual Youth Traffic

Safety Summit in Anaheim California. The summit consisted of several conferences and workshops allowing

students to learn and experience new ways to promote safe and healthy habits in the community. These

efficient and effective methods are now being shared and utilized by not only Friday Night Live but also other

clubs on campus such as interact and other community outreach organizations.

On September 17th Lathrop Highs Interact club, led by AJ Oscona, had dozens students volunteer to make

sandwiches for the homeless in the local community. Students woke up early in the morning to shop for and

make sandwiches to provide to the homeless community throughout Lathrop and Manteca.

LHS Leadership Organized the first tailgate of the year on Friday, September 2nd verses Hilmar High. The

tailgate included sales local food trucks from within the community and clubs on campus such as Ube, class of

2020 and the class of 2017. Families and students from both Lathrop and Hilmar enjoyed performances from

the LHS Band and Drum Line, free face painting, and music while getting excited for the game.

Leadership has also been busy preparing for Homecoming the week of October 3rd through the 7th. The Theme

is "Clash of the Gods" and will continue on the tradition of every fourth year Homecoming being a Spartan

themed celebration. Activities throughout the week will include an extended lunch carnival, Powderpuff football

and cheer performances, spirit days, Rally, class floats and the crowning of our King and Queen, Duke and

Duchess for 2016.

This years Seniors have also been spending this past month on focusing on ordering Senior shirts to hand out to

each member of the class of 2017. The free shirts will be handed out the week of Homecoming and will be worn

the final day of Home coming. The Seniors have also been looking into several options for their yearly gift as

well as getting ideas approved for a Senior spirit week at the end of the 2017 school year.

Thank you for your time, and don’t forget to “Dream in Black and Gold!”

Brock Elliott School

Intervention/Remediation Plan 2016-17 Grade(s)

Subject Teacher Program Days Times Location # Stud.

K-3 Lang. Arts Kinlaw Goulart Saldana

MIE T,TH 8:00-8:45 Rm 1,6,26

30

4-8 ELD Eckert Rosetta T. TH 8:00-8:45 Rm 10 21 K-8 ALL Community GECAC Daily PM Rm 25B 12

K-6 Grade Level platoons w/ EL focus M-F See Platoon Schedule

2nd Math Kinlaw Math Support M,W 3:30-4::15 Rm 6 TBA

3-5 ELA/ Math Thomas Digital Interv. M,W 3:30-4:15 Rm 10 32

3rd ELD Mendez ELD Support Daily 12:35-1:05 Rm 25A 13 4-5 Reading Mendez Read 180 Daily 9:20-12:35 Rm 25A 36

6th Math Fells D. I. Math M,W 8:00-8:45 Rm 29 15+ K-8 Sat. School Staff Ind.Study Sat. 8:3011:30 TBA TBA

7-8 ELA Zanders AVID Model T, TH 3:30-4:30 Rm 31 18

7-8 Math Zanders AVID Model M,W 3:30-4:30 Rm 31 35 7-8 Math Thissen Math Support Daily 5th Period Rm 11 32

6th -8th

Study Skills Thissen Gaston Wallick

AVID Daily 6th period Rm 33 90+

7-8 LA Ballard LA Support Daily 6th period Rm 28 12

*Non paid/Volunteer tutorial

Classroom intervention programs/services available:

• Accelerated Reader • Reads Naturally • ClassWorks – LA, M, SCI • Rosetta Stone • VCC Counseling and Therapist

STAR FALL/MOBY MAX

Wonders/Study Sync, Online Support

AVID Strategies

HS/College Tutors

Bil. Aide Support

Board Report September 2016

Good evening Board President Deborah Romero, Superintendent Jason

Messer, and members of the Board and public. My name is Daisy Perez and I am

the ASB Vice-President for East Union High School.

This month has been one of East Union’s most exciting yet busiest months

concluding that it is our 50th year anniversary. September 19th through the 23rd was

our homecoming week. Many destined goals were accomplished and major

successes were made. Clubs, staff, and committees put their best effort and

worked diligently while planning celebrations for the 50th anniversary including

homecoming and a parade.

To begin, organization was the key to such a successful event. Our activity’s

director, Mrs. Cano and our Leadership class made sure all information concerning

Friday’s events was spread out to the entire student body. Reminders were sent out

through Remind 101 and various posts to increase participation. In addition we

made several posts on social media to let alumni know of our events. All staff was

given custom made polos to wear on Friday.

In preparation for Friday, the Leadership class and clubs all worked on their

floats for the parade. Participation was evident from clubs such as FFA, The

Gamer’s Club, MEChA, etc. The parade started at 12:30 and consisted of about

fifteen floats including a float of each of East Union’s decades from when the

school opened to now. Each decade float was decorated with trends from that

specific year and cruised with music from the era. Alumni were glad to represent

the floats in which they were on.

In addition, leadership had created a flier that was handed out to the parade

route participants in which we asked them to get involved and help create spirit on

their front lawns. We had a few houses participate and we will be awarding those

community members with a year pass for their family as well as season passes to

their choice of sporting event.

The marching band and cheer’s performances while marching were widely

enjoyed by all the viewers. Some clubs such as AVID and Thespians marched

their way through the parade as well. Through small behind the scenes chaos, the

parade ran smoothly and enhanced everyone’s spirit for the game at 7p.m.

A great appreciation for the food services was given by the student body as

BBQ hot dogs and hamburgers were served during lunch. Music was given by a

DJ and many line danced to the beat of the music. A rally was held after lunch

announcing the king and prince winners for homecoming. Congratulating all the

winners, the rally also entertained everyone with tug-of-war challenges among the

classes, football players, and coaches.

Since our homecoming theme was Lancers Fight to the Top of Reality TV

Shows, each class decorated their floats to their theme. Freshmen’s theme was Are

You Smarter Than a 5th Grader, sophomore’s theme was American Ninja Warrior,

Junior’s theme was The Bachelor, and Senior’s theme was Survivor. Seniors won

first place float which made their hard work worth it.

Before the game, tailgating was held and provided activities such as face

painting and food sales. Students showed huge support and stood in the red sea

with their most spirited East Union gear. Many alumni came to the game and had

a great time under the Friday night lights enjoying a victory against Lathrop High

School. We had a big task planning the 50th anniversary homecoming events, and

we are very pleased with all participants and alumni who came out to help us

celebrate this historic event. We can proudly say things ran very smoothly and

have been hearing nothing but great things from our community members about

our events.

Thank you for your attention as East Union will continue to make history

and imprint wonderful memories on the student body.

Manteca High School Student submitting: Andrew Brunn, Senior Class President, ASB Student Representative 9/26/16

Homecoming is just around the corner and students are getting excited to get involved. Our theme this year is Buffs Battle It Out: Freshmen: Hippies vs. Preps, Sophomores: Moms vs. Dads, Juniors: City vs. Country, and Seniors: Bikers vs. Surfers.

The Night Rally is one of our most exciting events. All classes have a dance-off and the homecoming King and Prince are crowned on 9/28. Students work throughout the month prior rehearsing and preparing for the dance off.

Homecoming game on Friday 9/30 vs. Weston Ranch. The Homecoming Princess and Queen will be crowned during half time.

September 30th is National Custodian’s Day and Manteca High is thanking our custodians for all their hard work and dedication to keep our campus clean.

October 3rd is Showcase of the Arts we anticipate performances by the theatre, jazz band, choir, visual art, and photography programs from 6:30pm to 8:30pm in the theatre at Manteca High.

October 6th and 7th are semester one finals

Fall break is October 10th-14th

Honor the Code is now in full force at Manteca High. UNITE is the main focus for the month of October and pink bracelets are being used to spread awareness for breast cancer.

Link Crew held Academy Day for all freshmen on 9/16 where freshmen were pulled-out of one class period to interact positively with each other and Link Crew in the gym. They were given important school information, played teambuilding games, and were taught more about the expected MHS culture.

The College Prep Club held a Community Service Fair on 9/14 where over 100 students attended and got information/applications for many community service opportunities.

9/23 marks our Annual Day of the Writer. The entire campus during 2nd period participates in a creative writing project with an assortment of Manteca High-related topics. Teachers select their top responses; these are then given to a committee. Grade-level and overall winners are selected for the Annual Day of the Writer awards. This has now become our kickoff to Homecoming Week.

Sierra High School Board Report

October 4, 2016

Good Evening,

Members of the board, Superintendent Messer, Dr. Burke, and Mrs. DeLeon. Thank you for

allowing us to highlight our school community. Sierra High School truly is a place “where

everybody knows your name and the sky is the limit!” Here are some of the students, programs,

and activities that contribute to the positive culture and climate at Sierra High School:

Academics

Success 101: We are in the first full year of 9th grade implementation and we are already seeing some great

results! Our goal is to reduce the freshman D/F rate, ineligibility percentage, and raise the overall GPA.

Professional Learning Communities: Teachers continue to work hard in their Professional Learning

Communities in core and literacy teams to look at and share best teaching practices to enhance the curriculum.

Our mission is to develop responsible citizens who are critical thinkers and innovators who have the ability to

communicate clearly and effectively in the modern world.

Lobo Gold: Our Lobo Gold Academic Honor Rally will be held on Friday November, 4th beginning at 10:15am.

Activities

5K Fun Run: The 3rd annual Faustina Rosas/Sierra High School 5K Fun Run around the community was held on

Saturday, August 27th. There were approximately 70 participants who ran in the race. Many alumni,

administration, and current athletes ran and were awarded medals if they placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd in their age category.

The participants had an awesome time!

Blood Drive: The Sierra High School Blood Drive was a huge success with over 70 donors making a difference

and saving lives! On September 20th, Sierra High students and staff donated blood to the Delta Blood Bank. The

event was located in our small gym from 7:30 am until 2:00 pm. Our leadership students had shifts and were

present at the blood drive to help facilitate the registration tables as well as check on students or staff members

that might have felt sick after donating blood.

Homecoming Theme/ Dress up Days: This school year the theme for homecoming is “Sierra Takes a Trip Down

the Vegas Strip.” Dress up days will include Hard Rock (band t-shirts), Circus Circus (animal print/circus

theme), Planet Hollywood (famous actor or actress), Mandalay Bay (beach wear), and Spiritwear Day! Students

and staff celebrated throughout the week with lunchtime activities that included games, a car show, and a pep

rally. The Wolfpack turned out in force for the homecoming game against East Union.

Royalty: We have taken in class nominations and are currently in the process of narrowing down to the 5 king

and queen candidates and the 3 prince and princess candidates. Crowns sashes and decoration for the coronation

have already been ordered.

Powderpuff: There is no doubt that this year’s powderpuff game will be incredible. Our 2016 Powderpuff game

was held on Wednesday, September 28th. The freshmen and sophomore girls played in the JV game and were

followed by the junior and senior ladies. The SHS cheerleaders and band get the crowd pumped during both

games. The participation and turnout was been incredible with over 150 participants this year!

Wolfpack: The Wolfpack has started off with a bang this year. Our first three home football games had a great

turn out and we had a tremendous amount of student involvement. This year we are emphasizing to the freshman

class how being involved in Wolfpack as well as other school activities will make their high school experience

much more exciting. We had many freshman come out to paint their faces and cheer on our team. Also to keep

our students pumped up and cheering we have incorporated many activities into our cheering section. From

confetti cannons, to free shirts being launched into the crowd, there is never a dull moment when you are sitting in

Sierra High Wolfpack.

Clubs

AG/FFA: We had 11 students attend the MUSD FFA Bowling Event at Manteca Bowl. We will have 18

students (3 teams) competing in the Delta-Cal Sectional Opening and Closing Contest on Wednesday, October

28th, in Calaveras.

Band/Choir: The Sierra High Band has participated in a full slate of events the first two months of school! In

addition to performing at all home football and some volleyball matches, the band attended a UC Berkeley

football game on Saturday, October 1st to play at halftime with other high school bands. They are also

conducting several fundraisers to help pay for the cost of 100 new uniforms, which is about $40,000. They have

raised $35,000 thus far and are looking forward to replacing 20 year-old uniforms.

Campus Beautification: Nearly 50 students and staff showed up at 8am on Saturday, September 24th, to help

clean the parking lot planters, lay down new decorative bark, and plant 10 new trees! We will hold another “Love

Sierra Day” in April.

Athletics

Dinner Dance: The Sierra Athletic Boosters held their annual Athletic Boosters Dinner Dance on Saturday,

October 1st. Nearly 200 people were in attendance to enjoy all-you-can-eat ribs/chicken, dancing, a raffle, and

silent auction items.

Fall Sports: Congratulations to Megan Oblin, SHS Girls’ Cross Country, for being named the Stockton Record

and Manteca Bulletin Athlete of the Week! Sports such as Football, Girls’ Volleyball, Cross Country, Girls’ Golf,

and Boys’ Soccer are in mid-season form as the Valley Oak League title chase begins! Our cross-country, soccer,

and football teams are all competing for league titles and the golf and volleyball teams have been very

competitive.

Character Spotlight

Dominic Burrows – Found a wallet laying in the quad area while he was here completing community

service as part of our campus beautification day. Dominic turned in a wallet that contained cash, credit

cards, and a driver’s license! He is to be commended for his honesty and outstanding citizenship by

doing the right thing! Way to go Dominic!

2017

We are in need of 80 plant, animal, machinery and other agricultural dis-

plays and 400 volunteers to accomodate 4,000 students

San Joaquin County (SJC) third graders will attend a free, two-hour educational field trip to learn about agriculture in the

county and the benefits of healthy eating.

AgVenture PartnersSJC Board of Supervisors • SJC Ag Commissioner’s Office • SJC Office of Education

SJC Farm Bureau • SJC California Women for Agriculture • Manteca Unified School DistrictSJC Fairgrounds • Lodi Grape Festival Grounds

https://www.facebook.com/sjcagventure

To volunteer, contact Krista McCoon, AgVenture Coordinator [email protected] or (209) 402-5734

2016

Volunteers NeededNovember 3, 2016 - Manteca Unified School Farm, Manteca

January 11, 2017 - San Joaquin County Fairgrounds, StocktonFebruary 28, 2017 - Lodi Grape Festival Grounds, Lodi

Students tour from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.



Student Board Member report from Student Leadership Representatives September 2016

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As a recap for all school sites:

Be sure to read each high school’s student representative report in the weekly

highlights from the Community Outreach team to hear all about it!

Weston Ranch High School

Weston Ranch High School cougars will be hosting a movie night on October 25tth

on the football field. Be sure to join them in the festivities.

Join the “circus” events on campus on October 27th during lunch for exciting

activities.

Be sure to join in the football homecoming on October 27th! Go Cougars!

Sierra High School

Please join SHS for the Lobo Gold academic honor roll rally on November 4th!

No dull moments during our football games with the Wolfpack ready with confetti

cannons and free spirit wear launched into the crowds.

The Sierra High School band was part of the halftime show during the October 1st

football game.


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Manteca High School

Manteca High School presents on October 3rd is Showcase of the Arts with

performances from theater, jazz band, choir, visual arts, and photography programs.

Honor the Code this month focuses on UNITE. MHS stand together.

Last week in preparation for homecoming, students embarked school wide for their

annual Day of the Writer. Creative writing projects across classes.

East Union High School

Thank you from the East Union High School current family and alumni for joining us

for our 50th celebrations.

The parade was received by the community with applause. Fifteen floats in addition to

an assortment of clubs represented our theme for homecoming “Lancers Fight to the

Top” and “50 years”.

Lathrop High School

LHS Friday Night Live club attended Youth Traffic Safety Summit and through the

Interact club will be sharing their knowledge with the rest of the student body.

Join LHS all week long for homecoming festivities October 3rd through the 7th.


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be.tech High School

be.tech students ventured beyond school walls to attend American River College

culinary program, toured behind the scenes in the kitchens of Thunder Valley Casino,

will be gaining knowledge from the Manteca Fire Reach program, and lastly the Point

Break workshop.

Students will be presenting their first quarter exposition projects on Oct 4th and 6th.

Be.tech Student Board Report

Be.tech parents and community members enjoyed an Open House Thursday, September 15th. All

academies and classroom were open to the public. Refreshments were provided by the Culinary

Program.

All be.tech students are set to present their first quarter expositions on Tuesday, Oct. 4th and

Thursday, Oct. 6th. Students will share their quarter SMART goals, academic and career skill progress,

as well as reflect upon their community event and community service projects. Students will present

to a 4 member panel made up of community members, staff and peers. Parents have also been

invited to attend.

Students from be.tech Culinary program recently visited American River College Culinary Program

and the behind the scenes food operation at Thunder Valley Casino. Culinary students also donated

their time and service at the Sept. 14th United Way Chocolate, Wine and Art event.

Students in the be.tech Industrial program recently attended the Construction Trades Fair event in

Stockton.

Be.tech First Responders have taken over the responsibility of raising the District office flag each

morning and plan to attend a Lathrop, Manteca Fire REACH exhibition on Friday, Oct. 7th. Students

will see a helicopter land and learn about landing zone operations, and procedures for landing and

loading patients in emergency situations.

All be.tech students will participate in a full day Point Break workshop on Oct. 5th designed to bridge

gaps between students and assist student in developing tolerance and acceptance for one another.

Be.tech Charter High School & Career Academies Address: 2271 W. Louise Ave. Mailing: P.O. Box 32 Manteca, CA 95336

Diane Medeiros, Principal (209) 858-7460 Kelley Wilson, Office Manager

Carey Simoni, Coordinator of Outreach & Student Activities

Ono Hawaiian BBQ = $ for Stella (Oct.4)

Eat at Ono Hawaiian BBQ in the Costco

Shopping Center on Tuesday, Oct. 4 from 5-

8pm and 50% of your purchase will be donated

to Stella Brockman Student Body. Be sure to

bring your yellow flyer that will be sent home

with your student with you (also available in

the office).

Join us for our FALL FESTIVAL-10/27 Stella Brockman will be having our 8th Annual

Fall Festival on Thursday, October 27 from 6-

8pm in the school gym. Your student is

encouraged to wear their costume to the

event. Bracelets can be purchased from your

child’s teacher and will be pre-sold for $5 beginning Oct. 17th for unlimited play of

carnival games and to “trick or treat” for

candy as prizes. Bracelets can also be

purchased at the Festival and will be $10 at

the door. There will also be a costume contest,

food to purchase and a boutique to shop. Hope

to see you there!

Red Ribbon Week 10/24-10/27

We will kicking off Red Ribbon Week with an

assembly, “Wheels of Freestyle”, sending the

message of being drug free and anti-bullying.

More info on RRW activities to come.

PTA Happenings

Get your holiday gifts early….Fall fundraiser

will be Mixed Bags, Oct. 17-28th. The next

PTA meeting is on 11/21 at 3:30pm. All are

welcome! Volunteers are always welcome.

(782-7235 or [email protected] )

Year Book Cover Contest

Want your design to be the cover of this

year’s yearbook? Submit your design to Mrs.

Trzcinski by 10/27 @ 3:30pm. See Mrs.

Trzcinski for a list of what entries must

contain. Yearbook prices will increase on 10/30

to $35/hardcover and $30/soft. Get them

quick to get the current price ($30/$25).

Congratulations!!

Congratulations to our site spelling bee

winners…… Sashenka Duran (4-6th) and Allison

Croyle (7-8th)! They will represent Stella

Brockman School at the District Spelling Bee

on November 3rd. Way to go!

Boo Grams

Boo Grams will be on sale for $1 Oct. 24-27.

They will be delivered to student’s classrooms

on Oct. 31st. More info to come.

Please call the

attendance line to

report any absences

directly at 858-7201.

You can call at any time

and leave a message.

Dolphins are dedicated to

Academic and Personal

Excellence!

Maximize Your Learning

Opportunities!

Principal: Candace Espinola

V.P: Debbie Doyle

Address:

763 Silverado Drive

Manteca, CA 95337 Office Hours: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Phone:

(209) 858-7200

Fax:

(209) 858-7554

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8th Grade Promotion

If you are able to donate your time to 8th grade

fundraising efforts by volunteering in the Snack Shack and/or want to make a monetary donation

to the 8th grade account let Mrs. Espinola know

by emailing [email protected]. We are also still

in need of donations for the Snack Shack (water,

Gatorade, candy bars, chips). Please bring any

donations to the school office labeled ‘Snack Shack’. Stella Students Shines on state CAASPP!!

Congratulations to students; Sarah Thomas (4th),

Colten Petersen (5th), and Sofia Maxey (8th) who

achieved Top Scores on the state CAASPP

assessment. They will be recognized at the

MUSD board mtg. on 10/18. Outstanding!!!

Peachjar

Be sure to check your in box for your Peachjar emails! School flyers/info will be coming home as

an e-flyer via Peachjar. If you do not have an

email on file with the school, contact Julie the

attendance clerk with your email.

Dolphin Pride

Spirit Banner Winning Class for October:

Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Eakle!!

Mark Your Calendars:

October 4 Give Back Night@ Ono Hawaiian

BBQ (5-8pm)

October 7 Minimum Day: Dismissal@12:15 (K: 12:25)

October 10-14 No School – Fall Break

October 17-28 Fall Fundraiser – Mixed Bags

October 18 Picture Retakes

October 20 Science Camp $ DUE

October 21 Band plays at SHS football game@6:45

October 24-27 Boo Gram Sales

October 24-27 Red Ribbon Week Dress up Days: Mon. 10/24: Sports Team Jersey

Tues.10/25: Wear a hat or Crazy Hair

Wed. 10/26: Pajamas (no slippers)

Thurs 10/27: Favorite Hero

October 28 Band Concert (6/7/8th) @ Veritas @5:30

October 27 Science Camp Parent Mtg @ 5:30-cafe

October 27 Fall Festival 6-8pm – Gym

October 28 No School – Teacher In Service

** Minimum Day: Oct. 7th ** No School: Oct. 10-14, Oct. 28

**Reminder: No costumes to be worn to/at school during school hours on October 31

Pillar of Character for October: Responsibility

October 2016 Stella Brockman

Dolphin Tides



Ono Hawaiian BBQ = $ para Stella (10/4)

Comer en Ono Hawaiian BBQ en el centro comercial Costco el martes 4 de octubre desde 5-8 pm y el 50% de su compra será donado a Stella Brockman alumnado. Asegúrese de traer su volante de color amarillo, que será enviado a casa con su estudiante con usted (también disponible en la oficina). Únase a nosotros para nuestro Festival de Otoño-10/27

Stella Brockman va a tener nuestra 8ª Entrega Anual del Festival de Otoño el jueves 27 de octubre a partir de 6-8 pm en el gimnasio de la escuela. Se anima a su hijo a llevar su traje al evento. Las pulseras se pueden comprar en el maestro de su hijo y serán pre-vendidas por $ 5 a partir de Oct. 17mo para el juego ilimitado de juegos de feria y de "truco o" caramelos como premios. Las pulseras también se pueden comprar en el Festival y serán de $ 10 en la puerta. También habrá un concurso de disfraces, comida para comprar y una tienda para ir de compras. ¡Espero verte allí! Semana del Listón Rojo 10 / 24-10 / 27 Vamos a dando inicio a la Semana del Listón Rojo con una asamblea, "Wheels of Freestyle", enviando el mensaje de ser libre de drogas y la lucha contra la intimidación. Más información sobre las actividades RRW por venir. PTA Sucesos

Recibe sus regalos de vacaciones temprano ... .Fall recaudación de fondos serán Bolsas mixtas, octubre 17-28th. La próxima reunión del PTA es el 11/21 a las 3:30 pm. ¡Todos son bienvenidos! Los voluntarios son siempre bienvenidos. (782-7235 o [email protected]) Año de la cubierta del libro concurso

¿Quiere que su diseño sea la cubierta del anuario de este año? Enviar su diseño a la señora Trzcinski por 10/27 a las 3:30 h. Ver a la señora Trzcinski para obtener una lista de lo que los trabajos deben contener. Anuario precios aumentarán en 10/30 a $35 /tapa dura y $30/suave.Conseguir que rápida para calcular el precio actual($30/$ 25) ¡¡Felicitaciones!!

Felicidades a los ganadores de concurso de ortografía sitio ...... Saschonka Duran (4-6 de) y Allison Croyle (7-8)! Ellos representarán Stella Brockman escuela en el concurso de ortografía del distrito el 3 de noviembre. ¡Camino a seguir! Boo gramos

Boo Gramos estará a la venta por $ 1 Oct. 24-27. Ellos serán entregados a las aulas de los estudiantes el 31 de Oct.. Más información por venir. Promoción de grado octavo

Si usted es capaz de donar su tiempo a los esfuerzos de recaudación de fondos del 8º grado como voluntarios en el Snack Shack y / o si desea hacer una donación monetaria a la cuenta

Por favor llame a la línea

de asistencia para

reportar cualquier

ausencia directamente

al 858-7201 Usted

puede llamar en

cualquier momento y

dejar un mensaje

Dolphins are dedicated to

Academic and Personal

Excellence!

Maximize Your Learning

Opportunities!

Principal: Candace Espinola

V.P: Debbie Doyle

Address:

763 Silverado Drive

Manteca, CA 95337 Office Hours: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Phone:

(209) 858-7200

Fax:

(209) 858-7554

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de 8º grado dejó la señora Espinola saber enviando un correo electrónico [email protected]. También estamos todavía en necesidad de donaciones para el Snack Shack (agua, Gatorade, barras de chocolate, patatas fritas). Favor de traer las donaciones a la oficina de la escuela etiqueta 'Snack Shack'. Stella Los estudiantes brilla en estadoCAASPP !!

Felicitaciones a los estudiantes; Sarah Thomas (4º), Colten Petersen (5º), y Sofía Maxey (8º), que logra mejores puntuaciones en la evaluación CAASPP estado. Ellos serán reconocidos en la placa de montaje en MUSD. en 10/18. ¡¡¡Excepcional!!! Peachjar Asegúrese de revisar su bandeja de correos electrónicos para sus Peachjar! volantes escolares / Información regresarán a casa como un e-flyer a través Peachjar. Si usted no tiene un correo electrónico el archivo de la escuela, póngase en contacto con Julie la secretaria de asistencia con su correo electrónico. Dolphin Pride Espíritu Banner Ganar Clase de octubre: La señora y la señora Allen Eakle !!

Marque su calendario: 4 de octubre de Give Back Noche @ Ono Hawaiian

Barbacoa (5-8 pm) De octubre de 7 días mínimo: despido @ 12: 15 (K: 12:25) 10-14 de octubre de No hay clases - Vacaciones de Otoño

Caída de octubre de 17-28 de recaudación de fondos - Bolsas mixtas

Octubre 18 Retoma de Fotos 20 de octubre de Campo de Ciencia $ DUE

21 de de octubre de Banda juega en SHS partido de fútbol @ 6: 45

24-27 de octubre de venta Boo Gram Semana de Octubre 24-27 Cinta Roja

Viste Días: Lunes 10/24: Equipo deportivo Jersey Tues.10 / 25: Use un sombrero o del pelo loco

Mie. 10/26: pijamas (no zapatillas) Jueves 10/27: Héroe favorito

28 de de octubre de Concert Band (6/7 / 8º) @ Veritas @ 5: 30

27 Ciencias de octubre de campo de Padres Mtg @ 5: 30-cafe

27 de de octubre de 6-8 pm Festival de Otoño - Gimnasio De octubre de 28 Sin School - Profesor En Servicio

** Día Mínimo: 7ª Oct. ** No hay clases: Oct 10-14, 28 de Oct. ** Recordatorio: No hay trajes para ser

usados a / en la escuela durante el horario escolar el 31 de octubre

Pilar de Carácter del mes de octubre:

Responsabilidad

Octubre 2016 Stella Brockman

Dolphin Tides

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