EYE ON EDUCATION A Publication of the Paramount Unified School District
15110 CALIFORNIA AVE., PARAMOUNT, CA 90723 • TEL: 562-602-6000 • FAX: 562-634-6029
APRIL 2008
Third Annual District Paramount High School performs over and above Spelling Bee the others at MESA Day Fifteen school site winners were up for the challenge for the title of District Spelling Champion at the Third Annual Spelling Bee held at Jefferson School in February.
Superintendent David Verdugo and members of the Board of Education congratulated each school site spelling bee winner at a recent Board of Education meeting.
Alanis Leiva, sixth grade student at Hollydale School, earned the first place trophy at the District Spelling Bee. Other school site winners were: Patricia Osuna-Alondra School, Vincent John- Col-
lins School, Kaylia BrownJackson School, Avery DeLaCruz-Jefferson School, Jorge Cardena-Keppel School, Nicquan Henry-Lakewood School, Omar Vasquez-Lincoln School, Kathia MuñozLos Cerritos School, Regina
Fuerte-Mokler School, Eleodoro Velasquez-Paramount Park School, Joceline Mendez-Roosevelt School, Sina Fathali-Siah-Tanner School, Gelsey Trujillo-Wirtz School and Jocelyn Donis-Zamboni School.
Traditional Artist’s Guild (TAG) 10th Annual Student Art Show Winners
During a recent Board of Education meeting, Superintendent David Verdugo and Board of Education members recognized the TAG First Place and Special Award winners.
First Place Winners Destiny Sinclair, Kindergarten-Lakewood School Alejandro Vazquez, 1st Grade-Hollydale School Melody Fu, 2nd GradeLincoln School Yuliana Martinez, 3rd Grade-Zamboni School Pamela Romero, 5th Grade-Zamboni School Daisy Vega, 6th GradeLincoln School
Samuel Mendez, 8th Grade-Lincoln School Elizabeth Muñoz, 9th Grade-PHS-West Liliana Macias, 11th Grade-PHS Marco Veloz, 12th Grade-Buena Vista High School Special Award Winners Alonso Macias, Superintendent’s Award-Buena
Vista High School Enrique RamirezVasquez, Best Composition-PHS Daniela Sanchez, Chamber of Commerce-Lincoln Judith Lopez, Commissioner’s Award-PHS Victor Fu, Mayor ’s Award-Lincoln School Raul Muñoz, Mayor’s Award-PHS
Paramount High School’s MESA (Math Engineering Science Achievement) team was a shining star at this year’s MESA Day 2008. According to Mr. Reed, MESA club advisor, Paramount’s twenty-two student team, “... is showing other schools what that really means. The Pirate team won eighteen ribbons in math and engineering competitions at the event, which was held on the California State, Long Beach campus. They brought home six 1st place prizes, six 2nd place prizes, and six 3rd place prizes. Also attending the competition were local high schools including Carson, Artesia, Bellflower, Lynwood, Long Beach Jordan, Long Beach Poly, and Cabrillo. According to senior Eddie Banuelos, the highlight of the event was, “...beating CAMS because it’s a prestigious high school that is highly ranked in the nation.” CAMS, which stands for California Academy of Math and Science, is a selective program for high-achieving students in math and science located on the campus of Cal State Dominguez Hills. Over forty students attended the MESA Day accompanied by science teacher Mr. Reed and West Campus math teacher Mr. Jameson. MESA is a national program that prepares and encourages students to earn a math-based degree in areas such as engineering, science, computer science, and mathematics from a four-year college or university. The following team members are to be congratulated
for their achievement: • 1st place - Victor Cervantes, 11th, for Balsa Bridge • 1st place - Alfredo Gonzalez, 11th, for Team Algebra II • 1st place – Priscilla Figueroa, 10th, for Balsa Bridge (Design) • 1st place – Priscilla Figueroa, 10th, for Manila Bridge • 1st place – Andrew Juhasz, 9th, for Solo Geometry • 1st place – Jose Rodriguez, 11th, for Team Algebra II • 2nd place – Francheska Deras, 10th, for Manila Bridge • 2nd place – Kathryn Florimon, 10th, for Manila Bridge • 2nd place – Raul Gutierrez, 12th, for Team Calculus • 2nd place – Jasmine Martinez, 9th, for Glider • 2nd place – Ashley Uribe, 9th, for Glider • 2nd place – Daniel Varela, 12th, for Team Calculus • 3rd place – Eddie Banuelos, 12th, for Team Calculus • 3rd place – Ricardo Barahona, 12th for Team Calculus • 3rd place – Edwin Bautista, 12th, for Mouse Trap Car • 3rd place – Diego Del Campo, 12th, for Speed Stacking • 3rd place – Lizbeth Figueroa, 9th, for Manila Bridge • 3rd place – Viridiana Leon, 10th, for Mouse Trap Car
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING DATES April 8, 2008 – April 22, 2008 Board of Education meetings are held at 6:00 p.m. in the Boardroom at the District Office, 15110 California Avenue, Paramount, and are open to the public