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Dr. Michael Conroy Recognized
Pictured are Board President Alicia Anderson, Board Vice-President Tony Peña, Dr. Michael Conroy, Board members Vivian Hansen, Linda Garcia, Sonya Cuellar and Co-Interim Superintendent Delores Stephens. Board of Education members and Co-Interim Superintendent Stephens recognized Assistant SuperintendentBusiness Services Dr. Michael Conroy for his dedicated service and many contributions for the students, staff, and community of Paramount Unified School District. Dr. Conroy has recently accepted a position as Deputy Superintendent with the Ocean View School District in Huntington Beach. Dr. Conroy has been very instrumental in overseing the Business Services, Fiscal Services, Technology and Student Nutrition Sevices departments and under his tenure, many successful Measure AA
Bond projects and facilities needs. Dr. Conroy has worked diligently to ensure that the District remain financially sound throughout his time here and during the tough budget crisis. Most recently, Dr. Conroy coordinated a District-wide intermural sports program for the middle school students. Dr. Conroy has been an exceptional leader to our district, promoting and nurturing excellence for all students within our community. Dr. Conroy will be missed and is wished well as the new Deputy Superintendent of Ocean View School District.
2014-15 Student Board Representatives Recognized
August 2015
Reminder to Fill Out Your Student Meal Benefits Application The Student Nutrition Services Department encourages all families who have students enrolled in Paramount schools to complete a new 2015-16 meal benefits application. A new meal benefits application must be filled out each new school year. Families only need to fill out one family application even if they have children at more than one school. Your student’s current lunch/ breakfast pin number will continue to work in the 2015-16 school year, whether they stay at the same school or transfer to another Paramount school. There are several options for you to complete a “new” 20152016 Meal Benefits Application. You can also log onto the Paramount Unified School District website, and fill out your application online. You can also go to your children’s school office or cafeteria and complete an application. You can attend our 2015-16 Meal Benefits Application Open Enrollment being held at all elementary and middle schools. Open Enrollment will take place Monday, August 3, 2015 through Friday, August 7, 2015. Cafeteria staff will be on site to assist anyone with filling out the new, 2015-16 Meal Benefits Application. School meal benefits are offered to all families who qualify. If you have any questions or need assistance in completing the application, please contact Student Nutrition Services at 562-602-6031. Remember to make healthy choices. Chris Stamm, Director, Student Nutrition Services
Summer Sports at Paramount High School
Pictured are Co-Interim Superintendent Verdugo, Board President Alicia Anderson, PHS student Avery De La Cruz, Board Vice President Tony Peña, PHS-West Armando Torres, Board members Linda Garcia, Vivian Hanse, Buena Vista student Stephanie Alonzo, Board Member Sonya Cuellar, Paramount Adult School student Armando Vera and Co-Interim Superintendent Stephens. Board of Education members and Co-Interim Superintendents Delores Stephens and David Verdugo thanked and recognized the 2014-15 Student Board representatives. Student Board representatives Armando Torres-Paramount High School-West, Av-
ery De La Cruz-Paramount High School, Stephanie Alonzo-Buena Vista High School and Armando Vera-Paramount Adult School who attended monthly scheduled Board of Education meetings and reported on activities taking place at their respective sites.
Panther MESA Program Finishes Strong! Paramount Park Middle School’s Math, Engineering and Science Achievement, MESA Program added a strong finish to this year’s accomplishments! First, Cal State Long Beach hosted a MESA Banquet May 19, 2015, and selected eighth graders from each participating school to attend. The eighth grade representatives from Paramount Park who attended and received recognition and awards were: Eric Hernandez Neftali Percastequi Jesus Gastelum Gaddiel Gil Edgar Cervantes The next spotlight was shown on Quetzalli Orta and Amelie Belmontes at the PUSD Board Meeting, held May 27th. Quetzalli and Amelie won the Gold Medal, First Place, for having the fastest 6th Grade Mousetrap Car at the MESA Day Regional Finals! The event took place at Cal State Los Angeles in April, and the girls added to their accolades by
receiving a third place ribbon for Innovative Design of their car. On May 30th, 36 of the Paramount Park MESA students went on a field trip to The California Science Center. The Center seeks to stimulate curiosity and inspire science learning in everyone by creating fun, memorable experiences. As the Science Center displays real-life examples of the application of MESA core concepts, the students and teachers who attended encountered excitement and
motivation! The school ended this year’s MESA Program with school site awards and pizza for all participating students. We extend congratulations to all of the MESA students and its sponsoring teachers. Gratitude and a special thank you go to Paramount Park teachers, Mr. Kiesel, Ms. Real, and Ms. Soto for their guidance and leadership of this program. Kevin Longworth, Principal
Athletics are in full swing at Paramount High School. The Pirate athletic department is hard at work preparing for the 2015-2016 school year and upcoming fall seasons. With all of the athletic teams working out all summer, it is an exciting time for athletics. Summer vacation for high school athletes is very limited in this era. Most athletes spend their vacation at school, lifting weights, running, and participating in summer athletic events against other schools. High school athletics has become a very demanding endeavor during summer months. Commitment and dedication are two aspects that you must have in order to be a successful athlete. The Paramount athletes are proving to meet the challenges. At Paramount High School our athletes work out four to five times a week for 2-3 hours a day. Dependent upon the sport of focus, workouts vary from cardiovascular workouts to muscular strengthening and skill development. Our football, boys and girls wrestling, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls water polo, girls volleyball ,boys and girls X-Country, and track and field have workouts four times a week and then participate in some sort of summer league or competition. All this work is to prepare for the season and to uncover the strengths that each athlete brings to the table. All teams have that dream of winning a league championship, advancing to the playoffs and winning a Division championship. Paramount athletes are willing to work this hard in an effort of chasing that championship. Pirate athletics start with fall sports in September. Football, boys and girls X-Country, girls volleyball, boys water polo, and girls tennis kick off the 2015 -16 athletic seasons after a 3-week dead period. The athletic department is looking forward to another successful year with the hopes of one or more teams bringing home a championship. On behalf of Paramount High School, we would like to wish all of our teams the best of luck in the 2015-2016 school year and during the summer as they prepare. GO PIRATES!!!!
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING DATE
August 12, 2015
Board of Education meetings are held at 6:00 p.m. and are open to the public