Upcoming Events - Palm Valley School

Phoenix of Friday, May 16, 2014
tour of the campus and to have all of their questions
answered. No RSVP required. Contact Lisa Olson with
questions, lolson@pvs.org or 760-328-0861.
Upcoming Events:
Mon. - Fri., May 19-23 - ERB Testing - Grades 1-5
Wed., May 21 - Sports Awards - Gym - 6pm
Wed., May 22 - Pajama Day - PS
Sat., May 24 - US Prom - Westin Mission Hills 8pm
Mon., May 26 - Memorial Day - SCHOOL CLOSED
Tues. - Fri., May 27-30 - Teacher Appreciation
Week
Sat., May 31 - Senior Grad Night - Disneyland
Mon, June 2 - LS Donuts with Dads
Mon. - Fri., June 2-6 - Exam Week - Grades 6-12
Wed., June 4 - PA Luncheon
Fri., June 6 - PS Luau
Fri., June 6 - Half Day - MS/HS
Tues., June 10 - LS End of the Year Party
Tues., June 10 - LS Water Day
Tues., June 10 - Last Day of School - PS/LS out at
NOON - MS/US out at 3:20pm
Wed., June 11 - Commencement - Westin Mission
Hills - 6pm
Annual Fund: Thank you to all the families who made a
contribution to the annual fund - your contribution
made a difference. We need 100% of our families to participate to meet our goal this year. Once again we are
offering a special free dress day to any grade with 100%
participation. You can send your payment directly to the
business office or donate online at www.pvs.org and
click on the support button. For questions or assistance
please email development@pvs.org.
Admission Open House, May 20th at 9am: The easiest
way to share all the great things our school has to offer
is to invite your friends, neighbors, teammates, or anyone else who is curious about Palm Valley School to our
Tuesday Morning Admission Open House. Let them
know they can stop in any Tuesday from 9-11 am for a
Volume 2013/2014
Issue 32
May 16, 2014
Summer School: There will be three weeks of summer
school for children Preschool through Kindergarten
(going into First Grade next year). Classes are June
23rd through July 3rd. You may sign up for individual
weeks or all three weeks. Please find attached a flyer
at the back of the Phoenix or contact Mrs. Leany
@jleany@pvs.org for more information. We will be
artist, chefs, and travelers. The weeks go quickly so
sign up before May 27th.
News from Preschool: The month is moving so fast.
Be sure to watch for posted notes and read carefully
the My Day in... so you know what is happening.
We are having a special PJ day on May 22nd (it is
a Thursday). I will be out of town on Friday the 23rd to
celebrate graduation with my family.
May 30th, we will be having a special visitor from
Martha's Kitchen at our Morning Assemble. They will
be collecting the money we have for them to use to
feed hungry children. Thank you again for your
generous bottle contributions.
We are looking for donations of uniforms that no
longer fit and nap sheets if you are going on to Kindergarten. The money from the used uniform sales funds
our literature program each year.
News from Lower School: The week began with
beauty and annual tradition celebrating moms at
“Moments With Moms”! Our generous Parent
Association dads honored the mothers of the
Preschool and Lower School with beautiful white
roses, a lovely outdoor breakfast, and a photo
memento of the moment. Mothers and children were
aglow on Monday morning. Many thanks go to key
volunteers: Rufino Cuevas for his organizational
acumen; Valerie Tanner for overseeing the event;
Mr. Graves for gifting roses to our moms, Miguel
Amaya and Jason Huskey for their photography and
all the smiling mothers who arrived early with their
children on Monday morning. What a joyous celebration!
After celebrating our moms, we gathered for morning
assembly. It is a joy to remember our students’ birthdays in the company of their classmates. In the first
half of May we sing “Happy Birthday” to Jake Puchi
(5/10), Zachary Kazmouz (5/9), Katie Segerson (5/12),
Riley Jorgenson (5/14), Connor Moore (5/15), Jordan
Wensley (5/15), and Hudson Foster (5/16). The Lower
School enjoys the warm feelings these times bring to
all.
Next week our Lower School students in First through
Fifth Grades take the ERB exam. For our First through
Third Grade students this is their first ERB testing
experience. While we regard the experience as
valuable, we also invite you to consider this a learning
experience, as the ERB’s processes and content are
new for our teachers and students. Although some
changes have occurred in the ERBs the Fourth and
Fifth Grade students are more familiar with the exams.
Results of the testing will be available before July.
Please help our students do their best on the exams by
encouraging good sleep, eating a nutritious breakfast ,
and arriving to school in an unhurried manner. These
meaningful steps encourage a positive attitude and
prepares our students to embrace their new tests.
Thank you.
News from Middle School: Permission Forms for
the June 10th Wet 'N Wild Water Park day are due to
Mrs. Ferguson by Friday, May 16th. If RSVP's are not
received on time, students will have to buy a ticket at
the door for full price.
Since the end of the school year is near, locker
clean-out can begin now. It is time to take home
materials and supplies that students are not using
daily in class. Winter jackets and extra lunch
bags should be taken home now.
Congratulations to our very successful MS soccer
team. Their only loss was in the championship game
against Sacred Heart. Now that is a season of which
players and coaches should be proud.
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As the time draws near for our exam week, June 2-6, and
for our Closing Exercises ceremony, June 11th, look for
notices to be published in The Phoenix
regarding exam schedules, processes and dress code for
Closing Exercises. Coming soon!
On Saturday, May 10th, Palm Valley brought a team of
28 Middle School students to compete against over 20
valley private and public schools (about 500 students) in
Rotary Club's 20th Annual Math Field Day. Students
competed in math, engineering events and logic games,
and were also treated to "Mathemagician" Dr. Benjamin
from Harvey Mudd College who amazed all with his
incredible mental math talent. Special thanks to Mrs.
Arzano, Mrs. Brown, and Mrs. Mulé for providing
refreshments. Congratulations to all who participated,
especially to those who placed in a very competitive
field.
Members of the PVS Math team pose with both the judges
and their awards
6th Grade:
Robert Arzano and Beau Tattersall; 2nd place Leap Frog
Sydney Armor; 2nd Place Mental Gymnastics
Mikey Arzano and Jack Danforth; 2nd Place
Team Members: Alexa Briskman, Genti Ballazhi, Shelby
Armor, and Brennan Nick.
7th Grade:
3rd Place Overall
Jake Mulé; 2nd Place Calculator Challenge
Marni McDowell and Sierra Tanner; 3rd Place
Construction Derby
Seth Menn; 2nd Place 3D Tic Tac Toe
Team Members: Connor Cook, Colin Dervieux, Holden
Hartle, Neeve Slee and Ben Snyder
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8th Grade:
Cathy Gee and Lauren Piano; 2nd Place Leap Frog
Jillian Barbato and Camille Dervieux; 3rd Place team
Investigations
Team Members: Jacob Sullivan, Joey Bolek, Anika
Selberg, Cameron Desnoes, Chandler Barbato, and
Anthony Bross
The Middle School Drama Musical closed its two
week run on Saturday night; and what a run it
was! Sold out performances! Wildly clapping and
shouting audiences rising in acclaim. Satiated
exhausted youthful singers and dancers intoxicated
with feelings of personal and team success. Another
Middle School Play has united students and teachers
and parents in doing a great community service.
Congratulations to all the talented and enthusiastic
artists who created 7 evenings of joy for the Palm
Valley Community.
The cast of Rhythm burst into song and dance in the
incredible Middle School play.
News from Upper School: Congratulations to PVS
Juniors Soren Craig and Sam McDonald. Based off of
their PSATs this year, the two met requirements to
enter the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program.
With a Selection Index score of 201 or above, these
high performers have shown outstanding academic
potential. Of some 1.5 million program entrants,
these two are among the highest-scoring participants
who will be recognized in the fall of their Senior year.
With AP exams concluding this week, we want to
remind you that students will receive access to their
AP scores based on their location starting July 5th. If
they don't have one, students must sign up for a
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College Board account at apscore.org. Students must
have an account to access their scores.
Thank you to Mrs. Becky Chaffins for hosting last
week's Senior Breakfast.
CSF will be kayaking in La Jolla this Thursday. Parent
drivers are needed and welcome as fellow kayakers.
Contact Ms. Zachik.
Library: Please scour your shelves and your children's
rooms for any school library books! Notices have
gone home in folders this week. If any books seem to
have gone missing, please replace. Amazon.com is a
great resource for reasonably priced books. Thank
you for maintaining our collection.
Parent Association: The Parent Association would like
to thank Rufino Cuevas for planning and coordinating a beautiful and yummy Moments with Mom
breakfast. Thank you to Mr. Graves for greeting all of
the moms/special friends with a beautiful white
rose. We so appreciate the dads that helped Rufino
behind the scenes to make this a wonderful event:
Rob Capetz, Jack Makkai and Josh Tanner. Thank you
to Miguel Amaya and Jason Huskey for taking pictures
of the moms/special friends with the students as they
arrived in the morning!
Scrip: Scrip has many wonderful gift cards to choose
from. Please submit any Summer orders you would
like no later than May 28th, to receive your order before the end if the school year. Attached is the family
order form. If you have any questions, please contact
Raquel Homec at 760-578-0863 or
rhomec@yahoo.com.
Sports Results:
Varsity Tennis: Nick Kaufmann freshman won the
De Anza League singles championship with a 6-1, 6-1
victory in the finals. Kaufmann will compete in the
CIF sectionals at the University of Redlands on May
29th.
Firebird Accolades: Senior Sam Struthers and
Freshman Seline Schinke were both voted to the CIF's
All Division Basketball- 2nd Team. Congratulations to
Sam and Seline!
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In honor of our Spring Sports Awards Night this
coming Wednesday, here is the official Spring Roster:
Palm Valley Spring Sports Roster:
*Note from the Editor: If you have anything to add to
next week’s edition of the Phoenix, please contact
Jessica Graves at jgraves@pvs.org. All submissions are
due on Wednesdays by NOON. Thank you.
A-Team Soccer: Mr. John Zembo, Head Coach and Mr.
Andrew Laule, Assistant Coach; Players: Ethan
Abrams, Shelby Armor, Sydney Armor, Michael
Arzano, Robert Arzano, Genti Ballazhi, Chandler
Barbato, Jillian Barbato, Alexa Briskman, Jack
Danforth, Cameron Desnoes, Chynna Doremus, Pablo
Drenning, Frank Gilbert, Jensen Jabara, Oliver
Kaufmann, Amanda Laule, Marcelo Lopez, Hannah
Makkai, Carson McCalla, Josh Olson, Douglas Sears,
Beau Tattersall, Josh Tyer, and Gavin Wessman
Varsity Track: Mrs. Josie Huerta-Goforth, Head Coach;
Runners: Sam Barton, David Kocen, Sam Kocen, and
Jackie Knee.
Varsity Golf: Mr. Earl Morley and Mr. Wheels Bauder,
Coaches; Players: Cole Donahue, Sam Struthers, Conor
Morley, Joe Hall, Stockton Smith, and Aaron
Berenzweig.
Varsity Tennis: Ms. Rebecca Vineyard and Mr. Eddie
Verdugo, Coaches; Players: Sarah Frimtzis, Tamy Lin,
Johann Ochoa, Jing Zhu, Sheri Yan, Lettie Sun, Sam
McDonald, Soren Craig. Cody Coleman, Ben Cho, Jim
Wang, Nick Kaufmann, Adam McDonald and Jacob
Barton.
Varsity Softball: Mrs. Michelle Bateman, Head Coach,
Mr. Daniel Romo, Ms. Jessica Graves and Mrs.
Raphael McGrew, Assistant Coaches; Players: Sarah
Chaffins, Jackie Sutton, Kaleese Fountain, Emily
Neiderman, Suzannah Schmidt, Karey Graves, Doodle
Spears, Seline Schinke, Christina Romo, Ashley Zhou,
Jade Yoon, Shade Young, and Sarah Angel.
Varsity Baseball: Mr. Jim Elliott, Head Coach, and Mr.
Keith Reedy, Assistant Coach; Players: Matt Elliott,
Chase Doremus, Emerson Harris, Eliot Weintraub,
Andrew Buliga, Kyle Mezrahi, Brett Velarde, Raymond
Walter, Colin Wessman, Max Mulé, Hugh Hu, Andrew
Olson, Gaige Griffin, and Bryan Tamura.
GO FIREBIRDS!
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Palm Valley School Annual Fund
2013-2014 Campaign Participation
Thank you for your Support!
Pre School
Miguel and Celeste Amaya (FFC)
Peter and Jarmila Cunningham (RBC)
David and Laurie Greenberg (S)
Jeff and Alma Smith (S)
Craig and Erica Steinke (RBC)
Third Grade
Brenda Berman (S)
David and Melanie Borun (F)
Manuel and Karen De Jesus (S)
Pepper and Vanessa Foster (RBC)
David and Laurie Greenberg (S)
Lee Erwin and Timothy Jochen (HC)
(T) Jason and Kelley Huskey (RBC)
Richard and Courtney Korenkiewicz (S)
Chris and Marcella Madain (F)
James and Vasanti Saas (S)
Kavita Sinha (PC)
Pre Kindergarten
John and Tracy Berkey (RBC)
Mehran and Kristeen Elly (F)
Pepper and Vanessa Foster (RBC)
Charles and Nah Young Lee (S)
Richard and Shari Liotta (S)
(T) Walter and Laura Neil (PC)
Mahsa Zadeh (S)
Kindergarten
Thomas and Amiya Linton (RBC)
Koushan Siami and Mojguan Shams (F)
First Grade
Wheels and Amelia Bauder (S)
Manuel and Karen De Jesus (S)
Martin and Jarka Dolemo (RBC)
Doug and Jeanie Eberts (HC)
Gary and Raquel Homec (S)
Henry and Christa Jones (RBC)
Christopher Knight and Mary Ann Vicari (S)
Lindsey Leavitt (S)
Andrea Shih (S)
Craig and Erica Steinke (RBC)
Second Grade
(T) Max and Margi Briggs (LC)
Gregory and Sherry Hill (F)
Bradley and Elodie Mullen (RBC)
(T) Walter and Laura Neil (PC)
Barry Schnell (S)
Brian and (T) Cherise Sonderman (PC)
Mahsa Zadeh (S)
Fourth Grade
Bruce and Sharon Bryant (F)
Rob and (T) Christina Capetz (RBC)
Martin and Jarka Dolemo (RBC)
Doug and Jeanie Eberts (HC)
Mehran and Kristeen Elly (F)
Bahman and (T) Beatrice Eslamboly (RBC)
David and Keri Frediani (S)
Saied and Cindy Habibipour (PC)
Gary and Raquel Homec (S)
Roberta Frink Sobey (RBC)
Fifth Grade
Lew Baskerville (PC)
The Bauer Family (S)
Susan Behnke (S)
Rob and (T) Christina Capetz (RBC)
William and Helen Carroll (S)
Lynne Chasen and Sharyl Walker (S)
JP and Shelley Jefferson (PC)
Mark and Katie Malnati (F)
The Mergl-Taylor Family (S)
Leslie Scheil (RBC)
Michael and Sabine Shor (S)
Tom and Veronica Schlicht (F)
John and Samara Shay (S)
Brian and (T) Cherise Sonderman (PC)
James and Joanna Struthers (PC)
Josh and Valerie Tanner (F)
Bret and Kathryn Thurman (PC)
(A) Alumni (G) Grandparent
Sixth Grade
Robert and Tracy Arzano (RBC)
John Armor and Mario Koppe (RBC)
Paige Brown (S)
Larry and Kristen Carroll (PC)
Fred and Elizabeth Crockett (F)
David and (T) Jennifer Jenkins (PC)
Robert and Alana Pike (PC)
Barry Schnell (S)
Kavita Sinha (PC)
Eric and Christina Sloan (S)
Seventh Grade
Bernard and Susan Dervieux (RBC)
Harvey and Missy Jabara (FFC)
Paul and Lindsay Kaufmann (S)
Curtis and Traci McCalla (RBC)
(T) David and Manuela Mulé (RBC)
Dina Segerson (PC)
Neil and Rose Tanner (PC)
Eighth Grade
(T) Antun and Lisa Barbato (LC)
Doug and Valerie Bornstein (RBC)
Michael and Nicole Botello (F)
Bernard and Susan Dervieux (RBC)
Bahman and (T) Beatrice Eslamboly (RBC)
Dirk Wayne and Kim Hanson
Harvey and Missy Jabara (FFC)
JP and Shelley Jefferson (PC)
Daryl and Renée Katz (FFC)
(T) Kevin and Joan Knee (FFC)
James and Brianna Lawton (PC)
Mark and Lori Matthews (RBC)
Richard and Elyssa Weintraub (S)
(T) Trustee
Palm Valley School Annual Fund
2013-2014 Campaign Participation
Thank you for your Support!
Ninth Grade
Anonymous (RBC)
Kim Angel (RBC)
(T) Max and Margi Briggs (LC)
Robert and Julie Graves (PC)
David and (T) Jennifer Jenkins (PC)
Paul and Lindsay Kaufmann (S)
(T) Kevin and Joan Knee (FFC)
Bryan and (T) Gail Kocen (LC)
Stan and Debbie Schinke (LC)
(T) Paul and Carrie Stone (PC)
James and Joanna Struthers (PC)
Bret and Kathryn Thurman (PC)
Students
Chandler Barbato
Jillian Barbato
Courtney Capetz
Marianne Capetz
Ethan Eslamboly
Megan Eslamboly
Coral Homec
Jacob Homec
Jeffrey Homec
Alexandra Kulevich
Jackson Kulevich
Jake Sonderman
Luke Sonderman
Tenth Grade
Wheels and Amelia Bauder (S)
Catherine Harris (S)
Shaul and Caroline Mezrahi (PC)
(T) David and Manuela Mulé (RBC)
Adrienne Walter (S)
Eleventh Grade
Anonymous (RBC)
Namung Cho (S)
Coleman Family Foundation (LC)
William and Denise DuBarry Hay (PC)
Bryan and (T) Gail Kocen (LC)
Floyd and Sandra Rhoades (RBC)
Don and Mary Sutton (RBC)
Richard and Elyssa Weintraub (S)
Twelfth Grade
Steven and Mia Frimtzis (S)
Stan and Debbie Schinke (LC)
James and Joanna Struthers (PC)
Alumni, Trustees, Grandparents, and Others
(G) Frances Barbato (RBC)
(T) Giuseppe Catalano and Pamela Broska (RBC)
(T) Tom Clark (RBC)
(T) Judy Davis (RBC)
(A) Aaron Golds (S)
(G) Katherine Laule (S)
Melanie Roe (RBC)
(G) Janice Vogt (S)
Faculty and Staff
Anthony and Stephanie Bassanelli (S)
Gordon and Michelle Bateman (S)
Bill and Carol Brantley (S)
Barbara Elliott (S)
Greg and Francine Fisher (S)
Robert and Julie Graves (PC)
Stephanie Greenwood (S)
Richard and Courtney Korenkiewicz (S)
Doug and Jackie Leany (F)
Joe and Rosemarie McDonnell (S)
Roy and Dorothy Morden (S)
(T) David and Manuela Mulé (RBC)
James and Andee Steinman (RBC)
Firebirds Founders Circle
$25, 000 and Up
Headmasters’ Circle
$10,000 - $24,999
Leadership Circle
$5,000 - $9,999
Phoenix Club
$2,500 - $4,999
Red and Black Club
$1,000 - $2,499
Friend of PVS
$500 - $999
Supporter of PVS
$100 - $499
(A) Alumni (G) Grandparent
(T) Trustee