message to parents - Calle Mayor Middle School PTSA, Torrance CA

Volume 53, Issue 1
November/December 2011
Published by
Calle Mayor
Middle School PTSA
Torrance Council of PTAs
California State PTA
—————Chris Sheck, Principal
Wendy Hurst,
PTSA President
Cindy Wermers, Editor
Calle Mayor
Middle School
4800 Calle Mayor Drive
Torrance, CA 90505
(310) 533-4548
www.calleptsa.org
www.callemayor.tusd.org
Inside this issue:
Principal’s Corner
2
Superintendent’s
Message
3
Halloween Pictures
3
Students of the Quarter
4
4
PTSA Mtg Schedule/
PTSA Calendar of Events
School Beautification
Membership Update
5
1st Quarter Honor Roll
6-7
Direct Donation
Red Ribbon Week
Y & Z (Construction)
Update
8
Bulldog Award Winners
9
CALLE MAYOR MIDDLE SCHOOL
MESSAGE TO PARENTS
Dear Bulldog Families,
I can't believe we have already completed the first quarter of the school year. I
would like to take this opportunity to thank our fabulous board of directors and
chairpersons. They dedicate many hours of service to help bring amazing programs to our students and I appreciate all they do. They truly do help to make my
job much easier. And thank you to all of our volunteers who come out to help at
various events throughout the year as needed. We couldn't do it without all of
your support.
As usual, our students amaze me with their wonderful grades and the effort that
they make each day to be good students. There is always proof of this when we
see the long list of Honor Roll achievers each quarter. Thank you to all of the
students who took the time to create a Reflections project. I can't wait to introduce our winners at the December 6th association meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the
cafeteria. Please join us to appreciate our talented students. There will also be a
beginning band performance immediately following.
Our PTSA works hard each year to bring programs such as Adventures in Art,
Anti-drug awareness, our Reflections Art competition, field trip transportation
and many others. It is with your generous donations that we are able to make
these programs happen. We always welcome more volunteers, so don't hesitate to
contact me at calleptsa@verizon.net if you would like me to find a place where
your help is needed. Our nominating committee is now working to fill the PTSA
board for next year as well. So, please let us know if you would be interested in
serving in a position.
Wendy Hurst
Calle Mayor Middle School PTSA President 2010 - 2012
"Attitude is everything!"
CALLE MAYOR MIDDLE SCHOOL
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PRINCIPAL’S CORNER
Dear Calle Mayor Parents,
As Quarter 1 ends and Quarter 2
begins, much has been accomplished, as I’m sure you can attest, in the short ten weeks since
the school year began. As the
long days of Summer have ended
and we head into the Fall season,
it is with great joy that I find myself sitting down to communicate
what an incredible school we
have. I have had the opportunity
over the past months to observe
and hear from many other middle school administrators from
inside and outside of TUSD and
I must declare that we are quite
fortunate to not only be part of
the Torrance Unified family, but
to belong to such a dynamic and
wonderful community. I must
also note that we have a terrific
faculty, whose diligence and hard
work is a testimony to their commitment to uphold the high academic standard that makes Calle
Mayor the best school in the City
of Torrance, as is evident by our
API score of 924.
One of our goals for the year is to
have every student have a
“transformational” year academically, socially and psychologically.
This aspiration of “Becoming
Transformational” simply means
renewing our commitment to
bring out the best in others, encouraging others to look beyond
their own self-interest and to
make every effort to raise one
another’s achievements and motivations to levels that might otherwise have been impossible. These
“transformational” efforts will
allow every member of the Calle
Community to have an active
role in the present and future
success of our school. Please
know that teachers and staff are
working tirelessly to make the
“middle school” experience one
that brings personal, social and
emotional growth to our student
body, and provide a comprehensive education for all students. It
is no easy task to provide engaging lessons, direction and encouragement each and every day to
the almost 200 young minds that
occupy the seats of their classrooms. I have the pleasure of
knowing and working with each
teacher and staff member, and
can testify of their dedication to
Calle Mayor.
grow. We began this school year having been named a California Distinguished School in 2011 and with the
honor of being the top performing
school in the City of Torrance, as
previously mentioned. The rush to
begin school is often followed by the
realization that each ‘school year’ is
more of a marathon than a sprint,
and the race does not go to the swift
or the strong, but to the one who
endures to the end.
Thank you to Wendy Hurst, Calle
Mayor’s PTSA President, each member of our PTSA Board and every
parent volunteer who has labored on
behalf of our school. We are truly
blessed and PTSA’s continued efforts
are greatly appreciated.
As we head into Quarter 2 and the
end of the “calendar” year, I would
like to remind parents and students
alike that holiday festivities are a time
to reflect and be thankful on the
blessing that life brings, and renew in
our hearts a promise to work towards
becoming the best person we can,
while striving to also bring out the
best in others. Each New Year brings
with it opportunity to work towards a
After just 10 short weeks of better tomorrow. I’d like to wish you
school, our students are display- and yours the happiest of holidays
ing many characteristics that not and a Happy New Year.
only make them successful, but
also make Calle a safe and desirSEASON’S GREETINGS AND
able environment in which to
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
learn. This year, as in the past,
has brought with it the opportu- Chris Sheck
nity for our school to continue to Calle Mayor Principal
grow as the needs of our students
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November/December 2011 - Page 3
SUPERINTENDENT’S MESSAGE
Dear Parents and
Community Members,
Two months into the Fall
semester, teachers and students have settled into a
comfortable rhythm. As the
Thanksgiving Holiday approaches, we at TUSD have
many reasons to be thankful. We have a collection of
the most resourceful and
creative teachers, classified
employees, and administrators. They diligently work
day in and day out to make
sure our students receive the
best education, despite the
State’s continued economic
woes. We have parents who
partner with us to make sure
all TUSD students have the
opportunity to expand their
educational experiences and
succeed. We have a business
community,
who,
through the Torrance Area
Chamber of Commerce’s
Adopt-A-School
program,
continue to support our
educational goals. At last
month’s State of the Region
address,
Congresswoman
Hahn used TUSD as an example of an exceptional educational model. She commended the District’s ability
to keep Academic Performance Index (API) scores and
graduation rates high in the
face of dwindling dollars
from the State of California.
I am so proud of all of our
numerous
achievements,
and I know that we will con-
tinue to thrive.
Three years ago the Torrance community united
together and passed comprehensive Bond Measures
Y and Z. The fruits of those
efforts can be seen throughout the District. This past
summer we reopened Hull
Middle School with a festive community celebration,
and this Fall Walteria Elementary and Magruder
Middle Schools completed
their site modernizations.
Many of our other school
sites are either in the planning, approval, or renovation stage. For a comprehensive list of current projects and project timelines
please visit our Bond Measure
section
on
www.tusd.org.
Communication is a top
priority for Torrance Unified. We want to make sure
parents and community
members are kept informed
on key issues regarding our
District. We employ various methods of communications – e-blasts, monthly
messages, and our websites
– as a means of getting the
information out into the
community. Please take
advantage of these communications to stay current
with the latest TUSD news.
Sincerely,
Dr. George Mannon
CALLE MAYOR MIDDLE SCHOOL
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STUDENTS OF THE QUARTER
JONATHAN AKIYAMA
ALLEN AMIRPANAH
HANNAH ARQUISCH
KAYLA AVERILL
BLAKE BARGAR
AUGUST BASS
TAYLOR BEAUDOIN
XAVIER BECK
JAMES CLARK
CHARLIE COX
KRISTA DONLOU
SIMMOUNE ECHIVERRI
NOAH HAIG
MARAYA HAYNES
EUNBY JUN
JULIE KAPLAN
ALEXANDRA KATSOURDIS
JUDY KIM
RACHEL KIM
RYAN KIM
MARINA KISSNER
MATTHEW KNOX
MIKAELA LARECY
ALLISON LENHARD
ANNIE LIM
NOAH MAC DONALD
NICKLAS MAJMAKI
ANTHONY MASCIOTTI
TAYLOR MOORE
ANGELICA NARVAIZ
WILLIAM PATTERSON
TAVIO PELA
DAVID PERAHIA
ALEX PEREZ
ANA PEREZ
KHALED QUWAIDER
CASSANDRA RENDEROS
HANNAH RO
KIANI ROBERTS
SAM RODONO
ROBERT ROOSEN
STUART ROSS
ALEXDRIA SAHABA
MICHAEL SANTOYO
MONICA SHIN
EMILY SHINKLE
AMBERLYN SILVA
CAMDEN SKOLL
JOHNNY VANDENBERG
MICHAEL YEE
NICOLE YEE
ZHAOYUAN AMY ZHANG
PTSA MEETING SCHEDULE
PTSA BOARD MEETINGS:
PTSA ASSOCIATION MEETINGS:
December 13, 2011, 9:30am in Room 25
January 10, 2012, 9:30am in Room 25
December 6, 2011, 6:30pm in the Cafeteria
PTSA CALENDAR OF EVENTS
NOVEMBER:
DECEMBER:
23-25 Thanksgiving Holiday—No School
30
Honor Roll Recognition Party in Café, 3pm
5
6
6
12
Spelling Bee, Round One
Beginning Band Winter Concert
Reflections Winners Announcement
Winter Concert at Armstrong, 7pm
Volume 53, Issue 1
November/December 2011—Page 5
SCHOOL BEAUTIFICATION
On Saturday, November 5, Calle students, staff, families and community
members came to school to work. Approximately 50 people came to clean up
our campus. We got a lot of work done,
and had a good time doing it!
Some of the projects we worked on were:
•
•
•
Rachel Jung
Kevin Kang
Adele Kaplan
Julie Kaplan
Sally Kasashima
Noelle Kawaoka
Shanna Khan
Ashley Kim
Gloria Kim
Ho Jae (Paul) Kim
Judy Kim
Minjung Kim
Paul Kim
Rachel Kim
Ryan Kim
Trent Kitani
Maiki Kuroyanagi
Jason Lee
Robert Luk
Matteo Marsella
Katrin Martinez
Nylene Mather
Kelli Medeiros
Pavan Rao
Michelle Ratcliff
Hannah Ro
Jennifer Seki
Nicolette Shin
Safaa Shtewi
Vivian Song
Moet Takata
Ryo Takatori
Miguel Verano
Tidying up the potted plants in the
front of the school - We emptied out
the dead plants and put the pots in
the PTA container.
Trash pick up at the back fence and
throughout.
Classroom cleaning - Mostly tabletops were wiped down, and windows
washed.
Special thanks go to Wes Fowler for your
planning and hard work. Thanks go to
everyone who was there for a job well
done!
Sahil-Bhatt
Emma Fowler
Mr. Fowler
Mrs. Fowler
Miku Fujioka
Anthony Guitierrez
Paige Hirai
Lindsey Hiramoto
Eunby Jun
PTSA MEMBERSHIP UPDATE
Thanks to the efforts of all the students, parents and family members,
teachers, administration and council
members, we have had a great year for
membership at Calle Mayor.
As of November 2011, we have 822
members.
Your support has been tremendous
and it empowers PTSA to bring art and
educational activities to our school.
Thank you.
Ingrid Kim
Membership Chair
Cindy Wermers
Katie Wermers
Lisa Wermers
Michael Wermers
Sara Wermers
Danielle Yoon
Kent Yoshiki
Amy Zhang
There were more people who
came and helped but did not
sign in. To those of you who are
not listed above, thank you very
much!
With sincere thanks,
Adele & Julie Kaplan
School Beautification Chairmen
CALLE MAYOR MIDDLE SCHOOL
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1st QUARTER HONOR ROLL
6th Grade
ABRAHAM, PREETHY*
APRILE, SOFIA
ARQUISCH, HANNAH*
AUBELE, JACK*
BAISLEY, CRISTA
BAREFIELD, MICHAEL*
BARON, SEAN
BEISSERT, KATHLEEN*
BENNETT, CHLOE*
BIGDELI, MAHSA*
BIJU, ANGEL
BROADHEAD, NICHOLAS
BUDDING, NICHOLAS
CAO, VIVIAN*
CARLAND, CALEB
CARON, ISABELLA
CHANG, YONGHUN
CHEBOLU, SNEHA*
CHANG, JESSICA*
CHOI, YOON CHAN
CHRISSANTHOS, KORENA
COTNER, LILY ANNE*
COX, CHARLES*
CRILLY, REBECCA
DEL SIGNORE, STEPHEN*
DIMITROV, DAVID
EBERSOLE, TUESDAY*
ECHIVERRI, SIMMOUNE*
EWING, BRITNEY
FISHER, EMMA
FRITSCHE, KRISTEN*
GAN, ETHAN*
GERBRACHT, HELEN
GIBSON, VICTORIA
GLASING, CONNOR*
GUINCHARD, SYDNEY*
HAIG, NOAH*
HANNERS, AMY*
HANSON, OLIVIA*
HEATH, COURTNEY*
HICKS, HOLDEN
HIRAI, KAI*
HIRAMOTO, COLLIN
HOGG, DAVID
HOLLAND, ADAM*
HORNSTEIN, WYATT*
HOWE, EMILIE*
HUTCHINSON, CORY
IZUMI, TAKUMA
JAMILE, KAI
JUNG, RACHEL*
KAMAT, AYUSH
KASASHIMA, SALLY*
KAWASHIRI, NOAH*
KIM, BRANDON
KIM, DA YUEN*
KIM HEIDI*
KIM, MINCHUL
KIM, MINDY*
KIM, PRISCILLA
KIM, SEUNG YI
KISLING, SOMMER*
KIUCHI, SOPHIA*
KOTANI, KAITO
KROUSE, LEAH
KUROYANAGI, BRYAN
LA RUE, SABRINA
LARECY, MIKAELA*
LAU, TIMOTHY*
LEE, CHRISTIAN
LEE, ERIC SUNG MIN
LEE, HYUN SEO
LEE, RYAN
LEON, JOSE
LEONARD, BRIANNA
LEYMAN, KATIE
LINDSEY, CARSON
LINDSEY, MADISON*
MA, ZHAOYUAN*
MADJIDI, RAYAN*
MAJAMAKI, NICKLAS*
MANNES, MAEGAN*
MARCOS, NICOLE
MARTINEZ, AARIN*
MATERMAN, MAIA*
MATHER, JAKE
MEDEIROS, KELLI
MENDENHALL, SARA
MEYER, ROSS
MILBURN, LUC
MUHAGIR, ANNA
MURAKAMI, MEGAN*
NOHARA, KODY
OH, SEUNGMIN
PADHYE, RIYA
PAINE, JASON*
PARK, JOON SANG*
PARK, PERRY
PATEL, PRIYANK
PELA, TAVIO*
RAMACHANDRAN, SANGEETHA*
RAMIREZ, ALEJANDRO
RICHARDSON, JOY*
ROSS, HOLLY*
ROSSI, COLE*
SALEH, NICOLE*
SATO, RYO
SCRIVEN, MCKENNA
SEOK, CALVIN
SHEPHERD, HARRISON
SHIN, CHRIS
SHONACK, CATHERINE*
SHONACK, DEBORAH
SKOLL, CAMDEN*
SMITHWEISS, JONATHAN
SMITHWEISS, MAX*
SO, BYUNGCHEOL
SULLIVAN, CHLOE
TA, JONATHAN
TAKATORI, FUMIKA*
TAN, DEREK
TIPPETT, JULIANNE*
TIPPETT, KATHRYN
TIRUMALA, SAAKETH*
TOMOIKE, KAILA
TRAN, JACQUELYN*
TRAN, MELINDA
TURNER, ADAM
TUUHOLOAKI, EUNICE
WALTERS, SCOTT
WATANABE, RINA*
WEBBER, AVA
WERMERS, SARA
WILLIAMS, BAILEY
YAMAGUCHI, ELLEN*
YEE, NICOLE*
YOSHIMORI, RYOSUKE
YOSHIMURA, HANA
7TH Grade
ACOSTA, DAVID
ACUESTA, JOSEPH
AKIYAMA, JONATHAN*
ALLEN, KAITLYN
ATAKA, MAKOTO
AVERILL, KAYLA
AVILLA-DISTEFANO, JACOB
BABASA, ANDREA*
BAHAR, NASEEM
BAUTISTA, DOMINIC*
BECK, XAVIER*
BROWN, WILLIAM*
CAMPBELL, ELIZABETH
CHAE, DANIEL
CHEN, CONNIE*
CHEN, MICHAEL
CHIANG, VICTORIA
CHO, ANDREW
CHO, SEONG
CHOI, DAMIAN
CHONG, AUSTIN
CHUNG, NIKI*
CLARK, JAMES
CORTESI, GINA
COUDERC, JULIETTE
CRAMER, JACOB*
CRANE, MATTHEW
DEAN, TEAGAN
DELONG, ALEXANDER
DIMECH, CONNOR
DIZON, CLAY
DONAHUE, SAMUEL
DOWNEY, JACOB
DUANE, EMMA
EBERSOLE, TREVOR
ESTRADA, ALEC
EVANS, NICOLAS*
EZPELETA, NICOLAS
FALCONER, BRENDAN
FERRARO, ETHAN
FORSLINE, MIA
FUJIKURA, SHODAI
FURMAN, MIA
FURTADO, NATALIE
GEORGE, NAOMI
GHEZZI, SOPHIA
GIL, GAGAN*
GROUWINKEL, CLAIRE
HAYASHI, RACHEL
HAYWARD, WILLIAM
HULSCHER, HANNAH
HULSCHER, SARAH
HUMPAL, EMILY
IKEDA, TIGER
JEON, YOHAN
JO, HYE WON
JOO, HANNAH
JUN, JAE WOO
KANESHIRO-RABUT, KEANU
KAPLAN, JULIE
KIANROKH, SETAREH
KIM, ASHLEY*
KIM, AUDREY*
KIM, RAYMOND*
KIM, SARAH
KIM, STACY
KIM, SUNG HUN
KINOSHITA, STEPHANIE
KISSNER, MARINA*
KNOX, MATTHEW*
*Indicates a 4.00 GPA
Students must obtain a GPA of 3.5 or higher for the Honor Roll. Those with an “N” or “U” in Citizenship are ineligible.
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November/December 2011—Page 7
1st QUARTER HONOR ROLL (cont’d)
KOMSA, BENJAMIN
KROUSE, ALEXANDER
KUO, JARED*
LAU, LYDIA*
LEYMAN, ASHLEY
LIM, JEONG
LIN, IRFAN
LITTLE, JOHN
LY, HENRY
MAEDA, WILLIAM
MARTIN, SCOTT
MARTINEZ, FERNANDO
MASCIOTTI, GIOVANNI
MASUDA, CHLOE
MATSUMOTO, PAIGE
MC CABE, SINEAD
MC CAW, MADELINE
MILLS, JOSEPH*
MIYAZAKI, ROBYN
MONTOYA, NICHOLAUS
MUN, TYLER*
NAM, JOUNG
NARVAIZ, JEREMIAH
NONOBE, YUME*
OBED, CHISOMEBI
OGATA, KYLE
OH, YOORAN
OZAWA, SYDNEY
PAGLINAWAN, RYAN
PAINE, DAVID*
PALOMPO, ABGAIL
PARK, ASHLEY
PARK, JANET
PATTERSON, WILLIAM
PEREIRA, LAURA
PETERS, NICHOLAS
RAVICHANDRAN,
DWARAKNATH*
RECHT, SASCHA*
RHODES, KINAMEE*
RICHARDSON, JOSHUA*
RO, HANBIE
ROSSENBLUM, CAMILA*
RUDOLPH, DAVID
SAKAMOTO, EVAN
SAKATA, JOSEPH
SANCHEZ, KATALENA
SATO, KYLIE
SEOK, JEREMIAH
SHARAN, SMRTI
SHAW, ANNELISE*
SHECK, ELIZABETH
SHIN, LYDIA
SHIN, NICOLETTE*
SOLORIO, ARTURO
SONG, JUSTIN
STOCKSLAGER, MADELYN
SUH, LAUREN*
TAPIA, JIMMY
TAYLOR, ROBERT*
TOBA, GAVIN
TOKESHI, JULIA
TOM, DANIEL
URREA, CAROL ANN
WANG, CHRISTINE
WATANABE, SARAH
WILSON, RAYMOND
WU, TSUYOSHI
XU, EDWARD*
YANG, SIMON
YOON, SEO YOUNG
ZABAKHSH, FARZAD
ZENG, KEVIN*
8TH Grade
AKINMURELE, JASMINE
ALBERT, NICHOLAS
BAJANIA, NISHA
BANG, EILEEN
BARON, SYDNEY*
BEAUDOIN, NICOLE
BEAUDOIN, TAYLOR
BERHE, ANNE
BERUBE, LALAINE*
BHATT, SAHIL
BLOMQUIST, MICHAEL*
CARPENTER, RYAN*
CHANG, CAITLIN
CHANG, NILES
DEDMON, KARISSA
DEOGARD, VALERIE
DEWHIRST, JENNIFER
DUTKO, JUSTIN
FALCON, ANGELA
FAN, YI JUN
FUJIOKA, MIKU
FUJITA, CHRISTINE
GROVER, SANJHI*
GUTIERREZ, GABRIELA*
HERNANDEZ, ALEXA
HERRADA, BRANDON*
HIRAI, PAIGE*
HIRAMOTO, LINDSEY
HO, BRIAN*
HORNSTEIN, PAULA*
HORTON, GRACE*
HOWE, SARA
HSIAO, BENJAMIN
HUMPHREY, SEAN
HURST, ELIJAH
INCE, DANIELLE
IWAI, KAILA
IWASAKI, YOTA
JEONG, DAUN
JHANGIANI, SRISHA
JOHN, CHRISTOPHER
JUN, EUNBY
JUNG, MYUNG HO*
KALITA, SALEENA
KANG, KEVIN
KASASHIMA, YUTA
KAWAOKA, NOELLE
KHAN, SHANNA
KIDMAN, SHELBY
KIM, CHAN WOO
KIM, GLORIA
KIM, KEANU
KIM, MINJUNG
KIM, PATRICK
KIM, RACHEL
KIM, RYAN*
KIM, TAE KYUN
KIM, YU GYUM
KITANI, TRENT
KIUCHI, JOSEPH
KNEALE, SARAH*
KO, RICHARD*
KONYA, TSUBASA*
KOSSOFF, TESS
LANDERVILLE, CAMERON
LARECY, MADISYN
LEE, BRAD
LEE, JIN WOOK
LEE, STEPHEN
LEE, VIVIANNE
LEE, YE BIN
LENHARD, ALLISON
LERNER, TRISTAN
LLOYD, MAXWELL
LUK, ROBERT
MAC DONALD, NOAH
MALANDRINOS, RACHEL
MARQUEZ, BRANDON
MARSELLA, MATTEO
MARTINEZ, KATRIN
MAVROSAKIS, MATTHEW
MC KEE-BAKOS, JENNA
MOEDER, SAMANTHA
MONTELONGO, KIANA*
NATISIN, JARED
NOGUCHI, KENNETH
OKAMURO, KYLE
OKAMURO, LUKE*
OSADA, MICHAEL
PADHYE, ATHARVA
PAINE, JULIANNE
PECK, DARIA
PECK, JAMES
PERAHIA, DAVID
PETTY, SHELBY*
RA, LOUISE*
RAJPUT, SWATI*
RAMIREZ, THERESA
RAO, PAVAN
RATCLIFF, MICHELLE
REEVE, GARRETT
RO, HANNAH
RODOV, ANDREW*
ROOSEN, ROBERT
ROSS, STUART*
RUBEN, EMMA*
SANNES, RONALD
SEKI, JENNIFER*
SENA, BRIAN*
SEO, JULIE
SHIN, MONICA
SHTEWI, SAFAA
SO, BYUNGJOON*
SUNAOKA, LUKE
TAKAHASHI, KATHRYN
TAKATA, MOET
TAKATORI, RYO
TALPAS, TREVOR*
TAYLOR, MC KENNA*
TERUYA, ANA
THOMPSON, TANNER*
TOM, KYLIE
TURRENTINE, RACHEL
UDOVICH, BROOKLYNN
URATSU, ERIK
VERANO, MIGUEL
VERGHO, CASEY
VIGIL, LOGAN
WADA, EMIRI
WANG, HANTAO*
WHITE, JUSTINE
WHITTLE, ASHLEY
WONG, KRISTEN*
YAMASAKI, KELSEY
YEE, MICHAEL*
YOON, DANIELLE*
YOSHIKI, KENT
YOSHIMURA, TETSU
ZHANG, ZHAOYUAN*
CALLE MAYOR MIDDLE SCHOOL
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DIRECT DONATIONS
FIRE PREVENTION WEEK
Ashley Kim, Rachel Jung,
Jason Lee and the Torrance
Fire Department.
Dear Calle Mayor Parents,
throughout the year.
Also, congratulations to Andrew OkiThank you so much to all the wonderful hara, the winner of our Direct Direcparents who so generously donated to tion laptop drawing.
our Direct Donation Fall Fundraiser.
This year to date, we have raised Thank you again for
$23,640.
your support!
Without your support we would not be Susan Blomquist
able to fund all the valuable enrichment 2nd VP Fundraising
programs that benefit our children
RED RIBBON WEEK
Thank you to Girl Scout
Troop #10635 for painting
our poster.
We had themed days and
activities. Our theme this
year was "Paws"itively Drug
Free.
Our banner read,
"These paws don't touch
drugs" so that students could
pledge to be drug free. During the banner signing we
gave out RED glow bracelets
and coupons from our local
Yogurt place: Yogurt me
mine! Over two-thirds of the
student body signed the banner which was displayed in
the cafeteria afterwards.
We also had a counselor
from the Thelma Mc Millen
adolescent and adult drug
and alcohol treatment center
speak to the 8th graders and
joined Richardson in hosting
a parent night drug educa-
tion event at Richardson
with the same Thelma Mc
Millen Staff.
Athena Guinchard
3rd VP Assistant
PROPOSITIONS Y & Z UPDATE
In November 2008, Torrance
voters approved school facility
bond Measures Y & Z. Measure
Y funds core academic school
facility renovations while Measure Z funds facility renovations
that support extra-curriculur
activities. The funding covers
all TUSD schools. A lot of construction has been underway
district-wide the past three
years, including the new field
and stadium at South High
dedicated in September 2009.
In November 2011, it's Calle
Mayor's turn to begin construction! The construction
will be completed in six
phases. Each six-to-eight week
phase will target a different
wing of school classrooms.
Impacted students will be
moved into interim classrooms. Phase 1 includes
Wing C, Rooms 7-11, and
Phase 2 includes Wing D,
Rooms 1-6.6. Every classroom at Calle Mayor will re-
ceive new flooring, new windows, paint, and electrical
improvements. In addition to
classroom upgrades, new concrete, plumbing, and drainage
improvements will be made
throughout the campus and a
new science lab will also be
built. Consruction will continue through December 2012.
Look for project updates in the
weekly e-newsletter.
Janet Kissner, Historian
Volume 53, Issue 1
November/December 2011—Page 9
ABOUT OUR BULLDOG AWARD WINNERS
Every quarter, Calle Mayor
gives out the prestigious Bulldog Award. This award is given
to three students; one for each
grade level. To get the Bulldog
Award, students must not only
be well-rounded in academics,
but active outside of school.
Here is a little bit about each of
our winners this quarter:
This 6th grader is a Bulldog winner! This student excels academically and helps all students
succeed in school. This student
is respected by teachers and
goes out of the way to help others. This student loves to read,
draw, play the clarinet, and is
an accomplished dancer. This
student spends summer vacations
visiting relatives in India. Can you
guess who our 1st quarter 6th grade
winner is?! Sneha Chebolu, you
are our 6th grade Bulldog winner !
This 7th grader has just as much
Bulldog spirit as our 6th grade winner and let me tell you why! This 7th
grader excels academically and actively participates in several Calle
activities. They are Math Counts,
Journalism, Vocal Music, and the
running and basketball clubs. In
addition to school activities, this
student plays the piano, performs in
recitals, and plays in basketball and
tennis leagues outside of school.
This student also helps other students by tutoring in math and piano. Please help me congratulate
our 7th grade Bulldog winner, Edward
Xu !
This 8th grader is another Bulldog winner! For the past 3 years, this student
has been a member of Calle’s ASB/
Student Body. This student is a member of CJSF. This student is a member
of Calle’s yearbook staff. And, this student participates in Calle’s running
club. Always offering to help and doing
so with a smile, please help me congratulate Hannah Ro!
CONGRATULATIONS 1st Quarter
Bulldog Award Winners:
Sixth Grade
Seventh Grade
Eighth Grade
Sneha Chebolu
Edward Xu
Hannah Ro