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PASS AmeriCorps Newsletter

F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 8 V O L U M E 8 , I S S U E 5

Application Open for 2018-19 PASS Year!

“Kindness starts with one”, is the

slogan to Random Acts of Kind-

ness Week 2018. PASS Ameri-

Corps school sites celebrated a

week of kindness, committing to

doable, simple and meaningful

kind acts. Kindness really does

start with one—one person, one

act, one place, one city, one

county, and one movement with

one goal in mind: to make our

world a kinder place one act a

time.

Random Acts of Kindness Week Some of the acts of kindness that

our PASS students came up with

included helping a teacher with a

task, giving a compliment to a

peer, leaving school staff a kind

note, picking up litter around the

school, helping a peer with

homework, assisting the custodi-

an with cleaning up after lunch,

and much, much more.

Every single one of us can play a

part in making the world a little

kinder. What will you do?

O C E A N S I D E

U N I F I E D

S C H O O L

D I S T R I C T

Follow this link to apply or visit

our PASS AmeriCorps website:

www.sdcoe.net/pass-americorps

The non-profit foundation

that believes in spreading

kindness throughout schools,

communities, and homes.

1,700 hour term of service con-

tract, medical/dental/vision cov-

erage, and student loan forbear-

ance. At the end of a successful

term of service, each member

receives a $5,920 Education

Award that can be used to pay

student loans or for further edu-

cation.

Please pass on the link to apply to

anyone you think may be interested

and qualified!

We are looking forward to

meeting all our new applicants

and putting together our amazing

PASS AmeriCorps Team for the

next school year!

It’s recruitment time again! All

our service postings are up and

the application portal has been

opened. Each year, hundreds of

individuals from all over the

country apply to become Service

Members with the San Diego

County Office of Education’s

PASS AmeriCorps Program. We

begin accepting applications after

the new year to fill positions for

the next school year. We are

always so impressed by the won-

derful people we meet who are

interested in dedicating a year of

their lives to national service.

Our program, PASS AmeriCorps,

is highly competitive because of

the experience we offer, the

professional development and

networking opportunities, the

chance to make an impact, and

the southern California location!

We search for highly qualified

individuals who are interested in

making a difference in the lives of

the children in our San Diego

County communities. Our PASS

AmeriCorps Members must be

at least 22 years old, hold an

Associates Degree or higher,

have some past experience

working with youth, and have a

desire to make a difference. All

applicants go through a rigorous

interview process with a three-

hurdle step system before joining

our team.

Our Term of Service for next

school year is August 20, 2018 to

June 30, 2019. If selected to join

and become a service member

with us, our members are placed

individually or in pairs at elemen-

tary, middle, or high schools in

Oceanside, Vista, San Marcos,

Valley Center-Pauma, or San

Diego Unified schools. They

receive a stipend of $15,000 (1st

yr) or $16,000 (2nd yr) for a

P A G E 2

Libby Elementary School

Mission Elementary School

Laurel Elementary School

February was

an exciting

month to be a

part of the

Laurel community. PASS stu-

dents tapped into their artistic

abilities during Random Acts of

Kindness Week, as they paint-

ed rocks with a positive word,

accompanied by a handwritten

letter for a special person.

PASS students took full ad-

vantage of the opportunity to

show gratitude and apprecia-

tion. It was sad to see the

week come to a close, but the

excitement for what was to

follow triumphed. Laurel Ele-

mentary Girls on the Run

(GOTR) team met for their

first practice of the year!

GOTR is a non-profit organiza-

tion dedicated to empowering

young girls through a curricu-

lum that promotes a healthy

mind, body and soul. As the

Assistant Coach, I am thrilled

to channel my passion for

female empowerment and

healthy living, alongside an

energetic group of young

ladies. I am so proud of PASS

student, Beyoncé, for her Stu-

dent of the Month Award for

showing integrity, no matter

what!

The motivation, confidence,

and accomplishments that

these kids gain throughout the

program gives me a fulfilling

experience. That said, just over

two weeks in Mission Elemen-

tary, I have already gained so

much knowledge as a PASS

AmeriCorps Service Member.

The students and staff have

been very welcoming and help-

ful. The school itself has an

amazing family environment

Hello! My name is Carolina

Rivera. After attending SDSU

and taking an internship with a

program aimed for working

with at-risk youth, I decided I

wanted to continue working

with students after graduation.

I witnessed the youth benefit

so much from these programs.

where you have principal Mrs.

Cuevas happily greeting you in

the mornings along with the

staff. Getting to know the kids

has also been amazing and fun

as they introduced me to their

school by interviewing me for

the morning announcements.

My goal for the year is to be

involved in the PASS students'

lives and see them fulfill their

dreams and goals.

to write kind messages on the

posters of their teachers and

other important figures they

interact with on a regular ba-

sis, while also leaving many

hearts empty. After the post-

ers were completed, Samantha

and Danika C. helped put them

up on the classroom and office

doors around campus so eve-

ryone would be surprised

when they found them on the

morning of Valentine’s Day. Bella

made an announcement about Ran-

dom Acts of Kindness Week and

the project that morning so stu-

dents would know to share kind

messages on the posters. It was an

awesome surprise, and some teach-

ers even took their classes around

so their students could write on

the posters of their past teachers.

The week of Valentine’s

Day was also Random

Acts of Kindness week,

so PASS combined the

two for February’s Na-

tional Day of Service.

Many PASS students

spent their recesses mak-

ing a total of 40 posters

for the teachers and staff, all

covered in hearts. All of the

students in PASS took the time

Our new PASS Ameri-

Corps Service Member,

Carolina Rivera.

P A S S A M E R I C O R P S N E W S L E T T E R

Haley Childrose,

PASS AmeriCorps Member

Marriana Moramarco,

PASS AmeriCorps Member

Carolina Rivera,

PASS AmeriCorps Member

PASS student, Daniel

writes a kind message on

one of many posters as

part of Random Acts of

Kindness Week

Girls on

the Run

enjoying

their post-

practice

snack.

Cesar Chavez Middle School

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 8 , I S S U E 4

Hello Cougar family! I hope every-

one had a fantastic month and a

great Valentine's day. For our Ran-

dom Acts of Kindness project,

PASS AmeriCorps collaborated

with the after school program to

create appreciation notes to our

teachers for their hard work and

dedication. PASS students helped

by drawing hearts on construction

paper where they and ARC stu-

dents wrote kind notes. Students

chose who they wanted to write to

and some took the challenge to write to every one of

their teachers. There is one student in particular who

went above and beyond, hand delivering his Valentine

note to his favorite instructor, Mr. Mora. It was heart-

warming to see how much they love their teachers and

wanted to thank them for being amazing. I am very proud

to see more of my students taking leadership roles,

knowing how to work as a group, and being proud of

their work. I am excited to see what March brings us and

to welcome Spring.

classwork on time and maintaining

high marks as the 6-week grading

period comes to an end. We are

proud to announce that many stu-

dents have shown significant aca-

demic and behavioral improve-

ments since joining PASS. Along

with our continued focus on

providing academic support, this

month PASS mentors and students

are celebrating our wonderful

teachers by writing personalized

Greetings from Miss Leah and Mr.

Steven here at Lincoln Middle

School, and happy February! Did

you know January and February

used to be classified simply as “The

Dark Times” and were only estab-

lished as official months years after

March-December? That’s why there

are fewer days in February--we ran

out of days to give to it! Anyway,

back to the newsletter: we have

continued to focus on finishing

thank you cards. In this successful service project, students

wrote thank you cards not only to their teachers, but also for

other staff mem-

bers, family, friends,

and even pets.

Thanks, and see y’all

in March!

excited for graduation in a couple

months. This is helping keep our

motivation going. We are also talk-

ing about the transition into high

school, some changes they can

expect, and all the exciting oppor-

tunities high school brings! We

have been building our skills by

working on how to deal with con-

flict and express our disagreements

with each other in a positive re-

storative way. It has been a quick

month, but looking forward to

March, we are keeping our goals in

mind and creating a positive out-

look for our future.

Hello from Jefferson Middle School!

February has been a quick but busy

month. This month in PASS Ameri-

Corps, we made appreciation cards

for all the Jefferson Staff members.

Students were excited to make

something nice for staff members

and show them how important they

are to making Jefferson so great!

We have been working on staying

positive through the semester and

keeping our goals in mind. 8th

grade students are getting very

PASS student, William with

his favorite teacher, Mr.

Mora.

Jefferson Middle School

Lincoln Middle School

PASS students

shared with us their

biggest goal of the

new semester.

Maria Marin,

PASS AmeriCorps Member

Jennifer Hopek,

PASS AmeriCorps Member

Leah Johnson and Steven Larson,

PASS AmeriCorps Members

PASS Students

with staff

appreciation cards

P A G E 4

PASS students and

Miss Mack hard at

work writing positive

words on their rocks.

El Camino High School

Oceanside High School

Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School

Greetings

from PASS

AmeriCorps

at King

Middle

School!

February

has been a

busy month

for the Li-

ons. All eighth grade students at-

tended El Camino High School for

the Wildcat Camp. Students partic-

ipated in fun contests and received

a tour of the campus. Seventh

grade students received an

invitation to attend Cal State

San Marcos on a field trip.

They spoke to current college

students and were able to ask

questions about careers. Also,

students received a tour of the

campus. Both seventh and

eighth grade students enjoyed

their respective events.

We are preparing for our Ran-

dom Acts of Kindness National

Day of Service. PASS students

will work on and decorate

their own inspirational stones.

We are hoping they enjoy this

activity. We want them to

promote kindness to all their

classmates and staff!

March is upon us, and we are

gearing up for AmeriCorps

Week. We are excited to

promote and share our Ameri-

Corps experiences!

ing the small successes of

each individual student. It

brings us great joy to watch

the growth and progress our

students are experiencing. For

our National Day of Service

project this month, we are

having the students write posi-

tive words of encouragement

for teachers and faculty in

heart-shaped cutouts. We will

have the students drop them in

Hello on this chilly

February day from

Oceanside High

School! This month

we have been fo-

cusing on revisiting

students' goals that

they have set for

themselves. As

students reach

their goals, we add

new ones, celebrat-

their mailboxes so that the staff

can receive an uplifting message

when they least expect it! Stu-

dents have been truly enjoying

writing notes for their teachers!

As students return from Presi-

dents Week, we are looking for-

ward to hearing about their

break, and supporting and en-

couraging them to continue to

strive to become the best version

of themselves.

continues to remain a safe

place for everyone to come

spend time. As the 6-week

progress report approaching,

PASS AmeriCorps students

had been working extremely

hard trying to turn in all their

missing assignments and study-

ing for their exams. The PASS

mentors are excited to see

how dedicated the PASS stu-

dents have been to their edu-

cation and delighted to see

many students improving in

both academics and behaviors.

This month the PASS students

will be celebrating Random Acts

of Kindness by helping to keep

the campus clean or writing a

nice letter to someone. We hope

that this will empower the stu-

dents to live their lives in service.

February has been

a very busy month

here at El Camino

High School. The

PASS office was

busier than ever,

with non-PASS and

PASS AmeriCorps

students coming in

to receive academ-

ic support, to assist with Na-

tional Day Service projects,

and/or to get social and emo-

tional support. The PASS room

PASS student Aaron S. and peers testing

their egg-drop contraption.

P A S S A M E R I C O R P S N E W S L E T T E R

Mackenzie Vischer

and Jose Romero

PASS AmeriCorps Members

Khang “Bryan” Hoang and

Amanda Segobiano,

PASS AmeriCorps Members

Kyle Broadnax and Anisa Lett,

PASS AmeriCorps Members

Mr. Bryan is happy to re-

ceive a thoughtful letter

from PASS student, Pre-

cious, during the Random

Acts of Kindness project!

Ocean Shores High School

P A G E 5 V O L U M E 8 , I S S U E 4

February was quite a whirlwind. As

our shortest month is coming to a

close, students and staff are enjoy-

ing the bluster and crisp southern

California winter. We are halfway

through our second semester and

our students are

focused on complet-

ing credits in classes

and credit recovery.

Students are wel-

come to come to

the PASS room to

work with me one-

on-one to catch up

or keep up with class assignments

either before school, during class

with permission, lunch and/or after

school. In these turbulent times, it

is more important than ever to

appreciate those that we care

about in life. To spread a little love and kindness in the

world, during the last week of February, we practiced

Random Acts of Kindness throughout the school. During

lunch for the last few days of February and beginning of

March, myself and

student helpers had

tables set up to

encourage students

to write notes of

appreciation to the

important people in

their lives.

Oceanside

weather

(southern

California

winter)

Chavez Middle School PASS

students working hard.

Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School

Students painting their inspirational

rocks!

Katy Herder,

PASS AmeriCorps Member

ECHS PASS student, Pre-

cious, writing a thoughtful

letter to Mr. Bryan as part of

the Random Acts of Kindness

service project

Mission Elementary students made

cards for family, friends or staff to

celebrate Valentine's day.

Libby PASS students Jasmine and Rain put

up a poster for the school’s custodians

6401 Linda Vista Road - Room 412

San Diego, CA 92111-7399

Phone: 858-569-5474

Fax: 858-565-4150

Email: mquiroz@sdcoe.net

Website: www.sdcoe.net/pass-americorps

The PASS AmeriCorps Program serves stu-

dents in grades 3 through 12 at 30 school sites

across San Diego County, including campuses

in San Diego, Oceanside, Vista, San Marcos,

and Valley Center. Each PASS AmeriCorps

member provides support for 30 students

through individual and group mentoring, aca-

demic support, grades and attendance reviews,

leadership development, guest speakers, ser-

vice learning projects, and parent outreach.

Through their service with PASS, our Ameri-

Corps members are able to create positive

change in our schools and communities.

San Diego County Office of Education

PASS AmeriCorps Program

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