Sacramento Academic & Vocational Academy

SAVA SIM Center:

6207 Logan Street, Suite 900

Sacramento, CA 95824

Phone: (916) 286-1940

Let’s Welcome Mrs. Higareda

SAVA is continually growing and because of this growth we have been fortunate enough

to expand our family of educators. Here is a short bio from our newest staff member, Mrs.

Higareda:

I earned both my bachelor’s degree in liberal studies and my special education teaching

credential from CSU Bakersfield. I have had the opportunity to teach students in grades

K-12 in 3 cities and 2 countries (US and Japan). I’ve spent the last 3 years home with my

2 daughters ages 3 and 4, and I’m excited that my return to work brought me here to SA-

VA. I am really enjoying getting to spend individual time with my students, getting to

know them, and being able to better support their educational journey.

We are relatively new to the area, so in my time outside of work, I enjoy exploring the

area with my husband and my daughters. We also make a lot of mini road trips back

home to visit family. In my own time, I enjoy photography, crafting, and reading.

Almost summer

May/June 2017 Volume 6, Issue 5

DATES TO REMEMBER!

Middle School Promo-

tion

May 25th, 1pm

SIM Event Center

CTE Gala

June 1st, 4-5:30pm

SIM Event Center

Senior Breakfast

June 6th, 9-10:30am

Graduation

June 8th, Rehearsal

4pm,

Doors Open 5:30pm

Memorial Auditorium

VP’s Message 1

Welcome Mrs. H 1

Who’s Making A ... 2,3

Attendance Policy 2

Student Opportunity 2

Pics, Senior T-shirt,

Architect Award

3, 4

Inside this issue:

VP’s Message Mrs. Collette MacDonald

Greetings!

It is great to see the arrival of sunny weather to accompany us into the

last few months of school. Students have been showing up and working hard on

state testing and Renaissance Reading and Math assessments. Many of them have

also taken advantage of the fun classes and activities we offer here at Sim Center

as well, such as building catapults, participating in dance and theater routines, de-

signing and creating outfits, planning student appreciation events, learning life-

saving CPR or cooking up yummy treats. Our graduating seniors have been hard at

work completing their Service Learning projects and giving their final presenta-

tions for Senior Capstone. Celebrations of the SAVA senior college trip and gradua-

tion are right around the corner. Our eighth-graders are also preparing for their

promotion ceremony on Thursday, May 25 at 1 pm in the Event Center. We are so

proud of their efforts and look forward to sending them off to do great things.

For students continuing on at SAVA, re-enrollment packets for the 2017-2018

school year are now available so don’t forget to fill them out and return them as

soon as possible. To highlight all the great things that go on at SAVA in our CTE

programs, the Sim Center is hosting SAVA’s first ever CTE Gala on June 1 at 4:30

pm in the Events Center. Please come out and see first-hand the creative efforts of

our students in the areas of fashion, photography, culinary arts, music, construc-

tion and more! As always if you have any questions, suggestions or concerns, you

can always reach me at (916) 286-1940.

SAVA-Sim Center

Volume 6, Issue 5 Page 2

Attendance Policy

As a reminder this year we are

implementing stricter attendance

rules.

2 absences in a row = withdraw

3 total absences = withdraw

3 tardies of less than 10 mins

= 1 absence

2 tardies of more than 10 mins

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Who’s Making a Difference at Our School?

Student of the Month– April/May “Service/Attendance”

Ms. Duke’s SOM:

April: Yasmine Garcia-Service- Yasmine is always considerate of

those around her and goes out of her way to help classmates and

SIM staff alike. If she sees or anticipates a school-related or person-

al need, she does not hesitate to meet it!

May: Abdul Mateen-Attendance – Abdul attends consistently

and punctually, and if he says he is going to do something (such as

bring in work or come in to take a test), consider it done!

Mr. Cacho’s SOM:

April: Anthony Sanchez, Jr.-Service: He attends school consist-

ently, completes assignments, and provides support and recommen-

dations for students to be successful at school and with assign-

ments.

May: Chantelle Guzman – Attendance –Chantelle attends school

multiple times a week on a consistent basis, completes assignments,

and always works hard.

Mr. Castleman’s SOM:

April: Asiah McCall-Service – She often helps out her fellow stu-

dents and teachers when in need.

May: Osvaldo Perez-Attendance – He is here early every week

and makes sure to check in with me every time he is here. Mrs. Son’s SOM: April: Leticia Hurtado- Service-Leticia is the full embodiment of

service. She is always focused on excellence in her school work, and

truly gives everything her all. She is student-focused, constantly

helping others, and being a devote leader. She continually shows

that she values her classmates opinions and insights, and never

leaves anyone out. She shows tremendous responsibility in carrying

herself with integrity both inside and outside the classroom. With

her quiet spirit, she manages to empower herself and the other stu-

dents to succeed in everything they do. Just by being Leticia’s teach-

er for the past year, I can already see the amount of potential and

success in her future.

May : Katrina Evans-Attendance-Katrina is on campus every

day, ready to work and on task! I can always count on her timely

attendance and completed work. She is dedicated, driven, and very

reliable.

Mrs. Nelson’s SOM:

May: Victor Gaytan-Attendance-He has not missed a class all

year! He is very responsible and very dedicated to school!

Mr. Mendoza’s SOM:

April: Marysol Perez-Service-Marysol embodies every single one

of our core values. She is the true definition of service!

May: Milysse Ramos-Guerrero-Attendance-Milysse can always

be counted to not only show up to class on time but prepared and

ready to learn.

Mrs. Higareda’s SOM:

April: Britney Dukes-Service– Britney has shown responsibility

and excellence by arriving each week on time and often early. Her

work is always organized and complete. It’s clear that she puts a

great deal of effort into her work and her grades reflect that.

May: Tommy Trujillo– Attendance- Tommy has made it to every

appointment since he began here on time and ready to work. I enjoy

his positive hardworking attitude.

Student Opportunities Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act

(WIOA)

The City of Sacramento is looking to hire stu-

dents this summer for various jobs.

Requirements are:

1. Senior in the 2017-2018 school year

2. Live within the City of Sacramento

3. Eligible for a work permit

4. Low income

If you are interested in applying, please see Mrs.

Strother for an application. The application needs

to be completed and submitted to Belle Coolidge

Community Center, 5699 S. Land Park Drive.

If you have questions about the program, please

call (916) 808-6023, Youth Employment Office.

School Id, transcripts, social security card & work

permit required

Volume 6, Issue 5 Page 3

This year students from SAVA-Sim were able to participate in a catapult launch challenge. It was open to all grades.

Students were provided the supplies and given two hours a day from May 9-12th to create their catapult. The winning

team received an ice cream party. A big thank you to the teachers that helped make this possible: Mr. Castleman, Mr.

Lee, and Mr. Mendoza

“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” Ben Franklin

The Theatre students, Ms. Nary, and Mrs. Sons went to go see the

Sierra College performance of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. You can ask any of

your students, and they will tell you, the performance was AMAZING! We

had a great time touring the beautiful Sierra College Campus (despite the

rain!) and seeing all the amazing opportunities that the campus has to offer.

We were blown away by the campus! It has such a great University feel, even

though it is a community college. On top of that, we were surprised when we

went to the Theatre to find that the performance of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

was going to be performed in black box style (This where the audience is seat-

ed ON the stage where the performance takes place….so cool!)

We were able to stay after the performance and ask the director and

actors questions, as well as get a chance to see backstage and the prop shop.

This was definitely a WIN of a field trip. It was really cool to hear all the stu-

dents talk about the performance and how much they loved it on the ride

back.

Also, just before we headed out to Sierra College, ALL of the students

performed their monologues in front of the class, and they were incredible! It

was such a great day of Theatre magic!

Written by Mrs. Sons

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6.

1. Equipment for catapults. 2 & 3. Participants 4. Stu-

dents assembling their catapults. 5. Testing out an as-

sembled catapult. Making adjustments where needed.

6. The winning team, Marysol Perez, Milysse Ramos

Guerro, and Vanessa Flores. We are proud of our future

engineers!

Student of the Month (Continued from Page 2)

Mr. Wasserman’s SOM:

April: Arellana Davis-Service-Even with her busy schedule, she earned all of her Service Learning hours and had

some wonderful reflections about the experience which she shared in her Senior Capstone presentation.

May: Julianna Fraser- Attendance- Julianna has been diligent about coming to SAVA daily to reach her goal.

Mr. Lee’s SOM:

April: Yvette Montez-Service- Yvette embodies each part of the SERVICE school values whenever she is at SAVA. I

have seen her grow so much both as a student and as a person over the year that she has been my student.

May: James (Irvin) Villasenor-Attendance- James is a model of consistency. He is always here at school for class on

time and ready to go. Every Thursday morning at 9 o’clock I know exactly where he will be, and that is awesome.

Volume 6, Issue 5 Page 4

SAVA Making a Difference in the Community

A team of 6 participants represented SAVA on May 10 and 11 at the Design

Build program at Cosumnes River College (CRC) . The tiny house was well built

and leveled to perfection. The structure was taken back to the Power Inn loca-

tion where it will be completed then donated to local homeless veterans.

SAVA won this year for Architecture Design Award in the open division. SAVA

is proud to have such creative students demonstrating the skills they have

learned.

Design Build Program (Taken from http://www.srbx.org/design-build-program/)

Following defined criteria provided by the Sacramento Regional Builders Exchange

Education Foundation (SRBXEF), each team completes the challenge of designing

and preparing construction documents for a 96 square-foot structure — which are

submitted for plan review by volunteer community plan-checkers and professional

architects. Any required corrections must be submitted prior to the construction

phase of the project, which take place over a two-day period under supervision and a

primary focus on safety!

Judging is conducted by a panel of design and construction industry professionals by

prescribed criteria — including quality of documentation, planning and design, sched-

uling, project management and conduct, craftsmanship, teamwork and safety.

The same package of materials is provided to each team, yet the creations of the

structures have varied greatly over the years — from sheds to miniature castles and

Victorians, replicas of California missions to barns and even a jail house! Recent

years have brought a focus to Green designs, framing and construction techniques.

Each school is allowed to sell their final product and retain the revenue to support

their school’s program.

NEW in 2017 is the Open Competition. This category will allow schools to add addi-

tional materials to their structure that are not provided by SRBXEF. We anticipate

that creativity and school program needs will lead to green houses, play houses and

even dog houses being constructed.

Many of the participating Design Build teams spend a good part of the year planning

and training for the event, and even though it becomes a competition with pride on

the line, one of the most notable aspects is the enthusiasm of both students and in-

structors — and a definite spirit of mutual support and sharing knowledge among

teams… helping each realize the best of their potential.

SENIORS!!!

Please submit money to Mrs.

Strother if you would like to

order a senior t-shirt. Cost is

$10 and shirts must be or-

dered by May 26th.

“STAFF” not on t-shirts.