In an effort to identify steps needed to safely reopen schools, California developed criteria included in the Blueprint for a Safer Economy to assist school districts in the planning process. Consistent with this blueprint, the PCS Board of Education voted to continue in Distance Learning through the end of the first semester, which ends on December 18th, 2020.
Thank you to everyone for a smooth opening to a very challenging 2020-21 school year. Click the headline above for some of the current initiatives taking place throughout the District.
We are happy to announce that starting on Monday, September 28th, we will be able to provide 7 days worth of breakfast and lunch meals for students every week. To accommodate this, we are changing the pickup schedule. Click the headline above to learn more.
Senior Chloe Winsemius was unanimously chosen by all staff members to be our Bright News! student for mid-August to mid-September. Gifts were presented and photo taken which is now hanging on our Bright News! wall in building #1. All staff created a Bright News! letter that was mailed home. We are proud of you, Chloe! All students who have demonstrated academic excellence in the past month are discussed at staff meetings and one is chosen to be honored. Our Bright News! form letter is posted on our school website.
21 of our students made the Honor Roll for last semester! 9 of them made the Principal's Honor Roll! Besides GPA, a student's semester performance needs to meet other requirements. Please read our Honor Roll requirements in our Handbook here. These are the names of our Principal's Honor Roll students for the Spring 2020 semester (Congratulations!!!): 1. sophomore Nicholas Barajas, 4.0 2. junior Channing Matthews, 4.0 3. sophomore Olivia Roberts, 4.0 4. sophomore Henry Wilson (pictured in the photo left), 4.0 5. senior Teja Burgess, 4.0 6. senior Maddie Cathcart, 4.0 7. senior Nozomi Hallberg, 4.0 8. senior Jade Polaski, 4.0 9. 8th grader Elias Leventhal, 4.0 And these are the names of our Honor Roll students - Congratulations! We are very proud of you all! 1. sophomore Brenda Amador, 3.93 2. junior Mason ColaizziM, 3.79 3. sophomore Sofia Doolittle, 3.59 4. sophomore Becca Koh, 3.78 5. 8th grader Harland McCready, 3.68 6. Freshman Ava Milus, 3.86 7. senior Katie Caffi, 3.61 8. senior Mikayla Galbraith, 3.67 9. senior Flynn Loveless, 3.85 10. senior Beau Miller, 3.68 11. senior Althea Patchett, 3.9 12. senior Violet Provencal, 3.96
Dear Valley Oaks Families, Welcome to the 2020-2021 school year. As I start my sixth year at Valley Oaks, I look forward to continuing with the work we began last year and watching the students thrive at this amazing school. I am incredibly proud of our outstanding faculty, the challenging and rigorous curriculum we provide, and the unique opportunities available to our students. Valley Oaks has again received top ratings from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and our students are accepted into colleges and postsecondary programs all over the country. One of the constants in education is... ... ...click Learn More to read Ms. Lofton's complete Welcome Letter
Freshman Ava Milus was unanimously chosen by all staff members to be one of two of our Bright News! students. Gifts were presented and photo taken which is now hanging on our Bright News! wall in building #1. All staff created a Bright News! letter that was mailed home. We are proud of you! All students who have demonstrated academic excellence in the past month are discussed at staff meetings and one is chosen to be honored. Our Bright News! form letter is posted on our school website.
Sophomore Olivia Roberts was unanimously chosen by all staff members to be one of two of our Bright News! students. Gifts were presented and photo taken which is now hanging on our Bright News! wall in building #1. All staff created a Bright News! letter that was mailed home. We are proud of you! All students who have demonstrated academic excellence in the past month are discussed at staff meetings and one is chosen to be honored. Our Bright News! form letter is posted on our school website.
