S pa rta n T i m e s February 2015

Steve Hunt, Principal 3500 Edison ave, Sacramento, CA 916-971-7300 www.sanjuan.edu/arcade

Principals Message

PTO News

Dear Arcade Community, I have found myself reflecting recently on what it means to be a school community. It is a belief of many that schools are simply places where students are sorted and selected to determine who will be ahead of whom in the race for the highest grade point average. I think the more important purpose of a school community is to help students learn to take responsibility for themselves and their community. Taking responsibility requires being skillful and knowing how to make good judgments. It requires listening to others and trying to fit in, but also knowing when not to fit in.

Hi Arcade families, We have kicked off the new year with a bang... Our Winter formal brought Arcade kids together, beautifully dressed and enjoying themselves socially. Events like these help our students build friendships and trust which positively translates onto our wonderful campus and contributes to the quality of education they receive. Thank you to all of our parents who volunteered to help with chaperoning the dance and helping at the snack bar, these areas led by Dina Dennis and Jane Smith. This month, we have a few events supported by our PTO. On Friday, February 6, our students are invited to Glow Bowl at Country Club bowling on Watt Avenue after school. Thank you to Kim Hartranft for leading & organizing our parent volunteers for this event. Watch for permission slips going home with your student. Our English department is sponsoring an Assembly this month, welcoming Sacramento’s B Street Theater on February 10. Arcade English teachers are awesome!

Taking responsibility in one’s community can be a struggle for students and it is very rewarding to see how much growth our students have shown over the course of the year. I am more encouraged every time I witness a student make the tough choice to do what is right, rather than what is popular with peers. I am thankful that we have such a great staff and parent community to help our children learn what it means to take responsibility for themselves and their community! Have a great February! Steve Hunt Principal, Arcade

Enjoy your President Week off, Susan Foondos Arcade PTO President

Calendar of Events February 3 6 10 11 16-20 27

March 3 6 10 13 20

PTO Meeting 6:30pm GloBowl 3:30-5:30 Country Club Lanes B Street Threater Assembly -AM Assembly Schedule Progressive Reports distributed Honor Band Concert - 7pm San Juan HS February Break- No School Beginning Band Concert - 7-8pm PTO Meeting 6:30pm Spring Pictures Taken Movie Night 7-9pm Site Council Meeting 2:45 pm Big Cats Assembly – PM assembly schedule End of Third Quarter Dance 7-9pm

Student Government News

February is here, and like always, Student Government is very busy coordinating events for the students. We will be having a Glow Bowl on February 6. Come and join us at Country Club Lanes for an afternoon of pizza, food, and fun! Also, Valentine’s Day is approaching, and we will be selling carnations for the students to send to their friends. Carnations will be sold during lunch and delivered on February 13. Lastly, on February 23, we will be starting the Pennies for Patients charity collection, which benefits kids fighting leukemia. We hope to see you at Glow Bowl, and participating in school fundraisers and events. Claire Rouse

Infinity History

Community Service was assigned in mid-January and it is due the week of May 18. As an incentive and to support the “Jeans for Teens” campaign that is currently going on at Arcade, I will give 1 hour of Community Service for each pair of jeans turned in and if they turn in five pair of jeans the will not have to complete the summary piece for Community Service. In History for February we will be looking at how the early U.S. dealt with foreign affairs. February is a short month and we have the week of Feb. 16 off as well. Progress Reports will be going home on Feb. 10. Rick Barnes Arcade Middle School InfinitiyTeam History Student Government Advisor [email protected]

Music Notes from Mrs. Pool Congratulations to the following band students that have been chosen to represent Arcade as members of our District Honor Band: Mussa Abbas Olivia Armstrong Sophia Bartridge Joseph Black Gabriel Carino Brendan Cushing Daniel Dahlberg Stephanie Glaser Jordan Hart Arden Hatch Ethan Lange Emma Minter Alanna O’Neill Kyle Osterhage Jonny Stacy Joshua Tateishi Sarah Tomlinson Hayden Wahlquist. The Honor Band Concert will be on Wednesday, February 11 at 7:00 pm at San Juan High School. Donna Pool, Arcade MS Music [email protected] teacher.sanjuan.edu/webpages/dpool/

Open Board positions 2015-2016 Hi Arcade families, As members of the Arcade Middle School PTO, we have been honored to serve our school to help support our kids for the past two years. Many of our kids will be graduating from this amazing school this spring and there will be open positions on the PTO Board. Please consider your interest in serving on the board for the 2015-2016 school year. Email Mr. Hunt at [email protected] with your expression of interest in one of these positions: President, Vice President, Treasurer, Auditor, & Secretary. Thank you for your consideration, all of our kids truly benefit from our parent involvement. ~ Susan Foondos Arcade PTO President [email protected]

Silver and Gold Card Winners for the 2nd Quarter! The students listed below have received All O’s in citizenship on their 2nd Quarter Report Card. Congratulations! Silver Card Winners 6th grade Bramley Benton Kelly Cazares Jillian Friedman Jorge Galeana Alma Munoz Adelena Reyes John Ruiz Nathan Ruiz Primavera Zamora 7th grade Leandro Acevedo Elaina Adame Alexis Hensley Ingrid Montiel Gomez Sayola Palacios Adriana Wind-Kalinowski 8th grade Max Bigelow Benjamin Dahlberg Jordan Hart Elias Heninger Collin McColl Graham McColl Bianca Ontiveros Jason Saka Miles Torgerson Christian Villaluz Gold Card Winners 6th grade Sara Altamimi Liubomir Baicev Kayden Bates Jakelyn Cornejo Samuel Darmogray Gavin Dolce Rakira Duncombe Christian Escobar Doston Khudoyberganov Elvina Kurtsieitova Dylan Manalo Moses Mendoza Luna Morales Fernandez Gabriella Muzquiz Henry Newman Laura Nolan Elijah Noriega Katie Norlie Maxim Orlov Miles Pearson Donald Shelters Elizabeth Thompson Jenny Valadez-Robledo Noor Zahra

7th grade Elia Allen Tessa Auer Caila Mareese Banagan Sophia Bartridge Kelli Belt Hannah Benavides Thomas Burkett Nathan Burnett Leila Burns Olga Cisneros Conner Cobabe Elliana Cockrum Bailey Dennis Nicholas Edwards Natalie Galyean Gianna Giacomotto Jordyn Hartranft Alexandria Henry Natalia Holmes Avery Hulse Joshua Hutchinson Anna Jewell Heidi Johnson Caitlin Jordan Vivian Koroi Diana Kravets Brianna Leathem Jake Lillie Matthew Lillie Briana Lilly Aidan Logan Alyona Loguntsova Jonoro Mardonova Carly Martinez Abigail Mc Lean Natalie Mikhalchuk Emanuela Mudrenco Maggie Olafsson Micah Potratz Ricky Quintanilla Alexis Quinteros Brianna Shiu Cole Simmons Norena Smith Teagan Smith Mansi Sodhi Madeline Stephens Julia Tsvor Isaac Yang Olga Yashlavskiy 8th grade Mariam Abbas Sara Abbas Sarah Abegglen Makayla Anderson-Gasper Olivia Armstrong Emma Bak Alyssa Barnes Giana Batozech Raena Begley Leila Belamamoun

Laura Bermudez Samuel Black Alina Boyko Kayla Burns Gabriel Carino Sydney Carson Ethan Case Courtney Cavender Reilly Chabino Christopher Chang Sarah Chaves Matthew Chilimidos Anna Chriss Oscar Cisneros II Carlin Coulam Brendan Cushing Daniel Dahlberg Michael Donoghue Ava Dudzik Raquintia Duncombe Sydney Eddenfield Briana Edvalson Gabriel Elazier Alondra Escobedo Dylan Farrell Casey Fowler Andrew Gilman Julian Girton Stephanie Glaser Natalie Groom Catherine Haley Cora Heffernan Gabriel Held Noah Herfurth Helen Hoffart Mahsa Hooshidary Taylor Huit Siena Illa Katharine Jacobson Chase Johns Lacy Johnson Rylie Jones Megan Karle Benjamin Keefer Mckenna Kelsey Lejla Kitovnica Ethan Kruithof Ethan Lange Angela Larsen Jacob Lee Terrence Lee Uladzimir Liashchynski Dylan Lillie Alec Londeree Kylie McClary Sean Miller Emma Minter Sophie Minter Hana Moyle Sylvan Myers Cherry Chi Nguyen Hy Nguyen

Haley Norlie Alanna O’Neill Arianna Ong Sayra Denise Orozco Kyle Osterhage Viral Parmar Teodora Petrovic Emma Phoenix Ashley Poole Sarah Reade David Reboin Claire Rouse Max Rybarczyk Kenneth Santiago Nicoleta Simon Samuel Smith Sarah Smith Zacharey Smith Mariah Smylie Mackenzie Stroud Isabella Talaska Joshua Tateishi McKenzi Thompson Keri Tokuhama Sarah Tomlinson Andrew Tracy Sweet Villaluz Nathan Vorhes Emily Wade Hayden Wahlquist Joshua White Lois Yang Marah Yousif

B Street Theatre is Coming!

Actors will be here in the MP room on Tuesday, February 10th

AM Assembly schedule 2 performances - one at 8:15 and one at 9:15 B Street will be performing Queens & Kings, Jokers & Jacks We are asking for Donations to help pay for the cost. We’re hoping you can donate $10 for this fabulous experience! $5 or $2 would also be appreciated!

Please bring your donation and this form to your English teacher

$10_______ $5_______ $2_______ Other______  

Name:________________________________________Grade:__________  Please PRINT legibly         

Thank you for supporting live theater at Arcade! 

Academic Talent Search The Academic Talent Search (ATS) Qualifying Exam will be offered at Arcade Middle School on February 3, 2015 at 8:45 am. Students who take this test automatically qualify for the ATS Summer Program at Sacramento State. There is no obligation to apply; taking the test simply gives students the opportunity to attend unique, fun, and interactive courses. ATS is a non-profit program that offers 4th-9th grade students (grade level as of Jan. 1, 2015) exciting classes designed to accelerate learning in subject areas they enjoy. Fourth and fifth graders attend classes together and have the chance to expand their knowledge of interesting topics and meet new friends who share their enthusiasm for learning! Current 6th-9th graders can challenge themselves in traditional and non-traditional subjects, and gain self-confidence and independence while experiencing a collegiate environment. The first step toward participating in ATS is to take the Qualifying Exam. No test preparation is required since there is no pass or fail! For more information, please contact Donna Pool at dpool@sanjuan. edu. Additional program details, including a brief video, financial aid information (over $45,000 in financial support was granted in 2014), and sample test questions, can be found on the ATS website at www. csus.edu/coe/ats.

December Spirit Award Winners Doston Khudoyberganov Anna Chriss Weiland Henry Elli Cockrum Sarah Chaves Elvina Kurtsieitova Katie John Matthews Alana O’Neill Mussa Abbas Rafla Madhi Sophia Bartridge Mckenzi Thompson Mackenzie Stroud Joshua Hutchinson Norena Smith Tessa Auer Sarah Tomlinson Lejla Kitovnica Noor Zahra Kylie McClary

CVUSC Tryouts Capital Valley United Soccer Club (CVU) is hosting TRYOUTS for the 2015 soccer season. Our coaches are National, Regional, and State licensed. Coaching staff experience also includes high school, college, and semi-professional backgrounds. U12, U13 & U14 Boys & Girl Tryouts: Foothill HS Stadium 5000 McCloud Dr Sac. Friday February 20th: U12-U13 5:30pm-7:00pm: U14 7:00- 8:30pm Saturday February 21st: U12-U13 9:00am-10:30am: U14 10:30am– 12:00pm Sunday February 22nd: U12-U13 10:30am-12:00pm: U14 9:00am– 10:30am For more information and to pre-register log onto: www.capitalvalleyunited.com

ARCADE ART

We are working with ceramics now with the roses ready to load into the kiln~ All grades are making roses and a box with a lid.

8th graders will have a chance to go beyond this and make something of their own creation. We are also about to begin 4 murals on campus including a fire-breathing dragon for our kiln door, and a couple of Spartans that will grace our walls. **Little Buddies was a success again this year thanks to all your support. Thanks for all your support! Mrs. Burnett PTO Board Members President - Susan Foondos ([email protected]) Vice President - Leigh Osterhage ([email protected]) Treasurer - Diane Moyle ([email protected]) Secretary - Milena Kentera ([email protected]) Auditor - Kathleen Sutton ([email protected]) Board of Education Pam Costa, President Saul Hernandez, Vice President Michael McKibbin,Ed., Clerk Greg Paulo, Member Lucinda Luttgen, Member

Superintendent’s Cabinet Kent Kern, Superintendent of Schools Donna O’Neil, Associate Superintendent, Schools and Student Support Kent Stephens, Chief Financial Officer Linda C.T. Simlick, J.D., General Counsel Paul Oropallo, Acting Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources Debra Calvin, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services Sue Hulsey, Acting Assistant Superintendent, Elementary Education Rick Messer, Acting Assistant Superintendent, Secondary Education Trent J. Allen, Senior Director, Community Relations Frank Camarda, Senior Director, Facilities, Maintenance, and Transportation Carl Fahle, Senior Director, Technology Jim Shoemake, Senior Director, Labor and Employee Relations