TVUSD COMMUNITY CONNECTION

Congratulations to the following Spring Sports teams in TVUSD with the highest team GPAs in Riverside County! TVUSD is the only public school district that made the list.

TVHS:

• Boys Golf
• Boys Lacrosse
• Girls Lacrosse

Great Oak High School:

• Boys Tennis

Chaparral High School:

• Cheer

Senior Ryder Chapin was awarded the Riverside County Scholar-Athlete Award last weekend as a two-sport athlete with a 4.5 GPA. Ryder was also nominated for the national award, and if he gets it, his name will be inscribed in the college football Hall of Fame. Congratulations, Ryder!

TVHS Senior Aubrie Stoehr has been named as an honorable mention in the National Honor Society for Dance Arts (NHSDA) Artistic Merit, Leadership, and Academic Achievement Award. This is a huge achievement, as it is one of the highest awards a student can receive in the dance arts in the country. Congratulations, Aubrie, for representing the Golden Bears in this outstanding achievement! Click here to read more on the NHSDA Award.

Directing Change is a PSA film competition where Arts, Media, and Entertainment CTE pathway students have an opportunity to use their creativity and voice to create a 60-second film about suicide prevention and mental health that are used to support awareness, education, and advocacy efforts on these topics. The Directing Change Program and Film Contest receives over 1,000 film submissions every year from nearly 3,500 students representing 170 schools and organizations across 31 counties statewide.

We are proud to share that two TVUSD high schools submitted films in the Directing Change competition this year. On Thursday, May 4th, students were invited to the Fox Performing Arts Theater in Riverside for a red carpet film screening and recognition ceremony to receive their awards.

TVHS:

Riley Barnhart, Katie McChesney, and Gabriella Williams submitted the film "We're Still Human" to bring awareness to how Audism can negatively affect a teen's mental health and is a form of discrimination directed against deaf people. Their film will be used all across the state to help teens find hope and help. They won the following awards:

• "Honorable Mention" in the category of Through the Lens of Culture for the Ca. State Directing Change competition
• "Special Recognition of Advocacy for Inclusion" from Directing Change
• Top 3 films in the category of Hope and Justice from the Riverside University Health System-Behavioral Health

GOHS:

• Students Keira Cavanaugh, Michael Daily, Audrey Fierro, and Celeste Lechuga won the Directing Change Riverside County competition for their film titled "Seeds of Change" for the Suicide Prevention category.
• Students Isabella Hogan, Jaime Ynigo Perez, Jordan Delgado, and Bryant Delorme received an "Honorable Mention" in the category of Suicide Prevention for the Ca. State Directing Change competition for their film "With Hands, We Connect".

DigiFest®, an annual digital media festival and competition hosted by JDS Creative Academy April 21st - April 23rd, celebrates multi-media’s unique power to bring together several media forms that share original stories, diverse perspectives, and rich emotional journeys through collaborating digital mediums. DigiFest® Temecula is also a place to learn about industry advancements, how to pursue a career in the industry, and how to incorporate digital arts into the economic culture.

Temecula Valley High School is excited to share the names of the following AME students who entered and received awards at this year's DigiFest® Temecula competition. Their work was judged by a professional panel of industry experts. Congratulations to all!

DIGI-AWARDS (1st Place):

• Tranquility (Digital Illustration) - Hannah Stenz

• Unbroken (PSA/Marketing) - Christianah Allen

HONORABLE MENTION

• Upon the Water (Digital Photography) - Christianah Allen

• You're Killin Me Smalls (Digital Narrative) - Kyle Quiroz, London Beezer, Elijah Montgomery, Travis Clark

• With You Till the End (Digital Narrative) - Elijah Dreier, Cayden Dupart, Riley Wilken, Noah Clough

• So Much More (PSA/Marketing) - Justin Othman

PEOPLE'S CHOICE

• Unexpected Friends (Narrative) - Gabby Williams, Riley Barnhart, Katie McChesney, Stephen Mcgonigal

• The Emotional Roller Coaster of College Decisions (Podcast) - Justin Othman

Click here to visit the DigiFest® Temecula website.

The Crypto Scammers, one of Temecula Valley High School's CyberPatriot teams, took 1st place in the Inland Empire/Desert California Mayors Cyber Cup 2023. This is the second year in a row that a TVUSD high school has won the competition - Great Oak took first place last year. GOHS and CHS also joined the virtual competition this year against 53 total teams and placed 2nd and 4th, respectively. All three high schools met at their CTE classroom to compete in a variety of cybersecurity challenges, including web application security, network traffic analysis, log analysis, cryptography, reverse engineering, and more. The TVHS Crypto Scammers had the honor of presenting their winning trophy to the Mayor during the May 9th City Council Meeting, shown below. Congratulations to all three high schools!

Shown left to right: Donna Woods (CTE Cyber Pathway Instructor, Moreno Valley USD/Moreno Valley College), Avi Nair (Interim Industry Sector Manager, ICT, & Digital Media), Jett Kirby, Kevin Bui, Mayor Zak Schwank, Thomas Sample, Therence Ko Tafoya, Lucas Thatcher, CJ Dunn, and Cole Randall (CTE Information and Communication Technologies teacher and Cyber Teams Coach)

(Photo Credit: Shawna Sarnowski Photography)

Inspection of devices is currently underway. The TVUSD Web store will go live on May 22, 2023, to purchase insurance for next school year.

A reminder for current 9th - 11th grade students: stop by the library for your inspection.

It is now time to complete your Annual Family Update in your Infinite Campus Parent Portal. This update is REQUIRED FOR ALL STUDENTS RETURNING TO TVUSD FOR THE 23/24 SCHOOL YEAR.

Any student who does not have a completed Annual Update:

• may not be enrolled in a class for the 23/24 school year
• may not receive a schedule
• and may not be able to participate in school business days in August.

Please note, this process is for RETURNING STUDENTS ONLY. If you have a child in your family who will be new to TVUSD for the 23/24 school year, you must complete the New Student Enrollment process. Click HERE for New Student Enrollment instructions.

All grade levels can now enroll online for the 23/24 school year! Use the links below for support.

Click here to learn more about Love to Learn Preschool, a TVUSD preschool program at Alamos Elementary School that offers a warm and enriching environment for children who are three years old.

Click here to visit the Family University webpage for more information.

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