2020 ~ May 21st Newsletter
Valley Oaks School
CONGRATULATIONS!... BRIGHT NEWS STUDENT ~ Ava Milus
CONGRATULATIONS!... BRIGHT NEWS STUDENT ~ Elias Leventhal
Congratulations to Elias who was recently accepted into Oregon Episcopal School - this in part due to his astonishing math and writing abilities! He and his family are preparing to move - we will miss Elias and wonder what amazing accomplishments are in store for his future. Elias also just won yet another award: "Runner-Up" in the New York Times' STEM national writing contest. Good Luck with your high school endeavors, Elias!!! We are unbelievably proud of you and so happy that we were able to get to know you!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!... BRIGHT NEWS STUDENT ~ Olivia Roberts
Minna Stess - Olympics Update
VOS 8th grader Minna sent this letter to us for the newsletter:
I was given the opportunity as a participating athlete to vote wether or not to postpone the Olympics, so I wasn’t really surprised when they officially announced it. I just didn’t know when exactly it would be moved to. We found out today that it’s July of 2021. Even before that though I was starting to get worried about how the virus was spreading around the world and we were just waiting to find out if the next qualifier which would have been in Lima, Peru would even happen. The good thing about all of it being postponed is so that everyone can stay healthy and in the meantime I can keep training as best I can, even though my backyard is much smaller than what I normally skate, I’m really lucky to have the backyard that I have. Right now for the 2020 qualifying season I’m ranked 4th in the USA so I’m just going to keep trying to progress as best I can. I wasn’t really that worried about getting the Coronavirus but I knew that traveling so much would put me in more places that the virus was when this first started. We were scheduled to have 2 qualifiers in China in May and July. Those got postponed pretty quickly though. The best thing about going to the Olympics would be the whole experience and getting to meet a bunch of famous Olympians! A medal would be a dream come true!
Click here for the latest The Washington Post story and video.
Click here for the latest Forbes magazine story.
Click here for an Instagram link that Minna offered. And another Instagram.
Job & School: graduate Maddie Cathcart
Rock Climbing & School: graduate Flynn Loveless
Job & School: graduate Katie Caffi
Entrepreneur 8th Grader Harland McCready
Harland Using His Mechanics Skills
Solo Bell Ringing Ceremony
Graduate Michael Kofoid
Michael with his parents
Graduate Madison Cathcart
Graduate Katie Caffi - a full year early!
Video of All V.O.S. Grads Coming Soon!
We are so proud of our grads and we will miss you 19 and we will enjoy our memories of you. Grads are always welcome to stop by for a visit! Your visits make us love our jobs even more! Here is a list of our 2019/2020 Grads:
1. Gabriel Adelman
2. BurgessTeja
3. Kaitlyn Caffi
4. Madison Cathcart
5. Shelby Curr
6. Mikayla Galbraith
7. Kevin Garcia Ortiz
8. Nozomi Hallberg
9. Felipe Jimenez
10. Michael Kofoid
11. Flynn Loveless
12. Laurynn Malilay
13. Beau Miller
14. Christina Olmstead
15. Althea Patchett
16. Meredith Patchett
17. Jade Polaski
18. Violet Provencal
19. Robert Terry
Graduate Mikayla Galbraith - Over 6 Years with Us!
The Big Event! - Earth Day at V.O.S.!
Photo taken by Principal Ms. Lofton.
And thanks to Ms. Kesseru who, a month later, kindly "cleaned up" after the "party".
Volunteer Opportunities!
And she shared this important document as well. It lists the character traits of young people that are sought by universities, organizations (that grant awards and scholarships), and employers. These character traits are usually linked to community service endeavors.
Bruce Abelli-Amen Weeding Campus
Ms. Parker's Home Zooming Spot
Ms. Abelli-Amen's Home Zooming Spot
Ms. Abelli-Amen Zooming from Home
IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
May 25th, Monday: Holiday - VOS is closed
May 26th, Tuesday, 1-3pm: Picture-Taking Opportunity for our 2019/2020 graduates! Prior arrangements have been made with each of our 19 graduates. Each has been given a specific time to arrive and lots of instructions to meet the PCS social distancing requirements.
May 27th through 29th, Wednesday through Friday, 10am - noon: These are the times to return and drop off your school materials which have been checked out to you. A staff member will be present and will be using all of the PCS social distancing protocol.
May 26th through 29th, Tuesday through Friday: This is a teacher work week - no student appointments.
May 29th, Friday: Last day of the semester for Petaluma City Schools. Hurray for summertime! Remember that projects for the 3x4 Returning Student Assignment will be due in August.
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Our Valley Oaks School website will have the important dates for the entire new school year (2020-2021) posted by mid June.
CONNECT...
Email: nparker@petk12.org
Website: https://www.petalumacityschools.org/valleyoaks
Location: 540 Vallejo Street, Petaluma, CA, USA
Phone: (707) 778-4794