Once again we are swiftly moving to the end of a suc-cessful school year. Our teachers are remarkable. All you have to do is look through the Bobcat Tales over the year to see the fantastic lessons, field trips, open house projects, performances, and day-to-day life that they make possible for College School District’s pupils. We celebrated Teach Appreciation Day with a luncheon on May 3. On May 23, 2019, we attended the SBCEO Teachers Network EDUCATION CELEBRATION - celebrating 35 years of recognizing teachers and their contributions to innovative curriculum, effective instruction, and teacher leadership.

Congratulations to our teachers… Ronnie Tow - Curriculum Project Grant

Laurel Patterson and Toni Roberts - Performing Arts Curriculum Project Grant

and Theresa Bruhn, ELD Instructional Aide - SB Teachers Federal Credit Union Crystal Apple

Educator Award

On the last day of school there will be a End of Year Luncheon for the teachers. We will also be honoring the service of three of our family who are retiring:

Teri Turner JoAnn Grayson Victoria Pointer

Thank you to all our staff and teachers for great year!

Volume 4, Issue 3

February 2016

COLLEGE SCHOOL DISTRICT—DEVELOPING WORLD CLASS LEARNERS...THROUGH STEAM

(SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, THE ARTS, AND MATHEMATICS)

T E ACHER A P P R E CI A T I O N

June - August 2019 CALENDAR

Lorraine Waldau, Editor

From Principal Donner

8th Grade Graduation June 5

6: 00 p.m.

TK-7th Beach Day Refugio Beach

June 6

8th Grade Field Trip June 6

Last Day of School Awards Assembly & Volunteer Appreciation Kindergarten Gradua-tion - Lower Campus

Minimum Day -Dismissal

June 7

8:30 a.m. SY Quad

11:00 a.m. MP Room

TK - 5th - 11:45 a.m.

6th-8th

12:00 p.m.

August 16

Minimum Day

Ronnie Tow, Laurel Patterson, Toni Roberts, and Theresa Bruhn

P A G E 2

What’s Happening Around the District?

As the newsletter goes to

press, the College School Dis-

trict 7th and 8th graders and

staff are on the trip of a life-

time!

After taking the Red Eye over-

night, they hit the ground running

in the “Big Apple” visiting NYC’s

iconic sights - Central Park,

Times Square, Radio City Music

Hall, 9/11 Memorial and

Broadway. This year’s produc-

tion was King Kong.

Leaving NYC, the group travels to

Amish Country in PA and then

tours Gettysburg National Park.

The final destination is Washing-

ton D.C. to tour the museums,

monuments, the U.S. Capitol.

Central Park and Radio City Music Hall

Battle of the Books

On May 2, the SBCEO hosted the Battle of the Books

which is a nationwide reading initiative. Students read

books from the list of 30 books during the year. At the

event, teams are formed with students from different

schools. The teams answer questions based on the list of

books. Hopefully, someone on their team will have read

and remembers the details of the book from which the

question is taken. Addie Madrid and Quinn Robinson at-

tended the event for Santa Ynez Elementary School.

P A G E 3 The 2nd graders visited UCSB and their

REEF Marine touch tanks. They enjoyed

a nature hike around the lagoon. Laura Olesen - 2nd Grade

P A G E 4

"STEAM Arcade" transformed our gym as students learned about the history of gaming and career opportunities in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics! - Mr. Anthony Bruemmer - 4th grade

P A G E 5

Bobcats Make History

The Santa Ynez Bobcats Boys Volley team finished the season as the win-ningest team in school history. They ended the regular season with a 7 and 3 record and raced into the Valley Tournament as the number 3 seed. They breezed past the Santa Ynez Charter School winning the first 2 sets that set up a semifinal match with Christian Academy. Both teams split during the regular season which made for a drama filled semifinal match. With the help of serving from Anthony Orozco and tremendous back row digging from Eric Marmolejo the Bobcats raced out to an early lead and ended game one with a victory. Game 2 did not go the Bobcats way and it set up the 3rd. With a back and forth 3rd set, outside hitter Pedro Ramirez extended the Bobcats lead to 3 but that quickly was tied. With the match at 11 to 14 Isaac Moran slammed home the game winner in the back corner giving the Bobcats the victory and a date in the championship match vs Jonata. It was the first time in history that the Boys Volleyball has ever made the championship game. Jonata was a heavy favorite winning the regular season and taking down the Bobcats in both matches. The championship game started out with a back and forth rallies, Junior Rubio played excellent in the middle and Eric Ramirez passed and set up outside hitters. The size and athletic ability made it hard for the Bobcats to score and the Bulldogs took game one. Game two saw the Bobcats take an early lead, but could not handle the power hits by Jonata and eventually lost in 2 sets. Although the Bobcats did not come out on top it was still a successful season that saw the team finish with a 10 and 3 record and take home 2nd place in the Valley Tournament. Members of the team: Diego Robles, Junior Rubio, Eric Ramirez, Eric Marmolejo, Anthony Orozco, Jason Figueroa, Isaac Moran, Ped-ro Ramirez.

Track and Field Bobcats Earn Ribbons On May 17th Santa Ynez sent around 40 6th 7th and 8th grade athletes to the Valley Track and Field Meet at Santa Ynez High School. For the first time in school history the Bobcats took home the most ribbons it ever had. RJ Jackson won first place in the boys 6th grade 100m sprint and Diego Robles won the boys 6th grade 200m race. It was the first time the Santa Ynez Bobcats swept the sprint events. The 6th grade boys kept their title by taking home the 4x100 relay race winning by almost 30 me-ters. Team members included Jack Elliot, Rj Jackson, Diego Robles, and Ivan Martinez. It was a great way to end the 2019 athletic year for the Bob-cats. Mr. Blessing would like to thank all the athletes who participated.

Bobcat Ribbons 6th grade Rj Jackson 1st place 100m Diego Robles 1st place 200m Isabella Jianni 2nd Place Softball Throw Jack Elliot 1st Place Long Jump 7th Grade Junior Rubio 2nd Place Long Jump Morea Naretto 3rd Place 100m Morea Naretto 3rd Place 200m 8th Grade Brian De Leon 3rd Place 200m Aleena Madrid 1st Place Softball Throw Isaac Moran 2nd Place 400m Relays 6th Grade Boys 1st Place 7th Grade Girls 3rd Place 7th Grade Boys 3rd Place 8th Grade Boys 2nd Place

College School District 3525 Pine St. Santa Ynez, CA 93460 Phone: 805-686-7300 Fax: 805-686-7305 Website: collegeschooldistrict.org

COLLEGE SCHOOL DISTRICT—DEVELOPING WORLD CLASS LEARNERS...THROUGH STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, THE ARTS, AND MATHEMATICS))

Elias Rodgriguez – 4th Perform "La Bamba"

Isabela Olivas – 1st Free-Style Dance to "Boomerang"

Brookelynn Harris, Alanna, Kayla, Melanie, Glorian – 5th

Instrumental and Sing "Beauty and the Beast"

Bella Olivo – 4th Sing "Lullabye Bye" by Dr. Steel

Atis ZavalLa – 4th

Dance to "September" from the Trolls soundtrack

Jack Elliott – 6th Perform "Havana" on Saxophone

Mrs. Olesen's 2nd Grade Aemeba Drill

Quinn Robinson – 5th Sing "Human" by Cristina Perry

Isabella Gonzalez – 4th Dance to "Happier/Remix"

Mrs. Elliott's 3rd Grade Hard Boiled Egg

Jonathan, Mateo Pena, Marcus Ward - 2nd

Perform Soccer Tricks to "Party Rock Anthem"

Makyla Conley – 2nd

Dance to "Uptown Funk" by Bruno Mars

Dylan Shomes, Giorgio – 3rd Perform "We Will Rock You"

2019 Student Talent Show

MC’s - Eric and Anthony Stage Manager - Reece DJ - Devon Advisor - Mr. Bruemmer

* apology - missed the picture of Jack Elliott - “Havana” on Sax