Spartan TimesSteve Hunt, PrinciPal

3500 ediSon ave, Sacramento, ca 916-971-7300

www.Sanjuan.edu/arcade

February 2015

Principals Message

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 sim-ply 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. 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 pop-ular 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 HuntPrincipal, Arcade

PTO News

Hi Arcade families,We have kicked off the new year with a bang... Our Winter formal brought Arcade kids together, beautiful-ly dressed and enjoying themselves socially. Events like these help our students build friendships and trust which positively translates onto our wonderful cam-pus 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 invit-ed 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 awe-some!

Enjoy your President Week off,

Susan FoondosArcade PTO President

Calendar of Events

February3 PTO Meeting 6:30pm6 GloBowl 3:30-5:30 Country Club Lanes10 B Street Threater Assembly -AM Assembly Schedule Progressive Reports distributed11 Honor Band Concert - 7pm San Juan HS16-20 February Break- No School27 Beginning Band Concert - 7-8pm

March3 PTO Meeting 6:30pm6 Spring Pictures Taken Movie Night 7-9pm10 Site Council Meeting 2:45 pm13 Big Cats Assembly – PM assembly schedule20 End of Third Quarter Dance 7-9pm

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 AbbasOlivia ArmstrongSophia BartridgeJoseph BlackGabriel CarinoBrendan CushingDaniel DahlbergStephanie GlaserJordan HartArden HatchEthan LangeEmma MinterAlanna O’NeillKyle OsterhageJonny StacyJoshua TateishiSarah 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 Musicdpool@sanjuan.eduteacher.sanjuan.edu/webpages/dpool/

Student Government NewsFebruary 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. Car-nations 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 BarnesArcade Middle SchoolInfinitiyTeam HistoryStudent Government Advisorrbarnes@sanjuan.edu

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 shunt@sanjuan.edu 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 Sfoondos@me.com

Silver Card Winners

6th grade Bramley BentonKelly CazaresJillian FriedmanJorge GaleanaAlma MunozAdelena ReyesJohn RuizNathan RuizPrimavera Zamora

7th grade Leandro AcevedoElaina AdameAlexis HensleyIngrid Montiel GomezSayola PalaciosAdriana Wind-Kalinowski

8th grade Max BigelowBenjamin DahlbergJordan HartElias HeningerCollin McCollGraham McCollBianca OntiverosJason SakaMiles TorgersonChristian Villaluz

Gold Card Winners

6th gradeSara AltamimiLiubomir BaicevKayden BatesJakelyn CornejoSamuel DarmograyGavin DolceRakira DuncombeChristian EscobarDoston KhudoyberganovElvina KurtsieitovaDylan ManaloMoses MendozaLuna Morales FernandezGabriella MuzquizHenry NewmanLaura NolanElijah NoriegaKatie NorlieMaxim OrlovMiles PearsonDonald SheltersElizabeth ThompsonJenny Valadez-RobledoNoor Zahra

7th gradeElia AllenTessa AuerCaila Mareese BanaganSophia BartridgeKelli BeltHannah BenavidesThomas BurkettNathan BurnettLeila BurnsOlga CisnerosConner CobabeElliana CockrumBailey DennisNicholas EdwardsNatalie GalyeanGianna GiacomottoJordyn HartranftAlexandria HenryNatalia HolmesAvery HulseJoshua HutchinsonAnna JewellHeidi JohnsonCaitlin JordanVivian KoroiDiana KravetsBrianna LeathemJake LillieMatthew LillieBriana LillyAidan LoganAlyona LoguntsovaJonoro MardonovaCarly MartinezAbigail Mc LeanNatalie MikhalchukEmanuela MudrencoMaggie OlafssonMicah PotratzRicky QuintanillaAlexis QuinterosBrianna ShiuCole SimmonsNorena SmithTeagan SmithMansi SodhiMadeline StephensJulia TsvorIsaac YangOlga Yashlavskiy

8th gradeMariam AbbasSara AbbasSarah AbegglenMakayla Anderson-GasperOlivia ArmstrongEmma BakAlyssa BarnesGiana BatozechRaena BegleyLeila Belamamoun

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!Laura BermudezSamuel BlackAlina BoykoKayla BurnsGabriel CarinoSydney CarsonEthan CaseCourtney CavenderReilly ChabinoChristopher ChangSarah ChavesMatthew ChilimidosAnna ChrissOscar Cisneros IICarlin CoulamBrendan CushingDaniel DahlbergMichael DonoghueAva DudzikRaquintia DuncombeSydney EddenfieldBriana EdvalsonGabriel ElazierAlondra EscobedoDylan FarrellCasey FowlerAndrew GilmanJulian GirtonStephanie GlaserNatalie GroomCatherine HaleyCora HeffernanGabriel HeldNoah HerfurthHelen HoffartMahsa HooshidaryTaylor HuitSiena IllaKatharine JacobsonChase JohnsLacy JohnsonRylie JonesMegan KarleBenjamin KeeferMckenna KelseyLejla KitovnicaEthan KruithofEthan LangeAngela LarsenJacob LeeTerrence LeeUladzimir LiashchynskiDylan LillieAlec LondereeKylie McClarySean MillerEmma MinterSophie MinterHana MoyleSylvan MyersCherry Chi NguyenHy Nguyen

Haley NorlieAlanna O’NeillArianna OngSayra Denise OrozcoKyle OsterhageViral ParmarTeodora PetrovicEmma PhoenixAshley PooleSarah ReadeDavid ReboinClaire RouseMax RybarczykKenneth SantiagoNicoleta SimonSamuel SmithSarah SmithZacharey SmithMariah SmylieMackenzie StroudIsabella TalaskaJoshua TateishiMcKenzi ThompsonKeri TokuhamaSarah TomlinsonAndrew TracySweet VillaluzNathan VorhesEmily WadeHayden WahlquistJoshua WhiteLois YangMarah 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! 

Board of EducationPam Costa, PresidentSaul Hernandez, Vice PresidentMichael McKibbin,Ed., ClerkGreg Paulo, MemberLucinda Luttgen, Member

Superintendent’s CabinetKent Kern, Superintendent of SchoolsDonna O’Neil, Associate Superintendent, Schools and Student Support Kent Stephens, Chief Financial Officer Linda C.T. Simlick, J.D., General CounselPaul Oropallo, Acting Assistant Superintendent, Human ResourcesDebra Calvin, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent, Educational ServicesSue Hulsey, Acting Assistant Superintendent, Elementary EducationRick Messer, Acting Assistant Superintendent, Secondary EducationTrent J. Allen, Senior Director, Community RelationsFrank Camarda, Senior Director, Facilities, Maintenance, and TransportationCarl Fahle, Senior Director, TechnologyJim Shoemake, Senior Director, Labor and Employee Relations

PTO Board MembersPresident - Susan Foondos (sfoondos@me.com)Vice President - Leigh Osterhage (oster4420@gmail.com) Treasurer - Diane Moyle (moyle@yahoo.com)Secretary - Milena Kentera (mkentera@hotmail.com)Auditor - Kathleen Sutton (kathleen5584@gmail.com)

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 inter-active 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 KhudoyberganovAnna ChrissWeiland HenryElli CockrumSarah ChavesElvina KurtsieitovaKatie John MatthewsAlana O’NeillMussa AbbasRafla MadhiSophia BartridgeMckenzi ThompsonMackenzie StroudJoshua HutchinsonNorena SmithTessa AuerSarah TomlinsonLejla KitovnicaNoor ZahraKylie 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 Mc-Cloud Dr Sac.

Friday February 20th: U12-U13 5:30pm-7:00pm: U14 7:00- 8:30pmSaturday February 21st: U12-U13 9:00am-10:30am: U14 10:30am– 12:00pmSunday February 22nd: U12-U13 10:30am-12:00pm: U14 9:00am– 10:30am

For more information and to pre-register log onto: www.capitalval-leyunited.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