Wishing you a
Memorial Day
filled with
warmth, pride
and
togetherness.
Stockton Unified
School District
Governor Brown,
Superintendent Torlakson
Visit Van Buren Elementary
School
Governor
Jerry Brown and State
Super-intendent Tom Torlakson
visited Van Buren Elementary
School on Thursday, April
14, 2011 to conduct a Town
Hall Meeting concerning the
funding crisis in K-12
education. Along with
Deputy Finance Director Todd
Jerue, the pair fielded
questions from an audience
that included
superintendents from every
district in San Joaquin
County, SUSD Board Members,
other area politicians
including Mayor Ann
Johnston, key members of the
local business community,
union leaders, teachers from
several county school
districts, and students from
Van Buren School. Though
the topic was a somber one,
the meeting went smoothly,
and SUSD was complimented by
the governor’s advance team
for its attention to detail
and its readiness for
contingencies.
Stockton Unified School
District staff was contacted
by Superintendent
Torlakson’s advance
secretary late in the
afternoon on April 12 and
immediately began preparing
for the visit. Van Buren
was identified as the host
for the event by midday
Wednesday, April 13.
Special thanks to all of the
staff who participated to
make this event a success!
SUSD Visual and
Performing Arts Showcase
March 29, 2011 The
Stockton Unified School
District Visual and
Performing Arts Annual
Showcase held on March 29th,
2011 at the Stockton Arena
was a tremendous success
with audience attendance
exceeding 3,000 parents,
family members, friends and
district staff.
This celebration of our
district’s Visual and
Performing Arts program
consisted of art work from
32 schools, dancers from six
schools and student
musicians from 46 schools.
Each of the 800 student
artists and 1,500 student
musicians were presented
medals for their
accomplishments.
Featured in the concert was
our Award winning Franklin
Drumline, the Chavez
Mariachi Band and Showchoir.
Also performing were the
combined elementary schools’
intermediate, advanced
concert bands, orchestras,
VAPA dancers and choirs. The
combined high schools’ band,
orchestra, choir and dancers
performed selections from
the Classics, Broadway, the
Beatles and Stevie Wonder
Hits.
The finale, America the
Beautiful was beautifully
performed by the combined
ensembles with audience
participation.
We appreciate the support of
the SUSD Administration,
staff , parents and the
community..
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At each board meeting during
the course of the school year, each high school, on a rotating basis, sends
a student representative to sit on the dais with board members. The board
agenda calls for the student to be introduced by the school principal
followed by an overview of school activities and events presented by the
student.
Michael Orozco
Institute for Business,
Management, and Law
May 10, 2011
Michael
Orozco is a senior at IBML and
has attended SUSD schools though
out his education.
Michael is a positive and
motivated student who has been a
great addition to IBML.
He continuously challenges
himself with college-prep,
honors and AP classes.
Michael is ASB President and has
been chosen for leadership for
three years and
does an excellent job of
planning and organizing
activities on campus. As a
leader,
he worked at the IBML Summer
Leadership Institute training
new students.
Michael has maintained above a
3.5 GPA and will be attending
UOP in the Fall
majoring in Business. He will be
the first to attend a four-year
college in his family.
Michael
Orozco is a senior at IBML and
has attended SUSD schools though
out his education.
