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Accelerated Reading Winners
Soak the Principal |
 On
Thursday, May 19th, over 100
Accelerated Reading Winners
earned the right to Soak Mr.
Semillo with wet sponges during
the “Soak the Principal” Event!
These students were the top
readers from each class and they
read many books all school year
to earn the right to throw a wet
sponge at our principal. When
all the throwing was done, the
7th and 8th Grade helpers dumped
all the buckets of water on Mr.
Semillo! Mr. Semillo said that
even though he got drenched, he
was very proud of the fact that
Elmwood School has so many
students who love to read!!
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“Elmwood’s Got Talent” 2011 Show |
 On Friday,
May 13th, Elmwood School
presented its 3rd Annual
“Elmwood’s Got Talent” Show. Our
entire student body and staff
watched these very talented
students perform in this fun
Arts event. These students
worked hard to prepare for the
show by first auditioning. Over
60 students auditioned for the
show and 36 were chosen to
participate. Mrs. Maria Amen,
who coordinated the talent show
said, “The performances were
outstanding and everyone had a
great time!”
The performers were as follows:
Jasmine Coe:
Song, “Stay” by Miley Cyrus
Isabel Martinez, Jasmine
Gonzalez
& Andrea Malagon: Song and
Dance, “Eenie Meenie” by Sean
Kingston and Justin Bieber
Vanessa Rodriguez:
Dance, “He Mele No Lilo” by Mark
Ho’omalu
Jasmin Garcia & Crystal
Rollaceli:
Song, “Back to December” by
Taylor Swift
Altavea Martin & Maria Tafoya:
Dance, “Starstruck”
Berenice Anguiano: Song,
“Knock You Down” by Keri Hilsen
and Kanye West
Gisele Lopez, Melanie
Gonzalez & Britney Tirado:
Song, “You Belong With Me”
Angel Lor, Adelina Vang &
Vang Yang: Hmong Dance,
“Smiling, Waiting for Something
to Happen”
Altavea Martin:
Song, “I Turn to You” by
Christina Aguilera
Kristal, Bravo, Abigail
Arteaga, Yulissa Romero,
Lisveth Vega, Klara Gutierrez,
Brenda Magdaleno & Alma Ibarra:
Dance, “Si Chuy” Ballet
Folklorico
Maria Tafoya & Johnathan
Gutierrez:
Song, “Di Le Al Amor” by
Aventura
Angel Lor & Adelina Vang:
Song, “You and I” by JRA
Bill Lor, Jonathan Mora,
Thomas Aldava,
Martin Trejo & Jesus Martinez:
Dance, “You’re a Jerk”
Victoria Oswood:
Song with Guitar, “Fearless” by
Taylor Swift
Jasmine Coe: Song, “Who
Says” by Selena Gomez
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Elmwood
School’s Annual K-4
Music Concert and Art Walk |
 During
the evening of May 11th, the
Annual Elmwood K – 4 Music
Concert and Art Walk was held in
the school cafeteria. A huge
crowd of parents came out to see
our Kindergarten through 4th
Grade students sing and play
instruments. The Instrumental
portion of the music concert
consisted of our 2nd, 3rd and
4th graders playing songs like
“Mary Had a Little Lamb”,
“Hot Cross Buns”, “Merrily We
Roll Along”, “Aura Lee” and
“Ode to Joy” using their
Recorders and Orff Instruments.
The Vocal portion of the concert
featured our Kindergarten
through 4th Graders singing
songs such as “Old McDonald”,
“Mi Cuerpo”, “Seeds”, “Hakuna
Matada”, “Rock and Roll is Here
to Stay” and “I Got
Rhythm. The Grand Finale of
the evening had all the students
sing “Give My Regards to
Broadway.” This wonderful
concert was directed by our
Music Teacher, Mr. Steve
Margarite. After the concert,
parents and students viewed the
many fine works of Art by
Elmwood students that was on
display in our Main Hallway.
Mrs. Samantha Quezada, our
Visual Art Teacher did a
tremendous job in organizing our
annual Art Walk! Again, Elmwood
students did another outstanding
job in showcasing their creative
ability and talents!!
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“Dances Through The Decades” |
 On
Wednesday, May 4th, Elmwood
School held its annual Dance
Festival, “Dances Through The
Decades” , on the school
playground. Over 250 parents
enjoyed our entire student body
as they presented dances from
the 1920’s through the 2000”s.
Ms. Celisse Johnson, our
Dance/Movement Teacher
coordinated a fantastic program
that included dances such as:
The Waltz, Charleston, Tango,
Fox Trot, Bunny Hop, Swing/Lindy
Hop, Rumba, Conga, Jitterbug,
Boogie Woogie, Swing/Jive,
Twist, Swim, Hitchhiker,
Egyptian, Monkey, Bugaloo, Jerk,
Mashed Potato, Hustle, Bus Stop
Funky Chicken, Robot, Vogue,
Running Man, Break Dancing,
Macarena and the Electric Slide!
It was also really neat to see
the Elmwood Staff come out for
the Dance Finale and perform the
Electric Slide!! There is no
doubt that Dance is a big part
of Elmwood School’s Arts
Infusion Program!!
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Elmwood at the Kennedy Games |
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 The
Elmwood School Kennedy Games
Team participated in Stockton
Unified School District’s Annual
John F. Kennedy Games at San
Joaquin Delta College on
Saturday, April 30th.
Our students had a fantastic
time and enjoyed the competition
during this annual track meet.
Head Coach, Mr. Steven Perez did
a great job in preparing the
Elmwood Team! He was assisted
by Mrs. Isabel Arellano, Ms.
Wiss and Ms. Johnson. We are
really proud of the hard work
and support that our students
gave each other. It was truly a
Team that worked together and
had fun! Congratulations to the
Elmwood Kennedy Games Team!!
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Science
Blast, 2010 Mission Patch
Winners! |
 Six
students from Mrs. Dyer’s 5th
Grade class were recently
recognized for their winning
entry in the Science Blast, 2010
Mission Patch Poster Contest.
The six young ladies from Mrs.
Dyer’s class worked together in
designing a NASA Space Mission
Patch. They were recognized at
the unveiling of a Mural at
Franklin High School of Jose M.
Hernandez, the famous Astronaut
from Stockton. Mr. Hernandez
himself gave each of our
students and their teacher
beautiful certificates. They
were also presented with a
framed copy of their work to be
displayed at Elmwood School. In
addition, the Reaching for the
Stars Foundation awarded our
school with a $50 check to used
for our students! We are very
proud of Leslie Martinez-Mendez,
Daisy Tinoco, Nayeli Reyes,
Maria Collazo, Patricia Lopez,
and Ixchel Rodriguez-Gama. These
young ladies are definitely
Shining Stars!!
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Elmwood PTO’s Spring
Festival |
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 On
Friday, April 1st,
the Elmwood School Parent
Teacher Organization held its
first Spring Festival for the
Elmwood Community. Over 600
adults and children attended our
Festival which had carnival
games, raffles, food, music,
educational booths, face
painting, and balloon animals.
Also present was the Stockton
Fire Department, John’s
Incredible Pizza, The University
of Pacific Engineering
Department, Moore’s Karate
Studio, Boy Scouts of America
and the Blue Shield Healthy
Families Program. Elmwood
School would also like to thank
the following businesses for
their generous donations to the
Elmwood Spring Festival:
Lovecchio Produce, La Perla,
Walmart, Costco, Mari & Nico
Tacos, Farmers Feed Company Inc.
and Blue Shield Healthy Families
Program. This wonderful event
was made possible by the hard
work of our many PTO members led
by PTO President Elizabeth
Santos!
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Elmwood Drama Club Presents
“Bed Bugs” |
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 The
Elmwood School Drama Club
recently presented a fantastic
play by Leah Genuario titled:
“Bed Bugs!” The performances
were outstanding and our Drama
Club students did a great job!
The Elmwood Drama Club is not a
class, it is a completely
volunteer activity that is open
to 7th or 8th
grade students. Also, Drama
Club is not just about acting,
but includes many other
opportunities such as creating
costumes and stage scenes;
helping to choreograph or direct
live performances; and even run
a mini-business selling tickets
and concessions! Drama Club
students learn valuable life
skills such as working
cooperatively in a group,
creative problem solving,
reading comprehension, and even
business/money management
skills. Mrs. Quezada, VAPA
Teacher and Drama Club Sponsor,
was very happy with the “Bed
Bugs” production and is looking
forward to presenting another
play at the end of the school
year!
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Parents Helping Their Child
Prepare for the STAR Test |
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 On
Wednesday, March 23rd,
another Powerful Parent-School
Partnership Workshop was
presented in the Elmwood School
Staff Lounge. Mr. Semillo, our
Principal, gave a presentation
on how parents can help their
child get ready for the STAR
Test, which will be given in
April. Mr. Semillo shared with
parents a list of important
Test-Taking Tips that parents
can use before, during and after
each test. He also shared with
parents a calendar that listed
all the days that the STAR Test
will be given to Elmwood 2nd
through 8th graders.
Our Principal emphasized that
parents can support their
children during testing by
ensuring that their child is
Rested, Relaxed and Ready for
the STAR Test!!
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Elmwood Science Camp 2011 |
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 The
5th Grade Science
Campers had an exciting
fun-filled week at Jones Gulch
in La Honda, California. They
participated in many activities
such as “Beach Day” where they
visited tide pools and
investigated an estuary. Also,
in the evenings there were night
hikes were they learned about
the animals in the mountains and
observed the constellations in
the night sky. At nightly Camp
Fire gatherings the 5th
graders learned through songs
and skits about the importance
of preserving the environment in
which we all live in. Our
students and teachers had a
fantastic time and came away
with memories that will last a
lifetime!
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Elmwood
5th Graders Leave
for Science Camp |
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 Forty-Two
Elmwood School 5th
graders left for Science Camp
this morning! Under the
supervision of Ms. Padilla and
Mrs. Feingold, these students
and teachers will spend the next
5 days at Jones Gulch in La
Honda, California. They will
participate in a variety of
activities that will enhance
their learning about the
environment in which we all live
in. They are definitely going
to have a great time at Science
Camp!!
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Elmwood
Arts Infusion Open House |
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 Elmwood School held its first
“Arts Infusion Open House” on
Friday, March 4th.
We believe that the Open House
was a great way for our learning
community to share how we bridge
the arts and core subjects
everyday at Elmwood. During the
day, all classrooms were open
for visitations along with a
Visual Arts Showcase in our main
hallway. We also had arts
infusion performances during our
Citizen of the Month
Assemblies. We had over 150
parents visit along with special
guests from Stockton Unified
School District Central Office.
Also in attendance was
Superintendent of Stockton
Unified, Mr. Carl Toliver and
County Schools Superintendent,
Dr. Mick Founts. Elmwood School
would like to thank the Elmwood
PTO for sponsoring the
refreshments for our visitors.
Our Open House was truly a
collaborative effort by everyone
in the Elmwood School Community!
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Please read the article
"Budget may drop curtain on
school's arts program" on
Recordnet.com.
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Rotary
Read-in Day at Elmwood |
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 Elmwood
School again had the privilege
of having volunteer readers come
to our Kindergarten through 3rd
grade classes to read our
students. Rotary Read-In Day
has been an annual event for the
last 20 years. Our students
really enjoy having these
volunteers read and interact
with them. Elmwood School
appreciates the support that the
Stockton Community provides for
our school!!
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Parents
Helping Elmwood School |
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 On
February 23rd,
Elmwood provided another
Powerful Parent-School
Partnership Workshop for our
parents. Mrs. Janet Rivera, who
is the Director of
Parent/Community Empowerment for
Stockton Unified School
District, presented a wonderful
workshop titled: “How Parents
Can Help Elmwood School.” Mrs.
Rivera talked about the
importance of parent engagement
and how it impacts the school
and the community. The most
important point that Mrs. Rivera
made was that Communication with
the school is very important in
supporting their children’s
education. Our parents were
very glad to have Mrs. Rivera
come and talk with them!!
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Elmwood
School's
Annual Science Fair |
 On
Thursday, Feb. 3rd Elmwood
School held its Annual Science
Fair in the intermediate
courtyard. Over 30 projects
completed by our 6th graders
were on display for judging by
the Elmwood Support Staff. Our
6th graders really showed their
science know how and creativity
as demonstrated by the great
projects on display. The top six
projects were picked to move on
to the next level of Science
Fair competition.
Congratulations to all the 6th
grade students who entered the
competition. They all were
Outstanding!!
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Elmwood's
Starry Night
STAR Recognition Mural |
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 Elmwood
School recently unveiled a large
mural in our cafeteria
recognizing students who did
well on the 2010 STAR Test in
English Language Arts and/or
Math. Since Elmwood School is an
“Arts Infused” School, Mrs.
Quezada, our Art Teacher and her
7th/8th Grade Art Students made
our mural based on Vincent Van
Gogh’s “Starry Night” painting.
What is special about Elmwood’s
Starry Night Mural is that the
stars are made with the names of
those students who were
Proficient/Advanced in last
year’s STAR Test. We have over
200 student names on this
beautiful mural. We would like
to thank Mrs. Quezada for her
great work! Also, several
students went above and beyond
to make our mural a reality, in
particular: Adelina Vang,
Stephanie Rodriguez, Merrissa
Ramirez and Toby Cantu. Of
course, Congratulations to all
the students who are on the
Elmwood Starry Night STAR
Recognition Mural!!
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“Math at
Home”
Another Elmwood Powerful
Parent-School Partnership
Workshop |
 Elmwood
School hosted another Parent
Workshop titled “Math at
Home” on Wednesday, January
12th. Mary
Dunaway, Elmwood’s Math
Coach presented a great
interactive workshop.
Parents learned about the
importance of the California
Mathematics Standards and
how they could support their
children’s learning at
home. Parents also learned
how to make and play math
games that help their
children learn math
concepts.
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“Leadership
and Responsibility”
A Franklin JROTC Presentation
for 7th/8th Graders |
 Elmwood
School’s 7th and 8th graders had
the opportunity to watch an
excellent presentation by the
Franklin High School JROTC
students. Sergeant Pedro Lopez,
had his students talk about and
demonstrate the importance of
Leadership and Responsibility
for students. Javier Valles, one
of the JROTC members and a
former Elmwood student,
discussed what being a member of
JROTC is all about. Our 7th and
8th grade students really
enjoyed the presentation and it
was great to see so many
ex-Elmwood students come back
and help our current students!
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ELMWOOD'S
ANNUAL WINTER PROGRAMS |
 A
tradition here at Elmwood
School for the last 25 years
is the Annual Winter
Programs. This is where our
Pre-School through 6th
grade classes presents a
variety of Holiday Songs and
Dances. As usual, the
performances were
outstanding! We are really
proud of all the hard work
that our students and staff
put in for this annual
event. We are also very
thankful for all the support
that our parents and
community give us here at
Elmwood School. Happy
Holidays!!!
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HOLIDAY
MUSIC CONCERT |
 Elmwood
School held its Annual
Holiday Music Concert on
Tuesday, December 14th
in the school auditorium.
Mr. Margarite’s Instrumental
Band students presented a
fine program that showcased
their musical talents.
Elmwood School would like to
thank all the parents for
attending the concert and
especially for their support
of the Music Program. We
are very proud of our
Elmwood Band students!!
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LIBRARY IN
THE SCHOOLS PRESENTATION |
 Elmwood
School recently hosted a GREAT
presentation by Suzy Daveluy,
who is the Youth Services
Coordinator for the Stockton-San
Joaquin County Public Library.
Her presentation was comprised
of important messages to parents
on how to make reading fun and
the importance of developing the
love of reading for their
children. Over 40 students and
their parents attended this
successful event. Our students
were engaged in the stories and
were very excited to receive a
free book. The book giveaway was
made possible through grants
from the San Joaquin Junior
League and the Friends of the
Stockton Public Library. Elmwood
School would also like to thank
Anita Kelly from the Community
Relations Office for bringing
this event to our school!!
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ELMWOOD
HALLOWEEN |
 Elmwood
School held its Annual Primary
Halloween Parade on Friday,
October 29th. It was another
great event and our Fantastic
Elmwood Parents were there to
admire the many cool costumes!!
As you can see by the pictures,
a lot of fun was had by
everyone!!
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From
the Superintendent's Weekly
Report
10-22-2010 (pdf
file) |
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CHILD WELFARE AND ATTENDANCE
DEPARTMENT
Comprehensive Student Support
Elmwood Elementary School has been awarded the
Outstanding
Achievement Award
for
their Comprehensive
Student
Support program
Principal John Semillo and Outreach Consultant, Patricia
Clark, have done a fantastic job
coordinating services and
providing student and family
support to keep students coming
to school every day ready to
learn. Some highlights of the
2009-10 school year include the
Principal’s Advisory Committee
of seventh and eighth grade
students, Movie Time held
afterschool for the Elmwood
community to increase
community-school partnerships,
Citizen of the Month assemblies,
and a solid Student Success Team
meeting process.
The Outstanding Achievement Award is usually awarded at the annual
Ready To Learn conference but
due to funding, the conference
has been cancelled this year.
Congratulations to the Elmwood staff for this well deserved
honor!
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ELMWOOD
PARENT WORKSHOP
"Helping your Child with the
Arts" |
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Ms. Celisse Johnson, our
Dance/Movement Teacher presented
an outstanding workshop for
Elmwood Parents. The objective
of presentation was to give
parents a few tools to assist
their children with their
English Language Arts
curriculum. The focus was on the
primary grades but the
techniques could be implemented
at any grade level. The
presentation began with the
parents learning the phonetic
sounds of five letters; A, M, P,
S, and T and the corresponding
action for each one. Parents
were given a word list as
examples for each letter. They
learned the phonetic sounds and
performed the actions, together
and in groups, when a word from
the list was read. Later, they
were able to identify the words
and phonetic sounds with the
actions. Parents also added new
words to the list. Six words,
illustrating opposites, were
explained and introduced with
movement gestures. Parents did
the movements and words together
and, by the end of the session,
they were able to match then,
even when the word pairs were
scrambled.
This interactive presentation
gave parents an opportunity to
model some arts infusion
techniques they could use, at
home, as a means of reinforcing
the English Language Arts
Curriculum at Elmwood School!
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ELMWOOD
PARENT WORKSHOP |
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 Our
first Powerful Parent-School
Partnership Workshop was held on
Wednesday, Sept. 15th
in the staff lounge. Mr.
Semillo, our School Principal,
reviewed and discussed the 2010
California Standards Test (CST)
results for Elmwood School and
how the results will impact the
current academic program for
students. He also answered
questions from parents about
their child’s CST results.
Parents in attendance asked many
great questions and were very
willing to support the education
program at Elmwood School.
Our next PPSP workshop will be
held on
Wednesday, Oct. 13th
at 2:00 PM. We are
inviting parents to this
workshop to learn how to help
your child with the Arts. We
hope to see you there!!
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ELENA
URIOSTE - VIOLINIST |
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 Elmwood
School had the privilege of
having Violinist, Elena Urioste
come to our school to perform
and talk with our students! She
came to Stockton to perform with
the Stockton Symphony and we
were very lucky to have her stop
by and perform for our
students. She is an amazing
Violinist and captivated our
students with her talent! Ms.
Urioste showed the students her
304 year old violin that she
plays and told everyone that it
was made in the year 1706! She
also talked about the importance
of being dedicated to her music
and how practice is important.
Our students asked many
questions and Ms. Urioste was
very impressed with our Elmwood
students!!
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ELMWOOD
TITLE I PARENT MEETING |
 On
Wednesday, September 1st,
Elmwood School held its annual
Title 1 Parent Meeting in the
staff lounge. A group of about
30 parents listen to our Program
Specialist, Mrs. Cyndi Lach;
give a presentation on what the
Title 1 Program is all about and
the role it plays in educating
the children of Elmwood School.
Mrs. Lach also reviewed the
Elmwood Parent Involvement
Policy, Elmwood Home/School
Compact and the Single Plan for
Student Achievement. Elmwood
School would also like to Thank
Mrs. Maria Hernandez for
providing interpreting services
for our parents.
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GREAT
1ST DAY OF SCHOOL AT ELMWOOD |
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 The
first day of school at Elmwood
was again a great success for
all! The Elmwood Staff was
very excited to welcome back our
fantastic students. It was
also great to see all the
Elmwood parents escorting our
students to class. We have
another great year planned for
our students and we are ready
for learning!!
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ELMWOOD
BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT |
 It
was great to see all the Elmwood
Parents and Students at our
annual “Back to School Night.”
Besides classroom visitations,
there was a Spectacular
Spaghetti Dinner, a Bountiful
Book Fair, and other
opportunities offered to our
parents. Mr. Semillo would
like to thank the many parents
and students who came out to
support Elmwood School.
There is no doubt about it; The
Elmwood Community is the
BEST!!!
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7th/8th
GRADE STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE |
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The Principal’s Student Advisory
Committee has been formed and
the Elmwood Staff is really
excited about the students who
make up this very important
committee. These students
will work closely with Mr.
Semillo in providing a school
year with interesting and fun
activities for all students at
Elmwood School. The
committee members are: 7th
Grade – Devany Ayala, Adrian
Gracia, Claudia Herrera, Austin
Jiminez, Bill Lor, Ariana Torres
and Jennifer Torres. 8th
Grade – Jasmine Coe, Jaribeth
Estrada, Norman Gignac, Eddie
Guido, Estrella Heredia, Altavea
Martin, Eric Rathjen Martinez,
Diana Rodriguez and Adelina Vang. |
