Accomplishments

Santiago high school has had many accomplishments this year thanks to our committed students, parents, staff, and to our numerous caring community members. All stakeholders have gone above and beyond to invest time, energy, and services to our school. Some Community members who provided assistance this year include: Santiago parents, community volunteers, Boys and Girls Club of Garden Grove, the Santiago Alumni Association, Value Plus, El Pollo Norteño, Tortillería Ruben’s, Panadería & Pastelería El Cortes (in Stanton), Corner Bakery, Schools First FCU, Deck N Shoes and Garden Grove Police Department. We are grateful to them for their hard work and hope that our community can continue to support them as they contribute generously to our students while we build a college going culture at Santiago High School.

10 Commandments in Education

The collaboration between our parent groups, and our school and district leaders has been extraordinary. On March 12, 2010 during our 10 Education Commandments culminating celebration of the year, parent participants and ELAC leaders personally thanked school staff and district dignitaries. During this triumphant event, there were cultural presentations including the Vietnamese Club Dance Team, Ballet Folklorico, professional singer Van Tran, and professional singer Mai The Hiep. Parent and student testimonials were shared as well.

Mrs. Martha Zamora and Mrs. Courtnie Nguyen addressed district dignitaries to thank them, especially Dr. Schwalm, Superintendent of Garden Grove Unified School District on behalf of the staff and families of Santiago High School. Other dignitaries who were present and recognized for their leadership include: Dr. Mafi, assistant superintendent of secondary education; Mrs. Eimi Garcia, coordinator of K-12 educational services; Mr. Garcia, district psychologist, and Parent and Community Outreach personnel: Mrs. Teri Rocco, supervisor; Ms Linh Bui, counselor; and Ms. Tami Tran, community liaison. 116 parents and 51 students completed the 10 Education Commandments for Parents program this year with the support of our Title 1 coordinator, Ms. Annette Watson. The following faculty and support staff awarded participants a certificate of completion: Mr. Urzua, Spanish teacher; Mrs. Esparza, school community liaison; Mr. Phan, school community liaison; and Mr. Murgia, Spanish teacher. Their outstanding commitment to provide access to higher education is commendable!

Academic Results

• 75% of all 10th grade students passed the English Language Arts section of the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) taken in March.
• 86% of all 10th grade students passed the Math section of the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) taken in March. This is an increase from last year’s 80%
• 120 students who participated in Homework Central at least 10 times this year earned a grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or higher.
• 79% of students whose parents completed the 10 Education Commandments for Parents program this year earned a grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or higher!
• 27% of all students at Santiago earned a GPA of 3.0 or higher and are listed as Honor Roll students on our web site.
• 441 12th grade students met all graduation requirements this year!

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Respectfully Yours,

Lorena Luna Sanchez, Ed.D.

Principal

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