Earth Day is celebrated around the world on April 22. This year will be the 47th Earth Day! In Sacramento, our Earth Day events will be highlighted by a festival at Southside Park, Sunday April 23rd, from 11 AM – 4 PM. There will be…
Americorps at CCCS
Did you know that we have three CCCS graduates who are now working at the CCCS McClellan campus to support students through Americorps? We are extremely proud of our Americorps staff: King Pacheco, Regina Galushchak, and Tiffany Mines. Americorps is a program that connects volunteers…
Student Spotlight Senior: Megan Wilson
“It’s amazing,” revealed Megan Wilson, age 17, when asked about graduating in January. She absolutely beamed with delight, ready to move on with her life. Two years ago, Megan came to CCCS hoping to make a change. The other schools she had attended had been…
Teacher’s Corner Independent Study, A teacher’s Perspective
Teaching is a profession of connection and progress. In traditional schools, it can be easy to lose sight of the individual students in our care, especially when class sizes often swell to over 30 in a class. Multiply that times five or six class periods,…
Teacher’s Corner Election Day
So today is Election Day 2016. As I sit at my desk listening to happy students, caring teachers, hardworking paras and busy staff, I realize that whatever happens at the end of today, our country is so much more than any one elected official or…
Teacher’s Corner: The Power of a Positive Learning Environment
Years ago, when I was a student in the teaching credential program at Sac State, I was asked to write a statement of my teaching philosophy. This assignment turned out to be harder than it sounded at first. Out of all the many educational theories…
Book Review: The Glass Castle
CCCS teacher Mrs. Linda Chaix has been teaching for over 40 years and has been with CCCS for the past 8 years! She joins us today for the first ever Book Review! The Book: The Glass Castle Author: Jeanette Walls Synopsis: The author, Jeanette Walls,…
Don’t Laugh With Them till Christmas
“Don’t laugh with them till Christmas.” I distinctly remember my seventh-grade teacher reciting these words of wisdom near the end of the school year. She was reflecting on her first year of teaching, and pondering things she would do differently. She said her master teacher…
Service Learning program
Hey Everyone! As the new school year starts, I am very excited to see students become more involved in the Service Learning program here at CCCS. Through this program, they will have an opportunity to advance their 21st century skills, critical thinking, problem solving, decision…
Happy first week of school
Happy first week of school! I am very excited to be a part the CCCS family in my role as Vice Principal. I have had four years of Vice Principal experience and one year as Interim Principal experience prior to joining CCCS. I am thankful…