Thousand Oaks, CA – CCS is proud of its scholars and uses its Scholar of the Month program to recognize their accomplishments. The program also ties into the CCS core values with October focusing on achievement. Scholars are nominated by teachers and staff for their academic excellence, work ethic, leadership skills, and virtual involvement, and selected by the leadership team for the monthly honor.
Online Elementary School Scholar of the Month: Lily H., of Onyx
“Lily is a hard-working scholar who gives 100% effort on all of her classwork and strives to do her best each and every day,” said Meghan Fisher, elementary school teacher. “In addition to completing classwork, Lily attends all of her learning labs each week and is always eager to share her learning with her peers. She goes above and beyond and adds great joy to her class!”
Online Middle School Scholar of the Month: Harley T., of Temecula
“Harley is a hard-working, diligent scholar. She is an active participant in learning labs,” said Cynthia Ross, middle school teacher. “She is very resourceful and focused on her achievement and effort. Harley is always looking for ways to improve. She is very polite and uses proper etiquette when communicating and emailing her teachers.”
Online High School Scholar of the Month: Kaylee B., of Grenada Hills
“It is with great honor and pride that I would like to recognize Kaylee Barrera for earning the highest academic achievement in my class,” said Alex Vazquez, high school teacher. “Kaylee truly represents the Compass Charters Schools core value of achievement. I’m so proud of you for setting your sights high and making every effort to be a high academic performer. You worked hard and proved to yourself and everyone what you are capable of.”
Options Program Scholar of the Month: Jansen H., of Los Angeles
“Jansen is an outstanding scholar, particularly in the areas of technology and mathematics,” said Morgan Kohler, educational facilitator. “He has his own blog, Twitter feed, and YouTube channel where he creates presentations about various topics ranging from BitCoins to making quesadillas. In September, Jansen gave a presentation at WordCamp on how to use WordPress as a platform for portfolios, and he wowed the audience with his intellect and all-around awesome personality. The sky’s the limit for Jansen! You can follow him on his Twitter account, @jansen_henschel.”
“Congratulations to all of our October Scholars of the Month. There are many talented scholars enrolled at CCS, and this program is one of the many ways we recognize and celebrate them,” shared J.J. Lewis, President & CEO. “Please join all of us at CCS in celebrating Lily, Harley, Kaylee and Jansen for being named our October Scholars of the Month!”
About Compass Charter Schools
Compass Charter Schools (CCS) is a WASC-accredited virtual public charter school serving thousands of scholars throughout the state. Catering to TK-12 grade scholars, CCS offers the choice of either their home school or online academic program. CCS is committed to creating a collaborative virtual learning community, inspiring scholars to appreciate the ways in which arts and sciences nurture a curiosity for lifelong learning, and preparing scholars to take responsibility for their future successes.
For more information about CCS, visit www.compasscharters.org.
Lily H., Online Elementary School Harley T., Online Middle School
Kaylee B., Online High School Scholar Jansen H., Options Program