FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 24, 2022
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Compass Charter Schools Names their January 2022 Scholars of the Month
Thousand Oaks, CA – Compass Charter Schools is proud of its scholars and uses its Scholar of the Month program to recognize their accomplishments. The program also ties into the Compass core values of achievement, respect, teamwork, integrity, and communication. 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.
Compass Charter Schools of Los Angeles (serving the counties of Los Angeles, Kern, San Bernardino, and Ventura):
Online Elementary School Scholar of the Month: Pedro A. of Rancho Cucamonga
“Pedro is working very hard in all courses,” shares Michelle Fullerton, Elementary School Teacher. “He attends learning labs and is a pleasure to have in class! Great work, Pedro!”
Options Elementary School Scholar of the Month: Coen N. of Van Nuys
“Coen demonstrated dedication and focus as he completed building a pencil sharpener from start to finish,” shares Karla Marroquin, Supervising Teacher, “He followed instructions and was determined to follow through to the end. He gave it a great effort and achieved what he set out to do, create “working” pencil sharpener!”
Online Middle School Scholar of the Month: Gerard T. of North Hollywood
“Gerard is a new scholar at Compass,” shares Erin Thomson, Middle School Teacher. “He worked through all the steps of onboarding in a very organized and steadfast manner. He communicated with me immediately anytime he needed help. His communication was clear and he took care in explaining his obstacles so that I could help him efficiently. Welcome to Compass, Gerard. You are off to an amazing start!”
Options Middle School Scholar of the Month: Levi L. of Desert Hot Springs
“Levi shows up to homeroom instruction every week with a smile and participates with enthusiasm, shares Kerry Cody, Supervising Teacher. “He is learning and growing academically and this is evidenced by huge growth on his most recent STAR assessment! He is polite and respectful and works hard. He is also progressing nicely with his piano lessons! Well done, Levi!”
Online High School Scholar of the Month: Santana L. of Granada Hills
“Santana is proactive when it comes to engagement and is focused on using his time to further his learning and engage with all areas of content. Great work, Santana!” Shared Rosette Sowell, Online High School Teacher.
Options High School Scholar of the Month: Austin V.
“Austin is an excellent scholar and deserves this honor. Great work, Austin!” Shared Karissa Hyross, supervising teacher.
Compass Charter Schools of San Diego (serving the counties of San Diego, Imperial, Orange, and Riverside):
Online Elementary School Scholar of the Month: Aria D. of Lake Elsinore
“Aria works diligently and is doing wonderful in the Accelerate Ed curriculum,” shares Joyce Popelar, Elementary School Teacher. “She follows along and actively participates during our live synchronous sessions. This is Aria’s first year with Compass Charter Schools and she has grown tremendously since the beginning of the school year. She is a wonderful scholar! Keep up the great work, Aria!”
Options Elementary School Scholar of the Month: Ivan H. of San Diego
“Ivan is a dedicated and respectful English Language scholar,” shares Cynthia McGregor, Supervising Teacher. “He shows integrity and persistence in our Zoom sessions; even out in his backyard at times, staying engaged and participating consistently. He is eager to learn and his learning coach reports that he puts forth a good effort at home with his learning.”
Online Middle School Scholar of the Month: Alex W. of Santa Rosa
“Alex started with Compass last September and has adjusted well to our online platform,” shares Kim Noller, Middle School Teacher. “She passed all of her semester 1 courses with A’s! She has shown herself to be an exemplary scholar who not only achieves but communicates as needed with her teachers to maintain her grades! Way to go Alex!”
Options Middle School Scholar of the Month: Anthony A. of Santa Ana
“Anthony is the definition of our ARTIC value of Integrity,” shares Stephanie Lee, Supervising Teacher. “Our Compass value states that ‘scholars provide their best-quality work in a consistent and responsible manner,’ and this is exactly how I describe Anthony. He has posted work samples to Seesaw nearly EVERY DAY this school year (as of Day 99: 206 samples!) and he replies right away to my questions and comments. He attends every live sync class and always participates. He is an English Learner and always meets the requirements of Lexia (or exceeds them). I am so proud of his growth and progress, and I am lucky to have his family on my roster!”
Online High School Scholar of the Month: Mia B of Ramona
“Mia’s diligence and dedication to learning stand out a great deal, and as she works her way through her final year of high school, she is truly shining. Great job, Mia!” Shared Terry El Massry, High School Teacher.
Options High School Scholar of the Month: Antonio W. of San Ysidro
“I am nominating Antonio (J’Len) for his dedication and continuous improvement as a scholar,” shares Debbie Kasper, supervising teacher. “He is taking ownership of his schoolwork and takes pride in all of his work especially digital arts. He communicates his curriculum needs and has grown so much in his senior year.”
Compass Charter Schools of Yolo (serving the counties of Yolo, Colusa, Lake, Napa, Sacramento, Solano, and Sutter):
Online Elementary School Scholar of the Month: Isaac B. of Rohnert Park
“Isaac is an amazing scholar,” shares Michelle Fullerton, Elementary School Teacher. “He works hard, reaches out when he needs help, and participates in learning labs. He is very kind and respectful when interacting with his peers and teachers. He is a model scholar of the ARTIC values!”
Options Elementary School Scholar of the Month: Gianna F. of Pittsburg
“Gianna is a highly motivated scholar,” shares Shannon Fowler, Supervising Teacher. “She is respectful of her learning coach and of the teachers she interacts with. She turns in wonderful work samples and is very artistic. I believe Gianna is exactly what a Compass Firebird should be!”
Online Middle School Scholar of the Month: Eliana O. of Brentwood
“Elliana is an exceptional scholar who displays Compass’s core value of respect by consistently showing respect for her teachers via Gchat and positive participation in learning labs. She is a pleasure to have in class.” Shared Erin Thomson, Middle School Teacher.
Options Middle School Scholar of the Month: Abigail M. of Novato
“Abigail represents and demonstrates all our ARTIC values,” shares Jenna Morales, supervising teacher. “Over the last learning period, I have seen her dedication to her education shine through. I nominate her for the Achievement Award because she puts 100% into her studies; she goes above and beyond to understand a concept and relay that information. Abigail does a great job of tracking her studies and being ahead of schedule while consistently achieving excellence in her work. Abigail and other scholars within their co-op researched multiple scientists, then selected one specific scientist to investigate in detail, and then created a mystery guessing box for their scientist. They used their newfound knowledge to guess which mystery box was for which scientist. This is just one example of her achievements, but she demonstrates this ARTIC value across her studies. Great work, Abigail!”
Online High School Scholar of the Month: Ignacia A. of Davis
“Ignacio is harnessing his focus and powering into Spring 2022 with a proactive attitude. Well done, Ignacio!” Shared Terry El Massry, High School Teacher.
Options High School Scholar of the Month: Benjamin G. of Santa Rosa
“Benjamin is a wonderful addition to our weekly live classes,” shares Rebecca Jacobs, Supervising Teacher. He always has thoughtful comments and considerate answers. He has really grown this year and is working towards college level coursework in his classes. He turned in an excellent history paper this month!”
“Congratulations to all of our January 2022 Scholars of the Month. There are many talented scholars at Compass, and this program is one of the many ways we recognize and celebrate their hard work,” shares J.J. Lewis, Superintendent & CEO. “Please join all of us at Compass in celebrating all of our Scholars of the Month from across the Compass Family of Public Personalized Learning Charter Schools!”
About Compass Charter Schools
Compass Charter Schools (Compass) is a WASC-accredited virtual personalized learning public charter school serving thousands of scholars throughout California. Catering to TK-12 grade scholars, Compass offers two personalized learning programs. Compass 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.
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