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AWARDS & SUCCESSES


Oral Language Festival Winners '07-'08

The BCSD Oral Language Festival provides an opportunity for students to enjoy interpretations of literary works through reading, writing, listening and speaking. Students choose from a broad selection of titles, which can be either serious or humorous.  First thru fourth place winners will go on to compete at the Kern County Oral Language Festival at Standard Middle School on February 23, 2008.

For a list of Elementary winners, click here.
For a list of Junior High winners, click here.



Perfect Attendance for 9 Years

Congratulations to five of our students who receiving perfect attendance from Kindergarten through Eighth grade.

Riley Barnard, Compton Junior High School
Mackenzie Beaschler, Curran Middle School
Felicia Jara, Stiern Middle School
Gabriel Martinez, Curran Middle School
Avery McMahan, Chipman Junior High School

Congratulations, keep up the good work!

 

19th Annual Kern County Regional Science Fair, BCSD Winners  

Astronomy/Earth and Environmental Science
Third Place—Karen Russell, Nichols		Behavioral/Animal and Field Studies
    Third Place—Sara McComas, Owens
Engineering and Mathematics
    Second Place—Adrian Carideo, Owens
    Honorable Mention—Heidi Lederhos, Sequoia 		Physics
    Second Place—Ryan Saylor, Harding
Plant Biology
    First Place—Paila Rodriguez, Fremont
    Third Place—Morgan Ehly, Downtown 		Behavioral, Animal, and Field Studies
    Third Place—Madeline Ebel, Downtown
    Honorable Mention—Daniel Carbajal, McKinley
Food and Health Science
    Second Place—Gabriela Forter, Downtown 		Thermo chemistry and Thermo Physics
    Honorable Mention—Carmen Ontiveros, Fremont

Henry Greve Speech Contest Winners

The following students are this year's winners of the Henry Greve Speech Contest:

        1st Place - Nicole Wilkerson, Chipman Jr. High School, 8th grade
        2nd Place - Nicholas Gonzalez, Stiern Middle School, 7th grade
        3rd Place - Morgan Hayes, Stiern Middle School, 8th grade
        4th Place - Marinity Phillips-Smith, Chipman Jr. High School, 8th grade

These students will respresent the BCSD at the Kern County Henry Greve Speech Contest.

BCSD's Kern County Spelling Bee Winners

The results of the County spelling bee, held February 10th, are in and our students were outstanding. The winners are as follows:

  • 4th Place - Michael Pham, Sequoia Middle School, 8th grade
  • 6th Place - Ashlyn Dean, Emerson Middle School, 8th grade
  • Gia Murillo, Stiern Middle School, 8th grade
  • Michelle Pham, Owens Intermediate School, 6th grade
  • Congratulations to everyone for an excellent job.

Spelling Bee Winners Announced

We are very proud of all the competitors in this year's District-wide Spelling Bees. Each student worked very hard to prepare and the results were evident.

Region I - 1st Place , Alex Meza, Chipman Junior Highl, 7th grade

  • 2nd Place, Winter Everett-Jensen, Owens Intermediate School, 6th grad
  • 3rd Place, Kerry Jenkins, Stiern Middle School, 7th grade

Region II - 1st Place, Torrey Soland, Downtown Elementaryl, 6th grade

  • 2nd Place, Jenalou Pastor, Compton Junior High, 7th grade
  • 3rd Place, Michael Thrasher, Washington Middle School, 7th grade
  • The top two winners from these events will represent BCSD in the county spelling bee on February 10, 2005, 7:00p.m. at the Kern County Superintendent of Schools' Building, University Square, 2000 'K' St, Room US1.


Bakersfield City School District receives Golden Bell Award

The California School Board Association presented BCSD Food Services with the prestigious Golden Bell Award. The Award recognized the campaign, “Jammin’ Sam Health and Nutrition Awareness”. The campaign was headed by Director of Food services, Wayne Wong. Congratulations Food Services!


Richard Rodriguez helps set Music Standards

Curran Middle School Instrumental Music Teacher Richard Rodriguez participated in the Music Standard Setting Panel for the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing in Sacramento in October. This 10-member panel established California Single Subject Examination passing scores for teachers seeking credentials in the area of music. This new examination created an alignment of national standards in music with those of California.

Mr. Rodriguez also traveled to Washington D.C. in December to participate in a meeting at the National Association for Music Education(MENC) headquarters to bring together leading educators and performers in the mariachi field to trade ideas and discuss the many possibilities open to mariachi music making in the schools and communities of the United States. A 13-member panel discussed the breadth and quality of what mariachi music would bring to the 120,000 strong membership of MENC, and likewise what this professional organization can do to enhance this great cultural tradition so popular with students from Latino communities, as well as students of all races and ethnicities.



Governor selects Aida Molina for State Commission

BCSD Administrator Aida Molina was appointed in November by Governor Schwarzenegger to the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Mrs. Molina will remain in her position as a Reading First coordinator for the District while she simultaneously fulfills her duties on the State commission. The commission sets professional standards, assesses the overall quality of California teachers and oversees examinations for teaching credentials and advancement certificates. Mrs. Molina is excited about her opportunity to ensure that we have highly qualified teachers in our communities.



Oral Language Festival Results

The BCSD Oral Language Festival provides an opportunity for students to enjoy interpretations of literary works through reading, writing, listening and speaking. Students choose from a broad selection of titles, which can be either serious or humorous. They can perform solo, duo or as a group. The categories are Serious Interpretation  Solo; Serious Interpretation  Duo; Humorous Interpretation  Solo; Humorous Interpretation  Duo; and Verse Choir (3-8 students). The top four BCSD winners from each of the five categories in each division are eligible to compete in the Kern County Oral Language Festival, which will be held at Standard Middle School on Saturday, January 29, 2005.
Click here for this year's BCSD elementary and junior high/middle school results.



Erin George Receives CRA Award

Erin George, College Heights School academic coach for the Reading First Program, received the Constance McCullough Research Award on November 6, 2004 at the Delegates Assembly Breakfast during the California Reading Association Conference held in San Jose, California. She received the award for her outstanding research in the field of reading. Ms. George, who completed her masters degree and thesis at CSUB, submitted her thesis as her entry. It involved kindergarten and first grade students" phonological awareness and the correlation to students" reading ability. Her findings confirmed that students with phonological awareness strongly correlated to successes in reading and those teachers" with knowledge about phonological awareness had a positive effect in the students" performances.



Lillian Tafoya Honored with Awards

Lillian Tafoya, Bakersfield City School District Board of Education member, received two very special honors this year. On October 2, 2004, Mrs.Tafoya was elected by fellow members as the president of the California Latin School Board Members Association at the Business Unity 2004 Conference. She will be the general director for all of California. The Association"s goal is to help meet the needs of Hispanic students and provide them with the opportunity to advance equally in education. On October 29, 2004, she received the SDistinguished Alumni  award during a homecoming celebration at her alma mater, Highlands University in Las Vegas, New Mexico, for her nationally acclaimed work as a public school administrator and teacher.



Sandra Yoon - Collaboration for Success

Sandra Yoon, Library Media Services Coordinator, recently had an article published in the California School Library Association Journal, Fall 2004 issue, regarding the California Young Reader Medal (CYRM) Program. The story was written in cooperation with Carol Lopez Dorksen, Coordinator, District Library Services, Kings Canyon Unified School District in Reedley, and Lori Lim, Library Media Teacher, Evergreen School District, in San Jose. Their article, entitled Collaboration at All Levels: The California Young Reader Medal Program, highlighted various activities to provide a multitude of collaborative opportunities and ideas. For further information on CYRM, visit their website at http://www.cla-net.org/awards/cyrm.php.


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