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Celebration of Success Award Ceremony

On May 15, North Orange County ROP and the Career Education Foundation honored students at the 46th Annual Celebration of Success Award Ceremony. Instructors and Career Guidance Specialists nominated students who demonstrated outstanding achievement in their ROP classes. These students completed an online application and a select number of finalists were interviewed by industry partners, award sponsors, and support staff. Out of the 16,000 students that NOCROP serves, 34 exceptional students were chosen to be honored at the intimate ceremony. The winners were given a total of $23,000 through the Career Education Foundation and each received Certificates of Recognition from the following legislators that serve North Orange County ROP schools: Senators Ling Ling Chang, John Moorlach, and Tom Umberg; and Assemblymembers Phillip Chen, Steven Choi, Tom Daly, Tyler Diep, and Sharon Quirk-Silva.

Congratulations to the following students:

Cameron Adams Mary E. Moore Family Foundation Inspirational Award Cypress High School	Justine Jugo ROP Career Pathway Award - Engineering Design Sunny Hills High School
Mariana Barrientos Dewey Family Memorial Award Katella High School	Kameron Kohlwey Altrusa International of Anaheim - High School Award Los Alamitos High School
Hunter Behrendt ROP Career Pathway Award - Patient Care & ROP Student of the Year - Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District Esperanza High School	Tino Magana Anaheim Police Association Award Anaheim High School
Brynn Campos Dewey Family Memorial Award Oxford Academy	Dilsi Patel ROP Career Pathway Award - Child Development Cypress High School
Alejandra Casillas Altrusa International of Anaheim - Carmen Lizarraga Award Western High School	Devi Patel ROP Career Pathway Award - Biotechnology & ROP Student of the Year - Anaheim Union High School District Oxford Academy
Abraham Chung ROP Career Pathway Award - Engineering Design & ROP Student of the Year - Fullerton Joint Union High School District Sunny Hills High School	Cristian Ramos Altrusa International of Anaheim - High School Award Buena Park High School
Allison Coreas Mary E. Moore Family Foundation Inspirational Award Esperanza High School	Brian Reniero Poynter Scholarship & Success Starts Here Award Rio Contiguo High School
Jessica Costescu Ray Gerace Memorial Award Western High School	Erica Riray Dewey Family Memorial Award Cypress High School
Danielle Craine-Ayala Altrusa International of Anaheim - Dolores Suter-Crupnick Award Esperanza High School	Geronimo Salgado Success Starts Here Award Rio Contiguo High School
Sydney Danielson ROP Career Pathway Award - Design, Visual & Media Arts: Graphic Design & ROP Student of the Year - Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District Esperanza High School	Kaylee Serb ROP Career Pathway Award - Emergency Response & ROP Student of the Year - Los Alamitos Unified School District Los Alamitos High School
Emily Davis The ROP Career Pathway Award - Family & Human Services Fullerton Union High School	Shaan Sheth Ray Gerace Memorial Award Sunny Hills High School
Jocelyn De La Torre Dewey Family Memorial Award Esperanza High School	Nicole Stark Ray Gerace Memorial Award Brea Olinda High School
Gloria Flores Altrusa International of Anaheim - Dolores Suter-Crupnick Award Katella High School	Kacie Stonestreet ROP Career Pathway Award - Performing Arts: Dance/Choreography Western High School
Theresa Flores Moreno ROP Career Pathway Award - Education Magnolia High School	Isabella Svensson Altrusa International of Anaheim - Carmen Lizarraga Award Esperanza High School
Ryan Gallant Anaheim Police Association Award Cypress High School	Brian Truong Anaheim Police Association Award & ROP Career Pathway Award - Public Safety Cypress High School
Jake Gutierrez Altrusa International of Anaheim - High School Award Buena Park High Schoool	Hannah Veloso Mary E. Moore Family Foundation Inspirational Award Esperanza High School
Jennifer Hernandez Mary E. Moore Family Foundation Inspirational Award, ROP Career Pathway Award - Patient Care, ROP Student of the Year - Brea Olinda Unified School District Brea Olinda High School	Madelyn Wilson ROP Career Pathway Award - Patient Care Cypress High School

 

Thank you to our generous donors, ROP staff, business partners, and volunteers who make this event possible every year!

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Board of Trustees

Meg Cutuli, President
Los Alamitos Unified School District

 

North Orange County ROP Teacher of the Year

Congratulations to our 2020 Teacher of the Year, Mr. Reid Petersen! He has taught the Design, Visual, and Media Arts Pathway at El Camino Real High School in the Placentia Yorba Linda Unified School District since beginning his career in July of 2010.

In addition to being an exemplary teacher, Reid has served as a Professional Learning Community Lead Teacher, ROP staff development workshop presenter, and CTE Conference workshop presenter. Reid credits his students for making him the teacher he is. He stated, "my students are the best and they are the reason I love my job!"

Reid was honored at our February Board of Trustees meeting.

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Classified and Certificated Employees of the Year

 

North Orange County ROP Employees of the Year were also honored at the February Board of Trustees meeting.

(Honored employees from left to right):

Lulu Amador - Career Training for Transition Instructor

Yani Segoro-Nguyen - Executive Assistant I

Jessica Becerra - Student Information Analyst

Melanie Schlager - Design, Visual, and Media Arts & Software and Systems Development Pathways Instructor

Allison Bradley - Senior Human Resources Assistant

Pat Axtell - Residential and Commerical Construction Pathway Instructor

Sean Manning - Design, Visual, and Media Arts Pathway Instructor

Rachelle Blinoff-Mudd - Biotechnology Pathway Instructor

David Block - Design, Visual, and Media Arts Pathway Instructor

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Proclamations and Government Recognition

Thank you to Senator Chang; the Cities of Anaheim, Brea, Cypress, Los Alamitos, Placentia, and Yorba Linda; and our partner districts for recognizing February as Career Technical Education Month! Pictured: Mayor Campbell and the Yorba Linda City Council presenting Patient Care Pathway students at Esperanza High School with the proclamation. 

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Career Technical Student Organization Showcase

During the February Board of Trustees meeting, North Orange County ROP held its annual Career Technical Student Organization (CTSO) Showcase. Nearly 100 students and their instructors/advisors from our five partner districts and adult, fee-based programs represented the following career pathways and organizations:

Biotechnology Pathway at Oxford Academy

Design, Visual, and Media Arts Pathway at Brea Olinda High School

Education Pathway at Esperanza, Kennedy, Troy, and Valencia High Schools

Engineering Design Pathway at Oxford Academy and Anaheim, Buena Park, and Sunny Hills High Schools

Emergency Response Pathway at Los Alamitos High School

Food Service and Hospitality Pathway at Buena Park and Yorba Linda High Schools

Patient Care Pathway at Cypress, Esperanza, Magnolia, Savanna, Sonora, Sunny Hills High Schools and NOCROP Adult, Fee-Based Programs

Performing Arts Pathway at Western High School

Educators Rising

HOSA-Future Health Professionals and HOSA-Jump

Skills USA

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BOUSD Instagram Takeover

Brea Olinda Unified School District celebrated Career Technical Education month by giving an opportunity for North Orange County ROP students to do an "Instagram Takeover."

Students in our Patient Care Pathway and Residential and Commercial Construction Pathway took viewers on a tour of their classrooms, provided information on a typical day in the class, and interviewed other students about the skills they've learned.

Thank you BOUSD for your partnership and continued support of CTE!

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Fullerton Joint Union High School District Board Meeting

In celebration of Career Technical Education Month, Fullerton Joint Union High School District recognized the following North Orange County ROP programs and Career Guidance Specialists during their February Board meeting: Family and Human Services Pathway - Fullerton Union High School Food Service and Hospitality Pathway - La Habra and Sonora High Schools Patient Care Pathway - Buena Park High School Production and Managerial Arts Pathway - La Vista/La Sierra High School Career Guidance Specialists Jennifer Beglin - Sunny Hills High School and Dionne Evans - Troy High School Thank you FJUHSD for your support and continued partnership!

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Child Development Pathway at Los Alamitos High School

Take a peek into our Child Development Pathway at Los Alamitos High School.

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Board of Trustees

Meg Cutuli, President
Los Alamitos Unified School District

Classified Employees of the Year

Congratulations to our three Classified Employees of the Year! The recipients were surprised with the award at our annual Jingle Mingle holiday party. From left to right: Allison Bradley Senior Human Resources Assistant Jessica Becerra Student Information Assistant Yani Segoro-Nguyen Executive Assistant I Thank you for all that you do for the students and staff at North Orange County ROP!

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The 29th Annual CTE Conference

North Orange County ROP students and staff were well represented at the annual Career Technical Education Conference. The following Design, Visual, and Media Arts Pathway students at Brea Olinda High School were recognized at the conference for their entries in the CTE Conference Program Cover Contest: 2nd Place - Emily Diplock, 11th grade 3rd Place - Nicole Stefun, 12th grade Honorable Mention - Brittany Wong, 12th grade Instructors Tom Metcalf, Reid Petersen and Administrator Gail Kairis also hosted breakout session presentations. Thank you CALCP and CAROCP for hosting an incredible event, we look forward to seeing you next year!

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OC Pathways Showcase

Orange County Department of Education held its annual OC Pathways Showcase at Edwards Lifesciences on Nov. 27. The theme was “Our Humanity, Our Technology, Our Future,” and featured student work across 15 career technical education industry sectors. Guests from local businesses, schools, colleges were in attendance. Edwards Lifesciences Vice President of Advanced Technology Jinny Lee and Executive Director of Global Corporate Giving Amanda Fowler hosted a panel to discuss patient-focused medical innovations with Biotechnology Pathway students Amanda Gao and Shawn Patel, and answered career-related questions from students.

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Exposed: Out of Focus Art Contest

Design, Visual, and Media Arts Pathway students at El Camino Real High School participated in the 10th Annual Exposed: Out of Focus art contest hosted by the Yorba Linda Public Library. A total of 13 students were selected to have work featured in the Graphic Design section of the exhibit at the Richard Nixon Library. The following students received awards for their work: 1st Place (top left): Dezz Gonzalez, “Workaholic” 2nd Place (top right): Omar Mendoza, “Walk of Success” 3rd Place (above): Luke Radusinovich, “The Storm of Depression” Honorable Mention: Christian Mendez, “Drowning” Adrian Valdez, “The Ambition That Blinds Us”

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Meet the Developer - Apple.com Article

Biotechnology Pathway student Shawn Patel has been featured by Apple in their "Meet The Developer" article series. Shawn is a senior at Oxford Academy and has developed 7 apps (3 on the Apple App Store, 1 on Google Assistant Actions, and 3 yet to be published), including the app used by Oxford Academy HOSA. Congratulations, Shawn!

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Spectrum News 1 Feature

Patient Care Pathway instructor Ken McCall was featured by Spectrum News 1 for his role in saving the life of Brea Olinda High School Wrestling Coach Brian Schlueter. "Schlueter may not have survived if it wasn't for the high school's Medical Careers class, where students like Windes and Winkler learned skills like CPR and how to use the automated external defibillator." Read more by clicking the link below:

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The 4th Annual Nutcracker Featuring Super Mario

Performing Arts Pathway students at Western High School presented The 4th Annual Nutcracker on Dec. 6 & 7. The classic ballet was presented with a twist, using characters from Nintendo's Mario Bros. game series. Costumes, set design, script writing, and marketing were done by students across all of instructor Maile Leonard's classes.

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Residential & Commercial Construction Pathway at Anaheim High School

Residential & Commercial Construction Pathway students at Anaheim High School had a chance to learn more about different careers within the construction industry through a visit from Brookfield Residential, Crownco Inc., and KB Home. The company representatives shared their day-to-day duties, job application and interview advice, and future resources for students. Thank you to the following presenters: Todd Hare, KB Home Brent Hill, Director of Customer Care, Brookfield Residential Rich Howard, Vice President of Customer Service, KB Home Colin Koch, Project Manager, Brookfield Residential Gavin Percy, Brookfield Residential Lia Schmitt, Crownco Inc. Lina Smith, Brookfield Residential

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A Word From Our Superintendent

Happy New Year and welcome back! We hope your winter break was restful and you're ready to start the second half of the school year. I'd like to introduce you to our three newest Board members: Al Jabbar (Anaheim Union High School District), Gail Lyons (Brea Olinda Unified School District), and Andrew Montoya (Fullerton Joint Union High School District). We are pleased to welcome them to North Orange County ROP and look forward to working together to equip and empower tomorrow’s innovative, civic-minded professionals through career technical education. Thank you all for the opportunity to serve and support our students, staff and community! Superintendent Terri Giamarino

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Board of Trustees

Meg Cutuli, President
Los Alamitos Unified School District

Civic Learning Award of Excellence

Congratulations to Cypress High School for receiving the Civic Learning Award of Excellence! California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye presented the award to staff and students on April 2. Students in our Legal Practices Pathway also showcased their latest work to Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye, including mock trials, soapbox speeches, and debates. 

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HOSA: Future Health Professionals State Leadership Conference

More than 300 Biotechnology and Patient Care Pathway students attended the annual HOSA: Future Health Professionals State Leadership Conference in Sacramento on March 28 - 31. Students from Cypress, Esperanza, Katella, Magnolia, Savanna, Sonora, and Sunny Hills High Schools, Oxford Academy (junior high and high school students), high school students at Trident Education Center, and our adult programs participated in healthcare-related competitions that included Existing Medical Innovation, Extemporaneous Health Poster, Medical Math, and many more. Students were also recognized for their community service hours. Winners who qualify will head off to Orlando, Florida for the HOSA International Leadership Conference in June.

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2019 Dog House Competition

Residential and Commercial Construction Pathway students at Brea Olinda High School participated in the annual Dog House Competition. The dog houses were on display during lunch while students and staff voted for their favorites. The following students received awards:
Most Creative - #4 Airplane Dog House, Kyle Sia
Best Craftsmanship - #5 Ambulance Dog House; Landon Jacobs, Josiah Jepsen, Dustin Clark
Most Realistic - #6 7-Eleven Dog House; Emma Wilder, Riley Cooper, Jake Farley
Best Overall - #7 Northgate Market Dog House; Justen Rawlins, Jesus Contreras

Association of California School Administrators Every Student Succeeding Breakfast

Patient Care Pathway student Kayla Breshears, senior at Magnolia High School, was honored with the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) Every Student Succeeding Award on March 8. Each year, ACSA recognizes students for overcoming the odds and achieving success. Congratulations, Kayla!

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Sparking Joy Future Educator Pathway Summit

On March 18, 2019, the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District hosted its first “Sparking Joy Future Educator Pathway Summit” for students enrolled in the Education Pathway at Esperanza and Valencia High Schools. The goal of the summit was to match the professional learning opportunities that PYLUSD teachers receive in benefit of students. Thank you PYLUSD for your partnership and support of career technical education!

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Dancing With The Staff

Performing Arts Pathway students at Western High School held their annual Dancing With the Staff competition on March 22. The event was Broadway themed and each competing staff member danced to a musical number alongside two students. Patient Care Pathway Instructor Carolann Baldridge was one of nine competing teachers. The show also included past student performances, many of which have won awards, and group performances with Performing Arts Pathway Instructor Maile Leonard.

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America's Got Talent

Production and Managerial Arts Pathway students at Buena Park High School attended a taping of NBC's America's Got Talent in Los Angeles on March 14. Students had the chance to see a behind-the-scenes look at the TV show and play the role of studio audience members.

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Placentia Yorba Linda Art Association Juried Art Competition

Design, Visual, and Media Arts Pathway students at El Camino Real High School participated in the Placentia Yorba Linda Art Association Juried Art Competition. Their work was on display in Schools First Federal Credit Union in Placentia from March 13 - 27. The following students received awards:

Honorable Mention - Christian Mendez

3rd Place - Jostin Hernandez

2nd Place - Dez Gonzalez

1st Place - Kassy Gonzalez entitled "Back to the Beginning" (Pictured below)

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Design/Build Competition

Residential and Commercial Construction Pathway students at Anaheim, Brea Olinda, Savanna, Valencia, and Western High School participated in the annual Design/Build Competition. Each team was given a two-day project that mimics the real-world pressures of inspections and deadlines while enforcing the values of safety, teamwork, and craftsmanship. Officials from national construction companies inspected the floor plans and structure designs. Brea Olinda High School placed 2nd out of 12 teams.

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Yorba Days Community Faire and Car Show

The annual Yorba Days Community Faire and Car Show was on April 6 at the Yorba Linda Community Center. The event included local vendors, resources available to residents, and a classic car show. Education and Patient Care Pathway students at Esperanza High School provided demonstrations, while Food Service and Hospitality Pathway students at Yorba Linda High School sold cookies and treats made during class. The logo featured on t-shirts made for the event was created by Jessa Laboissonniere; a Design, Visual, and Media Arts Pathway student at El Dorado High School. Instructor Valerie Easton also received a surprise visit from Cody Haney, a past NOCROP Patient Care Pathway student. He currently works for the Orange County Fire Department. Thank you Yorba Linda Chamber of Commerce for your support of career technical education!

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Board of Trustees

Meg Cutuli, President
Los Alamitos Unified School District