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 Advocate Online  - Special Awards Edition  -   May 2008  

ROP Celebration of Success
Honors Student Excellence
Foundation Awards $39,500 

Two hundred and thirty-three outstanding North Orange County ROP students were honored at the annual Celebration of Success on Friday, May 2, at the Heritage Forum Theater in downtown Anaheim.  Over 1,000 people attended the event to support and applaud student excellence.  Students are nominated by their instructors, and go through a paper screening and interview process.  182 high school seniors and adults were each awarded $50.00 for the honor of being nominated: the 51 high school juniors were each awarded $25.  All were brought to the stage and their names read as nominees.  The award winners remained on stage as their stories were read. 

 

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ROP's John Puckett Chosen One of
Top Five Orange County Teachers

John Puckett, North Orange County ROP’s Building Industry Technology Academy teacher at Katella High School, was named one of the top five Orange County Teachers of the Year during a surprise visit Tuesday, May 13, to his classroom by the awards team and school administrators. 

The announcement intersected John’s lesson on interviewing skills at an unbelievable spot.  “Just like last week,” John was telling students, “I had one chance to impress the panel who interviewed me for the teacher of the year award. . . .”   At that point Orange County Superintendent of Public Instruction Bill Habermehl and the team opened the door and shocked John and his students with the announcement that his interview had gone very well indeed.  As he handed John the trophy, Superintendent Habermehl told John’s students that “your teacher is among the top five of 23,000 teachers in Orange County.”

John received prizes from each of the sponsors, including a $1000 check from SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union for his classroom. In November, John will be honored at a special banquet at the Disneyland Hotel.  He will also be entered into the state contest. 

Each year one teacher from every ROP, school district, and community college district in Orange County is selected as Teacher of the Year from their respective institutions.  Teachers must submit a packet of materials including three letters of reference and statements on several topics, including why they think they are effective in the classroom.  County Office of Education officials and Orange County Register, Disneyland, and Schools First Federal Credit Union representatives decide on fifteen entrants to interview.  The top five were selected from the interview.

 Congratulations John!

 

 

 

 

 

 

In 2004, Mike Doyle, ROP Auto Body Repair instructor at Fullerton High School was also chosen as one of the top five teachers.

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Lynne Porter Named ACSA Administrator of the Year
 in Curriculum and Instruction

 

Lynne Porter, Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services, was honored Monday, May 12, as the Curriculum and Instruction Administrator of the Year in Region XVII of ACSA (Association of California School Administrators).  The award was presented at a special end-of-year awards banquet at the Irvine Marriott Hotel in Irvine.  More than 600 people attended the event, including 18 of Lynne's colleagues. 
 

The award pays tribute to Lynne’s dedication to students, teachers, and career technical education.  This is the first time that a CTE administrator has been honored in the Curriculum and Instruction category.  A short list of Lynne’s accomplishments at North Orange County ROP includes:

 

• Alignment of ROP classroom activities with state academic standards in language arts and math by more than 90% of instructors
• Collaborative academy/pathway programs, including medical careers academies (Sonora, Valencia, and Savanna High Schools), and four building industry academies (Katella, Western, Valencia and Brea Olinda High Schools), and a Digital Arts Academy (Fullerton High School) that focus on integration of core academics while at the same time responding to local labor market needs
• An innovative 5^th-year program for students at six Fullerton Joint Union High School District high schools that targets at-risk 9^th and 10^th graders

• A model collaborative with probation and juvenile offenders at Rio Contiguo and Los Piños Correctional Facilities
• Programs that prepare students for industry certification, such as licensed vocational nurse, registered dental assistant, and NIMS (National Institute of Metalworking Skills) certification
• Course offerings that are in direct proportion to local labor market needs
• Collaboration with local community colleges that has resulted in over 60 formal articulation agreements
• Instructional programs that stress career preparation standards (essential employability skills), such as communication, problem-solving, and teamwork
  
  
  
  
   

Congratulations, and thank you, Lynne!             

 

 

 

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ROP Retirees Honored

Ten amazing people who have given seven to 31 years of their lives to the students and staff of ROP have decided to retire.  They were honored at an afternoon reception on May 21 and at the Board meeting that immediately followed the reception. 
Retirees are:

Pam Anspach, Career Guidance Specialist, Sonora High School, thirty years

Ed Buczek, Heating/Ventilation/Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Construction Trades Institute, twenty years

Joe Farhat, Culinary Arts instructor, ROP Culinary Arts Institute, thirty-one years

Carol Holmes, Cosmetology coordinator, seven years   Dave Jameson, Heating/Ventilation/Air Conditioning and Refrigeration instructor, Construction Trades Institute, eleven years

Dianne McGinnis, Career Guidance Specialist, Cypress High School, eleven years

Jim McWilliam, Career Guidance Specialist, Brea Olinda High School, thirty years

Sylvia Smith, Job Placement Specialist and Job Developer, Career Development Center, thirty years

Sandra Talley, Business Technology instructor, Sunny Hills High School, thirty years

Natalie Van Bueren, Office Assistant, Woodland campus, eleven years.  

Congratulations to each and every one of the retirees. (It’s remarkable that they gave a total of 204 years of service!)

We and your students will miss you.  

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