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Volume 14, Issue 3 “ Children First” Spring 2011
UPERINTENDENT’S E SSAGE
by Kent L. Bechler, Ph.D.
California’s Fiscal Crisis: What does it
mean for Corona­
Norco Unified School
District?
It was reported in
the May 2011 edition
of EdSource that early
in 2011, Superinten‐
dent of Public Instruc‐
tion Tom Torlakson
declared “a financial emergency” for
California public schools. He noted that
three years of cuts to education had
resulted in nearly 2 million students ‐
roughly 30% of pupils in California ‐
attending a school in a district facing
“serious financial jeopardy.” The state
currently has a multi‐billion dollar
budget deficit. To balance the budget,
California policymakers could raise
more revenue and/or cut funding. If
deep cuts are made to K‐12 schools,
they could cripple some districts’
ALL COUNTY ACADEMIC TEAM
2011 BEST AWARDS
Bilingual Educators Succeeding Together
CORONA­NORCO
PTA COUNCIL REPORT
by Gretchen Doughty,
President
STUDENT TAKES SWEEPSTAKES
SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FAIR
FBLA NEWS
FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA
MESA
MATH ENGINEERING
SCIENCE ACHIEVEMENT
TRIBUTE TO EDUCATION
TRIBUTE ARTICLE
TRIBUTE PHOTOS
Employee Pinning Ceremony
ability to function and would likely curtail meaningful efforts at educational improvement throughout the state.
In January, it became clear that California was spending about $8 billion more than it had received in 2010‐11, and
budget analysts predicted that the state would be short another $17 billion in 2011‐12. Together, those added up to a
$25 billion budget shortfall if cuts weren’t made or revenue increased.
In March, Governor Jerry Brown and the Legislature agreed on about $8 billion in cuts, mostly to health and social
services, plus another $3 billion in other reductions. Governor Brown wants to make up the difference by extending taxes
that Californians have been paying since 2009 but will soon expire. To date, he has been unable to get two‐thirds approval
from the Legislature needed to put those taxes on the ballot for voters to decide.
Since 2007‐08 the Corona‐Norco Unified School District has cut its budget by over $90 million dollars. Additionally,
the state has deferred paying us $70 million at a cost of $500,000 each year. Approximately 353 jobs have been
eliminated. We have increased class size in all K‐12 classrooms and eliminated class size reduction in grades K‐3 and ninth
grade. We have increased the walking distance virtually eliminating home to school transportation. We have reduced
Superintendent’s Message (Continued on page 2)
Action Toward Excellence
Is produced by the CNUSD Executive Services/Community Relations
to enhance the school community relationship and inform the community.
Together we Make Quality Education a Reality
Board of Education/
Administrator Directory
Board of Education
Student Recognition
March 1—April 19, 2011
April 19 –May 17, 2011
Calendar/Announcements
Volunteer Information
Business for Education Excellence
Honor Roll Schools
2011 CIF Inland Division
Wrestling Team Champs
PRINCIPAL/Administrator for a Day
Summer School Schedule
CNUSD History Day Winners
Water Project Grants

CORONA­NORCO PTA COUNCIL REPORT
by Gretchen Doughty, President
The Value of PTA
Virtually everyone agrees that it is
important for parents and caregivers to
get involved in their children’s education,
but when asked, most parents will gush
about how much they care about the education of their child.
There is a disconnect when it comes to PTA. Parents, especially
younger ones, have trouble understanding what belonging to
PTA can do for them and their child. PTA informs parents
about the tools and knowledge to assist in your child’s educa‐
tion. It has been established that parents that have a routine of
involvement in their young child’s life, have more of an impact
on their learning and education going forward. I believe that
our local PTA helped make my cherished memories possible
by helping facilitate a community of education by developing
resources and support to all parents. So, the questions that
begs to be asked is, at the very basic level, what honestly
makes the difference in a child’s education? The answer is you,
the parent sitting next to you, and the parent sitting next to
them. PTA is about connection to resources and people who
care about children and their education, so reaching out to
other parents is essential for building community. Together
you and other parents can and do make substantial differences
in children’s education, not only on a personal level, but on a
much broader scale across the country. The involvement in
PTA as a member means every child truly benefits from one
unified voice.
Superintendent’s Message (Continued from page 1)
Adult Education, Summer School, counseling, student inter‐
vention programs, librarians, art and music and deferred
maintenance. Additionally, our employees now work nine
fewer days, students attend classes five fewer days, and all
employees have taken a 5% salary cut indefinitely. Most
importantly, our students and the services we provide them
are suffering.
If our state leaders move forward with a plan to reduce
funding for public education, the vast majority of school
districts, including Corona‐Norco, will have to take more
drastic measures, such as laying off additional teachers and
significantly increasing class sizes, closing schools and
further cutting administrators and support staff such as
counselors, librarians, and security personnel. Personally, I
doubt that CNUSD would be able to sustain the cuts
currently being discussed. I predict that if public schools are
significantly cut again, we can expect to see a school year
reduced to as little as a 160 days, with all employees taking
an additional salary reduction.
FBLA NEWS
The Centennial High School Future
Business Leaders of America, under the
direction of Greg Lukenbill and Lee Lara,
competed in the 61st Annual State FBLA
Conference in Santa Clara, placing ninth in
the state. There were 110 schools and
1600 attendees. Congratulations to all who
participated.
WATER PROJECT GRANTS
The following teachers are recipients of
the 2011 Lois B. Krieger Water Project
Grants for Educators.
Araceli Anguiano, Corona HS
Water Pollution Mystery
Rhonda Grabow, Corona HS
The Aquarium Experience
Kelley Remington, Temescal Valley ES
Learning About Water and Conservation
Christopher Spencer, Santiago HS
California’s Water Systems:
Rivers, Lakes and the Ocean
Each week, I have the opportunity to visit
campuses and classrooms throughout the Corona‐
Norco Unified School District. I see the outstanding
instruction being provided to students. I observe
the enthusiasm with which our students respond to
questions, projects and assignments. They are
engaged. I know first hand that the quality of
instruction is more challenging and rigorous than
ever before. But we need to continue to improve
the opportunities and expectations for our students
if they are going to compete on a global level.
However, we cannot complete our task alone. Our
students and staff need your support each and every
day, and they need the support of our state and
federal elected officials. Let’s once again support our
students, our teachers, our support staff and admin‐
istrators as we continue to face these difficult
economic times. Let’s once again make education a
priority.

STUDENT TAKES SWEEPSTAKES
2011 Inland Area
Science and Engineering Fair
More than 750 projects from students in River‐
side, Inyo, Mono and San Bernardino counties were
on display in this year's RIMS Inland Science and
Engineering Fair for students in grades 4‐12.
(Photos from ceremony)
Jessica Richeri, of Centennial High School, won
Senior Sweepstakes for her project, Autonomous
Robotic Vehicle's Guide to Eliminate the Traffic
Problem.
There were three divisions: Elementary, Junior and
Senior. Individual and group projects were judged in 20 categories of
science. The fair is sponsored by the San Bernardino County Superin‐
tendent of Schools, Riverside County Office of Education, Inyo County
Office of Education and Mono County Superintendent of Schools. Junior
and Senior Division winners went on to compete at the California State
Science Fair Competition in Los Angeles, May 2‐3.
Grade 4 ­ Allison Broderick, Wilson ES, Driving Disasters
Grade 5 ­ Shelby Ogasawara, Garretson ES,
WORM WARS! Night Crawlers vs. Red Wigglers
Grade 6­ Andrew Raynes, CFIS,
Does Soda Temperature Affect the Height of a Mentos Geyser?
Grade 8 ­ Kosha Patel, Raney IS, Open the Doors of Death
Patricia DeAsis, Raney IS, What's In Your Milk?
Grade 9 ­ Jessica Cao, CeHS, Beat Blemishes for a Bargain
(Jessica also won 3rd Place at the State Science Fair)
Austin Ha, CeHS, Antibiotics: The E. Coli Kryptonite
Grade 10 ­Christina Cho, CeHS, Fresh Water Galore: Greywater Recy‐
cling
Grade 12 ­Catherine Dang, CeHS, Lichen: The Next Pollution Indicator?
Jay Patel, CeHS, Role of Drugs on Depolarization/Dependent
Contractility of Pulmonary Arteries
Jessica Richeri, CeHS, Autonomous Robotic Vehicle's
Guide to Eliminate the Traffic Problem
Community Awards
Air Pollution Research Center at UCR
Catherine Dang – CeHS
California Regional Environment Education Community Network
Christina Cho and Catherine Dang – CeHS
DISTRICT, COUNTY,
STATE, INTERNATIONAL
Jessica Richeri, a 17 year old
senior from Centennial High School,
was a winner at the Intel Interna‐
tional Science and Engineering Fair
held in Los Angeles. She won a Third
Place award in the Electrical Engi‐
neering category, plus four special
awards. Her scholarship and prize
earnings for developing an autonon‐
mous robotic vehicle total $20,000.
Jessica’s project previously earned
her the $10,000 Grand Prize at the
California State Science Fair. Special
awards included a $10,000 scholar‐
ship from the Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers (IEEE); an
$8,000 scholarship from the U.S.
Office of Naval Research and a
$1,000 First Place award from the
IEEE Computer Society. She also won
a $1,000 Third Place award in her
category.
The vehicle is about the size of a
large radio‐controlled model. It has
the capacity to detect and avoid
obstacles while moving in traffic
through an urban environment and is
equipped with GPS navigation.
Jessica is the first student from
CNUSD to win the sweepstakes
award. She has accepted a full
scholarship to attend Carnegie
Mellon University in the fall.
Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District/Mojave Environmental Education Consortium:
Cameron Khansarinia and Philippe Tran – CeHS
National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) (Los Angeles Section):
Albert Nguyen – Raney IS
Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG):
Jessica Richeri – CeHS

2010 California
Business for Education Excellence
Honor Roll Schools
On March 25, the California Business for Education
Excellence (CBEE) announced the schools named to its
2010 Honor Roll. The 2010 Honor Roll includes 1,221
California public elementary, middle and high schools
that have been recognized by California’s business
community for having demonstrated consistent high
student academic achievement and making significant
progress toward closing achievement gaps among all
their students.
The Honor Roll is comprised of two different awards,
the “Star Schools” Award (477 schools) and “Scholar
Schools” Award (744 schools).
The following Corona‐Norco Unified School District
schools were among those selected for this honor:
Honor Roll
Scholar Schools
Anthony ES ‐ Tom Patane, Principal
Eisenhower ES ‐ Jean Trevino, Principal
Foothill ES ‐ Susan Helms, Principal
Star Schools
Corona Ranch ES ‐ Adrianna Burkhart, Principal
Coronita ES ‐ Beth Feaster, Principal
Parks ES ‐ Philip Saxena, Principal
Vicentia ES ‐ Cecelia Arzaga‐Chester, Principal
Victress Bower School ‐ John Aldrian, Principal
Washington ES ‐ Bonita Barnett, Principal
CBEE Star Schools are those with significant popula‐
tions of socio‐economically disadvantaged students that
have shown a significant increase in grade‐level profi‐
ciency over four years and are outperforming expecta‐
tions for every subgroup of students. CBEE Scholar
Schools are schools that are showing significant levels of
academic achievement, but do not have a significant
socio‐economically disadvantaged student population.
“These schools are the bright spots of excellence in
efforts to raise student academic achievement and close
persistent achievement gaps,” said Kirk Clark, president
of CBEE. “By highlighting them, recognizing their
achievement and giving them a voice we hope other
schools can learn from these proven practices and we
can begin to duplicate their success to scale throughout
the state.”
Math Engineering
Science Achievement (MESA)
Congratulations to the MESA (Math Engineering
Science Achievement) students who competed on
February 26 at UCR. CNUSD students who placed in
the top three of their event qualified for the South‐
ern California Regional’s at the University of Califor‐
nia, Irvine in April.
1st Place
Lana Taylor and Eric Buenrostro
Biomechanical Arm
Jeannie Nguyen
Impromptu Speech
2nd Place
Michelle Wurch
Individual Pre Calculus
Danish Iqbal and Jeannie Nguyen
Team Math A
3rd Place
Chad Taylor and Nathan Sullano
Biomechanical Arm
Rafael Montes
Balsa Wood Glider
Kevin Park
Model Brain
Ngugi Thuo
Impromptu Speech
Kevin Park, Jennifer Lopez & Mariel Segovia
Team Math B
2011 CIF Inland Division
Individual Wrestling Team Champions
Centennial High
Christian Pagdilao
2011 CIF Inland Division
Individual Wrestling Champion
Andrew Schulte
2011 CIF‐SS Masters Wrestling Champion
Bill Gunn, Assistant Principal/Athletics
Randy Campbell, Head Coach
Santiago High School
Alfredo Nava­Arroyo
2011 CIF Inland Division
Individual Wrestling Champion
J.T. Cameron, Assistant Principal/Athletics
Steve Glassey, Head Coach‐

Riverside County Superintendent of Schools, Ken Young,
named 10 outstanding students to the 2010­11 All­County
Academic Team on March 16, during the Sixth Annual
Riverside County Student Academic Awards dinner. Forty‐
nine high schools in the county nominated 132 students for
honors, based on academic performance, GPA, college
entrance exam scores, and extracurricular activities. The All
‐County Academic Team was chosen from that list .
CNUSD OUTSTANDING STUDENTS
Centennial HS­ Sam Buenrostro, Principal
L to R: Mr. Buenrostro, Stephen Merchant, Joann Park, Addi‐
son Yang and Supt. Dr. Kent Bechler
Corona HS­ Owen Crosby, Principal
L to R: Dr. Bechler, Daniel Allen, Jetrina Maque,
Christine Wilson and Mr. Crosby
Norco HS­ Lisa Simon, Principal
L to R: Dr. Bechler, Suzanne Hunsaker, Stacie Jones,
Kimberly Zillgitt and Mrs. Simon
Roosevelt HS­Mark Lenoir, Principal
L to R: Dr. Bechler, Akilah Ali, Janine Herrero,
Lingxiao Yan and Mr. Lenoir
Santiago HS­ Reginald Thompkins, Principal
L to R: Dr. Bechler, Jared Ham, Paul Lim, Yang Wang (not in
photo) and Yvonne McFadzean, Assistant Principal
All­County Academic Team
Joann Park – Joann is a senior at Centennial High School, is
ranked first in her class and has a GPA of 4.8. Her activities
and honors include: President of the Future Business Leaders
of America, V.P. and co‐founder of the Model United Nations,
President of the California Scholarship Federation, Junior
Statesman of America member, Historian of the Centennial
Asian Pacific Student Union, Fashion Club President, and
member of the Red Cross. Joann scored a 2,230 on the SAT.
Yang Wang – Yang is a senior at Santiago High School, is
ranked first in his class and has a GPA of 4.75. His activities
and honors include: Philosophy Club Librarian, Junior State of
America and Mock Trial Secretary; member of Key Club,
National Honor Society, Pacific‐Asian Club and Future
Business Leaders of America; Volunteer for the Corona Public
Library, Rose Parade, City of Corona and the Homeless
Shelter. He scored a 2,340 on the SAT.
Addison Yang – Addison is a senior at Centennial High
School, is ranked second in his class and has a GPA of 4.71.
Addison’s activities and honors include: Junior State of
America State Director of Debate, Secretary, Publicist,
Activism Committee, and co‐founder, summer intern for
Taiwanese Foundation for Democracy, member of Corona
Mayor’s Youth Council, Secretary and Publicist for Red Cross,
AP Club Co‐President, IB Student Association Mentoring
Treasurer, member of Future Business Leaders of America,
Mandarin teacher and pianist. He scored a 2,300 on the SAT.

Christian Diaz
March 1, 2011
Adams
Elementary School
Carolina Cano
March 1, 2011
Coronita
Elementary School
Justine Martinez
March 15, 2011
Garretson
Elementary School
Jessalyn Johnson
March 15, 2011
McKinley
Elementary School
Tanner Honikel
March 15, 2011
Prado View
Elementary School
Zachary Dowds
March 1, 2011
Adams
Elementary School
Ashley Grau
March 1, 2011
Coronita
Elementary School
Alondra Perez
March 15, 2011
Garretson
Elementary School
Lindsay Li
March 15, 2011
Norco
Elementary School
Devin Rangel
April 19, 2011
Highland
Elementary School
Natalie Ambler
March 1, 2011
Anthony
Elementary School
Sophia Buturoaga
March 1, 2011
Eisenhower
Elementary School
Cole Nagle
March 15, 2011
Highland
Elementary School
Douglas Li
March 15, 2011
Norco
Elementary School
Diana Franco
April 19, 2011
Corona Fundamental
Intermediate School
Mario Romo
April 19, 2011
El Cerrito
Middle School
Kylie Enarson
March 1, 2011
Anthony
Elementary School
Nolan Conrad
March 1, 2011
Eisenhower
Elementary School
Sindy Silva
March 15, 2011
Home Gardens
Elementary School
Brittany Lowe
March 15, 2011
Orange
Elementary School
Kaitlyn Jones
April 19, 2011
Corona Fundamental
Intermediate School
Maegan Soto
April 19, 2011
El Cerrito
Middle School
Nahreen Hirmiz
March 1, 2011
Chavez
Elementary School
Jaden Anzueto
March 1, 2011
Foothill
Elementary School
Kevin Villanueva
March 15, 2011
Home Gardens
Elementary School
Naveed Zaman
March 15, 2011
Orange
Elementary School
Kourtney Nicosia
April 19, 2011
Corona Fundamental
Intermediate School
Alicia Acosta
April 19, 2011
Norco
Intermediate School
Hyrum Shelton
March 1, 2011
Chavez
Elementary School
Cassidy McCarthy
March 1, 2011
Foothill
Elementary School
Alicia Barrera
March 15, 2011
Jefferson
Elementary School
Allison Askier
March 15, 2011
Parkridge
Elementary School
Kirsten Trabert
April 19, 2011
Corona Fundamental
Intermediate School
Kevin Murillo
April 19, 2011
Norco
Intermediate School
Berenice Barajas
March 1, 2011
Corona Ranch
Elementary School
Dylan Jansen
March 1, 2011
Franklin
Elementary School
Gabrianna Torres
March 15, 2011
Jefferson
Elementary School
Shara Wade
March 15, 2011
Parkridge
Elementary School
Hannah DeRose
April 19, 2011
El Cerrito
Middle School
Alleina Williams
March 1, 2011
Corona Ranch
Elementary School
Nicholas Taylor
March 1, 2011
Franklin
Elementary School
Eddie Fields
March 15, 2011
McKinley
Elementary School
Kimberley Garcia
March 15, 2011
Prado View
Elementary School
Peyton Pfeiffer
April 19, 2011
El Cerrito
Middle School

Yesh Patel
April 19, 2011
Norco
Intermediate School
Cheyenne Tejeda
May 3, 2011
Riverview
Elementary School
Jazmine Musgrove
May 3, 2011
Todd
Elementary School
Jana Austin
May 17, 2011
Centennial
High School
Tanner Allen
May 17, 2011
Pollard
High School
Arth Thaker
April 19, 2011
Norco
Intermediate School
Fernando Moreno
May 3, 2011
Sierra Vista
Elementary School
Jacquelynn Glassick
May 3, 2011
Vicentia
Elementary School
Jon Comouche
May 17, 2011
Centennial
High School
Matthew Burchette
May 17, 2011
Pollard
High School
Miles Cutuli
April 19, 2011
River Heights
Intermediate School
Stephanie Sims
May 3, 2011
Sierra Vista
Elementary School
Jocelyn Perez
May 3, 2011
Vicentia
Elementary School
Joseph Nomellini
May 17, 2011
Centennial
High School
Jevon Daniel
May 17, 2011
Pollard
High School
Rebecca Frilot
May 17, 2011
Santiago
High School
Cheyanne Hernandez
April 19, 2011
River Heights
Intermediate School
Alexandra Hernandez
May 3, 2011
Stallings
Elementary School
Michayla Ghost
May 3, 2011
Washington
Elementary School
Horacio Salazar
May 17, 2011
Centennial
High School
Brianna Taylor
May 17, 2011
Pollard
High School
Bryen Irving
May 17, 2011
Santiago
High School
Anthony Yambao
April 19, 2011
River Heights
Intermediate School
Jacklin Murillo
May 3, 2011
Stallings
Elementary School
Theressa Stegal
May 3, 2011
Washington
Elementary School
Kyle Le
May 17, 2011
Corona
High School
Felicia Boria
May 17, 2011
Roosevelt
High School
Laurisa Sanchez
May 17, 2011
Santiago
High School
Jesus Zuniga
April 19, 2011
River Heights
Intermediate School
Adrianna Grayson
May 3, 2011
Temescal Valley
Elementary School
Grant Palmer
May 3, 2011
Wilson
Elementary School
Manuel Perez
May 17, 2011
Corona
High School
Alexis Clay
May 17, 2011
Roosevelt
High School
Cody Soper
May 17, 2011
Santiago
High School
Holly Leavitt
April 19, 2011
Victress Bower
School
Lawson Liang
May 3, 2011
Temescal Valley
Elementary School
Savannah Sanabia
May 3, 2011
Wilson
Elementary School
Lizbeth Saldivar
May 17, 2011
Corona
High School
Danicamae Fernandez
May 17, 2011
Roosevelt
High School
Gabriela Murillo
May 3, 2011
Riverview
Elementary School
Zoe Liuag
May 3, 2011
Todd
Elementary School
Lorena Mendoza
May 3, 2011
Victress Bower
School
Kristen Wilson
May 17, 2011
Corona
High School
Kaye Pettit
May 17, 2011
Roosevelt
High School

The Tribute to Education awards ceremony, honoring
outstanding students from throughout the District, was
held April 14 at Corona High School.
Starting off the event was the Santiago High School
Jazz Band, directed by Kris Parish.
The Corona High School NJROTC, under the direction
of Sgt. James Zinn, USMC/Retired, Presented the Colors.
Also performing for the event, were the Corona High
School Madrigals, directed by Amy Basilan.
CNUSD Board of Education members, President Cathy
Sciortino; Vice President, Bill Newberry; Member, John
Zickefoose; and Student Board Member, Taylor Jern, pre‐
sented the awards. Superintendent Dr. Kent Bechler; As‐
sistant Superintendents Dr. Michael Lin and Tom Pike em‐
ceed. Also assisting in the ceremony were, Deputy Super‐
intendent Dr. Greg Plutko and Assistant Superintendent
Sherry Mata.
The following awards were presented: Outstanding
School Volunteers were, Bonnie Johnson, Barton ES;
Pamela Thibert, Raney IS; and Bill Kohout, Norco HS.
Outstanding Elementary Students were, Prerana
Kalavakuri, Victress Bower School; Kiara Soto, Adams ES;
Lucas Joanis, Anthony ES;Izabella AmKreutz, Barton ES;
William Harden, Chavez ES; Sally Soto, Corona Ranch ES;
Eva Galdamez, Coronita ES; Tina Wang, Eastvale ES; Mary
Lombardi, Eisenhower ES; Alexandra Nechaev, Foothill
ES; Emily Moran, Franklin ES; Jazmin Diaz, Garretson ES;
Luca Lin, Harada ES; Maleeah Patrick, Highland ES;
Entenin Pelico, Home Gardens ES; Adrian Garcia,
Jefferson ES; Reena Tuli, Lincoln ES; Destiny Valencia,
McKinley ES, Matthew Turner, Norco ES; Elijah Stacy,
Orange ES; Beatriz Galvez, Parkridge ES; Arianna Nicole
Nieto, Parks ES; Justin Cordero, Prado View ES; Sierra
Schwartz, Riverview ES; Raina Williams, Sierra Vista ES;
Natalee Gonzalez, Stallings ES; Ronnell Johnson, Temes‐
cal ES; James Root, Todd ES; Maggie Tang, VanderMolen
ES; Vanessa Lopez, Vicentia ES; Daggar Gomez, Washing‐
ton ES; and Reagan Prospero, Wilson ES.
Outstanding Intermediate Students were, Joseph Gen‐
dreau, Auburndale IS; Carter Coggins, Citrus Hills IS; Celina
Martinez, Corona FIS; Alyssa Beadel, El Cerrito MS; Adam
Higelin, Norco IS; Kosha Patel, Raney IS; and Joe Velasco,
River Heights IS.
Outstanding High School Students were, Stephen Mer‐
chant, Centennial HS; Nicole Curley, Corona High School;
Christyana Cabal, Kennedy HS; Sergio Marquez, Norco HS;
Kara Larson, Orange Grove HS; Sylvia Aceves, Pollard HS;
Ivana Orozco, Roosevelt HS; and Tyler Smith, Santiago HS.
Those named Outstanding Senior Athletes were,
Mackenzie Maples andMichael Eubank, Centennial HS;
Chelsea Crawley and Daniel Fusi, Corona HS; Jordan
Emanuele and Kelsey Young, Norco HS; Natalie Bookout‐
Gonzalez and Justin Rivera, Roosevelt HS; and Taylor Jern
and Ryan Felix, Santiago HS.
Academic Excellence Awards went to, Joanne Park and
Addison Yang, Centennial HS; Jetrina Maque and Francisco
Centeno, Corona HS; Sharon “Alexis” Grempel and Christian
Ayala, Kennedy MCHS; Suzanne Noelle Hunsaker and Tyler
James Weststeyn, Norco HS; Akilah Ali and Lingxiao Yan,
Roosevelt HS; and Hayley Iwig and Yang Wang, Santiago
HS.
Receiving recognition for having achieved the status of
National Merit Scholar Finalists were, Mayeen Moham‐
medi and Yang Wang, Santiago HS.
Taylor Jern, Santiago High School, was recognized for
the great job she has done this year, serving as Student
Board Member.
Community Relations would like to thank Marvin
Randel; Terry Long, Tony Ballard, Owen Crosby; the CHS
NJROTC and Madrigals; the Santiago Jazz Band; and our
emcees and presenters for their assistance in making
Tribute to Education a night to remember.

The Corona‐Norco Unified
School District has enjoyed
outstanding support from
community and business
leaders and strives to
increase their participation
in its schools.
On Thursday, March 10,
the Corona‐Norco Unified
School District held its
Twenty‐First Annual Principal/Administrator
for a Day event, with approximately 300 people in attendance.
School principals and their guests structured the day according to their schedules. The "Principal/Administrator for a
Day" shadows the principal by visiting classrooms, attending an assembly, speaking with students, sitting in on meetings,
and, in general, observing a day in the life of a modern school.
The event began with breakfast at 7:00 a.m. at the District Office Learning Center Conference Room. Tom Pike,
Assistant Superintendent, Executive Services/Community Relations, welcomed the crowd and President, Cathy L.
Sciortino, representing the Board of Education, addressed the audience. Dr. Kent Bechler, Superintendent shared a video
presentation. Mr. Pike shared information about the Corona‐Norco Schools Educational Foundation before sending the
guests “off to work.”
Thank you, to ASJ Industrial Hose Fittings, Chick‐fil‐A – Hidden Valley, Corona COSTCO and Corona Sam’s Club for
generously providing food and supplies for the successful event.
Left to Right: Ana Luna, Carol Cornell, Claudia Hernandez, and
Betty Amaral
2011 BEST AWARDS
Bilingual Educators Succeeding Together
CNUSD is full of educators and parents who work hard
for all of their students and children. Each year the Corona‐
Norco Unified School District and the Riverside County
Office of Education honor their "B.E.S.T." (Bilingual
Educators Succeeding Together) who work tirelessly with
English Learner students and their families. This year
CNUSD not only had four district winners, but two of the
honorees also received the Riverside County title.
Receiving B.E.S.T. Classified Employee of the Year for the
District was Betty Amaral, Bilingual Paraprofessional at
Pollard High School. Receiving B.E.S.T. Teacher of the Year
was Ana Luna, 1st Grade Dual Immersion Program at
Garretson Elementary School.
Receiving District and County B.E.S.T. Parent Volunteer of
the Year Award was Claudia Hernandez, Raney Intermediate School.
District and County B.E.S.T. Principal of the Year Award went to Carol Cornell, Principal at Stallings Elementary. Mrs.
Cornell and Mrs. Hernandez will go on to compete at the state level California Association for Bilingual Educators (CABE)
Conference.

David Long
40 Years
Rosalie Aja
35 Years
Evelyn Gourley
35 Years
Gayle Bruce
30 Years
Tom Pike
25 Years
In a ceremony held May 10 in the Corona High School Performing Arts
Center, the Human Resources Division of the Corona‐Norco Unified School
District honored 492 employees for 10 to 40 years of excellent service.
Randy Sue Brekke, Marshall Leach, David Long and Mark Newton have
served the District for 40 years.
Rosalie Aja, Alan Davidson, Antoinette Dickson, Evelyn Gourley, Michael
James, Barbara Jesfield, Patricia Johnson, Larry Nugent, Nancy Rodenbuecher
‐Daniel, Theresa Squires and Wesley Warner have served the District for 35
years.
Employees with 30 years of service were Sandra Allen, Gayle Bruce, Terry
Marzell, Elisabeth Miller, Steven Rachunok, Monica Reynoso, Susan Schaeffer,
Debra Schleuning and Bruce Wilcox.
With 25 years of service were Richard Albrecht, Linda Anderson, Mike
Brenner, Linda Brew, Marianne Butler, Judy Clark‐Pruett, Deborah Collins,
Anthony Cummings, Susan Curley, Donald Davis, Joseph Hernandez, Caren
Holm, Mary Juchcinski, Lorena Lopez, Anna Marquez, Cindy Maschner, Linda
McGranahan, Kristen Millard, Theresa Mitchell, Laurie Moore, Jill Naylor,
Judy Now, Jennifer Olguin, George Perez, Thomas Pike, Debra Potts, Renee
Reid, Michael Reister, Susan Rex, Nancy Richardson, Cynthia Sewell, Patricia
Smith, Heidi Sutton, Cara Tarini, Joel Titterud, Ruby Vargas, Nancy Walters
and Katherine Zook
In addition there were 49 employees with 20 years, 140 employees with
15 years and 241 with 10 years of service.
Congratulations to these outstanding employees for their combined 7255
years of dedicated service to the Corona‐Norco Unified School District.
Linda Brew
25 Years
Anna Marquez
25 Years
Michael Reister
25 Years
Judy Clark‐Pruett
25 Years
Cindy Maschner
25 Years
Cynthia Sewell
25 Years
Pat Smith
25 Years
Anthony Cummings
25 Years
Linda McGranahan
25 Years
Laurie Moore
25 Years
Heidi Sutton
25 Years
Donald Davis
25 Years
Judy Now
25 Years
Cara Tarini
25 Years
Lorena Lopez
25 Years
George Perez
25 Years
Ruby Vargas
25 Years
Randy Sue Brekke
40 Years
Toni Dickson
35 Years
Theresa Squires
35 Years
Steve Rachunok
30 Years
Nancy Walters
25 Years

Junior Historical Paper
Raymond Ramlow, Garretson ES
3 rd Place ­ County
Jared Banzuela, Lincoln ES
Junior Individual Exhibit
Madeline Bemis, Lincoln ES
3 rd Place ­ County
Cameron Pollock, Stallings ES
Junior Group Exhibit
*Ethan Atkins & *Ryan Smotrys,
Garretson ES
­2 nd Place ­ County
Chantal Rabay & Gianna Volonte,
Lincoln ES
Junior Individual Documentary
Kassandra Martinez, El Cerrito MS
*David Berry, Garretson
1 st Place ‐ County
Junior Group Documentary
*Shane Berger, *Sunshine Lee,
*Josiah Song and *Reena Tuli ,
Lincoln ES
1 st Place ­ County
CNUSD Summer School
Schedule 2011
Summer School Office:
951‐736‐5082
Corona, Norco and Santiago High Schools
Session 1 June 6 ‐ July 1, 2011
7:45 a.m. ‐ 10:45 a.m.
Lunch 10:45 a.m. ‐ 11:25 p.m.
Session 2 June 6 ‐ July 1, 2011
11:30 a.m. ‐ 2:30 p.m.
Special Education Extended Year
High School June 6 ‐ July 1, 2011
7:45 a.m. ‐ 11:45 a.m.
Corona, Norco and Santiago High Schools
Intermediate/Elementary
June 13 ‐ July 8, 2011
9:00 a.m. ‐ 1:00 p.m.
Anthony, Victress Bower and Washington
Elementary Schools
CA HIGH SCHOOL EXIT EXAM DATES
English Language Arts Exam July 26, 2011
Mathematics Exam July 27, 2011
Corona‐Norco District Office 9:00 a.m.
Learning Center
SUMMER SCHOOL GRADUATION
July 13, 2011
Santiago High School 7:00 p.m.
CNUSD History Day Winners 2011
* Asterisk with Bold Type depicts advancement to State.
Junior Individual Website
Saeed Ahmad, Lincoln ES
3 rd Place ­ County
Jimmy Root, Todd ES
Junior Group Website
Sarah Aladross & Amarissa Mases,
Garretson ES
3 rd Place ­ County
Ahad Hussain & Mohammad Khan,
Lincoln ES
Senior Historical Paper
Mariane Hamor, Norco HS
Greg Song, Santiago HS
Senior Individual Website
*Jared Walker, Norco HS
1 st Place ­ County
*Troy Kawahara, Santiago HS
3 rd Place ‐ County
Senior Group Exhibit
Tayler Fewell, Austin Gayne, Jakob
Larson & Brooke Russell, Norco HS
Hayden Tavoda & Mckenzie Tavoda,
Santiago HS
Senior Group Documentary
Malcolm Brinkley & Youngji Seo,
Santiago HS
Alternates
Junior Individual Exhibit
Connor Foley, Todd ES
Junior Group Exhibit
Whitney Brown & Olivia Ramsey,
Stallings ES
Junior Individual Website
Eliza Jacobs, Garretson ES
Sam Aguilar, Todd ES
Junior Group Website
Ta Nye Houston & Michelle Nwufo
Vandermolen ES
Senior Historical Paper
*Grace Hwang
Norco High
1 st Place ­ County
Senior Group Exhibit
Taylor Kunze, Amber Lasher &
Katie Yates, Norco HS
BECOME A VOLUNTEER
CNUSD NEEDS YOU!
Please fill out the CNUSD Volunteer Application at the
school of your choice. Applications are also located on our
website under the Parent tab of the CNUSD home page. Please fill out the
form, print it and turn it in at the school where you would like to volun‐
teer.
The Board of Education for the Corona‐Norco Unified School District is
committed to extensive parental involvement, as well as a safe and secure
school environment. To that end, the following requirements for volun‐
teers shall be implemented at all schools.
A. All volunteers shall be approved in advance and in writing by site
administration, with the hours of service, location of service, and type
of service approved/assigned by the Site Administrator.
B. All volunteers shall meet any requirements imposed upon school
volunteers by the Riverside County Health Services Agency.
C. All volunteers shall be under the direct and immediate supervision of a
certificated school employee at all times.
D. All volunteers who are assigned as chaperones on overnight field trips
shall, prior to such activity be fingerprinted, with clearance from the
Department of Justice.
E. All volunteers serving as Assistant Coaches or with other extra
curricular activities shall be fingerprinted, with clearance from the
Department of Justice.
Nothing in this policy shall be construed as to restrict the District’s
authority to require, as a condition of serving as a school volunteer,
fingerprinting clearance from the Department of Justice at any time.

Note: Early Dismissal Every Wednesday
All Elementary/Intermediate Students
are dismissed one hour early.
MAY
03 Board of Education Mtg., 6:30 pm
11 Day of the Teacher
17 Board of Education Mtg., 6:30 pm
27 A Track Goes Off‐Track, Min. Day
30 Holiday‐Memorial Day
31 D Track Returns
31 HS & JFK Minimum Day
JUNE
01 HS & JFK Tracks, Minimum Day
02 T Track Last Day, Minimum Day
HS & JFK Tracks, Minimum Day
14 Board of Education Mtg., 6:30 p.m.
PTA Council Meeting, 9:30 a.m
24 B, C & D Tracks Last Day of School,
Minimum Day
JUNE GRADUATIONS
01 Centennial HS, 7:00 p.m., CeHS
Corona HS, 7: p.m., CHS
Norco HS, 7:00 p.m., NHS
Roosevelt HS, 7:00 p.m., ERHS
Santiago HS, 6:30 p.m., SHS
2 Kennedy HS, 6:00 p.m., NHS
JUNE PROMOTIONS
02 Auburndale IS, 9:00 a.m., NHS
Citrus Hills IS, 2:00 p.m., SHS
El Cerrito MS, 2:15 p.m., CeHS
Norco IS, 2:00 p.m., NHS
Raney IS, 1:00 p.m., CHS
24 Corona FIS, 8:30 a.m., CHS
River Heights IS, 8:30 a.m., RHS
JULY
04 HOLIDAY ‐Independence Day
11 A, C & D Tracks, First Day of School
19 Board of Education Mtg., 6:30 p.m.
AUGUST
02 Board of Education Mtg., 6:30 p.m.
09 C‐Track Goes Off‐Track, Minimum Day
10 T Track First Day of School
15 B Track First Day of School
16 Board of Education Mtg., 6:30 p.m.
DELAC
District English Learner
Advisory Committee
Council Chambers
Corona­Norco
Unified School District
2820 Clark Avenue
Norco, California 92860
MEETING DATE
May 26
10 am – 12 pm
ALERT
FUNDRAISING NOTICE
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC &
BAND CALENDARS
Please be aware, students or indi‐
viduals seeking funding for school
advertisements must have a letter of
endorsement signed by the school
principal. The letter will be on school
or district stationery. If you have any
questions, please call the School
Principal or Athletic Director.
PROJECT INSURE PROMOTES
HEALTHY FAMILIES
Funded in part by a grant from
Kaiser Permanente, the Corona‐
Norco Unified School District is
continuing to assist families need‐
ing children’s health, vision and
dental insurance. Free bilingual
application assistance for Healthy
Families, Medi‐Cal for Children,
Kaiser Child Health Plan, Healthy
Kids and other health service re‐
sources are available. Please call
Project INSURE, Joanna Esparza‐
Buchholz at 951 736‐4636.
Corona­Norco
Unified School District
BOARD OF EDUCATION
JOSE W. LALAS, PH.D.
jlalas@cnusd.k12.ca.us
BILL NEWBERRY
bnewberry@cnusd.k12.ca.us
CATHY L. SCIORTINO
csciortino@cnusd.k12.ca.us
MICHELL A. SKIPWORTH
mskipworth@cnusd.k12.ca.us
JOHN ZICKEFOOSE
jzickefoose@cnusd.k12.ca.us
ADMINISTRATION
KENT L. BECHLER, PH.D
Superintendent . 736­5010
GREGORY S. PLUTKO, ED.D.
Deputy Superintendent
Educational Services 736­5080
DAVID C. HANSEN, ED.D.
Assistant Superintendent
Instructional Support 736­5111
MICHAEL H. LIN, ED.D.
Assistant Superintendent
Human Resources 736­5060
SHERRY MATA
Assistant Superintendent
Business Services 736­5020
THOMAS R. PIKE
Assistant Superintendent
Executive Services 736­5003
TED E. ROZZI
Assistant Superintendent
Facilities 736­5045
CORONA­NORCO
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
2820 Clark Avenue
Norco,CA 92860
951 736­5000