Everyone gave a lot of energy and effort to make Adult Education Week 2017 a beautiful celebration. Student Leaders and Staff met in many planning sessions to create this year's events. Teachers and students spent a lot of time preparing for the Success Fairs. Together everyone worked as a team to create a successful week.
Here's what we did:
The week before - during Spring Break - student leaders went to Sacramento for CCAE Leg Day 2017. They carried the message to Legislators that Adult Education matters and good schools need good funding. You can read more about Leg Day here.
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| Highlights from CCAE Leg Day 2017 |
On Monday, we hung the beautiful banner that students made in 2016.
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| Student Council President Lupita, Vice President Edwin, Board Member Inna, and Secretary Sayaka |
On Tuesday, day students posed for a special photograph to commemorate our 101st year and to create a special gift for Mr T.
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| SMASrs in red with Mr. T and his portrait of himself as a young teacher 50 years ago. |
Mr T posed in the front. He held a photo of himself when he started working for our school district, the San Mateo Union High School district fifty years ago. This is Mr T's last year as director of our school. He is retiring in June.
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| Students and Mr T spell out "101" in red |
On Wednesday morning, students danced the "traditional" SMAS Virginia Reel, led by Toshio.
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| Toshio was the "caller." He told the dancers what to do: Dos-I-Do, Sashay, Elbow-Swing! |
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| Elbow-wwing! |
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| Double elbow-swing! |
On Wednesday evening, students posed for a special evening photo under a sunset sky.
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| Everyone gathered round the flag pole. |
Then they danced the SMAS Virginia Reel.
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| Marina and Stephanie do an elbow-swing |
Then they held a Success Fair. San Mateo Deputy Mayor Rick Bonilla attended the event.
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| Student Leader Denise welcomed everyone to the Evening Success Fair. Behind her are Cristina, Marina, Mr. T, Deputy Mayor Rick Bonilla and Gabby |
Students created display boards showing success in college, career, and community. Students visited each classroom to the beautiful boards. The boards were purchased by the Student Council.
Here are a few of the wonderful boards:
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| Teacher Gia's Class |
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| From Teacher Michelle |
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| From Teacher Betty |
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| From Teacher Gia |
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| From Teacher Betty |
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| Teacher Laetitia and the beautiful boards made by her students |
On Friday morning, students held a morning Success Fair. Deputy Mayor Rick Bonilla liked the Evening Fair so much he returned for another visit and met the Morning Student Leadership Team.
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| Mr T, Sayaka, Inna, Deputy Mayor Bonilla, Lupita, Edwin, Tim |
Lupita welcomed everyone to the Morning Success Fair and presented Mr. T with a gift of the special 101 photo.
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| Lupita gave the special photo to Mr. T |
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| Student Council President Lupita and Mr. T |
Students toured the classrooms to see all the wonderful display boards and learn more about the many ways SMASrs can and do succeed in college, career and community.
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| Community! |
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| You can do it! |
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| College! |
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| Steps to a great career |
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| College - how to do it! |
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| Community choices! |
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| If you can dream it, you can do it! |
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| Highlights of the Morning Success Fair |
It was a big and active and very successful week. Everyone came together to celebrate our success as a school and as a community. We shared our best with ourselves and the community.
We know --
We see ---
We celebrate --- Success!
The San Mateo Daily Journey published an article about our school. You can read it here.
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| Highlights of the Evening Success Fair |
