Sequoia Middle School

"This article is about the Sequoia Middle School in Newbury Park, CA. For other uses, see Sequoia Middle School (disambiguation)."

Sequoia Middle School

Principal Administrator	Vivian Viña
Dean	Juan Santos
Assistant Principal	Lisa Magorien
Grade levels	6 - 8
Founded	1969
School type	Public school (U.S.)
Location	Thousand Oaks, California, United States
School District	Conejo Valley Unified School District
Enrollment	1,100 students (2005-2006 school year)
Campus surroundings	Suburban
Mascot	Indian
School colors	Blue, Gold
School Hours	8:45 AM to 2:50 PM
School Motto	Take Care of Yourself, Take Care of Each Other, and Take Care of This Place.

Sequoia Middle School is a school located in Newbury Park, California under the Conejo Valley Unified School District. It serves a student body of about 1100 in grades 6-8. It is located in Newbury Park just south of the US 101 on Borchard Road. Classes offered at Sequoia Middle School include the CVUSD middle school curriculum of math, social sciences, English, and science. There is also Physical Education, Exploratory (computers, art, cooking, poetry, horticulture), choir, three levels of Band, High-School Level Spanish I, Journalism, ASB (Associated Student Body), and cross-age tutoring. Sequoia Middle School is on a block schedule, unlike most other middle schools. The block Schedule is where every other day has three classes instead of one day having all the classes (Block Schedual). For an example, if Monday would have classes 1,2, and 3, and Tuesday would have classes 4,5, and 6. This pattern alternates and Monday is not always a 1,2,3 day. This causes classes to be longer in a single day, and gives students an extra day to complete their homework. Sequoia Middle School also has different levels of math including CORE, standard, CP, and honors for varying aptitude of various students in math, different levels of English, science, and history including standard, CP (College Placement), and Honors for students of varying aptitude in each of the subjects.

The School is composed of seven main buildings or complexes, each is represented by a letter from A-G. The A,B,and G buildings are a mix of seventh and eight grade classrooms. The C building is for sixth graders. The D building is the Auditorium, Cafeteria, and Office building. The E building is a mixture of miscellaneous rooms, such as the science lab, and the band room, while the F Complex is the Physical Education Complex. People practice soccer on the field after school hours. Sequoia Middle School is home to the Royal Blue Band led by Karla Hoey. The band mostly does local performances, including the annual Conejo Valley Days parade. ASB makes many contributions to this school as well. ASB plans dances, socials, and the exciting Fun Fridays. Journalism does the annual yearbook and KSEQ news. many contributions have been made by ASB, the band, and the Journalism staff.

Every year, the school participates in many events including a 5K, the Ventura County Science Fair, both the geography bee and the spelling bee, We the People, Magic Music Days, Annual Musicals, Coastal Cleanup Day, Civil War re-enactments, etc.

The school services all of Newbury Park except the Dos Vientos Ranch. Most students who graduate from Sequoia Middle School attend Newbury Park High School.

Achievements

Sequoia has been represented for three years at the State Geography Bee including Kirklann Lau, who received a 2nd place in 2008.

Sequoia has also been represented at the State Science Fair for multiple years running.

External links

[http://www.sequoiamiddle.org Sequoia Middle School's Website]