Park Village Elementary School

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name = Park Village Elementary School


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established = September 1, 1993
grades = Preschool-5
district = Poway Unified School District
type = Elementary school
principal = Ricardo Cecena
enrollment = 824 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 37.0 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 22.3
nickname = PV Penguins
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location = 7930 Park Village Road
San Diego, CA 92129
information = 858-484-5621
free_label = CDS Code
free_text = 37 68296 6111314
website = [http://www.powayusd.com/pusdpves School website]

Park Village Elementary School often abbrieviated PVES is located at 7930 Park Village Road in Rancho Penasquitos, California. It is part of the Poway Unified School District. Its principal is Ricardo Cecena.

Demographics

The school enrolls children in grades Preschool-5 (as of the 07-08 school year). It is the second largest elementary school in the district as of the 2006-07 school year. [ [http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/ca/6041 "Park Village Elementary School"] , Great Schools] In grades K-3 there are about twenty children in each class, while in grades 4-5 there can be up to 34 children in a class.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 824 students and 37.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 22.3. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0631530&SchoolPageNum=2&ID=063153003938 Park Village Elementary School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 4, 2007.]

Programs

Park Village Elementary has the successful PEP program developed by the Poway Unified School District. It also invites 4-5 th graders to join the Summer Academy, and as almost all Poway Unified School District schools have:a after-school care program (ESS or Extended Student Services). Park Village is also letting a class of approximately twenty preschoolers learn in K103. A group of selected students is partaking in the First LEGO League, a lego robotics league, and another group participating in Science Field Day, a day of science events tested at Tierra del Sol Middle School in Lakeside, California. This school also lets a group of about 12 students participate in a school "news" program called "PB&J" (Penguin Broadcasting and Journalism). Park Village has also started a paper recycling program, as well as an art program named Meet the Masters, where children learn about artists and do some artwork based on that artist's style. The most recent focus artist was Frida Kahlo. Park Village sometimes also has a San Marcos writing camp in the summer. This school also has after school enrichment programs.

Awards and recognition

During the 2000-01 school year, Park Village Elementary School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, [ [http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF)] , accessed May 11, 2006] the highest award an American school can receive. [ [http://www.journalinquirer.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17475750&BRD=985&PAG=461&dept_id=161556&rfi=6 CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department] , "Journal Inquirer", November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."] [Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; "The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."] Park Village was recognized as a California Distinguished School in May, 2000. [ [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/cs/ap/distingcounty.asp?county=37 "Distinguished School Awards - Award Winners for San Diego County"] , California Department of Education]

Newsworthy events

* The School was evacuated in July 2006 when a quick-moving brush fire broke out and charred about 22 acres in the Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve. [ [http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060707/news_1mi7rancho.html "Fire chars canyon - Fast-moving blaze scorches 22 acres; put out in 2 hours"] , "The San Diego Union-Tribune", July 7, 2006]

* Park Village is one of only a handful of schools in its Poway Unified School District to support a plastic bottle and aluminum can recycling program. The money earned from recycling is put towards buying new technology equipment for the school. In the 2001-2002 school year, students recycled a remarkable 62,000 items. [ [http://www.seaworld.org/just-for-teachers/lsa/i-028/featured-teacher.htm Seaworld.org] , December 2002]

* The school raised $2,600 for Tsunami relief. [ [http://www.powayschools.org/admin/super/message-mar-apr05.htm "Superintendent’s Monthly Update"] , Poway Unified School District, March/April 2005]

* The area was evacuated on October 22, 2007 when the Witch Creek Fire swept through Rancho Bernardo and 4S Ranch Monday night. Mandatory evacuations were ordered for residents east of Interstate 5, south of 56, west of Black Mountain Road and north of Sorrento Valley Road. The Witch Creek Fire was the largest of ten fires burning throughout San Diego in Firestorm 2007 (Horno, Rice, Poomacha, Coronado Hills, Guajito, Witch Creek, San Ysidro, Harris, Descanso and Mccoy Fires). San Diego was scorched and the fast and likely-to-shift Santa Ana winds posed a big threat to Park Village students and their families.Fact|date=November 2007

Park Village fight song and mascot

The fight song lyrics, as of 2007, are:

"Oh we're so proud to be the Park Village Penguins
""Together we will always be friends
""And if you ask us we'll say
""(clap)""It's elementary!
""Park Village is the only place for me!"

As mentioned in the song, the mascot of Park Village is a penguin.

References

External links

* [http://powayusd.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/PUSDPVES/ Official site]