Sophomore Academy Motto: Growl with Pride, Prowl with Honor!

Welcome back Panther families and Class of 2019! On behalf of the Sophomore Academy staff, I am honored to welcome you to Washington Union High School. Our Sophomore Academy Staff is excited to provide and offer your student the support and skills necessary to be successful throughout their sophomore year at WUHS. In the Sophomore Academy we truly believe that positive relationships amongst students, parents, teachers, administration, support staff, and community members will reinforce the level of rigor and expectations that will ultimately result in students exiting Washington Union High School that are college and career ready.

My name is Ms. Alicia Sanborn and I am the Sophomore Academy Learning Director. If your son/daughter is a returning student to Washington Union High School; I am privileged to continue as their Director in Sophomore Academy and move along with your student from a freshman to a sophomore. I am confident that the relationships and rapport that I’ve established with students and families will lead to success for your student both academically and behaviorally. Within our academy we have Mrs. Claudia Cortes

Mr. Holland is a team player by providing class change assistance to students along with Chulson Lee n Sophomore Academy to help serve our students in a timely manner.

Mr. Holland is a team player by providing class change assistance to students along with Chulson Lee n Sophomore Academy to help serve our students in a timely manner.

our fabulous Secretary who provides essential lines of communication amongst our students, families, teachers and academy staff members to provide guidance for our students’ academic and social success. We also are privileged to have Mr. Paul Holland, our academy’s Intervention Specialist who helps monitor student academic performance and provides necessary academic/behavior interventions to our students to not only keep them on track for graduation, but for our students to be able to pursue their college and/or career goals they desire. Last, but not least our academy has the one and only Mr. Larry Chang who serves as your student’s Counselor. Mr. Chang helps students continue to monitor their academic or career pathways by providing counseling and guidance whenever students require necessary supports both academically and socially.

Mr. Chang providing class change assistance for Jazmin Torres and her college pathway.

Mr. Chang providing
class change assistance for Jazmin Torres
and her college pathway.

One of our goals in Sophomore Academy is to facilitate a smooth transition from 9th to 10th grade by helping students and parents increase their knowledge of A-G requirements to help students build overall awareness of their college and career goals. A final goal of the Sophomore Academy is to help students increase their G.P.A through consistent communication with academy staff to provide necessary supports to ensure their success. As an academy staff building positive relationships with our students by providing both academic and behavioral supports is what we are passionate about and will continue to strive to achieve!

The Sophomore Academy will soon begin the yearly California English Language Development Test (CELDT). The purpose of the test is to identify students who are English Language Learners, and to determine their level of English proficiency. This information is then used to help identify English learners who need to develop their speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in English with the ultimate goal of helping those students be proficient in English in all areas.

As a Sophomore Academy team, we meet routinely to discuss all aspects of student success by analyzing student grade performance, attendance and tardy rates and tracking of student credits attained. Through a positive and collegial partnership with everyone associated with Washington Union High School; I am confident we will promote student learning and growth. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Sophomore Academy at (559) 485-8805 x221. You can also text @asanb to 81010 to receive text message reminders from Ms. Sanborn and Sophomore Academy.

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