John Swett Unified School District

Congratulations!

This week we welcomed students back in person. Here’s a sneak peek from Ms. Amberson’s first grade class at Rodeo Hills Elementary School!

We’re a little late, but we would like to show appreciation to our 3 wonderful Library Media Tech’s. Thank you for everything you do for our students and staff!

Congratulations Warriors!

Way to go Warriors!

Welcome back, Warriors!

From our Music Teacher at John Swett High School, Felix Cadiz: Try and do what we can, was my default answer to the frequently asked How do you teach music online? With the differences in my students’ home life and the technological limitations that follow, I often questioned the necessity of music in this digitally reliant time. Is it worth making tutorial videos knowing that most students will press submit without watching it. Is it worth trying to stitch together virtu...al ensembles to make things feel normal? Is it worth holding a class where I only see the avatars of my students for an hour each week? Is it worth it to keep music alive even if the unity, camaraderie, and community we all feed off of is separated by screens? After over a year of strictly distance learning, I can say that every struggle was worth it and music definitely belongs in this age of technology. While we are not close to ending the pandemic, things are starting to slowly return to normal as my first day of hybrid learning begins tomorrow. Like most, I have not seen my students for over a year. Although I will not see most of my students during this hybrid schedule, I am flooded with excitement and nervousness. Even though there are more projects to share and a few more to finish, I thought this moment would be a great time to share what we were able to accomplish during this year apart from one another. From music production to foley artistry, to sound settings and virtual ensembles (complete with introduction skits for laughs and rapport building), we did what we could. Could things be better? Of course! But when life gives you lemons, make beef stew. Thanks for coming to my TedTalk. I should probably stop writing essays for social media posts. Anyway, here are links to some of the student projects. Enjoy! Virtual Ensembles (11 Videos) - https://youtube.com/playlist Student made productions (Over 3 hours of music in total) - https://youtube.com/playlist Film Music Project (Students created their own music AND recreated all the sounds for the film) - https://drive.google.com//1Yu2JQKBDRKcce7cmslzbDUDy2eQQh6i

Check out a short clip of what the First Day of School looked like at Carquinez Middle School.

Happening this evening! This meeting will be held in person at Rodeo Hills Elementary School located at 545 Garretson Ave. Rodeo, Ca. 94572 Join Zoom Meeting virtually:... https://zoom.us/j/94069291338 Meeting ID: 940 6929 1338 One tap mobile +16699006833,,94069291338# US (San Jose) See you there!

Our first day on campus since March 2020. Welcome back Rodeo Hills Leaders!

Here’s a campus tour of John Swett High School for those of you returning to school this week or for those that haven’t seen campus in a while. (Video was taken a couple of weeks ago) Signs and directional information are posted. Please note: (classrooms may be incorrect in video) ... 1st Floor: History/CTE (temporarily), Nunes, Band/Music 2nd Floor: English/World Languages & Carroll 3rd Floor: Math and Sciences Basement: Sorensen, Art, Multimedia, PE See more

Calling all Panthers!

Greetings Families and Community Members! We would like to invite everyone to a FREE food Distribution! Where: ... St. Patrick Church 825 Seventh St. Rodeo, Ca. 94572 When: Saturday, February 20th from 10 am. to 1 pm. It will be a drive-thru and walk-up event. The local St. Vincent de Paul conference is sponsoring this event in conjunction with the Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano County. No ID required and recipients don't have to live within the JSUSD boundaries. For more information please email www.svdp-cc.org Please feel free to share this post to help us spread the word throughout our community!

Reminder: Today we’ll see ALL JSUSD students virtually.

Check out this great summer opportunity for our JSHS 9th graders!

JSUSD leaders will be presenting at the Hercules City Council Meeting on Tuesday, February 23rd at 7:00pm Click here to join: https://www.ci.hercules.ca.us//view-live-hercules-city-cou

Way to go Warriors!

John Swett High School Alumni Alert!

Calling all JSHS Seniors!