News & Announcements

As part of a partnership with the Lang Lang International Music Foundation and in an effort to provide music education to all children during a tremendously unique school year, ten Juliette Low School of the Arts piano students in grades 3-5 have been awarded their very own keyboard and piano method books to continue at home practice.

After an extensive analysis of student data for every public school in California, it was determined that the following schools have demonstrated high levels of student achievement, improvement in achievement over time, and reduction in achievement gaps.

As you are aware, at our Board Meeting last week we discussed our School Reopening Plan and a comprehensive guide that we have developed titled "Family and Student Return to School Guide." Both of these documents are now posted on our website under the COVID-19 tab. We have also posted the weekly Coronavirus Test Positivity Rates that are published by the Orange County Health Care Agency.

We are proud of our Magnolia School District preschool students, who are engaged in fun and educational learning at home with their families! Last week, students were given a Friday challenge of “Who could build the tallest structure?” The students and their families created structures using household materials. Once constructed, they measured and submitted the height of their structures to the classroom teacher. The winner with the tallest structure received the honor of selecting the Fun Friday songs to be played in their weekly class Zoom meeting. Check out these awesome structures that the students and their families constructed!

Magnolia School District continues its partnership with Giving Children Hope, an organization that delivers weekly backpacks to some of our District families. Normally, these backpacks are filled with food and put together by members of their organization and then distributed to Magnolia School District families.

During these unprecedented times, Giving Children Hope is able to deliver the food to our District, but is not able to fill the backpacks. We are very proud of our teachers, who step in and volunteer their time to fill these backpacks for our families each week. The District is so thankful to have such amazing and dedicated employees. The teachers response to the call for help was so overwhelming some of the volunteers had to be turned away. Teachers help assemble the food bags and distribute them to our families.

Three Magnolia School District artists were honored at Buena Park’s 44th Annual Elementary Art Show on Friday, January 31. From Juliette Low School of the Arts, Itzayana Benitez received Third Place in the Third Grade Division and Jade Nguyen received Honorable Mention in the Fifth Grade Division. From Dr. Albert Schweitzer School, Jhenalyn Arrazola received Third Place in the Sixth Grade Division.

SACRAMENTO, Calif., (December 11, 2019) – Magnolia School District was selected as one of 57 recipients of California’s leading educational honor, the Golden Bell Award. The Golden Bell Awards, celebrating their 40th year, are presented by the California School Boards Association to promote excellence in public education and school board governance by recognizing outstanding programs and governance practices. The awards reflect the depth and breadth of education programs and governance decisions supporting these programs that are necessary to address students’ changing needs.

The Ceramics Club was established three years ago at Juliette Low School of the Arts by Ms. Laura Stock, RSP Teacher. At the time, she was taking advanced ceramics classes at Fullerton College and wanted to share her passion for this art form with students. During the first year of the club’s establishment, Fullerton College provided their kilns to fire students’ projects. During the second year, Ms. Stock purchased a kiln and is now firing the students’ projects at her home studio. In addition to Ms. Stock, Mrs. Hong Nguyen, kindergarten teacher, has assisted with the club, supporting students after school with their unique designs.

The top two spellers from each school participated in the annual Magnolia School District Spelling Bee. It was a very intense competition with words like tapestry, surmised, and trifecta. Congratulations to Bryan Pham from Walt Disney Elementary School who earned top honors as this year’s champion.

We are proud to announce that three Magnolia School District schools have been named as California Distinguished Schools by the California Department of Education. Dr. Peter Marshall School, Juliette Low School of the Arts, and Walt Disney School have received this honor based on outstanding student academic achievement, as well as strong student attendance and and low suspension rates.