What an incredible turnout for our first-ever CUSD College & Career Family Night! The evening offered workshops, panel discussions, and informational tables where students and their families could make connections and learn about options and opportunities for their future. Thank you to everyone who supported this event! For more photos, please visit our Facebook page.
Calling all music lovers, performers, and fans to the electrifying district-wide performance that is … Bandtastic! 🎶🌟 Join us as CUSD musicians in grades 6-12 unite for an unforgettable evening of talent and toe-tapping rhythm. Mark your calendar for March 26 at 6 p.m. in the CVHS Gym. 🎉🎷🥁 #Bandtastic #MusicInSchools #TheCeresWay
Congratulations to our Science Olympiad Team who won 1st place at the County level. Many students placed top 3 for several events. They will go on to compete at the Regional level in April at CSU East Bay. #itsasharkthing #gosharks
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who made last night's CUSD Town Hall meeting a success: Community organizations, educators, health professionals, and law enforcement officials who addressed the dangers of tobacco and cannabis vaping and the importance of early intervention ❤️ The many families who attended to learn more and to take an active role in prevention ❤️ Our dedicated Student Services team who coordinated and staffed the event. #TeamCUSD #OurCeresComunity #TheCeresWay
CUSD’s first-ever district-wide College and Career Family Night is just a week away, on Tuesday, March 19 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Argus/Endeavor, 2555 Lawrence St., Ceres. An event program is now available with all of the session details, maps, and more! Please visit https://www.ceres.k12.ca.us/page/college-awareness and click the “Register Now” or “Event Program” buttons. See you there!
As part of today’s district-wide professional learning, approximately 180 classified staff members engaged in a lively session with presenter Tina Hayes. The focus? Representing ourselves and our district with #excellence and taking customer service to the next level. 🌟 For more photos, please visit our Facebook page. #TeamCUSD #Elevate #TheCeresWay
Friday, March 8 is a non-student day while our staff engage in district-wide professional learning. We look forward to seeing students back at school on Monday, March 11. As a reminder, students with one or fewer absences this month will be eligible for their school's drawings for exciting attendance prizes! #SchoolEveryDay #TheCeresWay
Who is going to DISNEYLAND?!
There has been an added prize to the MARCH attendance challenge!! Students with 0-1 absences will not only be entered to win a Play Station 5 but a bonus prize has been added. A second lucky winner will win a trip to DISNEYLAND or another destination of choice (up to $1,200 value)! Attend BK Everyday!
Don't forget to wear camouflage tomorrow as your "Train for your Future" for College and Career week at BK!
First observed in 1885 to honor President George Washington’s birthday, the holiday now known as Presidents’ Day occurs the third Monday of each February as a day to honor all U.S. presidents. Whether you spend today reading, speaking, thinking, and writing (as sixth President John Quincy Adams encouraged) or in some other pursuit, we wish you a Happy #PresidentsDay, and look forward to seeing everyone back at school tomorrow! 🇺🇸
First observed in 1885 to honor President George Washington’s birthday, the holiday now known as Presidents’ Day occurs the third Monday of each February as a day to honor all U.S. presidents. Whether you spend today reading, speaking, thinking, and writing (as sixth President John Quincy Adams encouraged) or in some other pursuit, we wish you a Happy #PresidentsDay! 🇺🇸
CUSD schools will be closed for the February break from Monday, Feb. 12 through Monday, Feb. 19 (Presidents' Day). The District Office will be closed Monday, Feb. 12 and Monday, Feb. 19 (open Feb. 13-16). We will look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Tuesday, Feb. 20.
As a reminder, students with 0-1 absences in February are automatically entered into their school's drawing for a PlayStation 5! 👊
Are you or someone you know interested in starting a home daycare? CUSD has partnered with Stanislaus 2030 to support efforts to increase childcare and daycare availability in Ceres. To learn more about how you can receive free training and earn a $2,500 grant for start-up, download the Nurture-Child Care Business App, or text “learn more” to (833) 241-3994.
What a phenomenal turnout for this evening’s CUSD Community Town Hall! Thank you to CUSD families, staff, and everyone who braved the rain to support success for all students. 🥰 A special shout out to our Student Services and Special Education teams who planned and coordinated this event, and to our community partners including Meena Tadimeti and Special Needs in My City, Valley Mountain Regional Center, Arc of the Valley, Disability Resources Agency for Independent Living-DRAIL, and California Department of Rehabilitation. A shining example of #TheCeresWay! ✨
The countdown is on! ⏰ Priority TK/Kindergarten registration for the 2024-2025 school year opens Thursday, Feb. 1 for CUSD schools of choice: Lucas Elementary Dual Language Academy, Caswell Elementary Dual Language Academy, Patricia Kay Beaver Leadership Magnet, and Whitmore Charter School of the Arts and Technology! Links to online registration packets will be available at https://ceresunifiedsdca.sites.thrillshare.com/o/cusd/page/school-enrollment beginning Thursday, or pick up a hard copy at our friendly neighborhood schools.
Registration for all other CUSD schools begins March 1! Incoming students must be at least 4 by June 2, 2024.
We're so excited ... and we just can't hide it!!! 🎉🤗🤸🎇👏
Future Hawks toured Central Valley High School and experienced all the great things that high school has to offer! Thank you CVHS for such an excellent experience!
Coming in February to the Ceres Family Resource Center! Families with children 0-5, register now for the Spring into Action program offering fun, free parenting information and more:
Music and movement
Car seat safety
Bilingual story time
Financial literacy
English sessions are Tuesdays, 9:00-10:30 a.m. beginning Feb. 20. Spanish sessions are Wednesdays, 9:00-10:30 a.m. beginning Feb. 21. Did we mention participants receive free books and backpacks?
For more information and to register, please phone (209) 556-1559.
Mark your calendar for the next CUSD Town Hall:
February 1, 2024
5:00-7:00 p.m. (dinner included)
Ceres Community Center, 2701 4th St., Ceres
Topic: Supporting Our Students in Special Education
To register for free childcare, please contact our Family Resource Center at (209) 556-1559.
January is #SchoolBoardRecognitionMonth! Please join us in extending a heartfelt thank you to our Board of Trustees for their dedicated leadership as champions for CUSD. Special thanks to Trustee Lourdes Perez for her service as Board President over the past year, and congratulations to newly elected Board President Hugo Molina and Clerk Brian de la Porte. 👏 #TeamCUSD #TheCeresWay
Honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and reflecting on his vision for a just and equitable world. To learn more about the civil rights leader, visit https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Martin-Luther-King-Jr/353339. #MLKday2024