Have a wonderful summer!

Scripps Ranch World Languages Department wishes all of its students a wonderful summer!  Whether you are continuing to the next level, graduating or are an incoming Freshman next year, know that the teachers of this department love working with students and will be ready and excited to teach again in September.  Enjoy your summer!

Ms. Ranzolin traveling to Peru!

It has been an amazing year for Ms. Ranzolin. She would like to thank all her students for working so hard and for being so caring. This summer, Ms. Ranzolin plans on traveling to Peru through a scholarship program for educators.  She hopes to learn a lot about the culture and people of Peru to share with her students. Also, Ms. Ranzolin will be travellng to the Riviera Maya with her family. Additionally, Ms. Ranzolin plans on working on updating her curriculum plans for next year.

Dr. Jacobson has a busy summer!

Dr. Jacobson will attend a week-long 'AP By The Sea' Spanish language and culture course at USD, sponsored by The College Board.  In addition, she will be working with SDSU's 31st Annual Reading Conference directors Drs. Lapp, Frey and Fisher, focusing on implementing, recognizing and assessing Common Core Standards throughout the curriculum.  In addition, Dr. Jacobson will work on an article 'Common Core Standards in Foreign Languages: Interpreting Meaning through Fictional and Informational Text.'  Additionally, she will be tutoring students throughout the Summer

Profe va a Brasil...¡y más!

As finals week closes, Profe Bañuelos would like to thank his students and colleagues for another successful school year at Scripps Ranch High School.  Profe loves being a teacher at Scripps Ranch!  For the summer Profe plans to attend six international soccer matches in Brazil for the FIFA Confederations Cup, then spend the remaining of the summer in Colombia, Perú, and possibly Venezuela.

Madame Leidhoff visiting the northwest and the southeast.

Madame Leidhoff will be traveling in Oregon, Washington State and Florida visiting state parks and family.

Señora Trott travels to London and Spain!

Señora Trott is looking forward to an excitiing summer of travel. 

She will visit London with her family then continue on to Spain with her daughter. In Spain, they will visit Madrid, Toledo and Valencia.  Previously, Señora Trott visited Sevilla, Granada, Cordoba and Salamanca.

Finals Week Has Begun!

It's Finals Week and the students of the World Languages Department are busy studying for and taking their exams.  Here is Señor Lawhead's period 6 Spanish 5-6 class during their final exam.  By the way... the class average was 82%.  Very good!

Students Earn High Scores on Entrevista Project!

29 students in Señor Lawhead's Spanish 5-6 classes earned a certificate and a place of honor on the wall of "Estrellas" for earning A's in every component of last month's Entrevista de Empleo project.  The work of these is students is commendable and they deserve high praise!

Japanese Students Produce Autobiographies

Mr. Blackwelder's students put the finishing touches on their autobiographies before finals week, demonstrating their mastery of the language and writing that they have learned all year.

Two French Students Win Scholarships!

Annee Dac Nguyen and Alwin Hui, both French students with Madame Leidhoff, were awarded scholarships this weekend!  Alwin won the Bea Gonzales Biliteracy Scholarship award given to select seniors who have earned the Certificate of Biliteracy for proficiency in English and one other language.  Annee won the Mission Federal Credit Union Mission to Succeed Scholarship.
The entire World Languages Department congratulates Alwin and Annee on their awards and their upcoming graduation!

Professor Frost Shares with ASL Classes

Adam Frost, a Deaf professor from UCSD and Mesa, visited Mrs. Redelings' ASL classes on Tuesday. Adam discussed his experience growing up culturally Deaf (community with specific shared experiences, at the heart of which is signed language), his education, and life experience. Students put their language skills to authentic use as they interacted with Adam. For many students, this was the first time they had encountered a person who was culturally Deaf. They found Adam happy, friendly, and very patient.

Prepping for Finals and Presentations!

Students in Dr. Jacobson's Spanish classes are studying and preparing for final exams. Students have written a 3-page skit and will deliver a formal presentation describing the steps in a process (e.g. Following directions in a recipe, Writing a superior essay, Preparing for college, etc.) as a part of final evaluations.
  Dr. Jacobson is encouraging her students to expand their knowledge of the Spanish language through reading. Lexile Publishing Company provides students and parents with a list of suggested book titles in Spanish, organized according to the Common Core Standards. A terrific resource for summer reading as well as for reading throughout the school year!