Compass Charter Schools Names their March 2022 Scholars of the Month

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 13, 2022
CONTACT: Kimberly Aguilar, (805) 341-4689

Thousand Oaks, CA – Compass Charter Schools is proud of its scholars and uses its Scholar of the Month program to recognize their accomplishments. The program also ties into the Compass core values of achievement, respect, teamwork, integrity, and communication. Scholars are nominated by teachers and staff for their academic excellence, work ethic, leadership skills, and virtual involvement and selected by the leadership team for the monthly honor.

Compass Charter Schools of Los Angeles (serving the counties of Los Angeles, Kern, San Bernardino, and Ventura):

Online Elementary School Scholar of the Month: Adeline S.

“Adeline is an exceptional scholar! She continually engages and participates in our live learning lab sessions. She is willing to join in and collaborate with other scholars in our classroom. Ady excels in her online curriculum and is such a joy to have in class! She demonstrates all our Compass ARTIC core values. Wonderful job!” ~Joyce Popelar, Elementary School Teacher

Options Elementary School Scholar of the Month: Luca C.

“Luca is an incredible scholar. He goes above and beyond in his learning and is excelling academically! Luca is a jack of all trades, from building robots to coding, to learning new instruments. He respects his siblings, collaborates with schoolmates in live instruction, clubs, and field trips, and communicates his learning in connection meetings. I am so proud of all of the hard work Luca puts into all he does, and I am so honored to have him as a scholar.” ~Brianna Attalla, Supervising Teacher

Online Middle School Scholar of the Month: Hadassah A.

“Hadassah is committed to her learning goals and works hard to achieve them. She attends all her live labs and participates in and supports her peers. She goes above and beyond to improve her work and puts effort into understanding new concepts. She is an excellent communicator. Great work, Hadassah!” ~Beth Foster, Middle School Math Teacher

Options Middle School Scholar of the Month: Leilaney A.

“Leilaney is doing so well this year! She is focused and dedicated. Being a careful worker, she has really grown academically. Her writing skills and aptitude for art have blossomed. She is motivated, creative, and respectful. She takes pride in her work and consistently demonstrates growth. I’m so impressed by her work ethic and curiosity for learning. This will surely propel her to become a life-long learner. Keep up the great work, Leilaney!” ~Amy Wormald, Supervising Teacher

Online High School Scholar of the Month: Ty B.

“Ty joined Compass in Fall 2021 and jumped right into his classes with confidence and dedication. As he wraps up his high school education, we are all so pleased to see him excel academically and engage with a positive attitude. Congratulation, Ty!” ~Terry El Massry, High School Teacher

Options High School Scholar of the Month: Layla C.

“Layla strives to reach her full potential. She is committed to doing her best. She seeks new challenges and takes responsibility for her learning. She has an impressive understanding and depth of knowledge about her interests, so much so that she began her own business! Layla is very creative and has created multiple new apple recipes. She has worked extremely hard to advertise her business by attending pop-up shops, bazaars, and other market places.” ~Laura Harvey, Supervising Teacher

Compass Charter Schools of San Diego (serving the counties of San Diego, Imperial, Orange, and Riverside):

Online Elementary School Scholar of the Month: Noe M.

“Noe is super dedicated to his work. He attends class daily and is always excited to participate. The work he submits is always neat and well thought out. Great job, kiddo!” ~Katie Hooper, Elementary School Teacher

Options Elementary School Scholar of the Month: Kyla L.

“Kyla created her own business as a way to help a family in need. Her business Kyla’s Kindness Bakes; started in July to raise money in order to make the holiday special for a less fortunate family. She baked goods and sold them to friends and neighbors in her community to earn the money. Not only did she immerse herself in her business to help others, but she also used this as an opportunity to learn. She budged the cost of the materials and supplies and factored in her profits in order to reach her goal. She used math skills, such as adding, subtracting, working with money, and multiplying and dividing fractions. In addition, she wrote about her experience to explain how she got the idea, reached her goals, and felt after giving the surprise visit to the family. Kyla exhibits all of the ARTIC values- achieving her goals, respecting members of her community, working as a team with her learning coach and local community members to find a family in need, keeping clear accounting to show integrity, and communicating her goals and accomplishments. She is truly an amazing Compass Firebird!” ~Wendy Sottile, Supervising Teacher

Online Middle School Scholar of the Month: Jonathan G.

“Jonathan has made huge gains on his STAR math assessment, gaining 77 points from his previous score! He continues to work hard on improving his math scores. He stays on task independently while I’m helping others, displaying his strong sense of integrity and achievement.” ~Erica Angelo, Middle School Teacher

Options Middle School Scholar of the Month: Mariah D.

“Mariah takes pride in her work and strives to understand the lessons each week!” ~Robin Tojo, Supervising Teacher

Online High School Scholar of the Month: Charlie V.

“Charlie’s strong work ethic continues to shine during his last year of high school, and he is and always has been a joy to work with! Many congratulations to Charlie!” ~Sharon Rosen, Social Studies Teacher

Options High School Scholar of the Month: Jhatziri “Anai” G.

“I love being Anai’s supervising teacher. I have watched this young lady go from being so painfully shy that we really couldn’t connect to being dear friends. It has been a privilege to watch her grow, mature, and learn. She speaks beautiful English and Spanish; she is a tremendous help to her many younger siblings. She is kind and gracious. She is thoughtful and brilliant. Keep up the great work, Anai (Jhatziri)!” ~Jeanne Richardson, Supervising Teacher

Compass Charter Schools of Yolo (serving the counties of Yolo, Contra Costa, Colusa, Lake, Marin, Napa, Sacramento, Solano, Sonoma, and Sutter):

Online Elementary School Scholar of the Month: Isaiah R.

“Isaiah is an extremely hard worker. He comes to learning labs, where he is energetically engaged. He is quick to share his thoughts, collaborate with his peers, and participate in class. He just celebrated a birthday too!” ~Sarah Eagleton, Elementary School Teacher

Options Elementary School Scholar of the Month: Jaylina S.

“Jaylina is an excellent scholar. She works really hard and is thriving in her homeschool curriculum.” ~Jennifer Hall, Supervising Teacher

Online Middle School Scholar of the Month: Mykah H.

“Mykah Hill is a wonderful scholar who actively participates in learning labs and is eager to learn. Mykah is willing to join in and collaborate with other scholars through our classroom Nearpod collaboration board and always shows respect towards others.” ~Erica Angelo, Middle School Teacher

Options Middle School Scholar of the Month: Rayan D.

“I enjoy being Rayan’s supervising teacher. He is so bright and engaging. He seeks input from others and goes above and beyond in his assignments. He is quick to offer help to his younger siblings. He is a blackbelt in martial arts, an avid reader, and speaks multiple languages! He is always excited about learning, which delights this long-time teacher! However, I find his most endearing quality, and the reason I am nominating him for the ARTIC value of Respect is the way he speaks about his mother and his appreciation for the things she is teaching him.” ~Jeanne Richardson, Supervising Teacher

Online High School Scholar of the Month: Abigail C.G.

“Abigail is working very hard and doing a great job in Economics and Psychology, while demonstrating solid promise in Spanish 2. We are so proud to see her progressing and honing her academic talents.” ~Shannon Davis, High School Teacher

Options High School Scholar of the Month: Rees W.

“Rees Wakefield is a very responsible and dedicated scholar. He is a senior this year and will be graduating, but his college career started long ago. Rees had been diligently taking concurrent college classes throughout his high school career and is very close to receiving his Associate Degree in music! Rees upholds our ARTIC values every day, but he is demonstrating great Achievement with everything he has accomplished!” ~Sandra Valladares, Supervising Teacher

“Congratulations to all of our March 2022 Scholars of the Month. There are many talented scholars at Compass, and this program is one of the many ways we recognize and celebrate their hard work,” shares J.J. Lewis, Superintendent & CEO. “Please join all of us at Compass in celebrating all of our Scholars of the Month from across the Compass Family of Public Personalized Learning Charter Schools!”

About Compass Charter Schools
Compass Charter Schools (Compass) is a WASC-accredited virtual personalized learning public charter school serving thousands of scholars throughout California. Catering to TK-12 grade scholars, Compass offers two personalized learning programs. Compass is committed to creating a collaborative virtual learning community, inspiring scholars to appreciate the ways in which arts and sciences nurture a curiosity for lifelong learning and preparing scholars to take responsibility for their future successes.

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