Lemon Grove Middle School

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Lemon Grove Middle School is a middle school located in Lemon Grove, California. Its school mascot is the lion.

This school has recently been indicted for failing to meet No Child Left Behind benchmarks, particularly in reading.

Contents 1 Courses 2 Auditorium Dedicated To Desegregation Pioneer 3 Epads used instead of text books 4 Rewards 5 References

[edit] Courses

The school's electives are:
-AVID
-Music
-Year book (Yearbook is now afterschool)
-Spanish
-Computer/Tech
-Broadcast

Lemon Grove Middle School students are able to select one elective class if they are at grade level in math and English.

If they are not at grade level, they are given 2 class periods (54 minutes per period) of the subject which they are having trouble with.

[edit] Auditorium Dedicated To Desegregation Pioneer

In 1931, Lemon Grove Grammar School principal Jerome Green, acting under instructions from school trustees, turned away Mexican children at the schoolhouse door. The landmark lawsuit resulting from the "Lemon Grove Incident" became the first successful school desegregation court decision in the history of the United States. ^[1]

On March 7, 2007 the Lemon Grove Middle School auditorium, which is on the site of the former grammar school, was dedicated in the honor of Roberto Alvarez.^[2][3]

[edit] Epads used instead of text books

Epads are issued to all students. They are meant to compliment school work as well as replace textbooks. Online editions of books are being purchased in order to begin replacing the standard books.

Epads are tablet style computer with no hard drive. They run Windows CE, can be used with a stylus, have numerous USB ports, use a rechargeable battery, use a mouse and keyboard.

They can only connect to the internet via the school's server. They can work stand alone, or use district Citrix servers. Students can connect to the Internet through a WiFi connection or through Cox Communications. Cox can install a high speed Internet connection in the homes of students. This allows access to teachers agendas, internal student websites, as well as downloading homework that was forgotten. [4]

The case that holds the Epad acts as a case and a backpack. Lemon Grove School District was the first to use this new type of technology in an educational environment.

[edit] Rewards

The lion pride way means modeling good behavior. Every month, students are given a "character trait" such as honesty or responsibility. Rewards for following these traits include:

Lion of the day: Everyday a student is selected to receive a pin, their picture in the front office, and their name mentioned in the school daily televised broadcast.
Lion pride character card: If a student receives a card, they are entered into a "weekly" drawing for prizes.

[edit] References