Peters Canyon Elementary School

Peters Canyon Elementary School
Location
26900 Peters Canyon Road,
Tustin, CA 92782
USA
Information
Type Public elementary school
Established 1997
School district Tustin Unified School District
Principal Molly Murphy
Faculty 35
Grades K-5
Mascot Trail Blazers
Website Peters Canyon's website

Peters Canyon is an elementary school located in Tustin, California. The school is named after the nearby Peters Canyon Regional Park.

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Awards

Peters Canyon earned the California Distinguished School award in 2004 and 2008.[1][2] It received the National Blue Ribbon award in 2005.[3][4][5][6][7]

Facilities

Peters Canyon is located on 10 acres (4 ha) of land and serves Tustin Ranch. The school is 42,000 square feet (3,900 m2) and was built for 650 students and held 320 students in its first year.[8] It is located at 26900 Peters Canyon Road.[8]

It was built for $7 million in Mello-Roos funds and opened in September 1997.[8][9][10]

Garden

The school contains a student-run garden. On Earth Day in 2008 and 2010, students planted squash seeds, giving them to Second Harvest to grow past the seedling stage.[11][12]

Principals

References

  1. ^ Tran, Cathy (2008-04-21). "Tustin schools earn state honors". The Orange County Register. http://www.ocregister.com/articles/students-169509-schools-school.html. Retrieved 12 September 2010. 
  2. ^ "Distinguished Schools". The Orange County Register. 2006-04-27. http://www.ocregister.com/articles/school-168639-schools-students.html. Retrieved 12 September 2010. 
  3. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program (Page 3) U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved on 2007-08-05
  4. ^ James, Elysse (2008-09-17). "Two National Blue Ribbon Schools in Tustin". The Orange County Register. http://www.ocregister.com/articles/tustin-169854-classes-school.html. Retrieved 12 September 2010. 
  5. ^ Leach, Jill (2005-09-21). "Peters Canyon Elementary". The Orange County Register. http://www.ocregister.com/articles/canyon-11811-peters-school.html. Retrieved 12 September 2010. 
  6. ^ Leal, Fermin. "Four O.C. schools win Blue Ribbon honors". The Orange County Register. http://www.ocregister.com/news/schools-63000-blue-elementary.html. Retrieved 12 September 2010. 
  7. ^ Rico, Laura (2005-09-23). "Melinda Heights gets Blue Ribbon". The Orange County Register. http://www.ocregister.com/articles/school-180318-rawlins-ribbon.html. Retrieved 12 September 2010. 
  8. ^ a b c d Pope, John (1997-12-03). "TUSTIN; A School Built 'for the Next Century'". Los Angeles Times. 
  9. ^ Pope, J. J. (1997-09-12). "Tustin Unified Adds 2 Elementary Schools". Los Angeles Times. 
  10. ^ James, Elysse (2010-02-19). "School district files lawsuit against Tustin". The Orange County Register. http://www.ocregister.com/news/school-235386-city-district.html. Retrieved 12 September 2010. 
  11. ^ James, Elysse (2008-04-22). "Students at Peters Canyon Elementary School in Tustin plant crops during the year in the school's garden : News Photo". The Orange County Register. http://www.ocregister.com/news/squash-245412-students-earth.html?pic=12. Retrieved 12 September 2010. 
  12. ^ James, Elysse (2009-04-22). "Students plant Earth Day seeds for Second Harvest". The Orange County Register. http://www.ocregister.com/articles/students-170602-grader-seeds.html. Retrieved 12 September 2010. 

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