2019 Civic Learning Award Recipients
The Civic Learning Awards, now in their seventh year, celebrate California public schools' efforts to provide high quality civic learning opportunities for all students. Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye personally presents the Civic Learning Award of Excellence to the top schools at each grade level.
Excellence Awards
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Excellence Award - Elementary School Flora Vista Elementary School Encinitas Union School District, San Diego County Highlights: Students learn about the rule of law and the courts through literature, mock trials and famous cases. Students have also designed and built a mock trial court room. For more information contact: Principal Chris Juarez |
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Excellence Award - Middle School Lexington Junior High School Anaheim Union High School District, Orange County Highlights: A school-wide focus on current events. All 7th grade students take a Speech and Debate class and all 8th grade students participate in Election Projects. For more information contact: Principal Amber Houston |
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Excellence Award - High School Cypress High School Anaheim Union High School District, Orange County Highlights: Students design and conduct Civic Action Projects in every government class. Students also participate in a mock city council meeting through Youth in Government Day with the City of Cypress. For more information, contact: Principal Jodie Wales |
Distinction Awards
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Distinction Award - Elementary School La Costa Heights Elementary School Encinitas Union School District, San Diego County Highlights: All students participate in mock trials where they research cases to understand the role and responsibilities of the courts. For more information, contact: Principal Christie Kay |
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Distinction Award - Elementary School Willard Elementary School Pasadena Unified School District, Los Angeles County Highlights: Students at Willard conduct research projects to help address important global issues. Student-led projects are presented to the entire school including parents and community members. For more information, contact: Principal Angela Baxter |
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Distinction Award - Middle School Santiago Charter Middle School Orange Unified School District, Orange County Highlights: Students at Santiago participate in school-wide civic awareness projects to develop PSAs about local issues. Students also promote civic responsibility through environmental awareness by assessing their use of waste to create goals for reducing and recycling. For more information, contact: Principal Ashley Padroza |
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Distinction Award - Middle School South Junior High School Anaheim Union High School District, Orange County Highlights: Connecting World History curriculum to current global issues, students create a call to action project based on their interest. Students are given a public platform to present their projects take civic action. For more information, contact: Principal Enrique Romero |
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Distinction Award - High School Pacific High School San Bernardino City Unified School District, San Bernardino County Highlights: Learning civic responsibility through service clubs like Random Acts and Students Stand Together which utilizes social media to express ideas on school, community and national issues. For more information, contact: Principal Natalie Raymundo |
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Distinction Award - High School Savanna High School Anaheim Union High School District, Orange County Highlights: Students at Savanna become civic-minded and active participants in their schools' governance by tackling local issues like the redesign of their mascot which included a live-streamed townhall to district and local news outlets. For more information, contact: Principal Michael Pooley |