Santa Barbara School of Squash

We had an enjoyable end of year party today celebrating the year that was with delicious food potluck style brought by parents and an awards ceremony.
Those awards went to:
Attendance - Zoe Moreno
Community Service - Angel Claudio
Math - Adrian Villafana
Team B Squash - Caroline Velazquez
Team A Squash - Kevin Castillo
Team B Academics - Sandra Gomez
Team A Academics - Daphne Miranda
Team B MVP - Devin Claudio
Team A MVP - Josh Gomez
We now have a two week break and then jump into 8 weeks of summer programming.

Congratulations to our May Student of the Month, Jorge Gonzalez!

Jorge has been a part of SBSOS since 6th grade and is now a rising senior at Laguna Blanca School. Over the years, he has grown into a strong leader both on and off the squash court. This year, Jorge continued to excel academically while taking a challenging course load that included AP classes, maintaining strong grades, and preparing for and taking the SAT. On the squash court, Jorge has made tremendous progress through his commitment, coachability, and positive attitude. He’s also one of our strongest communicators—something we value greatly at SBSOS.
This year, Jorge stepped outside of his comfort zone and ran for Student Body President at Laguna Blanca. While he came up just short in a very close race, his willingness to lead and serve his school community says a lot about his character and leadership. We are proud of all that Jorge has accomplished and excited to see what his senior year has in store.

Keep up the great work, Jorge!🎊😀

15 SBSOS students currently have official US Squash ratings. A silver tournament in Santa Clara in July will be the next opportunity for some players to improve their rating. Here’s the latest ranking list:

Huge congratulations to our Program Director Miguel Nava and his wife Alexandra Guerrero on the arrival of a future SBSOS student!

Congratulations to Jenny Silva, our April Student of the Month!

One of our youngest students, Jenny is in 5th grade at Mountain View Elementary School. She joined us this school year and has fitted in seamlessly. She is a talented athlete, already holding her own against her older team mates on Team B, and in academic sessions she puts her head down and works for the whole time.

Jenny has a great future ahead of her!

We took a large group of students to a farm this morning where everyone worked hard alongside other Bucket Brigade volunteers digging, weeding, planting, and harvesting. The produce goes to local food bank type organizations for distribution. Great job, everyone!

Anyone anywhere can bid online NOW on the items in SBSOS’ silent auction that closes during next week’s Magic of SBSOS annual fundraiser.
Check out the full auction here - https://paybee.io/quickpay.html?handle=sbsos&ppid=41 - and see the photos below for a few examples of prizes on offer!

November’s Student of the Month is Stephanie Serrano, a 5th grader at Monroe Elementary.

Stephanie joined SBSOS in September, and since then she has been a wonderful addition to the program. She has fitted in naturally despite being our youngest student by some way, made great friendships, and quickly become part of the SBSOS family.

She’s also getting involved at school — attending A-OK after school when she’s not at SBSOS and even running for class historian.

Keep up the good work, Stephanie! 😀