Several South Lake middle school students participated in the Irvine Junior Games this weekend. Here is a photo of some of the participants. Congratulations to all that participated and had a fun time.
South Lake Students Compete in the Irvine Junior Games
May 17th, 2010 by dfratantaro · No Comments · Student Life
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South Lake takes home awards at National History Day
May 10th, 2010 by dfratantaro · No Comments · Student Life
South Lake students Lucy Zhuang, Catherine Myong, and Alley Pyun were crowned Orange County Champions for their National History project titled “The Innovation of the Assembly Line.” Their project can be viewed at http://18043204.nhd.weebly.com. 
Garfield on web safety
March 31st, 2010 by dfratantaro · No Comments · Student Life
Here are some great tips that we all need to follow. You have to love that Professor Garfield is the teacher too!
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Census Day is approaching!
March 16th, 2010 by dfratantaro · No Comments · Student Life
When was the last time you bought a CD?
March 9th, 2010 by dfratantaro · 2 Comments · Student Life
Abbey Road Album Cover
Music CD’s? Are they a thing of the past? Where do you even buy a music CD these days? The Media Literacy students are working on creating their own media in the form of a CD booklet/insert. This got me thinking. Do our students purchase CD’s or is it all online? What about our South Lake parents, are they still buying CD’s or do they just buy their music online? With this in mind, I surveyed the students and only about 4 students out of the 30 have purchased a CD lately. In addition, they purchased their CD’s from Hot Topic, Barnes and Noble, and Radio Shack. What happen to all the music stores? Thus, to adjust the assignment to meet their needs I have decided to show the students how to create a CD booklet using Microsoft Publisher, find images following copyright guidelines, create their own art using Photoshop online, and publish their CD booklet as an electronic magazine using Issuu. I am excited to see what they produce!
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Winter Newsletter using ISSUU Software
March 8th, 2010 by dfratantaro · No Comments · Student Life
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10 Most Innovative Companies
March 8th, 2010 by dfratantaro · No Comments · Student Life
Looking for a career to focus on? Here is a list of the top 10 most innovative companies 
broken down by industry. Do what you love!
Crystal Cove Field Trip
March 1st, 2010 by dfratantaro · No Comments · Student Life
Several South Lake students representing the school group Greener Tomorrow visited the Crystal Cove Alliance to learn about the effects of acidification on our ocean and the animals that live in the ocean. Watch their slideshow below. Crystal Cove is located in Newport Beach between Laguna Beach and Corona del Mar. There are several cottages that you can rent on the beach in Crystal Cove and there is a restaurant on the beach. Anybody can visit the beach; however, you will need to pay for parking. I recommend taking the family down there for food, going on a long walk, exploring the tide pools, and then getting a shake at the Shake Shack on PCH.
Crystal Cove Field Trip on PhotoPeach
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Julius Vo Wins Astounding Inventor
February 26th, 2010 by dfratantaro · 3 Comments · Uncategorized
- Astounding Inventor!
Julius Vo won the top honor for his invention in the Astounding Inventor contest and was presented with his award at the event hosted by IrvineValley College. With all his fellow competitors attending Julius was honored by the sponsors of the event, the patent firm GreenbergTraurig. What was Julius’ invention? The Scogo Stick – a combination of a scooter and a pogo stick. Here is a video of Julius after winning the big prize.JuliusVo
Photo of the day
February 26th, 2010 by dfratantaro · No Comments · Student Life
Dance party breaks out during lunch with odd disco ball appearing from the sky. Photo by Cathy and alteration by Jan
