Tennyson Introduction (1st Period)

Orientation

September 3rd, 2024

Tennyson Mission and Vision

• Our mission is to support Tennyson High School students in growing into responsible and productive citizens and to promote high standards of learning that we expect all students to achieve.

• Our vision is to provide a positive and productive learning environment where students develop as critical thinkers who are articulate, skilled, and compassionate. We believe all students, provided adequate time, effort, discipline, and support, will be able to read, write, and speak at a level that fully prepares them for college or to fulfill other career goals.

ADMIN
TEAM

Principal:

Veronica
Estrada

Vice Principal:
Angelica Gallegos
Last Names A-I

Vice Principal:

Gabriela Esquivez:

Last Names J-R

Vice Principal:
Randy Taylor:
Last Names S-Z

MS. KATHY
IN THE
MAIN
OFFICE

PROGRAMS

FARM TO FORK

AVID- Why AVID? What are the benefits?

Joining AVID means you will have a team of staff members
and classmates that are committed to supporting you for
your entire high school career! Being part of AVID means
you will:

●Be part of a community and build lifelong friendships

●Build strong relationships with adults on campus
(this will help when you need letters of rec)

●Be exposed to different colleges/universities through
class projects and college/university field trips

●Engage with your community and participate in
community service field trips

The AVID Student

●Is interested in obtaining a college degree

●Is willing to work hard to achieve his/her
goals

●Is open to learning

●Is willing to build community and have fun
with peers

●Wants help in achieving his/her goals

*Notice we didn’t say anything about having to be
“smart” enough; if the points above sound like
you, then you are the perfect AVID candidate!

Talk is nice, but what about results?

We are very proud of our AVID alumni! Their hard work and dedication have made the program a success. AVID
gets results because of our students. We hope you join the family and become a part of the proud AVID tradition
at Tennyson High School. Below is a list of some of the schools that our AVID alumni have been accepted to:

PUENTE

What is Puente?

-The Puente Program is a national award-winning program that has
improved the college-going rate of tens of thousands of California's
educationally underrepresented students since 1981.

-Started at Chabot college in response to low rate of academic
achievement among Mexican American and Latino students.

-Your time in Puente will involve rigorous language arts instruction,
sustained academic counseling, and community leadership
development and mentoring. PUENTE IS OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS.

PUENTE

What you can expect to do while in Puente at
Tennyson High School (4 Year Program):

-Read and interact with books, and other
media that reflect you, your families, and
community.

-Learn about what it takes to get to college
(Trips, Speakers, Career research).

-Give back to the community, while learning
about social activism.

What is the Biomedical Science Pathway?

● Sequence of 4 A-G approved Biomedical Science courses (elective)

● Teachers are highly trained

● Career Exploration - Guest Speakers, Field trips, and Job shadowing

● Project-Based Curriculum with cutting edge equipment and labs

● Realistic scenarios where students collaborate to solve problems

● Cohorts - students stay together all four years with some of the top

students in the school

● Opportunities for internships in 11th and 12th grade

● Principles of the Biomedical Sciences: 9th Grade (PBS)

● Study of human body systems and health conditions.

● Human Body Systems:10th Grade (HBS)

● Exploring science in action, students build organs and

tissues on a skeletal manikin and play the role of biomedical
professionals to solve medical mysteries.

● Medical Interventions:11th Grade (MI)

● Investigation of interventions involved in the prevention,

diagnosis and treatment of disease.

● Biomedical Innovation: 12th Grade (BI)

● Students design innovative solutions for the health.This is

the Capstone Course and students receive Honors credit

Biomedical Science High School Courses

BioMed- Transforming Students

What is Project Lead the Way (PLTW)?

What’s it like to be in the Biomedical Science Pathway

PLTW Biomedical Science

FARM TO FORK
THS Pathway

How will we feed 10 billion people in

the next 30 years?!

With Sustainable and Innovative

Solutions!

Join us to learn how to build a healthier,
more sustainable world for us all using the

science and technology of agriculture!

Jobs of the future for our future!

FARM TO FORK

Learn about:

- Environmental impact and future of
agriculture

- How to produce nutritious food

- Soil science, pest control, crop
management

- Business and high tech in the food
system

FARM TO FORK

Experience:

Hands-on learning at Tennyson farm,
food lab, including raising vegetables,
chickens, STEM labs, and cooking.

Paid internship opportunities

Interesting study trips and speakers

Fresh food to take home to your family

Community Multimedia Academy

Website:

About CMMA!

Who are We?

When can you join?

WORLD HOUSE

World House program provides services for newly

arrived English Language Learners (ELLs) at the

middle and high school level.

The World House program ensures that newly

arrived ELLs receive targeted educational

services needed and are integrated with Tennyson

students in content courses (with primary

language support when available) outside of their

English Language Development (ELD) classes.

El Programa de Casa Mundial proporciona servicios

para los estudiantes recién llegados que son

aprendices del Idioma Inglés (ELL) al nivel

secundario.

El programa Casa Mundial garantiza que los

estudiantes ELL recién llegados reciban servicios

educativos específicos necesarios y se integren con

los estudiantes de Tennyson en cursos de contenido

(con apoyo del idioma primario cuando estén

disponibles) fuera de sus clases de Desarrollo del

Idioma Inglés (ELD).

WORLD HOUSE

Classes Include:

ELD Fundamentals

ELD 1

ELD 2

ELD 3

Bilingual and Sheltered Classes in:

Math, Science, History, and Health

Clases Incluyen:

ELD Fundamentales

ELD 1

ELD 2

ELD 3

Clases Bilingües y Sheltered en:

Matemáticas, Ciencias, Historia, y Salud

WORLD HOUSE

We also offer:

●Transportation if you live out of

the Tennyson High School Area

●Specialized Tutoring Services

●Community Based Social & Emotional

Support

●Free Immigration Consultations

with Centro Legal

Tambien ofrecemos:

●Transportación si viven fuera de la
área de Tennyson

●Servicios de asistencia académica

especializados

●Apoyo Socio Emocional con La

Familia

●Consultaciones Gratuitas

Inmigratorias con el Centro Legal

Think-Pair-Share: What will your legacy be?

● Write about what you think your legacy will be as a

Tennyson student. What impressions do you hope to
leave behind when you graduate? (10 min).

● In small groups, discuss what you wrote about (10 min).

Open Ended

Write about what you think your legacy will be as a Tennyson student. What impressions do you hope to leave behind when you graduate?

Are there any questions?

Match

Match the following administrators' pictures with their name:

Mrs. Veronica Estrada, Principal

Ms. Angelica Gallegos,

Vice Principal

Ms. Gabriela Esquivez,

Vice Principal

Mr. Randy Taylor,

Vice Principal

• Mrs. Veronica Estrada, Principal

• Ms. Angelica Gallegos,

  Vice Principal

• Ms. Gabriela Esquivez,

  Vice Principal

• Mr. Randy Taylor,

  Vice Principal

Extended Activity

• Think-Pair-Share

  • Write three goals: one for the quarter, one for the semester, and one for the school year. 

  • Share your goals with a partner, then discuss as a class.

• Student Videos

• Games Slides Deck - Play one or more games 

• Icebreakers