Please join me in welcoming our new Venado teachers:
Ms. Sarah Chade will be joining our math team. Sarah graduated with a B.A. in History and a minor in Math from Boise State. Sarah then came to California and recently graduated from University of California, Irvine with a M.A. in Teaching. Go Anteaters! Sarah is excited to work in Irvine and join the Venado family. Sarah loves cooking and spending time at the beach.
Ms. Cassie Jones will also be joining our math department. Ms. Jones graduated from University of California, Irvine with a B.S. in Political Science. She then received her M.A. in Educational Administration from San Francisco State. Ms. Jones has taught high school math for the last seven years in Northern California. In her spare time, she likes to travel, practice yoga, and walk her dog.
Ms. Cyndi Sischo will be joining our Special Education team as an Education Specialist. She is originally from Hood River, Oregon where she taught both general education and special education in K-8th grade. While living in Hood River, she coached USSA Ski Racing and taught windsurfing. Ms. Sischo received her Master’s in Special Education at Portland State University. After moving to Southern California she taught in Saddleback Unified as a special education teacher. Ms. Sischo loves being a parent, teaching, reading, and doing just about anything active outdoors. She also enjoys walks on the beach with her dog, Buddy, and watching her son play water polo.
~ Shannon Van Dam, Assistant Principal