Valencia holds Memorial Day Ceremony
Valencia High School held its 34th annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Friday, May 27, at 10 a.m. in the school’s Memorial Garden. Founded by longtime…
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School district honors its retiring employees at special ceremony
On Tuesday, May 24, PYLUSD honored its retiring certificated, classified and management employees with a special retirement recognition ceremony before the Board of Education meeting….
VIDEO: Induction Colloquium “Why I Teach”
At the 2016 PYLUSD Induction Colloquium, teachers answered the question, “Why do you teach?” Here are their “Why” stories. The Induction Colloquium is an annual…
Topaz Elementary School service awards
On Wednesday, May 25, Topaz Elementary School honored long-serving staff members with service awards. Pictured (L-R): Superintendent Doug Domene, Shannon Gibson (Kindergarten Teacher, 15 years),…
Mandi Pettikas from Rose Drive Friends Church receives the “You Are The Advantage” award
On Tuesday, May 24, The Board of Education presented a “You Are The Advantage” award to Mandi Pettikas, Pastor of Equipping and First Impressions at…
Board of Education names Dr. Gregory S. Plutko as next Superintendent
The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District (PYLUSD) Board of Education is pleased to announce that Dr. Gregory S. Plutko, Ed.D., has been selected as the…
AVID student standouts recognized at Board meeting
Earlier in May, the school district was honored to have six seniors from two high schools and five eighth graders from five middle schools be…
District schools earn Exemplary Arts Education Program and Title I Achieving Schools awards
A number of PYLUSD elementary schools recently received additional recognition from the California Department of Education beyond the 2016 California Gold Ribbon Schools Award they…
Ruby Drive Elementary School service award
On Wednesday, May 18, Ruby Drive Elementary School honored a long-serving staff member with a service award. Pictured (L-R): Principal Diana McKibben, Sofia VanderKooy-Hervey (Literacy…
2016 PYLUSD Community Honorees
Before the Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, May 10, schools took a moment to celebrate the people who make our district unique – those…