NEWS For the parents, students, and community supporters of
Grace Davis High School
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE OF HIGH SCHOOLS DAVIS HIGH
ADMINISTRATION TEAM
Mike Rich Principal Delilah Martinez Associate Principal Curriculum & Instruction Ryan Reynolds Assistant Principal Pupil Services Richard Caldwell Assistant Principal Supervision
It is my great pleasure to nominate Mrs. Norma Rosas as the Grace M. Davis High School candidate for the California League of High Schools Educator of the Year award. Norma is a true professional and a pivotal member of our faculty. For the past 15 years Norma’s classroom has been a bastion of rigor and respect. Norma has an innate ability to instill confidence in all whom she teaches. For the last several years her assignment has been to teach the Spanish for Spanish Speakers courses. GDHS houses a unique program called the Language Institute, which takes in all 9-12 students in the city of Modesto who have been in the country less than four years and are in need of intensive English language instruction. An important facet of the institute is for Spanish speakers to continue learning their first language. This responsibility rests solely on the shoulders of Mrs. Rosas. When you walk into room 615, be prepared to speak in Spanish. Students are taught to rise when an adult walks in the room and greet them appropriately in Spanish. Mrs. Rosas’s expectations are not just for the students, but for the principal as well. For the past seven years, Norma has taught our AP Spanish Language class. As anyone who has ever taught an AP course before knows, the content is rigorous and demands vigilance throughout the entire school year in order to pass the AP exam victoriously. Mrs. Rosas’ students have done just that. During her seven-year tenure, her AP students have a 100% pass rate. That feat is unmatched in any other discipline on our campus and is a direct result of Norma’s daily efforts to pursue excellence. I am proud to have Mrs. Norma Rosas as a member of our Spartan family. She makes Grace M. Davis High School a better place. Mike Rich Principal
GRACE DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL 1200 W. RUMBLE ROAD MODESTO, CA 95350
MARCH 2015 | Volume 4 • Issue 4