Ceres Unified School District

Ceres Unified School District is proud to continue our district-wide FACTOR program to help families support their children's educational journey. These weekly workshops offer practical information on the social, emotional, and physical development of children in grades TK-12, along with useful information and resources for navigating the educational system, becoming college and career ready, and developing 21st century skills. To date, more than 593 parents have graduated from the FACTOR program! FACTOR: Preparing for the University Tuesdays, beginning March 6, 2024 8:30-10:00 a.m. or 5:30-7:00 p.m. Don Pedro Elementary School FACTOR 2: Emotional Development and Use of Technology Wednesdays, beginning March 5, 2024 8:45-10:15 a.m. or 5:30-7:00 p.m. Central Valley High School Graduation: Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 6 p.m. Classes are offered in English and Spanish and include weekly raffles! For additional information, please contact Ceres Adult School at (209) 556-1557.

Ceres Unified Teachers Association leaders invited CUSD Board members to break bread at an annual dinner celebrating the healthy, collaborative working relationship that keeps our focus on student success! #TeamCUSD #TheCeresWay

Attention, please❗️📢🚨 There's just 1️⃣ week left of priority TK/Kindergarten registration for the 2024-2025 school year at CUSD schools of choice: Lucas Elementary Dual Language Academy, Caswell Elementary Dual Language Academy, Patricia Kay Beaver Leadership Magnet and Whitmore Charter! With everything CUSD has to offer, all that's missing is your child age 4+ by June 2, 2024! To learn more or enroll now, please visit https://ceresunifiedsdca.sites.thrillshare.com/o/cusd/page/school-enrollment. Priority registration at all other schools begins March 1.

Congrats to Central Valley High School students who won regional awards for their "SkillsUSA: The Path to Building Dreams" television video production entries! Left to right are Adrian and Louis (2nd place) and Hannah and Vivian (1st place). Way to go, Hawks! 🎬🎥🏆 #TheCeresWay

Lunchtime fun with Adkison Elementary Gators! 🐊

First observed in 1885 to honor President George Washington’s birthday, the holiday now known as Presidents’ Day occurs the third Monday of each February as a day to honor all U.S. presidents. Whether you spend today reading, speaking, thinking, and writing (as sixth President John Quincy Adams encouraged) or in some other pursuit, we wish you a Happy #PresidentsDay, and look forward to seeing everyone back at school tomorrow! 🇺🇸

On this #ValentinesDay, we tried to measure how much we love and appreciate our #CUSDfamily. We broke the scale! To the students, staff, families, and community who make our 🌎 go round, we wish you love, kindness, and joy in small moments today and every day. 💖💌🥰

Congratulations to new Ceres Police Chief Chris Perry, who was sworn in this evening! #OurCeresCommunity

CUSD schools will be closed for the February break from Monday, Feb. 12 through Monday, Feb. 19 (Presidents' Day). The District Office will be closed Monday, Feb. 12 and Monday, Feb. 19 (open Feb. 13-16). We will look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Tuesday, Feb. 20. As a reminder, students with 0-1 absences in February are automatically entered into their school's drawing for a PlayStation 5! 👊

Professional learning on #leadership. #TheCeresWay

Big thanks to the Ceres branch of the Stanislaus County Library for partnering with CUSD to gift books to Kindergartners through a Raymus Foundation grant! Pictured are Don Pedro Dolphins and Walter White Stars each selecting their 3 books. 📚🐬⭐️ The project is led by Ceres Branch Librarian Rebecca Brown and Youth Services Outreach Supervising Librarian Annie Snell. #Literacy #OurCeresCommunity #TheCeresWay

Are you or someone you know interested in starting a home daycare? CUSD has partnered with Stanislaus 2030 to support efforts to increase childcare and daycare availability in Ceres. To learn more about how you can receive free training and earn a $2,500 grant for start-up, download the Nurture-Child Care Business App, or text “learn more” to (833) 241-3994.

What a phenomenal turnout for this evening’s CUSD Community Town Hall! Thank you to CUSD families, staff, and everyone who braved the rain to support success for all students. 🥰 A special shout out to our Student Services and Special Education teams who planned and coordinated this event, and to our community partners including Meena Tadimeti and Special Needs in My City, Valley Mountain Regional Center, Arc of the Valley, Disability Resources Agency for Independent Living-DRAIL, and California Department of Rehabilitation. A shining example of #TheCeresWay! ✨

In a beloved annual tradition, the Ceres Rotary Club is making the rounds to deliver illustrated dictionaries to every CUSD third-grader. We’re not sure which is bigger … our students’ smiles or their ever-expanding vocabularies! Thank you, Ceres Rotary!! 📚😁 #CeresLearns #OurCeresCommunity #TheCeresWay

Congrats to Central Valley High School Varsity Cheer on bringing home a JAMZ Cheer and Dance national championship! The first-place win in Varsity Level 1 Non-Tumbling XL also earned the third-highest score in the entire competition!! 👏🏆📢 #GoHawks #TeamCUSD #TheCeresWay

The countdown is on! ⏰ Priority TK/Kindergarten registration for the 2024-2025 school year opens Thursday, Feb. 1 for CUSD schools of choice: Lucas Elementary Dual Language Academy, Caswell Elementary Dual Language Academy, Patricia Kay Beaver Leadership Magnet, and Whitmore Charter School of the Arts and Technology! Links to online registration packets will be available at https://ceresunifiedsdca.sites.thrillshare.com/o/cusd/page/school-enrollment beginning Thursday, or pick up a hard copy at our friendly neighborhood schools. Registration for all other CUSD schools begins March 1! Incoming students must be at least 4 by June 2, 2024. We're so excited ... and we just can't hide it!!! 🎉🤗🤸🎇👏

Congrats to Central Valley High School's Impulse Dance Team on ANOTHER JAMZ Cheer and Dance national championship! 💃🏆✨ First place in Varsity Lyrical and Dance Style. #TheCeresWay

Congratulations to this year's winners of the Rotary Club of Ceres Speech Contest! Students wrote about creating hope in the world as they pursue their dreams through education and involvement in community service. Pictured from left to right are: ✨ Alexander Vas Dinis, CHS, Honorable Mention ✨ Giselle Fontes Ayala, CHS, Second Place ✨ Yurianna Garcia, CVHS, Honorable Mention ✨ Mariana Campos, CVHS, Third Place ✨ Kylee Labaco, WCHS, First Place Kylee will move on to the next rounds of competition and a chance to win $1,000. Thank you, Ceres Rotary! #OurCeresCommunity #TheCeresWay

Students from Central Valley High School and Ceres High School performed in the Honor Choir at the Stanislaus County Music Festival held Friday at Modesto Junior College. Way to represent! 🎵 #MusicInSchools #TheCeresWay

Coming in February to the Ceres Family Resource Center! Families with children 0-5, register now for the Spring into Action program offering fun, free parenting information and more: Music and movement Car seat safety Bilingual story time Financial literacy English sessions are Tuesdays, 9:00-10:30 a.m. beginning Feb. 20. Spanish sessions are Wednesdays, 9:00-10:30 a.m. beginning Feb. 21. Did we mention participants receive free books and backpacks? For more information and to register, please phone (209) 556-1559.