Electives

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Electives Department

  • Art
  • Advanced Art
  • Advanced Band
  • Advanced Photography
  • Beginning Band
  • Computers
  • Creative Writing
  • CTE 7 & 8
  • Drama
  • Industrial Arts
  • Intro Photography
  • Leadership
  • Media Production
  • Robotics
  • Spanish
  • Study Skills
  • Ukulele
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Bovy, Diane
Math 8 ~ Math 8/1 ~ Spanish

College Attended: University of Arizona..go wildcats!
Years at Sutter: 27
Favorite App: Tik Tok
Favorite Sutter Memory: AIR ROCK!

Diane-Bovy@scusd.edu
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Brandt, Terri
Gate Core 8 ~ Computers

Colleges Attended: Cal Poly SLO, Fresno State, Sac State
Years at Sutter: Beginning 10th year; 30th in the district; 37th in the profession and still loving it:-)
Favorite Book: The Downstairs by Stacey Lee
Favorite Movies: Jungle Cruise, Manifest series, Harry Potter (again as I recuperated from ankle surgery)
Favorite Apps: FB (especially those groups that give me ideas for inspiring my students), Pinterest and Words with Friends—learning news games on XBox 

Favorite Websites: Kahoot, Quizziz, Gimkit, Nearpod, Jamboard, bitmoji AND Google suite out of necessity!

Terri-Brandt@scusd.edu
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Cooperman, Jody
Gate Core 8 ~ Study Skills

Colleges Attended: Northeastern University (on a scholarship for woman’s ice hockey); Gallaudet University; CSUS; Chapman University
Years at Sutter: Since 2005
Favorite Drink: Double tall nonfat cappuccino 
Favorite Sutter Memory: Watching my students sing Sweet Caroline at the Red Sox Game

Jody-Cooperman@scusd.edu
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Eselekhomhen, Kim
Core 8 ~ CTE 8

College Attended: Arizona State University

Years at Sutter: I started four days before we went on Distance Learning due to the COVID-19 Pandemic! 

Years in Education: 24

Favorite Hobby: kayaking & gardening

Favorite Sutter Memory: Watching my former 6th grade student, Alejah Crump, petition for and found the Black Student Union.

Kim-Eselekhomhen@scusd.edu
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Gomez, Chris
Core 8 ~ Study Skills

College: Sac State
Years at Sutter: Since 2016
Hobbies:  GOLF! GOLF! GOLF!

Chris-Gomez@scusd.edu
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Heckey, Kyle
Media Production ~ Crafts/Industrial Art

College Attended: Humboldt State University
Years at Sutter: 18
Favorite App: iMovie
Favorite Sutter Memory: During my first year at Sutter, I lined up my fourth period class for a fire drill when the city alarm rang on the last Friday of the month. The alarm occurred every month at the same time and some students were familiar with this and snickered when I was trying to get my class out of the building.

Kyle-Heckey@scusd.edu
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McKinnon, Arcolar
Science 7 ~ Robotics ~ CTE 7

Arcolar-McKinnon@scusd.edu
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Mitchell, Brian
Gate Core 8 ~ Creative Writing

College Attended: Sac State
At Sutter: since 2011
Hobbies include: reading, woodworking, and being with my family.

Brian-Mitchell@scusd.edu
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Noguchi, Marisa
Math 7/8 ~ Math 8 ~ Leadership

College Attended: UC San Diego
Years at Sutter: Since 2013
Favorite Sutter Memory: Air Rock 
Favorite Activities: traveling, running, yoga & hiking
Favorite Sports Team: GO KINGS!

Marisa-Noguchi@scusd.edu
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O’Neill, Kelly
Art

Colleges Attended: University of Washington
Years at Sutter: 15
Favorite App: Angry Birds
Favorite Sutter Memory: First San Francisco Art Field Trip. Completely magical day with awesome kids!

DOT Challenge Google Classroom: lqbj3gb (first letter is a small L)

Kelly-O'Neill@scusd.edu
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Scripa, Angela
Gate Core 8 ~ Drama

College Attended: CSUS
Years at Sutter: 25    Years Teaching: 31
Favorite Drop In: Starbucks
Favorite Getaway: Monterey
Favorite Sutter Memory: Drama trips to San Francisco

Angela-Scripa@scusd.edu
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Turner, Paula
History 8 ~ Intro Photography ~ Adv. Photography

Favorite Sport: Boxing
Favorite Author: Victor Villaseñor
Years at Sutter: 18                                                              Years in Education: 23
Favorite Sutter Moment: Twisted Sister Air Rock!!
Favorite Food: ALL food; it’s the way to my heart❤️, but especially Mexican food, Indian food, and cupcakes from scratch

Paula-Turner@scusd.edu
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Wassum, Patricia
Beg. Band ~ Adv. Band ~ Ukulele

Colleges Attended: CSU, Sacramento (Bachelor’s); University of South Carolina (Masters)
Years at Sutter: Since 2012
Favorite App: Pandora
Favorite Sutter Memory: the band concerts :)

Patricia-Wassum@scusd.edu
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Zarate, Andrea
Gate Core 7 ~ Leadership

Colleges Attended: Cosumnes River College, UC Davis and Sacramento State                                                                       Teaching Since 1999
Favorite Sport: Soccer – have been playing since I was 4
Favorite Starbucks Drink: Caramel Light Frappucino with a chunk of caramel at the bottom – yummy!!
Favorite Weekend Activity: Spending time with my family and watching my two sons play soccer

Andrea-Guijarno-Zarate@scusd.edu
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