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![A San Andreas student in the Growing Hope program checks one of multiple rows of lettuce being grown in the school's greenhouse.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746470353/sbcusdcom/a9dwunk8wruuihqxkv96/GrowingHope5A2A8453.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746470353/sbcusdcom/a9dwunk8wruuihqxkv96/GrowingHope5A2A8453.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746470353/sbcusdcom/a9dwunk8wruuihqxkv96/GrowingHope5A2A8453.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1746470353/sbcusdcom/a9dwunk8wruuihqxkv96/GrowingHope5A2A8453.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1746470353/sbcusdcom/a9dwunk8wruuihqxkv96/GrowingHope5A2A8453.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1746470353/sbcusdcom/a9dwunk8wruuihqxkv96/GrowingHope5A2A8453.jpg","width":2200}])
San Andreas High School, in the San Bernardino City Unified School District, has been named a 2025 Model Continuation High School by the California Department of Education and the California Continuation Education Association Plus.
![SBCUSD Superintendent Mauricio Arellano stands with his wife, Kymm Arellano, as he holds up his glass ACSA State Superintendent of the Year award.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746218218/sbcusdcom/w5fzejxj9dbypezm77ij/Arellano-9N5A9642.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746218218/sbcusdcom/w5fzejxj9dbypezm77ij/Arellano-9N5A9642.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746218218/sbcusdcom/w5fzejxj9dbypezm77ij/Arellano-9N5A9642.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1746218218/sbcusdcom/w5fzejxj9dbypezm77ij/Arellano-9N5A9642.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1746218218/sbcusdcom/w5fzejxj9dbypezm77ij/Arellano-9N5A9642.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1746218218/sbcusdcom/w5fzejxj9dbypezm77ij/Arellano-9N5A9642.jpg","width":2200}])
Mauricio Arellano, a proud product of SBCUSD, has earned the highest recognition in his field—2025 Superintendent of the Year—from the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA).
![Cajon High School Athletic Director Richard Imbriani, who was named Athletic Director of the Year, stands in front of the Cowboy mascot painted on one of Cajon's walls.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744994294/sbcusdcom/kgmlskzyuuitlxxzqc6y/GK9A1326.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744994294/sbcusdcom/kgmlskzyuuitlxxzqc6y/GK9A1326.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1744994294/sbcusdcom/kgmlskzyuuitlxxzqc6y/GK9A1326.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1744994294/sbcusdcom/kgmlskzyuuitlxxzqc6y/GK9A1326.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1744994294/sbcusdcom/kgmlskzyuuitlxxzqc6y/GK9A1326.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1744994294/sbcusdcom/kgmlskzyuuitlxxzqc6y/GK9A1326.jpg","width":2200}])
For more than three decades, Imbriani has been a fixture in Cajon High School athletics, leading with passion, dedication and an unwavering commitment to student success. Now, his contributions have been recognized on a grand scale, as the California State Athletic Directors Association has named him Athletic Director of the Year, an honor that speaks to his tireless advocacy for student-athletes and the programs that shape them.
![Two Arrowview Middle School eighth-grade boys use a computer to program a mechanical arm.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743704133/sbcusdcom/fxjsjue2mgsirmc2ybsb/Arrowview-5A2A3096.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743704133/sbcusdcom/fxjsjue2mgsirmc2ybsb/Arrowview-5A2A3096.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1743704133/sbcusdcom/fxjsjue2mgsirmc2ybsb/Arrowview-5A2A3096.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1743704133/sbcusdcom/fxjsjue2mgsirmc2ybsb/Arrowview-5A2A3096.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1743704133/sbcusdcom/fxjsjue2mgsirmc2ybsb/Arrowview-5A2A3096.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1743704133/sbcusdcom/fxjsjue2mgsirmc2ybsb/Arrowview-5A2A3096.jpg","width":2200}])
Six SBCUSD middle schools have been designated as 2025 California Schools to Watch by the California Department of Education, the California League of Middle Schools, the California Middle Grades Alliance and the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform.
![Assistant Superintendent Ana Applegate receiving her CABE Award.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743701666/sbcusdcom/be9jxekpfvzvue7gyt9h/DSC_0286-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743701666/sbcusdcom/be9jxekpfvzvue7gyt9h/DSC_0286-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1743701666/sbcusdcom/be9jxekpfvzvue7gyt9h/DSC_0286-2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1743701666/sbcusdcom/be9jxekpfvzvue7gyt9h/DSC_0286-2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1743701666/sbcusdcom/be9jxekpfvzvue7gyt9h/DSC_0286-2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1743701666/sbcusdcom/be9jxekpfvzvue7gyt9h/DSC_0286-2.jpg","width":2200}])
Ana Applegate Honored with Prestigious Award from the California Association for Bilingual Education
SBCUSD is proud to announce that Ana Applegate, Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services, has been recognized by the California Association for Bilingual Education with a prestigious award for her outstanding contributions to bilingual education and student success.