Dear Parents and Students,

Welcome to Paramount Park School, “ Home of the Panthers!”  I am very proud to be a part of a learning institution that provides its students with the most current resources and instructional strategies to help develop independent learners.  Paramount Park School is a standards-based school committed to student achievement in both district and state standards.  The dedicated staff has shown a deep, caring commitment to the students attending our school.  I share the same commitment and will always focus on providing our students with positive learning experiences.

Topekia Jones, Principal

Newsletter Volume 3 has been added.  This newsletter is dedicated to our MESA program.  In it you will find out what MESA is and what they have accomplished so far.  You will also find articles written by the students.  Enjoy!

Have you forgotten where to find the newsletter?  Just go to the left-hand side of the page...find Panther Resources...and select the school newsletter folder to find the newsletter of your choice.... ENJOY!

Parents, Students, Teachers, and Staff..."770...Make It Happen!"

Mrs. Casdorph, Teacher of the Year 2010-2011, came up with a great idea to extend our student's college awareness and focus on our school-wide goal of 770 on the CSTs this year.  All 1st period teachers were given a t-shirt template to decorate and students researched their favorite college's logo.  Most students have displayed their work on the widows of their classrooms.  Wow!  They look great!

Mrs. Casdorph as well as Ms. Romero have wonderful displays! Also, take a look at the electives page to view how the Computer Applications class designed their T-Shirts using a photo manipulation program called GIMP. 

Career Day 2012 Wrap-Up

Career Day 2012 at Paramount Park Middle School attracted presenters from a variety of professions chosen by our counselors Mrs. Flores and Mrs. Melgaard.  Presenters included our very own Superintendent of Paramount Unified School District, Dr. David Verdugo, Paramount Adult School Principal, Richard Morgan, Assistant Superintendent Dr. Debra Starks, members of the local police department, and representatives from the City of Paramount Parks and Recreation department to name a few.  Make-up artist Richard Miranda really engaged the students by painting a few student faces with wounds he often paints on actors in recent movies.  Other professionals included engineers, television producer, probation officer, representatives from the Los Angeles Public Health Office, Air Force recruiter, author and motivational speaker, nurse, therapist, and veterinarian . . . just to name a few others!

By the end of the day, students had answers to many of their questions regarding paths they should follow in high school, decisions about college majors, and future career choices. We want to send out a very special Panther “Thank-You” to all of our presenters!!

School Uniform = Prizes

That's right!  Uniforms are a must here at Paramount Park Middle School.  Why not make it fun!  Periodically, Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Chavez will pass out raffle tickets to students who are in their uniform.  If you possess a ticket with the winning number, you can win a lunch fast pass for a week, Jack-n-the-Box gift cards, or Bianchi movie tickets...just to name a few.