Last Friday, the fourth graders hosted a breakfast in order to honor individuals who exemplify good citizenship to them. This was a culminating activity to wrap up our unit on citizenship. Each fourth grade student wrote an essay about their guest that was shared at this special event. We invited Waid Ibrahim as our keynote speaker to share his inspirational story about growing up in Ghana and leaving home at the age of ten to pursue his goal of becoming a professional soccer player. Following the program, the fourth graders served their guests breakfast. Here is a list of our guests:

Katherine  honored Gina DeAngelo, Ballet Teacher

 Orion Blackmore  honored Chad Dreier, Philanthropist

 Ian Branch  honored Laren Bass, Firefighter

Anabelle honored Chris Hamman, Rock Climbing Coach

 Finny Israel  honored Rabbi Kudan, Rabbi of the Family

 Colette Johnson  honored Mike O’Connor, Rock Climbing Coach

Zack honored Pete La Corte, Design Engineer at Deployable Space Systems

Pierce Liestenfeltz  honored Bruce McIver, Attorney and Friend of the Family

Luna Martinez honored J. T. Turner, Executive Director of Phoenix House

Carter Mikkelsen honored Steve Finkel, Soccer Coach

Jacob Molina honored Brad Pullen, Athletic Director of the United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County

Jade Silva honored Armando Ramos, Swim Coach and Former Teacher

Logan Surber honored Waid Ibrahim, Community Outreach Coordinator for UCSB

Cash Young honored The Honorable Judge George Eskin, Superior Court Judge for the County of Santa Barbara