Teachers at Mossy Head School participated in Learning Walks on campus earlier this week. They were able to visit other classrooms to observe best teaching practices from colleagues that they will be able to implement with their own students. MHS is dedicated to give our students an A+ education!

Ellen was born in Los Angeles and raised in La Mesa, California.  Ochoa, a PhD, was the first Hispanic woman in space.  Ochoa earned her doctorate in engineering from Stanford University, joining NASA after graduation. She begain as a research engineer and was selected to be an astronaut in 1990. Her first mission in space was aboard the shuttle Discovery in 1993. She went on to serve three more missions, spending almost 1,000 hours in orbit. Ochoa was the 11th director of the Johnson Space Center and the center’s first Hispanic director. Her historic firsts put her in great company with other pioneering women.

Sonia Sotomayor

 First Hispanic Supreme Court Justice

Latina Sonia Sotomayor was born in the Bronx, NY in 2009.  Justice Sotomayor became the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice of the United States, nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate in a vote of 68 to 31. Sotomayor holds a B.A. from Princeton and a Law degree from Yale University. She served as assistant district attorney for New York County, being a judge to the U.S. District Court (appointed by George H.W. Bush), and serving as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Sotomayor has been outspoken about how her unique experience as a Latina has contributed to her work as a judge.

“The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever.”

At Walton In”10”sity School of Excellence – Magnet Program, students of the month are celebrated by teachers and students alike. Teachers vote for student of the month based on our In”10”sity principles: Compassion, Accountability, Determination, Effort, Time, Desire, Respect, Initiative, Victory, Esteem. Students are honored by ‘tagging’ our graffiti wall with their initials, a framed picture displaying their achievement and school gear. Celebrating success is a way of life at WISE center.