YCUSD

Dear YCUSD Community,

 

As we approach the final day of the 2024–2025 school year, our campuses are filled with the excitement of promotions, graduations, and end-of-year celebrations. This season offers us a special moment to pause, reflect, and recognize all that we have accomplished together as a community.

 

To our incredible educators - thank you. Your commitment, creativity, and care have shaped a year filled with growth, resilience, and achievement. Because of your efforts, our schools continue to receive local and statewide recognition, including AVID Showcase status, PLC Promising Practices, Purple Star distinction, PBIS awards, and Blue Zone designations. These honors are a direct reflection of the dedication you bring every day to support our students. Bravo to all of you,  your commitment to our students is evident, and our schools and district are better because of you.

 

A heartfelt thank you goes to the 30 members of our YCUSD team who are retiring this year. Your years of service have left a lasting legacy. A special recognition to Mr. David Satterlie, who has served as a teacher in our district for an extraordinary 47 years, which is more than half of his life dedicated to the students and families of YCUSD. We are grateful beyond words and wish all our retirees a joyful and well-deserved retirement.

 

To our students, we are so proud of your accomplishments this year! From athletic championships to academic triumphs in Odyssey of the Mind, the Capitol Hill Challenge, and Speech & Debate, your determination has inspired us all. A special congratulations to our graduating Class of 2025, with 818 seniors strong, including 36 who earned both their high school diploma and Associate of Science degree through our Early College program. We are proud of you and excited for what lies ahead.

 

To our families and community partners, thank you for your continued trust and partnership. Your support fuels our collective mission to nurture student achievement, well-being, and lifelong success.

 

Looking ahead, we’re excited to share that solar panel installation will begin across several schools, a project that will support energy efficiency and cost savings for years to come. Our summer school program will serve nearly 2,500 students through enriching academic and extracurricular opportunities, made possible once again by the dedication of our staff.

 

As we close out the year, I wish each of you a safe, restful, and joy-filled summer. May it bring time to recharge, reflect, and enjoy time with family and friends.

 

Thank you again for making YCUSD a district we can all be proud of.

With heartfelt gratitude,

 

Doreen Osumi

Superintendent

Yuba City Unified School District