Thanks for taking a few minutes to find out more about us. We're glad for your interest in our  school and staff. We do our best every day to provide a quality education for your children, and we definitely appreciate your support.

Junior high is an exciting and eventful time for your teenagers. Our school offers a variety of extracurricular activities, and we hope students will take advantage of the opportunities. We have band and choir, art and woodshop classes, family and consumer studies courses, and athletics to choose from. Whether it's in the classroom or through a club, we always have your student's progress and best interest at mind. It's a pleasure to teach the Falcons of Fourth Avenue Jr. High.



We aim to...

  • Provide a safe, positive, and structured learning and working environment for the students, staff, and school community.
  • Develop instructional programs and lessons in all core content areas that are standards-based with the result of students mastering grade-level content standards and skills.
  • Provide school-wide and classroom interventions and enrichment programs to meet the targeted needs and challenges of all students.
  • Empower staff in making school-wide decisions through instructional and leadership team collaboration opportunities.
  • Foster positive, respectful relationships with parents and members of the school community through organizations such as PTO and Site Council.


The Fourth Avenue staff fosters a positive learning environment in which we provide students with the life skills and challenges necessary to become successful in achieving academic excellence. It is our goal to teach our students math, reading, and writing skills that will facilitate a successful education.



As highly qualified teachers and staff, we are proud to teach the state standards and to have high expectations for every student. We use researched based student engaging materials. Our priority is the safety and productivity of each student.  

Staff

Principal
Assistant Principal
Secretary
Clerk


Jose Cazares
Sofia Ramirez
Ricka Farkas
Gabby Flores
 
     
NCLB Effectiveness
Coordinator
Parent Liaison
School Resource Officer
Librarian
Counselor
Migrant Support
Mrs. Compton

Mrs. Rust
Mr. Bacannari
Ms. Peeples
Mrs. Garcia
Mr. Bevington
 

Teachers

 

 Room
     
Specials    
Band & Choir Mrs. Clifton 401
Art  Mr. Tourdot 110
Sports Mr. Acosta  
     
Language Arts/Literature Mrs. Eide, 8th
Rahkola, 7th and 8th
Mr. Bess, 7th
Parker, 7th
Mr. Phillips, 7th
202
106
305
108
307
     
English Language Development Mrs. George, 6th and 7th
Mr. Ramos, 7th and 8th
407
302
     
Math Mrs. Polk, 8th
Mr. Powrie, 7th
Mrs. Jessen, 7th
211
103
301
     
Social Studies Dr. Drew, 8th
Mr. Byron, 8th
Mr. Ham, 7th
Mr. Dammeyer, 7th
Mr. Williams, 7th
210
309
303
311
311
     
Science Mrs. Guthrie, 8th
Ms. Bison, 7th
Mrs. Spitzer, 7th
109
101
111
     
6th Grade Teachers

Phillips
Brown
Doxtader

411
410
416
     
Resource Ms. Collins 412
     
MIMR Mrs. Stahl-Diebert
Mrs. Mohindra
409
     
In School Suspension Mr. Phipps