CMASAS Assemblies
The intention behind our regular all-school assemblies is to develop a feeling of unity, to build school spirit, and to foster a positive school culture among the students and staff. Our goal is to have a dynamic speaker each quarter who engages students in personal growth opportunities. Our next event is being planned, so stay tuned!
We kicked off the 2024-2025 school year with a fun and engaging Back-to-School Assembly: Survival Guide Edition. Parents, students, and faculty contributed insightful advice aimed at helping both new and returning students navigate the school year in an online school. The student-led format brought a unique, peer-to-peer element that made the event even more interactive and enjoyable. It was a fantastic way to empower students, build community, and set a positive tone for the year ahead.
On Wednesday, May 22, 2024, Michelle Zetwo shared her career journey with our students as our guest Assembly speaker! Michelle has worked in border control focused on endangered animals that get smuggled into the country. She is a forensic officer and is now consulting in education. For fun, she volunteers at Lions, Tigers, and Bears (an animal sanctuary in San Diego), where we are hoping to have our San Diego Regional Gathering this upcoming school year!
TJ Wheeler has had a successful 20-year career in the military and is currently deployed for civil affairs in the Micronesia Islands. We learned about his journey to the US Army and the strengths gained through his experience and the interesting projects he has worked on.
We welcomed Rebecca Blum as our guest speaker in September 2023. Rebecca is a script supervisor and director in Los Angeles, California. She has directed multiple episodes of Mom, The Neighborhood, and Call Me Kat. She has supervised scripts on many pilots and series, most recently on Lopez vs Lopez, Night Court, and One Day at a Time. She shared some valuable advice with our students:
find your passion
figure out what you love to do
get really good at what you love
get a mentor
Anna Vaus is a singer/songwriter based in Nashville and raised in San Diego. Anna blends her West Coast cool with refreshing hooks and unmistakably relatable lyrics. Her music has been likened to that of Taylor Swift, Kacey Musgraves, and Maggie Rogers. She partnered with Luke Laird (Kacey Musgraves) to co-produce her latest EP, “Younger Version of Myself,” which was released last fall. Feel free to check her and her music out below.
Molly Morris was the guest speaker at our Winter Assembly. She is a writer and hit the Top Ten List on TikTok over the summer for young adult literature with her recent book “This is Not the End.” She shared what it is like to be an author, her method of inspiration, and the process of getting her book published. It took five years from start to finish!