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A Rainstorm of Congratulations

Campbell Union School District celebrates the 2026 retirees who have a combination of over 180 years of service to the district.

CUSD's 2026 retirees gather together in the rain for a retirement celebration

Although Mother Nature showered our honorees with rain and hail, she could not damper the celebration of over 180 combined years of service to the Campbell Union School District. Staff, friends and family gathered to celebrate the District’s 14 retirees. Our retirees represent a variety of roles and responsibilities within the District from the irrigation and maintenance team to the superintendent. The success of the school district lies on the shoulders of the staff members and we are grateful for each of the retirees that have made tireless contributions on behalf of our students. 

Please help us celebrate the following retirees:

Retiree Name

Role

Years of CUSD Service

Steven Burbank

6th Grade Teacher

27

Stephanie Cima

Program Specialist

7

Sheila Erwin

1st Grade Teacher

34

Donna Gauthier

MTSS Instructional Assistant

4

Shun Heng

Accounting Tech

8

Janine Matheson

2nd Grade Teacher

34

Diana McDonald

Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA)

3

Annette G Mihalis

1st Grade Teacher

27

Christina Parrott

PE Teacher

21

Elizabeth Shepherd

2/3 Combo Teacher

32

Antonio Trejo

Custodian

29

Dimpal Bhayani

MTSS Instructional Assistant

7

Shelly Viramontez

Superintendent

30

Henry Delarosa

Irrigation/Maintenance

7

To view photos of the event, visit 20260527_CUSD_RetirementCelebrationEvent

CUSD Celebrates Staff and Volunteer Recognition

May has many education recognition days. CUSD celebrates its staff and volunteers.

Honorees from the May 2026 staff and volunteer recognition ceremony

In the month of May, the California Department of Education recognizes and celebrates the important impact various staff roles make in educating youth. In Campbell USD, rather than acknowledging principals, school lunch staff, nurses, teachers and others on various days,  we designated the week of May 18th to acknowledge the contributions each staff member makes for our students.

CUSD commends its staff and their commitment to making Campbell a great place to learn and a great place to work. We also celebrate and honor a Teacher of the Year, Classified of the Year and Volunteer of the Year from each school site and the District. 

We had the distinct pleasure at this month’s ceremony to also celebrate AIM Specialists Megan Delaye and Amanda Raudsep who received Excellence in Art and STEM awards at the Santa Clara County Office of Education Teacher Recognition Ceremony, and Chelsea Armann, Assistant Principal at Forest Hill Elementary, who was named Association of California School Administrators (ACSA), Region 8, Co-Administrator of the Year.

Congratulations, to our honorees!

Site

Certificated

Classified

Volunteer

Blackford

Amanda Del Real

Elizabeth Avelino

Amy Laing

Capri

Sheryl Spencer

Anastasiia Iurchenko

Coral Cox

Castlemont

Alicia Stapes

Adeline "Lina" Ribeiro

Ashley St. Cin

Campbell School of

Innovation

Liza Sawyer

Jaime Garnica

Liya Yevdosin 

Facilities - Construction

Alfonso Moya

Forest Hill

Lisa Durham

Denise Figueira

Barbara Pachoud

Lynhaven

Melissa Schonig

Serin Joseph

Christine Koselak

Marshall Lane

Jyh Wong

Mariam Estrada

Nazak Noorian

Monroe Middle School

Lisa Iannucci

Ron Westphal*

Julie Tate Judge 

Rolling Hills Middle School

Michelle “Shelly” Biggs*

Leesa Kirkish

Christine Millar

Rosemary Elementary

Sarah Eng

Claudia Yanez

Arcadia Garcia*

Rosemary Family

Learning Center

Hien Pham

Sherman Oaks Dual Language

Immersion School

Lourdes Andrade-Torres

Marisela Martinez

Pamela Torres

Technology Services

Christian Gove

Village School

Elizabeth Shephard

Asha Augustine

Shlomit Dank

*District winner

Photos from the event will be available shortly.

Campbell Union School District Students Contribute to the Redesign of the Downtown Campbell Library

Students from Campbell Union School District were instrumental in the redesign of the downtown Campbell Library.

Student participants and district and community leaders pose for a photo at the 2019 Pitch Fest.

After years of collaboration and planning, the Campbell Library in downtown Campbell has reopened. Students from Campbell Union School District (CUSD) were part of the original collaboration team that contributed to the planning. 

In the 2018-19 school year, eight teams of CUSD students from five elementary schools participated in Pitch Fest.  This was an opportunity for students to work with their teachers, Campbell librarians and elected officials as they presented their design challenge ideas for the renovation of the Campbell Library.

Each of the teams had five minutes to present their ideas to the panel that included two Campbell librarians, Superintendent Shelly Viramontez, and former Trustee Cohen. Through the engineering and design thinking process, the library  gathered student input and ideas that would help them in the redesign of their services, programming, and spaces to improve the library experience. Pitch Fest was a culminating event to CUSD’s annual Design Challenge where students and community came together to design real world solutions in their  community.

The student pitch presentations included:

  • Soundproof Castle (noise engineering) from Capri Elementary School
  • Ear Covering Chair (noise engineering) from Castlemont Elementary School
  • Better Advertising and Transportation (design thinking) from Rosemary Elementary School
  • Improvements for the Teen Zone (design thinking) from Sherman Oaks Dual Immersion School
  • Re-shelving Robot (design thinking) from Sherman Oaks Dual Immersion School
  • Reading Cubicles (design thinking) from Village School
  • An Easy Way to Find a Book (design thinking) from Village School
  • A Bookworm’s GPS (design thinking) from Village School

Nichole King, Community Librarian at the Campbell Library, noted that patrons can see elements of the students’ ideas in the library’s redesign including noise canceling components, a castle in the children’s area, and cozy reading areas. 

All CUSD students have a library card, so go check out the new library and check out a book or two.

The Campbell Library is located at 77 Harrison Avenue in Campbell and is part of the Santa Clara County Library District - a proud CUSD partner.

Forest Hill Falcons Excel at Kiwanis Special Games

Students participated at Special Games on Friday at Independence High School.

Students grouped on a running track

On Friday, May 1, Falcons from Ms. Ayesha’s, Ms. Patrice’s, and Mr. Alec’s classes attended the Kiwanis Special Games at Independence High School. As shared on their website, the “Kiwanis Special Games is an annual event that provides a fun and competitive day of activities for kids in Santa Clara County who are in the Adaptive Physical Education program.  It is all-inclusive, with games for all ages and abilities.  Our  mission is to help spread this wonderful event around the world, so that kids everywhere can have this same great experience.” 

After a welcome parade, students rotate through a variety of activities and games with the assistance of grown up helpers from Forest Hill and Special Games volunteers. The pure joy and excitement on the faces of our students is plain to see throughout the day!

When students return from the Special Games, Forest Hill Leadership Students are there to greet them with congratulations and cheers. We are so proud of how our Falcons get to show off the skills they have been practicing all year in Adaptive PE with Mr. Prado and Ms. Fruzza! 

Check out more photos on our school Instagram, !

 

Congratulations, Mrs. Armann

Mrs. Armann was named Elementary Co-Principal of the Year.

ACSA Region 8 Elementary Co-Principal of the Year, Chelsea Armann

Congratulations, Mrs. Armann! Chelsea Armann, Forest Hill Vice Principal, was named Elementary Co-Principal of the Year by the Association of California School Administrators, Region 8. Mrs. Armann joined the Campbell Union School District family in 2021 and has been a valued member of Forest Hill since. We're proud of you, Mrs. Armann.