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Mission: To Ignite the Imagination and Bring Joy to Learning.
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About Us

Welcome to Sun Valley Magnet School. We are a full school magnet with three separate middle school magnet centers. Our overarching focus for the three academies is STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics). Students will get extra courses in science and math as a foundation to their eventual learning in more specialized classes.
 
We also have a small 9-12 grade high school as part of our Biomedical Sciences, Engineering and Leadership Academy. The key to our high school success is personalization, mentoring, strong academics, and tons of support systems to ensure that they all graduate on time and are accepted into the college or trade school of their choice. Students in this magnet select a career pathway in engineering or biomedical science and take four years of classes in their specialization.
 
Our success is based on our belief that school should be a place where students develop a passion for learning and a curiosity to always seek to learn more. While we want all students to be highly literate in math and English, school should be more than just about reading, writing, and math. School should inspire students to develop a high level of creativity and innovation, sparked by their passion and curiosity. Most important to us, beyond the academics and specializations, is a desire to help students truly realize that they can accomplish anything that they desire so long as they want it, believe it, and work hard for it! Success comes from hard work, faith in oneself, and continuous striving towards self-betterment.

News & Announcements

Calendar

Sep 1

Labor Day - No School

Location: Sun Valley Magnet School, 7330 Bakman Ave, Sun Valley, CA 91352, USA

Sep 2

Faculty Meeting

Time: 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Location: SVMS Cafeteria

Sep 3

Block Schedule (Odd)

Location: Sun Valley Magnet School, 7330 Bakman Ave, Sun Valley, CA 91352, USA

SSC Parent Orientation & Election

Time: 9 AM – 10 AM
Location: SVMS Parent Center and Zoom https://lausd.zoom.us/j/7121045052?omn=83466636366

Varsity Flag Football vs. Valor Academy

Time: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Location: Sun Valley Magnet School, 7330 Bakman Ave, Sun Valley, CA 91352, USA

Girls Volleyball vs. Bert Corona HS

Time: 3 PM – 4:30 PM
Location: Sun Valley Magnet School, 7330 Bakman Ave, Sun Valley, CA 91352, USA

College Application Workshop

Time: 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM
Location: SVMS College & Career Center

New Teacher Meeting

Time: 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM

Sep 4

PBIS/RP

Time: 8:40 AM – 9:40 AM
Location: SVMS PCR

ELAC Parent Orientation & Election

Time: 9 AM – 10 AM
Location: SVMS Parent Center

Club Rush - Both Lunches

Time: 11:45 AM – 12:53 PM
Location: SVMS Quad

Girls Volleyball vs. Lake Balboa

Time: 3:30 PM – 5 PM
Location: Sun Valley Magnet School, 7330 Bakman Ave, Sun Valley, CA 91352, USA

Master Plan Workshop & Title One Meeting

Time: 4 PM – 5 PM
Location: SVMS Auditorium

Back to School Night

Time: 5 PM – 7 PM
Location: Sun Valley Magnet School, 7330 Bakman Ave, Sun Valley, CA 91352, USA

Sep 5

Minimum Day

Location: Sun Valley Magnet School, 7330 Bakman Ave, Sun Valley, CA 91352, USA

Sep 8

Top Sail 6th Grade Field Trip

Time: 8:30 AM – 3:23 PM
Location: San Pedro, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Lockdown Drill

Time: 1 PM – 1:15 PM
Location: Sun Valley Magnet School, 7330 Bakman Ave, Sun Valley, CA 91352, USA

ISANA Cafeteria Parent Conference

Time: 2 PM – 6 PM
Location: SVMS Cafeteria

Girls Volleyball @ Magnolia Science #2

Time: 3:30 PM – 5 PM
Location: 1st Place Sports Complex, 9400 Penfield Ave, Chatsworth, CA 91311, USA

AVID Site Team Meeting

Time: 3:35 PM – 4:35 PM
Location: SVMS PCR

Sep 9

Parent Center Workshop: Emotional Wellbeing and Stress

Time: 9 AM – 11 AM
Location: SVMS Parent Center

ISANA Cafeteria Parent Conference

Time: 2 PM – 6 PM
Location: SVMS Cafeteria

Sep 10

Block Schedule (Odd)

Location: Sun Valley Magnet School, 7330 Bakman Ave, Sun Valley, CA 91352, USA

Coffee with the Principal

Time: 9 AM – 10 AM
Location: SVMS Parent Center

ISANA Cafeteria Parent Conference

Time: 2 PM – 6 PM
Location: SVMS Cafeteria

College Application Workshop

Time: 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM
Location: SVMS College & Career Center

Sep 11

Parent Center Workshop: 8th grade Culmination Requirements.

Time: 9 AM – 11 AM
Location: SVMS Parent Center

ISANA Cafeteria Parent Conference

Time: 2 PM – 6 PM
Location: SVMS Cafeteria

Sep 1

Nov 27

Dec 25

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Our Mission

Mission
To ignite the imagination and bring joy to learning.
 
Vision
Sun Valley Magnet School provides a rigorous academic program that prepares all students for college and career readiness. Beyond readiness, our vision is to nurture, inspire, and transform our students’ lives as innovators through collaboration, critical thinking, communication, creativity, and character building. Students will become curious learners and confident leaders who apply the known to the unknown thereby developing new systems, structures, and solutions that improve their local and global community.
 
Schoolwide Learner Outcomes
CHARACTER: Students will serve as positive role models for others by demonstrating social responsibility, integrity, and respect for education.
COLLABORATION: Students will be respectful of others’ contributions, assume shared responsibility, and be willing to compromise in order to reach a common goal.
COMMUNICATION: Students will listen with intent and effectively articulate their ideas, knowledge, and beliefs using clear and concise language appropriate to audience, purpose, and situation.
CREATIVITY: Students will develop the confidence to explore and refine their creativity to meet both social and academic challenges.
CRITICAL THINKING: Students will clearly communicate complex thinking by raising vital questions, synthesizing relevant information, and developing well-reasoned conclusions and solutions.
We believe that education is the transformative agent that can elevate the quality of life for our students and community.