English
The largest department at Rio Mesa High School, the English department educates all students on campus. Populated with consummate professionals, the English department has high expectations for all students across grade and class levels. Through standardized vocabulary, writing projects, literary analysis, and other standards-based practices, students are able to easily transition from one level to another with confidence. We offer a variety of classes to accommodate every student at every level from remedial reading to honors.
As a reflection of our highly qualified instructors, many Rio Mesa teachers have led workshops at the school, district, county and state levels. It is the English department’s goal to produce Spartans who are responsible, healthy and productive citizens, problem solvers, and academic achievers who can effectively communicate in a global world by exemplifying the IB Learner’s Profile.
For the 2021-2022 school year, the district focus is increasing students' critical and abstract thinking about rigorous grade level text. Our school focus is on research both informational and media literacy with an emphasis on academic honesty.
english 1 r / Reading 9R4
Carl Melhorn
Room 34
carl.melhorn@oxnardunion.org
English 1 AVID
Derrick Timmons
Room P6
derrick.timmons@oxnardunion.org
English 1 Honors
Cindy Stancil
Room 102 (Rm 44)
cindy.stancil@oxnardunion.org
English 1
Laurie Hagberg
Room 13
laurie.hagberg@oxnardunion.org
Jessa Reed
Room 7
jessa.reed@oxnardunion.org
Derrick Timmons
Room P6
derrick.timmons@oxnardunion.org
Robert Zermeno
Room 6
robert.zermeno@oxnardunion.org
What 9th grade course should I choose?
English 2R
Veronica Renteria
Room 27
veronica.renteria@oxnardunion.org
English 2 AVID
Lisette Severin
Room T-4
lisette.severin@oxnardunion.org
English 2 Honors
Lucy Nakamoto
Room T-6
lucy.nakamoto@oxnardunion.org
English 2
Michael Le Sueur
Room 26
micheal.lesueur@oxnardunion.org
Lucy Nakamoto
Room T-6
lucy.nakamoto@oxnardunion.org
Jessa Reed
Room 7
jessa.reed@oxnardunion.org
Lisette Severin
Room T-4
lisette.severin@oxnardunion.org
Robert Zermeno
Room 6
robert.zermeno@oxnardunion.org
English 3
Salima Houdoud
Room 106 (Room 43)
salima.houdoud@oxnardunion.org
Michael Le Sueur
Room 26
michael.lesueur@oxnardunion.org
English 3 AVID
Michael Le Sueur
Room 26
michael.lesueur@oxnardunion.org
IB English 3 SL
Derrick Timmons
Room P-6
derrick.timmons@oxnardunion.org
Incoming Students: Summer Reading
IB English 3 HL
Sandra Tchiprout
Room T-3
sandra.tchiprout@oxnardunion.org
TCHIPROUT Summer Work
Join the Summer Google Classroom Code for students who enrolled or still may interested in IB English 3HL, Fall 2022:
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There will be summer reading for this class. You can reach out to me through the Google classroom or email if they have any questions. sandra.tchiprout@oxnardunion.org
English 4 ERWC
Aaron Bouffard/Verity Olliff/Charlie Soto
Room 32
verity.olliff@oxnardunion.org
charles.soto@oxnardunion.org
Laurie Hagberg
Room 13
laurie.hagberg@oxnardunion.org
Cindy Stancil
Room 102 (Rm 44)
cindy.stancil@oxnardunion.org
English 4 ERWC AVID
Cindy Stancil
Room 102 (Rm 44)
cindy.stancil@oxnardunion.org
Film Analysis
John Tierney
Room 33
john.tierney@oxnardunion.org
Mexican/Chicano Literature
Veronica Renteria
Room 27
veronica.renteria@oxnardunion.org
Sandra.Tchiprout
Room T-3
sandra.tchiprout@oxnardunion.org
IB English 4 SL
John Tierney
Room 33
john.tierney@oxnardunion.org
IB English 4 HL
Michelle Martinez
Room T-5
michelle.martinez@oxnardunion.org