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![Araceli Zavala named Riverside County Office of Education’s Confidential Employee of the Year]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1769026710/riversideunifiedorg/srajybr2kxylngvgvuqo/celifeatured.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1769026710/riversideunifiedorg/srajybr2kxylngvgvuqo/celifeatured.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1769026710/riversideunifiedorg/srajybr2kxylngvgvuqo/celifeatured.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1769026710/riversideunifiedorg/srajybr2kxylngvgvuqo/celifeatured.jpg","width":1080}])
Surprise and congratulations to Araceli Zavala for the honor of being named the Riverside County Office of Education’s Confidential Employee of the Year!
![Riverside Unified Teacher Earns Prestigious Statewide Award, Honored by Board of Education]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1768933911/riversideunifiedorg/umitvtfdhgngtjxq2oru/afab779d-7e28-4d4e-95c9-67792464e39e.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1768933911/riversideunifiedorg/umitvtfdhgngtjxq2oru/afab779d-7e28-4d4e-95c9-67792464e39e.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1768933911/riversideunifiedorg/umitvtfdhgngtjxq2oru/afab779d-7e28-4d4e-95c9-67792464e39e.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1768933911/riversideunifiedorg/umitvtfdhgngtjxq2oru/afab779d-7e28-4d4e-95c9-67792464e39e.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1768933911/riversideunifiedorg/umitvtfdhgngtjxq2oru/afab779d-7e28-4d4e-95c9-67792464e39e.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1768933911/riversideunifiedorg/umitvtfdhgngtjxq2oru/afab779d-7e28-4d4e-95c9-67792464e39e.jpg","width":1611}])
Riverside Polytechnic High School teacher and Puente co-coordinator Lupe Avila was one of five California educators to receive the 2025 Carlston Outstanding Teacher of America Award, a distinction honoring exceptional public high school teachers who help students exceed academic expectations.
![Riverside Unified Honors Musical Students Shine in “Singin’ in the Rain” Performances at Fox Theater]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1768535354/riversideunifiedorg/jfw1uzytxbxzkgtcu7rs/636c1082-046b-4014-972c-b8b5d2a8eae1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1768535354/riversideunifiedorg/jfw1uzytxbxzkgtcu7rs/636c1082-046b-4014-972c-b8b5d2a8eae1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1768535354/riversideunifiedorg/jfw1uzytxbxzkgtcu7rs/636c1082-046b-4014-972c-b8b5d2a8eae1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1768535354/riversideunifiedorg/jfw1uzytxbxzkgtcu7rs/636c1082-046b-4014-972c-b8b5d2a8eae1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1768535354/riversideunifiedorg/jfw1uzytxbxzkgtcu7rs/636c1082-046b-4014-972c-b8b5d2a8eae1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1768535354/riversideunifiedorg/jfw1uzytxbxzkgtcu7rs/636c1082-046b-4014-972c-b8b5d2a8eae1.jpg","width":2051}])
Riverside Unified Honors Musical Students Shine in “Singin’ in the Rain” Performances at Fox Theater
Eighty high school students from across the Riverside Unified School District (RUSD) contributed to the district’s annual Honors Musical production, with four performances of “Singin’ in the Rain” in less than 24 hours at the historic Riverside Fox Performing Arts Center on Jan. 14 and 15.
![King High School’s Maximo Zavaleta Named Inland Empire Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1768245823/riversideunifiedorg/bofy2oxkzsah5kx3a3yf/IMG_9850.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1768245823/riversideunifiedorg/bofy2oxkzsah5kx3a3yf/IMG_9850.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1768245823/riversideunifiedorg/bofy2oxkzsah5kx3a3yf/IMG_9850.jpg","width":784}])
Martin Luther King High School senior Maximo Zavaleta has been named the IE Varsity Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year, serving as one of four RUSD runners to make the first or second team.
![RUSD Foundation Receives $10,000 Donation from Amazon, Premier Sponsor of Attendance Campaign]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1765824049/riversideunifiedorg/ksc6tc48bc5awuqxj4wu/ade57de9-13b0-4f37-926e-dd3fa8731495.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1765824049/riversideunifiedorg/ksc6tc48bc5awuqxj4wu/ade57de9-13b0-4f37-926e-dd3fa8731495.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1765824049/riversideunifiedorg/ksc6tc48bc5awuqxj4wu/ade57de9-13b0-4f37-926e-dd3fa8731495.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1765824049/riversideunifiedorg/ksc6tc48bc5awuqxj4wu/ade57de9-13b0-4f37-926e-dd3fa8731495.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1765824049/riversideunifiedorg/ksc6tc48bc5awuqxj4wu/ade57de9-13b0-4f37-926e-dd3fa8731495.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1765824049/riversideunifiedorg/ksc6tc48bc5awuqxj4wu/ade57de9-13b0-4f37-926e-dd3fa8731495.jpg","width":2200}])
Riverside Unified School District (RUSD) Foundation received a $10,000 donation from Amazon in support of the district’s 2025-26 attendance initiative.