EAGLE STAFF
A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning.
-Brad Henry
MR. tom bell
Principal
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MY FAVORITES
FILM Citizen Kane (1941)
FOOD Veggie Pizza
YEAR IN SCHOOL Senior Year of High School
BOOK The Bible and any Scotch-Irish Histories
PASTIME Spending time with family and being outside
HISTORICAL FIGURES Alexander the Great, William Wallace
TEAM New England Patriots
MR. ABELARDO Cubillas, Jr.
Director
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As the Director and Founder of SACA, Mr. Cubillas has always had a vision to help students reach their highest potential. Graduating from the University of Arizona with a B.A. in Spanish and
Health, Mr. Cubillas went on to receive his M.Ed. Masters of Education at the University of
Arizona as well. Throughout his career in education, he has served as a classroom teacher, a department head, a baseball coach, a High School Dean of Students, Assistant Principal for Curriculum and Instruction as well as Principal. His love for education is combined with an entrepreneurial spirit as he also is President of Cubco, Inc., a General Construction and Roofing
Firm as well as Cubco Realty and Investments. He enjoys working outdoors, whether on his
backyard or on a construction project, as well as playing guitar, watching baseball and spending time with his family.
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MY FAVORITES
FILM McClintock! and The Sand Lot
FOOD T-bone steak at Lil Abners
YEAR IN SCHOOL Sophomore year in high school because the Dodgers won the
World Series
BOOK The Bible and El Corazón de Piedra Verde by Salvador de Madariaga
PASTIME Watching 50s and 60s Westerns and Baseball games
HISTORICAL FIGURE Christ Jesus, the Apostle Paul, Abraham Lincoln and
Albert Einstein
TEAM The Dodgers
Ms. Cyndi Cubillas
Entity Administrator
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Bio Coming Shortly!
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MY FAVORITES
FILM The Godfather Trilogy, Miracle on Ice, A League of Their Own
and all of the Marvel movies
FOOD My Nana's Tamales
YEAR IN SCHOOL Senior Year of High School
BOOK JFK: The Conspiracy of Silence
PASTIME Anything Softball
HISTORICAL FIGURE The Big JC, Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, Jr. +
Wonder Woman
TEAM The University of Arizona Softball team, Los Doyers and
the Patriots
Ms. Terrie Cubillas
Gifted Specialist
Admin
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Bio coming shortly!
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MY FAVORITES
FILM Gone with the Wind and the Lonesome Dove series
FOOD Tacos Dorados and Nana's Tamales
YEAR IN SCHOOL Senior year of high school
BOOK The Bible and The Fifth Seal and The Sixth Covenant by
Bodie and Brock Thoene
PASTIME Gardening and traveling to the White Mountains
HISTORICAL FIGURE Jesus Christ, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln +
Ronald Reagan
TEAM The Yankees, Arizona Wildcats, the Dodgers and any team Cyndi
is on or coaching
MS. MANDY GARNIER
Attendance Admin
Hi there, my name is Mandy Garnier. I am number 6 of 7 siblings. I grew up in the small town of Franklinton, Louisiana. Shortly after graduating high school, I moved to New Orleans, LA to attend Cameron Business College.
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A mother of 3 young adults; 2 girls and 1 boy, plus a grandmother of 2 handsome little boys who
call me "Noni" and steal my heart daily. It was the best feeling in the whole world when I became a "Noni"/Grandmother!!! I am a survivor and a lover of myself!!!
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I have been working at SACA for 3 years and find it most rewarding working with the students
and being able to interact with them daily. If I can help one student, better yet if one student helps me to be a better person, I believe my day is well spent.
MY FAVORITES
FILM The Notebook because it's such a beautiful love story.
Love is Life!!!
FOOD "Soul Food" although I love seafood and Italian food as well.
YEAR IN SCHOOL Senior year
BOOK I don't have a favorite book but I love reading the Bible, fiction and non-fiction books. I also love the writings of
Toni Morrison.
MISTAKE THAT MADE
YOU A BETTER PERSON My favorite mistake was not a mistake at all but a lesson learned. It taught me to evaluate my life, know my worth
and love me.
PASTIME Spending time with my family because family is so
important to me.
HISTORICAL FIGURE Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I love that he stood for peace,
love and equality.
TEAM My favorite team "by default" is the New Orleans Saints... but I may jump ship occasionally to Raider's Nation (LOL).
MS. SARAH RUIZ
Registrar
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Hello, I am Ms. Ruiz. I grew up in a very small town called Dudleyville, Arizona; it is located 60 miles northeast of Tucson. This is a rural community where I had a lot of space and time to enjoy the great outdoors. I have
one sister and two brothers and my parents still live in this small town. My memories living in
Dudleyville are very sweet and simple. I was always around family and enjoyed tubing down the
Gila River, riding ATV's, horseback riding, playing sports and tons of family gatherings.
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I moved to Tucson, was married and started my beautiful family. I have two incredible sons. I was
blessed to stay home for several years to be with my children and also care for my nieces and nephews. When it was time for me to enter the workforce, I followed my passion and love for CHILDREN. It was natural for me to work in education and with children. I have spent the last 19 years working in education and have been at Southern Arizona Community Academy for the last
2 1/2 years. I have truly enjoyed the students and staff at this wonderful school.
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MY FAVORITES
FILM The Green Mile
FOOD Mexican Food; Tacos, Tacos and Tacos.
YEAR IN SCHOOL Freshman year of high school
BOOK The Bluest Eye
MISTAKE THAT MADE
ME BETTER Moving away from home too soon, I realized I needed structure in my life.
PASTIME Yard work.
HISTORICAL FIGURE Mother Theresa
TEAM San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Braves, these are my son's favorite teams since he was a little boy.
Daryleen Serrano
Special Education/Math
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My name is Ms. Daryleen, the school’s Special Education and Math teacher. I am a middle child with one brother and one sister. I graduated college at Mabalacat City College, where I met my amazing professors and lifetime teacher mentors. Southern Arizona Community Academy helped me to obtain my SPED teaching certificate through Pima Community College.
I love Avatar the Last Air Bender and will keep track of the new novels they will release. Reading books is not a hobby I grew up with but with persistence and consistency, I'm glad I built up this hobby. I spend my time being active such as walking, jogging, gym, or cleaning. I dream about having a retirement house in a Rural area with tons of trees, and nearby waterfalls.
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MY FAVORITES
FILM None
FOOD My mom's cooking
YEAR IN SCHOOL Definitely 3rd year in HS where I met my best friend
BOOK Little Prince
PASTIME Family and Friends Time
HISTORICAL FIGURES None
TEAM AZ Wildcats by default
Trinity Phillips
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Hi, my name is Trinity Phillips. I grew up in New Mexico with my older sister and two younger brothers. I studied Political Science and English, as well as played volleyball at New Mexico Highlands University. After college, I followed my sister to Tucson and have been living here ever since. Now, I’m married and have 3 cats (Bon, Coco, & Pompeii). My husband and I love to hangout with our families and church community. We also enjoy learning various hobbies. Some of our favorites: reading, pickleball, weightlifting, planning & hosting, and cycling.
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MY FAVORITES
FILM Coraline; Pride & Prejudice (2005 version)
FOOD New Mexican Food; Pho
YEAR IN SCHOOL Senior year of high school
BOOK Arc of a Scythe (series) by Neal Shusterman; The Giver by Lois Lowry; The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
PASTIME Reading, writing, spending time with my husband, hosting friends & family
HISTORICAL FIGURES Deborah (Judges 4); Edgar Allan Poe; Jane Austen
TEAM. Alabama Crimson Tide; Dallas Cowboys
MR. TONY WEST
Science + Math
Adminstrator
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Hey, I am Tony West. Born in the Philippines, both parents were in the Navy and stationed in Subic Bay during my birth. I am the youngest of four brothers. Moved to Tucson when I was 3. Attended Van Horne Elementary School, Magee Middle School, and graduated from Tucson Accelerated High School in 2008. Spend the next 7 years working in Market Research before going to the University of Arizona. Graduated from the University of Arizona in 2017 with a degree in Astrophysics. Worked at BASIS as a subject expert math teacher before coming to SACA.
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MY FAVORITES
FILM Tremors 1990 and The Thing 1982
FOOD Chinese
YEAR IN SCHOOL My first Quantum Mechanics class at the U of A
BOOK The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings
PASTIME Hiking, Backpacking, Stargazing
HISTORICAL FIGURE Alexander the Great
TEAM The SACA Team
Ivy
Lead Cheerleader
Official Giver of Hugs
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Hi there, my name is Ivy and I love this school. I get so excited on my way to work. I didn't always have this great of a life. When I was a baby, my brothers and sisters and I were found under the rubble of a fallen house. There was a big storm on our island, they called it Hurricane Maria
and it hit our island home of St. Croix in the Virgin Islands very hard. I owe my life to some wonderful people who found us and got us to the vet right away. Originally my sister was scheduled to fly to the America, but she got adopted on the island. So one of the nice vets
came in to visit our litter and said "who wants to go to the United States today?" and I jumped right up and ran into her arms! I was ready for adventure! So the nice lady got me a traveling
outfit and took me on three different huge, metal very noisy birds and we flew through the air,
all the way to my new life and family in Arizona. I was on TV and they call me a survivor and said there was no way I should have lived... but I did. I LOVE it here. I don't really like the heat, but I LOVE my family. I love going to my training classes and I most especially love the students at SACA. I am so lucky and blessed to be here.
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MY FAVORITES
FILM A tie between Lady and the Tramp and whatever my dad and mom are watching at the moment so I can be right on their lap.
FOOD I'm a big fan of steak and cheese. And I really love Carrots.
YEAR IN SCHOOL Every year.
BOOK I can't read... yet but we are working on it.
PASTIME I LOVE to be anywhere with my dad. I love to play ball and go on
walks and road trips.
HISTORICAL FIGURE Snoopy and John Wayne
TEAM The Dodgers and the teams at the Puppy Bowl over Thanksgiving