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#REDIRECT [[Tustin Unified School District]]
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{{Infobox School
|name = Peters Canyon Elementary School
|image = [[File:Petercanyonlogo.jpg|thumb|Peters Canyon Logo]]
|motto =
|established = [[1997]]
|type = [[Public school (government funded)|Public]] [[elementary school]]
|affiliation =
|district = [[Tustin Unified School District]]
|grades = K-5
|president =
|principal = Molly Murphy
|head of school =
|dean =
|faculty = 35 teachers
|staff = Jan Moe(Secretary),
Cheryl Cobb(Attendance Clerk),
Linda Godinez-Miller(Health Clerk)
|students =
|enrollment =
|enrollment_as_of = 2008-2009
|athletics =
|conference =
|mascot = [[Trail Blazers]]
|free_label = Phone number
|free_text = (714) 730-7540<ref name="map">[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=peters+canyon+elementary+school&sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1B3GGIC_enUS255US255&um=1&sa=N&tab=wl Google maps]</ref>
|location = 26900 Peters Canyon Road, <br /> [[Tustin, CA]] 92782
|country = [[USA]]
|homepage = [http://peterscanyon.tustin.k12.ca.us Peters Canyon's website]
}}


'''Peters Canyon''' is an elementary school located in [[Tustin, California]]. It was built for $7 million in [[Mello-Roos]] funds and opened in September 1997.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tustin Unified Adds 2 Elementary Schools|last=Pope|first=J. J.|date=1997-09-12|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|accessdate=13 September 2010}}</ref><ref name="lat-nextcentury">{{cite news|title=TUSTIN; A School Built 'for the Next Century'|last=Pope|first=John|date=1997-12-03|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|accessdate=13 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ocregister.com/news/school-235386-city-district.html|title=School district files lawsuit against Tustin|last=James|first=Elysse|date=2010-02-19|work=[[The Orange County Register]]|accessdate=12 September 2010}}</ref> The school is named after the nearby [[Peters Canyon Regional Park]]. Peters Canyon earned the [[California Distinguished School]] award in 2004 and 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/students-169509-schools-school.html|title=Tustin schools earn state honors|last=Tran|first=Cathy|date=2008-04-21|work=[[The Orange County Register]]|accessdate=12 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/school-168639-schools-students.html|title=Distinguished Schools|date=2006-04-27|work=[[The Orange County Register]]|accessdate=12 September 2010}}</ref> It received the [[Blue Ribbon Schools Program|National Blue Ribbon]] award in 2005.<ref>[http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program (Page 3)] U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved on 2007-08-05 </ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/tustin-169854-classes-school.html|title=Two National Blue Ribbon Schools in Tustin|last=James|first=Elysse|date=2008-09-17|work=[[The Orange County Register]]|accessdate=12 September 2010}}</ref><ref name="school-profile-ocregister">{{cite news|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/canyon-11811-peters-school.html|title=Peters Canyon Elementary|last=Leach|first=Jill|date=2005-09-21|work=[[The Orange County Register]]|accessdate=12 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ocregister.com/news/schools-63000-blue-elementary.html|title=Four O.C. schools win Blue Ribbon honors|last=Leal|first=Fermin|work=[[The Orange County Register]]|accessdate=12 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/school-180318-rawlins-ribbon.html|title=Melinda Heights gets Blue Ribbon|last=Rico|first=Laura|date=2005-09-23|work=[[The Orange County Register]]|accessdate=12 September 2010}}</ref>

Peters Canyon is located on {{convert|10|acre|0}} of land and serves [[Tustin Ranch]]. The school is {{convert|42000|sqft}} and was built for 650 students and held 320 students in its first year.<ref name="lat-nextcentury" /> It is located at 26900 Peters Canyon Road.<!-- address here, should go to infobox instead --><ref name="lat-nextcentury" />

The school contains a student-run garden. On [[Earth Day]] in 2008 and 2010, students planted squash seeds, giving them to [[Feeding America|Second Harvest]] to grow past the seedling stage.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ocregister.com/news/squash-245412-students-earth.html?pic=12|title=Students at Peters Canyon Elementary School in Tustin plant crops during the year in the school's garden : News Photo|last=James|first=Elysse|date=2008-04-22|work=[[The Orange County Register]]|accessdate=12 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/students-170602-grader-seeds.html|title=Students plant Earth Day seeds for Second Harvest|last=James|first=Elysse|date=2009-04-22|work=[[The Orange County Register]]|accessdate=12 September 2010}}</ref>

==Principals==
*Judy Levenson (1997<ref name="lat-nextcentury" />-2001)
*Elizabeth Friedrich (2001-2003)
*Christine Gregg (2003-2005)
*Janet Bittick (2005-2011)
*Dr. Molly Murphy (2011-present)

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/pcanyon Peters Canyon Elementary School]

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[[Category:Elementary schools in California]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1997]]
[[Category:Education in Orange County, California]]
[[Category:Blue Ribbon schools in California]]

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