Tustin High School News
Week of May 13-17, 2024
Thanks to the incredible effort and work of our students and staff, Tustin High School has received a full six-year accreditation, the highest possible status, from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)! During the WASC visit, we were able to demonstrate quality programs and systems that the committee felt confident about o not have to go through the WASC evaluation process again until 2030!
Ninian Yu, 11th grader met the requirements to enter the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program. Out of 1.3 MILLION juniors, she scored in the TOP 50,000. In the fall, we will learn if she will be a Semifinalist or a Commended Student. This is a huge accomplishment and we are very proud of her. We'll update everyone in the fall with her progress! Please congratulate her when you see her!
On May 8th the Tustin High Visual Art community gathered in celebration of the top 38 students in Ceramics, Drawing and Painting, Graphic Design, and Photography. The event was well attended, and students enjoyed talking about the inspiration behind their work and making the occasional sale. In addition to the exhibition, there was an awards ceremony honoring our 23 National Art Honor Society students, senior cord recipients that have fully completed their Arts/CTE pathways, and department awards that were presented to the top students in each course level that demonstrated essential artistic habits of mind which includes resilience, collaboration, and overall excellence. Thank you to our Visual Arts teachers Ms. Gray, Ms. Pinter, Mr. Maldonado and Ms. Soriano for their work in coordinating this event, and especially to Ms. Gray for her leadership!
Our first Empty Bowls event was also held on Wednesday night to raise funds for our work as a community school. Over 40 bowls, 65 nachos, and 50 cups of aguas frescas were sold to help us stock our community center with food and supplies, cover Hispanic Heritage Heritage Night expenses fund student incentives and programs, and more!
We would like to thank all of the students that participated in these two evets, their parents that came to support, and all the Tustin Unified Staff members that came to celebrate the arts and community schools work at Tustin High School!
Congratulations to Marques Guzman, who has been named Empire League's Athlete of the Year! Marques' accomplishments this year include:
- Fall: All Empire League 1st Team Football
- Winter: Boys Varsity Soccer Team
- Spring: Track & Field Team
- Undefeated Empire League Champion - 100m
- Undefeated Empire League - 200m
- 4 x 100 Relay - Member of Champion Team
- 2nd Place OC Championships - 200 m
Impressive Acceptance Rates: SCC Honors Students - UCLA 72%, UCI 88%
Ready for some astonishing statistics of why the Santiago Canyon College Honors Program is the Best Transfer Opportunity for Students!
- During the 2022-2023 academic year:
- 72% of SCC students transferring to UCLA under the Transfer Alliance Program (TAP) were accepted, compared to a 25% acceptance rate for non-Honors Program participants.
- 88% of SCC students were accepted into UCI's Honors to Honors Program.
- 98% of students who took one SCC Honors class return to take more. Please note that for incoming first-year students, the 3.0 GPA requirement is waived through participation in the SCC Early Welcome (priority registration) Program.
- Research opportunities available for freshmen and sophomores.
- May 10th is the last SCC Early Welcome Day for students to secure Priority Registration. SCC counselors and staff will assist students in registering for Fall 2024 classes. Students can email outreach@sccollege.edu to secure a spot in this Early Welcome session. More information is in the attached flyer.
- Honors Program Orientation for students and parents on May 20, 2024, from 6 pm to 7 pm, held at SCC, Room H-106. Kindly refer to the attached flyer for further details.
