Community Spartan Weekly, Week 24

SCHURR Expectation of the Month: Courageous

"You may not control all the events that happen to you,

but you can decide not to be reduced by them."

-Maya Angelou

Attendance Rate: Our latest attendance rate was 88.96%. That rate is from Feb. 3 through Feb. 7 (there is always a lag and there was a similar drop district-wide). Please know that the safest place for students is on campus. We have 7 Campus Safety Officers (CSOs), 1 School Resource Officer (SROs), 4 Administrators, 45 Security Cameras all with a clear focus: keeping our students and staff safe so that we can create a positive learning culture. Please remind students that school is the safest place for them. Our staff goes out of your way to show our students our supportive, uplifting spirit. Let's work hard to keep our attendance rate above 95%, our school safe, and our spirit positive. We continue to greet students with our uplifting Spartan Spirit and engaging 4Cs learning environments. We remind our students that, "You are loved" at Schurr.

Door Decorating Contest: AVID's Annual Door Decorating Contest is back! AVID Club will judge participating doors on March 28th. The winning class gets a carne asada nacho party for their class.

Free Online Behavioral Health Support: MUSD in partnership with BrightLife Kids provides no cost, no insurance required, and no referral needed - expert behavioral health support for California families with children aged 0-12. Coaches with M.A. in a health-related field provide the following services:

• Personalized coaching for parents and families via video sessions and secure chats.
• On-demand articles and videos.
• Access to English/Spanish bilingual coaches and translation services available in 18 languages.
• Coach specialists that connect families who have additional needs to the right level of care, guidance navigating community resources and referrals if needed.

Phone Confiscation: Please inform students that we are confiscating phones from students if they are out of class during instructional time using their phones. Thank you for your support.

Programming: Our students will start programming with our counselors this week. Our counselors meet one-on-one with all the students on their "Alpha.

Tardy Sweeps: Please remind students that we conduct random tardy sweeps. Please remind them that we will take our "cell phone" boxes to our tardy sweeps moving forward. Thank you.

Monday, February 17, Board Holiday

Tuesday, February 18, Spartan Spirit Wear -- Club Wear

-Boys Varsity Tennis @ Cal High, 3:15

-Varsity Softball @ South Pasadena, 3:30 -

-Boys Varsity Volleyball @ Calvary, 4:00 -

Wednesday, February 19, Spartan Spirit Wear -- Way Fresh Wednesday

-PTSA Show Your Card Event, Lunch, Lounge Area

-School Site Council, Professional Library, 3:45 -

-JV Baseball (H) Cal High, 3:00 -

-Varsity Baseball @ Cal High, 3:00 -

-Boys Varsity Track and Field (H) Garfield, 3:00 -

-Girls Varsity Track and Field (H) Garfield, 3:00 -

-Girls Varsity Basketball @ University Prep, Victorville, 7:00 -

Thursday, February 20, Spartan Spirit Wear -- College and Career Gear

-Boys JV Tennis @ El Rancho, 3:15 -

-Boys Varsity Tennis @ EL Rancho, 3:15 -

-Boys Varsity Volleyball (H) Don Bosco Tech, 3:45 -

-Boys JV Volleyball (H) Don Bosco Tech, 5:15 -

Friday, February 21, Spartan Spirit Wear -- Spartan Fan Friday

-JV Baseball @ Glendale, 3:00 -

-Varsity Baseball (H) Glendale,

-JV Softball (H) Covina, 3:30 -

Saturday, February 22

-Drill Competition

-Color Guard

-Speech and Debate

Gratitude: Thank you to Myriam Islas for all her supportive, hard work coordinating the Science Fair. Thank you for critically thinking and creating the intellectual and physical space for students to present their scientific research. We appreciate your supportive, uplifting spirit.

Gratitude: Thank you to Marlem Madrigal, and Nola Polo for all their collaborative hard work and critical thinking creating the space in the library for students to present their scientific research during Schurr's annual Science Fair. We appreciate your collaborative, uplifting spirit.

Gratitude: Thank you to Cynthia Bautista for her critical thinking creating our ELPAC testing this month. She is almost done testing all the ELS.

Gratitude: Thank you to Schurr's Designated ELD teachers for supporting with ELPAC testing during February. Thank you to Jeannette Alvarado, Crystal Banda, Linda Chu, Vanessa Favela, Debby Ferguson, Valerie Ilizaliturri, Daen Valencia, Jolene Sekijima, and Ami Szerencse for your collaborative support and hard work. We appreciate all you do differentiate instruction and uplift our English Learners so that they continue progressing.

Gratitude: Thank you for supportively greeting students and each other when you first interact. That small moment can make a student's and person day. A "hello, ____" or "good morning, ____" goes a long way to create a safe, positive learning culture. Thank you for your uplifting Spartan spirit.

Gratitude: Thank you for continuing to hand out Spartan Bucks to students who are showing Schurr values and expectations (Supportive, Courageous, Hardworking, Uplifting, Responsible, and Respectful) and the 4Cs (Critical Thinker, Collaborator, Communicator, and Creator).

-Schurr Shout Out to USB for continuously improving their Spartan Meet in such collaborative, creative uplifting manners. Special shout out to Diego and Geniah for presenting last week's USB presentation. We constantly look forward to what you will come up with next.

-Schurr Shout Out to April Cortez for leading Schurrnews Presentation.

-Schurr Shout Out to the following Skills USA courageous competitiveness for placing during Regionals:

• Duong Lam, #1, Gold
• Zander Vanegas, #2, Silver
• Seth Ramos, #3, Bronze
• Myles Dominguez, #4
• Leslie Castaneda, #5

-Schurr Shout Out to Varsity Boys Basketball for your 2nd Place Finish in Almont League

-Schurr Shout Out to Varsity Girls Basketball for reaching the Quarter Finals of CIF.

-Schurr Shout Out to Boys Varsity Soccer for winning Almont League.

-Schurr Shout Out to Girls Soccer for their courageous competitiveness and hard work all season.

-Schurr Shout Out to Girls Water Polo for winning the Almont League.

-Schurr Shout Out to Boys Wrestling for their 2nd Place Finish in Almont League.

-Schurr Shout Out to the following Girls Wrestling for winning Almont League.

-Schurr Shout Out to the following Girls Wrestlers for reaching CIF Masters:

• Bella'rose Rubalcaba
• Jocelyn Sosa

Wednesday, February 19, School Site Council, Professional Library, 3:45 -

Monday, February 24, Data Teams, 2:40 - 3:30

Friday, March 7, Mr. Schurr High

March 18 - 21, SBAC ELA/Mid-Terms (Block Schedule)

Friday, March 21, End of Third Quarter

Monday, March 24, Career Day (Early Release)

Monday, March 31, Professional Learning Day. No School for students.

Thursday, April 3, Mandated Hearing Screening for 10th Graders

April 8 - 11, SBAC Math (Block Schedule)

April 18 - April 25, Spring Break, Board Holiday (return April 28).

Wednesday, April 30, School Site Council, Professional Library, 3:45 -