El Modena High School

As we wrap up the first full week of school, we wanted to extend our heartfelt thanks for your support and cooperation. The start of the school year is always an exciting time, filled with new opportunities for growth and learning. Our students have settled in beautifully, and it's been wonderful to see them reconnect with friends and begin exploring their new curriculum.

We appreciate your patience as we fine-tune the details of our daily routines and procedures. Please continue to encourage your child to communicate openly about their experiences and reach out if they need any support.

We look forward to a fantastic school year ahead and are eager to share more updates with you as we progress. If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to contact us.

Here is the Bell Schedule for next week. There is no school on Monday (9/2) for the Labor Day Holiday.

We are excited to invite you to our Back to School Night on September 4th, starting at 5:45 pm in the cafeteria. This event is a wonderful opportunity for you to engage with our school community, meet your student’s teachers, and learn more about the exciting year ahead.

Additionally, we will be hosting the English Language Acquisition Advisory Committee (ELAC) meeting at 5:15 PM in room 615 (behind the Library). This meeting is an excellent chance for parents and guardians of English language learners to connect and get important updates.

Also, the PTSA will have their first association meeting at 4:45 pm in the Library.

We look forward to seeing you there and partnering together to support your student’s success.

Go Vanguards!

Looking forward to a great year,

Bob King

Attendance Procedures and Behavior Expectations

At El Modena, we value instructional minutes and maintaining a safe learning environment. For your convenience, we have linked our attendance procedures and behavior policies, which are also published on our school website.

Parking

Due to construction, we have a limited number of parking spaces available for sale. Parking passes will be sold throughout the school year on a first-come, first-served basis. In order to purchase a parking pass, students must complete the application that can be found in room 307 and have their driver's license.

SAT/PSAT

The SAT Suite of Assessments is made up of the SAT and PSAT/NMSQT. Orange Unified School District will be offering a school-wide SAT for 12th grade students and the PSAT 11 for 11th grade students. The PSAT 11 NMSQT (11th grade students only) is tentatively scheduled for 10/22/24. The SAT (12th grade students only) is tentatively scheduled for 10/23/24. Depending on constraints due to construction, we may need to change the exam dates to later in October.

If you are committing to taking the exam during the school day, please complete this registration form by 9/3/24. If you complete the form after 9/3/24, you will be added to the waitlist. If you complete the form late, we can not guarantee that you will be able to take the exam through OUSD.

If you indicate that you do wish to take the exam, but then change your mind after completing the form, please reach out to Assistant Principal, Cameron Shepherd by 9/12/24.

All Vanguard Families: We have our awesome ASB card for our students with new incredible discounts to almost all Vanguard events and some great perks.

Seniors Corner

Senior Painted Parking Information

If you are a Senior interested in painting your parking spot this year, please click here:

Paint Your Parking Space ClassOf 2025

Senior Portraits Information

South Coast Photography will once again be doing our senior portraits. They will be reaching out to our senior families directly. They will also be on campus during our registration day. If you would like to contact them directly, you can reach out to them at (714) 630-8584.

Journalism Business Sponsorships

Our Journalism Program, which is made up of our Frontline newspaper, our Unwritten magazine, our Frontline website, and our Frontline Thrift Shop, is looking for business sponsorships to support our growing program. Please click below and consider allowing us to advertise your business.

EMHSFrontlineBusinessSponsorship

Welcome back to school! We are looking forward to a fantastic year. Please consider becoming a member of the El Modena PTSA and supporting your student and school activities! JOIN ELMO PTSA here! Our first association meeting will take place before Back To School Night on Wednesday, September 4th at 4:45 pm in the Library. For more information about PTSA and future meetings please visit the El Modena PTSA webpage. We welcome you to join us and learn about opportunities for how you can be involved!

Get your new Spirit wear!! Sweatshirts, t-shirts, car decals and stickers will be available to purchase at the home football games!

Go Vanguards!

Stephanie Mitchell

EL Modena PTSA President

elmoptsa@gmail.com