The Acorn

Greetings AOC Families,

Next weekend is fall break and students will have a three-day weekend for AOC classes. But, please remember that students must attend COC classes. Here is the link for the student bulletin. This Friday is a Monday/Wednesday schedule.

Thank you to ASB for a very successful welcome back to school dance! It was so much fun and we had an incredible turnout!

Here is the link to the last governing board meeting and AOC presentation. If you would still like to vote on a book and join the AOC parent/guardian book club, there is still time. Vote here.

Click here to order a free lunch for your student through the Hart District. Free lunches are available to all students in the Hart District. Orders must be placed before 8:00am.

Upcoming Events

• Friday, 10/4- Cal State Channel Islands/ Pathway to Law/ Seton Hall University Visits before school

Have a wonderful week! Please do not hesitate to reach out to me or our main office with any questions.

Sincerely,

Dr. Juliet Fine

Principal of AOC

(661) 362-3056

jfine@hartdistrict.org

661-362-3056

October 7: No School (one day fall break for AOC classes)

October 18: End of 1st Quarter

November 1: Non-Student Day for AOC

November 11: No School for AOC and COC -- Veterans Day

November 15: 2nd Progress Report

November 25-29: No School for AOC this week-- Thanksgiving week

December 19: Last day of final exams for AOC

December 19: End of 2nd Quarter

December 20: No School -- Teacher Work Day

December 23 - January 10: No School (Winter Break) for AOC

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND...the chilly weather is upon us and just in the nick of time, the webstore will be open for AOC sweatshirt purchases beginning week from 10/14-10/25 ONLY! This will be the last opportunity to purchase a warm, cozy AOC sweatshirt, so take advantage of this opportunity NOW! Purchase at AOCSpiritwear.com

ATTENTION SENIORS....order your SENIOR T-SHIRTS through the AOC webstore - available beginning next week 10/14-10/25 ONLY!! This will be the only opportunity you will have to order your class of '2025 T-shirt. Order at AOCSpiritwear.com

All Students/Families

College Rep Visits

This week, we have two college information sessions. They are in-person visits. These information sessions are a chance for you to meet a representative from the specific college and learn more about the campus.

• California State University - Channel Islands
• Friday, October 4th; 7:45-8:45 am
• AOC Room 102 (in-person visit)
• Seton Hall University
• Friday, October 4th; 8:00-8:45 am
• AOC Room 103 (in-person visit)

COC Pathway to Law Information Session

A representative from COC - Pathway to Law School Program will be in UCEN Room 205 (in-person visit) Friday, October 4th from 8:00am-8:45 am. Freshman, Sophomore, and Juniors are encouraged to join this information session to learn about the program benefits. https://www.canyons.edu/academics/paralegal/pathway/

9th Grade Students/Families

AOC Academic Experience

9th grade parents: save the date, on Thursday, October 10, 2024, we will be having a parent presentation on the AOC Academic Experience. This will be via Google Meets from 6:00pm-730pm. Topics covered will include: High School graduation requirements, how AOC meets the A-G requirements, and student panelists discussing their AOC experience. The link will be provided next week on The Acorn. In the meantime, please take a few minutes to submit questions so that we can address them during the meeting: https://forms.gle/mhvNm8ByGPumrYWx6

10th Grade Students/Families

AOC Academic Experience

We plan to have an 10th grade parent night this semester, date TBD, in the meantime, please take a few minutes to submit questions that you would like us to cover about AOC Academics and or college preparation: https://forms.gle/mhvNm8ByGPumrYWx6

11th Grade Students/Families

COC Winter Registration

11th grade students taking Winter COC classes will need to pay fees on Tuesday, October 1st after 12pm. AOC/COC will be registering students in the morning, all students have to do is pay fees via MyCanyons ("My Billing" and then on "Student Finances: Billing, Fees, and Payments"). Reminders will be sent via Google Classroom.

AOC Academic Experience

We plan to have a 11th grade parent night this semester, date TBD, in the meantime, please take a few minutes to submit questions that you would like us to cover about AOC Academics and or college preparation: https://forms.gle/mhvNm8ByGPumrYWx6

12th Grade Students/Families

College Application Reminders

• CSU Applications open on Tuesday, October 1st
• UC applications are already open and submission begins October 1st, these apps are due Dec 2
• Common App is already open and applications can be submitted as well, due dates vary
• Remember to update your Naviance account to make sure we submit your documents (transcript, LOR, etc) on time
• Ms. Grijalva will be visiting Advisement classes the week of October 7th to continue working on college applications
• College Application Labs: Seniors wanting a place to work on college applications or have them checked for submission can join Ms. Grijalva in the AOC Computer Lab on the following days afterschool from 3pm-4pm: October 9, 15,16, 21, 23, 28, 30. November dates TBD

COC Winter Registration

12th grade students taking Winter COC classes will need to pay fees on Tuesday, October 1st after 12pm. AOC/COC will be registering students in the morning, all students have to do is pay fees via MyCanyons ("My Billing" and then on "Student Finances: Billing, Fees, and Payments"). Reminders will be sent via Google Classroom.

Thank you to Academy of the Canyons Associated Student Body for an OUTSTANDNG event. Our school-wide dance was a huge success. Students had a great time and we had nearly 200 students in attendance! Well done ASB and Mr. Frame! Excellent event!

Do you like helping children in need? Project Linus makes blankets for critically ill and traumatized children in our community, and we need your help! You can help Project Linus by attending our Make a Blanket Day on Saturday, October 12th from 10 am to 4 pm in the COC East Gym. Sign up on our website at www.scvprojectlinus.org for more information. Service hours signed at the event. Lets keep these children warm this holiday season!

Hello SCV Families!

We would love to have you join us on our Make-A-Blanket Day on Saturday, October 12th from 10 AM to 4 PM at the COC East Gym! Nonprofit ventures - Project Linus is a chapter of a non-profit organization that specializes in making and delivering handmade blankets across the valley to provide love, security, and comfort to children who are seriously ill and traumatized. It is also our mission to provide a rewarding and fun service opportunity for interested individuals, students, and groups in our local communities, for the benefit of the children.

Our event this year is on Saturday, October 12th. We will be located at College of the Canyon’s East Gym at 26455 Rockwell Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita, CA 91355. There will be food trucks at the event if you would like to purchase food!

Furthermore, if you are unable to participate in our Make-A-Blanket Day Event or cannot attend the event for the full amount of time, you can drop off blankets on the day of the event from 10 AM to 2 PM! We ask that ALL participants fill out the attached form below to sign up and receive instructions on how much fleece to bring and the number of service hours participants can earn. Participants will be emailed a service hour confirmation form at the completion of the event. To learn how to make the tied fleece edge blankets, please check out our website @scvprojectlinus.org.

We have included a digital flier and the sign-up sheet. We encourage all participants to help us spread the word. If you have any questions regarding the event, please feel free to contact us events.svcpl@gmail.com.

Event Sign-Up Form:

Fall 2024 Project Linus Make a Blanket Day Sign Up Form (google.com)
Digital Flyer: see attachment
Instructional Video for how to make blankets the Project Linus Way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vEzen4G5n8
Website: www.scvprojectlinus.org

Football Game Information:

College of the Canyons vs. El Camino College

Date: Thursday, October 17, 2024 @6pm in the Cougar Stadium

COC Homecoming Tailgate Event Information:

To kick off the game, College of the Canyons will be hosting a Homecoming Tailgate Event before the game from 4-6pm in the Cougar Stadium.

Food, music, games, & giveaways will be available!

Departments, clubs, & student alliances will be at the Homecoming Tailgate

We hope to see you there!!!

Hey Acorns!

This is Visual Arts Club and we have a very exciting opportunity for all students! In cooperation with Dr. Fine and a professional muralist (who will be executing the final project), we will be designing a mural for the wall across from the water fountains inside our school. Not only will we be incorporating a new logo, which is already in creation by another incredibly talented student, but we are including all of you in the process of brainstorming. In this form, you can submit either in words or thumbnails any ideas for elements to be included.

To clarify: we are not looking for drafts of an entire piece - we want to synthesize as many concepts as possible into a kind of collage. Please keep your suggestions specifically relevant to things that define Academy of the Canyons: our symbols, core activities, values, etc. This is an ultimate culmination of school spirit and it will be cherished in our hall forever!

Deadline: Monday, October 21st

Hello, AOC families!

I’m Jaden, a senior at Academy of the Canyons. As part of my Senior Capstone Project, I’m working on a redesign of AOC’s current logo and visual identity. The project is called “AOC Forward.”

My aim is to involve AOC’s students, staff, faculty, alumni, and families, with the goal of enhancing our school spirit and community engagement. I’ve created a brief Google Form to gauge how our AOC community feels about the current logo. I hope you will participate and share your insight. The survey should only take a couple of minutes to complete.

Additionally, I encourage you to share this form with any family members who have attended AOC. Please help us spread the word!

Want to know the latest? Have questions or comments? Please follow this project on Instagram at @aoc.forward. Thank you!

~Jaden

Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc5-gzQ796-juYdGRczV644yBIzaIqORsjcl3fhiXPa1pmtqg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Rosh Hashanah is on October 3rd and celebrates the Jewish new year, and like the secular new year, the most common greeting for the holiday is “Happy New Year.” Jews will often greet one another on the holiday with the rough Hebrew equivalent, shana tovah (pronounced shah-NAH toe-VAH), which literally means “good year.” To all of our students who celebrate, L'Shana Tovah. May you have a sweet new year!

Located on the campus of College of the Canyons, AOC is proud to be the middle college high school in the William S. Hart Union High School District serving students 9th-12th grades in the Santa Clarita Valley. Students have the opportunity to earn between 24 and 44 transferable college units, prior to receiving their high school diplomas. Upon graduation, the majority of Academy students pursue their post high school education by continuing at COC and completing their college transfer requirements in only one year after high school. Other AOC students go directly into a four-year university, bringing their community college units with them and placing themselves well into their freshman and sophomore years at the college level. While attending AOC as a high school student, community college tuition is waived for established California residents.

Email: jfine@hartdistrict.org
Website: https://www.academyofthecanyons.com/
Location: Academy of the Canyons, Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA, USA
Phone: 661-362-3056
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Academy-of-the-Canyons-Middle-College-High-School-330158873741614
Twitter: @Academy_Canyons