The Friday Forecast

On Monday, Walnut High School proudly kicked off the 2023-2024 school year. The atmosphere was electric as the Blue Thunder, Cheerleaders, ASB students, and our dedicated staff came together to extend a warm and spirited welcome to our students!

We are eager to see each student thrive in the upcoming months. We wholeheartedly encourage your child to seize every moment, making the absolute most of their high school experience!

MONDAY - AUGUST 21

• *Periods 1-6 Regular Day Schedule - 8:30 am-3:25 pm
• 2027 Officer Applications available @ ASB
  
• All Club & Potential Club mtg. @ MPR during Lunch

TUESDAY - AUGUST 22

• *Periods 3-4 & 5-6 Tutorial Schedule - 8:30 am-3:25 pm

WEDNESDAY - AUGUST 23

• *Periods 1-4 collaboration Day Schedule - 8:30 am-2:40 pm
• Staff Meeting - Front Office Closed from 2:45 pm-4:00 pm

THURSDAY - AUGUST 24

• *Periods 1-2 & 5-6 Tutorial Schedule - 8:30 am-3:25 pm

FRIDAY - AUGUST 25

• *Periods 1-6 Regular Day Schedule - 8:30 am-3:25 pm
• Senior Sunrise | Ken Gunn Stadium | 6:00 - 7:30 am

Come kick off the school year with the Mustangs on August 26! The Mustang Corral Summer Fest is open to the entire community. There will be 30+ student groups there selling boba, popcorn chicken, tacos, paletas, bacon wrapped hotdogs, shaved ice and MORE!! Items will range from 1-6 tickets so save $$ and get your presale tickets today! We will be bringing back the UNLIMITED PLAY ZONE! A $5 wristband will get you access to inflatables, lawn games, train rides, and loungers/floaties to take pictures or just relax with your friends! Thank you for supporting our students!! We will have some great food, beverages, desserts, games, and activities for all ages. We will also have a community rally in the gym to showcase our performing arts groups and show some Mustang spirit!

Get your Mustang Corral pre-sale tickets today!

When: August 26

What Time: 5:00-9:00 pm

Where: WHS

What: Food Booths, Music, Rally in the Gym, Games, Performances, and Face Painting! All proceeds will go to our clubs and groups on campus.

Next week on Tuesday and Thursday, we begin Tutorial. Tutorial is a 40-minute period for students to visit teachers on their schedule for academic support, intervention, make-up tests, and homework help. Students MUST REMAIN in one class for tutorial. If they choose to leave for another class, they must have a written pass. Please remind your child to take advantage of this time! We have embedded 80 minutes a week for students to receive academic support or complete homework during school hours.

The National Weather Service is issuing a tropical storm warning for Hurricane Hilary between Saturday and Monday that could affect areas in Southern California, including Los Angeles County. What remains of this storm system is expected to arrive in Southern California over late Sunday and early Monday. Safety will continue to be our top priority as we monitor this weekend’s weather. We encourage you to prepare and recommend the following resources:

• National Hurricane Center - https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
• National Weather Service - NWS Forecast Office Los Angeles, CA

Students without a 6th-period class must immediately exit campus (E-F gate) after their 5th-period class. Thank you for your support in keeping our campus safe! Students continually caught wandering around campus will be assigned a 6th-period class.

SENIORS!! Join us on Friday, August 25, from 6:00 - 7:30 am in Ken Gunn Stadium for our Senior Sunrise. Bring your blankets and school ID. We will have hot chocolate, lemonade, donuts, and games. Cheers to a great Senior year!!!

Auditions are on Wednesday, August 23 @ 3pm & Thursday, August 24 @ 4pm. Meet in T1. Everyone is welcome to sign up. Any questions, feel free to see Mrs. Hinson-O'Connor in T1 or email littleshopwhs@gmail.com

As we are experiencing hot and humid weather, we wanted to share how we handle excessive heat for our students involved in extracurricular outdoor activities. Our athletic trainer continuously monitors the weather with a wet bulb globe temperature thermometer.

Let’s take preventative measures and let’s keep reminding our students of the importance of nutrition and hydration (water + electrolytes) on a daily basis as we tackle these hot days!

Click below for the Walnut High School Wet Bulb Temperature Protocol.

Save the Date for Thursday, August 31 at 6:00 pm as we hold Back to School Night on campus. As we get closer to the event, more information and details will be sent out.

Walnut High School is hosting the PSAT on October 14! We will begin PSAT sales for Juniors on August 29 and sales for Sophomores on September 5. See the flyer below for more information!

Apply now to join CSF (California Scholarship Federation).

Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors may apply. You must apply with last semester's official grades.

Link to application: https://forms.gle/EWkZD2hR3NyQ79GJ7

The deadline to apply is September 22nd, 3:25 pm PST.

After viewing the application, should you still have questions, email Leah Turner-Gibbs at lturner-gibbs@wvusd.org.

If you would like help with your application or calculating points, there will be two workshops in P7 at Lunch on Wednesday, August 23rd, and Wednesday, August 30th.

Parking permits are required for students to park in the student lot. A student must have a parking permit to park in the student lot located by the Softball Field. In order to receive a parking permit, the student must complete the on-line application, HERE. The requirements are listed below:

• Complete Student Parking Application
• Download California Driver's License
• Download evidence of vehicle insurance coverage with student listed as insured driver

Once the Parking Application is completed stickers will be issued by Mrs. Markel at the Assistant Principal's office. If you had a parking decal last year, you MUST complete the form again this year and replace your old sticker. You must display the sticker on your car before parking in our lot. You have until the end of the week to pick up your sticker. WVUSD is NOT responsible for any damage or theft of the vehicle, this includes any articles left in it.

Swing by the Library after school for FREE tutoring! Student tutors will be there Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 3:30pm-5:00pm and available to help our students study for tests, assist with homework problems, or help answer any questions!

BIRTHDAY MARQUEE is now available! If you have a student that has a birthday coming up, be sure to make a birthday dedication on the WHS marquee! All proceeds goes to support WHS students and staff so RESERVE YOURS TODAY!

Great idea for WHS staff, teachers and Alums too!

District owned Chromebooks are made available for checkout to students who choose not to bring their own device to school.

All students checking out a device will be expected to fill out the online Chromebook User Agreement . Students will not receive a Chromebook until they have filled out the form.

All parents, scholars, and educational stakeholders who are interested in CAAP's 2023-2024 programs and activities should attend on August 27!

Programs offered are educational opportunities such as Round Table Math Legacy - a program that meets every Saturday from 9 a.m.-12 noon from September to May to tutor students and encourage them to love math and potentially reach Calculus by high school graduation while also teaching them about successful and inspirational black leaders.

Other programs, such as the Junior-Senior Workshop, help prepare for their college applications, PIQ essays, tour campuses and meet leaders at various colleges within and outside of California. They have reading and public speaking programs as well. Learn more by clicking below!

Due to the upcoming storm (Hurricane Hilary), the Council of African American Parents open house is rescheduled for August 27.

Our WHS Library will be closed for ASVAB testing on the following minimum day: Friday, September 1 from 1:00pm-4:00pm.

AB 130 Universal State Meal Mandate - Breakfast and Lunch will be provided at “no cost” this coming school year at all sites. Nutrition services are asking to fill out a meal application this year. Meal applications are NOT required to get the FREE meals.

Students do NOT have to take the meals, they can bring their own meals from home.

Approved meal applications help increase district funding and help households with discounts on various products and services but are NOT required to get FREE meals.

During registration students should have received their locker assignment and combinations. We created a video to help your student open their locker. Please show them this video if they need it. There will be additional help in the textbook room during lunch for the first week of school.

Due to many problems and safety issues we DO NOT allow student lunches to be delivered anywhere on campus.

Food, drinks or other items are NOT to be passed to students through the fence. This is strictly prohibited.

Outside Food Delivery Services such as UBER Eats/Door Dash is strictly prohibited. Food will be confiscated if deliveries are dropped off.

We understand the importance of student nutrition but we encourage students to either use the free lunch at school or bring their lunch from home.

If you need a transcript, you can see it on your Student Portal or go to our website at www.walnuths.net and click under the students tab. Make an account on Parchment and view it free or have one sent. If you need it in another format, please contact our front office for help!

GRADE 9 (Class of 2027)

Corolar Schultz (A-LI) cschultz@wvusd.org

Jeff Jacks (LO-Z) jjacks@wvusd.org

GRADE 10 (Class of 2026)

Jennifer Tucker (A-LL) jtucker@wvusd.org

Morgan Galeener (LO-Z) mgaleener@wvusd.org

GRADE 11 (Class of 2025)

Wil Lares (A-LO) wlares@wvusd.org

Sonia Nunez (LU-Z) snunez@wvusd.org

GRADE 12 (Class of 2024)

Nathan Newman (A-LI) nnewman@wvusd.org

Jenny Alegre (LO-Z) aalegre@wvusd.org

ADP (Academic Design Program)

Viviana Hoyos vhoyos@wvusd.org

Intervention Counselor

Jennifer Peiten jLPeiten@wvusd.org

WVUSD College Night is an open house event featuring representatives from colleges and universities across the U.S. All students and parents are invited to attend!

Thursday, September 14, 2023

6:00pm - 8:30pm

WHS Gym

Students must attend every class, every day, and be on time. In order to receive daily credit, students are to bring all necessary materials to class. Students will not be excused from class to get materials. Homework and class assignments are to be completed on time and to the best of the student’s ability. Only behaviors befitting the learning environment are acceptable. Students are to comply with all reasonable requests of any staff member. Dress code will be enforced.

During summer registration, students and their guardians watched the rules and expectations video for the upcoming school year. If you did not have a chance to watch it, please take a minute to view the video to help you be successful this year!

Parents: One thing you will notice this year are tardy or cell phone detention automated emails. If your child was issued a detention for excessive tardies or a cell phone violation, you will get an email with information on the detention they need to serve.

Please remember that attendance counts, every period, every day. Students will be marked absent if they are not at the beginning of each period to verify their attendance.

All single-period absences will need to be reconciled through the attendance office by the student. If marked absent, students will receive an email from the attendance office notifying them that they have been marked absent. The notification will include the date and period of the absence. The student will need to contact the Attendance Department to make any necessary corrections to their individual period attendance. For full-day absences, a parent/guardian must contact the attendance office by the end of the day.

Attendance Reporting Hotline:

11 & 12 Grades: 909- 444-3642

9 & 10 Grades : 909 - 444-3625

Website: walnuths.net
Location: 400 Pierre Road, Walnut, CA, USA
Phone: 909-594-1333
Facebook: facebook.com/WalnutHighSchool
Twitter: @walnut_mustangs