Community Spartan Weekly, Week 31

Supportive

Supportive Spartan Seniors, purchase your Schurr High School Class of 2025 Yard Sign at: https://Schurr_High_School__1343.kustomimprints.com/

Personalized options are available.

Courageous

Courageous Spartans Girls League critically thought, collaborated, and worked hard to courageously create an uplifting Sadie Hawkins Dance on Friday, April 4th. Great job, Girls League! We appreciate you!

Hardworking

Hardworking Spartans from Girls League critically thought, collaborated, and worked hard to courageously create an uplifting Sadie Hawkins Dance on Friday, April 4th. Great job, Girls League!

Uplifting

Uplifting Spartans from the diverse tapestry that Schurr represents could not contain themselves from the sheer joy of Buddy Walk, dancing the day away. Thank you for creating an uplifting event, Spartan Friends. You create a safe, positive inclusive culture.

Responsible

Responsible Spartan Friends critically thought, collaborated, and worked hard to courageously create an uplifting Buddy Walk on Friday, April 4th. Thank you for spreading responsible inclusivity at Schurr.

Respectful

Respectful Spartans showed up on Friday's Buddy Walk to celebrate, dance, play, and enjoy each other's company. Thank you, Spartan Friends, for creating a safe, positive inclusive culture that embraces Schurr in its splendid diversity.

Weekly Calendar

Monday, April 7, Spartan Spirit Wear -- Free Dress

-Early Release, Library, 2:30 -

-Boys Varsity Golf @ Alhambra, 3:00 -

-Boys Varsity Tennis (H) Montebello, 3:15 -

-Junior Varsity Softball @ Sierra Vista, 3:30 -

-Varsity Softball @ Sierra Vista, 3:30

-Junior Varsity Baseball (H) Mark Keppel, 3:30 -

Tuesday, April 8, Spartan Spirit Wear -- Club Wear

-Boys Junior Varsity Tennis (H), 3:15 -

-Boys Varsity Tennis @ Montebello, 3:15 -

-Junior Varsity Baseball @ Keppel, 3:30 -

-Varsity Baseball (H) Keppel, 3:30 -

-Junior Varsity Softball @ Montebello, 3:30 -

-Varsity Softball (H) Montebello, 3:30 -

-Boys Varsity Volleyball @ Keppel, 4:00 -

-Boys Junior Varsity Volleyball @ Keppel, 5:30 -

-Theater Production, "Beauty and the Beast," Auditorium, 5:00 - 7:00

Wednesday, April 9, Spartan Spirit Wear -- Way Fresh Wednesday

-Boys Varsity Golf (H) Keppel, 3:00 -

-Boys Junior Varsity Baseball @ Alhambra, 3:45 -

-Swimming (H) San Gabriel, 4:00 -

-Theater Production, "Beauty and the Beast," Auditorium, 5:00 - 7:00

Thursday, April 10, Spartan Spirit Wear -- College and Career Gear

-Boys Junior Varsity Tennis @ San Gabriel, 3:15 -

-Boys Varsity Tennis (H) San Gabriel, 3:15 -

-Varsity Softball @ San Gabriel, 3:30 -

-Junior Varsity Softball (H) Burroughs, 3:30 -

-Swimming (H) El Rancho, 3:30 -

-Track and Field @ Montebello, 3:30 -

-Boys Varsity Volleyball @ Alhambra, 4:00 -

-Boys Junior Varsity Volleyball @ Alhambra, 5:30 -

-Junior Varsity Baseball @ Alhambra, 3:45 -

Friday, April 11, Spartan Spirit Wear -- Spartan Fan Friday

-Boys Junior Varsity Baseball (H) Keppel, 3:30

-Boys Varsity Baseball @ Keppel, 3:30 -

-Varsity Stunt @ La Crescenta vs Montebello, 5:30 -

-Varsity Stunt @ La Crescenta vs. Crescenta Valley -

Critical Thinker

1st Place Door Winner, Sonia Lopez's Spanish class. This image does not display the other side of the door that has the other side of the UCLA Bruin. What a creative idea. Your critical thinking and collaboration were essential to your creative design.

Collaborator/ Communicator

2nd Place Door Winner, Claudia Monreal's USB Class. Creating a double-sided door enabled you to demonstrate your critical thinking and collaboration. Thank you for sharing to your creative design.

Creator

Schurr Spartans 3rd Place Winner, Ms. Dougherty's English Class, who also demonstrated the current popularity that Duke represents across the country. Thank you for your critical thinking, collaboration as you created this exceptional design.

Schurr Announcements

SCHURR Expectation of the Month: Uplifting

“"I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear."

-Martin Luther King, Jr.

Attendance Rate: Our latest attendance rate was 93.67%. Please continue to go out of your way to show your students your supportive, uplifting spirit. Let's work hard to keep our attendance rate above 95%, our school safe, and our spirit positive. Please greet students with your uplifting Spartan Spirit and engaging 4Cs learning environments. Remind them that they are loved at Schurr. Thank you all for making Schurr special.

Autism Awareness Month: Ms. Ferguson shared the following video regarding Autism Awareness:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX-qhuXXuF8

If you have some "sponge time" in class, this may be an ideal video to spread awareness of our neuro-diverse students. Thank you for your collaborative support and uplifting Spartan spirit.

AVID's Annual Door Decorating Contest: Congratulations to Sonia Lopez's class for winning the much-coveted AVID Annual Door Decorating Contest. The critical thinking, collaboration, and communication were evident in the creation of the UCLA Bruin-inspired door. Congratulations!

Extended 4th Period: Thank you to everyone who submitted their grades on time. We will work on calculating who qualifies for Extended 4th Period this week. Thank you for your hard work.

Phone Confiscation: Please inform students that we are confiscating phones from students if they are tardy and/or truant during instructional time using their phones. Thank you for your support.

SBAC Mathematics (April 8 - April 11): Our 11th graders will be taking the Math SBAC next week. We intentionally gave our 11th graders two weeks off so that they can rest up for the Mathematics SBAC. There will be a block schedule so that 9th, 10th, and 12th graders have time to complete assignments, essays, and/or tests. For the 11th graders that week, the priority is the Math SBAC. If you have 11th graders, please refrain from overly rigorous assignments that week so that students can preserve their cognitive energy for the SBAC. Thank you for your collaborative support and understanding. We will follow our current Block Schedule:

Tuesday, April 8, Periods 1, 2, 3
Wednesday, April 9, Periods 4, 5, 6
Thursday, April 10, Periods 1, 2, 3
Friday, April 11, Periods 4, 5, 6

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.

Spartan Spirit

Gratitude: Thank you to our Girls League and Jennifer Gardea for an amazing Sadie Hawkins Dance on Friday, April 4th. Students had a magnificent time dancing the night away. Thank you to Ed Aguilar, Carlos Avila, Linda Chu, Carrie Cunningham, Jennifer Gardea, Valerie Ilizaliturri, Trevor Lomas, Larry McKiernan, Jerry Ortiz, Marcus Paredes, Manuel Quintero, Louie Rodriguez, Olga Solorzano, Daen Valencia, Jay Valencia, Eduardo Viramontes, and Joseph Zelidon. Thank you all for your collaborative support and uplifting spirit.

Gratitude: Thank you to Mando Hernandez and the Eco-Marathon Team for representing Schurr High School, MUSD Career Tech Education (CTE), and Southern CA so well at the Eco-Marathon in Indianapolis. Schurr came in 6th Place overall against over 100 teams from universities all over the country and world. We are immensely proud of your critical thinking, collaboration, and communication as you created a highly efficient vehicle. We appreciate you representing so well.

Gratitude: Thank you to Desiree Galan and Spartan Friends for an uplifting, supportive, inclusive Buddy Walk on Friday, April 4th. Schurr High students and staff showed up to dance, uplift, create art, and have fun together to celebrate all our neuro-diverse population. We are privileged to work at a school that celebrates the multiplicity of ways of being in our world. Thank you for your critical thinking, collaboration, and uplifting support for our students.

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 Outs

-Schurr Shout Out to Sophia De Santiago and Melina Sanchez for being invited to try out for the Mexican U-18 Softball Team. Both student-athletes excel in the class and on the softball field. They were recently flown to Mexico City to continue trying out for the top spots on the team.

-Schurr Shout Out to Schurr's Eco-Marathon Team for flying to Indianapolis and representing Schurr, MUSD CTE, and Southern CA so well. We are grateful for your collaborative hard work.

-Schurr Shout Out to USB for their critical thinking, collaboration, and communication as they created a fun USB Minecraft Spartan Weekly. Thank you for your continuous improvement and innovation.

-Schurr Shout Out to Boys Varsity Baseball for their courageous, hard work as they defeated San Gabriel twice last week (10-0 and 23-0). We applaud your hard work.

-Schurr Shout Out Boys Varsity Golf for their courageous, hard work in their victories over San Gabriel and Alhambra. We applaud your hard work.

-Schurr Shout Out to Boys Junior Varsity Golf for their competitiveness against Keppel.

-Schurr Shout Out to Girls Varsity Softball for their victories over Bell Gardens (13-0) and Keppel (15-2). We applaud your collaborative hard work and uplifting support.

-Schurr Shout Out to Girls Junior Varsity Softball for their victory over Bell Gardens (12-2).

-Schurr Shout Out to Girls Beach Volleyball for your hard work during the pre-season.

-Schurr Shout Out to Boys Junior Varsity Tennis for your competitiveness against Alhambra.

-Schurr Shout Out to Boys Varsity Tennis for your victories over Alhambra and competitiveness against Mark Keppel

-Schurr Shout Out to Boys and Girls Track and Field for your hard work during the pre-season.

-Schurr Shout Out to Boys Volleyball for their competitiveness against Bell Gardens and San Gabriel.

-Schurr Shout Out to Boys Junior Volleyball for your hard work during the pre-season.

-Schurr Shout Out to Drill and Color Guard for their continuous hard work all year long.

Upcoming Spartan Events

April 8 - 11, SBAC Math (Block Schedule)

Tuesday/Thursday: 1, 2, 3
Wednesday/Friday: 4, 5, 6

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

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

Thursday, May 1, Leadership Day,

Thursday, May 1, Power 106

Saturday, May 3, Discover MUSD,

Monday, May 5 - Friday, May 9: AP Testing, Library

Wednesday, May 7: PTSA, Professional Library

Monday, May 12 - Friday, May 16: AP Testing Library

Thursday, May 15: Schurr Showcase

Friday, May 16: Early Release