Cerro Villa Vikings Newsletter

The Viking Culture this year is to "Win the Day". We challenge all students and staff to pick 1 goal each day to accomplish. When you have succeeded with that 1 goal, you have "Won the Day!"

Here are a few ways to "Win the Day"

• "Flip the Script" on struggles/challenges and make them successes!
• Follow "Kaizen" - strive for continuous improvement each day!
• "Be Kind" - smile, say hello, look out for your fellow vikings! Remember - everyone is going through a battle we may not know.. Be Kind Always!

Link to "Win the Day" - Mark Batterson

On Thursday, OUSD celebrated the district wide "Principal of the Day" at each school site. Cerro Villa was fortunate to host PFSO President, Mr. Forgash as our Principal of the Day. We toured Cerro Villa in the morning, then headed to Villa Park High School to meet and tour with the Villa Park Feeder Schools Community members.

HONOR SOCIETY TAKES FIELD TRIP TO CAMELOT!

AVID STUDENTS VISIT CAL STATE L.A.

CV STUDENT STORE - OPEN ON FRIDAYS!

Donations always welcomed! Please view the Amazon Wish List link to help support the CV Student Store!

Popular items:

small ticket items: chips, otter pops, candy;

Big Ticket Items: mini fridge, computer mouse

CV Student Store Amazon Link

Check out the ongoings at CV this Week!

WHTW - March 11th - 15th

On Friday, The 3rd Trimester Expectation video was presented to all CV students through homeroom class.

Theme for Trimester 3: "Respecting All Adults on Campus"

Expectations were presented by Ms. Fernandez and included Cell phone policy (off and away), uniform policy, and attendance! Let's Go Vikings and finish the 23-24 school year off STRONG!!

Accumulate enough "Win the Day's" and you will have a "Win the Year"!!

CV's math department celebrates Pi Day each year! Thursday is Pi Day - 3.14

Pie's will be a big hit on Thursday! If parents would like to donate to CV's math department to help support Pi Day, please reach out to your Math Teacher!!

Villa Park High School PFSO is hosting a free event for parents, caregivers and surrounding communities of Villa Park High School.

The event is Keeping Our Family Safe on Tuesday, March 19 at 6:30pm in the Villa Park High School Library.

We have two key speakers. Deputy Sheriff and School Resource Officer, Sean McDermott will discuss what he experiences with kids in school and how families can prevent the dangers of social media, applications and where Fentanyl is being found. Our second speaker Shane Woods of Fentanylsolution.org will give a training on a life-saving medication Narcan, to help reverse opioid overdose. Everyone in attendance will receive a free Narcan kit. This event will be held in English and Spanish.

FLYER Eng

FLYER Span

Viking Shelf Life - March Library Newsletter

Check out the latest news and happenings of our CV Library!! The newsletter can also be found on CV's website: https://www.cerrovilla.org/academics/library

The Orange Unified Scholastic Esports League will host the Super Smash Bros Middle School Championship at Villa Park High School on March 20th @3:30pm.

Schools participating: Cerro Villa, McPherson, Santiago, Yorba

Get Excited and cheer on your fellow Esport Vikings Team!

Super Smash Bros Flyer

NEW TUTORING OPPORTUNITIES - check out the flyer

Homework Help Flyer

Cerro Villa and Villa Park are collaborating to have National Honor Society students assist our students during Homework help! Two to four HS students will attend HW help to support CV students!

8th GRADE FAMILIES!

Is your child attending VPHS next year? If so, we strongly recommend them to apply for our ASB Spartan Apprenticeship program. This opportunity for incoming freshmen was just introduced last year, and due to the large number of applicants we have expanded the size of our program! Over the summer, accepted applicants will attend on-campus leadership workshops and three days at the Orange County Leadership Camp at the University of California, Santa Barbara. During the school year, Spartan Apprentices will be enrolled in the ASB Leadership class. In this class they will contribute to the processes of student government and learn more about leadership through hands-on experiences. This is an invaluable opportunity that will help connect your student with like minded individuals and other successful leaders on our campus and in the community.

Due to the competitiveness of this program, it is recommended that students apply as early as they can. Online applications will close Friday, April 12th at 11:59 PM. All applicants will participate in an interview. Interview times will be announced following the closing of the online application. If your student wants to practice their interviewing skills before their ASB interview, one on one practice interviews on VPHS’s campus with an experienced interviewer are available.

Click on the link below to sign up for a Practice Interview Time:

Practice Interview dates

To Apply please click on the link below:

ASB Freshman Apprentice Application

If you have any questions or would like more information please contact Shari Scott-Sawyer, VPHS Activities Director

sscottsawyer@orangeusd.org

https://www.cerrovilla.org/activities/athletics

2023-2024 CV Sports Schedule

Season #3 - Basketball

GAMES: March 11th @ 3:00

Boys - Home vs Yorba

Girls @ Yorba

https://www.cvpfso.org/ - visit the PFSO website to learn about all the opportunities to get involved.

What is the PFSO?

The Cerro Villa Parent Faculty Student Organization (PFSO) is a non-profit organization that assists the faculty and staff in enhancing the education experiences of our children.

​The PFSO assists with many programs around the school, including dances, Student of the Month, Honor Society, and the 8th Grade Promotion Party. Without your support, these events would not be possible. Most importantly, the PFSO also supports the faculty and staff at Cerro Villa in acquiring items they need for their classrooms in order to enhance our children’s educational experiences.

Did you know that the CV PFSO can receive “free money” from Ralphs every time you shop? This summer we received $31.51 from just 8 participating families' grocery runs. Imagine how much more we could earn if you, your friends, and family sign up too!

This one-time sign-up will take just a few minutes of your time:

Step 1: Go to www.ralphs.com
Step 2: Sign in or create an account with your Ralphs Rewards account number (found on the back of your shopping card)
Step 3: Go to My Account, then to Community Contributions
Step 4: Enroll for free and designate "Cerro Villa PFSO" as your program of choice
Step 5: Forget about it! You just shop as usual from now on in-store or online :)

For more information, visit: https://www.ralphs.com/i/community/community-contribution-program

And if you have any issues, please email cvpfso@gmail.com - we're happy to help get you set up. Thanks! - CV PFSO

March 19th: College and Career Day

March 19th: VPHS PFSO hosting "Keeping our Families Safe" meeting, VPHS 6:30pm

March 20th: Esports Championship, VPHS 3:30pm

March 25th - 29th: Spring Break, No School

Family Center is hosting their Spring event! Check out the flyer to read about details:

Family Center Flyer

Santiago Canyon College is inviting our OUSD community to an event with NASA Astronaut, Dr. Jose Hernandez on March 27 (this is during spring break). For more information on Dr. Hernandez, please go to: https://astrojh.org/astronaut-jose-m-hernandez.

See Flyer for opportunity for families to attend via OUSD school bus!

SCC - Dr. Hernandez Flyer Eng

SCC - Dr. Hernandez Flyer Span

Join us in a free, interactive learning experience to enhance and develop parenting skills. Sessions are two hours, once a week, via zoom and are offered in both English & Spanish. Series is intended to provide tools to promote healthy family relationships through empowering and supporting parents.

TUESDAYS, 6:00PM - 8:00PM

PEC DATES and Info Flyer Eng

PEC DATES and Info Flyer Span

VPHS Wrestling will begin their Kids Wrestling Club on March 5th.

WHEN: Practice times are 4-6pm on Tuesdays / Thursdays

WHO: 4th - 8th grade students.

WHERE: VP Wrestling Room

PRICE: $80/month

Instagram: @vpwrestling

Interested in Pop Warner Youth Football? View Flyer for more information:

Orange Chiefs Parent Letter

OUSD provided classes for parents and families. Check out the individual flyers for details:

Farmers Market Flyer

Please view the Bell Schedule page on our Cerro Villa webpage for all published bell schedules.

2023-2024 Bell Schedules

*Every Wednesday is an Early Release Day

Cerro Villa Webpage

2023-2024 Student Calendar - OUSD

Cerro Villa Calendar & Events - Cerro Villa

*Every Wednesday is an Early Release Day

Positive Information on Student Attendance:

10 facts about Student Attendance!

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Email: CerroVillaPrincipal@orangeusd.org
Website: https://www.cerrovilla.org/
Location: 17852 Serrano Avenue, Villa Park, CA 92861, USA
Phone: 714.997.6251
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CerroVillaOUSD