The Acorn

Greetings AOC Families,

I hope that you had a wonderful weekend! Friday is a M/W schedule.

Upcoming Events

• March 14- Coffee with the Principal at 9:00am in UCEN
• March 21- March Madness at AOC from 6pm-9pm and End of Q3 Grade Period
• March 22, Saturday- Make a Blanket Day hosted by Project Linus in the COC Gym
• April 1- WASC Virtual Visit
• April 7-11- Spring Break
• May 5-9- Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week
• May 2- Senior Dance
• May 22- Showcase, AOC Open House
• June 4- Senior Sunset and Graduation Rehearsal
• June 5- Last day of school & AOC Graduation for Seniors at 6pm in the COC PAC
• August 12th- First day of the 2025-2026 school year. The 2025-2026 WSHUHSD Calendar is attached.

Have a wonderful week!

Sincerely,

Dr. Juliet Fine

Principal of AOC

(661) 362-3056

jfine@hartdistrict.org

661-362-3056

Carla Tuttle, Office Manager/ Registrar- ctuttle@hartdistrict.org

This Friday, 3/14, in room 101, at lunch, we will host an informational meeting about AOC's new jazz and/or rockband. The instructor is coming to meet with interested students so we can organize a meeting time and date that works for interested students. We hope all of our enthusiastic musicians join the meeting! See Dr. Fine with any questions.

With our Proposition 28 funding, we are thrilled to offer students the opportunity to experience live theater at the Pantages. Since this was our first opportunity, we were able to secure a limited number of tickets, which filled up within just 30 minutes!

Thank you to everyone for your enthusiastic interest. We’re excited to provide this experience for both AOC and LPA students, and we look forward to offering more opportunities in the future!

Student who participated in AOC's after school enrichment videography and stortyelling and photography transfer their schools to their Communication Class with Mr. Whilhelm.

Make sure to Spring Forward!

Hey AOC students and parents!

We’re Mary and Jocelyn, a part of Budget Bites–a Senior Capstone Project devoted to tackling food insecurity within the homeless population of the Santa Clarita community. This coming Saturday (March 15), we are holding a food distribution volunteer event at Bridge To Home in Newhall for students to have the opportunity to engage in community service and earn hours for NHS or 9th Grade Seminar.

However, we need your help! Part of this event includes preparing 80 lunch meals to hand out to people in need. We kindly ask that you also participate in this by donating items for the distribution event. The following items are listed below:
3 Jars of 40-oz Peanut Butter
3 Jars of Jelly (any flavor)
6 Loaves of Bread
2 Packaged Lunch Meat (ham/turkey)
2 Cases of 16.9-oz Water Bottles
2 Cases of Juice Boxes/Pouches
3 Jars of 15-oz Mayonnaise
1 Bag of Small Mustard Packets
3 Boxes of 30-count Variety Chips
Brown Lunch Bags (min 80 total)

Please sign up first through this link https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054DABAE2BA7FCCF8-55613766-food or by scanning the QR code in the flyer attached to select what items and the quantity you would like to donate. One service hour will be offered for every 3 items donated, and the maximum hours that can be earned is 2.

Non-perishable donations will be collected in front of the Wellness Room until Thursday, March 13. Please bring any perishable items that need to be refrigerated (such as lunch meats) on Thursday and place them in the cooler.

If you have any questions, please contact budgetbites.scp@gmail.com. Thank you very much for your time and consideration!

The four page newsletter can be downloaded from the attachment. Enjoy!

Hi Seniors! Tickets are still on sale for Senior Dance. Tickets are $90 in cash or check made out to Academy of the Canyons. Don't wait until the last minute to get these tickets! Enjoy a memorable night with your friends as you celebrate the end of your time here at Academy of the Canyons!

Spring Break is held from April 7th-11th and there is no school.

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