NHS Sponsored "Cocoa and Cram" again this year!
This tutoring even was a great success. About 200 students showed up and engaged in completing final assessments and getting help to prepare for finals. NHS Officers deserve praise for their hard work with the logistics, set-up, tutoring, and clean up. Thank you to teachers who generously gave up their time to help tutor, the AVID teachers for providing the materials, and the custodial staff who helped with the clean up!
Wildcat Recognition Awards
Our Wildcat Recognition Award Program recognizes students who are demonstrating positive behavior, academic achievement and/or improvement, and is tied to our Core Values of Perseverance, Empathy, Respect, Responsibility, and Collaboration. Teachers and staff nominate any student for this recognition. Certificates are given out weekly to students who are nominated and their names are entered into a drawing for a gift certificate.
CONGRATULATIONS to the following students who were nominated this week: Julieanne B, Charlotte D, Osmar G, Danna G, Jocelyn H, Emily R, Andy R, Osmar S, Camila S, and Juliana T.
Transition to Digital Progres Reports and Report Cards
Parent Resources: The IT department has created a series of instructional videos to guide parents on navigating the Aeries Parent Portal and accessing report cards.
These videos are available at https://bit.ly/ousdparentportal
These resources can also be found on the ITS webpage at www.oside.us/departments/information-technology-services-its/aeries-parent-portal.
Food Deliveries to Students
Tutoring Schedule
FREE Tutoring for all OUSD Students from Tutor.com
Now that 6-week grades are out, we are asking all parents and guardians to review those grades with your students. If you student earned a D or an F grade in any academic course, we encourage you to have them access Tutor.com which is a FREE resource for all OUSD students.
Students also have access to use drop-off writing review, self-paced test prep from The Princeton Review®, as well as other learning resources. To access Tutor.com, students just need to click on the Tutor.com tile on their student dashboard on their district device. No username or password required. Students can access Tutor.com 24hrs a day every day of the year (including summer break), except Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
ECHS College and Career Center Updates
Save the Date of February 7 for the 2025 MiraCosta Encuentros y Barrio Empowerment Conference. This event aims to inspire students from marginalized communities by demonstrating that higher education is accessible and opportunities are available to them. There are various pathways to success, whether through a degree or a certificate; a four-year degree is not the only route to achieving a viable income in California. Click here for more information.
The FAFSA and CADAA applications are now open! Use this To-Do List and FAFSA/CADAA Checklist to help gather information and see what steps you need to take. Families wanting in person assistance are invited to our Cash for College Workshops January 25 at OHS, February 8 at ECHS and March 1 at Chavez Middle School. The priority deadline for FAFSA and CADAA is March 3, 2025.
Class of 2025 - Senior Yearbook Photos
Seniors, spots are filling up fast for senior portraits with PSS Imaging. Please schedule your senior portrait session soon to have your senior portrait in the yearbook. Information and the link to schedule is in your daily bulletin and it is also on the school website. If you do not schedule a portrait, then your school ID picture is the one that will be featured in the yearbook. If you have any questions, please contact the yearbook advisor ~ elizabeth.perkoski@oside.us. The deadline for getting your senior photo taken has been extended to Friday, December 20.
Parents' Corner - Setting Media Guidelines
Setting media guidelines for kids helps create healthy habits by limiting screen time and promoting physical activity and social interaction. It also encourages children to engage with educational, age-appropriate content, fostering critical thinking. These guidelines protect kids from potential issues like sleep disruption and attention problems, supporting their overall well-being.
Media Guidelines for Kids of All Ages (childmind.org)
How do I help my child build healthy self-esteem? I Child Mind Institute
ECHS Student / Parent / Guardian Handbook, 2024-25
If you are looking for information regarding our El Camino policies and procedures, please be sure to take some time to check out our updated 2024-25 ECHS Student/Parent/Guardian Handbook.
About El Camino High School
El Camino High School is a proud recipient of the 2024 CA Distinguished Schools award! The CA Distinguished Schools Program honors some of California's most exemplary and inspiring public schools. EC is one of 293 California middle and high schools receiving this recognition this year. Schools selected for the Distinguished School Award demonstrate significant gains in narrowing the achievement gap.
ECHS Mission
The mission of El Camino High School is to foster an inclusive, challenging environment that creates a clear educational path for all students. Our focus is to create well-rounded, contributing citizens who can value others, think critically, act responsibly, create and collaborate with others, and effectively share their ideas while respecting the ideas of others.
ECHS Vision
Students and staff work together to develop a community where diversity, acceptance, and tradition are respected and our students will graduate as lifelong learners prepared for continuing education or career and for active citizenship in a global and technological-based society.
ECHS Core Values
PERRC Up, Wildcats!
Perseverance
Empathy
Respect
Responsibility
Collaboration
Website: https://www.oside.us/Page/9
Location: 400 Rancho Del Oro Drive, Oceanside, CA, USA
Phone: (760) 901-8000
