Community Spartan Weekly, Week 33

Supportive

Supportive Spartans, come out to support Renaissance and Leadership at Schurr through Schurr's annual Power 106 game, where Schurr's staff competes against Power 106 DJs. It's always a blast!

Courageous

Courageous Spartan Seniorss will courageously take their "Next Step." Spartan Seniors will "next step" involves attending top colleges and universities, and pursuing careers that will improve our communities.

Hardworking

Hardworking Spartans have joined the "Iron Spartans" by increasing 500 pounds of total weight from last year during the off season. Champions are made through hard work during the off season.

Uplifting

Uplifting Spartans, get your Prom Tickets while you can. Remember that you have to get cleared prior to purchasing your ticket. This year's Prom promises to be an uplifting celebration of all your hard work.

Responsible

Responsible Spartans from Beach Volleyball completed a successful Spring Season. They competed against schools from across Southern California and made Schurr proud. Great work!

Respectful

Respectful SHS Spartans and MHS Oilers respectfully collaborated on ways to improve each site's positive school culture. Great job!

Weekly Calendar

Monday, April 28, Spartan Spirit Wear -- Free Dress

-Early Release, 2:30 -

-Boys Varsity Golf, Almont League Prelims, 1:00 -

Tuesday, April 29, Spartan Spirit Wear -- Club Wear

-Leadership Day Logistics (Commerce), Library, 9:30 -

-Boys Varsity Tennis, Almont League Prelims, Mo Tennis, 11:00 -

-Junior Varsity Baseball @ Bell Gardens (Ford Park), 3:30 -

-Varsity Baseball (H) Bell Gardens, 3:00 -

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

-Track and Field, Almont League Prelims, 2:00 -

Wednesday, April 30, Spartan Spirit Wear -- Way Fresh Wednesday

-Leadership Day Logistics (Montebello), Library, 9:30 -

-Tennis, Almont League Final @ San Gabriel, 11:30 -

-Swimming, Almont League Prelims @ Schurr, 2:00 -

-Junior Varsity Baseball (H) Bell Gardens, 3:00 -

-Varsity Baseball @ Bell Gardens (Ford Park), 3:00 -

Thursday, May 1, Spartan Spirit Wear -- College and Career Gear

-Leadership Day, 8:30 - 3:30 (selected Juniors)

-Boys Golf, Almont League Final, Whittier Narrows, 12:00 -

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

-Varsity Softball @ Montebello, 3:45 -

-Power 106, Big Gym, 7:00 -

Friday, May 2, Spartan Spirit Wear --College and Career Gear to celebrate Next Steps

-NEXT STEP!, Quad, Extended 4th and Lunch,

-Track and Field, Almont League Finals, 2:00 -

-Swim, Almont League Finals, Schurr, 2:00 -

-Junior Varsity Baseball (H) Bell Gardens, 3:00 -

-Varsity Baseball @ Bell Gardens (Ford Park), 3:00 -

-Junior Varsity Softball (H) South Pasadena, 3:30

Saturday, May 3,

Discover MUSD, Bell Gardens High School, 8:00 - 1:00

Critical Thinker

Schurr's Extended Learning Opportunity Program created multiple learning opportunities during Spring Break. They traveled to Solstice Canyon and hiked Southern California's beautiful mountain, critically thinking about how to maintain our environment.

Collaborator/ Communicator

Schurr's Extended Learning Opportunity Program created multiple learning opportunities during Spring Break. They traveled to Round One to collaborate, communicate and have a blast together.

Creator

Schurr's Extended Learning Opportunity Program created multiple learning opportunities during Spring Break. They traveled to the Petersen's Automotive Museum to learn about the auto industries many aesthetic innovations, and had a blast together.

Spartan Spirit

Gratitude: Thank you to Sandra Gutierrez for adding so much uplifting spirit for our staff. We appreciate your continuous communication through Staff Club. From birthdays, to raffles, to NCAA competitions, to cake days, to so much uplifting communication. Thank you for continuously bringing us together to break bread, have fun, and create an uplifting community for our staff.

Gratitude: Thank you to Daniel Gonzalez and Beginning Theater for their exemplary presentation of Beauty and the Beast. Schurr's thespians dazzled their audience with their critical thinking, collaboration, and communication as they created a memorable evening for the audience and themselves. Thank you for making Schurr shine.

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 Announcements

SCHURR Expectation of the Month: Uplifting

"Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you."

-Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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.

Academic Awards Assembly (May 15, 5:00 - 6:30): We will have our Second Annual Academic Awards Assembly on Thursday, May 15th. Please join us in celebrating students who are excelling academically as supportive collaborators, courageous communicators, and hardworking critical thinkers. We appreciate everyone's respectful and responsible citizenship.

Advanced Placement (May 5 - May 16): Many of our students will be taking AP Exams for the next few weeks. We will send out which students to excuse for the days that they are taking those exams. We will let those students do a quiet activity before or after the test in our cafeteria on the days the students are taking their AP. Thank you all for your support.

Discover MUSD: Bell Gardens High School will sponsor MUSD's annual Discover MUSD celebration, which will coincide with a celebration of the Arts and a Science Fair. The event is scheduled from 8:00am to 1:00pm.

MUSD Leadership Day, Thursday, May 1: Approximately twenty-five Juniors will participate in MUSD's third annual Leadership Day. We will have brief orientation on Tuesday, April 29, at 9:30 for students going to Commerce City Hall. We will have a brief orientation on Wednesday, April 30, at 9:30 for students going to Montebello City Hall. Thank you for your support.

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.

Schurr Showcase (Thursday, May 15, 5:30 - 7:30): We are looking forward to this year's Schurr Showcase. We will meet in the Big Gym, where we will showcase our core academic courses, our athletic programs, our extra-curricular clubs and our elective classes. We provide an exemplary, well-rounded education for our students. Let's showcase all we do.

Tardy/Truancy Sweeps: Please remind students that we conduct random tardy and truancy sweeps. Please remind them that we take our "cell phone" boxes to our tardy/truancy sweeps. Thank you.

Schurr Shout Outs

-Schurr Shout Out to Boys Varsity Baseball for their courageous, hard work during Spring Break. Finish the season strong against Bell Gardens this week.

-Schurr Shout Out Boys Varsity Golf for their courageous, hard work during Spring Break. Do your best during Almont League Finals this week.

-Schurr Shout Out to Girls Varsity Softball for their courageous, hard work during Spring Break.

-Schurr Shout Out to Girls Junior Varsity Softball for their courageous, hard work during Spring Break.

-Schurr Shout Out to Girls Beach Volleyball for your hard work all season long.

-Schurr Shout Out to Boys Varsity Tennis for their courageous, hard work during Spring Break. Work hard this week during Almont League Finals.

-Schurr Shout Out to Boys and Girls Track and Field for your hard work during Spring Break. Work hard this week during Almont League Finals.

-Schurr Shout Out to Boys Volleyball for a successful Spring season.

-Schurr Shout Out to Boys Junior Varsity Volleyball for a successful Spring Season.

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

Upcoming Spartan Events

Tuesday, April 29 - May 2, CAST Testing (11th graders). No block schedule.

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, Big Gym, 5:30 - 7:30

Thursday, May 15: Academic Awards Assembly, Auditorium, 5:00 - 6:30

Friday, May 16: Early Release

Thursday, May 22: Grad Bash, Universal Studios

Saturday, May 31: Prom, Petersen Automotive Museum

Monday (6/2), Tuesday (6/3): Finals Preparation, Early Release

Wednesday (6/4), Thursday (6/5), Friday (6/6): Finals

Thursday, June 5: Graduation, ELAC

Friday, June 6: Last Day of the 2nd Semester