The Friday Forecast

The Week of December 16-20, 2019

SAVE THE DATE: OPEN HOUSE on JANUARY 16

Open House is the ideal time to see all that Walnut High School has to offer: Academics, Athletics, Activities, Arts, Clubs, Student Performances and much more! Meet with current students and faculty and discovers what makes Walnut High School such a special place. Make sure you save the date for January 16 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm and please share with prospective families.

THIS WEEK IN EVENTS: SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

MONDAY -DECEMBER 16

*Minimum Day Final Schedule *(Periods: 6 and 5) / 7:50 am - 12:05 pm
ASVAB Testing 1 PM (MPR)

TUESDAY - DECEMBER 17

*Minimum Day Final Schedule *(Periods: 1 and 3) / 7:50 am - 12:05 pm
Staff Holiday Celebration - Office will be closed 12-2
Wear an Ugly Holiday Sweater to School!

WEDNESDAY - DECEMBER 18

*Minimum Day Final Schedule *(Periods: 2 and 4) / 7:50 am - 12:05 pm
End of Fall Semester (Final Grading Period)
Front Office Closed at 3pm

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19th - FRIDAY, JANUARY 3rd: NO SCHOOL - HOLIDAY

WALNUT HIGH SCHOOL BELL SCHEDULE

News and Announcements

Finals Week Attendance

Parents: Please do your best to have students in attendance for our finals next week. Making sure we solidify grades for our teachers will be a big help for us. Thank you for you understanding and looking forward to a great last week!

Walnut ASB Holds Two Weeks of Stress Relief as we Prepare for Finals

Thank you to our ASB students and wonderful ASB "A" team for providing our campus a lot of fun with stress relief activities for the second week in a row!

HERE IS A RECAP: Monday was tile painting, Tuesday was cookie decorating, Wednesday we made bracelets, Thursday the therapy puppies were on campus, and Friday was slime making.

The best part of the two stress relief weeks has been seeing our students come together to interact and share in the activities!

That's not all! Our ASB decorated the campus in a Holiday theme to help our students DE-stress and celebrate! Good luck with finals Mustangs! You got this!

Home for the Holidays Concert was a Hit!

The annual Home for the Holidays Concert was held on Thursday, December 12th, in the Performing Arts Center with a SPECIAL GUEST FROM THE NORTH POLE (aka Buddy Clements as Santa Claus!) What a great night as the concert featured ALL 250 students in our instrumental music program!

Two Teachers Become National Board Certified!

BIG SHOUTOUT to Diana De La Cruz & Nick Madrid. ⁣
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Both were notified this month that they are officially National Board Certified Teachers. ⁣

Only 3% of the nation's teachers successfully pass this rigorous, performance-based, peer-review program, demonstrating their proven impact on student learning and achievement.
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Walnut High School now has 6 active National Board Certified Teachers (The most in WVUSD).⁣
▫️Jennifer Chalew ⁣
▫️Kellee Lyons⁣
▫️Jennifer Maletz⁣
▫️Jennifer Nicholls⁣
▫️Diana De La Cruz ⁣
▫️Nick Madrid⁣
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LAST CHANCE! ASVAB CAREER EXPLORATION ASSESSMENT TEST

Walnut High School is offering a second ASVAB-Career Exploration Program Test to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. The ASVAB-CEP is an aptitude test designed to provide students with an accurate picture of their skills and abilities. The program is sponsored by the Department of Defense (DOD) to help high school and post-secondary students across the nation learn more about career planning. The test will take place on Monday, December 16, 2019 at 1:00 PM - MPR. Register at WALNUThs.net or stop by the Career Center during lunch.

MAKING A DIFFERENCE...ONE CAN AT A TIME!

Walnut High School Key Club is partnering up with Diamond Bar High School to host its annual food drive. Kiwanis will be adding boxes of holiday ham, fresh vegetables, and canned foods to over 125 families in need.

You can do your part by donating non-perishable goods at the following locations:

-Walnut High School (Mr. Panlilio F6)

-WHacappella Benefit Concert in the Walnut High School MPR (Dec. 15th 5 PM)

The Drive ends December 13th!

Wrestling Holiday Tamale Fundraiser - Get'em While They're Hot!

Wrestling is having a delicious tamale fundraiser before Winter Break! Please support our Wrestling Team and order some tamales for the Holidays.

All orders are due: December 16th

Tamale Delivery Date: December 23rd

Please contact 626.833.1913 or WHSWrestling@outlook.com for questions.

SPREAD THE WORD TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS!

Join the Walnut Valley Family! Attend one of our upcoming Information Meetings to learn about District of Choice, Parent Employment, Inter-District Transfer Permit, Caregiver enrollment options.

Next enrollment meeting: January 22 - 6:30pm - Westhoff Elementary School

Congrats to our Dance Team! Off to a great start!

Our WHS Dance Team had 5 first place awards and 1 second place award at their first competition of the season last week. Congratulations Girls!

Art Competition for the PAC 20th Anniversary!

The Performing Arts Center is turning 20! There will be a gala celebrating 20 years of performing arts at WHS on Friday, April 3 at 7:00 PM. Be sure to save the date.

To celebrate, we are holding an art competition with the theme Celebrating the Arts: Past, Present, and Future. All current students and alumni are encouraged to submit their work.

CLICK HERE FOR ENTRY INFO AND AGREEMENT

ORDER MORE SCHOOL PICTURES - South Coast Photographic

Did you forget to order your son’s or daughter’s school photos this year, or would you like to order more?

It’s not too late!

This year their photos are available for viewing & ordering online.

Send out photos for the holidays to show your relatives how your child has grown!

Orders received by December 9th will be shipped by December 16th

Just follow these simple steps:

Go to: www.southcoastphotographic.com
Click on K-11 Fall Photos icon
On the upper left side of screen click search for photos
Type in the student’s school ID number (in some cases it will be permanent ID#)
The student’s image will appear click on the image and begin to create an account.
Select the package
ENJOY!!!!
Also click on our Sports/Campus Life page to view photos taken throughout the year

South Coast Photographic

(714) 630-8584 ext. 103

Tardy Sweep

Our GLCs will be conducting random Tardy Sweeps starting this month to stress the importance of being on time. A tardy sweep will happen anytime during the day or before school. If a student is caught in a tardy sweep, they will be assigned a detention. Please remind students of the importance of being punctual and in class, on time, and prepared.

LobbyGuard check-in has officially started!

To continue keeping the safety of our students a top priority, Walnut Valley Unified School District imoplemented a new visitor management system beginning November 1.

“Our goal is to continue to provide a welcoming and warm environment for our parents, teachers, students, and staff while simultaneously communicating a culture of safety and security to the community,” said Superintendent Dr. Robert Taylor

Visitors will continue to be required to present identification to office staff.

Accepted forms of identification include:

State issued driver’s license or identification card,
Matricular Consular card,
Military ID (active duty or retired)
Permanent resident card.

The new LobbyGuard in 3 Easy Steps!

School Lunch Policy

Due to safety concerns, we DO NOT accept student lunches in the office. We understand the importance of student nutrition, but we encourage students to either purchase lunch at school or bring their lunch from home. Food, drinks, or other items are NOT to be passed to students through the fence. This is STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

Please Note: Parents can now access the Food Services Department from our website under the Parents tab. On that page, parents can set up and deposit funds into their student's lunch account for purchasing lunch on campus.

COUNSELING CORNER

IMPORTANT TESTING DATES:

ELPAC (EL STUDENTS) - February 3-7
SBAC PRACTICE - March 10 & 12
SBAC (11TH grade) - March 17, 19, 24 & 26
CAST (11TH Grade) - March 31
INTERIM ASSESSMENTS FOR 9TH & 10TH GRADE EL STUDENTS - March 16
AP/IB EXAMS - May 4- May 22

MT. SAC PRIORITY REGISTRATION

Seniors who will take advantage of the Mt. SAC Connect 4 program which gives them priority registration in the fall

Speech Trek Contest sponsored by the America Association of University Women

CLASS OF 2020:

Limited seating left for CSU Application workshop and UC PIQs/College Essay workshop, see your GLC if interested!

Upcoming SAT Dates

Upcoming SAT Dates, sign up on Collegeboard.org

Saturday, December 7th Register by: November 8th

COLLEGE BOARD SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Letter of Rec Requests

Letter of Recommendation requests – Please fill out the Senior Profile and turn it in to your GLC as soon as possible. We have already begun writing letters for students

Edison Scholarship Opportunity

Application period for the Edison Scholars college scholarships is now open until Dec. 16

Click here for our media kit, including our flyer to print (also attached) and a video you can show your students.

If you have any questions about the scholarship program, please contact edisonscholars@scholarshipamerica.org or call 1-507-931-1682 and ask for the Edison Scholars Program.

Cal Poly Pomona, College of Engineering Femineer Day Camp

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FEMINEER DAY CAMP CLICK HERE

GLC Listing

9th GRADE (Class of 2023)

Sarah Doramus (interim) (A – Li, ext. 43649)

Jeff Jacks (Lo – Z, ext. 43626)

10th GRADE (Class of 2022)

Ken McDill (A - Lo, ext. 43635)

Corolar Schultz (Lu – Z, ext. 43630)

11th GRADE (Class of 2021)

Viviana Hoyos (A – Lo, ext. 43641)

Sonia Nunez (Lu – Z, ext. 43616)

12th GRADE (Class of 2020)

Nathan Newman (A – Lo, ext. 43632)

Jenny Alegre (Lu – Z, ext. 43644)

ADP (Academic Design Program)

Elisabeth Everts (ext. 34264)

Intervention Counselor

Jennifer Peiten (ext. 43663)

SPORTS

THIS WEEK IN SPORTS - SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE: