Weekly Eagle News

Spring 2025, 5th edition, 02/10/2025 - 02/14/2025

EAGLE DAILY ALERTS (CLICK TO VIEW)

~No School on Monday in Observance of Lincoln's Birthday~

~Rally Schedule on Friday, February 14th~

This Week's Food Menu - click here for a direct link

~New Announcements~

Buzz the Boss Fundraiser for Red Cross to Benefit the Victims of the LA Fires

Valentine's Day Floral Special

You can order yours at break or lunch in room 859 from February 3rd through the 11th with delivery on February 14th. Nothing says you care more than flowers from our Floral Design team.

February Formal

“Come join us for ‘A Night in Paris,’ this year’s February Formal, hosted by AGHS band and choir as a fundraiser for the Music Department. This dance will be held at Cypress Ridge Pavilion in Arroyo Grande on Saturday, February 22nd, from 7pm to 10pm. Tickets are on sale for $25. Tickets will increase to $30 on Tuesday, February 11th, until the end of lunch on February 19th. We will have outdoor live performances from band and choir members, as well as indoor music and dancing. Dress code is “nice, but not too formal.” No jeans or T-Shirts, but also not ball gowns. Save that for prom. So, grab your friends and your tickets, hope to see you there!

Grin & Bare It Show

Get ready to ride the highway to comedy. CA-CHOW our Disney’s Cars themed improv show. On Friday, February 21st at 7pm in the MPR at Arroyo Grande High School. Hosted by Ella Payne. Tickets are $5. Door open at 6:30pm. Come out and support AGHS Improv Team: Grin & Bare It.

2025 Pilot Scholarship Announcement

To receive an application package, contact Bill Siegel at bugsluke@yahoo.com or text a request to 305-962-4027 by February 10th. The preferred application delivery method is via email attachment, but mailing is also an option.

2024-2025 Yearbook

Get your yearbook for the 2024-2025 school year while you can. Less than 320 remain, so order early.

~CTE Online Auction~

~Student Spotlight~

AG FFA Proficiency Winners Advancing to Regionals!

Speech and Debate Results, February 1st and 2nd

The Arroyo Grande Speech and Debate team competed in the Tri-County Forensics League Open Speech tournament on February 1st at West Ranch High School and online on February 2nd in the TCFL Open Debate tournament. Our nine students competed in eight different categories. Receiving individual recognition were the following students:

Orion Schmidt - 4th place in Spontaneous Argumentation
Orion Schmidt and Mordred Morgan, 2-1 in Parliamentary Debate

Please congratulate all of our students on an excellent showing! Speech and Debate will next compete at Oaks Christian School on February 22nd. We will also be hosting the TCFL Congressional Qualifier on March 1st.

~AGHS Film and Video Production is Proud to Present "The Nest" Podcast~

Episode 6: Andy Stenson

Listen to this episode from The Nest on Spotify. Drop into "The Nest" as the team sits down with Lucia Mar Unified Director of Facilities, Mr. Andy Stenson. The team explores Mr. Stenson's career leading up to Director of Facilities. The team explores the different bond projects happening around the district as well as future plans.

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Talk with Eagles Episode 3

Listen to this episode from The Nest on Spotify. Drop into "The Nest" as we bring you a series of episodes where we sit down and talk with Eagles. In this episode, the team sits down with seniors Kinzie Amer and Molly Sloan.

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~AGHS Club Announcements~

Clubs should know in order to advertise for your club's special events, please turn your announcement into room #205 for posting. Going forward, flyers will be hung in Eagle Hall, on the tri marquee and blue board in the quad, on the Softball Shed wall, outside room #912, and in the admin building window. All other posters will be removed.

~AGHS Athletics Announcements~

UPCOMING SPORTING EVENTS: See WEEK OF SPORT

Welcome Eagle Families,

Students can purchase an ASB discount card for free entry to all non CIF playoff events online at the AGHS Webstore or at the student business office on campus.

Purchase your digital ticket here: GoFan

How to Purchase Ticket Help Video: click here

AGHS Athletic Boosters 25th Annual Dinner and Fundraiser

~Community Service Opportunities - Click Here~

Reminder Eagles, donations of items do not qualify for community service as noted at the bottom of the community service form.

Dana Adobe & Cultural Center Community Service

Community Service for Child Care at Grover Beach Elementary

~Attendance~

Make Sure to Clear your Absences

Clear Absences by 4pm Tuesday, 02/25/25. Please make sure that the Attendance Office is informed of the reason for any still unverified absences for 01/27/25 - 02/21/25. After that date, we will not be able to make any changes.

College & Military Visits

Seniors and Juniors planning a college/military visit should stop by the Attendance Office to pick up an Excused Absence Request form ahead of their visit. If approved, up to two days may be excused. Visits that will last longer than two days would require a Short Term Independent Study Contract to excuse the absence.

Attendance FAQs

For any other questions about attendance:

Please contact the Attendance Oce:

Last names A-L: contact Mrs. Lewis 📞(805) 474-3200 ext. 2244

💻Dawn.Lewis@lmusd.org

Last names M-Z: contact Mrs. Black 📞(805) 474-3200 ext. 2243

💻Alisha.Black@lmusd.org

Spanish: contact Mrs. Robles 📞(805) 474-3200 ext. 2199

Fax: (805) 474-4222

~Counselor's Corner~

9th and 10th Grade Parents and Students: We will be giving the PSAT 9 and PSAT 10 on Wednesday, March 5th. Please see the flyer in this newsletter for more information about signing up for the exam.

Seniors: Reminder that you need to complete 20 hours of community service in order to graduate! Don’t let the year get away from you and then panic at the end. Please see your counselor if you need help with community service and also check out our website for more information about where and how to complete community service. Please also remember that this newsletter has community service opportunities EVERY WEEK!

Cuesta College Si Se Puede Conference Field Trip! If you or your student is interested in attending the Si Se Puede Conference at Cuesta on March 13th, please come to the counseling office to pick up a permission slip. The permission slip must be turned in to the counseling office no later than February 9th. Please see Mr. Alvarez for more information!

Work Permits

Attention all students that plan on working this year. Please submit a completed work permit request form to Mr. Coville ASAP, or email him at trevor.coville@lmusd.org. Anybody that needs their current permit extended can stop by Room 510, or email Mr. Coville as well.