PIC - Esperanza High School

Winter Issue 2011
PIC
President: Sondia Buscaino
Editor: Laura Deutsch
Principal’s Message
Esperanza High School
1830 N. Kellogg Drive
Anaheim, CA 92870
(714) 986-7540
EsperanzaHS.com
Principal: Dr. Ken Fox
Safety First
Esperanza is looking to restock
emergency supplies for fire, natural
disasters, and lockdown safety. We
estimate the cost to make our
campus and our students and staff
safe to be about $3 per student for
approximately $3000. But we
need your help!
We are looking for the following
supplies: battery operated AM
radios, blue tape, bullhorns, clip
boards, dust masks, flash lights,
grease pencils, hard hats, heavy duty
construction gloves, goggles,
masking tape, plastic tarps, pry bars,
shovels, shut-off tools, stretchers,
two-way radios, yellow caution
tape, and large 40 gallon trash cans
for storage.
Supplies can be dropped off on
West Campus at the front
office. Just drive up and drop the
supplies off in the office.
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Greetings Aztecs! It
is hard to believe we
are already well on
our way into the
second quarter. The
holidays just flew by
us. We have many
things to be proud of
at Esperanza and we
are excited for the second half of the
school year.
Each year, Newsweek ranks U.S. schools
on academic rigor and their faculty’s
ability to challenge students with
Advanced Placement (AP) and college
level courses and tests. This year there
were 1,600 schools ranked with only 6%
being public school. We are happy to
report that Esperanza was ranked 788
nationwide, a great accomplishment by
our faculty and students.
interested in entering the medical or health
occupation as a career. This academy is
also very hands on and teaches students
the principles that are related to medical
profession. There are three pathways in
this academy which places students in a
great position heading into college or the
work force. There is the Licensing pathway, the Para-Professional pathway and
the professional pathway. The Professional pathway helps with entrance to the UC/
CSU schools. All of these pathways help
with immediate employment in a medical
field since there is approximately a 27%
increase in medical jobs that are needed in
Orange County.
We have many great programs at Esperanza High school but we would like to recognize our Engineering and Manufacturing program. This program is geared
towards students who are interested in
Our band celebrated the holiday spirit by engineering and related occupations as
marching in the Main Street USA Disney- career goals. This academy keeps students
land Parade and the finished 5th overall at fully engaged with hands on instruction,
the latest technologies and problem solvthe SCSBOA 5A Championships. Also,
nd
our Colorguard finished in 2 place while ing activities. Students learn how to use
many important skills that will transfer
Drumline finished in 4th. We also had
great performances from our orchestra and over to their future occupations such as
welding, thermal cutting procedures, aero,
choir in their Winter Holiday concerts.
civil and mechanical engineering. This
Congratulations to the Aztec Football and academy has an articulation agreement
with the CSU, Fullerton Engineering
Women’s cross country team for a great
Department, a credit agreement with UC
season! Our athletes are currently busy
Irvine, and is currently working on an
with Soccer, Basketball, Wrestling and
articulation agreement with Cal Poly, San
Water Polo. Come on out and show your
Luis Obispo. This means that students
Aztec pride! A special recognition was
who complete the academy receive colawarded to Baseball coach Mike Curran
who has been selected to be inducted into lege credit.
the National High School Baseball
Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame! We We continue to have excellence at
would also like to highlight some of our
Esperanza and we are excited to head into
programs and academies on campus start- the second half of the school year.
ing with our Medical Sciences Academy.
This academy focuses on students who are Go Aztecs!
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PTSA President’s Message
On behalf of the Esperanza PTSA, I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year! I hope that you enjoyed some quality time with your family over the Winter Break. We have hosted a lot of informative and
educational PTSA events over the past several months with many more to come in this New Year.
I thank all of our dedicated PTSA members who work to bring Esperanza the many programs that benefit our
parents and students. We had record turnouts for our Aztec University Financial Aid Night and Community
College Night with over 200 people attending each evening. We also are recognizing our students continuously through our
Student of the Month Program. Also, our PTSA students organized a wonderful Holiday Staff Treat Day to show our teachers and administration how much we value them!
Looking ahead, we continue with our Aztec University Program: FAFSA Night on Wed., January 5th. If you want detailed
instructions on filling out this important Financial Aid document (especially Senior parents), please join us at 7pm in the Library. In February, we will be offering a Mock SAT, ACT or PRA test on Saturday Feb. 26th. This is a great way for students
to “practice” taking any of the three tests. The following Wed., March 2nd, we will a “scoresback” night where your test results
are returned and explained to you. More information will be on-line under the PTSA tab on our EHS website.
Other upcoming programs that our PTSA members are working on are, Honorary Service Awards, Creative Arts Awards and
Distinguished Aztec Academic Recognition Awards Night and many more.
My last update is PTSA Membership. I cannot stress how much you and your students joining PTSA and your $15.00 Membership Dues mean to this school. This money allows us to put on wonderful programs for your children. I know that these
are not the best economic times, and we must selectively choose how to spend our money, but the education and recognition of
our students is a worthy investment. MEMBERSHIP IS ALWAYS OPEN! If you have not joined yet, please consider doing
so. You can print off our Membership Form from the EHS website under the PTSA tab and drop it off in the office. We welcome your involvement if you have the time, but your financial investment alone also helps us greatly. Please consider joining.
Thank you all and hope to see you at our PTSA events!
Sondia Buscaino
PTSA President
HONORARY SERVICE AWARDS NOMINATIONS
Each year the Esperanza High School PTSA recognizes staff, students and parents who have gone "above and beyond"
the norm in their service to EHS, our students and youth of our community. The PTSA makes a donation to the
California State PTSA in honor of the awardees. This donation is used by the CA State PTA for low interest loans and
professional education of those working in areas serving children and youth. Please download the nomination form from
our EHS website at www.esperanzahs.com under the PTSA link. Or, you can stop by the Esperanza front office to pick
up the form. All recommendations will be considered, and the selection will be determined by the HSA committee.
Please include the name, position and reason why you feel this person should be considered, along with your name
and phone number. Any staff member, parent, student or community member is eligible. If you have any questions,
please call Sue Gold at SueGold@[email protected]. Please consider nominating someone who you
believe has made a difference to all our students at Esperanza!
Submit your recommendation by Thursday, January 27, 2011 to the PTSA box in the main office
or e-mail the form to SueGold@[email protected].
These Honorary Service Awards will be presented on March 21, 2011 in a ceremony in the EHS Library.
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Aztec Calendar
2010—2011
(partial listing and subject to change)
January
17 (Mon)
26-27
28 (Fri)
February
7 (Mon)
12 (Sat)
21 (Mon)
26 (Sat)
March
2 (Sat)
8-9
19 (Sat)
21 (Mon)
21 (Mon)
28 (Mon)
April
6 (Wed)
9
(Sat)
11 (Mon)
18-22
May
16
20 (Sat)
27 (Fri)
30 (Mon)
June
No School Martin Luther King Jr.Day
Finals Schedule
No School—End of Semester
PTSA Board Meeting
6:30 pm EHS Library
Winter Formal
NO School—Washington’s Birthday
Aztec U: Practice SAT
8:00—12:30 EHS
Aztec U: SAT Test Results
7:00—9:00 EHS
CASHEE Testing—Sophomores Only
Aztec Pride Day
8:00—12:00 pm EHS
PTSA General Association Meeting
5:30pm EHS Library
Honorary Service Awards
6:30 –8:00 pm EHS
PTSA Creative Arts Awards
7:00pm—9:00pm
Aztec U: Pathways
PYLUSD Sponsored Evening
Sadies Hawkins Dance
8:00-11:00 EHS
PTSA Board Meeting
6:30pm EHS
Spring Break—No School
Distinguished Aztecs Academic
Recognition 7:00 pm
EHS Prom
No School
No School Memorial Day
EHS In The News
Newsweek lists Esperanza as one of
the 2010 best high schools in America.
Only 6% of all public high schools in the
country make the Newsweek list of slightly
over 1,600 schools. Congratulations Aztecs!
Congratulations to John King, EHS
Women’s Soccer Coach for being named
NSCAA Regional Coach of the Year.
Members of the EHS Speech and
Debate club earned high recognitions at the
Winter Classic Invitational and the Cypress
College Invitational. Three students, Sean
Gaulden, Gavin Rose and Stephanie Shin
have been invited to compete at the National
Tournament of Champions in Spring 2011.
237 EHS students earned the designation of AP scholar by the College Board in
recognition of their exceptional achievement
on the college-level Advanced Placement
Program (AP) Exams.
Alumni Scott Myrick and Ashely
Gonzales were featured in this past season
of the hit television show Dancing With the
Stars. Both are 2010 EHS graduates.
Safety First Continued from Page One:
Two of our local boy scout troops have volunteered to
prepare portable bathrooms for use in each of
the classrooms in the event of a lockdown. We are
grateful for their donation and work. If your organization can help with supplies or monetary donations, we
would greatly appreciate it.
We are especially in need of monetary donations in
order to buy 2 (500 person) trauma bags. The cost is
$1000 each bag. All donations can be turned into the
Finance Office. Please help us equip Esperanza with
the safety materials that are needed in an emergency
situation.
For more information email: [email protected]
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EHS October Students of the Month
Advincula, Audrey / Mrs Marshall
Alvi, Jayson / Mrs Walters
Arnold, Megan / Mr Hale
Ball, Shannon / Mr Pendleton
Calavitta, Genoa / Mrs Marshall
Cepeda, John / Mrs Stremiz
Chang, Andrew / Mr Hill
Chang, Andrew / Ms Nguyen
Christian, Charlotte / Mrs Castro
Cooper, Ryan / Mr Nordwick
Dahlstrom, Kimberly / Mrs Murphy
Eckert, Clementine / Mrs Othmer
Eligio, Kyle / Mr Slevcove
Franklyn, Will / Mrs Crask
Garcia, Vania / Mrs Winters
Gilbertson, Madeline / Mrs Koutzoukis
Gunnin, Andrew / Mr Nordwick
Hamby, Michael / Mrs Castro
Harlan, Christopher / Mr Perez
Harper, Jenna / Mrs Slack
Harper, Jenna / Mrs Vanderhook
Haynes, Kalynn / Ms Lukach
Hernandez, Jose / Mrs Shulman
Johnson, Jake / Mrs Stout
Kieffer, Megan / Mrs Kieffer
Kim, Jamie / Mrs Platz
Lee, Tiffany / Mrs Gehringer
McNab, Erica / Mr Hale
Morales, Keila / Mrs Platz
Naranjo, Jose / Mrs Vanderhook
Nguyen, Anthony / Mrs Elwood
Owens, Megan / Mrs Elwood
Park, Josh / Ms Newell
Powell, Jeremy / Mr Peck
Ramos, Joey / Mrs Radak
Roman, Tim / Mrs Leonard
Sabo, Jennifer / Mrs Yarruhs
Torrens, Michelle / Mr Freeman
Toy, Adam / Ms Nguyen
Tumlinson, Mark / Mr Shellman
EHS November Students of the Month
Hernandez, Kasey / Mrs Gigliotti
Thornton, Austin / Mrs Elwood
Masjedifar, Sahar / Mrs Elwood
Murray, Hillary / Mr Perez
Hansen, Trevor / Mrs Castro
Juarez, Chris / Mrs Castro
Geosano, Tyler / Mr Slevcove
Stockton, Sydney / Mr Slevcove
Railey, Connell / Ms Lukach
Leonard, Brett / Mrs Murphy
Hunter, William / Mr Hill
Tu, Stephanie / Mr Shellman
Evans, Allison / Mr Nordwick
Snyder, Brittney / Mrs Kieffer
Gomez, Kevin / Mrs Winters
Fuentes, Apryl / Mr Hale
Boehringer, Tyler / Mr Hale
Guan, Janelle / Mrs Platz
Buckner, Derek / Mrs Platz
Hernandez, Melody / Mrs Gehringer
Holst, Mackenzie / Mrs Marshall
Alejandrino, Kristine / Mrs Marshall
Djauhari, Josh / Mrs Crask
Gerrity, Kelly / Mrs Stout
Harper, Jenna / Ms Radak
Singas, Dianna / Mrs Koutzoukis
EHS September Students of the Month
EHS December Students of the Month
Ampudia, Sierra / Ms Nguyen
Bartlett, Brett / Mrs Kieffer
Bergman, Zachary / Mrs Koutzoukis
Bianco, Taylor / Mr Freeman
Boudreau, Katie / Mr Slevcove
Brenner, Gretchen / Mrs Elwood
Douglas, McKenna / Mrs Yarruhs
Ellington, Maxwell / Mr Hill
Fernandez, Christian / Mrs Elwood
Fields, Ben / Mrs Yarruhs
Flodin, Ryan / Mrs Stout
Fuentes, Apryl / Mr Nordwick
Garcia, Sean / Mrs Hernandez
Grimes, Madison / Mrs Crask
Ha, Bryan / Mrs Vanderhook
Hunter, Lindsay / Mr. Berman
Johnson, Justina / Ms Nguyen
Kari, Caleb / Mrs Yarruhs
Karzan, Kayle / Mr Hale
Larsen, Kaitlin / Mrs Winters
Leslie, Jessica / Mr Nordwick
Marquez, Tristan / Mrs Marshall
Martin, Chelsy / Mrs Gehringer
Mitchell, Dylan / Mrs Winters
Monteiro, Cydnee / Mrs Slack
Moreno, Amy / Mr Peck
Munch, John / Mrs Vanderhook
Nguyen, Jessica / Mr Pendleton
On, Ian / Ms Lukach
Palacios, Itzel / Mr Hale
Pinson, Danielle / Mrs Platz
Praeger, Elsie / Mrs Shulman
Quintero Martinez, Erick / Ms Newell
Reagan, Cody / Mrs Gullotti
Romero, Olivia / Mrs Radak
Rugh, Thomas / Mrs Stremiz
Schmidt, Elise / Mrs Platz
Searly, Kayla / Mrs Marshall
Staav, Nathaniel / Mrs Murphy
Stuewe, Melanie / Ms Leonard
Toy, Adam / Mr Shellman
Wagner, Shayna / Mrs Othmer
Wren, Brianna / Mrs Walters
Students of the Month
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A Big Thank You To All Who
Participated In Our
Orange County
Register Fundraiser
PTSA wishes to thank the Orange County Register
for their commitment to education. As well, we would
like to thank our EHS students, parents and
faculty for their support in the
Register In Education Fundraiser.
We greatly appreciate your dedication to ensure
Esperanza PTSA is able to fund many different
school activities and programs for the students and
staff. Thank you to everyone for your help and
support !
Support EHS PTSA
Enjoy some delicious
Mustache Mike’s
Italian Ice
Tuesdays after school
in the Quad
$3.00 and $5.00
Esperanza Students Win PYLUSD Reflections
Now to compete at PTA 4th District
Congratulations to Faith Angelie Dela Cruz, whose Reflections
Visual Arts piece, “We don’t have a Planet B” has been chosen by
our school district Council PTA to now compete at the Orange
County, 4th District PTA level. The EHS PTSA would also like to
congratulate Sandra Rhee, whose Musical Composition piece is
also in the running for the 4th District PTA recognition of all high
school entries. We will find out at the end of January where both
pieces placed, and if they will go on to our State PTA level.
Good luck and Best Wishes to Faith and Sandra!
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PTSA Executive Board
2010—2011
(Partial Listing)
President
1st VP
2nd VP
Rec.Sec’t
Treasurer
Auditor
Historian
Corr. Sec”t
Parliamentarian
Aztec Pride
Aztec University
Career Day
Sondia Buscaino
Caroline Wahlstrom
Sandee Van Oyen
Susanne Hidalgo
AnnMarie Rees
Sandy Jara
Dana Logue
Bijal Patel
Julie Nibali
Connie Francis
Virginia Park
Anita Cordell
Nadine Elwood
Creative Arts
Sandee Van Oyen
DAAR
Nadine Elwood
Directory
Sandee Van Oyen
Epic/Website
Laura Deutsch
Honorary Serv. Award Dan & Sue Gold
Hospitality
Diane Van
Membership
Debra DeMent
Reflections
Sandee Van Oyen
Teresa Cepeda
Reg/Summer Mailers Marina Hubl
Lucy Huerta
Scholarships
Cindee Toy
Staff Rep.
Nadine Elwood
Student of Month
Caroline Wahlstrom
Volunteer Coord.
Teresa Cepeda
Ways and Means
Margaret Bell
Thank you to these parents and students
who give generously of their time and
resources to benefit our
Esperanza community.
Student PTSA Leaders
Alli Heller, President
Chrystie Nguyen, VP Activities
Eric Arellano, VP Fundraising
Jessica Duong, VP Comm.
Victoria Bonfanti, Secretary
Adult Advisors
Miryam Vasquez
Connie Francis
Sandee Van Oyen
PTSA Student
Leadership Committee
Hey Aztecs!
The PTSA students have been hard at work even
through the holiday season. We began November
with our service learning project "Leadership 101"
planned by our Leadership Development Chair
Brandon Buscaino. Weekly committee meetings helped this
to be one of our
most organized
events! Additionally, Staff
Holiday Treat
Day organized
by Katy Edgerly
and Tiffany Le
was a huge success with
PTSA student members at the Holiday
Treat Day
42 PTSA
students baking
a total of 116 dozen treats. The staff really appreciated it and thanks to all that helped with this. A
new event this
year was our
Holiday Carnival supported by
Granite Investment
Company for the
Anaheim Boys and
Girls Club. 42
PTSA students
worked hard to
PTSA Student Members at Staff
ensure a good
Holiday Treat Day 2010
time for the 137
kids that attended. There were a variety of booths
from ring toss and estimation to a cake walk
and cookie decorating. Our current event-inprogress is the Mix-It-Up Luncheon held in February and coordinated by Jack Fixa. The
next general student meeting will be held on January 31 at 4:15 PM in the Library with the
theme being S'mores and Leadership. Hope to
see you there!
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PTSA Creative Arts Awards
The Esperanza PTSA is pleased to announce its annual Creative Arts Awards contest. The
competition is open to all Esperanza High School students enrolled for the 2010-2011 school
year. This event recognizes and honors the fine work of our students. Original work completed between September 2010 and February 2011 is eligible. A maximum of two entries
may be submitted by each student. All entrants will receive a certificate of participation.
On the evening of March 28, 2011, ribbons and cash awards will be presented to the Best of
Division and First, Second and Third Place in the following categories:
ART DIVISION
CATEGORY 1 (Beginning Art students)
* Drawing
* Painting
CATEGORY 2 (Intermediate and
Advanced Art students)
* Drawing (Black and White Media)
* Drawing (Color/Other Media)
* Painting (Watercolor/Tempera)
* Painting (Oil/Acrylic/Airbrush)
CATEGORY 3
* Sculpture (Ceramics and 3-D Art and Design)
LANGUAGE ARTS
* Poetry
* Prose (Essay/Short Story)
Entry forms will be available at the library,
or on the EHS website, on the PTSA page.
Deadline is Friday Feb. 25th. If you are
artistically inclined, this is one event
you don’t want to miss!
Sandee Van Oyen
PTSA Creative Arts Awards Chair
(714) 779-8095 or [email protected]
Esperanza High School Final Exam Schedule
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2010-20011 Aztec University Series
College Information Series for Parents
Sponsored by the Esperanza Counseling Dept. and the PTSA.
EHS events start at 7:00pm
February 26
March 2
April 6
Practice SAT/ACT, 8am
Practice Test Results
Pathways to the Future - PYLUSD Sponsored Event