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August 31

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National Honor Society We are so excited to announce that we have 50 students in grades 10-12 who have been accepted into our first National Honor Society class!  These students were selected based on their scholarship, service, leadership, and character.  The students earned a 3.0 GPA or higher last semester with their high school and college classes.  We are planning a formal induction ceremony for the students and their first club meeting is Thursday, September 6th at 7:00am.  Thank you Karen Smith for getting this club started taking on the role of Advisor.   Congratulations to: Kayla Almarinez Asha Abd Roel Jacob Francisco Maya Miller Shery Lauron Maria Medina Kelly Huynh Davin So Cheyenne Miller Gabriella Biscocho Antonio Duenas Eric Cortes Jaqueline Paoli Christopher Cortes Natalie So Angelica Perez  Xaria  Smith Jonah San Gabriel Jolie Perez Crystal  Smith Noah Rumbaoa Blake Ackermann Alexa Colobong Eva Seward-Aponte

August 24

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There's an App for that! Check out the new Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District app.  You can view your student's attendance, grades, lunch account, and much more.   Visit  https://www.fsusd.org/app  for more information or download at the app store today! HBCU Recruitment Fair *ECHS alumni Jaelyn Graves attended this college fair last year and was accepted to multiple HBCUs on the spot.  Jaelyn is now attending Tuskegee University in Alabama.  I tagged her in a tweet this week and she responded with some advice for the ECHS students. \ ECHS Student of the Week This is a new feature I am adding to the blog each week.  12th grade student Elya Kandahari is our first ECHS student of the week.  Elya did such an amazing job last semester in her college Chem 1 class!  Elya's professor reported that she finished the class with a 98% overall grade.  Elya now has a part-time job working i

2nd Week

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Tutoring Support Our goal at Early College High School is to prepare each and every student to be able to get into and graduate from a 4-year university.  We want every student to meet the A-G college entrance requirements.  It is very important that our students earn a C or higher in every class (high school and college).  We ensure there are supports as needed in order to assist students to achieve these goals. School After School Our ECHS teachers are here to support students with their high school classes after school on Monday and Thursday from 3:00-4:00.  We started yesterday and we would like to see more students take advantage of this support.   Freshman Intervention We have arranged to have classroom 443 (upstairs in the 400 building) every Friday from 10:00-11:00 to support students.  This is during 5th period which every 9th grader has free on Fridays.  School Counselor Mae Valles will be there every week to help students with organization, study

First Week

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We are off to a great start here at ECHS! Welcome We are very excited to add Melissa Nance to the ECHS staff!  Ms. Nance is teaching English 9, US History, and 10th Grade College Readiness.                                   Orientation We would like to thank Deputy Russell for coming to speak to us at orientation.  We are so grateful for our strong partnership with the Solano County Sheriffs.  The Sheriffs are always on campus and can be reached on their office phone (707-864-7131) as well as the on duty cell (707-580-6526).    It was a pleasure meeting new students and speaking with so many parents.  We will be back at Rodriguez High School in the library for ECHS Parent Information Nights next month.   11th-12th grade Parent Information Night is at 6:00pm on Sept. 6th.   9th-10th grade Parent Information Night is at 6:00pm on Sept. 13th. Pegasus Mentors All of the 9th grade students have been matched up with a Pe