March 1st

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Progress Report Grades 
I can't believe it's already March!  Our school year is more than 2/3 finished.  The progress report grades were finalized earlier in the week by the teachers and grades can be accessed online in Aeries.  Students who are struggling are highly encouraged to seek out our academic supports. It is also not too late for students to sign up for college tutoring if they need help with their college classes.  If you have any questions about high school academic support or college tutoring please let me know.




ECHS Intervention and Academic Support Time


 -Math Support with Peer Tutors (Targeted for 9th graders in Math 1 or 1-2)
*Peer Tutors can also help with English, Science and CR
Mondays- 5th Period 1:00-2:50 in 1635
Wednesdays- 5th Period 1:00-2:50 in 1635
Fridays- 5th Period 10:00-10:50 in 446

-Math Support with Peer Tutors (Targeted for 10th graders in Math 1 or 2)
*Peer Tutors can also help with English, Science, History and CR
Fridays- 2nd Period 11:00-11:50 in 446

-School After School with ECHS Teachers (Support for all students grades 9-12)
Mondays- 3:00-4:00
Thursdays- 3:00-4:00

*Support for college classes is available in the SCC Tutoring Center



Counselor Corner

The first session of the Social Emotional Intelligence series was a success! We talked about the concept of taking the time to put down stress at the end of the day in order to find balance. We talked about healthy and unhealthy methods of self care such as deep breathing, or taking a 10 minute walk during the student's hour long lunch (when the weather permits). I visited every CR class and provided 2 handouts to help students gauge their overall stress levels and about keeping a stress journal.

As an culminating event, I will be hosting a support group with detailed activities on dealing with stress for any student who is interested.  The first meeting is next Thursday, March 7th at 3:00pm in Portable 1101.
Please let me know if you have any questions.


Sincerely,
Mae Valles
maev@fsusd.org
School Counselor

707/435-3551

Counseling Support

-Academic Counseling Support (Targeted for 9th Graders)
Fridays- 5th Period 10:00-10:50 in 443

-Academic Counseling Support (Targeted for 10th Graders)
Fridays- 2nd Period 11:00-11:50 in 443

-Counseling Support (Available to all students grades 9-12)
Drop-in 12:00-12:50 Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays Office 146

*Ms. Mae is also available to meet with all students by appointment
http://tiny.cc/ECHS-CounselorCal

Night Rally
We had over 60 ECHS students come out to the first ever RHS/ECHS Night Rally last Friday night.  There were students games as well as performances from the RHS Cheer team, RHS Drumline, and the Nextkidz dance crew.  There was also a DJ and the students all got to dance for the second hour. We are looking forward to future night rallies that our students will be able to participate in with their peers from RHS.










Chapkis Dance Family




Our 9th and 10th grade students had the opportunity to watch Chapkis Dance Group perform here on campus on Feb. 20th.  The Chapkis Dance includes ECHS 10th grade student Kaylee Webber. Great job Kaylee!





Privilege Walk

Another event that took place back on Feb. 20th was the Privilege Walk led by SCC Professor Tonmar Johnson.  This workshop really highlighted how diverse our student body is and how different our backgrounds and experiences are.  We are grateful that Professor Johnson included so many of the ECHS students with this activity along with Ms. Mae and myself.








Poetry and Essay Winners

Six of our students were honored by the SCC Superintendent/President, Dr. Celia Esposito-Noy.  This event occurred on Feb. 25 as part of the President's closing program. The following students took the top 3 places in both our Poetry and Essay Competitions.  





Poetry Competition 
3rd place "The Law," by Emily Chao 
2nd place "War is Necessary," by Kaela Ahad 
1st place "Birds of a Feather," by Kylee Aguon 


Essay Competition  
3rd place "The Music of the Harlem Renaissance," by Indiana Purtill 
2nd place "The Great Migration and How it Unifies Us," by Madison Saxer
1st place "The Great Migration: Harlem Renaissance," by Jessica Moore




Students of the Week




Joelle Angeles and Gabriel Zazueta are this week’s students of the week.  Both Joelle and Gabriel found out they were accepted into Dominican University of California.  Both students earned Merit Scholarships. Joelle earned the Deans Scholarship which is $19,000 per year for 4 years and Gabriel earned the Trustee Scholarship which is $25,000 per year for 4 years.  Congratulations to both Joelle and Gabriel for their academic achievement!



Class of 2019
We are so proud of all the ECHS seniors!  Every student is on track to graduate from high school in June and will be leaving ECHS with a significant amount of SCC units with them.  We are receiving more and more amazing news about the colleges our students are getting into. We are also very proud of the seniors who are making plans with their SCC counselor to continue next school year as full-time adult college students here at SCC and complete their TAG agreements.
Here is what some of the seniors have reported so far:







Cheerleading






Paint Night
Paint Night was a success after school today!  We had a packed classroom with students from every grade level participating.  Next month the after school activity is going to be Karaoke Night. 





 


Upcoming Dates


Mar. 9th, Saturday: SAT Test Date (@ RHS)

March 25th-29th: Spring Recess for HS, SCC in session

Apr. 6th, Saturday: Prom

Apr. 12th, Friday: Rodchella, Progress Reports

Apr. 13th, Saturday: ACT Test Day (@ RHS)

Apr. 15th-19th: Spring Break for HS & SCC

Apr. 23rd, Tuesday: 6 period day

May 3rd: Senior Project Showcase Event 1:00-3:00

May 4th, Saturday: SAT Test Day (@ RHS)

May 6th, Monday: Assist-A-Grad Awards @ 7pm, Fairfield Community Center (Willow Hall)

May 14th, Tuesday: Scholar Athlete Awards (tentative)

May 16th, Thursday: Highest Honors Awards

May 17th-May 23: SCC Finals

May 23rd, Thursday: SCC Graduation

May 24th, Friday: No School

May 27th, Monday: Memorial Day No School

May 28th, Tuesday: 6 period day

May 30th, Thursday: ECHS Senior Awards @ 6pm, Suisun (Joseph Nelson Community Center)

May 31st, Friday: Great America Senior Trip

June 5th & 6th, Thursday & Friday: HS Finals

June 7th, Friday: High School Graduation


June 7th, Friday: Disney Grad Night @ 11pm thru Sunday @10am


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