March 19th

Wellness Week

Next week is ECHS Wellness Week.  We mailed home flyers for the event and we are excited for the lunch activities that Leadership, Key Club, National Honor Society, BSU, HOPE, and GSA clubs have planned.  There will be daily drawings for a chance to win incentive bags for students who participate. as well as a Additionally, there will be a drawing at the end of the week for students who participated every day in the Wellness Week activities.  We are focusing on self-love and self-care and encourage all students to participate.

9th Grade Support

We held our Virtual 9th Grade Parent Support Night last night.  Our message for all students and parents, is that there is still time to to improve grades in both high school and college courses.  This has been a challenging year, but we are here to support all students.  

If there are students who are struggling in the their college class and feel they are in danger of failing this semester, Ms. Mae and I would like to meet with you right away next week or the week after.  The last day to drop a college class with a W withdrawal is April 1st.  Please do not drop a class without meeting with us first.  

A recording of the meeting is available via the link provided below. The meeting included presentations from our ECHS English, Math, College Readiness, and Science teachers as well as from our School Counselor.  If you have any questions or would like to set up a meeting, please email me at johnpi@fsusd.org.  

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FYuK1lFWiie5RZJPrNQH_clgsEQ01zmS/view?usp=sharing

Senior Spotlights

We are so proud of the progress that Avanish Saini has made at ECHS!  Avi has successfully completed more than 40 college units from Solano College.  In previous years, he played for the RHS football team and worked throughout high school at McDonalds.  This year Avi has earned an A or B in all of his classes and just got hired at Safeway.  Avi plans to continue working and going to Solano College next year with plans to transfer to a four-year university to major in Computer Science.  Great job Avi!

Arianna Akbari has done an excellent job at ECHS! She has maintained a GPA above 4.0 every semester since sophomore year. In addition to school, Arianna has worked at both Subway and Hollister since sophomore year, and worked as an agency graphic designer during the summer of her junior year. She is currently working on a small beauty brand that will be launching soon, Spice Beauty. (@spicebeauty on Instagram). Arianna has volunteered at Northbay Medical Center and the Food Bank of CC/Solano for over 300 hours collectively. Arianna is on track to complete 3 AA degrees from SCC in General Science, Biomedical Science, and Liberal Studies. She plans to continue at Solano then transfer to a UC. Great job Arianna!

Senior Projects

All of the ECHS seniors are working hard to complete their Senior Projects.  The projects fall into one of the following categories: Career Exploration, Creative Arts, or Community Service.  We have two Community Service projects with events taking place tomorrow for those interested in participating. 

Ethan Krier organized a 5k run, that due to Covid, is taking place virtually.  He is raising money in support of the Wounded Warrior Project.  If you would like to donate in support of Ethan's Senior Project and the Wounded Warrior Project please click the link below.

https://carryforward.woundedwarriorproject.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=23966&cmr=2BB44BA4C2BD&language=en

Another community service Senior Project taking place tomorrow, is Shirly Vazquez's Clothing Drive.  If you are able to help and donate items, she will be at the Gomer School on Abernathy Rd. tomorrow from 12:00-3:00.

Cross Country Champions

Congratulations to the RHS Girls Cross Country team.  They won the MEL Championship!

Alexa Amador, Madeline Pitts, and Aaron Hillberg from ECHS made ALL-League and Scarlett Hodge competed in her first varsity league championship race!  

At the junior varsity level Dorothy Baltaxe was 3rd overall and Dean Ramos was 2nd overall.  

The MEL League Championship race was held Wednesday at Lagoon Valley Park.  Here are some of the ECHS student athlete's results.

Girls Varsity 3 mile race

Alexa Amador Trejo 2nd overall 19 minutes 43 seconds

Madeline Pitts 6th overall 20 minutes 8 seconds

Boys Varsity 3 mile race

Aaron Hillberg 7th overall 17 minutes 32 seconds

Girls JV 2 mile race

Dorothy Baltaxe 15 minutes 4 seconds

Boys JV 2 mile race

Dean Ramos 12 minutes 33 seconds

College and Career Announcements

Check out Miss D's College and Career Weekly Announcement Bulletin.  There is a lot of great information and opportunities for students.  

Here is the link to the slides.  

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1zKTO1USeDEpPph0pa5oQNW74_K6hucJ9Cib8CY15azw/edit?usp=sharing

Social-Emotional Support

Care Solace for Our Families! *REMINDER*

**CARE SOLACE- SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SUPPORTS FOR OUR FAMILIES**

Social-emotional support has been identified by staff, students, and families as one of the top priorities. Our district has partnered with Care Solace to provide these supports.

With Care Solace, families and staff gain access to a dedicated Care Concierge team, with experts available around-the-clock to guide users through processes related to insurance, provider availability, wait times and scheduling. Care Solace's care navigation system uses proprietary technology and a vast database of behavioral and mental healthcare resources to find carefully vetted therapists and programs in minutes.

Care Solace is now available to Fairfield-Suisun families and staff.

https://www.caresolace.com/site/fsusdfamilies/

Upcoming Events

4/1/21 Last day to drop a college class with a withdrawal W 

*Please talk to Mr. Pizzo or Mrs. Mae before dropping any class

4/2/21- 4/9/21 Spring Break - No High or College Classes 

4/16/21 First day of campus for students that opted for in-person instruction

4/26/21 Fall 2021 and Summer 2021 SCC Class Registration 

SCC Graduation May 27th (Virtual Ceremony)

ECHS/RHS Graduation June 8 or June 9th 

*more information to come