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Adolfo Camarillo
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4660 Mission Oaks Blvd., Camarillo, CA 93012-5190
MAY/JUNE 2014 Issue #126
What’s Happening on Campus
Looking Ahead… … …
PTSA Meeting Dates 2014
Parents: Please keep sick students home
May 6th
June 10th
All meetings will be held at 6:30 pm in the ACHS
library. Please join us!
ACHS PTSA
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May 2014
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5-16
7-8
13-14
15
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Collegial Day
AP Exams
Pictures taken for ID’s for next year
Testing—CAHSEE (makeups)
Collegial Collaboration Day
Prom—Spanish Hills Country Club
After Prom Party—Roxy Theater
(Doors close at midnight)
21-22 Blood Drive—Cafeteria
22
Collegial Collaboration Day
26
Memorial Day Holiday
29
CSF Awards—Gym
Collegial Day
7PM-11PM
11PM—4AM
Periods 1-6
Collegial Day
6PM
June 2014
2
3
6
5,6,9
6
10-12
12
Senior Awards –Outside Scholarships—Gym
6PM
Bank Awards—Gym
6PM
Collegial Collaboration Day
Collegial Day
Senior Finals
Luau Rally
Finals
Graduation @ 2pm
All the information you need will be
posted on our website.
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FROM OUR PRINCIPAL…
Dear Parents:
We are going strong as the school year progresses! Many exciting things have been happening on our campus these past
few months, and we are looking forward to many exciting events in the coming months.
Student Recognition
During February and March we had several opportunities to recognize student achievement in activities, academics, and
athletics. Distinguished Students enjoyed a Renaissance Carnival on February 28, and their second semester special
assembly on March 28 to see Chinese Acrobats. In order to attend these events, Distinguished Students had to present
their “DS”-stamped student ID cards. Teachers’ Choice Awards were March 24 (teachers select students generally with
a focus on student improvement) and Academic Achievement Awards (for students with a cumulative 3.8+ GPA on a 5.0
-scale and students who participated on academic teams such as Academic Decathlon, Mock Trial, GAPP) were March
31. Many students were recognized. Graduation will be on June 12, 2014 at 2:00 PM.
Drama Presents
Our amazing ACHS Drama Department opened their spring production of “It Runs in the Family” on April 3. The production ran for 6 nights and the audience reviews claimed it was hilarious!
Pool News
The new Scorpion Aquatic Center is now open and being used on a daily basis! Our Grand Opening / Ribbon Cutting took
place on February 18th, and many people were in attendance on that ACHS history-making day. Mr. Lipman and the administration jumped in the pool with the swim teams during the festivities! Once the groundbreaking took place, the entire
complex was completed in 10 months, right on schedule. ACHS and our community will enjoy the benefits of this complex
for many years to come.
Spring Testing
CAHSEE Testing: Sophomores (make-ups only), Juniors and Seniors who need to take the CAHSEE may do so on May
13 and 14.
STAR Testing: STAR testing has been replaced with Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) testing. This SBA testing will
be used throughout the entire country for a more uniform testing of our students’ knowledge.
Advanced Placement Testing: Advanced Placement (AP) testing will occur between May 5 and 16.
Final Exams: Final Exams will be June 10 – June 12, from 8:00am – 12:26pm. Senior Finals will be June 5, 6, 9.
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FROM OUR PRINCIPAL… (continued)
Communication: Website, MyVUE, Web Store, and Online Calendars!
Please remember to stay connected, we are here for you:
ACHS PTSA is on Facebook! Be sure to “like” ACHS PTSA and tell all your friends to do the same. The ACHS PTSA fan
page gives you easy access to information, Newsletters, and Forms & Flyers!
Review our school web page: www.camarillohigh.us.
Check out upcoming activities, daily bulletins, Friday videos “camhighconnect”, and more by going to
www.camarillohighschoolactivities.com.
Purchase spirit wear, yearbooks, lockers, PE items, and even Grad Night tickets online at our Web Store
www.shopcamhigh.com.
Many of our teachers have been trained on and use MyVUE. We will continue to offer training for this invaluable feature
which allows parents to check student attendance and grades daily. If you would like to view MyVUE, you can go to
www.camarillohigh.us and click on the MyVUE Portal just under Find Your Way.
Our online calendars provide parents, students, and staff information on ACHS events. Please visit www.camarillohigh.us
and click on the calendar. For athletics information on games and recent scores please go to www.highschoolsports.net.
Our music department website is www.achsmusic.com and offers viewers a calendar of musical and color guard (winter
guard) events as well as a place to submit photos and video. Check out activities and more at
www.camarillohighschoolactivities.com.
Adolfo Camarillo High School has an “open door” communication policy for all students, staff, and parents. Please contact
us whenever you have any questions or comments. Even if an incident occurs off campus, informing administrators can
help avoid problems from escalating on campus. Thank you!
Sincerely,
Glenn E. Lipman
Glenn E. Lipman, Principal
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2013-2014
PTSA Executive Board
President
Jane Kotake
[email protected]
1st Vice President-Programs
Rochelle Sullivan
[email protected]
2nd Vice President-Volunteers
Janice Nishimori
[email protected]
Recording Secretary
Danielle Ecsedy
[email protected]
Corresponding Secretary
Linda Valdez
[email protected]
Treasurer
Michelle Tingley
[email protected]
Auditor
Gemma McKnelly
[email protected]
Historian
Cindy Muscarella
[email protected]
Parliamentarian
Tiffaney Aleman
[email protected]
Newsletter Editor
Tami Velasquez
[email protected]
Have a great summer!
It’s hard to believe that the end of this school year is right around the corner. Our hard work has
paid off! Not only did we have successful programs during the year, we made donations totaling
nearly $24,000 (to date) to ACHS for classroom academic enrichment:
6 Smart Boards and Document Cameras for classrooms: $22,800
10 Texas Instrument Graphing Calculators for classroom use: $1,126
There’s still a little more time before this school year ends, so we hope to make additional cash
donations to the school for enrichment. Additionally, our volunteer hour contribution to ACHS,
using the California State Volunteer Hour Rate of $24.75, is valued at nearly $100,000 to date!
Safe & Sober After Prom Party
Planning for our “NEW & IMPROVED” 24th Annual Safe and Sober After Prom Party is underway.
It begins immediately after the Senior Prom until 4:00am on May 18 th at the Roxy Theatre in
Camarillo and will be filled with non-stop fun, live entertainment, prizes and lots of food. Many
volunteers and donations are needed to provide a safe, fun environment for our Seniors and their
Prom guests wishing to continue their celebration with their classmates. Seniors who do not attend Prom are welcome to join the fun. Tickets are on sale now!
If you are able to help with the final stages of planning, volunteer or donate (prizes, food, gifts,
your entertainment talent, etc), please contact our After Prom Committee Co-Chairs, Linda Hall &
Debbie Callaway, at [email protected]
We Appreciate You!
Thank you to all the ACHS families and Camarillo community businesses who generously donated to our fundraisers, programs, staff luncheons and treats, and other events. We could not
have achieved what we did without your generous support.
Thank you, Mr. Lipman and your entire staff, for supporting our efforts throughout the year. The
combination of our collaborative efforts, our honest and open communication, and our common
goal of enhancing the social and academic high school experience for our ACHS students contributed to our success.
A SPECIAL THANK YOU to our 2013–14 PTSA Executive Board and to all who served on our
Committees during the year. Without your dedication, creativity, talent, generosity and kindness,
we would not have accomplished as much as we did! Together, we made a difference for our
students and for ACHS. Thank you!
Planning for 2014-15
Congratulations to our newly elected Officers! I am excited that all grades, including incoming
Freshmen, are represented. Planning for the 2014-15 school year has already started. If you
have ideas, suggestions, are interested in becoming more involved in our PTSA next year or
have questions, please email me at [email protected]
Please join us at our next PTSA meetings on May 6 th and June 10th at 6:30pm in the ACHS
Library.
Thanks for a great year!
Jane Kotake
ACHS PTSA President
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ACHS PTSA Honorary Service Awards Honoree’s
The PTSA is proud to announce our 2014
Honorary Service Award honorees. We wish
to congratulate the following:
Golden Oak Award—Jan and Bill Meier
This award is given to recognize, as the most
prestigious of the Honorary Service Awards,
The Meier’s many years of extraordinary efforts and significant contributions to the Scorpion Athletic Booster Club will be recognized by students for years to come.
Honorary Service Award—Janice Nishimori, Kiki Hiji
and Pam Valovcin
This award recognize the outstanding dedication to the PTSA and
making a difference by going above and beyond for the greater
good of students and staff of ACHS.
Honorary Service Award—John Stava has been selected for
his extraordinary dedication for many years to the ACHS Music
Program. His selfless effort has guided hundreds of music students to achieve the best they can be.
Outstanding Teacher Award—Doris Jung –For her many
years of service and dedication to students of ACHS. Mrs. Jung is
a fine example of an extraordinary teacher. And we thank her for
all that she has given to ACHS.
These fine individuals will be honored and thanked for their service at the Camarillo Council of PTA’s annual Honorary Service
Award Dinner held on June 4th at the Camarillo Library.
~ Linda Hall and Dina Castillo (Co-chairs Honorary Service
Award Committee)
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The ACHS PTSA 23rd Annual Safe and Sober After Prom Party is just a few weeks away.
Tickets are now on sale daily at lunch and the ASB window for this May 17th event.
The fun begins at 11:30pm to 4 am at the Roxy Stadium 11 Camarillo with
* Live entertainment Rock Bands: Sangoyas and The Dregs
* Dancing and Music by DJ X-Ray
*All you can eat Food, Drinks and Snacks (Taco Guy, Chick-fil-a, Candy Bar and much,
much more)
*Movies
Gonzilla (opening weekend) Second Movie TBD
*Games, Prizes and Hourly drawings throughout the night (CASH, Gift Cards and other
Prizes)
*Ping Pong, Air Hockey and Foozball
*Green Screen Photo Booth
Please encourage your senior to come join the fun and keep their party going by celebrating all night with their friends. This annual event gives students a safe alternative to continue their After Prom celebration.
To make this event success, we need many volunteers. Whether you can give two hours of your
time the night of the event or help us contact local businesses for donations or wish to donate. Any
amount of your time would be appreciated.
Volunteers are needed at the event, we will need help with: Decorating, setup, food stations, clean
up and much more. Set up is a great way for senior parents to help.
We welcome any help you can give. If you would like to help, have questions or suggestions. Please
contact by email Debbie Callaway, [email protected] or Linda Hall at [email protected] for information.
Thank you for your support of this time honored event.
After Prom Meeting Dates
All meetings start at 6:30pm in the school
library.
Monday, May 5th and Tuesday, May 13th
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Can you believe the school year is almost over? Finals will be here before you know it but it doesn’t have
to be all bad. In fact, your ACHS PTSA has come up with a way to put a smile on your student’s face –
send them a FINALS TREATS goody bag! Bags are filled with yummy snacks, useful supplies, and a personal
note from you. FINALS TREATS cost only $5 and will be delivered a few days before testing. Order forms are
available in the office or inside the PTSA newsletter. Be sure to place your order by May 21.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
FROM THE HEALTH OFFICE
If your student has a medication on file in the health office, please make sure to pick it up
by June 12th.
All medications left after this date will be destroyed!
A new emergency card will go out in the summer mailer. Please make sure to fill out and
return to ACHS (this must be completed every year even if there are no changes).
Please remember to contact the registrar with any changes in address/phone/contact/school
release information so it can be updated in our computer system.
Keep healthy and have a safe summer!
Thank you
Mary Harris RN, BSN
I would like to thank some amazing staff and faculty who helped our Back To School Night
raffle be such a success!
Thank you to our great ACHS Coaches & Faculty for their generous donations: Allan Sadowsky, Glenn Lipman, Mary Perez, Michaeltorre Smith, ASB, Mike Prewitt.
Thanks also to many of the business that offered donations for our students and parents: Cecilia E. Johnston, JD College Planning Educator, The Princeton Review, Revolution
Prep, Welcome Driver.
As a result of all these wonderful donations, the ACHS PTSA made over $580 that evening. Thank you for all the support and for the many faculty and staff, parents and students
for their support by purchasing raffle tickets!
Carolyn Triebold
ACHS PTSA Raffle Chair
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ANNOUNCEMENTS (continued)
Please support CSF and buy a Boboalicious for $4.50 every Friday after school in front of the office. We are hoping to raise
Scholarship funds for graduating seniors!
*ACHS SENIOR AWARDS NIGHT program is on Monday June 2, 2014. Seniors filled out a
blue Scholarship & College Award form during Senior Activities before Spring Break. Seniors must provide their Letter of Acceptance from the college they will be attending, and
any financial aid award letters, Scholarship awards (even on-line ones) they have received,
to be a part of the Senior Awards Night program. Deadline is May 12th, so please remember to bring scholarship award letters or college acceptance letters in as you get
them. Invitations will be sent out by Monday, May 19th, 2014.
*There are a lot of scholarships for 9th-12th grades still available, even during the summer!
Have your student pick up a current Scholarship List in the College & Career Center, Rm.
C4, for their opportunity to earn FREE money for College. Never too early to start saving!
WORK PERMITS: Federal & State Child Labor Laws state that all students under 18 years
old, must have a work permit to work. It doesn't matter if they are working for family,
during the summer, etc., they must have a current work permit. Employers will not give
work hours until the actual permit it in their hands. The green work permit application
form can be picked up in the College & Career Center, Rm. C4. Student completes the top
& side, Employer completes the middle section including their Worker's Compensation information, and a parent/guardian signs the bottom.
Once complete, it has to be returned to Mrs. Prentice for processing. There is a 24 hour
turn around time and permits are only picked up at lunch.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Debbie Prentice
Adolfo Camarillo High School
College & Career
Scholarship/Volunteer Coordinator
Work Permits
Ph:(805)389-6409
[email protected]
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SAVE MONEY AND HELP ACHS RAISE MONEY AT THE SAME TIME!
In just a short period of time, BOGOPOD.com has donated thousands of dollars to over 50
local schools and charities. The good news is that our school was one of the beneficiaries of
this great program. However, we are now asking for your help to generate even more funds
for our school. Please help us continue to receive, and increase, the donations we receive from
BOGOPOD.com.
WHAT IS BOGOPOD.com?
BOGOPOD is dedicated to helping you "Get More for your Money" with valuable savings at
businesses you already use or new places you may want to try. You can save money by either
accessing FREE coupons on BOGOPOD.com or you can buy Limited Time Offer certificates
that are available for purchase for a short period of time and provide 40% to 90% off at
selected businesses.
How We Can Raise Money……Two Easy Ways!
BOGOPOD will donate $1 to our school with each Limited Time Offer deal purchased. The
person who purchases the deal gets to choose where the $1 BOGOPOD donation will
go….just choose our school in the drop down box.
In addition, BOGOPOD will also donate $1 for every NEW email address that is registered
in the name of our school (on an ongoing basis). REGISTRATION IS FREE and anyone
who wishes to unsubscribe can do so.
To register and support ACHS, please do the following:
Send an email to [email protected]
Make sure the subject line has the name of our school (i.e. Adolfo Camarillo High School)
You will start to receive BOGOPOD emails sharing great local deals. ALWAYS remember
to select ACHS at checkout to receive the $1 donation
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PARENTS: IF YOU HAVE A STUDENT READY FOR
DRIVER EDUCATION PLEASE READ.
STUDENT INSTRUCTIONSREFERRALS
Referral code – adolfo
Welcome to the first step on the road to getting your driver license – driver education. You will be able to take this
Internet based driver education course at your own pace and convenience. It must be completed within 61 days. A 30day extension may be purchased, if necessary. The Referral Code above is unique to your school and PTSA will
receive $25 for every student that registers. You will use this code once to register online, as described below, before
you begin the course.
Step 1 – Register on WelcomeDriver.com:
a) Go to http://www.welcomedriver.com and click on “Sign Up Now” under Students.
b) Enter your e-mail address and the Referral Code. Click start.
c) Enter your personal information on the Registration Page. Please make sure that your e-mail address (and that
of your parent) is spelled correctly since your password (and other e-mails) will be sent there. This information is
needed by the DMV for your completion certificate.
d) Click on the Register button at the bottom of the page. We will immediately generate a confirmation e-mail to the
e-mail address you gave us which will include your login password. If you don’t get this e-mail within 5 minutes
have your parents check their e-mail (in case your e-mail address was wrong).
Step 2 – Confirm your registration and login: The confirmation e-mail will contain your WelcomeDriver username
(your e-mail address) and an automatically generated password. It will also contain a link to your account. When you
login the first time you will be taken to Your Account page where you can change your password to something easier to
remember. An e-mail will automatically be generated and sent to you reflecting any changes made to your account. Click
the Home tab to continue. NOTE TO AOL USERS: Your Spam Blocker will not accept e-mail from WelcomeDriver. You
must add [email protected] and [email protected] to your address book in order to
receive correspondence from us.
Step 3 – Take The Course:
a) The Home page will show you all the lessons in the course, which are required and an indicator of your progress
in the course.
b) To launch a lesson, click on the lesson name. First a pop-up window will appear (you need to turn off any pop-up
blockers), then the main lesson window will appear in a new smaller browser window.
c) When you complete all required lessons and tests a certificate of completion will be mailed to you. This will take
10-12 business days. The certificate is sent by regular mail to the physical mail address on file.
Best of luck! If you run into any problems use the support form on the website to send an e-mail describing your
problem. For Technical Support Call 888-300-9263.
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Adolfo Camarillo High PTSA
A member of the Camarillo PTA Council, Twelfth District PTA, California Congress of Parents, Teachers and Students, Inc.,
a National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Jane Kotake…...…….President
Glenn Lipman…...………….Principal
Dr. Gabe Soumakian…………..…...Superintendent
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