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4 6 6 0 M i ss i o n O a k s B l v d .
C a m ar i l l o , C A 9 3 0 1 2 - 5 1 9 0
(805) 389-6437
May/June ‘15
Message from PTSA President
Inside this issue:
PTSA President’s Message
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Principal’s Letter
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Did You Know?
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PTSA Board Roster
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PTSA Messages
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PTSA Complete Board
Listing
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PTSA Flyers
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Other Important Events/ 1318
News
Calendar of Events
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Next PTSA
Meeting
June 2—ACHS Library
Potluck Dinner @ 6:30pm
Meeting @ 7:15pm
Please join us!
Greetings Scorpion Families! As I write my last PTSA President
newsletter message, words cannot express the gratitude I have for the
parents, teachers, staff, students and community members for their
cooperative spirit, generosity, continuous support, dedication, and
willingness to help strengthen our PTSA.
Initiating change was our biggest challenge
over the last two years. Our greatest
obstacle was to improve the perceptions that
parents had about our PTSA. We changed
our internal structure to run our organization
effectively. We changed the culture of our
PTSA, focusing on helping our parents by
infusing useful information into each meeting.
We updated our internal records and
procedures to become compliant with IRS, California PTA and other
regulations. Our Officers and Committee Chairs bravely made creative,
cost effective changes to our events and programs. The most important
change of all is, together, we created a warm, inviting PTSA evidenced
by new parents who are now active, engaged PTSA members.
The future of our PTSA is bright and the incoming Executive Board led by
Kim Dawson, our President-elect, is a very special group of parents and
ACHS staff who will surely take our PTSA to the next level. I’m excited to
have the opportunity to work with this team next year. I hope you will
join us.
What I lacked in PTSA leadership experience, I compensated by pouring
love into everything I did and never losing sight of the goal to make our
PTSA stronger for the future. As I waded through all the ebbs and flows,
I have learned so much, have grown as a person and am better prepared
to face life’s challenges. Thank you for giving me this wonderful, lifechanging opportunity to serve as your PTSA President for the past two
years.
Have a wonderful, safe summer!
Jane Kotake
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PTSA HOSPITALITY AND STAFF APPRECIATION COMMITTEE UPDATES
STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK DONATIONS NEEDED!
We’re celebrating Staff Appreciation Week
during the week of May 18th. PTSA will be
hosting 2 events during the week and we
need your help to make these events special
for our hard working teachers and staff.
Class of 2017 Parents and PTSA will host a
Staff Treat Day on Tuesday, May 19th.
Please sign up at: http://
www.signupgenius.com/go/10c044bafa82eaafc1-class or contact Heidi Stern at [email protected]
PTSA is organizing a Staff Appreciation Luncheon on Thursday, May
21st. If you’re interested in making a food/supply donation, please
sign up at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c044bafa82eaafc1achs or contact Jane Kotake at [email protected].
SPRING 2015 CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY FUNDRAISER
Thank you to the families and teachers who contributed to our Classroom Technology Fundraiser. We raised $1,464 which will be earmarked for the next SmartBoard/Document Camera donation we make
to ACHS. With only 15 classrooms left without this technology, we are
getting closer to helping Mr. Lipman achieve his dream of having this
technology in every classroom. Thank you for your support!
Congratulations to the Mystery Box Contest winners:
2014-2015
PTSA Executive Board
President
Jane Kotake
[email protected]
1st Vice PresidentPrograms
Kim Dawson
[email protected]
2nd Vice PresidentVolunteers
Rochelle Sullivan
[email protected]
Recording Secretary
Michelle Loomis
[email protected]
Corresponding Secretary
Linda Valdez
[email protected]
Treasurer
Michelle Tingley
[email protected]
Auditor
Gemma McKnelly
[email protected]
Historian
Place – Ms. Thee’s Homeroom Class
Tiffaney Aleman
[email protected]
2nd Place – Ms. Ruiz’s Homeroom Class
Parliamentarian
1st
3rd
Place – Ms. Glasmeier’s Homeroom Class
Consolation – Ms. Pristera’s Homeroom Class
Elmira Ponti
[email protected]
Newsletter Editor
Tami Velasquez
[email protected]
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PTSA IN THE NEWS
The Class of 2016 held the 2nd annual Scorpion 9-Hole Shootout on April 17th at Sterling
Hills Golf Club. It was a impressive success! Over 100 people attended the tournament/
dinner, with Principal Glenn Lipman and teacher Scott Cline leading the way on the
course! The event raised in excess of $15,000 for the class. Well done!
Thank you to all who contributed their time, donations and talents. Much appreciation to
all who attended and supported the event.
Congratulations to 2016 Class President Bobby
Stern and the class cabinet: Des Clancy, Shivani
Govil, Ashley Fontanille & Steven Marin. A huge
thank you to Lori Pristera, class of 2016 advisor.
It was a true team effort - a wonderful example of
the collaboration of students, parents, administration, teachers, PTSA and community leaders. 2016
Class Cabinet members solicited donations from the
community, met with sponsors and business leaders
to pick up sponsorships, ran the program that evening and decorated the venue. Their hard work paid
off. The students were able to gain important skills
and knowledge while putting on a great event.
Thank you the many parents who volunteered that
week and that day....again, well done Class of 2016!
CAMARILLO COUNCIL PTA
PLATINUM MEMBERS
Thank you to the following Camarillo
Council of PTAs Platinum Members! By
purchasing their Platinum Memberships,
they are members of all PTA/PTSA
schools in Camarillo, including ACHS.
Thank you for supporting us!
Bob Rust
Cindy Laudato-Wong
Karen Gatchel (SOKM)
Kim Dawson
Lisa Caulfield (Caulfield Consulting
Group LLC)
Michelle Tingley
Noella and Julie Belvedere (Ottavio’s
Restaurant)
Noella Belvedere (Ric’s Sport Lounge)
Raeanne Michael
Roy Zoka, DDS (Zoka Orthodontics)
Suzanne Kitchens
Wayne Edmonds
John & Kristin Hicks
Pleasant Valley Education Association
Tall Poppy Photography
Kamala Nahas
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ACHS PTSA 24TH Annual After Prom was held May 2nd and was a huge success. Over 350
seniors and their guests attended the fun filled night and most importantly continued prom
night safely together. It takes a village to make this
event happen. From the anonymous 20 dollar bill sent by
mail to the hundreds of offers to lend a hand at yet
another task. This event shows the true spirit that is
found in our Camarillo community very generous people
willing to give of their time, effort and resources to
make a difference to our ACHS Families.
We wish to give a BIG THANK YOU! And acknowledge all
these wonderful ACHS Families, Camarillo and Ventura
County Businesses and Camarillo Community members
for their amazing support in keeping our students safe.
We Thank and Appreciate all that you do.
ACHS ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF
Mr. Glenn Lipman, ACHS Principal
Mrs. Glenn Lipman
Adriana Pulido, ACHS Dean of Students
Kim Stephenson, ACHS Associate Principal
Alexis Ortiz, ACHS Associate Principal
Tommy Taketa, ACHS Counselor
Mary Harris, ACHS School Nurse and her Family
ACHS Office and Support Staff
(continued)
ACHS FAMILIES
Kiki & Mike Hiji and Family
Janice & Jon Nishimori and Family
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hiji
Susan Uchiyama
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Hiji
Kourtney Nishimori
Lauren & Ashlyn Usuki
(Families continued on next page)
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ACHS FAMILIES CONTINUED
Charlene & Tony Adora
Carol Nakashima & Matt Bleamers
Lorisa & Ron Pierson
Jill & Ben Bengtsson
Gemma & Tom McKnelly
Keiko Chun
Kim Dawson
Matt Bengtsson
Mr. & Mrs. Rex A. Berg
Kristi & Brian Krakower & Family
Robin & Tom Bales
Dina & Ben Castillo
Angela & Greg Medina
Jill & Richard Gillis
Noah Medina
Matt Figueroa
Cheryl & Dan Casse
Maryann Ketchum
Brenda Centeno
Julie Cuccia
Dawn Randall
Susan Sajor
Cindy & Steve Muscarella
Jennifer & Jimmy Pertusati
Kimberley & Tony Sheppard
Linda Valdez
Carolyn Triebold
Jane Kotake
Kamala Nahas
Seana & Bob Dawson
Michelle Tingley
Elmira Ponti
Reiko Dimon
Heidi and Bart Stern
Kelly & Christopher Muklevicz
Jill & Jay Heybl
Patty Brown
Elaine & Frank Pompilo
Hope Mills
Denise & Carlos Limon
Susan Stein
Tammy Boyle
Michelle O’Connell
Michelle Loomis
Crystal Roberts
Heather Kurpiewski
Laurie Head
Brenda Lathrop
Rita and David Neumeister
Allison Case Barton
Dianne Canterbury
Tiffaney Aleman
Eleanor Anilao
Charina de la Cruz
Tina Davi
Mary Callaway
And Lastly, Thank you to the many ACHS Students who helped set up the Roxy so quickly.
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CAMARILLO SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
City of Camarillo
Meadowlark Service League
Saving Lives Camarillo
Camarillo Noontime Optimist Club
Camarillo Lodge No 2047 Loyal Order of Moose
Camarillo Republican Women Federation
Camarillo Council of PTA’s
Las Colinas PTA
Dos Caminos PTA
Los Primeros PTO
CAMARILLO & VENTURA COUNTY BUSINESSES
DCH Auto Group Oxnard
Land Rover / Jaguar Ventura
Channel Island Berry Farms
Hiji Brothers
M. Nishimori Farms
Camarillo Family YMCA
Camarillo Children’s Dental Group
Pleasant Valley Pediatric Group
Conejo Mountain Funeral Home and Memorial Park & Crematory
Michael McCarthy DDS
Lawyer’s Title
Advance Motion Controls
Las Posas Country Club
E.R. Mancini
Mark it Place
Lane Redman Concrete
Burger Barn
Mark McDade DDS
Hidden Café
United Blood Services
Ronlo Engineering LTD
Re / Max Integrity
Thousand Oaks Toyota
Automobile Club of Southern California
Bandits BBQ
US Bike Company
Mark Mehrali DDS
B & B Do it Center
Camarillo Yoga Center
Channel Island Kayak Company
Bill’s Bike Shop
Coastal Embroidery
Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Company
Chester’s Asia Chinese Restaurant
Dominick’s Italian Restaurant Oxnard
George Erb Physical Therapy
Cronies Sports Grill
Ameci Pizza & Pasta
Harley Camarillo Bowl
Hearst Castle & National Geographic Theater
George Thompson Diamond Company
Kabuki
Dr. Michael Freeland, OB / Family Optometry Center
In-N-Out Burger
Island Packers
Jersey Mikes (Santa Rosa Rd)
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Lure Restaurant
MB2 Raceway
Mrs. Figs Bookworm
Jim Hall Kart Racing School
The Habit Burger Grill
Eggs “N” Things
Presto Pasta
Subway
Paschen Management (McDonalds)
El Pollo Loco (Simi Valley)
Starbucks (Las Posas Rd)
Las Posas Car Wash
Santa Barbara Museum of ART
Tony’s NY Pizza
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Target (Camarillo)
Valentinos
One Stop Drive thru Oil Change
The Collection at River Park
Snapper Jacks
Revolution
Sky High Sports
Nail Pro & Spa
Tall Poppy
Summer Breeze Tanning
Topper’s Pizza Place
Texas Cattle Company
Trader Joe’s
Willem Hair Design
Message Envy
Party Pleasers
Rolling Pin Donuts
Vons (Mission Oaks)
Wood Ranch BBQ & Grill
Stonefire
Yolanda’s Mexican Café
Thank you again to all of these generous families and businesses.
The PTSA appreciates your kindness more than words can say.
We hope that we have mention all that helped or gave to this event. If by chance we missed
anyone please know we are truly sorry and that your contribution, time or effort was greatly
appreciated.
Thank you and warm regards,
Linda & Bill Hall and Family
Debbie & Wayne Callaway and Family
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A SPECIAL THANK YOU!
PTSA would like to acknowledge the following parents with graduating
seniors for their dedication and support of ACHS and our PTSA.
Debbie Callaway*
Linda Hall*
Kiki Hiji
Gemma McKnelly*
Robin Bales*
Jill Bengtsson
Angela Medina*
Dina Castillo*
Danielle Escedy
The asterisk (*) indicates parents who are “graduating” with the Class of 2015.
The others still have students at ACHS or have students who will be attending
ACHS in the near future.
Your contributions have made a significant difference in every students’ lives at
every school you have volunteered at. We are forever grateful and appreciative
for your countless volunteer hours, your generous donations, for your cooperative teamwork and for sharing your talents. Our PTSA is successful because of
parents like you. Thank you for your service to ACHS PTSA!
Mr. Lipman recognizes the significant contributions made by these parents and
has gifted each of them with reserved field seating at Graduation on June 9th.
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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 30-day 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.
– Register on WelcomeDriver.com:
Go to http://www.welcomedriver.com and click on “Sign Up Now” under Students.
Enter your e-mail address and the Referral Code. Click start.
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 1
a)
b)
c)
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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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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May 2015
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
1
Sat
2 SAT Testing
@ 9am (A-Wing)
PROM—Spanish
Hills Country Club
7pm—11pm
AFTER PROM
11PM—4AM
3
4
5 PTSA MTG
6 House of
7 Collegial Day 8
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10
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12 CAHSEE
13 CAHSEE
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15
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18 Spring
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20 Blood
21 Blood
22 Athletics 23
Sports Awards
(Gym) 6pm
6:30pm LIBRARY
Testing—
Sophomores
Make-Ups, Jr & Sr
Only
Representatives
(F-1)
Picture
Testing—
Day (I-4)
Sophomores
Make-Ups, Jr & Sr
Only
Picture Day (I-4)
Drive (Cafeteria)
1st—6th period
Drive (Cafeteria)
1st—6th period
Physical
Fundraiser (See
flyer for info)
Collegial Day
STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK
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25
HOLIDAY—
Memorial Day
NO SCHOOL
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27
28 CSF
Awards Night
(Gym) 6pm
Collegial Day
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June 2015
Sun
Mon
1 Senior
Awards Night
(Gym) 6pm
Tue
2 PTSA MTG
6:30pm LIBRARY
Wed
3
Thu
4
Fri
5 FINAL
EXAMS (Pds 5,6)
Sat
6
Grad Practice 810am (Caps/
Gowns Distrib.)
GRAD NIGHT
8 FINAL
9 FINAL
Graduation
Practice 9am—
Noon
GRADUATION
4pm—James
Ackerman
Stadium (meet in
Gym @ 2:30pm)
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EXAMS (Pds 1,3)
EXAMS (Pds 2,4)
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