Escondido Charter High School

"Education Is Our Business"

CHARTER NOTES
Monday thru Wednesday, March 19 to March 21, 2007

Week 11

ISPE (TCP):
ISPE logs are due. Logs will not be accepted after Wednesday. All ISPE logs, essays, and contracts should be placed in the basket in the Library!

CAHSEE Testing:
The California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) will be administered on Tuesday, March 20 and Wednesday, March 21. Students must pass the CHSEE to receive a high school diploma. The CHSEE consists of an English language arts exam on Tuesday and a mathematics exam on Wednesday. All TCP sophomores will be assigned to a specific testing room. ILP students should request additional information from their Teacher of Record.

Dance:
The Luminous Essence of Phosphorescence Dance will take place on March 23 in the Student Union. The dance will be held from 7:00 p.m. to 10 p.m. and tickets will be sold at the door for $8. There will be a professional DJ and the new Charter dance rules will be in action! Make sure to wear white since the whole room will be lit with black lights. If you do happen to forget any of this information, you can check out Wikipedia.org and search for ECHSdance (all one word).

Dress Code!
As the weather warms up, female students are reminded that shorts and skirts must be at least mid-thigh in length and tops must cover the shoulder with no part of the undergarment showing. In addition, bare midriffs are not permitted. Students who violate this policy will be disciplined accordingly.

Join the Round Up!
All parents are invited to our first "Western Round up the Funds" Auction/Dinner Fundraiser meeting. We're looking forward to a very successful event, but we need your help putting it together. All levels of participation are available. Join the volunteer round up on March 20, at 7:00pm in the library. For more information please call or email Pati Navarro at 740-5943 or roundup@cox.net.

Prom:
007 Prom tickets will go on sale again this week (March 19-23) at lunch in front of the library for the price of $60. This price will continue next week (March 26-30). You won’t want to miss this night to remember!

Staff and Parents:
The 2007 Prom Committee of Escondido Charter High School requests the honor of your presence at “Diamonds are Forever” on May 12, 2007 from 8:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. at the Bristol Hotel in downtown San Diego. We need chaperones and Blackjack dealers in order to ensure the success of Prom 2007. Your prompt reply would be most helpful. If you are interested, please contact Mrs. Soule at (760) 737-3154 x250 or lsoule@echs.org.

Relay for Life:
Help in the fight against cancer. Relay for Life is a team event to raise money for the American Cancer Society. You can help! See Claire Brooks or Ms. Rittenhouse for more details.
Note: All time spent raising funds counts as community service.

CSF:
There will be an all-member meeting on Tuesday, March 20 at 12:30 p.m. in F-203.

Baseball:
Upcoming games: Thursday, March 22, ECHS @ Canyon Crest Academy, 4:00 p.m. TCP early release time will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 29, ECHS @ Bishop, 4:00 p.m. TCP release time will be 2:00 p.m. Go White Tiger baseball!

Softball:
Previous game scores: Wednesday, March 14, Horizon-14-ECHS-0. Upcoming games: Tuesday, March 20, ECHS @ Canyon Crest Academy, 4:00 p.m. TCP early release time will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 22, ECHS @ Valley Center, 4:00 p.m. TCP early release time will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 24, ECHS vs. Holtville @ Valley Center HS, 8:00 a.m. All players need to meet at Valley Center HS at 7:00 a.m. Go White Tiger softball!

Golf:
This week’s schedule: Monday, March 19: Varsity-Range Practice, 3:30 p.m., Woods Valley, JV-Range Practice, 3:30 p.m., Oaks North. Tuesday, March 20: Varsity- ECHS vs. SDA, 3:00 p.m. Woods Valley. TCP release time will be 2:00 p.m. JV- ECHS vs.Temecula Prep, 3:00 p.m., Oaks North. TCP release time: 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 21- Varsity- practice, 3:30 p.m., Eagle Crest, JV- practice, 3:30 p.m., Reidy Creek. Thursday, March 22- Varsity- ECHS vs. Tri-City Christian, 3:00 p.m., San Louis Rey course. TCP release time will be 2:00 p.m. JV- Practice, to be announced. Go White Tiger golfers!

Track:
Previous meet results: Thursday, March 15, ECHS performances @ La Jolla High School: 3200 meters- Kyle Broxterman, 1st place; 800 meters- Jesse Torres, 1st place; 800 meters (girls)- Jasmine Melvin. Congratulations to Peter Goncalves, Alyssa Duhachek, Treva Blake, Kiet Tran, and Daniel Rojero for setting personal records in their first track meet! Next track meet: Thursday, April 12 , ECHS, Calvin, Tri-City Christian @ Santa Fe Christian HS, 3:30 p.m. TCP release time will be 2:00 p.m. Go White Tiger track stars!

Coming Events:

Tuesday & Wednesday (3/20-3/21), CAHSEE Testing (All Sophomores)
Monday-Friday (4/2-4/6), Easter Vacation, School Closed
Friday (4/20), End of Third Grading Period
Monday-Thursday (4/23-4/26), STAR Testing
Friday (4/27), Senior Exhibitions