Escondido Charter High School

"Education Is Our Business"

CHARTER NOTES
Thursday and Friday, April 19 to April 20, 2007

Week 14

STAR Testing (TCP):
California STAR testing for all 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students will take place from Monday, April 23 through Thursday, April 26. The STAR consists of a series of exams in English, mathematics, social science, and science called the California Standards Tests (CST). TCP students will test in their first period classroom from 8:05 a.m. to 10:55 a.m. Students will then attend classes according to a modified bell schedule with dismissal at 2:55 p.m.
Note: The modified schedule is attached. TCP teachers are reminded to review the schedule with their Blended students.

Senior Exhibition:
Seniors are reminded that the Senior Exhibition is Friday, April 27. Seniors will work on their portfolios and presentations during the week of STAR testing. Students will report to a specific room each day during the testing period. On Monday, April 23 all seniors are to report to room D202 (library) at 8:05 a.m.
Note: On Tuesday, April 24, a guest speaker will work with the seniors to help them prepare their presentations. Students must report to the library on Tuesday for the presentation breakout session. Students should have the rough draft of their presentations ready to go by Tuesday!

AP Exams:
All students who registered for an AP Exam are reminded the balance payment of $70 per exam is due no later than this Friday, April 20. Bring payment, cash (exact change) or check made payable to ECHS, to Mrs. McCrory or Mrs. Endermann in the library. Students who do not pay the balance by the deadline will not be permitted to test.
Arts Festival: ECHS will host its annual Spring Arts Festival on Saturday, April 21, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the Commons. The Arts Festival features students from ECHS performing dance, music, art, and drama. Tickets will be sold at the door for $6 for adults and $5 for students.
007 Prom: Thank you to all students who purchased their tickets during the prescribed weeks for ticket sales. If there are any students who were unable to purchase their tickets during these weeks, please contact Mrs. Childs directly in C100 during this week (April 16-20) in order to purchase tickets for $70. Come buy your ticket so you won't miss this night to remember!
Note: ILP students, please continue to give Prom packets to Mrs. Brooks in the front office during this week rather than contacting Mrs. Childs directly.
Note: All students bringing a guest to prom must have a completed guest pass application signed by an administrator or director of the guest's school (this signature is not required if guest has graduated from high school) and by the students' ECHS director (TCP or ILP) before they can purchase tickets. Guest passes and prom packets for ILP students are available in the front office from Ms. Brooks. ILP students need to give their completed prom packet to their teacher of record promptly. The price of the ticket is determined by the date when the completed packet is submitted to the ILP teacher.
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 PM to 1:00 a.m. at the Bristol Hotel in downtown San Diego. We need chaperones 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.

Just a reminder:
If you want to be a part of the Charter Newspaper, please make sure that you turn your applications into Mr. Waterhouse (C101) no later than Friday, April 20. If you would like to be a part of the newspaper but you missed the meeting, you can still pick-up an application in Mr. Waterhouse's room, but make sure you have it in by the Friday deadline. There will be 2nd meeting on Wednesday, April 25 during lunch in Mr. Waterhouse's room to discuss assigned positions and deadlines for our first issue.

San Diego County College Expo:
The San Diego County College Expo, a day filled with practical tips and information on how to prepare for college, will be held on Saturday, April 28 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Point Loma Nazarene University. Representatives from community colleges and four year universities will be on hand to provide expert advice about the college search and preparation process. Visit www.collegeexpo.org for more detailed information.

Summer Employment Opportunity:
The Wild Animal Park is hosting a job fair on Thursday, April 26 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Westfield North County Shopping Mall. If you are interested in being hired for summer employment at The Wild Animal Park you won’t want to miss this event. Interested students should pick up a flyer with detailed information in the Library or Main Office.

NHS:
Elections are coming! Make sure you attend the next NHS meeting on Tuesday the 24 at 12:30 pm to make an informed vote. Graduating members also need to turn in orders for stoles.

Relay for Life:
The deadline for joining a team and turning in your waiver forms is this Friday at 3:05 p.m. in Ms. Rittenhouse’s room or in the main office. Your waiver must be on file a week before the event for you to attend. There is an online fundraising contest going on now through next Tuesday. The top online fundraiser for the week will receive a $50 gift card of his or her choice.

CSF:
Officers are requested to meet in F-203 today during lunch.

Dance!
Congratulations to the ECHS dance team for placing 1st at the last competition of the season! The team took first in both of their dances, and was also awarded an overall award for their dedication and top ranking at the competition.

Baseball: Previous game results:
Tuesday, April 17, SDA-20-ECHS-2. Upcoming games: Thursday, April 19, ECHS @ Tri-City Christian, 4:00 p.m. TCP release time will be 2:30 p.m. Go White Tiger baseball!

Softball: Previous game results:
Monday, April 16, ECHS-7-LJCDS-6 (First time in school softball history that ECHS has defeated LJCDS?). Upcoming game: Monday, April 23, ECHS @ Tri-City Christian, 4:00 PM. TCP early release time will be 2:00 PM. Go White Tiger softball!

Track: Upcoming meet:
Today, April 19, ECHS and Canyon Crest Academy @ Tri-City Christian, 3:30 p.m. TCP early release time will be 2:00 p.m. Go White Tiger Track stars!

Golf: Previous match scores:
Tuesday, April 17, ECHS JV- 232- Julian Charter- 254. ECHS Varsity- 244- Tri-City Christian- 249 (First golf team victory of the year?). This week’s schedule: Today, April 19- JV- Range Practice, 3:30 p.m., Oaks North. Varsity- ECHS vs. Army/Navy, 3:00 p.m., El Camino Country Club. TCP early release time will be 2:00 p.m. Go White Tiger golfers!

Football Informational Meeting:
All students are invited to attend the next informational meeting for football. The meeting will be held on Friday, April 20, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Library. Contact Coach Brose if you have any questions regarding this meeting. Go White Tiger football!!

Coming Events:
Friday (4/20), End of Third Grading Period
Monday-Thursday (4/23-4/26), STAR Testing
Friday (4/27), Senior Exhibition
Thursday (5/3), STAR Cookout, 12:25 p.m., Commons
Monday (5/7), Senior Sports Awards, 6:30 p.m., Student Union
Saturday (5/12), PROM, 8:00-1:00 p.m., Bristol Hotel