Escondido Charter High School

"Education Is Our Business"

CHARTER NOTES

Thursday and Friday, August 16 to 17, 2007Week 1

Back-to-School Night: All parents of TCP and Blended students are invited to Back-to-School Night on Thursday, August 23. Please assemble on the Commons by 6:00 p.m. to kick-off the evening. We hope you take this opportunity to meet your student’s teachers, learn about course objectives, and ask questions. See you there!

Welcome Back Cook-Out and Assembly: There will be a Welcome Back Cook-Out for all students during lunch on Friday, August 17. Free hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, and cookies will be provided. There will also be a Welcome Back Assembly for all TCP students on Friday, August 17 at 2:00 p.m.

Parking Permits: All ILP and TCP students parking a car at school must register or re-register their vehicle and obtain a parking permit prior to September 7. Registration forms may be picked up at the Main Office. A parking permit will be issued when the registration form is completed and returned to the Main Office. After September 7, vehicles without parking permits will be given one warning and then booted.

Note: All staff are reminded to re-register their vehicles and obtain a new parking permit by Friday, September 7.

Library: The Library will be open daily from 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. for students to STUDY—quiet must be maintained at all times, and no food or drink is allowed in the Library. Students assigned to Study Hall must report to the Library.

Student Handbooks (TCP): All TCP students will be issued a Student Handbook during first period today, August 16. After reading the handbook, both the student and the parent should sign the Acknowledgment Form and return it to the first period teacher no later than Tuesday, August 21. Teachers are requested to review the parts of the handbook designated below during class on Thursday:

First - Period-Student Conduct
Second - Period- Discipline
Third Period - Academic Policies and Curriculum
Fourth - General Information
Fifth - Library
Sixth - Traditional Classroom Program andStudent Dress Code

Attention Parents: The Parent Advisory Board will hold its annual “Western Round UP the Funds” fundraiser on Saturday, September 29 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tickets will be sold at Back-to-School Night for $17 each—a savings of $3.00. Starting Friday, August 24, tickets . Tickets will be available after school so watch for those cowboy hats. Further info will be available in Charter Notes. You can also contact Dana Staebell, Ticket Sales Chair, at 760-839-3450.

Parents Needed: Parent volunteers are needed to help with the September 29 fundraiser as well as PAB sponsored events throughout the school year. Please pass by the PAB table during Back-to-School Night, Thursday, August 23, to see where you can contribute. If you have questions, please contact Frank Rumbawa, PAB president at 760-739-9102.

Independent Study PE (TCP): Students who participated in the ISPE program during the summer are reminded that all logs and essays are to be submitted to Mr. Brose (Library) on Tuesday, August 28. Meetings to discuss the program and hand out ISPE contracts for the fall semester are scheduled as follows: seniors and juniors, Tuesday, August 21; sophomores, Wednesday, August 22; freshmen, Thursday, August 23. The meetings will start at 3:00 p.m. in the Student Union. Attendance is mandatory for all students assigned ISPE.

All Students Note:

1. For security reasons, all campus access is through the arch in the Administration Building (Bldg. A). Access to the Campus behind the athletic field or via any other pathway is prohibited.

2. Student parking is located east of the athletic field. Student drop-off is along the right curb in front of the athletic field and Building A. Please enter and exit vehicles quickly, and do not block the left lane of the drive through.

3. Cell phones are allowed on campus but may only be used during a school-wide emergency (Cell phones MUST be turned off at all times.).

NHS Members: Welcome back! The first meeting of the 2007-2008 school year will be on Tuesday, August 21, at 12:30 pm in F-203. Bring your lunches and your ideas!

CSF: CSF application time is here again! If you are at least a sophomore and had good grades last semester, you may be eligible to join California’s premiere academic/service organization. Applications are in the library, the front office, and in F-203. NOTE: ALL FORMER MEMBERS MUST REAPPLY EACH SEMESTER. The absolute deadline for applications is August 31.

Chess News: The 2007-2008 Escondido Charter High School Chess President is Michael Dentoni. All chess players are reminded of Monday's chess meeting Monday, August 20, in Ms. Rittenhouse's Room F203, at 3 p.m.

ECHS Cheer Magazine Fundraiser: Friends and family may purchase or renew their favorite magazine subscriptions and 40% of their purchase will go directly to our very own ECHS Cheer Squad. Our online fundraising store has over 650 of the most popular magazine titles at up to 85% off newsstands prices. Visit our fundraising website at the following address http://www.magfundraising.com/ECHS_Cheer.

Cheer Team Fundraisers: Come to one or both fundraisers to support your ECHS Cheer Team and enjoy the food! Please pick up a flyer at the front desk and visit On the Border restaurant at 298 E. Via Rancho Parkway on Sunday, August 19 between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. 20% of each purchase will benefit the ECHS Cheer Team and help support school spirit activities throughout the upcoming school year. A flyer must be presented at time of purchase. The second fundraiser will be a Carne Asada Dinner. It will be held on Friday, August 24 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Student Union. Tickets are $10 each and will be available for purchase on Friday, August 17. Please see Mrs. Farran or a cheerleader for tickets. Thanks for you Support!

Civil Air Patrol: Anyone interested in leadership instruction, desert survival training on weekends, general aviation, real life search and rescue missions, etc., is encouraged to sign up for the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) flight here at Charter High School. See Mr. Rea in Building A to sign up.

Girls Volleyball Informational Meeting: If you are interested in joining the girls volleyball team, come to this important meeting on Thursday, August 16, 3:45 p.m. in Room C-201. If you have any further questions, please contact Coach Henry at 760-522-7258.
Go White Tiger volleyballers!

Coming Events:

Friday (8/17), Welcome Back Cook-Out and Assembly

Thursday (8/23), Back-to-School Night, 6:00 p.m., Commons

Tuesday (8/28), Parent Advisory Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Student Union

Thursday (9/13), Student Pictures