Escondido Charter High School

Thursday and Friday, October 29 to October 30, 2009

Week 12

Halloween: In order to avoid creating distractions to the learning environment, students are not permitted to wear costumes on campus. Students who dress up or wear costumes will be considered to be in violation of the dress code.

Veteran’s Day Assembly: Due to the Veterans Day Assembly, there will be a modified bell schedule on Tuesday, November 10. The assembly will begin at 2:00 p.m. and student dismissal will remain at 2:55 p.m.
Note: The revised schedule is attached.

Veterans Day: ECHS will be closed on Wednesday, November 11 for Veterans Day.

Spirit Week: For all you Charterians looking to show some spirit or wanting a reason to dress up, next week (11/2-11/6) is Spirit Week. ASB will distribute candy during first period to everyone that dresses up. The themes are as follows:

Monday: Famous Dead Celebrity Day
Tuesday: Pirate vs. Ninja Day
Wednesday: 80's Workout Day
Thursday: Evil Villain Day

Friday: Patterns Day
Seniors: Plaid
Juniors: Tie Dye
Sophomores: Polka Dots
Freshmen: Neon

Be sure to check out the daily competitions & activities at lunch!

Operation Homefront San Diego: Our military families need assistance during the Thanksgiving holiday, and ECHS would like your help. Our goal is to help needy families by providing the essentials needed for complete meals. We are asking for boxed and canned goods as follows:

Seniors: Boxed potatoes/canned gravy
Juniors: Rolls/pies (Please bring pies on November 19 and 20 only)
Sophomores: Boxed stuffing/canned cranberries/marshmallows
Freshmen: Canned veggies (corn/green beans/yams)
Faculty: Donations to purchase gift certificates for turkeys
Please bring donations to the Main Office. The deadline to donate is November 20.
Everyone a Reader Volunteers (ILP): Heritage K-8 school is starting the Everyone a Reader program, a program designed to help children improve reading skills. Volunteers are needed to read with Heritage students who are not reading at their grade level or need extra support. Reading tutors will receive three hours of training and then volunteer one hour per week, during the school day, to read with their assigned students. If you have one hour per week available during regular school day hours and would like to help a child become a life long reader, sign-up to volunteer by calling the Heritage K-8 main office (737-3111).

CSU and UC Application Deadline: Seniors are reminded applications for California State University (CSU) and University of California (UC) campuses must be submitted online by November 30. Remember to proof read your application prior to submitting. If you would like Mrs. McCrory to proofread your application prior to the November 30 deadline, request proof reading no later than Friday, November 20.

NHS: The next meeting will be Tuesday, Nov 3.

Town & Country: Get 2 hours of credit on a Tuesday afternoon while having fun and benefiting your community. See Mrs. Rea for details.
Cheer: Please support the ECHS Cheerleading team by ordering a magazine or renewing your subscription at http://www.magfundraising.com/ECHSAthletics Magazines are a gift that gives all year long!

Cross Country: Next meet: Thursday, October 29, Coastal North Cluster at San Dieguito Park, 3:00 p.m. TCP early release time will be 2:00 p.m. Contact Coach Panek at 715-2794 if you have any questions. Go White Tigers!!

Football: Current records: JV - 6-1; Varsity - 5-2. Upcoming Games: Friday, October 30, ECHS vs. Vincent Memorial at San Pasqual, JV at 4:30 p.m. and Varsity at 7:00 p.m. TCP early release time for JV will be 2:30 p.m. Questions?? Please contact Coach Brose at 760-737-3154, ext. 148, or by email at gbrose@echs.org. Go White Tigers!!

Girls’ Golf: Wednesday, October 28, League Tournament at Encinitas Ranch, tee time at 12:24 p.m. TCP early release time will be 11:15 a.m. Please contact Coach Umphreyville at (760) 224-8832 or via e-mail at msu2@cox.net with any questions. Go White Tigers!!

Girls’ Soccer: Tryouts will begin November 16 and teams will be announced on November 24. Don’t forget that we will form two teams (JV and Varsity) this year. Reminder!! Athletic handbooks are due in to the ECHS Front Office by November 13 in order to try out. Questions?? Please contact Jorge Torres via e-mail at jtorres@echs.org.

Girls’ Volleyball: Current records: JV 1-8; Varsity 10-4. Upcoming matches: Thursday, October 29, JV at Mission Vista (in the Middle School Gym), 3:30 p.m. TCP early release time will be 2:00 p.m. Please contact Coach Joe Milo at 760-583-4370 or by email at milosportvb@yahoo.com with any questions. Go White Tigers!!

Wrestling: Interested in ECHS Wrestling? There will be a player/parent information meeting on Wednesday, November 4 at 6:30 p.m., in Room C-201. Please bring your parents to meet the coaches and learn more about the program. Please contact Coach Burnes at (760) 703-2790 with any questions.

Coming Events:

Thursday, (10/29), All Staff Meeting, 3:00 p.m., Theater
Tuesday and Wednesday, (11/3 & 11/4), CAHSEE Makeup, Library
Thursday, (11/5), TCP Meeting
Tuesday, (11/10), Veterans Day Assembly, Theater
Wednesday, (11/11), Veterans Day, School Closed
Friday, (11/13), End of Third Grading Period
Tuesday, (11/17), Parent Advisory Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Library
Tuesday, (11/24), Saxon Day, 2:00 p.m., Theater
Wednesday – Friday, (11/25-27), Thanksgiving Holiday

Traditional Classroom Program
Veterans Assembly
November 10, 2009

Period
Time

Zero 7:15 – 8:00
First 8:05 – 8:55
Second 9:00 – 9:50
Break
SSR 10:00 –10:10
Third 10:10 –10:55
Fourth 11:00 –11:45
Lunch
Fifth 12:20 – 1:05
Sixth 1:10 – 1:55
Assembly 2:00 – 2:55