WEEK 7 – September 25 – September 29
Hello Brahma Parents and Guardians,
Hope all is well and you are settling into the 1st semester. The first 6-week grading period ended last week, and grades will be updated in Aeries Parent Portal by Wednesday, September 27, 2017.
Last Friday, September 22 our amazing Thundering Herd Marching Band took first place in the Los Angeles County Fair Band Competition. There were over 40 schools competing for $10,000! Congratulations to Band Director, Steve Acciani and Marie Satofor winning 1st Place and taking home the cash prize.
On Saturday, September 23 we had the honor of hosting Walnut Valley Unified School District’s 1st Parent Symposium. Our keynote speaker, Dr. Michele Borba, helped us with building Empathy and Resilience in our students. Parents were then able to select from over 20 different presentations by WVUSD staff. Special thanks to Grade Level Coordinator David Desmond, Intervention Counselor Lauren Osajima-Baird, Math Teacher Les Schafer, & Athletic Director Albert Lim for presenting to our parents. All of the presentations were engaging and discussed valuable topics for our school community.
Updates and Reminders:
- LATE START Schedule tomorrow, Tuesday, September 26, School starts at 9:30am.
- Saturday, September 30, 9AM-1PM. FBLA - Leadership Development Institute (Free): workshops, stock market event, shark tank game, and a parent informative workshop. All students are invited! Click on the link,https://goo.gl/MLcaEV to register.
College and Career Info:
- Tuesday, September 26 Virginia Commonwealth University @ lunch in the Career Ctr.
- Tuesday, September 26 Mills College @ 1pm in the Career Center
- Wednesday, September 27 Whittier College @ 1pm in the Career Center.
- Thursday, September 28 UC San Diego @ lunch in the Career Center
- Special Thanks to our Hispanic Organization of Parents and Education (HOPE) for sponsoring Catalyst’s two-day SAT and ACT Bootcamps. The Bootcamps arm students with go-to strategies for every question they’ll face on the day of the test so they can march into the test with confidence, momentum, and every key strategy fresh in their mind.
- DATES:
- SAT Bootcamp at Diamond Bar High School
Saturday, September 30, 9am - 1pm
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Sunday, October 1, 9am - 1pm
- ACT Bootcamp at Diamond Bar High School
Saturday, October 21, 9am - 1pm
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Sunday, October 22, 9am - 1pm
- COST: Tuition is just $175 per Bootcamp.
- To enroll, visit www.CatalystPrep.com and click on the Bootcamp Sign-Up tab on the website’s menu bar or call us at 800.235.0056