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National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence
Arroyo Seco Junior High School “We lead, others follow”
Partnership Middle School
Seco Gram ________________________________________________________________________
From the Principal:
Welcome to a new school year at Arroyo Seco! We opened our doors on August 13th to over 1230
students. Our teachers, counselors, support staff, custodians, and district office personnel worked very hard
during the days prior to ensure a smooth opening day for Seco students.
Challenging and engaging learning experiences were immediately evident as students met their team,
elective and physical education teachers. Every student received an orientation by either Mr. Miller or Dr.
Nicholas, our assistant principals, within the first two days of school. Ms. Dielentheis, Mrs. Ward and our
newest counselor, Mr. Jesse Marshall ensured that all students were properly scheduled. Thank you to all our
parent volunteers who distributed class schedules on the first day.
Our staff spends many hours thinking and working together to develop and continually improve our
curriculum delivery and instruction. We analyze our students’ progress and achievement and constantly look
for ways to maximize learning. We teach critical life skills our students will need in order to be successful in
our knowledge-based society. In order to give our teachers quality time to work together on a weekly basis we
follow a late start schedule on Wednesdays. School starts for students at 8:55am on Wednesdays. Our
minimum days and all other important dates to remember are listed in this publication.
We are looking forward to the continued support and participation in the learning process from our
parents. Our PAC (Parent Advisory Council) will have 5 meetings throughout the year. Our first meeting will
be on September 14th at 12 noon. We encourage all of you to join us for lunch and meet our administrators
and counselors. Our special guest speaker and facilitator will be Dan Williams. Dan is a life coach and mentor
as well as a parent himself. He will collaborate with us around ways we can better help to prepare our students
for success in the future. From establishing boundaries to involving your child in their own goal setting
process will be just some of the topics we’ll explore. Dan’s sense of humor and life experience will certainly
make this a memorable and valuable luncheon for our parents. I invite everyone to attend. A light lunch will be
served. We have an exciting year ahead and invite you to take an active part in our PAC!
Your support and active participation will greatly enhance your child’s experience in Junior High
school. There are many opportunities for you to volunteer at Arroyo Seco. We especially need help during our
one big fundraiser, the Magazine Drive, which occurs very early in the school year. After that, there is PAC,
Eyes and Ears, Team activities and trips and, of course, our evening activities and performances. Our library is
another excellent place to volunteer. It is an active busy place on our campus and we’re short staffed in there
this year due to the recent budget cuts.
Another important way you can support your child’s education is to help them stay organized. You can
help by checking for homework completion and showing them how to get and stay organized. With six classes
and six different assignments, use of the Binder Reminder is imperative. Take advantage of this tool and ask to
see what your child has been assigned and to see the completed work. Get everything ready and packed away
in the backpack the night before to avoid morning madness. Soon your child will be an independent learner.
Thanks for sending us your finest. We are enjoying working with your children. Let’s have an awesome
year!
Rhondi Durand, Principal Issue Number 1 August, September, October, 2015
National Blue Ribbon School of
Excellence
Counselor’s Corner
Welcome Parents to a new school year!
We are here to help your student and you navigate through the ups and downs of junior
high. For many of you, this is the first experience you have had working with a
counselor! We are here to help. Your child's counselor is affiliated with his or her team
assignment:
Mrs. Ward – Extreme, Fusion and Odyssey
Mr. Marshall – Genesis, Revolution and Triumph
Ms. Dielentheis – Aloha, Viper and Special Education
One of the many questions parents have is how our credit system works. Each class your
child takes each quarter is worth 2.5 credits. Students earn credits for grades of A, B, C
or D. Failing grades do not earn credits. Fifteen credits are available each quarter and 60
credits are available each year totaling 120 possible credits. A student is required to earn
107.5 credits by the end of 8th grade to officially promote to high school and participate
in the end of the year activities. Students struggling to earn credits can attend summer
school for 10 credits. Intervention classes may also be available.
Another question frequently asked is how does 8th grade performance affect high school
placement. Eighth grade is a pivotal year and it is extremely important that students do
their best. Students are placed in classes based on classroom performance, grades and
teacher recommendation. Honors classes are available in English, Math and Science.
For English, the majority of students are placed in English 9. Honors English is available
for students earning A’s and completing the letter of intent. Math 8 students will
complete their algebra studies in ninth grade. Students earning A’s in Math 8, will be
placed in Honors Algebra. All other students will be placed in Algebra. Current Algebra
1A/1B students earning A’s will go to Honors Geometry, students earning B’s or C’s go
to Geometry. Repeating Algebra is recommended for those who struggled with the
course. Science placement is based on performance, teacher recommendation and
English and math placements.
We are looking forward to working with you and your child!
Sue Dielentheis Jo Ann Ward Jesse Marshall Aloha Extreme Genesis
Viper Fusion Revolution
Special Ed Odyssey Triumph
2014-2015 School Year PRINCIPAL’S HONOR ROLL 7th
Grade – 4th
Quarter
4.0 GPA
Denzel Abesamis
Christopher
Adomaitis
Ana Luisa Aguila
Alyssa Alcaraz
Autumn Anderson
Christopher
Araklisianos
Rebecca Arnone
Giovanni Ayala
Elizabeth Baca
Emily Bautista
Emily Belcher
Sarah Benitez
Kaela Berretta
Samantha Best
Faith Bolde
Abigail Bolks
Hailey Brewer
Lucas Bunde
Trenton Burke
Ruby Burroughs
Jaimie Camaioni
Brianna Carrillo
Cassidy Charles
Thomas Chau
Brody Chouinard
Abigail Clark
Kylie Colleluori
Maggie Collier
Hope D’Angerio
Cindy Davila
Logan De Shazer
Katherine Denzin
Gwynneth
Desmond
Tabitha Doebler
Cassandra
Eckelman
Sarah Edwards
Petra El-Shammas
Charlize Ellis
Billy English
Cameron Espino
Monique Febles
Alyssa Fisher
Joseph Fitzpatrick
Tate Flack
Nicholas Galvez
Gabriel Garvida
Shelby Gesin
4.0 GPA cont’d.
Miles Glapa-
Grossklag
Melanie Goeres
Kalen Hanamaikai
Brandon Harmon
Cody Harrier
Keaton Hoek
Blake Hollers
Olivia Hurst
Katherine Johnson
Ryan Judge
Justin Khoo
Michael Kleinfeld
Chloe Lambert
Sarah LaPointe
Tyler Lentz
Jacob Liebe
Makenna Long
Alexandra Lopez
Mar Lopez
Kendylan Lupold
Shahd Mahmoud
Abigail Malave
Shaye Maloof
Audrey Marshall
Payton Martinez
Leighton
McCarthy-Igo
Georgia McDow
Libbie McMahan
Jaiden Mertan
Nathan Miller
Christley Miranda
Cassidy Molina
Madalynn Moreno
Alejandro Munoz
Maansi Narain
Taryn Navia
Tyler Nilson
Ethan Nogle
James Norfleet
Claire O’Connell
Jonathan Osburn
Natalie Osorio
Alanna Panganiban
Ellie Pearlman
Francesca Perez
Emily Phan
Mackenzie
Plasschaert
Hunter Potrykus
Maxxyne President
4.0GPA cont’d.
Julia Provost
Samantha Raine
Rick Roberts
Madison Roeschke
Michael Ross
William Ross
Hailey Rutter
Dania Salman
Jillian Salon
Breeana San Lucas
Mikhael Santiago
Grace Seitz
Madison Seyforth
Colin Sigman
Bethany Solorzano
Melissa Stanley
Andrew Sutherland
Lindsey Szabo
Alyssa Tan
Brooke Taylor
Olivia Tesselaar
My Tran
Kaitlyn Tunick
Kaitlyn Urquilla
Marianne Valentine
Anneka Van Aken
Kylie Vermillion
Isabel Watson
Savannah Weber
Lauren Wells
Adam White
David White
Olivia White
Elizabeth Williams
Tobias Yang
Katrina Yim
Michael Yoo
Sophia Zavala
Sofija Zukas
3.83 GPA
Joseph Aceves
Natalia Adomaitis
Tristan Aguirre
Terin Ambat
Dallas Andrews
Rosemary Arrizon
Robert Ayala
Zaid Badawiyeh
Aundrea
Ballesteros
Emily Barbour
3.83 GPA cont’d.
Lucas Bautista
Tyler Cappelletty
Afra Chowdhury
Makenna Ciongoli
Cole Clayton
Charles D’Angerio
Giovanna Deo
Owen Derry
Samuel Deters
Michelle Dibo
Ashley Dredge
Makayla Felix
Anna Ferialdi
Valerie Fernandez
Dionicio Flores
Cory Gilliam
Emily Halverson
Hannah Hertel
Melissa Higgins
Ryan Hollenbach
Emily Hollingshead
Brooke Hougo
Jessica Hovey
Cameron Hubbard
Eric Katsiotis
Jonathan Kleinfeld
Amanda Kubasak
Jay Lam
Lawrence Lam
Brianna Lee
Joshua Lee
Raymond
Marcarian
Rain Martin
Roland Martin
Jacob Mattox
Kyle Mattox
Joey Mondragon
Joshua Morgan
Camron Nale
Ethan Nelson
Joshua Ortega
Shayla Page
Esther Palomino
Jessica Parker
Jarom Paulsen
Andrea Pelayo
Brandon Phillips
Viviana Raker
Chantal Ramirez
Rachel Ramirez
Alyssa Rodin
3.83 GPA cont’d.
Tara Rogel
Nyl Sacan
Dean Sanchez
Tamara Saputra
Kaylee Schmidt
Andrew Sharp
Alyssa Smollin
Laurence Soyangco
Justin Taylor
Arian Timnak
Christian Velez
Rylan Wadkins
Amit Walia
Gracyn Webb
Emily Welch
Cassidy Wells
Zachary Woltman
Madison Zapolsky
3.67 GPA
Andrew
Agbanawag
Jenna Almaraz
Timothy Angelo
Ashley Aronson
Aidan Aschoff
Jonathan Bahr
Alyssa Banda
Jackson Bates
Azariah Beaugard
Spencer Beg
Hailey Bertram
Ysabella Borromeo
Azalea Clavijo
Alyson Cortez
Jonathan Cranz
Cameron Cruz
Christopher
DeLong
Keenan Egan
Emma Enright
Austin Gold
Payton Hirigoyen
Eric Hoxha
Matthew Kaeppeli
Ashley Kang
Makenna Knapp
Devin Kuty
Cole Martin
Travis Mathis
Jason Nakoud
Abbey Negosian
Angela Ortega
Hailee Pittario
Brianna Plunk
3.67 GPA cont’d.
Ian Price
Dylan Reilly
Jocelyn Reyna
Kaytlin Russell
Lauren Sehenuk
John Smith
Jaylen Sussman
Daniel Tan
Hayden Trowbridge
Matthew Valento
Brittney Valliere
Estefania Vargas-
Salgado
Christopher
Verdugo
Mitchell Villa
Kaden Welch
Brookelynn
Wesselhoff
Ian Windler
3.50 GPA
Dominic Barnwell
Anthony Beadnell
Shaina Berdin
Abigail Cannizzaro
Andrew Cantu
Kyla Claud
Pearl Corbett
Micayla del Rio-
Shaw
Dusty Faulconer
Brianna Galvez
Elijah Garcia
Joshua Garcia
Olivia Garcia
Skyler Gastil
Corynn Gearhart
Aidan Graham
Theresa Grijalva
Mauricio Guardado
Khoi Huynh
Jamie Hynes
Jacqueline Ibarra
Zoe Jacobs
Celine Kateb
Jesse Kelley
Rachel Kleinfeld
Isabella Lairson
Cade Lemmond
Coby Lonsinger
Trinity Mason
Ember Miller
Jacob Miller
Brandon Mjelde
3.50 PA cont’d.
Andres Moreno
Daniel Navarrete
Asia Ortiz
Joshua Osbron
Patrick Palominos
Tiffany Park
Alan Penaloza-
Lopez
Daniel Peralta
Kyle Peterson
Michael Planeils
Megan Puettmann
Anissa Rayfield
Mc Kenna Ritter
Luis Rubio
Sofia Rubio
Kristen Shaffer
Daniel Shannon
Brandon Shippy
Aysia Snaer
Amanda Souza
Evan Swailes
Jack Thompson
Caleb Tobon
Blake Tull
Isabella Vergara-
Hernandez
Daniel Villanueva
Jacob Wynn
7th
Grade Students with Perfect Attendance from 3/23/15 through 6/04/15
To qualify for perfect attendance recognition, a student may not have missed any single class
period throughout the entire quarter or semester except for participation in a school activity.
*Students who have perfect attendance throughout both 7th
and 8th
grades are eligible for a
two-year attendance medal at the end of their 8th
grade school year.
Andrew
Agbanawag
*Ana Luisa
Aguila
Jenna Almaraz
Joshua Alvarado
Terin Ambat
*Autumn
Anderson
Dallas Andrews
Rebecca Arnone
*Aidan Aschoff
Robert Ayala
Elizabeth Baca
Aundrea
Ballesteros
Lucas Bautista
*Joshua Bennett
*Samantha Best
Hailey Brewer
*Brady Bryan
Kade Bulanadi
*Lucas Bunde
Dominic Cancino
Brandon Carranza
Isabella Chauncey
*Afra
Chowdhury
Kylie Colleluori
Maggie Collier
Lauren Culver
Cindy Davila
Logan De Shazer
Christopher
DeLong
Giovanna Deo
*Gwynneth
Desmond
Samuel Deters
Michelle Dibo
Christian Duran
Keenan Egan
*Petra El-
Shammas
*Emery Elias
Julianna Espinal
Makayla Felix
Chad Ferguson
*Valerie
Fernandez
*Cody Harrier
Serena Hermann
Jocelyn
Hernandez
*Blake Hollers
*Jessica Hovey
*Cameron
Hubbard
Zoe Jacobs
Marilyn Johnson
*Ashley Kang
Tyler Kebler
Justin Khoo
*Michael
Kleinfeld
Spencer Kouleyan
*Devin Kuty
Jay Lam
*Lawrence Lam
*Eva Langan
Sarah LaPointe
*Rachel Lasky
*Brianna Lee
Joshua Lee
Jacob Liebe
Cameron Lutges
Abigail Malave
*Audrey
Marshall
Rain Martin
Roland Martin
Ember Miller
*Joey
Mondragon
Andres Moreno
Joshua Morgan
*Alejandro
Munoz
Camron Nale
Daniel Navarrete
*Roselynn
Nguyen
Leigh Nilsen
James Norfleet
Vanessa Ogbu
*Angela Ortega
Joshua Ortega
Asia Ortiz
Jonathan Osburn
*Patrick
Palominos
Alanna
Panganiban
Dylan Parks
Andrea Pelayo
Alan Penaloza-
Lopez
*Daniel Peralta
*Brandon
Phillips
Hunter Potrykus
Julia Provost
Samantha Raine
Karissa Ramirez
Leonard Rangel
Adam Riley
Michael Ross
Hannah Rubin
*Kaytlin Russell
Hailey Rutter
*Nyl Sacan
*Dania Salman
Jillian Salon
Dean Sanchez
Miles Sanders
Tamara Saputra
Kyle Simber
Clayton Stewart
*Evan Swailes
Justin Taylor
*Olivia
Tesselaar
Jack Thompson
Arian Timnak
Mitchell Torres
*Hayden
Trowbridge
Kaitlyn Urquilla
Brittney Valliere
Christopher
Verdugo
*Isabella
Vergara-
Hernandez
Kylie Vermillion
Mitchell Villa
Rylan Wadkins
Kaden Welch
David White
Elizabeth
Williams
Cole Wilson
Tobias Yang
*Katrina Yim
Michael Zacky
Sophia Zavala
From the Attendance Office… Now that school is in full swing the Attendance Office would like to remind all our
parents and guardians of a few things that will assist everyone in ensuring that your child
is able to maximize their learning time here at Arroyo Seco.
1) The easiest ways to excuse absences are with a quick phone call to the school or a note
brought to the Attendance Office.
2) If you send a note to school with your child to excuse an absence or authorize an early
dismissal for a doctor/dental appointment please have your child take that note to the
Attendance Office, NOT a team teacher.
3) No parents or guardians should be meeting their child during nutrition, lunch, or
between classes without having first checked in with the Attendance Office and obtaining
a visitor’s pass.
4) After two (2) weeks, “Unverified” absences will become “Unexcused” absences and
may cause your child to be assigned consequences at school. Phoning the Attendance
Office or sending in a note with your child can easily clear these absences.
5) Remember that school starts at 7:45 AM. Please help us ensure that your child gets to
school on time and is ready to learn!
6) Our automated telephone system will call you if your child has missed two (2) or more
classes and has been marked “Unverified”. Please feel free to call the Attendance Office
if you receive a phone call that you believe is an error. We would be more than happy to
assist you clear up any confusion.
If you have any questions concerning your son’s or daughter’s attendance or need
clarification on any of our attendance policies, please call our attendance technician, June
Higgins. She is always happy to assist you!
Health Office Procedures
When a child becomes ill at school, he/she will receive every care and
consideration. A Parent/Guardian will be contacted. With so many students and
little space in the health office we ask for your full cooperation in picking up a
sick child in a reasonable amount of time. We do not have the accommodations for
a child to sit in the health office for an extended period of time, and generally
he/she will need to return to class after approximately 15 minutes. If, however,
a student is deemed quite ill, he/she needs to be picked up as soon as possible. If a
parent/guardian cannot pick up the child, and an emergency contact cannot be
reached, the parent/guardian will need to make arrangements with a relative or
friend, and convey this information to the Health Technician. It is our goal to
maintain the health and safety of every child.
The following guidelines were written as an indicator for a need to send a
student home, or for a student to be kept at home:
Fever: A temperature greater than 100 degrees. Student should be fever free
without medication for 24 hours before return to school.
Upper Respiratory Infection: The student with a cold/cough who show
symptoms of fever, tiredness, irritability, not eating well, or signs of
earache, sore throat, thick, yellowish or green nasal discharge need to be at
home.
Undiagnosed skin conditions that may be contagious.
Diarrhea: Students with watery diarrhea or frequent loose stools.
Nausea/vomiting.
Seizures lasting 3 minutes or longer without intervention and/or are
different than usual.
Communicable Diseases
If a student is suspected of being infected with a communicable disease, (e.g. pink
eye, chickenpox, head lice), a parent/guardian will be notified to pick up their
student from school. If a physician diagnoses your student with a communicable
disease, Arroyo Seco Junior High must be notified immediately.
Medication: Prescribed, and Over the Counter (OTC)
If a student is required to take Prescription Medication or Over the Counter
medications during school hours, a Request for Medication to be Taken at
School form, must be completed by a Physician, and signed by a Parent/Guardian.
Prescribed medication includes over-the-counter and homeopathic medications as
well as vitamins. Only certain prescribed medications may be carried and/or self-
administered by the student. These medications include: auto-injectable
epinephrine, asthma inhalers, and insulin. This form is available on the District
website or from the school Health Office.
The “Request for Medication to be Taken at School” form must accompany the
medication, in its original container, clearly labeled with the student’s full name,
physician’s name and phone number, name of the medication, dosage, schedule,
and date of expiration. Over the Counter medications, such as Tylenol, Advil,
etc., are included in these guidelines as well. It is the Parent/Guardian’s
responsibility to keep track of the dose count and expiration dates, as well as
inform the Health Office Technician of any medication changes. Any student
found with medication at school without the appropriate forms on file in the health
office, will have their medication confiscated, and will be released to a
parent/guardian only.
Physical Education Excuse
All PE Notes MUST be turned into the HEALTH OFFICE as soon as
the student arrives at school. PE notes SHOULD NOT be taken to the PE
teachers/coaches, they MUST be given to the Health Technician.
A parent may write a note excusing a student from PE for one to three
consecutive healing days maximum. If a student is not able to participate
in PE in excess of three consecutive healing days, a note from a physician
is mandatory, showing the duration of time the student cannot participate
in PE. If a student can participate in modified PE, (e.g. walking vs.
running, no upper body, etc.), a note from a physician is mandatory and
must state the duration of the modification.
The use of durable medical equipment for student transport such as
wheelchairs, crutches or scooters, as well as medically necessary cast boots,
braces, etc., during school hours, must be accompanied by a physician’s
note stating the reason and duration of use on school grounds.
Please contact the school Health Office for any questions or concerns you may
have. Thank you for your help in keeping our students healthy!
Congratulations
Teacher of the Year 2015-2016
Please join us in honoring Mr. Jon Nez, Arroyo Seco Math Teacher. Mr. Nez was elected
Teacher of the Year by our staff for doing an outstanding job.
From the Office
Messages and Deliveries As stated in the beginning of the school year packet, and the Arroyo Seco Binder Reminder, the office
cannot handle all the requests we receive to deliver messages to students. Please understand that
instructional time will not be disrupted to deliver messages, lunch money, lunches, fast food orders, PE
clothes, forgotten homework, etc. If it is absolutely necessary for a student to pick up a delivered item or
receive a message, your student will be summonsed during nutrition, lunch or after school. We do not
mean to sound uncaring, but important lessons on responsibility can be learned by the child if the parent
does not deliver these items to school.
Off-Campus Policy Arroyo Seco is a closed campus. This means that students may not leave the campus during the school day
without an off-campus pass issued upon the written request of a parent or guardian. Students are to bring
notes to the Attendance Office (not the teacher) before school, between classes, at nutrition or lunch to
secure off-campus passes. If a note is not sent with the child, a parent or guardian will need to come into
the office with a photo I.D. to sign their child out of school. Also, because of the time frame and the
disruption caused by late arrivals, we do not encourage parents to take students off-campus for lunch.
Visitor Passes All visitors on campus between the hours of 7:00 am and 4:00 pm must obtain a visitor’s pass from the
main office. Please do not go directly to a classroom before or after school. Check in at the office first.
The office staff will call the teacher to announce your arrival and to see if they are available. Meetings,
study clubs, and other activities are often planned directly after school.
Conquistadors of the Week
4th
Quarter
2014-2015 School Year
Thomas Westenhofer Grace Seitz
Justin Morsch Madison Seyforth
Kathryn Mularky Tyler Ganim
Katie Armendariz Amanda Reyes
Samantha Mendoza Joshua Lam
Cameron Mudgett Kylie Rasplicka
Lilliawna Shaffer Cameron Salkeld
Ethan Nogle Ruby Burroughs
Cassandra Eckelman Marianne Valentine
Christopher Araklisianos Samantha Best
Welcome to Arroyo Seco's
Back to School Night Thursday, September 3, 2015
(This is a minimum day for students. Students will be dismissed at 11:35 a.m.)
5:30 - 5:55 p.m. English Learner Advisory Council (ELAC) Meeting - Room 802
6:00 - 6:10 p.m. Advanced Band Performance – Outdoor Stage 6:10 - 6:15 p.m. Principal's Welcome - Outdoor Stage 6:20 - 7:45 p.m. Classroom Visitations:
Your child has been asked to fill in their schedule below to assist you in locating their classes. You may also choose to print out their class schedule from Infinite Campus.
Period Time Room Teacher
A 6:20 - 6:30 ___________ _______________________
B 6:35 - 6:45 ___________ _______________________
C 6:50 - 7:00 ___________ _______________________
D 7:05 - 7:15 ___________ _______________________
E 7:20 - 7:30 ___________ _______________________
F 7:35 - 7:45 ___________ _______________________
Dear Parents and Guests,
The staff at Arroyo Seco Jr. High School joins me in extending a warm and sincere welcome to Back-to-
School Night to all our parents and guests. You will have an opportunity to meet teachers, learn about our
Blue Ribbon school, class requirements, goals and objectives, and get an overall picture of the educational
program of which your youngster is a part.
Arroyo Seco's principal, Rhondi Durand, will provide a brief general welcome at 6:10 p.m. Beginning at 6:15
p.m., parents will be able to follow their student's class schedule, consisting of six ten-minute periods
beginning with the "A" period class. Some teams may have a special schedule or meeting place. Please
check with your son or daughter about the locations noted on this flyer in the space provided for his or her
schedule.
Due to the organization of the evening's events, there is not enough time for teachers to meet
personally with parents to discuss individual progress. You may, however, request a teacher or
team conference on the sheets provided in each classroom. Also, please make arrangements for the
care of your children as this event is for the parents.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Rhondi Durand Mr. Cliff Miller Mrs. Catherine Nicholas
Principal Assistant Principal Assistant Principal
Arroyo Seco Junior High School
Parent Advisory Council
2015/2016 Membership
The Parent Advisory Council (PAC) is the school-wide parent booster organization that
serves the entire community of students, parents and staff of Arroyo Seco Junior High
School. Our goals are to increase communication, support the learning environment, and
provide an opportunity for all parents to participate in the ASJHS community.
Membership dues are payable at the time of registration or at any meeting. You are your
PAC’s only source of revenue which supports the following programs:
Eighth Grade PAC Scholarship Awards
Scholarships up to $500 are awarded through an application and scoring process.
Student Incentive Programs
PAC Luncheons
Features guest speakers discussing topics that impact you and your child, at school and in
the community.
School and Student Appreciation Programs
Eyes and Ears
This is a program developed to bring parents on campus during nutrition and lunch.
Parents walk the campus during these breaks and simply observe, reporting any unusual
behavior to campus supervisors. Since implementing this program students have
mentioned they feel safer. Simply having more visible adults, acts as a deterrent to
inappropriate behavior. For the parents it can be quite an eye-opening experience,
campus life has changed quite a bit since we were that age.
Every parent is a member of PAC, but we rely on your membership donations, we
suggest a $10.00 donation per family. This year, we already have approximately
$4,000.00 to support the programs listed here. If you didn’t get the chance to donate at
registration, and you are interested in doing so, you can place your donation in an
envelope, label it “PAC” and turn it in to Kathie Loughlin, our ASB secretary.
PAC Parent Advisory Council
Meeting schedule for 2015-2016 PAC:
Monday, September 14 – 12:00 pm – 1:15pm
Monday, November 9 – 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Monday, January 25 – 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Monday, March 28 – 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm (Nominations for Executive Board)
Monday, May 23 – 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm (Voting for Executive Board, 6
th grade parents invited)
The noon meetings include a light lunch.
Meetings take place in Knutson Hall.
The first meeting will be on Monday, September 14. Our special
guest speaker and facilitator will be Dan Williams. Dan is a life
coach and mentor as well as a parent himself.
Links can be found on the Library
Website:
www.tinyurl.com/secolibrary
DATABASES
Gale- arroyostudent (offsite password)
ProQuest/Culturegrams- arroyostudent1
(both username and password- offsite
login) WorldBook- arroyostudent
(both username and password)
TEXTBOOKS
Prentice Hall-
Username: arroyostudent2015
Password: seco2015
Math- username: WSHidnumber
Password: first and last initial (lowercase)
then 6 digit birthday
OTHER PROGRAMS
Desktop Computers- Username: ID number.year
Password: Super Secret
Infinite Campus- Username: ID number
Password: first and last initial (lowercase)
then 6 digit birthday OR Super Secret
Google-
Username: ID
[email protected] Password:
Super Secret
ReadNQuiz- Username: ID number
Password: first and last
initial
Reflex Math- Password: birthday (no
slashes, dashes or spaces, full year, no
extra zeros)
Destiny-Username: ID number Password:
6 digit birthday
EBSCO ebooks-
Username & Password: arroyosecojhs
Gale ebooks- arroyostudent
Juno Ed- See information from your
teacher
Follet ebooks- Username: ID number
Password: 6 digit birthday
Naviance- Username: ID number
Password: 6 digit birthday
Students must enroll with the librarian to participate.
More information will be available soon!
Welcome back to school! I’m very excited to be starting
off a new school year at Arroyo Seco with all of you. This
is the beginning of my sixth year here and I must say that
time flies when you’re having fun!
I’ve included some helpful handouts containing
passwords to the useful databases and many other
programs we use at school. There is also information
about apps that may be helpful to you and your child.
Our big Library events that take place throughout the year
are the Box Tops drive, book fair, and textbook returns.
The book fair will take place in March this year, during
the week of Open House. I am also participating in the
Ralph’s Community Contribution Program. It would be
greatly appreciated if you would enroll your Ralph’s card
and designate Arroyo Seco as the beneficiary.
Instructions are on the following pages.
I am going to be running a yearlong program “Read Your
Way Across the USA”. I’m eager to see how many books
our students can read, and hopefully expand their
horizons as they explore different genres and places.
Feel free to contact me at [email protected] if I
can be of any assistance. Happy reading!
Sarah Goodwin, Teacher Librarian
LIBRARY NEWS
BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION
Last year we raised $986.90 through Box Tops for
Education. This year’s goal is $1,000! Box Tops are
accepted year round. A competition will take place this
fall between teams to see who can bring in the most Box
Tops and monetary donations.
Support the School Library at no cost to you!
1. Go to www.ralphs.com.
2. Register or sign in.
3. Click on your name in the upper right.
4. Scroll to the bottom to “Community Rewards”.
5. Search for “Arroyo Seco Junior High Library” or organization number 80621.
6. Enroll and that’s it!
All participants MUST RE-enroll after September 1st in order
for us to receive the donations.
Let’s Get “App”y! Infinite Campus
1. Download the Infinite Campus Mobile Portal app.
2. Enter the District Code:
NGLJFF
3. Enter your normal log in information.
SchoolWay
1. Download the SchoolWay app.
2. Launch the app.
a. Existing Account - Tap Sign In. Enter your username and password.
b. Create Account - Tap Register. Enter your information.
c. Do not wish to create an account - Tap Trial View to be taken directly into the SchoolWay app
3. Select your user role, and tap Save. Select your state and your district. Use On/Off buttons to subscribe to push
messages from your district, and any schools you’d like to follow. Tap Save.
How to access SchoolWay in Another Language
1. Tap Slide-Over Menu button in the upper left hand corner.
2. Select Settings under App Settings.
3. Select Languages.
4. Select desired language.
5. Tap OK.
Destiny Library Catalog
1. Download the Destiny Quest app.
2. Enter destiny.hartdistrict.org on the next screen.
3. Enter your username (ID number) and password (6 digit birthday).
Follett Enlight for eBooks
1. Download the Follett Enlight K-12 app.
2. Enter your username (ID number) and password (6 digit birthday).
3. Enter wbb15522.follettshelf.com
4. Check the “Stay logged on” box if this is your personal device.
Gale “Access My Library” Database
1. Dowload Access My Library School Edition (Gale).
2. Select “California”.
3. Scroll down and select “VALENCIA”.
4. Select Arroyo Seco Jr High School
5. Enter the password: arroyostudent.
6. Click “access resources”.
SIRS/Proquest Database
1. Go to m.sirs.com on your device’s web browser.
2. Follow the directions to add the icon to your home page if prompted.
3. Username and Password are: arroyostudent1
Arroyo Seco Jr. High School Important Dates to Remember
2015-2016
Date Event
2015 Aug. 13 First Day of School
Sept. 3 Back to School Night, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Sept. 3 MINIMUM DAY, dismissal @ 11:35 am
Sept. 4 Magazine Drive begins
Sept. 7 NO SCHOOL - Labor Day
Sept. 16 Magazine Drive Ends
Sept. 18 1st Progress Report
Sept. 25 Make up Picture Day
Oct. 5-6 NO SCHOOL – FALL BREAK
Oct. 16 Vision Screening
Oct. 16 MINIMUM DAY, dismissal @ 11:35 am
Oct. 16 End of 1st Quarter
Oct. 19 2nd
Quarter begins
Oct. 22 MINIMUM DAY, dismissal @ 11:35 am
Nov. 11 NO SCHOOL - Veteran’s Day
Nov. 20 2nd
Progress Report
Nov. 25 MINIMUM DAY, start @ 7:45 am, dismissal @ 11:35 am
Nov. 26-27 NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Holiday
Dec. 7 Hearing Screening
Dec. 7 MINIMUM DAY, dismissal @ 11:35 am
Dec. 17 End of 1st Semester
Dec. 17 MINIMUM DAY, dismissal @ 11:35 am
Dec. 18 NO SCHOOL - Pupil Free Day
Dec. 21-Jan. 8 NO SCHOOL - Winter Break
2016 Jan. 11 Start Semester 2
Jan. 18 NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Feb. 11 3rd
Progress Report
Feb. 12 NO SCHOOL - Non-student day
Feb. 15 NO SCHOOL - President’s Day/Holiday
Mar. 3 MINIMUM DAY, dismissal @ 11:35 am
Mar. 10 Open House, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Mar. 10 MINIMUM DAY, dismissal @ 11:35 am
Mar. 18 End of 3rd
Quarter
Mar. 21 4th Quarter begins
Apr. 4-8 NO SCHOOL-Spring Break
Apr. 25 -May 13 State Testing
Apr. 29 4th Progress Report
May 30 NO SCHOOL – Memorial Day
June 2 End of 2nd
Semester
June 2 MINIMUM DAY, dismissal @ 11:35 am
Updated 8/27/15