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Hello Phoenix families,

This is an exciting week here at HSMC as we are looking forward to prom! This Friday the prom committee's hard work will be on display as the juniors and seniors enjoy the Golden Age while dancing the night away!

REGISTRATION FOR COLLEGE CLASSES IS THIS THURSDAY! Please make sure your child sends in their class choices to Ms. Sanchez and Dr. Oplustic as soon as possible so the DE & MOU can be sent out and approved. There are a handful of sophomores and freshmen who have not had their education plan meetings, we will meet with them tomorrow.

Last Monday, Dr. Oplustic spoke with the seniors about graduation. Below, find the information that was disseminated on that day.

The earthquake drill was rescheduled for this week and our School Sit Council will meet for the last time this year on Wednesday.

Coming up, we have graduation speech and singing tryouts, finals, and graduation. It will be a busy four weeks. As always, if you have any questions, please contact the office.

Have a wonderful week, Phoenix families, see you around campus.

Ms. Celina Sanchez csanchez@mrpk.org

HSMC School Counselor Thursday 8:00am-4:00pm

REGISTRATION IS THIS THURSDAY!

Make Sure Your De & MOU Is In Order And Approved

The Moorpark College Outreach team is happy to announce the offering of three upcoming Saturday events for your students (9 th - 12 th graders) and parents/guardians to attend. The day will include a continental breakfast and lunch, interactive presentation on our academic and student support services, guided campus tour, and complementary tickets to our EATM Teaching ZOO.

The following dates and times are set

• May 20 th from 10-12pm

All Mid-Year Reports are uploaded on Naviance. Please check your student portals for communication from your colleges. If a CSU or UC wants your official transcript - Let me know so that I can send through Naviance.

Don’t forget to tell or email me as soon as you get your college acceptance letters/notices so I can add it to the display board in the office ��

As I receive scholarship opportunities, I will be including them on a Google Doc that I have created.

Click on the button below to access information

Every year local donors give money to seniors for their future endeavors. Don’t miss this opportunity for FREE money! See the link for the Google application to the Universal Scholarship for HSMC and MHS seniors. Students must use their school gmail account.

You received a message from MUSD technology last week with important information regarding the end of school and your Google Account. Please make sure you download all the information and documents you need prior to the end of school.

Click on the button below to see the information that was sent. If you have any questions, please contact the office.

Attention seniors!

You are allowed to decorate your graduation cap in a school appropriate way. Typically students choose to decorate their caps depicting the college they have chosen, a hobby, or something else of interest.

Your design must be approved prior to graduation. The deadline for approval is Monday, May 8th. Send a depiction to Dr. Oplustic via email or by dropping it off at the office.

If you have any questions, contact Dr. Oplustic or Mrs. Sandoval.

Moorpark High School will be holding a College Fair & Workshops on April 26, 2023 from 5:30-8:00 in the main gym.

See flyer below for information about the workshops and a list of schools who will be attending.

All are welcome to attend this informative evening.

Please see flyer below with the 2023 End of the Year Events for our graduating seniors.

Dr. Oplustic spoke with the seniors last week and answered questions, if you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact the office.

To order graduation tickets, please click on the link below.

The 2023 Congressional Art Competition has officially begun!

Below is a letter from Congresswoman Brownley inviting students in grades 9-12 to create a piece of art and participate in the competition. A panel of local artists will select the winner and the winning artwork will be publicly displayed at the U.S. Capitol Building for one year. Additionally, the winning student and one adult will be flown to Washington, DC.

Also below is a flyer with specific details and rules regarding this year's competition. You can find more information by clicking here. If you have any questions, please contact Sara Ruiz at (805)379-1779.

The deadline to enter is May 1st.

Calling all Ventura County schools!

It's time for students in grades 5-12 to enter the 2023 Ventura County Fair Youth Poster Contest! Enter now through April 28!

The poster that best depicts this year’s theme will be publicized and used to advertise the 2023 Ventura County Fair in a variety of ways – from posters and merchandise, to social media and print! First, second, and third places will be awarded with cash prizes of $500, $250, and $100 respectively. ALL entries will be displayed in the Youth Building during the Ventura County Fair, August 2-13, 2023!

This year’s Ventura County Fair Youth Poster Contest theme is “The Time of Your Life!”

Before students create their masterpiece, please be sure to read the contest guidelines, as they are strictly enforced. (Example: No lettering allowed.) Entries must be accompanied by an entry form and the $10 entry fee. Complete contest guidelines and entry form can be found here.

The Moorpark Education Foundation is holding a discussion on May 3, and we'd love you to come and share your thoughts! We're looking for input from community members who care about Moorpark schools and who have ideas on areas MEF might focus fundraising around.

A little about MEF: Moorpark Education Foundation was founded 16 years ago to provide funds to bridge the gap between state allocations and funds needed to provide quality educational programs to the students in the Moorpark Public Schools. In past years, you might have attended or supported one of MEF's Food Truck Meet-ups, Instrument Drives or Teacher Appreciation events.

Your voice is important, and we hope you're free to join us!

WHEN: Wednesday, May 3 from 4:00-6:00

WHERE: Hilton Foundation, One Dole Drive, Westlake Village, CA

Refreshments will be provided

Please RSVP by clicking here:

https://forms.gle/AuELjMjqK9P17wwx9

Please read the message below from Flory's Booster Club President, Solange Weiss:

Earlier this year we had great support from former Flory students who are now in high school as they helped complete volunteer hours for our Halloween Carnival in October. We now have another opportunity for students who may still need to complete volunteer hours to help with our Einstein and Dine event on May 5.

This event will be hosted at a Ranch in Santa Rosa (~ 10 min. drive from Flory) and we need volunteers to help decorate the arena, support activities during the events so that it runs smoothly and help cleaning up. If you can help spread the work to your students – that would be AMAZING! Below are potential shifts but really any help/time we can get would be fantastic!

Einstein Event shift options:

1:00-3:00pm: Arena set-up, hanging decorations, organizing center pieces, setting lights around, etc.

3:00-5:00pm: Set-up event stations, ensure dessert tables are ready, auction tables have proper labels, dinning tables have proper decorations and complete any final decorating touches

5:00-7:00pm: Host for event, Greet guests and help check-in guests

6:00-10:00pm: Help run event – support tables during the event

9:30-10:30pm: Help clean-up and take down items from event

If you are interested in volunteering, please email your name and contact information, along with the requested shift(s), to Solange Weiss at solangew@amgen.com.

11th and 12th grade HSMC students will dance the night away at our GOLDEN AGE themed prom Friday April 28th 6-10pm at Moorpark’s Eden Gardens.

Prom tickets will be on sale in the HSMC office for $100 from April 10th to 26th. Non-HSMC guests will need to complete a guest pass (available in the office) that must be submitted at the time of ticket purchase.

Do you LOVE The High School at Moorpark College? Let us know! Help us spread the word about this incredible and successful school. Please follow these links and tell us your experience with our wonderful school.

• Facebook Officialhsmc

• Twitter OfficialHSMC

• @officialhsmc on Instagram

• TikTok @hsmcofficial

Be the first to order your 2022-2023 yearbook! It is quick and easy! Visit treering.com to customize your TWO FREE PAGES and order your yearbook online. For every yearbook purchased, Treering will plant a tree on behalf of HSMC students. Send friend photos, baby photos, pet photos, and silly photos of our HSMC students to hsmcyearbook2023@gmail.com.

Please see attached yearbook information for instructions on customizing and ordering a yearbook.

• Yearbook website for customizing and ordering: www.treering.com

• Deadline to customize and order: April 10, 2023

• Purchase price: $49.99

• HSMC Code: 1014109872723234

Please contact Mrs. Sandoval at jhendrixsandoval@mrpk.org with questions.

ENSC Club (Environmental Science Club) is a collaborative discussion-based club that strives to educate our fellow students as to issues regarding the environment. Together we vote on and discuss topics that we are interested in, and organize projects to take initiative in creating a more eco-friendly school atmosphere!

Bring your chess skills to the lunch tables. Every Friday, we will be meeting from 12:40-1:10. There will be opportunities to play games with different people and even compete on chess.com. Bi-weekly, we will send a link via email/text. Join our chess community, where thinking ahead is possible. Questions? Contact our president at 5113332@mrpk.org

The coding club is a small community at HS@MC dedicated to teaching programming in a fun and exciting way. Learn coding both inside and out of club meetings by working on hands-on projects that you can make your own, and take on regional competitions with the club to test your skills as a team! Our club meets at 2 PM on Fridays over Discord. See the club's official website to learn more: https://hsmc-coding-club.github.io/

Giving HSMC students an opportunity to play music at school and jam together! Meet Fridays 12:30-1:15 in TR-5. Contact Asher Clark in 9th grade for more information.

The Tabletop Roleplay Game(TTRPG) Club is meant to be a safe environment where anyone who is interested in games like Dungeons & Dragons(D&D) or the Warhammer franchise can learn how to play these games. Meetings will be held every other week in Ms. Pistone’s room, TR-4, on Friday from 12:30 to 1:15. At these meetings, there will be help given towards learning the basics of playing, how to run a game, and how to create a game in D&D. There will also be a chance to learn and play games within the Warhammer Franchise at the bi-weekly meetings. Any campaigns run will be outside of school and club time; however, there are many campaigns planned that anyone is welcome to join if interested.

The High School at Moorpark College math club is a space for students at all levels of math to collaborate with each other on independent math study or homework. They can encourage others to learn more and students with more experience in math will be there to help tutor others with math.

We are the Korean Cultural Music Club, with the goal of spreading Korean culture around the school through music. We're aimed at individuals interested in Korean culture or music and want to clear up misconceptions people may have about K-Pop and other traditional music. We will meet both semesters, once a week on Mondays at the Junior/Senior lunch.

GSA or Gay Straight Alliance is an important student-led organization meant to promote equality and camaraderie between people of all genders and sexualities. We strive to be a welcoming and safe community where students can meet to discuss queer books, history, and their own experiences. Meetings are Fridays from 12:35-1:15 in TR4.

Bring your artistic talents and passion for art and meet with other artists and art lovers every Friday in Mrs. Sandoval's room at 12:40 pm, starting September 9th.

Our focus this year is on a school mural, and each week the art club's work is featured in the HSMC newsletter. Art club also has wonderful opportunities for scholarships, collaboration in school events, guest speakers and showcasing art in the community! We hope to see you there. For more information, please email the club's president, Taylor Capozzoli at 5106965@mrpk.org

The HSMC Red Cross Club is centered around acquiring skills to handle emergency situations, learning about the healthcare field, and community service. There are many opportunities provided in the club, as each club meeting counts for community service hours and The Red Cross provides chances for scholarships and gift cards. The Red Cross also helps its clubs execute community events, such as blood drives, so there are plenty of chances to get involved and demonstrate leadership. Thank you for your interest!

The Young Authors Fair & Family Literacy Celebration is sponsored by the Ventura County Reading Association (VCRA).

The Young Authors Fair (YAF) is a free event that publicly honors and salutes the literary creativity of young authors and those who encourage students to make their own books.

The County of Ventura is hosting a "Be Water Wise" student art contest. See flyer below for details, winning entries will be used for a calendar and on promotional materials. Deadline for entries is May 8th......it would be great to see a Phoenix submission on the calendar!

The University of California, Santa Barbara is holding a High School Visit Day. Please join them on Saturday, May 6, 2023. You will be able to visit the physics department, tour the labs, and meet with members of the UCSB physics community.

Click on the button below to register for this wonderful event, registration closes April 28th

The students of the Exotic Animal Training and Management Program's Annual Spring Fundraiser celebrates and highlights the work of our 2nd year students as the curtain closes on their 22 month journey within the EATM program.

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Special Hours and Program Times

Zoo Hours: 10am - 5pm

Main Theater Show: Zoo Night Live

10:30 • 12:00 • 2:00 • 4:00

Eye to Eye Wildlife Presentations

11:00 • 1:00 • 3:00

Creature Feature

11:30 • 1:30 • 2:30

Enjoy Ira’s Kingdom and Exploration Stations all day

The main show is a silly, fun scripted show put on by 2nd year students and meant for all ages to enjoy. Eye to Eye Wildlife presentations will allow you to see and learn about even more animals! Creature Feature allows for even more animal adventures as we bring in animal professionals and their magnificent creatures.

All Eye to Eye presentations feature different animals at each time. Main Theater Shows alternate between 2 Casts with different animals.

Stay all day and enjoy the fun! Bring your lunch to picnic in the sun!

See other tips to help you Plan Your Visit.

Reminder** - The Zoo will be closing at 1:00pm this Saturday, March 11th for a special event.

Greetings and Happy New Year!

The ACCESS program at Moorpark College would like to cordially invite you, your students, and their parents to our Spring 2023 Information Night for Incoming Freshman! This event will be held in-person on our campus next to our Teaching Zoo!

Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm

Location: EATM 208 Auditorium, 7075 Campus Rd, Moorpark, CA 93021 (in the America’s Teaching Zoo parking lot)

This informative meeting will cover our mission, how to apply to ACCESS, some of the differences between High School and College accommodations, and general academic information.

To RSVP for the event, we ask that everyone fill out our Microsoft Form. There is a scannable QR code attached to the save-the-date flyer as well.

Attached you will find the flyer that can be distributed to your students and their parents with a save-the-date, as well as a flyer to help them get started before the night of the event.

If there are other folks you think should be receiving this information, please feel free to forward the information along. We want to ensure that all students who would benefit from ACCESS services at Moorpark College are in attendance. We thank you for the support!

If there are any questions, please feel free to call our office 805-378-1461 or email mcaccess@vcccd.edu.

With thanks and appreciation,

The Financial Aid Office at Moorpark College hosts free Cash for College Workshops. Click on the link below for more information and scheduled webinar times.