On Wednesday, we recognized the incredible achievements of our 12 student-athletes for their commitment to moving on to the next level and competing in collegiate athletics. We are immensely proud of each and every one of them for their unwavering dedication, perseverance, and hard work in the sports that they love.

Their passion for sports has brought them this far, and we do not doubt that they will continue to excel in their athletic careers at the collegiate level. We look forward to following their journeys and seeing all the amazing things they will accomplish in the future.

Congratulations to the following student-athletes, and we wish them all the best in their future endeavors.

• Kevin Rubio (Baseball) – Northwestern College

• Elijah Flores (Wrestling) Missouri Valley College

• Jordan Carrillo (Wrestling) - Tiffin University
• Kaitlin Castro (Wrestling) - University of the Cumberlands
• Logan Thorpe (Soccer) - UC Davis
• Josh Razo (Track/Cross Country) - Air Force Academy
• Michael Vatkin (Football) - La Verne
• Phil Cotton (Track and Field) - University of North Texas
• Salvador Quintanilla (Football) - Hastings College
• Megan Carrigan (Track and Field) - Cal Poly Pomona
• Lillian Dukes (Soccer) Soka University of America
• Gavin Ibrahim (Basketball) - La Verne

MONDAY - May 15

• *Periods 1-6 Regular Schedule - 8:30 am- 3:25 pm
• Senior Textbook and Chromebook Return All Week in the Textbook Room

TUESDAY - May 16

• *Periods 3-4 & 5-6 Tutorial Schedule - 8:30 am - 3:25 pm

• Senior Finals during Per 3 & Per 4

WEDNESDAY - May 17

• *Periods 1-4 Collaboration Schedule - 8:30 am-2:40 pm
• Senior Finals during Per 1 & Per 2
• Staff Meeting - Front Office Closed 2:40 pm-4:00 pm

THURSDAY - May 18

• *Periods 1-2 & 5-6 Tutorial Schedule - 8:30 am - 3:25 pm

• Senior Finals during Per 5 & Per 6

• Yearbook Distribution for Seniors from 3:30 pm-5 pm MPR Photo ID Required

• Senior Sunset: Stadium/Basketball Courts ID Required - 6:00 pm

FRIDAY - May 19

• *Periods 1-6 Regular Schedule - 8:30 am- 3:25 pm

• Yearbook Distribution for ALL grades from 3:30 pm-5 pm MPR Photo ID Required

• Grad Night at Disneyland | Load the Bus at WHS at 6:30 pm | Back to WHS around 3:30 am

This week, we showed our deep appreciation for the hard work of our teachers and staff by treating them to a variety of delicious meals and snacks. From Subway boxed lunches, pizza, ice cream, coffee, and breakfast burritos, to a full-catered lunch from Native Fields, we made sure to provide a feast for everyone to enjoy. We would like to extend a special thank you to CAPA, the Walnut High Community Club, the District, and ASB for their contributions to making this week possible. Our teachers and staff felt truly loved and appreciated, and we couldn't have done it without the support of our wonderful community. THANK YOU!

Today, incoming freshmen from Suzanne and South Pointe came to Walnut High School for their Class of 2027 orientation. ASB hosted an amazing day of performances, a school tour, games, and entertainment. Students became familiar with the campus and got a glimpse of the Walnut Way!!

Congrats to three of our Mustang students who placed in the Walnut Valley Water District Media Contest, going up against High School students in the area.

Walnut High School had all three students recognized today for placing in the Top 3 for the “Be A Water Saving Hero” High School Media Contest.

• 1st Place: Pitzil Avila-Castellanos
• 2nd Place: Mehki Lin
• 3rd Place: Megan Lin

Congrats to these outstanding students on a clean sweep in the media category! Way to represent!

Congrats to the 10 recipients selected to receive the WHCC Mustang Scholarship. We look forward to presenting each of them with a $500 check on May 24, 2023, at the WHS Senior awards night.

Congratulations to the 2023-2024 WHCC Executive Board! We are excited to have so many of our parents continue on with their positions and welcome Roseangeli Ayson and Veronica Orsatt to the board in key leadership positions!

The May meeting is always bittersweet as many of our parents with Seniors as their youngest or only child will be leaving us. Many of them were one of "the Originals" that helped start WHCC in 2019. We want to thank them all for their time and commitment to our students and school.

Special thank you to Christina Lin (previous WHCC hospitality co-chair), Karen Dimaranan (Perfect attendance at EVERY WHCC meeting!) and Deep Sandhu (Long time WHCC volunteer and member) for attending our May meeting.

Walnut High Community Club is finishing up it's 4th year but we are not graduating as there is still much work to be done! We look forward to many more years of supporting our students, staff and school!

Let’s give a huge shoutout to our WHS C/O 2023 Seniors who have reached a major milestone in their lives by making their college commitments!

🎓 Congrats to all our Seniors as they finish out their last month of high school and begin a new chapter in life.

🐴 We are excited to see where the rest of our Mustangs commit over the next month.

🔗 Fill out the link below to receive a college commitment shutout!

Seniors, come join us for a final celebration on May 22rd from 9AM to 1 PM. Senior breakfast is a great chance to create memories with your fellow classmates one last time. Enjoy good food, photo booths, an entertaining hypnotist show, raffle prizes, and more! Buy your tickets starting Monday, May 8th, at the ASB office for $20 with ASB card and $23 w/out ASB card. Don’t miss out!

This upcoming week is our last week of classes for Seniors! Please see the Senior final schedule below to help prepare. It is a regular schedule for the entire week, but teachers will spread out finals during class on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

SENIOR FINALS:

• May 17 (During Periods 3 & 4)
• May 18 (During Periods 1 & 2)
• May 19 (During Periods 5 & 6)
• May 20 (Last day of classes. Senior take care of business day!)

Week 1: Exam May 1-5 [COMPLETED]
Week 2: Exams May 8-12 [COMPLETED]
Week 3: Exams Make-Up May 16-19

• ALL 2023 AP Exams will be administered in schools as paper-and-pencil.
• Current Student ID is required to take the exam

• All morning exams start at 8:00 am. STUDENTS MUST BE AT THEIR LOCATIONS AT 7:15 AM.
• All afternoon exams start at 12:00pm. STUDENTS MUST BE AT THEIR LOCATIONS AT 11:15 AM.
• Students will receive a reminder email a week before the exam. Email will include tips and recommendations as well as the rules and policies. Good luck Mustangs!

Testing Tips:

• Stay Organized
• Find your exam date and time
• Review WHS Exam Schedule and Location update
• Review and understand all exam testing conditions and protocols

We are less than two weeks away from graduation! Below is a document we shared with our Seniors. Parents, please take a look as well! An extra set of eyes and reminders always helps. We have a lot going on over the next 9 days!

• May 16-May 18 Senior Finals
• May 18- Senior Sunset | 6:00pm
• May 19 (Last day of classes. Senior take care of business day!)
• May 19 - Grad Night | 6:30pm
• May 22- Senior Breakfast | 9:00am
• May 23 - Grad Practice | 8:00am
• May 24 - Grad Practice | 8:00am
• May 24 - Senior Awards Night | 6:00pm
• May 25 - Graduation Ceremony | Student check in 4:15 pm | Gates open at 5:00pm

Pick up your 2023 Yearbook during distribution days:

• Thursday, May 18 for SENIORS only
• Friday, May 19 for ALL students.

It all happens from 3:30-5 p.m. in the MPR. Must have student ID to pick up. You may pick up for siblings. Want to buy a yearbook? Limited copies will be sold on a first come, first served basis on distribution days. $120 CASH only. Plastic covers and autograph inserts will also be sold for $2 each. Cash only.

Boys Basketball will be selling 35 VIP parking spots for graduation day. Please see the attached flyer or Mr. Khouzam in room E20 for more details. FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE! ONLY 10 SPOTS LEFT!

Audition for our Advanced Instrumental Music Ensembles! We're looking for all the talented musicians at Walnut High School. Come play in our bands, orchestras, and jazz bands!

Sports Physical Exams will be held on May 18 for all our Mustangs! All physicals are valid for one calendar year and a great time to renew yours for summer camps and next school year.

We will be having two days of tryouts which will be Tuesday May 30th- Wednesday May 31st @4-6pm!! No experience needed but must know how to swim. We are so excited to see familiar and new faces at our pool this summer!!

The Walnut High School Chinese American Parent Association are selling Class of 2023 Graduation Lei's as a fundraiser that goes directly back to our students. Click the photo below to purchase or get more information!

Congrats Grad marquee is now available!! You can congratulate your Class of 2023 grad on our school marquee by clicking on the link below.

Only 10 names per week starting in May on a first come first serve basis. Don’t miss out on your preferred week! There is a $25 donation requested and all funds go back to supporting our students and school.

We want to remind students to follow our dress code policy. A student’s dress at school is unacceptable when:

• It contains offensive or obscene symbols, signs, or slogans degrading any cultural, race, religious, sexual, or ethnic values.
  
  

• It contains language or symbols oriented towards any form of antisocial behavior including, but not limited to, sex, sexual harassment, drugs, alcohol, tobacco, violence, and hate violence.
  
  

• It contains gang or tagger crew symbols or clothing that shows gang or tagger crew affiliation.

• It is considered unsafe, dangerous, or a health hazard – this includes wearing spikes, or multi-knuckle rings as an article of clothing or clothing accessories.
  
  

• The student is barefoot, wearing socks only or bedroom slippers. Shoes must be worn at all times.
  
  

• The student is wearing a top that does not cover their regular waistline, or clothing is worn in a manner that reveals undergarments. Tops must have a strap.
  
  

• Pants or shorts are worn on or below the buttocks. The waist of the garment must be above the buttocks. Shorts, skirts, and pants should cover all personal areas.
  
  

• The student is wearing sunglasses in classrooms or offices.

Please support WHS 11th Annual Golf Tournament Fundraiser. All proceeds go to the WHS Golf Program.

Questions: Email www.whsmustanggolf.com or call (951) 205-4349.

The Walnut High School Girls Volleyball Program will be hosting their 2nd Annual Golf Tournament on Friday, June 9, 2023 at Los Serranos Golf Club.

This event raises vital funds to support our girls volleyball program. These funds will be used to purchase much needed equipment, tournament fees, transportation, meals, and a supportive coaching staff to help them succeed on the court.

Our goal is to always provide a safe instructive environment for all of our athletes to learn and develop skills to be a better volleyball player, but more importantly, a productive member of society, as well as fielding a competitive program.

In order to continue to make this experience a reality for our program, we are reaching out directly to area businesses, family, and friends, and offering the opportunity to help by becoming a sponsor.

Included in this letter is a brochure with a variety of sponsorship packages for you to review as well as details about the tournament. All donations to our volleyball program are tax-deductible. Our Tax ID # is 95-6003446. Your support for this event will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your consideration.

The Academic Design Program (ADP) is a standards-based, integrated approach to learning. Using the Design-Based Learning methodology, Social Science and English are brought together as the students work through real-world problems in search of real-world solutions. Students will engage with the content through creativity and collaboration in order to build a mind-body connection with the material they learn. Please use the QR code or go to bit.ly/walnutADP to submit questions regarding ADP.

Swing by Mr. Luu's classroom - E12 - for FREE Algebra 2 tutoring! He will be there on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday and available to help our students study for tests, assist with homework problems, or help answer any questions!

Please see the map below for two exit options when you pick up your student. As a reminder, please do not park under the solar panels in the front entrance or any red zones.

9th GRADE (Class of 2026)

Corolar Schultz (A - LIM) cschultz@wvusd.org

Morgan Galeener (LIN-Z) mgaleener@wvusd.org

10th GRADE (Class of 2025)

Wil Lares (A – LO) wlares@wvusd.org

Sonia Nunez (LU – Z) snunez@wvusd.org

11th GRADE (Class of 2024)

Nathan Newman (A – LI) nnewman@wvusd.org

Jenny Alegre (LO – Z) aalegre@wvusd.org

12th GRADE (Class of 2023)

Jennifer Tucker (A – LI) jtucker@wvusd.org

Jeff Jacks (LO – Z) jjacks@wvusd.org

ADP (Academic Design Program)

Viviana Hoyos vhoyos@wvusd.org

Intervention Counselor

Jennifer Peiten jLPeiten@wvusd.org

Due to many problems and safety issues we DO NOT allow student lunches to be delivered anywhere on campus.

Food, drinks or other items are NOT to be passed to students through the fence. This is strictly prohibited.

Outside Food Delivery Services such as UBER Eats/Door Dash is strictly prohibited. Food will be confiscated if deliveries are dropped off.

We understand the importance of student nutrition but we encourage students to either use the free lunch at school or bring their lunch from home.

During summer registration, students and their guardians watched the rules and expectations video for the upcoming school year. If you did not have a chance to watch it, please take a minute to view the video to help you be successful this year!

Parents: One thing you will notice this year are tardy or cell phone detention automated emails. If your child was issued a detention for excessive tardies or a cell phone violation, you will get an email with information on the detention they need to serve.

Students must attend every class, every day, and be on time. In order to receive daily credit, students are to bring all necessary materials to class. Students will not be excused from class to get materials. Homework and class assignments are to be completed on time and to the best of the student’s ability. Only behaviors befitting the learning environment are acceptable. Students are to comply with all reasonable requests of any staff member. Dress code will be enforced.