NOVEMBER 23-27

• *THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY BREAK - NO SCHOOL

MONDAY - NOVEMBER 30

• *Periods 1-3 Block Schedule - 8:00 am-12:30 pm

• Period 4 Tutorial - 1:10 pm-1:35 pm

• Period 5 Tutorial - 1:37 pm-2:02 pm

• Period 6 Tutorial - 2:05 pm - 2:30 pm

• Fundraiser: Support our HOSA @ Pieology in Walnut 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
  

TUESDAY - DECEMBER 1

• *Periods 4-6 Block Schedule - 8:00 am-12:30 pm
• Period 1 Tutorial - 1:10 pm-1:35 pm
• Period 2 Tutorial - 1:37 pm-2:02 pm
• Period 3 Tutorial - 2:05 pm - 2:30 pm
• Free Algebra 2 Tutoring T/TH

WEDNESDAY - DECEMBER 2

• *Periods 1-3 Block Schedule - 8:00 am-12:30 pm

• Period 4 Tutorial - 1:10 pm-1:35 pm

• Period 5 Tutorial - 1:37 pm-2:02 pm

• Period 6 Tutorial - 2:05 pm - 2:30 pm

THURSDAY - DECEMBER 3

• *Periods 4-6 Block Schedule - 8:00 am-12:30 pm
• Period 1 Tutorial - 1:10 pm-1:35 pm
• Period 2 Tutorial - 1:37 pm-2:02 pm
• Period 3 Tutorial - 2:05 pm - 2:30 pm

FRIDAY - DECEMBER 4

• *Periods 1-6 Block Schedule - 8:00 am-12:30 pm

• Staff/PD/Collaboration/Prep 1:10 pm - 2:30 pm

• Our distance learning schedule follows the recommended and required amount of instructional time for all students. Additionally, we created tutorial time after lunch for our teachers and students to use for the whole group, small group, or individual instruction, intervention, enrichment, or remediation. This time may also be used for Office Hours, homework time, GLC appointments, Social-Emotional Support, SST, 504, and IEP time.

Walnut Valley USD has once again earned a top 2% ranking out of 10,760 public school districts in America in the latest Niche.com report.

Scoring an overall A+ grade, Walnut Valley USD secured an impressive report card in numerous categories at local, state, and national levels, including ranking in the top 1% in Los Angeles County and top 4% of all school districts in California.

The leading research website also placed Walnut High School in the top 1% of 19,532 high schools in the nation. Read more about the rankings by clicking the link below.

Junior, Sabrina Bennani, has been named Scholastic All-American by USA Swimming for her outstanding performance both in the pool and in the classroom. Sabrina is a 4.0 Student, National Level Swimmer, & recently created a club (Hands4Hope) to spread encouragement & hope in our community through helping others.

Congratulations goes out to:

• Congratulations to Anastasia Thompson who was selected to the All-State Choir

• Congratulations to Mia Carrillo, Sarah Chang, and Jovanna Rodriguez, and sophomore Tabetha Mora who were selected for the SCVA Honor Choir symposium.

We are proud of you ladies!!!

Congratulations to our very own Aurora Villareal for placing 3rd in the Monologue category in this year’s virtual Drama Teachers Association of Southern California Fall Festival! We are so proud of you.

Congratulations to two members of the team, Natalie Cheng and Isabel Zhou! They both won speaker awards as well as a 1st place team award. Two more league tournaments will be held later this year.

If you are interested in joining Speech and Debate or want more information, please refer to the club's Linktree: linktr.ee/WalnutSpeechandDebate

The Stable received an eye-catching sign from the Walnut High School Community Club. Thank you WHCC for supporting the Peer Counseling program with a 5 foot long, 55-pound custom sign! We plan to open "The Stable" to our students when they return to campus as an additional social-emotional support resource ran by our peer counseling team.

Make-up portraits for the yearbook now available through E-share.

DUE DATES

SENIORS—Dec. 4

Juniors, sophomores, freshmen—Dec. 18

Please see the instructions on the flyer below and watch this video to help you submit your photo.

https://herffjones.wistia.com/medias/qaz0mrbp43

For ease, here is a direct link to the Herff Jones e-share site to submit your selfie portrait.

http://www.hjeshare.com/eShare/?code=whsyearbook

Please follow the dos and don’ts or your photo will not be included in the portrait section.

If you miss the deadline, your photo will not be included.

Donated toys and clothes will be dontated to Serenity, Inc Foster Care and Adoption Agency in Covina, Ca. This project is a collaboration with Walnut's HOSA, Troy's PHP, and Nogales' BringChange2Mind. For more information please contact Saavarni Chilukuri saavarni@thepurplehydrangeaproject.org

40% of purchases go directly to Girls Water Polo. Fundraiser ends 11/30/2020.

Help support Class of 2023 and order your See's Candy Today! You can order by scanning the QR code or clicking the link below and picking from the large selection of candies!

The fundraiser will run from November 9th to December 4th, so make sure to order your chocolate's ASAP! If you have any questions contact Ms. De La Cruz at

ddelacruz-wilds@wvusd.org

BIRTHDAY MARQUEE is now available! If you have a student that has a birthday coming up, be sure to make a birthday dedication on the WHS marquee! All proceeds goes to support WHS students and staff so RESERVE YOURS TODAY!

Great idea for WHS staff, teachers and Alums too!

Click on the link below to register.

Cal State Fullerton is offering a free Virtual Tutoring program at Cal State Fullerton for students. Tutoring services are for K-12 students in various subjects. Below is a short description for your convenience.

Yearbooks are still on sale. $100 until April 1st. Don't miss out! Click here to buy your 2021 WHS Yearbook!

Act now before the price increases. Head to yearbookordercenter.com and use the code: 2864

*Below is a list of upcoming webinars. Students can access all Zoom links by logging in with their student email at http://tiny.com/y6tuulyr.

It’s time to show us your favorite colleges/universities, and vocational or military programs by wearing your best gear every 2nd and 4th Wednesday through fall semester.

We can’t wait to see which schools interest you the most!

Please remember that attendance counts, every period, every day. Students will be marked absent if they are not on camera at the beginning of each period to verify their attendance.

If your student is having difficulty logging in, please contact your teacher immediately, and remember to clear their attendance by the end of the day.

All single period absences will need to be reconciled through the attendance office by the student. If marked absent, students will receive an email from the attendance office notifying them that they have been marked absent. The notification will include the date and period of the absence. The student will need to contact the Attendance Department to make any necessary corrections to their individual period attendance. For full-day absences, a parent/guardian must contact the attendance office by the end of the day.

We are so happy to see all of our students online and learning. They are working hard and making us proud. Keep up the great work!

Attendance Reporting Hotline:

• 9 & 10 Grades: 909-594-1333 Ext. 43642
• 11 & 12 Grades : 909 - 594-1333 Ext 43625

The WHS Kitchen is serving daily M - F - 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Please see the map below.

Hey Mustangs!

Our partners at Collegewise have launched Runway, a free series of college planning programs and resources, carefully structured to give students and parents the tips, tools, and timelines they need to reach their college goals in the year (the experience, really) that is 2020. There are specific programs for all high school grade levels and we are one of the very first districts to get access to this programming.

This program is available to all of you and there is no cost for access.

Please see the attached flyer for more details, and to sign up.

SENIORS, your GPA has been uploaded to the California Student Aid Commission for Cal Grant Verification.

You can create an account on https://mygrantinfo.csac.ca.gov/ to view your status.

Deadline to apply to UC is November 30th!

We also posted a Financial Aid Q & A below.

9th GRADE (Class of 2024)

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

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

10th GRADE (Class of 2023)

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

Jeff Jacks (Lo – Z) jjacks@wvusd.org

11th GRADE (Class of 2022)

Ken McDill (A - Li) kmcdill@wvusd.org

Corolar Schultz (Lo – Z) cschultz@wvusd.org

12th GRADE (Class of 2021)

Viviana Hoyos (A – Lo) vhoyos@wvusd.org

Sonia Nunez (Lu – Z) snunez@wvusd.org

ADP (Academic Design Program)

Elisabeth Everts eeverts@wvusd.org

Intervention Counselor

Jennifer Peiten jLPeiten@wvusd.org

• Teachers will be taking attendance everyday. Students will need to keep their cameras for attendance, participation, and checking for understanding. Teachers will let students know if they can turn off their camera during certain times in the class.
• Students are not allowed to record without teacher permission.
• New legislation (AB 77) states that if a student is absent 3 days in the week, the parent will be contacted to support the student to re-engage with Distance Learning.
• Normal grading policy begins the first day of school. Teachers will cover their grading policy in their syllabus as well as in their Back to School Night presentation.
• More information regarding Distance Behavioral Expectations is located below .

For your safety, if you or your student come onto campus to pick up instructional materials, play sports, or have an appointment, please be aware you will be asked to fill out a visitor/parent/student assessment. Due to Covid- 19 the assessment is required by the State and the form itself is "CONFIDENTIAL."

The questions are as follows:

1. Are you experiencing any symptoms such as current or recent fever (100.4° or higher), chills, cough, shortness of breath or respiratory illness, sudden lack of taste or smell, or sudden onset of unexplained gastrointestinal illness?

2. Have you been in close contact** with any person who has tested positive COVID-19 within the last 14 day?

3. Have you or anyone living with you been out of the country within the last 14 days?

**CLOSE CONTACT is defined as: Being within approximately 6 feet of a COVID-19 case for 10 minutes or more; close contact can occur when having direct contact with infectious secretions of a COVID-19 case (being coughed on).

Please note: If you answer YES to any of these questions, please do not come to campus. We appreciate your efforts to keep us all safe during these uncertain times.

Due to our current circumstances, we cannot give you a physical tour of our campus, but instead, we used a 360-degree camera to help you get familiar with Walnut High School. I encourage you to click on the link, use your computer or mobile device to move around, and see what Walnut High School has to offer. Use this virtual tour to click on photos, learn more information, as well as hear voice-overs from our staff members. Below is a quick overview of our virtual tour and a map of all our scenes.

Our Virtual Tour is located on our webpage under "About Us" if you ever need access for future reference.