Daily Bulletin

The school bulletin should be read to students everyday during 4th period in the first 5 minutes of class. In case you missed it or for more information, here's a digital copy of today's and the past week's:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x-WlwKBzAWBz-O4H1_knzEB6bZw2DdLAT3z4xF1BAhE/edit?usp=sharing

FROM THE BUSINESS AND ACTIVITIES OFFICE: STUDENT BULLETIN

Please read to your 4th period class daily. Either beginning (first 5 minutes of class) and/or end of class (last 5 minutes of class). New announcements/postings are highlighted in yellow

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Monday, Nov. 18, 2019

Friday, November 22 - Collaboration Day Schedule. Dismissal is at 1:47 pm.

November 25-29 - Thanksgiving Break.

The bookroom will open at 9:00 Weds 11/20. Please plan ahead! AHS Bookroom 626-943-6929, or ext 241114.

ACELLUS During Thanksgiving Break: Students taking online Acellus classes can come to school on Monday, November 25 from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon to work on their Acellus class and get tests unlocked in C327. On Tuesday, November 26 students can work in D103 from 10:00 am and 12:00 noon. We can unlock tests in all subjects - English, social science, biology and math. Reminder: Your goal is to finish your Acellus class by December 20!

CSF Application Deadline: Tuesday, November 19 is the last day to apply for CSF membership with your semester 2 (June 04, 2019) report card and grades. Submit your application to the Student Bank no later than 3:15 on Tuesday! Any questions? See Ms Jacobson in C327 after school.

Support PTA! Please support Alhambra High School's PTA by sending in your $10 for membership or as a donation. You do not have to be an active member in order to support our PTA. Membership and donations go back to our students for scholarships, mini-grants for teachers' classrooms and projects, and graduation flower displays. https://jointotem.com/ca/alhambra/alhambra-high-school-pta/join Instagram: alhambra_high_pta

Alhambra Cheer will be having team tryouts next week on Tuesday, November 19th, to November 21st, from 3:30pm to 5:00pm in the Dance Room. No experience necessary. Please bring: 1. a completed physical athletic form. 2. an emergency card. 3. current PowerSchool grades 2.0 gpa required.

Check out this week's edition of The Moor Weekly news video. This week: football highlights, yearbook theme/prices, and more! https://youtu.be/VzVJfuuWbT0

Get a 2020 Rose Parade preview celebration of our AUSD Marching Band at the Tri-City Field Show on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the SGHS Stadium. This is a free event. There will be food and drinks available for purchase. Flyer attached.

Yearbook prices will be going up after Thanksgiving break! This is the lowest price of the year and the price increases as the year goes on. Pre-order your book today at the Student Bank. $65 w/ ASB and $70 w/o ASB.

Spring musical auditions are Friday, December 6 at 3 PM in the little theater. Please familiarize yourself with the song “Put on a Happy Face.” Hope to see you there!

Rose Parade Float Decorating for the upcoming Rose Parade from December 7-30, 2019, volunteers wanted. Please see email and flyer below.

College & Career

College & Career Center News:

Stop by the College & Career Center TODAY to sign up and pick up a permission slip for the following presentation: California Aeronautical University- Thursday, November 21, 2019 Period 5

Cal State Northridge- Educational Opportunity Programs (EOP) will be in the College & Career Center on Friday, November 22, 2019 during period 5 for presentation. EOP provides services to first-generation college students, low income & educationally disadvantaged. For more information and to sign up stop by the career center TODAY!

Students: ELAC- Respiratory Therapy Outreach Club will be in the College& Career Center on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 period: 1-5 for presentation. If you are interested to learn more about Respiratory Therapy and other health care programs offered at East Los Angeles Community College don't miss the presentation on Wednesday, November 20, 2019. Stop by the College & Career Center TODAY to sign up and pick up a permission slip!

Spring afterschool CTE & College Credits Class schedule is out. Please come by to pick up a copy and plan ahead for next semester. Visit the College & Career Center Website for updated scholarships and other useful information. https://alhambraunified.wixsite.com/ahs-ccc

Upcoming College Field Trips:

11/19 CSU Long Beach

SCHOLARSHIPS:

Please see NEW separate attachment and list of SCHOLARSHIPS as of Nov. 15, 2019. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print.

ASB EVENTS:

ASB Events, Activities and Fundraiser attached. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print as of Nov. 18, 2019.

ATHLETICS:

Sports schedule for the week of Nov. 18, 2019 attached. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print.

WINTER IS COMING!!!

Winter sports start this week with Boys and Girls Soccer, Girls Water Polo, and Girls Basketball all having games this week.

Reaching for Moor

FREE Tutoring! After School Tutoring Centers are now open. Please go to ahsmoors.org and click on the Tutoring headline to find the subject, date, hours and location!

Important Dates:

To help you plan ahead, graduation will be on Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 6:00pm at the ELAC Stadium.

Save the Dates:

Monday, November 18 - School Advisory Committee (SAC)/English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) Mtg. 6:30 pm AHS Library.
Tuesday, November 19 - CSF (California Scholarship Federation) Honor Society applications are due in the Student Bank. Students use 6/04/19 report cards with semester 2 grades from last school year.
Wednesday, November 20 - Tri-City Band Field Show from 6:00-8:00 pm @ San Gabriel High School’s Football Stadium - 801 S. Ramona Ave. San Gabriel CA 91776. Come and support our bands!
Thursday, November 21 - Parent University Workshop#2 from 6:00-8:00 pm at AHS Auditorium. This workshop’s topic is “Drug Awareness”. Come learn about vaping, along with the current drug trends in Los Angeles County and specifically in Alhambra.
Monday, December 2 - Pupil Free Day. No school.
Wednesdays, 12/4, 1/8, 1/15, & 1/29 are Collaboration Day Schedule. Dismissal is at 1:47 pm.
Thursday, December 5 - Choir & Orchestra Winter Concert @ 6:30 pm AHS Auditorium.
Thursday, December 12 - Winds & Band Winter Concert @ 6:30 pm AHS Auditorium.
December 16 (Per. 0, 1 & 4), 17 (Per. 2 & 5), & 18 (Per. 3, 6 & 7) - Final Exam Schedule. Dismissal is at 12:17 pm.
Wednesday, December 18 - Jazz Concert @ 6:30 pm AHS Auditorium.
Thursday, December 19 is Minimum Day Schedule. Students dismissal is at 12:10 pm.
Friday, December 20 - Pupil Free Day. No school.
December 23, 2019 - January 3, 2020 - Winter Break. No school. School resumes January 6, 2020.

Please visit our redesigned school website https://www.ahsmoors.org/ for updated calendar and bulletin information.

Alhambra High School is a great school! Go Moors!

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Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019

Wednesday, November 13 is Collaboration Day Schedule. Dismissal is at 1:47 pm.

Wednesday, November 13 - School Site Council (SSC) Meeting at 3:15 pm in the AHS Library.

Congratulations to our Varsity football team! They are 11-0!

Our next game is this Friday, November 15th. The game will be held at Orange Coast College's Lebard Stadium (see link below for college address and directions). To help assist our fans in getting to and from the event, AHS will have buses this Friday to assist in transportation. Students and chaperones will ride together and parents will ride separately in another bus.

ROOTER BUS DEPARTURE TIME: 4:30 p.m. / 2nd Street

GAME START TIME: 7:30 p.m.

GAME LOCATION: Lebard Stadium Orange Coast College

2701 Fairview Rd, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

College Website Link: http://www.orangecoastcollege.edu/about_occ/Pages/Map-and-Directions.aspx

PRE-ORDERED CIF TICKET PRICING:

Alhambra High School students, staff, and parents, please know that if you decide to be transported on a Rooter bus, you MUST purchase a pre-sale ticket at the Student Bank. Seats are limited, so please purchase now and reserve your spot. There are only three buses and 165 spots available. They will go quickly. Adult Tickets (including chaperones and AHS staff): $10.00 + $5.00 (for bus transportation) = total $15.00

Student Tickets (with valid school ID): $5.00 + $5.00 (for bus transportation) = total $10.00. **Again, in order to be admitted onto the bus, students, staff, and parents MUST have pre-purchased CIF ticket with the student bank- NO EXCEPTIONS. The deadline to purchase a ticket at the Student Bank is Friday at 2:00 p.m. Please call Anaiss Hernandez in the Student Bank for more information @ (626) 943-6926

Friday, November 15 & Saturday, November 16 - Fools by Neil Simon @ 7 pm AHS Auditorium.

Our Moors Football Team has been featured in a local newspaper article regarding their victory on Friday night. Here’s the link: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pasadenastarnews.com/2019/11/08/noah-rodriguez-leads-alhambra-football-past-diamond-bar/amp/

"Hey all creative writers, it's time for Poetry Out Loud competition again! This time, we'll be cheering on our five AHS winners, as they recite among the winners from SGHS and MKHS--come enjoy our fierce poets compete for the possibility of moving on to the District competition....and a possible future prize of $10,000! Come enjoy great art-- for FREE!-- in the Little Theater this Wednesday (11/13) from 4pm-6pm. See you there!"

Spring musical auditions are Friday, December 6 at 3 PM in the little theater. Please familiarize yourself with the song “Put on a Happy Face.” Hope to see you there!

To help you plan ahead, graduation will be on Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 6:00pm at the ELAC Stadium.

November 16 and 17: Free SAT vs. ACT Practice Test Weekend. Help your students discover which test is right for them in our Free Practice Test Weekend on 11/16 and 11/17. You may hear this question a lot from families: should I take the SAT or the ACT? There isn't one right answer. I recommend all students take both to determine which is the correct fit—for them. To help them choose, we're hosting free practice tests that allow attendees to try every section on both tests and see which is right for them. Copy & paste the below to send to your students: Join Kaplan's Free SAT vs. ACT Practice Test Weekend. Try both tests to see which is right for you, November 16 or 17. Plus join our experts to review your results and learn key strategies. Save your seat.

If you have any confiscated item/s from the Homecoming dance, please pick up from Business and Activities office. This is the last week.

CSF Applications: Sophomores, juniors, and seniors find your June 2019 semester 2 report card to join CSF. Apply NOW to be a member of the California Scholarship Federation, a statewide honor society for students. Applications are in the Activities or School Counseling Offices & Student Bank. Deadline: Tues., Nov 19 at 3:15 pm!

CSF process: Staple the CSF cover sheet, your ORIGINAL report card or an OFFICIAL CSF report card, and the application. Submit it to the Student Bank with your $5.00 donation. Questions: See Ms. Jacobson in C327. Reasons To Apply For CSF, California Scholarship Federation: First, it’s a statewide honor society for students. Second, you get stuff. Seniors who attain 4 semesters of membership in CSF with one in their senior year are awarded a gold cord to wear at graduation and a gold CSF seal on their diploma. The words "CSF Life Membership" are added to their permanent high school transcript. Seniors with 6 semesters of CSF membership earn a gold stole to wear at graduation plus the gold CSF diploma seal and transcript notation "CSF 100% Life Membership". ** The CSF deadline is Tues., Nov 19 at 3:15 pm in the Student Bank.

SENIORS,

It's time to order your diplomas. The name on your diploma must be your legal name. That is, the name that is on your Birth Certificate. If you want to change your name, you must show court documents or any other official or legal document. It is your responsibility to check that your name is correct. Go to http://student.ausd.us. to check your name. If your name is not correct or it needs to be changed, please go to the Office of School counseling to fill out a Name Change Form before Friday, November 15, 2019. Thank you.

Class of 2020-

Believe it or not, Grad Night is quickly approaching!

Each year, and with student input, Alhambra High School looks at different options (dates available and cost comparisons) in securing its Grad Night. For the 2020 Grad Night, there were several scheduling conflicts amongst our local amusement parks. Thankfully- and after much work- a date for Universal Studios was secured. Please know that all dates (contract submissions, ticket purchases and tiered cost deadlines) will be reported out soon. Please look to both the student bulletin and school website for more information in the coming days.

Universal Studios- Grad Bash

Date: Friday, May 15th, 2019

Costs-

* Early Bird Purchase: $99.00 (deadline TBD)

* $105.00 w/ASB (deadline TBD)

* $115.00 w/out (deadline TBD)

Time: 5:00 - 2:00 a.m.

Seniors can invite AHS guests only (no outside guests allowed)

Rose Parade Float Decorating for the upcoming Rose Parade from December 7-30, 2019, volunteers wanted. Please see email and flyer below.

College & Career

College & Career Center News:

Students: Interns Wanted! Are you between 14-17 years old and looking for a job? Don't miss information meeting on Friday, November 15, 2019 afterschool at the College & Career Center. For questions stop by the career center.

Stop by the College & Career Center TODAY to sign up and pick up a permission slip for the following presentation:

Biola University- Thursday, November 14, 2019 Per. 3

Upcoming College Field Trips:

11/19 CSU Long Beach

SCHOLARSHIPS:

Please see NEW separate attachment and list of SCHOLARSHIPS as of Nov. 5, 2019. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print.

ASB EVENTS:

ASB Events, Activities and Fundraiser attached. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print as of Nov. 12, 2019.

ATHLETICS:

Girls Water Polo tryouts are ending soon. If you want to tryout for the 2019-2020 Alhambra Girls Water Polo team, you must complete your sports clearance packet and be cleared through Athletics Department, complete your student-athlete contract, and attend practice by 11/15. No new tryouts will be accepted after this date.

Baseball Tryouts, Nov. 13 and 14 at Moor Field, 3:15pm. Sign up with Coach Gewecke in PE Office. (See attached flyer)

Reaching for Moor

FREE Tutoring! After School Tutoring Centers are now open. Please go to ahsmoors.org and click on the Tutoring headline to find the subject, date, hours and location!

Important Dates:

To help you plan ahead, graduation will be on Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 6:00pm at the ELAC Stadium.

Save the Dates:

Monday, November 18 - School Advisory Committee (SAC)/English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) Mtg. 6:30 pm AHS Library.
Tuesday, November 19 - CSF (California Scholarship Federation) Honor Society applications are due in the Student Bank. Students use 6/04/19 report cards with semester 2 grades from last school year.
Wednesday, November 20 - Tri-City Band Field Show from 6:00-8:00 pm @ San Gabriel High School’s Football Stadium - 801 S. Ramona Ave. San Gabriel CA 91776. Come and support our bands!
Thursday, November 21 - Parent University Workshop#2 from 6:00-8:00 pm at AHS Auditorium. This workshop’s topic is “Drug Awareness”. Come learn about vaping, along with the current drug trends in Los Angeles County and specifically in Alhambra.
Friday, November 22 - Collaboration Day Schedule. Dismissal is at 1:47 pm.
November 25-29 - Thanksgiving Break.
Monday, December 2 - Pupil Free Day. No school.
Wednesdays, 12/4, 1/8, 1/15, & 1/29 are Collaboration Day Schedule. Dismissal is at 1:47 pm.
Thursday, December 5 - Choir & Orchestra Winter Concert @ 6:30 pm AHS Auditorium.
Thursday, December 12 - Winds & Band Winter Concert @ 6:30 pm AHS Auditorium.
December 16 (Per. 0, 1 & 4), 17 (Per. 2 & 5), & 18 (Per. 3, 6 & 7) - Final Exam Schedule. Dismissal is at 12:17 pm.
Wednesday, December 18 - Jazz Concert @ 6:30 pm AHS Auditorium.
Thursday, December 19 is Minimum Day Schedule. Students dismissal is at 12:10 pm.
Friday, December 20 - Pupil Free Day. No school.
December 23, 2019 - January 3, 2020 - Winter Break. No school. School resumes January 6, 2020.

Please visit our redesigned school website https://www.ahsmoors.org/ for updated calendar and bulletin information.

Alhambra High School is a great school! Go Moors!

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Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019

The Bookroom will be closed Friday 11/8. Please plan ahead. AHS Bookroom 626-943-6929, or ext 241114.

Friday, November 8 - Progress Reports Due.

Monday, November 11 - Veteran’s Day Holiday. No School.

Alhambra High School,

Please know that Friday's Football game is a CIF Southern Section Playoff game. Pricing is different and ASB discounts do not apply. Students can only get into the game for free if they are performing at halftime. No exceptions. Please see attached flyer. Football 1^st round playoff game this Friday 11/8 vs. Diamond Bar @ Moor Field 7:30pm

Congratulations to Cross Country. Our GIrls Varsity finished 1st place yesterday and the boys finished 2nd. Both teams will advance to the CIF championships.

Additionally, congratulations to Milan Cambon for finishing 1st place in the girls varsity race and being the league champion. Masato Shigeta also finished first place and won the Boys JV championship. Go Moors!!!

If you have any confiscated item/s from the Homecoming dance, please pick up from Business and Activities office. This is the last week.

CSF Applications: Sophomores, juniors, and seniors find your June 2019 semester 2 report card to join CSF. Apply NOW to be a member of the California Scholarship Federation, a statewide honor society for students. Applications are in the Activities or School Counseling Offices & Student Bank. Deadline: Tues., Nov 19 at 3:15 pm!

CSF process: Staple the CSF cover sheet, your ORIGINAL report card or an OFFICIAL CSF report card, and the application. Submit it to the Student Bank with your $5.00 donation. Questions: See Ms. Jacobson in C327. Reasons To Apply For CSF, California Scholarship Federation: First, it’s a statewide honor society for students. Second, you get stuff. Seniors who attain 4 semesters of membership in CSF with one in their senior year are awarded a gold cord to wear at graduation and a gold CSF seal on their diploma. The words "CSF Life Membership" are added to their permanent high school transcript. Seniors with 6 semesters of CSF membership earn a gold stole to wear at graduation plus the gold CSF diploma seal and transcript notation "CSF 100% Life Membership". ** The CSF deadline is Tues., Nov 19 at 3:15 pm in the Student Bank.

SENIORS,

Class of 2020-

Believe it or not, Grad Night is quickly approaching!

Universal Studios- Grad Bash

Date: Friday, May 15th, 2019

Costs-

* Early Bird Purchase: $99.00 (deadline TBD)

* $105.00 w/ASB (deadline TBD)

* $115.00 w/out (deadline TBD)

Time: 5:00 - 2:00 a.m.

Seniors can invite AHS guests only (no outside guests allowed)

Rose Parade Float Decorating for the upcoming Rose Parade from December 7-30, 2019, volunteers wanted. Please see email and flyer below.

Join AHS Thespians for a night of laughter at their production of the hit comedy Fools by Neil Simon on November 8, 9, 15, and 16. Presale tickets are available 10/24 through 11/7 at the school bank and from Thespian members: $8 - students and $10 - adults. Tickets will be $12 at the door for all patrons.

College & Career

College & Career Center News:

Stop by the College & Career Center TODAY to sign up and pick up a permission slip for the following presentation:

UC Santa Barbara- Thursday, November 7, 2019 Per. 5

Biola University- Thursday, November 14, 2019 Per. 3

Upcoming College Field Trips:

11/8 University of La Verne

11/19 CSU Long Beach

SCHOLARSHIPS:

Please see NEW separate attachment and list of SCHOLARSHIPS as of Nov. 5, 2019. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print.

ASB EVENTS:

ASB Events, Activities and Fundraiser attached. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print. Or see below:

Date	Event	Place/Venue	Time
Nov 8	10 week Report Card Due	AHS
Nov 8	Fall Play	Auditorium	7- 9pm
Nov 9	Fall Play	Auditorium	7- 9pm

PRESALE :

Date	Presale
Nov 4- 12	2022 Council Krispy Kreme Presale
Nov 4- 15	Key Club Mango Lollipop Presale

ATHLETICS:

Baseball Tryouts, Nov. 13 and 14 at Moor Field, 3:15pm. Sign up with Coach Gewecke in PE Office. (See attached flyer)

Reaching for Moor

FREE Tutoring! After School Tutoring Centers are now open. Please go to ahsmoors.org and click on the Tutoring headline to find the subject, date, hours and location!

Important Dates:

Save the Dates:

Wednesdays, 11/13 & 12/4 are Collaboration Day Schedule. Dismissal is at 1:47 pm.
Wednesday, November 13 - School Site Council (SSC) Meeting at 3:15 pm in the AHS Library.
Thursday, November 14 - Parent Walkthroughs. Please RSVP by November 8.
Monday, November 18- School Advisory Committee (SAC)/English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) Mtg. 6:30 pm AHS Library. Please note new date.
Wednesday, November 20 - Tri-City Band Field Show from 6:00-8:00 pm @ San Gabriel High School’s Football Stadium - 801 S. Ramona Ave. San Gabriel CA 91776. Come and support our bands!
Thursday, November 21 - Parent University Workshop#2 from 6:00-8:00 pm at AHS Auditorium. This workshop’s topic is “Drug Awareness”. Come learn about vaping, along with the current drug trends in Los Angeles County and specifically in Alhambra.
Friday, November 22 - Collaboration Day Schedule. Dismissal is at 1:47 pm.
November 25-29 - Thanksgiving Break.
Monday, December 2 - Pupil Free Day. No school.
December 16 (Per. 0, 1 & 4), 17 (Per. 2 & 5), & 18 (Per. 3, 6 & 7) - Final Exam Schedule. Dismissal is at 12:17 pm.
Thursday, December 19 is Minimum Day Schedule. Students dismissal is at 12:10 pm.
Friday, December 20 - Pupil Free Day. No school.
December 23, 2019 - January 3, 2020 - Winter Break. No school. School resumes January 6, 2020.

Please visit our redesigned school website https://www.ahsmoors.org/ for updated calendar and bulletin information. For grades, attendance, graduation and A-G progress log onto the parent portal at: http://family.ausd.us. To help your student research majors, careers, colleges and plan their high school courses, please work on the 4 year plan with your student in the student portal.

Please call the Attendance Office at 626-943-6916

Please support our students by coming to our weekly athletic tournaments. PTA will be selling refreshments at the Moor Field Snack Shack during home games.

Alhambra High School is a great school! Go Moors!

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Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019

Wednesdays, November 6 is Collaboration Day Schedule. Dismissal is at 1:47 pm.

Alhambra High School,

Congratulations to Girls Tennis. Our Varsity team beat La Salle yesterday to advance in the CIF playoffs. They play at Oxnard today!!

Congratulations to Cross Country. Our GIrls Varsity finished 1st place yesterday and the boys finished 2nd. Both teams will advance to the CIF championships.

If you have any confiscated item/s from the Homecoming dance, please pick up from Business and Activities office. This is the last week.

The Bookroom will be closed Friday 11/8. Please plan ahead. AHS Bookroom 626-943-6929, or ext 241114.

Friday, November 8 - Progress Reports Due.

Monday, November 11 - Veteran’s Day Holiday. No School.

SENIORS,

Class of 2020-

Believe it or not, Grad Night is quickly approaching!

Universal Studios- Grad Bash

Date: Friday, May 15th, 2019

Costs-

* Early Bird Purchase: $99.00 (deadline TBD)

* $105.00 w/ASB (deadline TBD)

* $115.00 w/out (deadline TBD)

Time: 5:00 - 2:00 a.m.

Seniors can invite AHS guests only (no outside guests allowed)

Rose Parade Float Decorating for the upcoming Rose Parade from December 7-30, 2019, volunteers wanted. Please see email and flyer below.

College & Career

College & Career Center News:

Stop by the College & Career Center TODAY to sign up and pick up a permission slip for the following presentation:

UC Santa Barbara- Thursday, November 7, 2019 Per. 5

Biola University- Thursday, November 14, 2019 Per. 3

Upcoming College Field Trips:

11/8 University of La Verne

11/19 CSU Long Beach

SCHOLARSHIPS:

Please see NEW separate attachment and list of SCHOLARSHIPS as of Nov. 5, 2019. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print.

ASB EVENTS:

ASB Events, Activities and Fundraiser attached. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print. Or see below:

Date	Event	Place/Venue	Time
Nov 8	10 week Report Card Due	AHS
Nov 8	Fall Play	Auditorium	7- 9pm
Nov 9	Fall Play	Auditorium	7- 9pm

PRESALE :

Date	Presale
Nov 4- 12	2022 Council Krispy Kreme Presale
Nov 4- 15	Key Club Mango Lollipop Presale

ATHLETICS:

Baseball Tryouts, Nov. 13 and 14 at Moor Field, 3:15pm. Sign up with Coach Gewecke in PE Office. (See attached flyer)

Reaching for Moor

FREE Tutoring! After School Tutoring Centers are now open. Please go to ahsmoors.org and click on the Tutoring headline to find the subject, date, hours and location!

Important Dates:

Save the Dates:

Wednesdays, 11/13 & 12/4 are Collaboration Day Schedule. Dismissal is at 1:47 pm.
Wednesday, November 13 - School Site Council (SSC) Meeting at 3:15 pm in the AHS Library.
Thursday, November 14 - Parent Walkthroughs. Please RSVP by November 8.
Monday, November 18- School Advisory Committee (SAC)/English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) Mtg. 6:30 pm AHS Library. Please note new date.
Wednesday, November 20 - Tri-City Band Field Show from 6:00-8:00 pm @ San Gabriel High School’s Football Stadium - 801 S. Ramona Ave. San Gabriel CA 91776. Come and support our bands!
Thursday, November 21 - Parent University Workshop#2 from 6:00-8:00 pm at AHS Auditorium. This workshop’s topic is “Drug Awareness”. Come learn about vaping, along with the current drug trends in Los Angeles County and specifically in Alhambra.
Friday, November 22 - Collaboration Day Schedule. Dismissal is at 1:47 pm.
November 25-29 - Thanksgiving Break.
Monday, December 2 - Pupil Free Day. No school.
December 16 (Per. 0, 1 & 4), 17 (Per. 2 & 5), & 18 (Per. 3, 6 & 7) - Final Exam Schedule. Dismissal is at 12:17 pm.
Thursday, December 19 is Minimum Day Schedule. Students dismissal is at 12:10 pm.
Friday, December 20 - Pupil Free Day. No school.
December 23, 2019 - January 3, 2020 - Winter Break. No school. School resumes January 6, 2020.

Please call the Attendance Office at 626-943-6916

Please support our students by coming to our weekly athletic tournaments. PTA will be selling refreshments at the Moor Field Snack Shack during home games.

Alhambra High School is a great school! Go Moors!

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Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019

The bookroom will close at 2:30pm this Wednesday (tomorrow). Please Plan Ahead. AHS Bookroom 626-943-6929, or ext 241114.

Wednesday, October 30 is Collaboration Day Schedule. Dismissal is at 1:47 pm.

Thursday, October 31 - Please follow Halloween Guidelines for AHS Students. Halloween Guidelines for AHS Students

Halloween is fast approaching and SAFETY at Alhambra High School is a priority. We aim to ensure that ALL students and staff members feel comfortable throughout the day with the attire and behavior of all persons on school grounds. To accomplish this objective, we request your assistance and cooperation on some important details. Please choose a tasteful costume that does not reflect derogatory references, violence, and/or inappropriate “props”.

Prohibited items include:

fake blood
plastic or replica swords, guns, knives, and weapons of any kind are not allowed
masks
inappropriate costumes (dress code enforced)
face painting
students must show respect for others by not choosing costumes that are insensitive and/or offensive to the diverse backgrounds represented by others at our school. Our expectation is to make this a safe experience for all students!

Friday, November 1 - Last day to pay for AP Exams. Cash or Checks only!

Friday, November 1 - Pupil Free Day. No school.

IF YOU HAVE FRIENDS IN ARCHITECTURE 1-2, GO TO COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER TO SEE YOU FRIENDS IN FASHION COSTUMES. THEY ARE ON DISPLAY UNTIL OCT. 31.

This week's edition of The Moor Weekly news video is available now. Check out highlights from the Homecoming assembly and a discussion of Bob Dylan's singing skills: https://youtu.be/VkVratQCLo4

College & Career

College & Career Center News:

Upcoming College Field Trips:

11/8 University of La Verne

11/19 CSU Long Beach

Sign up at the College & Career Center.

SCHOLARSHIPS:

Please see NEW separate attachment and list of SCHOLARSHIPS as of Oct. 28, 2019. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print.

ATHLETICS:

Sports schedule for the week of Oct. 28-Nov. 2, 2019 attached. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print.

We have Tennis finals this week. They have a chance to finish 1st.

Baseball Tryouts, Nov. 13 and 14 at Moor Field, 3:15pm. Sign up with Coach Gewecke in PE Office. (See attached flyer)

Reaching for Moor

Congratulations to the AHS Speech & Debate Team for a spectacular showing at the annual Screamin' Eagles Tournament held at Gabrielino HS last weekend! Alhambra captured 22 awards:

1st: Sophia Hua/Varsity Impromptu

1st: Nam Nguyen/Varsity Oratorical Interp.

2nd: Nicholas Andrian/Var. Extemporaneous Speaking

2nd: Xinyu Huang/Var. Original Prose & Poetry

2nd: Sophia Chen & Wendy Wong/Novice Duo Interp.

2nd: Justin Lim/Nov. Imp.2nd: Sam Luo/Nov. Dramatic Interp.

3rd: Sariah Perera/Var. Orig. Oratory

3rd: Hailey Chang & Kyley Chang/Var. Duo Interp.

3rd: Jake Gordon & Jake Ly/Nov. Duo Interp.

4th: Heidi Li/Var. Orig, Advocacy

4th: Vivian Xiang/Var. Orat. Interp.

5th: Rebecca Wu/Var. Original Advocacy

5th: Nam Nguyen/Var. Orat. Interp.

5th: Grace Yee/Var. Original Oratory

5th: Eric Kusnanto/Var. Orat. Interp.

5th: Cheyanne Galindo/Nov. Dram. Interp.

5th: Lani Tran/Nov. Imp.

6th: Tina Duong/Var. Programmed Oral Interp.

6th: Sharon Chen/Var. Orat. Interp.

6th: Eric Phan/Var. Extemp. Speak.

6th: Jialu Li/Nov. Extemp. Speak.

FREE Tutoring! After School Tutoring Centers are now open. Please go to ahsmoors.org and click on the Tutoring headline to find the subject, date, hours and location!

Important Dates:

Save the Dates:

Wednesdays, 11/6, 11/13 & 12/4 are Collaboration Day Schedule. Dismissal is at 1:47 pm.
Friday, November 8 - Progress Reports Due.
Monday, November 11 - Veteran’s Day Holiday. No School.
Monday, November 18- School Advisory Committee (SAC)/English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) Mtg. 6:30 pm AHS Library. Please note new date.
Friday, November 22 - Collaboration Day Schedule. Dismissal is at 1:47 pm.
November 25-29 - Thanksgiving Break.
December 16 (Per. 0, 1 & 4), 17 (Per. 2 & 5), & 18 (Per. 3, 6 & 7) - Final Exam Schedule. Dismissal is at 12:17 pm.
Thursday, December 19 is Minimum Day Schedule. Students dismissal is at 12:10 pm.
Friday, December 20 - Pupil Free Day. No school.
December 23, 2019 - January 3, 2020 - Winter Break. No school. School resumes January 6, 2020.

Please call the Attendance Office at 626-943-6916

Please support our students by coming to our weekly athletic tournaments. PTA will be selling refreshments at the Moor Field Snack Shack during home games.

Alhambra High School is a great school! Go Moors!

__________________________________________________________________________

Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019

Attached is a flyer with the list of all Reps attending the 12th Annual District College Fair on Thursday, October 17, 2019 from 5:30-8:00pm. (Over 70 2-year & 4-year Colleges/Universities, Vocational Schools, the Military, CTE/Academy Showcase & Workshop hours). Thursday, October 17 - District College Fair & Cash For College (Financial Aid Workshop) 5:30-8pm @ SGHS

Friday, 10/18/19 - Homecoming Assembly

Halloween Guidelines for AHS Students

Prohibited items include:

fake blood
plastic or replica swords, guns, knives, and weapons of any kind are not allowed
masks
inappropriate costumes (dress code enforced)
face painting
students must show respect for others by not choosing costumes that are insensitive and/or offensive to the diverse backgrounds represented by others at our school. Our expectation is to make this a safe experience for all students!

Homecoming 2019 Asking Poster Requests

Planning on asking someone to Homecoming? Need an Asking Poster? ASB's got you covered! $3 for regular poster. $6 for poster with glitter and/or a bigger size. Pay at the Student Bank and bring receipt when picking poster up at SGR. Posters should be completed 3-5 days after submission. Happy asking! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScZae6zpLnMErUH024QvcUH7n8LEvPH8aodAInyteYTyNxB_A/viewform?usp=sf_link

HOMECOMING DANCE INFORMATION

Date: Saturday, October 26, 2019

Time: 7 - 11 p.m.

Place: Alhambra High School Gym

Contract Deadline: Monday, October 21 / 3PM

Where do I pick up my contract? Student Employee Welfare...

Where do I pay for my ticket(s)? Student Bank...

Ticket Prices- w/ASB w/o ASB

Week 2: Oct 14-18 14 16

*Week 3: Oct 22-24 14 20 (excludes Friday the 25th)

*Please know that in order to purchase a ticket during week 3, you MUST have an approved contract in place already.

$25 at the DOOR. Purchase at the door: $25 flat rate. However, you must have an APPROVED CONTRACT in place to be allowed entry into the dance. Students are urged to not purchase tickets at the door as your contract may not be approved. ** NO REFUNDS.

EVENT RULES: All school rules outlined in the Alhambra High School Student 2019-2020 Student Parent Handbook apply to both the AHS student and his/her guest. Students must be in good standing with AHS Administration to attend this activity. Expectations and consequences are the same at a dance as they are during the normal school day. All students must provide a current school issued ID and guests must provide the same identification used for the guest application.

Thespians will be selling Boo Grams starting 10/11! Send a message and a treat to your boo on Halloween! $2 grams come with a bag of candy and $5 grams come with candy, a drink, and an adorable Halloween plushie toy. Grams can be bought at the school bank and from Thespian members. Sale ends 10/25!

Payment for the AP Exam are now being accepted at the student bank. Last day to pay for AP Exams is November 1st. Please begin paying for your AP Exams right away. . Cash or Checks only (to AHS).

College & Career

CAREER CENTER NEWS:

College Presentations:

Stop by the career center TODAY to sign up and pick up a permission slip for the following presentation:

Fort Lewis College-Tuesday, October 15, 2019 Per. 3

Rutgers University-New Brunswick (NJ) Tuesday, October 15, 2019 Per. 5

Linfield College (OR)-Wednesday, October 16, 2019 Per. 5

Saint Mary's College of California-Wednesday, October 16, 2019 Per. 6

Washington & Jefferson College (PA)-Thursday, October 17, 2019 Per. 1

SCHOLARSHIPS:

Please see NEW separate attachment and list of SCHOLARSHIPS as of Oct. 2, 2019. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print.

ASB EVENTS:

ASB Events, Activities and Fundraiser attached. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print. Or see below:

EVENTS/OPEN MEETINGS:

Date	Event	Place/Venue	Time
Oct 16-18	College Week	AHS
Oct 16	PSAT	AHS	8:00am-12:00pm
Oct 17	College Fair	San Gabriel High School	6:00pm-8:00pm
Oct 18	Homecoming Assembly	AUDITORIUM	10:27am – 12:11pm

PRESALE :

DATE	PRESALE
Oct 14-23	2022 Council candy apple presale

FUNDRAISERS :

DATE	FUNDRAISER	PLACE/VENUE	TIME
Oct 18 and 19	Junior Civitan	T4U	3:00pm-6:00pm

ATHLETICS:

Sports schedule for the week of Oct. 14-19, 2019 attached. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print.

Reaching for Moor

FREE Tutoring! After School Tutoring Centers are now open. Please go to ahsmoors.org and click on the Tutoring headline to find the subject, date, hours and location!

Save the Dates:

Important Dates:

Monday, October 21 - School Advisory Committee (SAC)/English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) Mtg. 6:30 pm AHS Library.
Wednesdays, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6 & 11/13 are Collaboration Day Schedule. Dismissal is at 1:47 pm.
Friday, October 25 - Join us for Homecoming Parade, Festival & Game Fun. Don’t miss it!
Saturday, October 26 - Homecoming Dance 7-11 pm @ AHS Gym. Contract Deadline is Monday, October 21 by 3PM. Student must have an approved contract in place to attend the dance. Please go to AHSMOORS.ORG for more information.
Friday, November 1 - Pupil Free Day. No school.
Monday, November 11 - Veteran’s Day Holiday. No School.
Friday, November 22 - Collaboration Day Schedule. Dismissal is at 1:47 pm.
November 25-29 - Thanksgiving Break.

Please call the Attendance Office at 626-943-6916 to clear absences.

Please support our students by coming to our weekly athletic events. PTA will be selling refreshments at the Moor Field Snack Shack during home games.

Alhambra High School is a great school! Go Moors!

__________________________________________________________________________

Friday, Oct. 11, 2019

Monday, October 14 - Pupil Free Day. No school.

Wednesday, October 16 - PSAT. Periods 1-4. If you are taking the PSAT on 10/16, you will need your student ID. If you do not have your current student ID, go to the counseling office at lunch to request one. Students, if you registered for the PSAT and did not get a study guide, please make sure to stop by the student bank to pick one up during lunch or after school.

Attached is a flyer with the list of all Reps attending the 12th Annual District College Fair on Thursday, October 17, 2019 from 5:30-8:00pm. (Over 70 2-year & 4-year Colleges/Universities, Vocational Schools, the Military, CTE/Academy Showcase & Workshop hours). Thursday, October 17 - District College Fair & Cash For College (Financial Aid Workshop) 5:30-8pm @ SGHS

Friday, 10/18/19 - Homecoming Assembly

Homecoming 2019 Asking Poster Requests

ASB presents Homecoming 2019, happening on October 25th. We will be hosting homecoming court nominations and voting during October 7-11 at lunch outside the cafeteria and third street! The 2019 court will be revealed at the assembly on October the 18th.Dance ticket sales will also begin on the 7th and will continue to be sold up until the day of the dance. We encourage all students to turn in their dance contracts available at the SEW office so that they can be approved to purchase their tickets.

HOMECOMING DANCE INFORMATION

Date: Saturday, October 26, 2019

Time: 7 - 11 p.m.

Place: Alhambra High School Gym

Contract Deadline: Monday, October 21 / 3PM

Where do I pick up my contract? Student Employee Welfare...

Where do I pay for my ticket(s)? Student Bank...

Ticket Prices- w/ASB w/o ASB

Week 1: Oct. 7-11 12 14

Week 2: Oct 14-18 14 16

*Week 3: Oct 22-24 14 20 (excludes Friday the 25th)

*Please know that in order to purchase a ticket during week 3, you MUST have an approved contract in place already.

Join AHS Thespians for an evening of terror at their live Radio Play: Twisted Tales of Poe by Phillip Grecian on October 18 at 7pm. See a real 1940's radio program come to life on stage in this production of 4 of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous stories. Tickets $5 presale and $8 at the door. Presale ends 10/17.

Payment for the AP Exam are now being accepted at the student bank. Last day to pay for AP Exams is November 1st. Please begin paying for your AP Exams right away. . Cash or Checks only (to AHS).

College & Career

CAREER CENTER NEWS:

College Presentations:

Stop by the career center TODAY to sign up and pick up a permission slip for the following presentation:

Fort Lewis College-Tuesday, October 15, 2019 Per. 3

Rutgers University-New Brunswick (NJ) Tuesday, October 15, 2019 Per. 5

Linfield College (OR)-Wednesday, October 16, 2019 Per. 5

Saint Mary's College of California-Wednesday, October 16, 2019 Per. 6

Washington & Jefferson College (PA)-Thursday, October 17, 2019 Per. 1

SCHOLARSHIPS:

Please see NEW separate attachment and list of SCHOLARSHIPS as of Oct. 2, 2019. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print.

ASB EVENTS:

ASB Events, Activities and Fundraiser attached. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print. Or see below:

*Note to teachers: This is a link to the October Newsletter with the dates of upcoming events this month you should look out for:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Swa8sbdkEozoEDlUuvJbuX13GnxGkS0-

Events/Open Meetings:

Date:	Event:	Place/Venue:	Time:
Oct 7-11	ASB Homecoming Court Nominations	Outside cafeteria and Career Center	Lunch
Oct 10-11	ASB Homecoming Court Voting	Outside cafeteria and Career Center	Lunch
Oct 11	ASB Fall Rally	Quad	Lunch
Oct 14	Pupil Free Day

Presale:

Date:	Presale:
Oct 11-25	FCCLA cook book sale

ATHLETICS:

Sports schedule for the week of Oct. 7-12, 2019 attached. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print.

Reaching for Moor

Save the Dates:

FREE Tutoring! After School Tutoring Centers are now open. Please go toahsmoors.org and click on the Tutoring headline to find the subject, date, hours and location!
We encourage all parents to apply for free/reduced lunch and/or participate in our school lunch program. https://www.ausd.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=116651&type=d&pREC_ID=963549 Schools receive federal funding based on the number of students that qualify for free or reduced lunch. If you qualify for free or reduced lunch, you will receive discounts for the PSAT and Advanced Placement tests and SAT & ACT fee waivers.

Important Dates:

Monday, October 21 - School Advisory Committee (SAC)/English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) Mtg. 6:30 pm AHS Library.
Wednesdays, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6 & 11/13 are Collaboration Day Schedule. Dismissal is at 1:47 pm.
Friday, October 25 - Join us for Homecoming Parade, Festival & Game Fun. Don’t miss it!
Saturday, October 26 - Homecoming Dance 7-11 pm @ AHS Gym. Contract Deadline is Monday, October 21 by 3PM. Student must have an approved contract in place to attend the dance. Please go to AHSMOORS.ORG for more information.
Friday, November 1 - Pupil Free Day. No school.
Monday, November 11 - Veteran’s Day Holiday. No School.
Friday, November 22 - Collaboration Day Schedule. Dismissal is at 1:47 pm.
November 25-29 - Thanksgiving Break.

Pleasevisit our redesigned school website https://www.ahsmoors.org/ for updated calendar and bulletin information. For grades, attendance, graduation progress, 4-year plan and more, log onto the parent portal at: http://family.ausd.us.

Please call the Attendance Office at 626-943-6916 to clear absences.

Please support our students by coming to our weekly athletic tournaments. PTA will be selling refreshments at the Moor Field Snack Shack during home games.

Alhambra High School is a great school! Go Moors!

__________________________________________________________________________

Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019

Wednesday, 10/9 Collaboration Day Schedule. Dismissal is at 1:47 pm.

Social Science students have joined together in creating the Junior Historical Society. They will be having a meeting this Wednesday 10/9 in D208 during Lunch. Please encourage your students to check out the club. We will be discussing local Alhambra history and talking to the students about the National History Day project and event coming up in the next few months.

If you are taking the PSAT on 10/16, you will need your student ID. If you do not have your current student ID, go to the counseling office at lunch to request one.

Students, if you registered for the PSAT and did not get a study guide, please make sure to stop by the student bank to pick one up during lunch or after school.

The Bookroom will close at 1:00 on Thursday October 10th. Please plan ahead.

Thursday October 10 - 11^th Grade Parent Night at 6:00 pm in the AHS Cafeteria.

The latest edition of our school newspaper The Moor Weekly is out now. You can pick up a copy while supplies last in the library, Career Center, the office, etc. You can also read it online at themoornewspaper.com In this week’s issue: Get to know our new principal (Did you know she graduated from AHS), read about our undefeated football team, and find out which slang words teachers know! Lori Naylor

Payment for the AP Exam are now being accepted at the student bank. Last day to pay for AP Exams is November 1st. Please begin paying for your AP Exams right away. . Cash or Checks only (to AHS).

HOMECOMING DANCE INFORMATION

Date: Saturday, October 26, 2019

Time: 7 - 11 p.m.

Place: Alhambra High School Gym

Contract Deadline: Monday, October 21 / 3PM

Where do I pick up my contract? Student Employee Welfare...

Where do I pay for my ticket(s)? Student Bank...

Ticket Prices- w/ASB w/o ASB

Week 1: Oct. 7-11 12 14

Week 2: Oct 14-18 14 16

*Week 3: Oct 22-24 14 20 (excludes Friday the 25th)

*Please know that in order to purchase a ticket during week 3, you MUST have an approved contract in place already.

SAVE THE DATE: The 12th ANNUAL DISTRICT COLLEGE FAIR is coming soon! THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2019 from 6:00pm-8pm at SAN GABRIEL HIGH SCHOOL. Representatives from 2 year & 4 year colleges/universities, vocational schools and the military will be on campus. Parents and all 9^th-12^th grade students are invited to attend. Financial aid workshops will also be provided. – Mrs. Monica Marquez. See flyer attached.

Art for Peace: $250 Cash Prize and Still Time to Finish! Art for Peace contest. Deadline to enter is Friday, October 18, which is four weeks from now. That is ample time for our students and Interactors to create art pieces incorporating one of our many Rotary logos. Registration details are attached.

College & Career

CAREER CENTER NEWS:

College Presentations:

Stop by the career center TODAY to sign up and pick up a permission slip for the following presentation:

University of San Francisco-Wednesday, October 9, 2019 Per. 1

Dominican University of California-Thursday, October 10, 2019 Period 2

UC Berkeley-Friday, October 11, 2019 Period 3

Job opportunity:

The Luckman Fine Arts Complex, located on the CSULA campus is hiring for usher position. If students do not have any work experience, volunteer work should be listed in the application. Any Arts event might have worked at or volunteered at will be helpful. Must be 16+ yrs of age. Desired qualification: A background or participation in extracurricular high school activities such as music, drama and sports. For more information and to pick up an application stop by the career center.

SCHOLARSHIPS:

Please see NEW separate attachment and list of SCHOLARSHIPS as of Oct. 2, 2019. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print.

ASB EVENTS:

ASB Events, Activities and Fundraiser attached. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print. Or see below:

*Note to teachers: This is a link to the October Newsletter with the dates of upcoming events this month you should look out for:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Swa8sbdkEozoEDlUuvJbuX13GnxGkS0-

Events/Open Meetings:

Date:	Event:	Place/Venue:	Time:
Oct 7-9	ASB Homecoming Court Nominations	Outside cafeteria and Career Center	Lunch
Oct 9	Junior Historical society open meeting	Room D208	Lunch
Oct 9	PTA meeting	Principal’s conference room	6:30pm-8:30pm
Oct 10-11	ASB Homecoming Court Voting	Outside cafeteria and Career Center	Lunch
Oct 10	11th Grade Parent Night	Cafeteria	6pm-7pm
Oct 11	ASB Fall Rally	Quad	Lunch
Oct 14	Pupil Free Day

Presale:

Date:	Presale:
Oct 11-25	FCCLA cook book sale

ATHLETICS:

Sports schedule for the week of Oct. 7-12, 2019 attached. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print.

Reaching for Moor

Save the Dates:

FREE Tutoring! After School Tutoring Centers are now open. Please go to ahsmoors.org and click on the Tutoring headline to find the subject, date, hours and location!
We encourage all parents to apply for free/reduced lunch and/or participate in our school lunch program. https://www.ausd.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=116651&type=d&pREC_ID=963549

Schools receive federal funding based on the number of students that qualify for free or reduced lunch. If you qualify for free or reduced lunch, you will receive discounts for the PSAT and Advanced Placement tests and SAT & ACT fee waivers.

Important Dates:

Monday, October 14 - Pupil Free Day. No school.
Wednesday, October 16 - PSAT. Periods 1-4.
Thursday, October 17 - District College Fair & Cash For College (Financial Aid Workshop) 5:30-8pm @ SGHS. Please bring your Social Security number and email address along to create the FSA ID which will be used for electronic signature when submitting the FAFSA online.
Monday, October 21 - School Advisory Committee (SAC)/English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) Mtg. 6:30 pm AHS Library.
Wednesdays, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6 & 11/13 are Collaboration Day Schedule. Dismissal is at 1:47 pm.
Friday, October 25 - Join us for Homecoming Parade, Festival & Game Fun. Don’t miss it!
Saturday, October 26 - Homecoming Dance 7-11 pm @ AHS Gym. Contract Deadline is Monday, October 21 by 3PM. Student must have an approved contract in place to attend the dance. Please go to AHSMOORS.ORG for more information.
Friday, November 1 - Pupil Free Day. No school.
Monday, November 11 - Veteran’s Day Holiday. No School.
Friday, November 22 - Collaboration Day Schedule. Dismissal is at 1:47 pm.
November 25-29 - Thanksgiving Break.

Please visit our redesigned school website https://www.ahsmoors.org/ for updated calendar and bulletin information. For grades, attendance, graduation progress, 4-year plan and more, log onto the parent portal at: http://family.ausd.us.

Please call the Attendance Office at 626-943-6916 to clear absences.

Please support our students by coming to our weekly athletic tournaments. PTA will be selling refreshments at the Moor Field Snack Shack during home games.

Alhambra High School is a great school! Go Moors!

___________________________________________________________________________

Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019

If you are taking the PSAT on 10/16, you will need your student ID. If you do not have your current student ID, go to the counseling office at lunch to request one.

Students, if you registered for the PSAT and did not get a study guide, please make sure to stop by the student bank to pick one up during lunch or after school.

Wednesdays, 10/9 Collaboration Day Schedule. Dismissal is at 1:47 pm.

Social Science students have joined together in creating the Junior Historical Society. They will be having a meeting this Wednesday 10/9 in D208 during Lunch. Students are encouraged

to check out the club. We will be discussing local Alhambra history and talking to the students about the National History Day project and event coming up in the next few months.

The Bookroom will close at 1:00 on Thursday October 10th. Please plan ahead.

Thursday October 10 - 11^th Grade Parent Night at 6:00 pm in the AHS Cafeteria.

In this week’s issue: Get to know our new principal (Did you know she graduated from AHS), read about our undefeated football team, and find out which slang words teachers know! Lori Naylor

Payment for the AP Exam are now being accepted at the student bank. Last day to pay for AP Exams is November 1st. Please begin paying for your AP Exams right away. . Cash or Checks only (to AHS).

HOMECOMING DANCE INFORMATION

Date: Saturday, October 26, 2019

Time: 7 - 11 p.m.

Place: Alhambra High School Gym

Contract Deadline: Monday, October 21 / 3PM

Where do I pick up my contract? Student Employee Welfare...

Where do I pay for my ticket(s)? Student Bank...

Ticket Prices- w/ASB w/o ASB

Week 1: Oct. 7-11 12 14

Week 2: Oct 14-18 14 16

*Week 3: Oct 22-24 14 20 (excludes Friday the 25th)

*Please know that in order to purchase a ticket during week 3, you MUST have an approved contract in place already.

College & Career

CAREER CENTER NEWS:

College Presentations:

Stop by the career center TODAY to sign up and pick up a permission slip for the following presentation:

Northwestern University-Tuesday, October 8, 2019 Per. 3

Rutgers University-New Brunswick (NJ)-Tuesday, October 8, 2019 LUNCH

University of San Francisco-Wednesday, October 9, 2019 Per. 1

Dominican University of California-Thursday, October 10, 2019 Period 2

UC Berkeley-Friday, October 11, 2019 Period 3

Job opportunity:

SCHOLARSHIPS:

Please see NEW separate attachment and list of SCHOLARSHIPS as of Oct. 2, 2019. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print.

ASB EVENTS:

ASB Events, Activities and Fundraiser attached. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print. Or see below:

*Note to teachers: This is a link to the October Newsletter with the dates of upcoming events this month you should look out for:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Swa8sbdkEozoEDlUuvJbuX13GnxGkS0-

Events/Open Meetings:

Date:	Event:	Place/Venue:	Time:
Oct 7-9	ASB Homecoming Court Nominations	Outside cafeteria and Career Center	Lunch
Oct 9	Junior Historical society open meeting	Room D208	Lunch
Oct 9	PTA meeting	Principal’s conference room	6:30pm-8:30pm
Oct 10-11	ASB Homecoming Court Voting	Outside cafeteria and Career Center	Lunch
Oct 10	11th Grade Parent Night	Cafeteria	6pm-7pm
Oct 11	ASB Fall Rally	Quad	Lunch
Oct 14	Pupil Free Day

Presale:

Date:	Presale:
Oct 11-25	FCCLA cook book sale

ATHLETICS:

Sports schedule for the week of Oct. 7-12, 2019 attached. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print.

Reaching for Moor

Save the Dates:

FREE Tutoring! After School Tutoring Centers are now open. Please go to ahsmoors.org and click on the Tutoring headline to find the subject, date, hours and location!
We encourage all parents to apply for free/reduced lunch and/or participate in our school lunch program. https://www.ausd.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=116651&type=d&pREC_ID=963549

Important Dates:

Monday, October 14 - Pupil Free Day. No school.
Wednesday, October 16 - PSAT. Periods 1-4.
Thursday, October 17 - District College Fair & Cash For College (Financial Aid Workshop) 5:30-8pm @ SGHS. Please bring your Social Security number and email address along to create the FSA ID which will be used for electronic signature when submitting the FAFSA online.
Monday, October 21 - School Advisory Committee (SAC)/English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) Mtg. 6:30 pm AHS Library.
Wednesdays, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6 & 11/13 are Collaboration Day Schedule. Dismissal is at 1:47 pm.
Friday, October 25 - Join us for Homecoming Parade, Festival & Game Fun. Don’t miss it!
Saturday, October 26 - Homecoming Dance 7-11 pm @ AHS Gym. Contract Deadline is Monday, October 21 by 3PM. Student must have an approved contract in place to attend the dance. Please go to AHSMOORS.ORG for more information.
Friday, November 1 - Pupil Free Day. No school.
Monday, November 11 - Veteran’s Day Holiday. No School.
Friday, November 22 - Collaboration Day Schedule. Dismissal is at 1:47 pm.
November 25-29 - Thanksgiving Break.

Please visit our redesigned school website https://www.ahsmoors.org/ for updated calendar and bulletin information. For grades, attendance, graduation progress, 4-year plan and more, log onto the parent portal at: http://family.ausd.us.

Please call the Attendance Office at 626-943-6916 to clear absences.

Please support our students by coming to our weekly athletic tournaments. PTA will be selling refreshments at the Moor Field Snack Shack during home games.

___________________________________________________________________________

Friday, Oct. 4, 2019

The Bookroom closed Friday, 10/4. Please plan ahead.

Seniors- your Senior Quotes for the yearbook are due by this Friday in room D214! Stop by during lunch or after school to drop them off.

The latest edition of our school newspaper The Moor Weekly is out now. You can pick up a copy while supplies last in the library, Career Center, the office, etc. You can also read it online at themoornewspaper.com In this week’s issue: Get to know our new principal (Did you know she graduated from AHS), read about our undefeated football team, and find out which slang words teachers know! Lori Naylor

Payment for the AP Exam are now being accepted at the student bank. Last day to pay for AP Exams is November 1st. Please begin paying for your AP Exams right away. Cash or Checks only (to AHS).

HOMECOMING DANCE INFORMATION

Date: Saturday, October 26, 2019

Time: 7 - 11 p.m.

Place: Alhambra High School Gym

Contract Deadline: Monday, October 21 / 3PM

Where do I pick up my contract? Student Employee Welfare...

Where do I pay for my ticket(s)? Student Bank...

Ticket Prices- w/ASB w/o ASB

Week 1: Oct. 7-11 12 14

Week 2: Oct 14-18 14 16

*Week 3: Oct 22-24 14 20 (excludes Friday the 25th)

*Please know that in order to purchase a ticket during week 3, you MUST have an approved contract in place already.

$25 at the DOOR

*Purchase at the door: $25 flat rate. However, you must have an APPROVED CONTRACT in place to be allowed entry into the dance. Students are urged to not purchase tickets at the door as your contract may not be approved. ** NO REFUNDS

Wednesdays, 10/9 Collaboration Day Schedule. Dismissal is at 1:47 pm.

Thursday October 10 - 11^th Grade Parent Night at 6:00 pm in the AHS Cafeteria.

College & Career

CAREER CENTER NEWS:

College Presentations:

Stop by the career center TODAY to sign up and pick up a permission slip for the following presentation:

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences- Friday, October 4, 2019 Per. 1

University of East London- Friday, October 4, 2019 Per. 5

Greenville University- Friday, October 4, 2019 Per. 6

UCLA presenation- Monday, October 7, 2019 Per. 1

UC Application & Personal Statement workshop- Monday, October 7, 2019 Per. 2

Northwestern University-Tuesday, October 8, 2019 Per. 3

Rutgers University-New Brunswick (NJ)-Tuesday, October 8, 2019 LUNCH

University of San Francisco-Wednesday, October 9, 2019 Per. 1

Job opportunity:

SCHOLARSHIPS:

Please see NEW separate attachment and list of SCHOLARSHIPS as of Oct. 2, 2019. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print.

ASB EVENTS:

ASB Events, Activities and Fundraiser attached. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print. Or see below:

* Note to teachers: We were not able to film any videos this week. Sorry!

Events/Open Meetings:

Date:	Event:	Place/Venue:	Time:
Oct. 4	Deadline to purchase PSAT	Student Bank
Oct.4	Senior Quotes are due	Room D214
Oct.4	ASB Homecoming Rally	Quad	Lunch

Presale:

Date:	Presale:
Sept 23-Oct 4	Campus service club Krispy Kreme presale

ATHLETICS:

Sports schedule for the week of 9/30 to 10/5 attached. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print. We are settling into league play for the fall for most of our sports. Monday and Wednesday are open this week. Football is back from the bye week but only freshman are home this week on Thursday.

Golf got some sweet new visors too which is cool. Also, if anyone knows anyone who has women's golf clubs that would be willing to donate them it would help our team. They share a lot of clubs. Let me know.

Girls soccer is getting ready to begin tryouts this coming Monday, Sept. 30 to Oct. 4. Please see attached flyer.

Reaching for Moor

Congratulations to the AHS Speech & Debate Team for its first large tournament of the season: Package Deal at Arcadia High School! Congrats to the following novices who placed:

Trophy/1st Place-Individual Events

Han Li

James Han

Trophy/1st Place-Student Congress

Collin Duong

James Han

Yusheng Sam Luo

Maria Romano

Superior/2nd Place Ribbons-Individual Events

Collin Duong

Justin Lim

Yusheng Sam Luo

Maria Romano

Superior/2nd Place Ribbon-Student Congress

You Fan

Han Li

Justin Lim

Excellence/3rd Place Ribbon-Individual Events

Christy Chiu

Vashti Dela Vega

You Fan

Branden Godinez

Kayla Lin

Jake Ly

Jocelyn Vazquez

Meghan Webster

Excellence/3rd Place Ribbon-Student Congress

Jiale Li

Alex Trang

Jake Zhau

Save the Dates:

FREE Tutoring! After School Tutoring Centers are now open. Please go to ahsmoors.org and click on the Tutoring headline to find the subject, date, hours and location!
We encourage all parents to apply for free/reduced lunch and/or participate in our school lunch program. https://www.ausd.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=116651&type=d&pREC_ID=963549

Important Dates:

Monday, October 14 - Pupil Free Day. No school.
Wednesday, October 16 - PSAT. Periods 1-4.
Thursday, October 17 - District College Fair & Cash For College (Financial Aid Workshop) 5:30-8pm @ SGHS. Please bring your Social Security number and email address along to create the FSA ID which will be used for electronic signature when submitting the FAFSA online.
Monday, October 21 - School Advisory Committee (SAC)/English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) Mtg. 6:30 pm AHS Library.
Wednesdays, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6 & 11/13 are Collaboration Day Schedule. Dismissal is at 1:47 pm.
Friday, October 25 - Join us for Homecoming Parade, Festival & Game Fun. Don’t miss it!
Saturday, October 26 - Homecoming Dance 7-11 pm @AHS Gym. Contract Deadline is Monday, October 21 by 3PM. Student must have an approved contract in place to attend the dance. Please go to AHSMOORS.ORG for more information.
Friday, November 1 - Pupil Free Day. No school.
Monday, November 11 - Veteran’s Day Holiday. No School.
Friday, November 22 - Collaboration Day Schedule. Dismissal is at 1:47 pm.
November 25-29 - Thanksgiving Break.

Please visit our redesigned school website https://www.ahsmoors.org/ for updated calendar and bulletin information. For grades, attendance, graduation progress, 4-year plan and more, log onto the parent portal at: http://family.ausd.us.

Please call the Attendance Office at 626-943-6916 to clear absences.

Please support our students by coming to our weekly athletic tournaments. PTA will be selling refreshments at the Moor Field Snack Shack during home games.

Alhambra High School is a great school! Go Moors!

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Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019

The Bookroom will be closed Thursday and Friday 10/3 and 10/4. Please plan ahead.

"IDEAS Club is a club dedicated to support undocumented students. Come find out about workshops, field trips, and resources for college. If you are not undocumented, come support as an ally and make new friends. We meet Thursdays at lunch in room C120. Everyone is welcome!"

If you are interested in joining the Wrestling team, stop by room B-9 at the beginning of lunch on Thursday, October 3rd. There will be an informational meeting regarding the upcoming season. Contact Mr. Fregoso if you have any questions. fregoso_matthew@ausd.us, B-7 (Office).

MOORS - don't forget there is Homework help for all subjects on Thursday right after school in Room D207 offered by AP Ambassadors. Bring a friend and join us!

S.A.T. REGISTRATION: This Thursday, October 3rd, is the deadline to register for the November 2nd SAT.

Our blood drive is coming up on Thursday, October 3, 2019. (See attached)

Information about the Blood Drive:

Date: October 3, 2019 (Thursday)

Time: Periods 1-5

Place: Small Gym

* If students have any questions, they can visit Mr. Pham’s room (D108) or Ms. Hoac’s room (D306) for more information.

Requirements:

Must be 16+ (If 16, parent consent form required)
Must meet height/weight requirements (see attachment)

If there are any other questions, comments, and concerns, please contact Mr. Pham and/or Ms. Hoac. Thank you.

Seniors- your Senior Quotes for the yearbook are due by this Friday in room D214! Stop by during lunch or after school to drop them off.

Payment for the AP Exam are now being accepted at the student bank. Last day to pay for AP Exams is November 1st. Please begin paying for your AP Exams right away.

HOMECOMING DANCE INFORMATION

Date: Saturday, October 26, 2019

Time: 7 - 11 p.m.

Place: Alhambra High School Gym

Contract Deadline: Monday, October 21 / 3PM

Where do I pick up my contract? Student Employee Welfare...

Where do I pay for my ticket(s)? Student Bank...

Ticket Prices- w/ASB w/o ASB

Week 1: Oct. 7-11 12 14

Week 2: Oct 14-18 14 16

*Week 3: Oct 22-24 14 20 (excludes Friday the 25th)

*Please know that in order to purchase a ticket during week 3, you MUST have an approved contract in place already.

$25 at the DOOR

Library News - New scratch and sniff bookmarks at the library! - In addition to all of the regular, fabulous scratch and sniff bookmarks that we have, there are four new ones. Nachos, cinnamon rolls, pumpkin spice, and lavender. Great new scents!

FREE Tutoring! After School Tutoring Centers are now open. Please go to ahsmoors.org and click on the Tutoring headline to find the subject, date, hours and location!

AHS English Dept. Tutoring @ The Humanities Center: Do you need assistance with annotating texts or writing/revising your essay? Do you need a place to read or simply to receive help with homework? Come to The Humanities Center (D206) where English teachers will support students from all English classes and all grade levels! AFE tutors will also be available to help. We are open Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 2:45-3:45 pm.

TO ALL STUDENTS: Your students' opinions count! We'd like to know how our school meals and service is going and would love to have your student's feedback. Could you please share this with your students? Below is the link for the survey. https://forms.gle/HwBk2Dg4pGwaN21U6

Deadline: October 11, 2019

College & Career

CAREER CENTER NEWS:

College Presentations:

Stop by the career center TODAY to sign up and pick up a permission slip for the following presentation:

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences- Friday, October 4, 2019 Per. 1

University of East London- Friday, October 4, 2019 Per. 5

Greenville University- Friday, October 4, 2019 Per. 6

UCLA presenation- Monday, October 7, 2019 Per. 1

UC Application & Personal Statement workshop- Monday, October 7, 2019 Per. 2

SCHOLARSHIPS:

Please see NEW separate attachment and list of SCHOLARSHIPS as of Oct. 2, 2019. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print.

ASB EVENTS:

ASB Events, Activities and Fundraiser attached. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print. Or see below:

* Note to teachers: We were not able to film any videos this week. Sorry!

Events/Open Meetings:

Date:	Event:	Place/Venue:	Time:
Oct. 4	Deadline to purchase PSAT	Student Bank
Oct.4	Senior Quotes are due	Room D214
Oct.4	ASB Homecoming Rally	Quad	Lunch

Presale:

Date:	Presale:
Sept 23-Oct 4	Campus service club Krispy Kreme presale

ATHLETICS:

Girls soccer is getting ready to begin tryouts this coming Monday, Sept. 30 to Oct. 4. Please see attached flyer.

Reaching for Moor

Congratulations to the AHS Speech & Debate Team for its first large tournament of the season: Package Deal at Arcadia High School! Congrats to the following novices who placed:

Trophy/1st Place-Individual Events

Han Li

James Han

Trophy/1st Place-Student Congress

Collin Duong

James Han

Yusheng Sam Luo

Maria Romano

Superior/2nd Place Ribbons-Individual Events

Collin Duong

Justin Lim

Yusheng Sam Luo

Maria Romano

Superior/2nd Place Ribbon-Student Congress

You Fan

Han Li

Justin Lim

Excellence/3rd Place Ribbon-Individual Events

Christy Chiu

Vashti Dela Vega

You Fan

Branden Godinez

Kayla Lin

Jake Ly

Jocelyn Vazquez

Meghan Webster

Excellence/3rd Place Ribbon-Student Congress

Jiale Li

Alex Trang

Jake Zhau

Save the Dates:

We encourage all parents to apply for free/reduced lunch and/or participate in our school lunch program.

https://www.ausd.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=116651&type=d&pREC_ID=963549 Schools receive federal funding based on the number of students that qualify for free or reduced lunch. If you qualify for free or reduced lunch, you will receive discounts for the PSAT and Advanced Placement tests and SAT & ACT fee waivers.

Important Dates:

Wednesdays, 10/9, 10/23 & 10/30 are Collaboration Day Schedule. Dismissal is at 1:47 pm.
Thursday October 10 - 11^th Grade Parent Night at 6:00 pm in the AHS Cafeteria.
Monday, October 14 - Pupil Free Day. No school.
Wednesday, October 16 - PSAT. Periods 1-4.
Thursday, October 17 - District College Fair & Cash For College (Financial Aid Workshop) 5:30-8pm @ SGHS.
Friday, October 25 - Join us for Homecoming Parade, Festival & Game. Don’t miss it!
Monday, October 21 - School Advisory Committee (SAC)/English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) Mtg. 6:30 pm AHS Library.
Friday, November 1 - Pupil Free Day. No school.
Monday, November 11 - Veteran’s Day Holiday. No School.
November 25-29 - Thanksgiving Break.

Please visit our redesigned school website https://www.ahsmoors.org/ for updated calendar and bulletin information. For grades, attendance, graduation progress, 4-year plan and more, log onto the parent portal at: http://family.ausd.us.

Please call the Attendance Office at 626-943-6916 to clear absences.

Please support our students by coming to our weekly athletic tournaments. PTA will be selling refreshments at the Moor Field Snack Shack during home games.

Make it a great year! Alhambra High School is a great school! Go Moors!

___________________________________________________________________________

Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019

The Bookroom will be closed Tuesday 10/1 and Thursday and Friday 10/3 and 10/4. Please plan ahead.

S.A.T. REGISTRATION: This Thursday, October 3rd, is the deadline to register for the November 2nd SAT.

Seniors- your Senior Quotes for the yearbook are due by this Friday in room D214! Stop by during lunch or after school to drop them off.

College Workshop for Dreamers will be hosted at the Dream Center after school. The workshop will navigate the different college applications, exploring the AB 540 application, and answering common misconceptions and questions. Lupita Martinez, College Advisor, School Counseling office

MOORS - don't forget there is Homework help for all subjects on Thursday right after school in Room D207 offered by AP Ambassadors. Bring a friend and join us!

FREE Tutoring! After School Tutoring Centers are now open. Please go to ahsmoors.org and click on the Tutoring headline to find the subject, date, hours and location!

Campus art club, Artist Anonymous is having an open meeting on Tuesday October 1st in room A20 at 2:45. Come make friends and share your passion for art!

Our blood drive is coming up on Thursday, October 3, 2019. (See attached)

Information about the Blood Drive:

Date: October 3, 2019 (Thursday)

Time: Periods 1-5

Place: Small Gym

* If students have any questions, they can visit Mr. Pham’s room (D108) or Ms. Hoac’s room (D306) for more information.

Requirements:

Must be 16+ (If 16, parent consent form required)
Must meet height/weight requirements (see attachment)

If there are any other questions, comments, and concerns, please contact Mr. Pham and/or Ms. Hoac. Thank you.

College & Career

CAREER CENTER NEWS:

College Presentations:

Stop by the career center TODAY to sign up and pick up a permission slip for the following presentation:

University of La Verne- Tuesday, October 1, 2019 Per. 5

Notre Dame de Namur University- Wednesday, October 2, 2019 Per. 3

University of Chicago- Wednesday, October 2, 2019 Per. 4

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences- Friday, October 4, 2019 Per. 1

University of East London- Friday, October 4, 2019 Per. 5

Greenville University- Friday, October 4, 2019 Per. 6

UCLA presenation- Monday, October 7, 2019 Per. 1

UC Application & Personal Statement workshop- Monday, October 7, 2019 Per. 2

SCHOLARSHIPS:

Please see NEW separate attachment and list of SCHOLARSHIPS as of Sept. 19, 2019. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print.

ASB EVENTS:

ASB Events, Activities and Fundraiser attached. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print. Or see below:

* Note to teachers: We were not able to film any videos this week. Sorry!

Events/Open Meetings:

Date:	Event:	Place/Venue:	Time:
Oct. 1	Artist Anonymous open meeting	Room A20	Afterschool
Oct. 3	Red Cross Blood Drive	Small Gym
Oct. 4	Deadline to purchase PSAT	Student Bank
Oct.4	Senior Quotes are due	Room D214
Oct.4	ASB Homecoming Rally + Parade	Quad	Lunch

Presale:

Date:	Presale:
Sept 23-Oct 4	Campus service club Krispy Kreme presale

ATHLETICS:

Sports schedule for the week of 9/30 to 10/5 attached. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print. We are settling into league play for the fall for most of our sports. Monday and Wednesday are open this week. Football is back from the bye week but only freshman are home this week on Thursday.

Girls soccer is getting ready to begin tryouts this coming Monday, Sept. 30 to Oct. 4. Please see attached flyer.

Reaching for Moor

Save the Dates:

We encourage all parents to apply for free/reduced lunch and/or participate in our school lunch program.

Important Dates:

Wednesdays, 10/9, 10/23 & 10/30 are Collaboration Day Schedule. Dismissal is at 1:47 pm.
Thursday October 10 - 11^th Grade Parent Night at 6:00 pm in the AHS Cafeteria.
Monday, October 14 - Pupil Free Day. No school.
Wednesday, October 16 - PSAT. Periods 1-4.
Thursday, October 17 - District College Fair & Cash For College (Financial Aid Workshop) 5:30-8pm @ SGHS.
Friday, October 25 - Join us for Homecoming Parade, Festival & Game. Don’t miss it!
Monday, October 21 - School Advisory Committee (SAC)/English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) Mtg. 6:30 pm AHS Library.
Friday, November 1 - Pupil Free Day. No school.
Monday, November 11 - Veteran’s Day Holiday. No School.
November 25-29 - Thanksgiving Break.

Please visit our redesigned school website https://www.ahsmoors.org/ for updated calendar and bulletin information. For grades, attendance, graduation progress, 4-year plan and more, log onto the parent portal at: http://family.ausd.us.

Please call the Attendance Office at 626-943-6916 to clear absences.

Please support our students by coming to our weekly athletic tournaments. PTA will be selling refreshments at the Moor Field Snack Shack during home games.

Make it a great year! Alhambra High School is a great school! Go Moors!

_____________________________________________________________________________

Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019

The Bookroom will close at 11:00 on Weds for training and reopen on Thursday.

Congratulations to the football team. They are undefeated and just beat South Pasadena High School 35-21. Good Luck against Schurr High School. This is an away game.

Girls soccer is getting ready to begin tryouts this coming Monday. Please see attached flyer.

Freshman who paid for the FRESHMAN PACK, your shirts are here! Come to the Student Bank to pick it up with your ID during lunch or after school. If you did not pay for the freshman pack, you can still purchase a shirt for $15 regular or $10 w/ASB.

Sophomores! If you paid for the Sophomore Pack, your class t-shirts are in! Come to the student bank with your ID to pick it up during lunch or after school.

TO ALL STUDENTS: Your students' opinions count! We'd like to know how our school meals and service is going and would love to have your student's feedback. Could you please share this with your students? Below is the link for the survey. https://forms.gle/HwBk2Dg4pGwaN21U6

Deadline: October 11, 2019

Moor Homework Help - Hey Moors, this Thursday at 2:45 the AP Ambassadors are providing homework support in all subjects in Room D207! See you there!

Our blood drive is coming up on Thursday, October 3, 2019. (See attached)

Information about the Blood Drive:

Date: October 3, 2019 (Thursday)

Time: Periods 1-5

Place: Small Gym

* If students have any questions, they can visit Mr. Pham’s room (D108) or Ms. Hoac’s room (D306) for more information.

Requirements:

Must be 16+ (If 16, parent consent form required)
Must meet height/weight requirements (see attachment)

If there are any other questions, comments, and concerns, please contact Mr. Pham and/or Ms. Hoac. Thank you.

The College Board, creators of Advanced Placement, have made significant changes to the AP exam ordering process, deadlines and cancellation fees that will be mandated for all schools and all students in the 2019-2020 school year. AP Exam fees remain the same. The cost is $94 per exam. The cost for students eligible through the fee waiver is $5 per exam. Our student banker will be accepting payments from October 1^st through November 1^st. We will no longer be accepting payments in the Spring. The 2019-2020 Student Eligibility Verification/College Board Fee Waiver Forms are available in the Counseling office. These forms will need to be submitted to Erin Gonzalez in the Counseling office by Friday, September 27, 2019. Please note, any student with an unused exam will be charged $40 and it will be reflected on their student account charges. If you have any questions, please see our AP Coordinator, Antonio Kim or AP of Instruction, Dr. Chavez

Thursday, September 26 - Senior Parent Night at 6:00 pm in the AHS Cafeteria. Come hear the counselors present information about the college application process, financial aid, and senior timeline.

Friday, September 27 at 7:00 pm AHS Auditorium. Come support your favorite teachers and staff members at the first annual Staff/Faculty Talent Show. Tickets will be available starting 9/13 in the student bank for only $5. Don't miss this amazing opportunity to see your teachers and staff members take a risk and perform for you!

10^th& 11^th Grade Students: There are only 12 PSAT/NMSQT Tests available. Hurry! Deadline to sign up for PSAT/NMSQT is Friday, October 4th. The cost is $20.00 and you can pay at the Student Bank. PSAT/NMSQT test will be administered on Wednesday, October 16 during periods 1 -4.

College & Career

CAREER CENTER NEWS:

College Presentations:

Stop by the career center TODAY to sign up and pick up a permission slip for the following presentation:

Grand Canyon University- Wednesday, September 25, 2019 Per. 2

Brown University- Friday, September 27, 2019 Per. 1

Dartmouth College- Monday, September 30, 2019 Per. 3

Vanderbilt University- Monday, September 30, 2019 Per. 4

Stanford University- Tuesday, October 1, 2019 Per. 4

University of La Verne- Tuesday, October 1, 2019 Per. 5

Notre Dame de Namur University- Wednesday, October 2, 2019 Per. 3

University of Chicago- Wednesday, October 2, 2019 Per. 4

SCHOLARSHIPS:

Please see NEW separate attachment and list of SCHOLARSHIPS as of Sept. 19, 2019. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print.

ASB EVENTS:

ASB Events, Activities and Fundraiser attached. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print. Or see below:

* Note to teachers: The student bulletin videos are in the bottom. Also there will be a Teacher Rally on September 27 during lunch at the quad, so if you are interested in being a part of the rally please sign up with this link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeCm_aZn_FQ2UGKBtOgb5lIyGTUJyVhmQTFCpQ4Uymj4b47hA/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1

Events/Open Meetings:

Date:	Event:	Place/Venue:	Time:
Sep 25	Junior Historical Society Club Open meeting	Room D206	Lunch
Sep 26	Senior Symposium	Alhambra High School	Per 1-4
Sep 27	Film and Photography Club Open meeting	Room A35	Lunch
Sep 27	Teacher Rally	Quad	Lunch

Presale:

Date:	Presale:
Sep 23-Oct 4	Key Club Mango Lollipop Presale

English video:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Xa47AEONhV1p7GENHnXCnmXYvVdeiS3M

Spanish Video:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=18bID9wo9Nuj1E-quRygwusqIHodG34Uo

Mandarin video:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=14ftuLqjrTIqozvFP7V4klQwRyuFyFT7x

Cantonese video:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_rm5XVb3MZSU28QGwPwrhIISjQQKzxAO

ATHLETICS:

Congratulations to the football team. They are undefeated and just beat South Pasadena High School 35-21. Good Luck against Schurr High School. This is an away game.

Sports schedule for the week of 9/23 to 9/27 attached. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print.

No Football this week. It is our open week before we start league. Waiting on details for the Saturday Cross country race.

Reaching for Moor

Congratulations to the AHS Speech & Debate Team for its season opener this past weekend! Seven students converged on the campus of Cal State Long Beach and six broke to semis and finals. Taking 1st place in the Oratorical Interpretation category was Nam Nguyen! Taking sixth place in Extemporaneous Speaking was Nicholas Andrian with Jaylen Luc taking 7th! In addition, Heidi Li won 7th place in Original Advocacy! Ada Duan and Aishani Selluthurai broke to semi-finals in the tough Duo category and placed 16th. Congrats to all!

Save the Dates:

Need help in a class? Want help from a peer? Starting on Wednesday, September 25, students will have access to FREE after school tutoring! The tutoring schedule for this school year has been released. Please go to ahsmoors.org and click on the headline to find the subject, date, hours and location!
We encourage all parents to apply for free/reduced lunch and/or participate in our school lunch program. https://www.ausd.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=116651&type=d&pREC_ID=963549

Please support our students by coming to our weekly athletic tournaments. PTA will be selling refreshments at the Moor Field Snack Shack during home games.

Important Dates:

Monday, September 30 - Title I Annual Meeting at 6:30 pm AHS Cafeteria.
Wednesdays, 10/9, 10/23 & 10/30 are Collaboration Day Schedule. Dismissal is at 1:47 pm.
Thursday October 10 - 11^th grade Parent Night at 6:00 pm in the AHS Cafeteria.
Monday, October 14 - Pupil Free Day. No school.
Wednesday, October 16 - PSAT. Periods 1-4.
Thursday, October 17 - District College Fair & Cash For College (Financial Aid Workshop) 5:30-8pm @ SGHS.
Friday, October 25 - Homecoming.
Friday, November 1 - Pupil Free Day. No school.

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Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019

Thursday, September 19 & Friday, September 20 are Minimum Days. Dismissal is at 12:10 pm.

Parent Nights. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print.

9^th and 10^th Grade Parent Night Thursday, September 19 @ 6pm - Auditorium. Topics include Resources to help students be successful including AP/Honors information.

Freshman! Your class T-Shirts are in! Come pick them up with your ID at the Student Bank during lunch or after school.

There are only 12 PSAT/NMSQT Tests available. Hurry! Deadline to sign up for PSAT/NMSQT is Friday, October 4th. The cost is $20.00 and you can pay at the Student Bank. PSAT/NMSQT test will be administered on Wednesday, October 16 during periods 1 -4.

Seniors: If you have not registered for the Senior Symposium workshops scheduled for periods 2-4 on 9/26 you must do so by 8am on 9/18 or risk being placed in a workshop not of your choice. Seats are based on first come, first serve. https://forms.gle/JFYQjw2b1KdogCEKA

11^th Grade Parent Night Thursday, October 10 @ 6pm Cafeteria - Topics include A-G and graduation progress. Importance of SBAC test, and college information. Senior Parent Night, Thursday, September 26 @ 6pm – Cafeteria - Come hear the counselors present information about the college application process, financial aid, and senior timeline.

FRESHMEN ID PICK UP at the School Counseling office/Guidance Office: Students with the last name beginning with the letters A-M, Please pick up your ID cards Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday before school, during lunch and after school. Students with the last name beginning with letter N - Z, please pick up your ID cards Thursday and Friday before school, during lunch and after school.

Come support your favorite teachers and staff members at the first annual Staff/Faculty Talent Show on Friday, 9/27 at 7pm! Tickets will be available starting 9/13 in the student bank for only $5. Don't miss this amazing opportunity to see your teachers and staff members take a risk and perform for you!

College & Career

CAREER CENTER NEWS:

College & Career Center Updates:

Upcoming events:

College Tours:

College Presentations:

Stop by the career center TODAY to sign up and pick up a permission slip for the following presentation:

Soka University- Thursday, September 19, 2019 Per. 3

UC Merced- Friday, September 20, 2019 Per. 1

New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts- Friday, September 20, 2019 Per. 4

George Mason University- Friday, September 20, 2019 Per. 6

Babson College- Monday, September, 23, 2019 Per. 1

Whitmore College- Monday, September 23, 2019 Per. 2

Grand Canyon University- Wednesday, September 25, 2019 Per. 2

Dartmouth College- Monday, September 30, 2019 Per. 3

Vanderbilt University- Monday, September 30, 2019 Per. 4

SCHOLARSHIPS:

Please see NEW separate attachment and list of SCHOLARSHIPS as of Sept. 19, 2019. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print.

ASB EVENTS:

ASB Events, Activities and Fundraiser attached. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print. Or see below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeCm_aZn_FQ2UGKBtOgb5lIyGTUJyVhmQTFCpQ4Uymj4b47hA/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1

Events/Open Meetings:

Date:	Event:	Place/Venue:	Time:
Sep 19	Minimum day	AHS	7:45am-12:10pm
Sep 20	Minimum day	AHS	7:45am-12:10pm
Sep 20	Film and Photography Club open meeting	Room A35	Lunch
Sep 20	Varsity Football Game vs. South Pasadena	Moor Field	7pm

Presale:

Date:	Presale:
Sep 9-20	Class of 2021 hot cheetos presale
Sep 16-20	Class of 2022 sour punch presale

*We sadly were not able to shoot a video in Vietnamese this week but there will be one next week

English Video:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xKl63qxnlFVIVYcWHCltKMKzDlArrSCs/view?usp=drivesdk

Spanish Video:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W9LDVk3jIf54mQ0jhMMz9WPeDDFBFiuB/view?usp=drivesdk

Mandarin Video:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rMVy7g_EWAnHay0eAq0OI8JCtJkoE9Dy/view?usp=drivesdk

Indonesian Video:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kWo1OxCSv3DB27BltbLFiiB-7w9RcgxL/view?usp=drivesdk

ATHLETICS:

Sports schedule for the week of 9/16 to 9/20 attached. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print.

Reaching for Moor

Save the Dates:

10^th& 11^th Grade Students can sign up/pay to take the PSAT/NMSQT at Alhambra High School on October 16^th. Please sign up at the student Bank. Only 100 tests left for sale!
Please join our Alhambra High Parent Teacher Association (PTA). Membership is $10. Our PTA provides scholarships for graduating seniors, mini grants for teachers, support for teacher and parent engagement events, and a voice for parents.
Please support our students by coming to our weekly athletic tournaments. Please go to our school’s website for more information. PTA will be selling refreshments at the Moor Field Snack Shack - during home games.

Important Dates:

Wednesdays, 9/25, 10/9, 10/23 & 10/30 are Collaboration Day Schedule. Dismissal is at 1:47 pm.
Monday, September 30 - Title I Annual Meeting at 6:30 pm AHS Cafeteria.
Thursday October 10 - 11^th grade Parent Night at 6:00pm in the AHS Cafeteria.
Monday, October 14 - Pupil Free Day. No school.
Wednesday, October 16, PSAT.
Thursday, October 17 - District College Fair & Cash For College (Financial Aid Workshop) 5:30-8pm @ SGHS.
Friday, October 25 - Homecoming.
Friday, November 1 - Pupil Free Day. No school.

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Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019

MOOR FRIENDS CLUB is having their first open meeting of the year. Come to B23 this Thursday during lunch. We will be voting for council so if you are interested in running for leadership and having fun, come join our team of heroes! "Heroes are made by the path they choose, not the powers they are graced with."

Congratulations to the following students elected to School Site Council for 2019-2020! Silvana Arriola (11), Jorge Lopez (12), Sophia Olmeda (12), Sariah Perera (11), Claire Rodarte (12). The first SSC meeting will be held on Wednesday, 9/18/19 in the library at 3:15pm.

Attention 11th grade students...

Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Deadline to sign up for PSAT/NMSQT is Friday, October 4th. The cost is $20.00 and you can pay at the Student Bank .

PSAT/NMSQT test will be administered on Wednesday, October 16 during periods 1 -4.

Attention to all those who paid for the PSAT, the study guides are in! Please come pick one up at the Student bank during lunch or after school!

Parent Nights. Please open attachment, post, read and/or print.

9^th and 10^th Grade Parent Night

Thursday, September 19 @ 6pm - Auditorium

Topics include – Resources to help students be successful including AP/Honors information.

11^th Grade Parent Night

Thursday, October 10 @ 6pm Cafeteria

Topics include – A-G and graduation progress. Importance of SBAC test, and college information.

Senior Parent Night

Thursday, September 26 @ 6pm - Cafeteria

Come hear the counselors present information about the college application process, financial aid, and senior timeline

Homework help. Tutoring is held every Thursday in Room D207 by AP Ambassadors for all subjects. Come get help or just have a place to do your homework. See you there!!

Fall Play auditions will be Thursday, 9/12 at 3pm in the Little Theater. No preparation needed, just show up at 3pm. Come support your favorite teachers and staff members at the first annual Staff/Faculty Talent Show on Friday, 9/27 at 7pm! Tickets will be available starting 9/13 in the student bank for only $5. Don't miss this amazing opportunity to see your teachers and staff members take a risk and perform for you!

Senior Portrait Make-Up Day is Tuesday, September 17^th from 2:00 - 6:00 pm. Pictures will be taken in Alhambra High School's cafeteria.

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