Volume XII Mustang Moments for the Week of March 18, 2019 Monday, March 18: MESTER 4 BEGINS VIPizza Contest LA Valley College Representative - 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (On going) VAPA 9 TH Grade Artist Presentation - Advisory A Boys VAR Volley Ball @ Cesar Chavez - 4:00 p.m. Cesar Chavez Eco-League Club Meeting - 3:45 p.m. Room C202 Tuesday, March 19: Professional Dress Day ADVISORY PD CSUN TRIO Morning Academy - 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. (01/29/19-06/06/19) Room 121 VAPA 9 TH Grade Artist Presentation - Advisory A (03/11/19-03/13/19) LSLC Meeting - 3:30 P.M. Room B203 Wednesday, March 20: DROP COVER AND HOLD EARTHQUAKE DRILL - End Of Period 3 College Updates - Lunch A - (On going) Room A208 LA Valley College Representative - 12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (On going) Arleta Websit Arleta's Gay-Straight Alliance - 2 nd lunch Room B223 Parent Involvement Meeting - 3:30 p.m. Room B103 UCLA Learning 101 Class 3:30 (02/20/19-04/03/19) Except for 03/06/19 Arleta Track and Field vs. Monroe HS - 2:30 p.m. Jeff Engilman Field
Girls VAR Softball @ Cesar Chavez - 3:00 p.m. Boys VAR Baseball vs. Monroe HS - 3:00 p.m. Girls JV Softball vs. Cesar Chavez - 3:00 p.m. Key Club Meeting - 3:30 p.m. Cesar Chavez David Gonzalez Park (Arleta) Mustang Softball Field Mustang Library Thursday, March 21: Construction and Associated Career Awareness Day - 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Boys JV Volley Ball vs. Monroe HS - 2:30 p.m. Mustang Gym Boys VAR Volley Ball vs. Monroe HS - 4:00 p.m. Mustang Gym Communities Of Practice - Academic Conversations PD - 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. AFHC - 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Room B101 Friday, March 22: Mustang Sunrise Academy - 7:15 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. 10 TH and 11 TH Social Justice Minute To Win - Advisory A Mester 3 Portfolio Celebration - Mr. Berriman - Advisory A Outside Mustang Dining Girls JV Softball @. Monroe HS - 3:00 p.m. Monroe HS Boys VAR Baseball @ Monroe HS - 3:00 p.m. Monroe HS Girls VAR Softball vs. Monroe HS - 3:00 p.m. Mustang Softball Field Saturday, March 23: Saturday Individualized Lab II - 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Asle Bridge Regional Popsicle Sticks Bridge Competition Communities Of Practice - Academic Conversations PD - 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. UCLA AP Readiness - Humanities Northeast Art Show Case Parent Workshop - 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Human Trafficking Room B229 Cal State Pomona UCLA San Fernando HS Rooms B103 and B104 LOOKING AHEAD Monday, March 25: VIPizza Contest Senior Portfolio Defense - Home Period 1 Students LA Valley College Representative - 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (On going)
Boys JV Volley Ball @ Poly HS - 2:30 p.m. Boys VAR Volley Ball @ Poly HS - 4:00 p.m. Eco-League Club Meeting - 3:45 p.m. Poly HS Poly HS Room C202 Tuesday, March 26: Professional Dress Day AHS PD/ Hali Metelak CSUN TRIO Morning Academy - 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. (01/29/19-06/06/19) Room 121 SSC/ELAC - Budget Consultation / Approve Single Plan - 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Room B203 Wednesday, March 27: SAT MAKE UP TEST College Updates - Lunch A - (On going) Room A208 LA Valley College Representative - 12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (On going) Arleta Websit Arleta's Gay-Straight Alliance - 2 nd lunch Room B223 UCLA Learning 101 Class 3:30 (02/20/19-04/03/19) Except for 03/06/19 Girls VAR Softball @ Poly HS - 3:00 p.m. Poly HS Girls JV Softball vs. Poly - 3:00 p.m. Mustang Softball Field Grad Nite Sales Afterschool - 3:45 p.m. (03/13/19, 03/27/19 and 04/03/19) Thursday, March 28: Communities Of Practice - Academic Conversations PD - 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. AFHC - 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Room B101 Friday, March 29: Mustang Sunrise Academy - 7:15 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Be Churro To Stay In School Attendance Challenge Winners - Both Lunches Mustang Cafeteria Windows
SMaRT Field Day - Lunches A and B Jeff Engilman Field 10 TH and 11 TH Social Justice Minute To Win - Advisory A Portfolio Defense - Home Period 4 Students (03/25/19-04/02/19) Arleta Track and Field @ Verdugo Hills HS - 2:30 p.m. Verdugo Hills HS Sunday, March 31: Cesar Chavez March - 10:00 a.m. Brand Park FUTURE DATE Monday, April 01: CESAR CHAVEZ BIRTHDAY NO SCHOOL - UNASSIGNED DAY Student Section: Mustangs Of The Week: Congratulations to Mariah Perez, (SOCIAL JUSTICE) who found a book and turned in right away. Mariah, your actions saved another Mustang from worrying about their text book and having to pay for it later on. Mariah, you are a kind and thoughtful Mustang. This wonderful Mustang was nominated by Ms. Soliz, English Teacher. Congratulations to Emanuel Reyna (VAPA) who found a student ID off campus and returned it to make sure one of our Mustangs got his student ID back. Emanuel, we thank you for being such a caring and considerate Mustang! Emanuel, was nominated by Ms. Kaser, Paraprofessional. Advisory SLC Attendance Recognition Contest: Beginning on Monday, October 5, 2018 we will be launching our Advisory SLC Attendance Recognition Contest. We want to acknowledge all the advisories who work together to maintain positive attendance. Here is how it will work: Every Mester we will recognize the SLC advisory that has the highest attendance rate. The formula takes into account the number of enrolled students in your class and the number of instructional days. The Advisories with the highest attendance percentage will rotate and display a beautiful Attendance Trophy in their classroom. We will announce the advisory winners each Mester. This is your chance to work together and motivate each other to attend school on a daily basis. VIPizza Student Drawing: Arleta Mustangs, want to start off your Mondays in a yummy way? Listen to how you can do this. Every Monday, our Principal Mr. Hayes, will draw the name of a lucky VIP student and staff who has attended school every day for the previous week. They will get their very own pizza. How can you top that? Well that s up to whether you like cheese or peperoni. A whole week, for a whole pizza; will you be the VIPizza winner?! Be Churro to Come to School Attendance Challenge Winners: Congratulations to our 740 students who met the Be Churro to Come to School Attendance Challenge. You will be receiving a special invitation for your yummy Churros. The event will take place on March 29, 2019 during your respective lunch period. Way to Go!! Prom Ticket Sales: Seniors!! Prom tickets are going on sale beginning Monday, March 25, 2019 through Monday, April 22, 2019. Prices will be going up each week don t wait until the last minute to buy your Prom ticket! The Prom ticket price for the week of Monday, March 25, 2019 through Friday, March 29, 2019, is $115.00. For the week of Monday, April 01, 2019 through Friday, April 05, 2019 it will be $120.00. On Monday, April 08, 2019 through Friday, 12, 2019 and Monday April 22, 2019 the price is $125.00. Remember in order to purchase a Prom ticket you must be on track to graduate, had good attendance during Mesters 1 and 2, cleared all debts, good citizenship and passed Advisory class. Prom Guest Forms: Senior Mustangs! Do you want to bring a guest that is an underclassman, goes to another school or is already graduated from high school to the prom? Prom Guest Forms will be posted on the Arleta website under Activities and ASB! They are due on April 22, 2019! Make sure they are complete when you turn them in! You will not be able to purchase a ticket for your guest without a guest form. Grad Night Ticket Sales: Hey Mustangs Grad Night tickets go on sale on Monday, March 11, 2019 through Wednesday April 03, 2019. We be selling on only Mondays and Wednesdays. We will also be selling afterschool on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, Wednesday, March 27, 2019, and Wednesday, April 03, 2019. Make sure to clear all debts and complete your service learning.
SMaRT Field Day: SMaRT Advisories come join us for the SMaRT Field Day on Friday March 29. 2019. Advisories with the highest participation will be recognized. We will be playing games, build teamwork skills and bond as an Advisory. Arleta's Gay-Straight Alliance: Arleta's Gay-Straight Alliance will meet in room B223 on Wednesdays during 2nd lunch. The club provides support for students who are trying to create safe spaces to talk about the various issues they face. Join us and rock the rainbow! College Updates: Mustang Seniors, come to the college Updates talk every Wednesday at lunch in room A208 to learn about the next steps you need to take regarding your college applications financial aid, transcripts and more updates. Get your questions answered. LA Valley College Representative: Are you interested in attending LA Valley College? Meet with LAVC Representative on Mondays (9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.) and Wednesdays (12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.) in the. See Flores in the (Main Office) for more information. LA Mission College Representative: Are you interested in attending LA Mission College? Meet with LAMC Representative on Wednesday and Friday in the. See Flores in the (Main Office) for more information AFHC Club: Hey Mustangs! Are you interested in becoming a leader that makes a difference in your community? If so, come join the AFHC Club, the Advocates for Healthy Choices Club and learn skills that will empower you as a future leader that will advocate for the Arleta High community. The club will meet every Thursday in room B101 from 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Volunteer Bilingual Peer Tutors Needed: Hey students! Are you bilingual? Are you earning excellent grades? Then consider lending a helping hand by becoming a Bilingual Peer tutor. We have tutoring classes available before school and after school. You can earn artifacts for your portfolio. You can also earn Service Learning credit. By volunteering to be a bilingual peer tutor, you d be assisting English Learners with their academics. For more information, see Mrs. Guzman, TSP Coordinator in A112 in the Main Office. Military Representatives: Every 1st Wednesday of each month is Military Information day. There will be Military representative here in the College Center. Visit them during both lunches in order to retrieve more information about our United States Armed Forces. CSUN Representative: Interested in attending California State University Northridge? Meet with a CSUN Representative every Friday in the. Mustang Library Hours: The Arleta High School Mustang Library is open from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. On Tuesdays, the library is open 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Please come in to check out books, use the computers, do research, work on assignments or just relax with a magazine on the sofas. Beachy Gate Exit with Home Period: All students with a Home period 3 or 4 must exit campus through the Beachy Gate only. Hall Pass and Restroom Policy: Students are not allowed out of class the first and last 20 minutes of each period. The restrooms in the Gym will be open after school. The restrooms located in the middle of each B building floor will be open during passing period only. The restrooms adjacent to the Mustang Theatre will be open during class time. School Rules/Policies: The Dress Code, Electronic Device Confiscation rules and all other policies will be enforced immediately upon entering our campus. Advisory and Lunch Dismissal: To minimize the overcrowding of stairwells - all 9 th and 12 th grade students enter through the side stairwells of the B building after lunch. Additionally, all 10 th and 11 th grade students exit to the lunch area through the center stairwell of the B building only. Debts: Textbook debts, Library debts, Candy-drive debts, and Athletic Uniform debts were carried over from last year. All students who owe a debt must pay it off. If you owe any debts see the following people listed to clear your debt: Textbook - Ms. Guzman, Main Office Library - Ms. Hein, Library 2 Candy - Mr. Jimenez, Student Store Athletic Uniform - Athletic Coach Any student who owes a debt will not be allowed to participate in co-curricular activities. Staff Section:
Sensational Staff, we are starting Mester 4. Wow! This year has gone quickly! Thank you for working with our Mustang Students! We appreciate all your efforts and commitment. You are a very special Mustang Staff and our Mustang students are very fortunate to have you teaching them! Thank you! 5 Column Rosters: We are reminding teachers to please take attendance on both MISIS and 5 Column Rosters for each one of their classes. This procedure will assist us in case of accidentally missed attendance submittals, MISIS glitches and audit purposes. Every Friday please send the attendance folder with your rosters to your SLC Office by 2:15 p.m. and on Monday you will receive a new set on of 5 Column rosters in your mail boxes. Your SLC Secretary will keep your rosters for record keeping purposes. Thank you for your support and cooperation. Messages for Mustang Messenger: If you would like to place a message in the Mustang Messenger, please e-mail your message to me at als67941@lausd.net. I need your message by Thursday or earlier in the week if you want your message to be published. Thank you.