Panther Prowl

With all the amazing things happening at Corona High School throughout the year, it's always great practice to set time aside to highlight our students' accomplishments. This past week was one of celebration as we held our Academic Awards Night to honor those students having earned at least a 3.0 GPA for first semester grades, our Renaissance team put on our first ever Academic Rally with a Pirates of the Red C theme, we held our bi-annual AVID Breakfast of Champions, we had students competing in the CNUSD Science Fair, our school was selected for Amazon's FutureEngineer Program, our girl wrestlers are still competing in the post-season, and our track team is off to an extra early strong star to their upcoming season. It was a great week to be a Panther!

Please note these important dates:

• February 18th: NO SCHOOL
• In progress: Summer school registration (see information near the end of this Panther Prowl)

Respectfully,

Antonio Gonzalez, Ed.D.

Proud Principal

February 15, 2019

February 16th:

• No PASS due to 3-day weekend
  

*PASS hours are from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm and the weekly schedule is subject to change based on teacher availability

Our Academic Awards was held on February 13th in our Performing Arts Center in front of a full house. Nearly 1,000 students qualified for an academic medal having earned at least a 3.0 GPA. This year we awarded more gold medals in the 4-year history of this event: 380 students had at least a 4.0 GPA! Congratulations to the students and their families for such dedication to academic success.

Our first ever Renaissance Academic Rally was held earlier today (February 15th) with great success! Students were recognized for their academic success and RAWR behaviors, including perfect attendance. Performances by a student band, The Eugenes, and a lip sync battle between teachers were smashing hits.

At the annual CNUSD science fair, we had a strong showing from our very own students. Districtwide, over 7,000 projects were attempted at all three levels: Elementary, Intermediate, and High School. Of those 7,000 projects, only 400 were selected to make it to the district science fair finals, and this year, Corona High School qualified 20 projects to move on! During the awards program on February 13th, several of our students' projects placed in the top three and will be moving onto the county science fair!!! Congratulations to our Panther scientists!

• Animal Science: Jack Myer and Jose Martin's placed third, while Kathryn Kiefer placed second.
• Behavioral and Social Sciences: Julianna Cappavelli and Jazman Gallardo placed third.
• Environmental Engineering: Gavin Joyce placed first.

Former Panther and current student-pilot, Fady Soliman, visited with our Corona High School Aviators to talk about his experiences and his journey toward earning his Private Pilot Certificate. Our very own students will similarly benefit upon completing our Aviation Pathway here at Corona High School.

I am proud to announce that we have been selected as a recipient of Amazon's Future Engineer program! Amazon will sponsor Computer Science curriculum and professional development for our school. This will definitely help our school build and maintain our newly offered Computer Science program through our STEM Academy! Thank you and congratulations to our very own Mr. Patrick Chao (STEM coordinator and math & Computer Science teacher), who applied for the grant! This will help us grow our AP courses in the field of Computer Science! You can learn more about the program here: https://www.amazonfutureengineer.com/

On February 13th we held our annual EL Talks to help motivate our 300+ English Learner students on the upcoming English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC). This is a test to measure students' English proficiency and is one of the requirements to reclassify as fluent English speakers. We were fortunate enough to have former Corona High School graduate and current Corona Council Member Jacque Casillas (pictured below) as one of our guest speakers.

This year's YMCA Youth & Government group representing CNUSD is made up exclusively of Corona High School students! Our Panthers had an amazing opportunity to visit the state capitol and participate in a series of activities aimed at teaching them about the workings of our government. They were accompanied by our CNUSD Board President, Mrs. Mary Ybarra, and met both Assembly Member Sabrina Cervantes and Senator Roth with an opportunity to engage in a Q&A session with both. Junior, Janet Ramirez, presented on the need for more mental health support in public schools. Below is the list of our Panthers currently in Sacramento (as of February 15th) participating in this extremely valuable event. Here is a link to learn more about the program: https://calymca.org

• Uriel Valencia
• Joanna Chun
• Roberto Franco
• Yovana Moreno
• Jose Ortiz
• John Villalobos
• Miguel Serna
• Sandra Kunarski
• Yolanda Kunarski
• Lizbeth Fernandez
• Jose Perez
• Emely Alarcon
• Guiselle Roldan
• Hannah Cervantes
• Oscar Gonzalez
• Janet Ramirez
• Cesar Gomez
• Yoeni Reyes
• Yazmin Mitre
• Nalani Kamae
• Elias Terriquez-Corrales
  

This year's Sadies dance will be held on Saturday, February 23rd from 8:00-11:00 pm in our main gym. Tickets are on sale for $25 with and ASB card and $30 without.

Our high school Life Skills classes attended the community Friendship Dance at the Circle City Center on February 7th. Our students dressed up in their finest to enjoy dancing, good food, and great company. This is an amazing opportunity that is sponsored by the City of Corona to promote community bonding with our special needs populations.

• Last week's production of Peter and the Star Catcher was a great success! Congratulations to Ms. Horn and our thespians for another amazing run!
• Our next major performance is Disney's The Little Mermaid with shows on March 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, & 23 at 7:00 pm and on March 16 & 23 at 2:00 pm.

• To stay up to date with the Theatre program, follow us on Twitter @theatrecohs, on Instagram @theatre.chs, or see Ms. Horn in R-102 (cassie.horn@cnusd.k12.ca.us)

Breakfast of Champions is celebrated twice a year to honor the accomplishments of our AVID students, and this semester's event was held in our library on February 13th. Congratulations to our Top GPA students, Write-Off winners, and Most Improved/Exemplary honorees. Families were treated to breakfast and celebrated in the success of their children. Way to college-bound scholars!

• On February 8th, we held our Annual Military Inspection (AMI) with an awards ceremony that followed. This is an opportunity for our cadets to shine under the leadership of 1st Sgt. Zinn and Capt. Dale. They have all worked hard this year in preparation for their annual inspection. This event is extremely important and displays the hard work and dedication that our cadets endured throughout the year.

• Our Dinning out (Mess Night) will be held on March 11th at the American Legion hall in Corona. Stay tuned for more info and invitations!

The 15th Annual Crystal Apple Awards hosted by the Corona Stake of the Church of Latter-Day Saints will be held on Sunday, February 24th. This event recognizes inspirational teachers as chosen by our student-members of the church. It was just announced this past week that two Corona High School teachers will be recognized: 1st Sgt. Zinn (NJROTC teacher) and Chris Maffucci (Anatomy teacher and boys basketball coach). Please join me in congratulating these two outstanding teachers!

ATTENTION:

PARENTS/GUARDIANS OF A CHS SENIOR C/O 2019

TIME IS ALMOST UP!!!

CHS YEARBOOK SENIOR DEDICATION AD DEADLINE: 2/15/2019

VISIT JOSTENS ONLINE: https://www.jostens.com/

SENIOR DEDICATION ADS provide the best opportunity to surprise your graduating senior by showing them how proud you are of their accomplishments! You design your own Ad with personalized photos and text. Deadline to create your Senior Ad online through Jostens is 2/15/2019, so don't delay! We have a limited number of Senior Dedication pages available to place in the yearbook, but we will accommodate all submissions received by tonight!

If you have not yet pre-ordered a yearbook for your student, you may guarantee one for your student by ordering by Friday, February 15, 2019.

Please contact the CHS Yearbook Staff if you have any questions about designing and personalizing your own Senior Dedication page directly through the Jostens website.

FPK Varsity continues to do well in competitions. In their second week of the season they placed first in Southern CA Regionals and has nine competitions total this year, as well as State and National events. Leading up to this season, the team chose to really represent Corona High School and their typical school day in their competition set. They are working hard to outdo their impressive efforts from last year. One of their biggest competitions of the year is in 3 weeks when they will be traveling to Florida for a national cometition held at ESPN. The team hopes to bring home not only first place, but a host of other awards as well.The team has this weekend off before traveling to Thousand Oaks next week.

Our Garden Club will be hosting a fundraiser at Pizza Corral in Norco on February 26th from 5:30-7:15 pm. It'll be a painting party, Loose Brushes Van Gogh Inspired Sunflowers and the cost is $35 per person. Please contact Ms. Sainato (ksainato@cnusd.k12.ca.us) for more information.

Winter Sports

• Girls Wrestling: Our Panthers had another amazing weekend at the CIF Eastern Regional Championship! Thirteen of our wrestlers competed and 8 qualified for CIF Masters Championships at Roosevelt High School (February 15th and 16th). Coming home undefeated in the tournament were Champions Danielle Garcia (42-1) and Miranda Koppi (34-7). Two-time CIF Regional Champion Amara Devericks remains undefeated on the season at 42-0. Coming just short of the Championship was Sarah Callahan (runner-up) and finishing in 3rd place were Unity Cordova, Savannah Lewis, Eliana Flores and Alejandra Rodriguez. We are excited for these awesome athletes to compete with the best in Southern Section for a bid to the State Championships! We are also super proud of our other Lady Panthers that competed this weekend. Although they did not qualify for CIF Masters, we are extremely proud of their commitment and perseverance through it all as young wrestlers. Berenice Chihuahua, Cindy Albarran, Aisha Gama, Maranda Minucci and Carmen Flores, your wrestling family is very proud of you!

  Carmen Flores - 12

  Unity Cordova - 12

  Savannah Lewis - 9

  Danielle Garcia - 12

  Berenice Chihuahua - 10

  Cindy Albarran - 10

  Eliana Flores - 12

  Aisha Gama - 10

  Alexandra Mogollan - 9

  Alejandra Rodriguez - 12

  Maranda Minucci - 9

  Miranda Koppi - 11

  Amara Devericks - 12

  Sarah Callahan - 10

  Carmen Flores - 12

• All Winter Sports: Below you will find every winter sport student-athlete who earned at least a 3.5 GPA last semester. It's hard enough to keep up with academics without the time commitment of athletics, so this makes this academic success even more impressive. Congratulations, Panthers!

Misc.

• On February 6th, Thomas Chandler (soccer) signed with University of Hawaii to continue playing soccer at the next level! Gaven Ramirez also signed to continue showcasing his basketball skills at Carroll College in Montana, one of the top NIT schools in the country! Congratulations to both boys for representing Corona High School academically and athletically!
• Track and Field: On Febriuary 9th, our track team competed at the California Winter Championships at Arcadia HS. On the women's side, Junior, Egbe Ndip-agbor won the 300m dash. The girls' 4x200m took 3rd (Kennedy Peppers, Xochitl Rodriguez, Jazmin Lucatero, and Egbe Ndip-agbor). On the men's side Israel Echeverria took 9th in the 1500m and ran a strong 600m. We are so proud of these athletes and you will be hearing more about them during the outdoor track season! Congratulations, Panthers!
  

• The deadline to complete FAFSA online is March 2nd
• Junior registration for current 10th graders will begin on Tuesday, February 19th
• Summer school: Parents of current 11th graders were sent a reminder to go onto the parent portal to approve summer school registration of courses

Stay Informed

Be sure to follow our counseling department via their Twitter account @CoronaHScounsel for the latest counseling updates. You can also stay current with text updates by signing up for your appropriate grade level:

9th grade text "81010" with the message "@corona2022"

10th grade text "81010" with the message "@corona2021"

11th grade text "81010" with the message "@corona2020"

12th grade text "81010" with the message "@corona2019"

Mrs. Ferrara: aferrara@cnusd.k12.ca.us

Dr. Hernandez: schernandez@cnusd.k12.ca.us

Mr. Haggins: anthony.haggins@cnusd.k12.ca.us

Mrs. Martin: mmcgoniglemartin@cnusd.k12.ca.us

Mrs. Santos: msantos@cnusd.k12.ca.us

Dr. Schneider: aschneider@cnusd.k12.ca.us

Ms. Babin, (ababin@cnusd.k12.ca.us)

Ms. Tran, Intervention Counselor (sharaya.tran@cnusd.k12.ca.us)

National School Counselors week was from February 4th-8th

• National School Counseling Week, sponsored by ASCA, highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career. National School Counseling Week is always celebrated the first full week in February
  

Random Acts of Kindness:

• February is the shortest month but is packed full of holidays, from Valentine’s Day to Presidents’ Day. February is also National Random Acts of Kindness Month, making it the perfect opportunity to reinforce compassion and empathy in your child.
  
• Performing a random act of kindness is exactly what it sounds like: deliberately attempting to brighten someone else’s day by doing something kind for no specific reason. The intention behind it is to practice selflessness and altruism, but research has shown that there are, in fact, many benefits to practicing kindness. For children, showing kindness towards family, friends, their community, and strangers strengthens skills such as respect, responsibility, empathy, and compassion.

• There are so many ways for you to join in and participate in this month. Take a look at a few ideas: https://www.bgcconejo.org/february-is-random-acts-of-kindness-month/

Teen Dating Violence and Prevention Month:

• Every year, approximately 1.5 million high school students nationwide experience physical abuse from a dating partner. It is also known that 3 in 4 parents have never talked to their children about domestic violence. In light of these alarming facts, every year during the month of February advocates join efforts to raise awareness about dating violence, highlight promising practices, and encourage communities to get involved.
• https://nrcdv.org/dvam/tdvam

Summer school registration is underway. If you have any questions regarding whether or not your child should be attending summer school, feel free to reach out to his/her counselor (emails listed above) and be sure to sign up for Remind updates. See flyers below and click on the following link for more information:

https://www.cnusd.k12.ca.us/our_departments/educational_services/curriculum___instruction/summer_school

Below you will find links to all Panther Prowl editions for the 2018-19 school year.

• February 8, 2019: https://www.smore.com/86efx
  
• February 1, 2019: https://www.smore.com/70zm2
  
• January 25, 2019: https://www.smore.com/jp029
  
• January 18, 2019: https://www.smore.com/p3vbs
• December 14, 2018: https://www.smore.com/69cxg
• December 7, 2018: https://www.smore.com/pgsd8
• November 30, 2018: https://www.smore.com/g8rnk
• November 16, 2018: https://www.smore.com/tkcpj
• November 9, 2018: https://www.smore.com/scey4
• November 2, 2018: https://www.smore.com/k7ajp
• October 26, 2018: https://www.smore.com/vapu2
• October 19, 2018: https://www.smore.com/6nksc
• October 12, 2018: https://www.smore.com/c6gtu
• October 5, 2018: https://www.smore.com/8hs3u
• September 21, 2018: https://www.smore.com/39m8t
• September 14, 2018: https://www.smore.com/nmv62
  
• September 7, 2018: https://www.smore.com/d1fh0
  
• August 31, 2018: https://www.smore.com/hqx2e
  
• August 24: https://www.smore.com/t6n8r

Antonio Gonzalez, Ed.D., Principal (aggonzalez@cnusd.k12.ca.us)

John Abbott, AP (john.abbott@cnusd.k12.ca.us)

Jeyan Danesh, AP (jeyan.danesh@cnusd.k12.ca.us)

Deena Rodriguez, AP (deena.rodriguez@cnusd.k12.ca.us)

Charlotte Vega, AP (cvega@cnusd.k12.ca.us)

Jeff Stevens, AP Athletics (jeffrey.stevens@cnusd.k12.ca.us)

Julie Stivers, AP Activities (jstivers@cnusd.k12.ca.us)

Email: aggonzalez@cnusd.k12.ca.us
Website: https://coronahs.cnusd.k12.ca.us
Location: 1150 W 10th St, Corona, CA, United States
Phone: 951-736-3211
Facebook: facebook.com/coronahigh
Twitter: @CoronaPrincipal