The Mustang Messenger

We had a short but eventful week between the time change, rain storms, full moon, speech competition and food drive.

Today marks the half way part of the quarter and progress report grades will be recorded on Monday. Please check Infinite Campus for your student's grades to see how they are doing academically in their classes so far this quarter. Please contact your student's teachers or counselor if they need extra support.

Have a great, long weekend!

Catherine Nicholas, Ed.D.

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November 11 is Veterans Day, a federal holiday that is meant to honor all veterans of the uniformed services who served or are still serving during times of peace as well as war.

Middle:Riley (Ana Mathers), Left: sadness (Katherin Ybarra), Fear (Araksia Kladjian),

Bing Bong (Kristin Wilkins), Right: Joy (Nikole Fuentes), Disgust (Deanna King), & Anger (Susan Lundin)

Castaic High School has provided us with some tickets to offer our family to their Fall Musical School Edition of the "Addams Family Musical." If you are interested in attending, please fill out the form. We have a limited amount of tickets for the Wednesday, November 16th, Thursday, November 17th and Friday, November 18th. We will give the tickets away to the first people who request them on this form: https://forms.gle/BXzMLXRtB2AeHqjL6

The Adopt A Book event at the Rancho Pico Library placed over 30 books that had fallen out of circulation in the library in new homes with students who chose to adopt them to read at their leisure.

Wednesday night Rancho Pico hosted the Santa Clarita Valley Business Group's 8th Grade Speech Competition. The topic was: "What do you believe is your strongest character trait, and how will this trait assist you in reaching your personal goals?" We had four amazing students deliver incredible speeches:

Ava Lim

Arundhathi Jathin

Adhvika Ram

Allison Dario

I would also like to shout out to Mrs. Mumford and Mr. Trowell for coaching and supporting the students and helping to organize the event.

Hello Rancho Pico Families,

This is your last chance to purchase a tribute for your 8th grader to be featured in this year's Yearbook! They are $30. Create a special message in the yearbook for your 8th-grade student. Click the link here or posted on the school website and select Create a Personal Ad. There are only 25 spots left and are on a first-come, first-served basis, so be sure to get yours in by the November 18th deadline!

Rancho Pico passes out DASH tickets for good behavior and we are in need of more prizes. These PBIS prizes are for students at Rancho Pico who turn in their DASH tickets. Thank you for helping our school reward students for great behavior! Purchasing through this list will have the items sent directly to the school. Mustangs DASH for Success!!

Amazon Wish List Link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/PXPHHFLPYEB5?ref_=wl_share

There's no better way to celebrate the holidays than by giving back. Support Rancho Pico's Holiday Food Drive November 7-14. We are collecting food staples and $25 gift cards from local grocery stores. Students will collect food donations in the morning at drop-off. Please hand gift cards to the front office staff or our School Social Worker, Ms.Ybarra. Thank you for your support.

Our PE department and ASB have warm clothing for your students!

You can purchase PE or ASB sweatshirts and PE sweatpants and beanies at our school web store, or students can bring in cash, a check, or a card to purchase them at the ASB Office. ASB is also selling fleece blankets (The blankets are sweatshirt material - one side is cotton knit, the other side is fleece) with the Rancho Pico logo for outdoor events your family might attend. The blankets are sweatshirt .

The William S. Hart Union High School District prohibits unlawful discrimination against and/or harassment of any student, employee or job applicant on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, national origin, immigration status, ancestry, religion, age, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military or veteran status, political affiliation, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by state and federal nondiscrimination laws respectively at any District site and/or activity. The William S. Hart Union High School District also provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. All inquiries regarding discrimination, civil rights, 504 complaints, Title II, and/or Title IX should be directed to Mark Crawford, Director of Human Resources, William S. Hart Union High School District, 21380 Centre Pointe Pkwy, Santa Clarita, CA 91350, or by phone (661) 259-0033, or by email: UCP@hartdistrict.org.