Panther Prowl

Just this past week we officially announced our valedictorian and salutatorians for the Class of 2019 (scroll down for picture)! Congratulations to Mikayla McMillan (valedictorian) and our six salutatorians: Matthew Nguyen, Emily Silvis, Jaci Glassick, Makenna Wells, Karina Sotelo, and Breanna Taylor! This is quite an accomplishment and I cannot be more proud of these Panthers for not only their high level of academic success, but each is also involved in at least one club, sport, or program in our school. Way to represent...RAWR!

Spring break is right around the corner. We have one more week before we get the opportunity to recharge our batteries. This year break will be April 1st-5th and school will resume on April 8th for the home stretch!

Immediately below you will see some screenshots taken from a video I came across on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VIy0cx-a_c). I thought you would enjoy a nice throwback to Old Corona.

Respectfully,

Antonio Gonzalez, Ed.D.

Proud Principal

March 22, 2019

March 23rd:

• Spanish with Mrs. Serrato in S-211
• AP Physics with Ms. Olson in L-5
• Chemistry with Ms. Lim in L-2

March 30th:

• No PASS due to Spring Break

April 6th:

• No PASS due to Spring Break
  

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

Pictured below from left to right:

• Breanna Taylor
• Karina Sotelo
• Mikayla McMillan (Valedictorian)
• Emily Silvis
• Makenna Wells
• Jaci Glassick
• Matthew Nguyen (not pictured)

As was the case last year, this year's registration process must be completed online. Please refer to the flyer below for more information. Should you have additional questions, feel free to reach out to our registrar's office: 951-736-3315. Parents can also visit our registrar's office between 7:30 am and 2:00 pm if you need assistance with or access to a computer.

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

*Please note the image immediately below. If you are not seeing "YES" as indicated in the red highlighted box, then you have not confirmed your student's summer school registration.

The Third Annual Festival of the Arts was another smashing success. Thousands of people visited Heritage Park on March 16th to see our district's students' (elementary, intermediate, and high school) art work on display. It truly was quite impressive! Various forms of art could be found including paintings, drawings, photographs, graphic arts, ceramics, video production, clothing designs, and even performances such as spoken word, music, and dance.

I am proud to state that Corona High School took first place again in the ceramics competition. This year's theme was Spring has Sprung. In the student film competition, our very own Panthers took second place with Paper Fighters 3000; a short film by Avedis Ayvazian, Phillip Peterson, and Seth Steiger. Their work can be viewed by following this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=a03yf4QxEUw&app=desktop.

Also, many schools showcased some of their top performers in music and dance on the main stage and our boys and girls FPK were a crowd favorite once again! What an amazing display of artistic talent from our district's student-artists. I cannot wait for next year's show.

Here is a list of some of our Panther artists receiving special recognition (photographs of all these pieces are farther below):

• Jay Carillo, 1st Place in Film Photography for The Evolution
  
• Isabella Arevalo, 1st Place for her Skateboard Deck in Graphic Art Design
• Jeymmy Vargas-Gomez, 2nd Place for her 2-D Mixed Media piece, Escape from Hell
• Marcos Mejia, 2nd Place in Film Photography for She
  
• Amanda Harrelson, 2nd Place in Ceramics for her vase, Falling
• Nicholas Gutierrez, 3rd Place in Film Photography for My Bike
  
• Daniuel Flores, Honorable Mention in Film Photography for Working Man
  

It is with great pleasure that I notify you that our very own Jennie Barrera, a senior AVID student, was chosen after a two-month selection process to give the keynote student speech at this year's RIMS AVID Senior Awards held at UC Riverside on May 11th. This is such an honor that is not easy to earn. There will be thousands of AVID students from throughout Riverside and San Bernardino Counties at this event. Way to go, Jennie!

On March 9th, the Corona High School Aviators got to experience real world flight, some for the very first time! As part of the EAA Young Eagles program, pilots volunteer to take students up in their own airplanes to show them what flying is like. The students had a great time getting to put their simulator skills to use. They experienced ground school, preflight, and actual real world flight. Some students got to fly the plane, while others were passengers. This video is courtesy of Mr. Peterson and can be seen on my (@CoronaPrincipal) Twitter page: https://twitter.com/CoronaPrincipal/status/1109188914852458496. If you are interested in learning more about our Aviation pathway, please contact Mr. Peterson (cpeterson@cnusd.k12.ca.us).

Recently, our STEM Engineering students participated in the Fahrenheit 451 race to the alarm competition. Students built their own carts based upon the novel by Ray Bradbury. This has become an annual event and lots of fun for students and teachers involved!

The much anticipated Disney's The Little Mermaid finally debuted on March 14th! If you missed it, there are a couple opportunities to still experience the show. You will be wowed by the talent and the costumes! I was fortunate enough to catch the show on March 22nd and I was truly and absolutely amazed by the production quality and the acting/singing skills of our thespians. There's singing, dancing (including tap!), laughing, and even some swimming and flying! DO NOT MISS THIS SHOW!!! Remaining shows are on March 22nd at 7:00 pm and March 23rd at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm. You may get your tickets at the door or online by clicking here: www.showtix4u.com.

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)

Corona High Choirs hosted our annual Spring CNUSD Choir festival. Choirs from Centennial, Corona, and Santiago each performed their new music for the Spring performance and festival season. The Madrigals from all three schools are also preparing for their choir tours. On March 28th, Corona's Madrigals will be heading to San Antonio for the Heritage National Choir Festival where they will compete with choirs from across the nation. The Spring CNUSD Choir festival is a chance for the advanced groups to premier and perfect their competition set. It is also an opportunity for new singers to experience a performance from all levels of choirs, beginning to advanced. We are all very proud of the work our choir director, Mrs. Eden, continues to do with our students. They always sound amazing!

We are very excited to add our latest CTE pathway for next school year, Digital Photography! The course falls under our Visual and Performing Arts offerings. CTE provides students with technical skills, knowledge, and hands-on training to prepare them for future careers. Along with the curriculum, we are pursuing a partnership with Canon USA to support our program beginning next year. This collaboration will allow our students to use the most advanced equipment offered in the photography industry as used by today's working professionals. Canon has a Live Learning Experience Center, located in Costa Mesa, and will be offering our students the opportunities to visit this location for live lectures, hands-on workshops, and many more exciting learning experiences!

• Corona High School offers many exciting and educational challenges that are fun and both educational and career driven. NJROTC is one of many programs that offer cadets a chance to excel in discipline, leadership, sports, drill, community service and be part of an exciting program that prepares them for everyday life’s challenges, whether it be college, the workforce, or the military. We have two dedicated retired military instructors/mentors who look forward to engaging new cadets and offer a variety of skill sets to assist each cadet with their individual needs. Cadets earn a P.E. credit and can join for all four years or just give it a try for a year. Come on by and check us out. Our doors are open to everyone or visit us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Corona-High-Njrotc-248722711817419/.

• Annual Mess Night was held on March 15th at the American Legion Hall in Corona. Cadets participated in a military traditional dinner followed by DJ/Dancing and lots of fun! Our cadets work very hard all year long and this is a great opportunity for them to just have fun!
  

• District Math Field Day will be held on April 13th at Corona High School. Each year NJROTC provides a lunch (fundraiser) for participants and earns around $600 in profit. Fundraising help offset the cost of orientation tours, The Military Ball and Mess Nights. Be sure to stoip buy and support NJROTC at Math Field Day!

It is that time of year again: the physical fitness test! Testing has begun and will continue being administered throughout the month of March. It is important that we test 100% of our freshman class, so please encourage your student to take this test serious as it has class scheduling implications. If students do not pass this test, they MUST be in a PE class sophomore year, and will NOT be eligible to take the summer school PE course for advancement. This applies to our students with impacted schedules due to special programs. Follow this link for more information about the test: https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/pf/overview.asp.

After last week's vote, we have our new Executive Officers for 2019-20. Congratulations!

• Alexis Saldana, President
• Giselle Jimenez, Vice President
• Xochilt Resendiz, Secretary
• Andy Guerrero, Treasurer

This past week was another vote, but this time it was for Class Officers. Congratulations to the following winners

• Bristol Christleman, Senior Class President

• Ozzy Ventura, Senior Class VP

• Emily Harris, Junior Class President

• Luc Andres, Junior Class VP

• Madi Nguyen, Sophomore Class President

• Taylor Malaspino, Sophomore Class VP

Parents, does your student wish to be part of next year's yearbook? Does s/he love to take photos and document amazing events? Then have him/her apply to be on our yearbook staff! We are looking for fun and dedicated students who believe in team work! Applications can be picked up in the Student Store, or from next year's yearbook teacher Mrs. Bentley in S-201.

GRAD NITE is May 30th and will be here before you know it! Tickets are $135 with ASB and $145 without. Don’t let your senior miss out on a fun-filled and memorable evening! This year's venue will be Magic Mountain and ticket prices includes FOOD and...A SEASON PASS! What a deal!

Corona Winter Guard will be hosting “pre-season” recruitment on March 29th from 6:00-9:00 pm in our main gym. Family and students are welcomed to attend and watch our current Color Guard practice. If your student is interested in joining, please have him/her fill out interest form with Mr. Peterson in B-2. The Winter Guard will be competing in their last competition before championships on March 30th at 10:30 am at at Rancho Cucamonga High School. Come on out and support our Panthers' first Winter Guard in 15 years. We are looking to expand our team, so please keep an eye out for workshops and audition dates.

Spring Sports

The rain and lightning earlier this week postponed several of our contests to later dates.

Baseball: Holding on to first place in the Big VIII and will travel to Sana Ana to face Mater Dei High School on March 26th for a non-league tournament game.

Softball: Next game will be at home against Norco High School on March 26th.

Boys Tennis: Our Panthers took the victory over Norco High School on March 19th.

Winter Sports

Girls Wrestling: We had one girl compete in the Cadet Division at Nationals in Oklahoma. Our very own freshman, Savannah Lewis, has placed 8th in the NATION at 112 pounds and is officially an ALL-AMERICAN! We are very proud! Our Junior division begins this evening (March 23rd).

Misc./Alumni Updates

Lacrosse: We are looking to add a Lacrosse team for next school year! If your student is interested in trying a new sport and being part of a fun and exciting game, have him/her stop by the Athletics Office in the Gym for to get more information. How exciting would it be to have your child be part of the first ever LACROSSE team here at Corona High School???

Parents, if you have a student on an IEP or 504 plan and wish to see him/her go to college, then you do not want to miss this night! It's out third year providing this information and we've had some great success! Come learn about the college process and the implications of having an IEP. Meeting will be held in our Performing Arts Center on March 26th from 7:00-8:30 pm.

Please see below regarding this unique opportunity for first-time college-going students. The program is FREE and provides support and guidance to ensure a successful transition from high school to college, which will increase the likelihood of transferring to a 4-year university. It is also a great MONEY SAVER!!! Norco College will hold two separate parent session on their campus:

• April 24th in CSS217 (6:00-7:30 pm)
• May 9th in CSS217 (6:00-7:30 pm)

I am excited to share that beginning next school year we will be offering Norco College Dual Enrollment opportunities for our students. This means that students will be able to take college classes on our campus and earn college credits. There are more details to be considered and logistics to sort out, some sure to join us for our Parent Information Night on March 26th in our library beginning at 6:00 pm. See you there!

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)

We were finally able to add some "Panther" graphics to our Star Room, almost completing its renovation. Last year, the facility was updated and in addition to new lighting and paint, we installed an LCD projector, audio system, and large screen. The new graphics add a much needed Panther flavor! Stay tuned for more updates!

PTSA is looking for parents interested in serving on next year's PTSA Board. If this is of interest to you, you may reach out to Jackie Tilton (rballgirl@gmail.com) or Cathy Zamora (zpartyof5@yahoo.com). Thank you for your consideration in serving at Corona High School!

Chicano Latino Youth Leadership Project offers a great leadership opportunity for students, which takes place in Sacramento from July 13th-20th. The application deadline is April 15th. The following is taken directly from their website (https://www.clylp.org/sacramento):

"Since its inception in 1982, the Chicano Latino Youth Leadership Project (CLYLP) has offered a once in a lifetime opportunity for California’s youth in Sacramento. The Sacramento Leadership Conference (SLC) brings 120 high school students from throughout the state to participate in a week-long, intensive leadership program. Conference participants attend powerful workshops and seminars that enhance leadership skills, academic preparedness, self-esteem, cultural awareness, and provide an understanding of state and local government. Programming at all CLYLP programs including the SLC is based on CLYLP’s four curriculum “C’s”: Community, Culture, College, and Careers.

Participants will leave with valuable information and tools that they can begin using when they return to school in the Fall. Most importantly, students will leave with new friendships from throughout the state of California. Housing, meals, program materials and transportation to and from the conference are provided at no cost to the participants or their families."

On March 16th, Kiwanis Club (http://circlecitykiwanis.com/index.html) hosted a night of bingo at Citrus Hills Intermediate School. It was my first time attending this event and I will definitely be returning! Kiwanis is a huge advocate for our local schools and if you would like to show your support, you too can have a fun night of bingo at their next fundraiser on June 1st. For more details or to learn about how you can purchase your tickets, you may email Mary Ybarra (ptamary@sbcglobal.net).

Please join Corona-Norco Adult School for their Employment & Resource Conference to be held on March 27th. For more information see flyer below or call 951-736-3325.

Recently, staff members at Jefferson Elementary, led by Principal Alex Vasquez, sported their high school letterman jackets to promote high school programs and involvement to their students. This was also a way to promote success and make college a reality for their students. There were quite a few Corona High School jackets that day worn by alumni or parents of alumni/current Panthers. Even CNUSD Board President, Mary Ybarra got in on the fun by wearing one of her son's jacket. Alumni included Megan Gutierrez, and Susie Perez. Gloria Barajas wore her daughter's tennis jacket, Annette Barras wore her son's football jacket, Zondra Lawrence wore her son's football jersey, and Diane Rogers wore her nephew's Madrigals jacket.

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

• March 15, 2019: https://www.smore.com/pbgjy
  
• March 8, 2019: https://www.smore.com/s2cmh
• March 1, 2019: https://www.smore.com/3kuve
  
• February 22, 2019: https://www.smore.com/e1frk
  
• February 15, 2019: https://www.smore.com/3n9cz
• 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