The Mustang Messenger

Thank you to all of the parents who came out to Firehouse Sub for our ASB fundraiser. It was great to see Rancho Pico families out supporting our school.

Students participated in Unity Day by wearing orange to school on Wednesday to show unity for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion.

Have a great weekend!

Catherine Nicholas, Ed.D.

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As a friendly reminder, our after school enrichment and intervention programs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays end at 4:00. We do not have staff members on campus after 4:15 to supervise students. Please pick up students on time or make other arrangements for students to get home.

Rancho Pico's PAC meeting will be held on Thursday, October 27th, before the social media presentation, at 6:00 pm, in the Rancho Pico Library. Following our PAC meeting, the presentation on Social Media will take place in Rancho Pico's MPR at 6:30pm.

The Rancho Pico Library had another successful Upcycle Event this week. Old books that were heading to recycling were repurposed into 3-D jack-o'-lanterns in time to decorate for Halloween.

Please join me in congratulating our office manager, June Shin, who was recognized at our board meeting on Wednesday night as Rancho Pico's Classified Employee of the Year Employee.

While applications are not yet available for Spring membership, students who are interested may begin logging their Community Service now. Both 7th and 8th graders will be eligible to apply in the Spring if they meet the academic requirements AND complete at least 10 hours of community service. Please visit the CJSF Information Page for volunteer guidelines, upcoming opportunities, and the Community Service Log, which can be printed for students to record their hours and verification signatures. Hours completed since October 7, 2022 will be accepted. Students can see Ms. Wright in Room 206 if they have questions.

Get your spirit wear in the Rancho Pico webstore now! We've updated some of our inventory, so check it out! Click here for the webstore

Hi Rancho Pico Community! The Counseling and Support team want to show off our new Counseling website. You can access it by clicking the Counseling tab from RPJH main website or visiting here - RPJH Counseling Website. We will periodically update this with important information for RPJH students.

Hello Rancho Pico Families,

Yearbook is selling tribute ads for 8th graders only! They are $30. This is your chance to put a special message in the yearbook for your 8th grade student. As space is limited, you may only purchase one tribute per student/group. Click the link here or posted on the school website and select Create a Personal Ad. There are only 96 spots available and are on a first come, first serve basis, so be sure to get yours in by the November 18th deadline! Thank you and have a wonderful day.

Rancho Pico's wellness center has many activities planned for October and Anti-bullying month! All Mustangs are encouraged to participate.

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.

We are the students of Academy of the Canyons Nonprofit Ventures class and the staff of the Santa Clarita Project Linus Chapter. We would like to inform you, your students, and staff of our upcoming event, Make a Blanket Day on Saturday, October 22 from 10 am to 4 pm at the COC East Gym and ask that you help us spread the word. Nonprofit Ventures - Project Linus is a chapter of a non-profit organization that specializes in making and delivering handmade blankets all across the valley to provide love, security, and comfort to children who are seriously ill and traumatized. It is also our mission to provide a rewarding and fun service opportunity for interested individuals, students, and groups in our local communities, for the benefit of children.

Our event this year is on October 22nd! We will be located at College of the Canyon’s East Gym at 26455 Rockwell Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita, CA 91355. There will be food trucks at the event if you would like to purchase food!

Furthermore, if you are unable to participate in our Make-A-Blanket Day Event or cannot attend the event for the full amount of time, you can drop off blankets on the day of the event from 10 am-2 pm! We ask that ALL participants fill out this form to sign up and receive instructions on how much fleece to bring and the amount of service hours participants can earn. Participants will be emailed a service hour confirmation form at completion of the event. To learn how to make the tied fleece edge blankets, please check out our website @scvprojectlinus.org.

We have included a digital flier, the sign up sheet, an instructional video for how to make blankets, and a promotional video for your student announcements or Google Classroom. If you have any questions regarding the event, please feel free to contact us events.svcpl@gmail.com.

If your student is interested in participating in the bookmark competition, please have them go to our library and get the entry form from Mrs. McCleary.

Halloween is coming fast so we wanted to put Rancho Pico guidelines out there for students who are preparing their costumes.

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.