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Happy New Year! I hope your family had a wonderful winter break. I am looking forward to great Spring Semester at Rancho Pico.

It was great to see students excited to be back at school reconnecting with their friends, and sharing stories about what they did during winter break.

Monday is a holiday in recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday.

Have a wonderful, three day weekend.

Catherine Nicholas, Ed.D.

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Each year on the third Monday of January we observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day and reflect on the work that still needs to be done for racial equality. This year MLK Day is Monday, January 16th. Many make the holiday more than just a day off and take time to reflect and make it a day of service to others.

Rancho Pico after school intervention/tutoring classes and enrichment opportunities will resume the week of January 23rd.

Science Olympiad and Math Counts has already started to meet in order to prepare for their upcoming competitions.

Any student who is interested in joining CJSF in the Spring is invited to join the Google Classroom to receive announcements and other communications - use code 5qs2gtl. This is open to both 7th and 8th graders (current Fall members are already in this class). Applications are not yet available, but students can be working on their Community Service Hours now. Guidelines and Logs are available in the CJSF Google Classroom or through the CJSF Information link on the school's homepage.

There will be a PAC meeting held in our library at 6:00pm on Thursday, Jan. 26th that will take place before the parent forum.

Students were reminded this week of Rancho Pico's behavior expectations on RPTV. Mustangs "D.A.S.H."

The Rancho Pico Library hosted a Pop-Up Library presented by the Santa Clarita Public Library on Wednesday, January 11th. Students enjoyed using Perler Beads to create small masterpieces they could take home.

Every THURSDAY is Think Ahead Thursday. Students and staff are encouraged to wear college gear or shirts that represent something for their future aspiration.

The City Transit offers a tripper bus route to Rancho Pico Jr. High.

Rancho Pico Night at the LA Kings! (graphic attached)

Saturday, March 18th

Tickets start at $47

Buy tickets here to sit in the RPJH section

Each day before coming to school, evaluate your student's symptoms and take steps to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. If your student is sick with COVID-19 or thinks they might have COVID-19, follow the steps below to help protect other people in your home and community.

People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms ranging from mild to severe illness. Some people with COVID-19 have no symptoms. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus but it may not be possible to know when or how a person got infected. People with these symptoms may have COVID-19:

• Fever or chills
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Fatigue
• Muscle or body aches
• Headache
• New loss of taste or smell
• Sore throat
• Congestion or runny nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea

This list does not include all possible symptoms. Older adults and people who have severe underlying medical conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes seem to be at higher risk for developing more serious complications from COVID-19 illness.

If your student has symptoms of COVID-19, regardless of vaccination status, get a COVID-19 test right away and stay home. For information on how to get a COVID-19 test, visit ph.lacounty.com/covidtests/how or contact your medical provider. COVID tests are also available at the school site.

If your student tests positive for COVID-19 or a doctor tells you that your student has COVID-19, your student must follow the Home Isolation Instructions (ph.lacounty.gov/covidisolation).

If your student tests negative for COVID-19 or your provider tells you that your student doesn't have COVID-19, your student should stay home until they have been fever-free without the help of fever-reducing medicines for at least 24 hours.

If you are a close contact to someone with COVID-19 and you have no symptoms, you do not need to quarantine. You are required to wear a highly protective mask around others for 10 days, get tested 3-5 days after the exposure, and monitor your health for 10 days. Refer to Instructions for Close Contacts (ph.lacounty.gov/covidquarantine) for the most up-to-date information.

For more information regarding how to stay safe and healthy or how to get vaccinated, visit the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Homepage (publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/).

Please remember to schedule vacations around our district calendar.

Absences can not be avoided when students are sick and must stay home. When a student is healthy, school attendance is important to academic and social/emotional success.

If your student is absent, please remember to contact Mrs. Boxall in our attendance office at X1103.

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.