Panther Prowl

Corona High School - A Tradition of Excellence Since 1896

Greetings, Panthers!

We have much to celebrate here at Corona High School and in this issue of the Panther Prowl, I have included a small sample of those highlights. We also announced our valedictorian and salutatorians today (see below)!

This month we also get to celebrate Black History Month. There are quite a few online resources that provide educational materials about the this; here is one link that serves as a great starting point: https://africanamericanhistorymonth.gov/about/.

Be aware that there will be NO SCHOOL the next two Mondays:

February 10th: NO SCHOOL in observance of Lincoln's Birthday
February 17th: NO SCHOOL in observance of President's Day

Proud Principal,

Antonio Gonzalez, Ed.D.

RAWR!!!

February 7, 2020

Panther Academic Saturday School

PASS

February 8th:

Ms. Gomez, AVID in S-204
Ms. Lim, Chemistry in L-2

*PASS is held from 8:00 am - 12:00 pm and is dependent upon teacher availability.

Panther Recognition

Valedictorian/Salutatorian

Today we announced our Valedictorian and Salutatorians for the Class of 2020! Congratulations to the following Panthers on this impressive accomplishment:

Olivia Walker (Valedictorian)
Kalina Todorov (Salutatorian)
Gavin Joyce (Salutatorian)
Terran Noreyko (Salutatorian)

CNUSD Board Student Recognition

On February 4th we had four of our students recognized by our Board of Education for a variety of reasons, but ultimately it was for demonstrating RESILIENCE in ovecoming challenges and continuing to thrive! Congratulations to the following:

Trinity Clay, 11th Grade
Kayla Barton, 12th Grade
Evelyn Alvarez, 9th Grade
Jerry Hernandez, 12th Grade

National School Counseling Week

Today (Febraury 7th) concludes National School Counseling Week. Along with our Renassaince leaders, we spent the week showing our appreciation for everythig our eight counselors do to support our students. Thank you, counselors!

Dr. Hernandez
Mrs. Ferrara
Mrs. Villalobos
Mrs. Martin
Ms. Tran (Intervention)
Mr. Haggins
Ms. Babin
Mrs. Santos

Beyond the Classroom

At February 4th's Board meeting our counsleor, Mr. Haggins, was recognized with the Beyond the Classroom award for his work with his youth basketball program in the community, Positive Impact Roadrunners. Congratulations to Mr. Haggins.

Academic Decathlon

On February 1st, our Academic Decathlon team competed in the second weekend of the Riverside County Academic Decathlon. We finished 6th over all with Olivia Walker taking home six medals including bronze in science, literature, art, and social science and a silver for her speech. She also won a medal for being the highest performing decathlete on our team. We are all so proud of this team and I would like to thank Mrs. Menter for her work with the team for the past 7 years; unfortunately this was her last hurrah, but I am excited that she will now be taking on a new role as our History Day coordinator for next year.

Mia Clayton
Emily Aguilera
Jam Montoya
Alyssa Salmons
Aisha Randhawa
Olivia Walker
Gavin Joyce

Visual/Performing Arts

Digital Photography

Our brand new Digital Photography Mac Lab is finally ready! Mrs. Bentley's class will be "moving in" effective next week. We have 40 iMacs, two professional grade Canon laser printers, three 75" Samsung TVs, professional grade lighting equipment, and a whole lot more! Our partnership with Canon will provide our students with unique learning opportunities to not only produce great pictures, but also to learn about how to turn their photography skills into a business and making a living with this unique craft!

NJROTC

NJROTC has many exciting activities during the 3rd quarter to continue the growth and bring on fond memories of their time here at Corona High School. The following activities are scheduled, and we look forward to parent and cadet participation:

February 7th Will be our annual Mess Night to be held at the American Legion from 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm
February 21st is our Annual Military Inspection (AMI) to be held in our very own Jess Hill Stadium beginning at 9:00 am. Dr. Gonzalez will be our guest speaker.
February 22nd is our annual BBQ fundraiser here at Corona High in support of the 8th grade Math Field Day.
This month we will also be visiting both Raney Intermediate and CFIS to promote our program to our future Panthers.
March 1st fundraiser at Fontana Speedway. Cadets will serve as ushers for the day; lunch and snacks provided. This is an exciting new event for our Cadets.
March 2nd-9th is our annual Academic Exam competition (online) against all other NJROTC programs throughout the nation.

*** Selected NJROTC cadets participated in the National Youth Cyber Education Program, sponsored by the United States Airforce. Each cadet took the online course and competed throughout the nation. Cadets who successfully completed the course received a certificate, Cyberpatriot coin, and shirt.

For any additional inquiries regarding NJROTC, please feel free to contact 1st Sgt. Zinn (jzinn@cnusd.k12.ca.us) or Capt. Dale (jdale@cnusd.k12.ca.us), or follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Corona-High-Njrotc-248722711817419/

AVID

Junior College Tour

Our AVID juniors are currently on our annual College Tour where they visit seven universities (UC Santa Barbara, Cal Poly SLO, CSU Monterrey Bay, UC Santa Cruz, San Francisco State, UC Berkeley, and CSU East Bay) over three days. Students enjoyed visiting dorms, learning about campus traditions, and connecting with former CHS AVID graduates who are now attending those colleges. As first-generation students these experiences provide access to opportunities available outside of our local area. Our students created lifetime memories & bonded as as an AVID family. As a chaperone onlast year's trip, I can say that this is truly a memorable experience as it serves a great way to expose our students to an authentic college experience while still in high school. Thank you to this year's chaperones: Mrs. Valencia, Mrs. Pantoja, and Anthony Villalobos (CHS alumni and current AVID tutor).

New Corona High School Video

At our 8th Grade Day we were able to debut our latest video highlighting some of the amazing programs and learning opportunities we offer our students here at Corona High School. Please take a few minutes to watch this and you might learn something new about our school. Thank you to Mr. Brady and our Video Production students for putting this together:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Csl7HEcUaek

RAWR

Panthers Gettin' Fit

PSAT Scores

Our district will be holding three information sessions to help parents and students understand the Student PSAT Score Report. You will have three options to attend (the same information will be shared):

January 23, 6:00 – 7:30 pm at Norco High Schoolm (past)
February 6, 6:00 – 7:30 pm at Roosevelt High School (past)
February 20, 6:00 – 7:30 pm at Centennial High School

Prior to the parent meetings, students will be receiving paper-based score reports along with their original test booklet from their school sites...please bring them to the meeting. Parents that are unable to attend a meeting are able to access more information as well as log in to see student scores on the College Board website at www.collegeboard.com. Students are advised to link their College Board accounts to Kahn Academy, an educational organization that provides free resources which include personalized SAT test preparation. Kahn Academy lessons are specifically selected for individual students depending on how they scored on the PSAT 8/9 and/or PSAT/NMSQT. The College Board also offers additional complimentary SAT preparatory materials as well as free college and career planning guides.

Please direct any questions you may have regarding PSAT scores to your child’s counselor (see Counseling sestion far below). Also, please take advantage of the information available on the College Board website: www.collegeboard.com.

Activities

Sadies Hawkins Dance

Have your student join us for our Sadies Hawkins Dance on February 29th. See flyer below for details.

Blood Drive

Our next blood drive will be held on Febraury 12th in our Fieldhouse from 8:00 - 1:00 pm. Visitors who wish to donate may check in at the front desk with a valid ID. For questions regarding this drive, please contact Mrs. Stivers, jstivers@cnusd.k12.ca.us.

Unity

Today we sent a group of students and three staff members to the last CNUSD Unity Camp of the year. This camp is held 3 times a year and includes students and staff from all district high schools. It is held in Running Springs and provides attendees with a variety of activities aimed at empowering and educating them on the dangers of sterotyping and discrimination. The intent is to have these students return to their respective schools as change agents.

Yearbook

Have you ordered your yearbook yet? Time is running out and we are selling out of books! Don't miss out on the 2020 Vision Yearbook. Orders can be taken in the student store, on our student store website or directly from Jostens.

Link: JOSTENS YEARBOOK ORDER FORM

Corona Report

Below are the links to all Corona Reports of this school year, as well as the link to our Media Production page.

Special Corona Report: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Csl7HEcUaek
Episode 9: https://youtu.be/DIkKE8gR3Sk
Episode 8: https://youtu.be/kvPiD8pRRF0
Episode 7: https://youtu.be/EKYr-H-8ymU
Episode 6: https://www.smore.com/d9q1m
Episode 5: https://youtu.be/umvldzU5IHs
Episode 4: https://youtu.be/vV6XraDoE74
Episode 3: https://youtu.be/A0Mwy_rEoxE
Episode 2: https://youtu.be/84-dbSMXPb0
Episode 1: https://youtu.be/UUCGGwQU0IA

Media Production: https://coronahs.cnusd.k12.ca.us/news_and_events/news_-_tv_report

AngelHart Network

We are excited to announce that our very own Mrs. Reinhart has opened up her own non-profit organization to help underserved/homeless students in the Inland Empire. It is called the AngelHart Network and you learn more about it by following this link: www.AngelHartNetwork.com.

Athletics

Signing Day

Congratulations to the following student-athletes on their signing day commitments:

Mack Hallam: Boys Golf, Mt. San Antonio
Eli Sesma: Boys Water Polo, University of Redlands Coach RJ Hamblin

Savanna Prado: Girls Soccer, Cal State University Dominguez Hills
Haley Halbersma: Girls Soccer, University of Nevada Las Vegas
Isaiah Greene: Baseball, University of Missouri
Michael Flores: Baseball, Long Beach State
Nolan Torres: Track & Field, Vanguard University of Southern California
Egbe Ndip-Agbor: Track & Field, Harvard University
Gavin Sheffield: Football, University of La Verne
Bobby Williams: Football, Arizona Christian University
Joseph Morales: Football, Concordia University Chicago
Rashaud RJ Owens: Football, Idaho State

Winter Sports

Below you will find the list of seniors per winter sport that were recognized during this final week of regular season league competition. We wish all our seniors well as they near graduation!

Boys Basketball:

Sergio Barboza

Karsen Butler

Justin Guerra

Travis Jackson

Kenyon Jones

Ryan Martin

Seth Perez

Girls Basketball:

Cambrie Vandermade

Girls Soccer:

Alyssa Alvarado

Hannah Boyer

Emily Cole

Zoey Gallegos

Saide Gallegos

Amber Garcia

Savanna Prado

Alexis Saldana

Boys Soccer:

Josh Bettencourt

Eric Cespedes

Jonathan Dominguez

Mark Ramos

Jesus Salazar-Lopez

Vincent Saldivar

Antonio Santoyo

Jeffrey Serrano

Anthony Yanez

Girls Water Polo:

Leah Hellerud

Jenna Mifflin

Bridget Nelson

Anahi Zarate-Ayala

Boys Wrestling:

Isaiah Mendoza

Girls Wrestling:

Madyson Dow

Miranda Koppi

Karen Bautista

Misc.

Football: Football season has started. Speed training is Monday through Thursday at 3:00 pm. If you or your student have any questions, contact Coach G Monday though Friday in the weight room or via email: ronnie.gueringer@cnusd.k12.ca.us.

Lacrosse: Be a part of Corona High School's first-ever Boys and Girls Lacrosse teams by purchasing fanwear off of our web store. Please email Coach Suds (msutherland@cnusd.k12.ca.us) or Coach Bowers (jimmie.bowers@cnusd.k12.ca.us) for more info. Store will open next week. Don't miss out!

If you or your student have questions about athletics, please reach out to our Assistant Principal of Athletics, Jeff Stevens (jeffrey.stevens@cnusd.k12.ca.us). His office can be found in the main gym. Also, see coaches contact list below.

Counseling

Important Reminders

Remind seniors - deadline for FAFSA/Dream Act is March 2nd
Counselors will begin Junior registration on Thursday, February 13th for all current sophomores
8th grade parents – it is time to sign-up for 9th grade parent meetings (see below)
Summer school – counselors have met with current juniors and asked them to please have their parents verify summer school enrollment (sede below)

Counselors play an integral role in the success of your student. Please feel free to reach out to your respective counselor should you have any questions.

Ms. Babin: ababin@cnusd.k12.ca.us
Mrs. Ferrara: aferrara@cnusd.k12.ca.us
Mr. Haggins: anthony.haggins@cnusd.k12.ca.us
Dr. Hernandez: schernandez@cnusd.k12.ca.us
Mrs. Martin: mmcgoniglemartin@cnusd.k12.ca.us
Mrs. Santos: msantos@cnusd.k12.ca.us
Mrs. Villalobos: vvillalobos@cnusd.k12.ca.us
Ms. Tran, Intervention Counselor: sharaya.tran @cnusd.k12.ca.us
Ms. Hanks, Counseling Clerk: mhanks@cnusd.k12.ca.us
Ms. Smith, College and Career Center: kjsmith@cnusd.k12.ca.us

February Awareness

National School Counseling Week (February 3rd-7th)

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.
https://www.schoolcounselor.org/school-counselors-members/about-asca-(1)/national-school-counseling-week

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, ap p roximately 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

Suicide Prevention and Awareness Resources

PTSA Scholarship

SCHOLARSHIP NEWS

Each year our PTSA provides multiple scholarships to seniors. The application process is simple but applicants must be standing members of PTSA in order to apply. Membership is still only $10.00 and envelopes can be found and turned in to the main office prior to applying. Take advantage of this awesome opportunity now!

I urge you to become a member and support Corona High School. If you would like to join, you and/or your student may pick up and drop off an envelope in the front office. Should you have any questions, please email our president, Mrs. Carrie Malaspino (carriemalaspino@yahoo.com) or our student Membership Officer, Dylan Gonzalez (deelangonzalez@gmail.com).

Below you will find this year's Parent-Teacher-Student Association (PTSA) board members.

President: Carrie Malaspino
1st VP/Programs: Emily Aguilera (student)
Treasurer: Bernard Cervantes
Membership: Dylan Gonzalez (student)
Historian: Taylor Malaspino (student)
Secretary: Cathy Zamaro
Auditor: Chris Malaspino
Parliamentarian: Raquel Aguilera

Reflections

Congratulations to Ashish Valhotra, Rashel Nieto, and Franky Cornejo! These students finished 1st in their category in the Reflections contest and have qualified for the state finals! The event will be held in Temecula Valley High School's Golden Bear Theater on Friday, March 13th.at 6:30 pm. Our Panthers will be representing District 23. Good luck!