The Mustang Messenger

As we conclude 2022 and the first semester, I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude to all of the families, students, and staff members who make Rancho Pico a wonderful place to be. Our hardworking staff, kind, curious students and generous, supportive families help to make Rancho Pico a wonderful place for young adolescents to learn.

I wish you health and happiness during the holiday season and throughout the New Year,

Catherine Nicholas, Ed.D.

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Because of the generous donations from our Rancho Pico Community to PAC, we are able to help support the purchase of outdoor activities for our students. Students will have access to games that they can check out and play outdoors at lunch! A wonderful end-of-the-year gift to the students! Thank you PAC!!

Our kind and generous PAC celebrated the end of the semester with cookies and peppermint candies for all of the Rancho Pico students! Thank you PAC!!

The last day of the semester is Thursday, December 15th and it is a 6th period day. Students will be meeting with all of their classes. Friday, December 16th, is a student-free, teacher workday.

Winter break ends on Friday, January 6th and Second Semester starts on Monday, January 9th.

Martin Luther King Day for the year 2023 is celebrated/observed on Monday, January 16th and it is a school holiday.

ASB hosted a door decorating contest. Our creative students did a fantastic job!

Peggi Stoffel, Rancho Pico's Band and Orchestra teacher, won the 2022-2023 CMEA (Cal Music Ed Association) Middle School Music Specialist Award. This is an incredible honor and exemplifies what an outstanding music educator Mrs. Stoffel is. Congratulations Mrs. Stoffel! Superintendent Mike Kuhlman and Board Member Dr. Moore, came by Rancho Pico and Congratulated Mrs. Stoffel.

Congratulations to Rancho Pico student Ricky Lucero! Ricky was accepted to All State Chorus! Way to go Ricky and Mrs. Peters, his choir teacher.

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.

Second quarter (first semester) ends today, Thursday, December 15th. Please ensure students turn in all make up work and make up any missing assessments before the end of the quarter. Final grades will be posted on Infinite Campus on Monday, December 19th.

Second Semester schedules will be viewable to students on Infinite Campus during winter break, on Friday, January 6th, after 3:00pm. Please have your student access IC and look at their schedule prior to coming to school on Monday, January 9th. The first day back is an O1 day.

Academic teams and teachers do not change at the semester. Students who have exploratories (not specialty electives) will be given a new class. There may be minor changes to a student's schedule with period changes that will not affect their academic program.

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.

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

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.

Give the gift of Rancho Pico spirit wear!

Click here to purchase spirit wear online and we'll deliver it to your student or hold it in the office for you to pick up if it will be a gift.

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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/).

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.