It was another hot and busy week! Today marks the halfway mark of first quarter. Please ask your students about grades and make sure all assignments are turned in and missed assignments are made up. It is important that grades are a reflection of a student's ability and what they have learned in class. When they are missing grades, this is not always the case.

Have a great weekend!

Stay cool and be safe,

Catherine Nicholas, Ed.D.

Progress Reports will be posted on Infinite Campus (IC) on Monday, September 11th. Progress Reports mark the halfway mark in the quarter and provide an indication of the academic progress a student is making in a course. If you are concerned about your students academic progress, please contact their teacher or counselor.

Low grades are sometimes caused by missing work. Rancho Pico offers after school tutoring to help students who need additional support.

Patriot Day is an annual observance on September 11 to remember those who were injured or died during the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001. Many Americans refer to Patriot Day as 9/11 or September 11.

September is Attendance Awareness Month. Students who attend school regularly are able to learn more, have fewer discipline problems, develop better study habits, and often are more successful than students who do not. Students who are sick, need to stay home. Students who are out on quarantine, due to COVID, can access their education through Google Classroom. Please email rpattendance@hartdistrict.org or call our attendance office at extension 1103 if your student is sick and needs to miss school.

Please note the reasons for excused and unexcused absences.

Parent volunteers are needed to pack up prizes that students earn with the new digital PBIS reward system.

If interested, please review the available slots below to sign up.

Thank you!

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Students have already started collecting PBIS Reward points! Rancho Pico PAC is asking for donations so students can redeem their PBIS Reward points for a snack. If interested, please review the items requested below and click any item(s) you would like to donate.

Please note that all items must be store bought and should be dropped off in the main office.

Thank you!

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Beyond the Bell Opportunities will start the week of September 18th.

Space is limited to seats available.

Math is often the class in which most students struggle. We have advanced math students from West Ranch who come over on Wednesdays and offer free math tutoring from 3:00 to 4:00 in Mrs. McHorney's room, 604. Students from any math level are welcome to come and get support!

If you ordered school pictures at summer check-in, please ask your student for their picture packet or check their backpack - they have arrived!

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All students are provided free breakfast and lunch. Please see the link below and choose Rancho Pico for our menu.

Please read From the Hart, our Climate and Culture newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k7cgpeu-EgL7hsoPhjoUSxBrkUkBHeOr/view?usp=sharing

It is required that students wear IDs everyday to school. Replacement IDs and lanyards can be purchased in the ASB office for $5.00.

All student ID cards have emergency numbers on the back including the new, three digit suicide hotline number 988.

Please sign up for Ralph's Community Program to support the Rancho Pico Library.

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Rancho Pico students are Opportunity Ready!

Students are encouraged to wear a college shirt or a shirt that represents a future career goal on Thursdays. It is great to see all of the college and industry shirts out on campus.

Fridays are Spirit Days and students are encouraged to wear Rancho Pico Spirit wear.

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, Title II, and/or Title IX should be directed to Mark Crawford, Director of Human Resources. Complaints regarding 504 plans should be directed to Erum Velek, Director of Student Services and Equity. Both can be reached at the 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.

El Distrito de Escuelas Secundarias William S. Hart Union prohíbe la discriminación ilegal y/o el acoso de cualquier estudiante, empleado o solicitante de empleo basado en raza actual o percibido, el color, el origen étnico, el origen nacional, el estado migratorio, la ascendencia, la religión, la edad, estado civil, embarazo, estado parental, discapacidad física o mental, condición médica, estado militar o de veterano, afiliación política, sexo, género, identidad de género, expresión de género, información genética, orientación sexual o cualquier otra base, prohibida por leyes estatales y federales. Leyes de no discriminación, respectivamente, en cualquier sitio y/o actividad del Distrito. El Distrito de Escuelas Secundarias William S. Hart Union también proporciona igualdad de acceso a los Boy Scouts y otros grupos juveniles designados. Todas las consultas sobre discriminación, derechos civiles, Título II y/o Título IX deben dirigirse a Mark Crawford, Director de Recursos Humanos. Las quejas relacionadas con los planes 504 deben dirigirse a Erum Velek, Director de Equidad y Servicios Estudiantiles. Se puede comunicar con ambos en William S. Hart Union High School District, 21380 Center Pointe Pkwy, Santa Clarita, CA 91350, o por teléfono (661) 259-0033, o por correo electrónico: UCP@hartdistrict.org.