The Mustang Messenger

We had a great first week back to school. Students did a great job finding their classes and aclimating to the rotating block schedule. They participated in our PBIS Launch in their advisory classes on Thursday and Friday. We are looking forward to a successful school year!

Have a great weekend,

Catherine Nicholas, Ed.D.

For safety purposes, student are required to wear their ID cards everyday and will be scanned into campus at the start of the school day. ID cards are also scanned at the cafeteria where students can access one free breakfast/brunch and one free lunch meal each day. Lost ID cards can be replaced for $2.00 at the ASB office.

You may still order school photos from O'Conor Photography. Choose Rancho Pico to order your pictures.

Students participated in our Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) launch on yesterday and today. In team advisories, students created social contracts and team bonding games. Our administrative team presented the Rancho Pico policies to help students have a safe and successful school year.

Parents, if you have not yet purchased PE clothes yet, please do so by Tuesday night 8/16! You can purchase them on the webstore.

If you prefer not to buy online, students can use cash, debit and credit cards, and checks (exact amount for checks made out to Rancho Pico ASB) at brunch or lunch.

PE Clothes Distribution!

PE clothes will be distributed to your student from August 15th to August 18th during PE classes. If you are a late buyer, please print your receipt and send it to school with your student.

Many thanks to Pico PAC parents for helping pass out PE orders this week!

As you can see, there is a lot of traffic on Valencia Blvd. during drop off and pick up! Student safety is our number one priority. To help with a safe and efficient valet line, please pull all the way towards the stop sign before stopping. The parking lot is only for people who need to park and get out of their car for school business. It is not safe for students to cross from the parking lot.

Jersey Mike's is opening their 7th location on AUGUST 31! They are opening in the Skyline Ranch plaza in Saugus off of Plum Canyon. As always their grand opening proceeds will be going to a local charity! For this grand opening they chose to partner with WiSH (the Hart District's Education Foundation) and focus on the Special Ed department. Please consider supporting Jersey Mike's at their grand opening!

Student were reminded of our district's dress code at our PBIS launch. Here is section II of the dresscode:

a) Students must wear clothing including both a shirt with pants or skirt, or the equivalent (for example dresses, leggings, or shorts) and shoes. Strapless garments are not permitted

b) Shirts and dresses must have fabric to cover the front, the back, and the sides.

c) Clothing must cover undergarments (waistbands and straps excluded). Undergarments, alone, cannot be worn in place of a shirt or top.

d) Fabric must fully cover breasts, genitals and buttocks and must be solid/opaque

B and D are the issues we have been addressing with students this week with low cut tops and abdomens showing. Please go over the district dresscode with your student. We appreciate your support.

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 and Rancho Pico spirit wear on Fridays.

We have partnered with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the 2022 season to help us raise funds, earn unique experiences, and enjoy Dodger Baseball. Share the link with friends, family, neighbors, co-workers, and anyone else that comes to mind in your personal or professional network and you could win a prize! Make sure that you fill in your "Student’s Name" at checkout to help them earn individual prizes (or staff member's name). For each ticket that is purchased through this special page, a portion of the ticket proceeds will go back to our school supporting essential programs.

To purchase tickets: https://offer.fevo.com/rancho-pico-junior-high-dodgers-fundraiser--fe68801?fevoUri=rancho-pico-junior-high-dodgers-fundraiser--fe68801%2F

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, national origin, immigration status, ancestry, religion, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or sexual orientation at any District site and/or activity.