Panther Prowl

On October 22nd we hosted our annual 8th Grade STEM Night to allow an opportunity for potential future Panthers and their families to learn more about not only our STEM pathways, but our CTE programs as well. If you are interested in learning more about these unique programs at Corona High School, feel free to reach out to the school by calling our main line (951-736-3211) or you can send an email to one of the following staff member below:

• Mrs. Rodriguez, Assistant Principal: deena.rodriguez@cnusd.k12.ca.us
• Mr. Chao, STEM Coordinator and Computer Science Pathway Lead: patrick.chao@cnusd.k12.ca.us
  
• Mr. Lee, Engineering Pathway Lead: elee@cnusd.k12.ca.us
• Mrs. Holtz, Biomedical Pathway Lead: choltz@cnusd.k12.ca.us
• Ms. Lim, Health Careers Pathway Lead: jlim@cnusd.k12.ca.us
• Mr. Whittenburg, Woodworking Teacher: kwhittenburg@cnusd.k12.ca.us
• Mr. Barmann, Welding Teacher: kbarmann@cnusd.k12.ca.us
• Mr. Mauger, Automotive Technology Teacher: bob.mauger@cnusd.k12.ca.us
• Mrs. Fieldhouse, Graphic Arts Teacher: rfiledhouse@cnusd.k12.ca.us
• Mr. Peterson, Aviation Pathway Lead: cpeterson@cnusd.k12.ca.us

Now enjoy your Panther Prowl for October 26, 2018. RAWR!!!

Proud Principal,

Antonio Gonzalez, Ed.D.

I am happy to announce that we will now be offering both breakfast and lunch for our students who attend Panther Academic Saturday School! Breakfast will be provided before each session and lunch will be provided immediately following each session. Both meals will be provided free of charge; all students have to do is show up! Service will be in the lunch quad.

Hours for PASS are 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

October 27th:

• Biology with Ms. Sainato in S-105
• AP Calculus with Mr. Krueger in L-3
• Personal Statement Workshop with Mrs. Prest in H-1

November 3rd:

• Biology in L-3 with Ms. Lim
• Chemistry in K-6 with Mrs Pantoja

*Below you will find our schedule for the remainder of the semester. Please note that it is subject to change based on teacher availability.

There have been a couple of different write-ups in previous editions of the Panther Prowl that have been dedicated to Mr. Jose Niño, the now retired Corona High School teacher and tennis coach. He's been a teacher at CHS since 1970 until his official retirement earlier this summer. In October 23rd's LA Times, there was a feature article on Mr. Niño that can be found by clicking on the link below. We will be honoring Mr. Niño later towards the end of the school year. More details will be released as we near the event.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/la-sp-corona-tennis-coach1023-story.html.

Providing Opportunities, Dreams and Education in Riverside (P.O.D.E.R.) would like to invite you to join them for their 10th annual "Dreaming of a Higher Education" Conference. P.O.D.E.R. on Saturday, November 3rd from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. The purpose of this conference is to empower and provide resources to high school and community college undocumented students in order for them to attend higher education.

This event is free, but registration to this event is required. To register, please go to usp.ucr.edu/poder. The last day to register will be on Wednesday, October 31 at 11:59pm. For any questions or concerns, feel free to send us an email at poderatucr@gmail.com

2018-19 Theatre Season:

• The Crucible performances will be on November 8, 9, & 10 at 7:00 pm. Tickets are available online by visiting www.ShowTix4U.com

• Peter and the Starcatcher performances are on February 7, 8, & 9 at 7:00 pm
• The Little Mermaid performances are on March 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, & 23 at 7:00 pm and on March 16 & 23 at 2:00 pm
• To stay up to date with the Theatre program, follow us on Twitter @theatrecohs, on Instagram @theatre.chs, or see Ms. Horn in R-102 (cassie.horn@cnusd.k12.ca.us)
  

Join the Naval Surface Warfare Center for their Open House and STEM Career Fair on Saturday, November 3rd. See flyers below for more information.

In honor of Bullying Prevention month, we recognized Unity Day on Wednesday, October 24th. Students and staff were encouraged to wear orange to unite against bullying and to support kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. Unity students pictured here spread the word about bullying prevention and held a lunch time activity to further promote the message.

October is National Bullying Prevention Month. It is a campaign by PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center started in 2006. It unites communities nationwide to inform, educate, and raise awareness of bullying prevention. National Bullying Prevention Month is recognized in communities across the United States, with many schools and organizations supporting and signing as partners. Please visit the following websites to learn more about what defines bullying and cyberbullying, bullying prevention and more!

• https://www.cnusd.k12.ca.us/our_departments/instructional_support/Student_Services/bullying_prevention -CNUSD Bullying Prevention/Multiple websites for parents, students, and educators.
• https://www.pacer.org/bullying/nbpm/ - PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center
• https://www.stopbullying.gov/prevention/index.html - How to prevent bullying
• https://www.stompoutbullying.org/ - Standing up against hate, racism, and discrimination.
• https://www.hydroassoc.org/october-is-national-bullying-prevention-month-2/ - General Information for parents and students

More than one out of every five (20.8%) students report being bullied (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2016). The federal government began collecting data on school bullying in 2005, when the prevalence of bullying was around 28 percent (U.S. Department of Education, 2015).

• Bullied students reported that bullying occurred in the following places: the hallway or stairwell at school (42%), inside the classroom (34%), in the cafeteria (22%), outside on school grounds (19%), on the school bus (10%), and in the bathroom or locker room (9%) (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2016).

• 43% of bullied students report notifying an adult at school about the incident. Students who report higher rates of bullying victimization are more likely to report the bullying (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2016).

Corona Norco Unified School District does not tolerate bullying. #CNUSDisKind - #CNUSDitTakesaVillage is an anti-bullying and school safety social media campaign aimed at fostering a safe school environment, reducing stigma, spreading positivity, and encouraging students to be kind to one another. The goal is to challenge students, parents, staff, and the community to participate in simple random acts of kindness. Students and staff are encouraged to share their stories of kindness via social media using the hashtag #CNUSDisKind and/or #CNUSDitTakesaVillage

• Additional resources: https://www.pacer.org/bullying/resources/stats.asp

Our Annual Haunted Campus is coming to our Performing Arts Center on October 30th and 31st to support Link Crew and Drama Club. This attraction has grown in popularity every year and this year is sure to keep the crowds coming back!

Corona High School would like to express our sincere appreciation to Kellogg Garden Products in Ontario for their donation to our Garden Club of 200 bags of soil and fertilizer. This donation is valued at approximately $2500 and has made it possible for our club to expand the garden significantly. Thank you Kellogg for your support of Corona High School! Here is the link to their website: https://www.kellogggarden.com.

ASB and the American Red Cross Club joined forces to host our first drive of the year on October 24th. We surpassed our goal and collected 152 units. This is significant due to a national shortage of blood. We will hold a second drive in the spring. Way to go, Panthers!

Students have the opportunity to bring their lunch and make connections with other students in a new movement/club called "We Dine Together." Being WELL-CONNECTED is part of our RAWR culture. Activities include having conversation with others during lunch, participating in ice-breakers, playing games, and enjoying some snacks. Gatherings will be held as follows:

• 1st lunch: Tuesdays in P-2.

• 2nd lunch: Wednesdays in B-12.

Whether students are shy, outgoing, or somewhere in-between, dining together is the right thing to do!

A great way for your child to have a better high school experience is by getting him/her involved in any of extracurricular activities and events. An ASB card provides opportunities throughout the year for our students get involved while saving money. This little card can very well end up saving $$$ over the course of the year and can even pay for itself after only a few uses. Here are some of the perks:

• FREE admission to ALL home sporting events, excluding CIF playoffs (these are never free); that's a savings of at least $125
• Discounts on ALL dances and events (including the Performing Arts); that's another savings of at least $30
• FREE athletic patches and inserts (patches cost $20 without an ASB card and inserts cost $5); that's a potential savings of at least $25
• FREE giveaways on GOT ASB? Days
  
• ASB Cards can be purchased for $40 in the Student Store, but students receive benefits valued at approximately $200 (maybe even more as new activities get added to the calendar throughout the year)

Weekly Fall Sports Updates

• Football: Our football season concluded on October 25th with an unfortunate loss to Norco HS at home on Senior Night. The off-season work will begin shortly to prepare for next season. The season ended with a final record of 4-6.
  
• Cross Country: Our Panthers have been running strong over the past few weeks. The team competed at the Inland Empire Championships where sophomores Elisa Huerta and Victor Ceja placed 1st in their races. The sophomore boys took 3rd overall and earned a trophy. The team also competed at the Mount Sac Invitational, which is one of the most challenging cross country course in Southern California. Sophomore Victor Ceja earned a 2nd place finish in the boys varsity race and Elisa Huerta took 1st in the sophomore girls race. The team will finish up the regular season on Tuesday at our final league meet competition. Hoping to move some individuals onto CIF! Let's go, Panthers!
  
• Girls Tennis: Our girls tennis season ended at the Big VIII prelims last week. There was much improvement with our program and the girls played hard in every match, win or lose. Thank you to Coach Osterkamp for assuming the reins after Coach Niño.
• Girls Volleyball: Corona Girls Volleyball finished up their season last week winning 10 more games than the year prior. Our program improved dramatically, but we understand there is still more work to be done. So the hard work in the off-season (conditioning, training, and competing) will continue starting this week. Coach Schroeder would like to publicly thank our teachers for their hard work and dedication in the classroom in supporting our volleyball girls. We graduated three seniors this year Elizabeth Aguilar, Jaci Glassick, and Elysium Neto. Seniors, thank you for being such wonderful role models to our younger players as our Senior student-athletes. We are already looking forward to next year.
• Cheer Squad: The Pep Squad honored their 5 seniors, Captain Alissa Patterson, Captain Kaley Attaman, Captain Jillian Pierce, Captain Mersadies Pfitzer, and 1st year member, Monique Ghadiri, at our final home football game on October 25th. They have brought much enthusiasm and spirit to the football field and will truly be missed next year. Thank you for your leadership, seniors, and to the entire squad for their continued support and enthusiasm!

Misc.

• Baseball: Don't miss our annual Halloween Intra-Squad Baseball game to be played on Halloween starting at 3:00 pm. This has become tradition as our baseball team plays against each other in an exhibition game while wearing their favorite costumes.
  
• Directly below is a list of our scholar-athletes based on first quarter grades and fall sports participation. Scholar-athletes consist of varsity student-athletes who have earned a GPA of at least a 3.5 during their season. Being part of a time requires a great deal of time commitment. Maintaining high grades is also very demanding, so it's always impressive when students are able to do both well. These scholar-athletes have clearly demonstrated RAWR behaviors!
  

Be sure to follow our counseling department via their Twitter account @CoronaHScounsel for the latest counseling updates. You can also stay current with text updates by signing up for your appropriate grade level:

9th grade text "81010" with the message "@corona2022"

10th grade text "81010" with the message "@corona2021"

11th grade text "81010" with the message "@corona2020"

12th grade text "81010" with the message "@corona2019"

Mrs. Ferrara: aferrara@cnusd.k12.ca.us

Dr. Hernandez: schernandez@cnusd.k12.ca.us

Mr. Haggins: anthony.haggins@cnusd.k12.ca.us

Mrs. Martin: mmcgoniglemartin@cnusd.k12.ca.us

Mrs. Santos: msantos@cnusd.k12.ca.us

Dr. Schneider: aschneider@cnusd.k12.ca.us

Ms. Babin, (ababin@cnusd.k12.ca.us)

Ms. Tran, Intervention Counselor (sharaya.tran@cnusd.k12.ca.us)

The Annual California Healthy Kids Survey will be administered in 9th and 11th grade English Language Arts (ELA) classes within the next couple of weeks. A copy of the survey is available in the front office for review. Your child should have brought home the passive consent form 2 weeks ago. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your child's participation in the survey, please contact Mrs. Bogner at kbogner@cnusd.k12.ca.us or your child's ELA teacher.

• Passive Consent--Permission Request Regarding Health Survey–High School

Dear Parent or Guardian,

We are requesting your permission for your child to be a part of our school’s California Healthy Kids Survey sponsored by the California Department of Education. This important survey will help provide data to improve the school learning environment, academic achievement, and the health and well-being of our youth. It includes questions about drug abuse, safety and violence, risk of depression and suicide, and sexual orientation.

Student participation is voluntary and anonymous. Your child does not have to take the survey. No names or any other identifying information is connected to the answers except for the name of the school.

Student participation requires your permission. We hope you will encourage participation so that your child’s opinion and knowledge can be part of the information gleaned from the survey. If you do not want your child to complete the survey, you must notify the school by returning the “withdrawal form” that was sent home.

NEW Corona High School Website: https://coronahs.cnusd.k12.ca.us

Follow me on Twitter @CoronaPrincipal (https://twitter.com/CoronaPrincipal) and join us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/coronahigh/).

If you have not downloaded the Corona High School app, you must! It is available for all phone formats and it's FREE! We are continuously improving its features and is a great way to stay connected.

Going PTSA today to show your support for Corona High School! The cost is only $10 for the entire year. If your student is a senior, his/her membership also qualifies him/her for the PTSA scholarship awarded at the end of the year. Membership envelopes are in the front office and the Student Store. You'll have an opportunity to meet our PTSA Board (names listed below) on BTSN in the library. Come on out and learn more!

• President: Rachelle Caporrimo
• Secretary: Jackie Tilton
• Treasurer: Raquel Aguilera
• Auditor: Cathy Zamora
• Parliamentarian: Carrie Malaspino
• Programs: Emily Aguilera (Student)
• Memberships: Brieanna Caporrimo (Student)
• Historian: Jacob Aguilera (Student)

Antonio Gonzalez, Ed.D., Principal (aggonzalez@cnusd.k12.ca.us)

John Abbott, AP (john.abbott@cnusd.k12.ca.us)

Jeyan Danesh, AP (jeyan.danesh@cnusd.k12.ca.us)

Deena Rodriguez, AP (deena.rodriguez@cnusd.k12.ca.us)

Charlotte Vega, AP (cvega@cnusd.k12.ca.us)

Jeff Stevens, AP Athletics (jeffrey.stevens@cnusd.k12.ca.us)

Julie Stivers, AP Activities (jstivers@cnusd.k12.ca.us)

Email: aggonzalez@cnusd.k12.ca.us
Website: https://coronahs.cnusd.k12.ca.us
Location: 1150 W 10th St, Corona, CA, United States
Phone: 951-736-3211
Facebook: facebook.com/coronahigh
Twitter: @CoronaPrincipal

• October is a very busy month with Breast Cancer Awareness and our next UNITY campaign, Anti-Bullying. Our UNITY leaders will be trying to “Scare the Hate Away” by offering a Boo Gram for purchase. Boo Grams are either $1 or $2 depending on the contents students wish to include (i.e., extra candy, a longer message, glitter, etc). The Boo Grams will read: “Don’t be a boo-ly, Be a buddy.” They will be sold during both lunches through the 30th and will be delivered on the 31st during 4th period.

• On Halloween UNITY leaders will make a spooky back drop available to take spooky Polaroids with all their friends for only $1.