Thursday (9/3), Back to School Night Monday (9/7), Labor Day Holiday (No School) Wednesday (9/9), Grade 12 College Bound Seminar Friday (9/11), Patriot Day Assembly (WIN Time) Saturday (9/12), Saturday School Tuesday (9/15), Academic Awards Assembly Grades 11/12 (WIN Time) Friday (9/18), Academic awards Assembly Grades 9/10 (WIN Time) Wednesday (9/23), Make-Up Picture Day
NEW & TIME SENSITIVE
Back-to-School Night Back-to-School Night will be held on Thursday, September 3, from 5:45 to 8:30 p.m. The purpose of Back-to-School Night is to provide parents with the opportunity to meet their student's teachers, get important information regarding the new school year, and experience high school life at ECHS by briefly attending their student's classes (put on those running shoes). We look forward to meeting you at Back-to-School Night.
myACHS App - How to Access Important Information In order to access school policy documents, Charter Notes, and other important parent and student resources, click on the “myAHCS”. Or, visit and bookmark: www.amhcs.org/myahcs
. You are also welcome to install the myAHCS app using the instructions here.
Grade 12 College Bound Seminar: Applications and Aid On Wednesday, September 9, ECHS Student Services will host the Grade 12 College Bound Seminar. The presentation will be from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the American Spirit Theater. This will be for both parents and students. We will go over critical information about a student's postgraduate plan, highlighting the four-year and two-year college pathway. We will go over the college search process, college applications, paying for college, and more!
PARENTS
PVO We invite you to join us for our first PVO meeting of the year on Monday, August 31, at 6:00 p.m. at Best Pizza & Brew (311 E. Valley Pkwy, Escondido, CA 92025). This is a great opportunity to stay informed, share ideas, and collaborate with other parents to support our school community. Your voice matters!
Flex Parents: PAST DUE! ISMA If you have a student enrolled in ECHS Flex, please take a moment to fill out the Independent Study Master Agreement
(ISMA). The form will need to be signed digitally by the parent and the student. Please select the student’s homeroom teacher from their schedule as the Teacher of Record. We are required to have this document on file for every Flex student. If you have any questions about the ISMA, please contact Leanne Megna at lmegna@echs.org.
PAST DUE! Student Handbooks All students were issued a Student Handbook
last week. After reading the handbook, both the student and the parent must sign the Acknowledgment Form. The Acknowledgment Form is linked HERE
and both parent and student must digitally sign the form.
Parent Portal If you have not set up your parent portal and need help or have any questions, please contact Mrs. Megna at lmegna@amhcs.org.
ACADEMIC & STUDENT SERVICES INFORMATION
IS PE: Independent Study Physical Education If you have IS PE listed on your schedule, you are enrolled in the Independent Study Physical Education Course for this semester. IS PE is organized using Google Classroom. Please click on the link that correlates to your program, TCP
or CLP, if you haven't already joined the Google Classroom. If you have any questions, please reach out to Ms. Mallie at mgreen@amhcs.org.
Scheduling Questions and Requests Students with a schedule change request should fill out a green form which can be picked up in the Front Office or D-202 (top floor of the Student Services Building). Note: Specific period or teacher requests cannot be honored. CLP and TCP students who have a question regarding their class schedule should check in with Student Services. For students with last names beginning with A-G: Mr. Prodan, (D205). H-O: Mrs. Collier, (D203). P-Z: Mrs. Withem, (D204). All students, regardless of program, have counselors based on this alphabetic split.
Palomar Dual-Enrollment Informational Meeting Follow Up Thanks to all those who attended our Palomar Dual Enrollment Informational meeting last Tuesday for new students. Dual enrollment classes through Palomar begin Monday, August 24. Here
are the slides from the presentation. Students will access their course through Palomar Canvas. As a reminder, these college classes are online and directly through the college. Drop Dates: No Notation = 9/6/26 and W = 10/18/26. If you have any questions or concerns, please see your Academic Advisor.
College Visits ECHS will be offering on-campus college visits starting in September. Some college reps will be out at lunch in the quad area to meet our students, and pass out information about their school. On Wednesdays or Thursdays, college reps will come to campus during WIN Time to present information about their school to our students. You will need to sign up ahead of time. Please check back regularly for the college visit schedule.
University of Redlands: Wednesday, September 2, WIN Time (2:50-3:30) - Sign-Up University of San Diego: Wednesday, September 9, WIN Time (2:50-3:30) - Sign Up
PROJECT NEXT
Mr. Alan, our Career Coach with Project Next, is here to support students with their next steps after high school. He will be available on Monday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Tuesday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the ECHS Future Center. Please schedule an appointment
or email him at alan@projectnext.org
Be sure to follow us on Instagram to stay updated on events and opportunities throughout the year at echs_futurecenter. I am here to support students with:
• Career assessments using Journey’s Map • Resume support • Job search and application assistance • Interview preparation and mock interviews • Internship search • Personal finance workshops • Adulting skillshops • Career chats • Scholarship search • Career Closet access
For Junior students interested in joining our 2026–2027 NextCohort, please complete our Junior Cohort Interest List
2026–2027. We look forward to connecting with you! We will begin reviewing applications and will contact students when we return to share more information and discuss next steps.
Wishing you all a great school year. I can't wait to meet you!
Mr. Alan
CAMPUS CULTURE & COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
Town and Country NHS will be continuing to work with the Town and Country Retirement community this year, and we start on Tuesday, September 8. This community service opportunity will run from 3:45 - 5:00 p.m. every other Tuesday, weather permitting. Grab a new permission slip for the 2026/2027 school year at the front office or Future Center. All information is on the slip. Contact Mrs. Dixon-Reister for further information. For September, we will meet on September 8 and September 22. Hope to see you there.
Sister Project BOTH the PARENT PERMISSION SLIP
and the GOOGLE FORM
are due by Friday, September 4, if you wish to participate. You must be a 10 or 11 grade female to be a mentor. Our first event this year is on Friday, September 11, at 3:35 p.m. in the Student Union. Please email ewagner@amhcs.org
if you have any questions. Permission slips are also available in the front office or Ms. Wagner's room, C-201.
California Scholarship Federation—Apply now! The California Scholarship Federation invites all 10 to 12 grade students to apply for membership this semester! CSF is an academic recognition society, and members can be eligible for scholarships and honors at graduation. Students need to complete the application using their Spring 2026 grades. Use the following link or the QR code on the posters around campus to submit your CSF application. The application link will be active until 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 11. See Mrs. Booth or Mrs. Dunlap with any questions (cbooth@echs.org or edunlap@echs.org).
Academic Motivator Auditions CALLING ALL SENIORS!!! Do you want to be an academic motivator, but missed the auditions in the spring? Well, do I have good news for you! There will be 2 days of auditions: Tuesday, September 1, and Wednesday, September 2, at lunch, location to follow. Please sign up using this form. All academic motivators are required to audition with a cheer and song/choreography of their choice. Examples can be found on the Google Form. Group auditions are welcome. Please see Ms. Ruch at mruch@amhcs.org or in B200 for more information.
Election Day Would you like to earn some extra money serving as a poll worker this Election Day? We are looking for 3–4 students who are interested in government and civic engagement. Please email Mr. Vidosic at davidosic@amhcs.org by September 14 for more information.
Italy 2028 Calling all world travelers! Interested in going to Italy in June 2028? Contact Mr. Kemp (in room C-203 or via email at ckemp@amhcs.org) for itinerary and registration info!
Robotics Robotics 5 Credit After School Class: We have started a new robotics year. We have a lot to do to prepare incoming freshmen and the team for the new game in 2027. New Team Members: We will be meeting on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Flex building room I-101. We have closed membership at this point.
Please consider a donation to these hard-working students. Your donation is tax-deductible, and can be made using this Paypal link. Additionally, the robotics team would like to ask for any donations of old laptops, monitors, computers or tools that work. WE NEED HAND and POWER Tools, so if you have old tools sitting around, give them to help students learn to be handy. If you have anything to give, please either leave them at the front desk at ECHS, by the robotics lab or email tdewey@amhcs.org. Thank you!
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Drone Club New Freshmen: We will be having informative meetings starting this week on Wednesday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Flex building room I-101. If you love drones and flying competitions, then this is the club for you.
Community Service Opportunity Heritage Elementary's ACE Program (formerly known as ELO-P) is looking for high school volunteers. Volunteers will help students with homework as well as aiding teachers in a variety of classes such as cooking, 3D printing, art and more! If you are interested in helping our youngest White Tigers and earning community service hours, please click on this link.
ATHLETICS
ECHS Athletics Please check our athletics website, for the latest updates! You may also contact our athletic department at echsathletics@amhcs.org, if you have any questions.
Athletics Clearance Packet Please create a parent portal account through RankOne.com and complete all paperwork in the Student Management Portal prior to your son or daughter's try-outs. If you have any questions or cannot find your son or daughter within the system please reach out to Mallie Green mgreen@amhcs.org. Here is a quick how-to video on how to set up the parent portal.
ISPE If you are enrolled in ISPE this year, please click on the link that correlates to your program TCP or CLP to input your hours. If you have any questions, please reach out to Ms. Mallie at mgreen@amhcs.org.
Co-Curricular Eligibility Policy The ECHS Co-Curricular Eligibility Policy has been recently updated. To review the policy, click HERE.
OUR MISSION IS TO DEVELOP THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF OUR STUDENTS THROUGH A RIGOROUS CORE CURRICULUM WITH A PERSPECTIVE THAT CHERISHES TIMELESS VIRTUES AND THE AMERICAN SPIRIT.
