Monday (9/7), Labor Day Holiday (No School) Tuesday (9/8), No Tutorial After 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) Thursday (9/17), Common App Workshop (WIN Time) Friday (9/18), Academic awards Assembly Grades 9/10 (WIN Time) Friday (9/18), End of First Grading Period Tuesday (9/22), Co-Curricular Pep Rally (WIN Time) Wednesday (9/23), Make-Up Picture Day Friday (9/25), UC Application Workshop (WIN Time) Tuesday (9/29), CSU Application Workshop (WIN Time) Wednesday (9/30), Grade 11 College Bound Seminar
NEW & TIME SENSITIVE
Labor Day We will be closed this Monday, September 7, to celebrate Labor Day! School will resume on Tuesday, September 8.
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
Make-Up Picture Day Make up Picture Day is Wednesday, September 23. There will be announcements over the loud speaker for timing: Seniors at 8:30, Juniors at 9:30, Sophomores at 10:30, and Freshman at 11:30. This is for students that did not take their picture in August. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Young at kyoung@amhcs.org.
Senior Cap and Gowns Cap and gown ordering has begun! Here is the link to order a cap and gown. This year the ECHS cap and gown unit is $32.95. This includes, cap, gown and tassel. If you would like additional optional items they are also available on the website. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Young at kyoung@amhcs.org.
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
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.
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 San Diego: Wednesday, September 9, WIN Time (2:50 - 3:30) - Sign-Up Virginia Tech: Tuesday, September 15, during lunch, by the clock tower Point Loma University: Thursday, September 24, WIN Time (2:50 - 3:30) - Sign-Up Whittier College: Tuesday, September 29, during lunch, by the clock tower
SENIORS: Senior Check Ins Don’t forget to sign up for a meeting with your academic advisor to discuss graduation status and post-graduate plans. All seniors should have received an email last week with sign-up instructions.
Common App Workshop On Thursday, September 17, the Student Services team will be hosting the Common App Workshop. If you are planning on applying to out of state schools or private schools within California, this would be a great workshop for you. Sign up here. We will meet during WIN Time from 2:45-3:30 p.m. in the Flex MPR (I-211).
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 Our first event this year is on Friday, September 11, at 3:35 p.m. in the Student Union. Please email Ms. Wagner at ewagner@amhcs.org if you have any questions.
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).
Bates Nut Farm Seasonal Hiring Outreach Bates Nut Farm is officially kicking off seasonal hiring for their upcoming Pumpkin Festival, and they would love to welcome ECHS students to their team! This is a fantastic, fast-paced opportunity for students aged 16 and older to gain valuable customer service experience and earn extra money in a fun, high-energy environment. They have part-time, temporary openings from late September through October for cashiering, retail support, pumpkin patch activities, tractor driving, and farm help, with flexible weekday and weekend shifts available. Interested applicants can apply directly on Indeed, drop off a resume in person at the farm, or email their information to the hiring team at info@batesnutfarm.biz.
Bates Nut Farm Volunteer Opportunity Would you like to volunteer at the Pumpkin Festival? Bates Nut Farm is looking for students needing volunteer hours. Please call or text Sherrie at 760-803-4723, and let her know you are interested in volunteering at their Pumpkin Festival!
Student Union Community Service Opportunity If you would like to earn community service hours helping in the deli during break or lunch, please see Mr. Mansour in the Student Union to get 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.
China 2027 and Galapagos 2028 Are you ready for an adventure? Come join us for Travel Night at ECHS where Mr. Prodan and his team will be sharing about wonderful educational opportunities to travel the world. In the Summer of 2027, Mr. Prodan and his team will be taking students through China and in 2028, Mr. Prodan and his team will be venturing to Ecuador and the Galapagos. We will have a joint meeting for both on Thursday, September 17, at 6:30 p.m. in the ECHS Future Center. Please RSVP here. There are limited spots on the tour. Note: These are not school-sponsored trips.
Volunteer Opportunity at Unicare Hospice Volunteering may include visiting a hospice patient in a board & care facility, with the goal of providing a companionship visit. This would include briefly "charting" a visit on our charting portal after meeting with a patient, meaning more medical-field-leaning students may be more interested in this opportunity. Please see here for more details. Email contact: volunteer.coordinator.sd@unicare247.com.
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.
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