Monday (05/04) — Fall Sports Night Monday (05/04) - Friday (05/15)
— AP Testing Monday (05/04) — Fall Sports Night/The Draft Friday (05/08) — Staff Appreciation Lunch (Extended Lunch Bell Schedule) Wednesday (05/20) — End of the Year BBQ (Extended Lunch Bell Schedule) Monday (05/25) — Memorial Day Thursday (05/28) — Senior
Decision Day Assembly (Bell Schedule) Friday (05/29) — End
of the Year Awards Assembly (Bell Schedule) Monday (6/01) — Senior
Finals (Bell Schedule) Tuesday (06/02) - Thursday (06/04) — Second
Semester Finals (Bell Schedule)
NEW & TIME SENSITIVE INFORMATION
Senior Exhibition, Thank You! Thank you to all our parents, community members, teachers, and student volunteers for helping with the Senior Exhibition this year! Congratulations to our seniors for successfully completing your projects. We are so proud of you all!
Thank You PVO and ECHS Parents! Thank you to our PVO and our ECHS parents for organizing an amazing staff appreciation lunch last Monday. The ECHS staff had a great time!
AP Testing Starts This Week AP Testing is from Monday, May 4, through Friday, May 15. All testing will be in the Flex MPR, D-202 or B-100 with morning exams beginning at 8:15 a.m. and afternoon exams at 12:15 p.m. Students should have received a letter in the mail telling them which room to report to. Good luck to all, and if you have any questions, email Ms. Dunlap at edunlap@amhcs.org.
Teacher Appreciation Week is this week! The PVO is excited to host a special appreciation lunch for our teachers on Friday, May 8. If you’d like to help us provide flowers, desserts, and gift cards, you can donate here. And don’t forget—personal notes from students make the biggest impact and are always treasured. Please email the PVO at echspvo@gmail.com
with any questions.
ECHS Spring Choir Concert There will be a Spring Choir Concert on Friday, May 8, at 7:00 p.m. in the theater. The event is free! Songs being performed include: Song of the Lonely Mountain (Hobbit), My Heart Will Go On (Titanic), The Music of the Night (Phantom of the Opera), Million Dreams (Greatest Showman), Carry On Wayward Son (Classic Rock by Kansas), and Bohemian Rhapsody (Classic Rock by Queen). We hope to see you there.
PARENTS
End of the Year Barbeque Parent Volunteers Needed! The end of the year barbeque is less than one month away! It will be on Wednesday, May 20. Would you be able to help on Wednesday, May 20, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.? We need helpers to set up before the barbeque and helpers to serve the students lunch. We could also use a few barbequers! Please contact kyoung@amhcs.org
if you are able to help out! Thank you in advance.
Senior Lawn Signs Class of 2026 Lawn Signs are available now, so get yours before they sell out! They are available in the school office for $25. You can reserve and pay for your lawn sign here, or you can pay in the office when you pick up your sign. Thank you!
ACADEMIC & STUDENT SERVICES INFORMATION
Community Service Deadline The deadline to submit community service hours for the first semester is Tuesday, May 19. All students are expected to serve a minimum of four hours each semester. Submit your completed hours, recorded on the ECHS Community Service Record Form, to the main office. Hours submitted after May 19 may not be reflected on the Community Service Report Forms mailed home with Report Cards. We suggest that you keep track of your hours (take a picture of each slip or keep track in a notebook) before submitting to the front office.
Summer/ Fall Enrollment for Palomar Classes Early registration for fall AND summer Palomar classes will be available for priority registration starting on Monday, May 4. To find your registration appointment date and time, log into your MyPalomar student portal and click on the Welcome link located in the Message of the Day.
Classes are available to search now, but you cannot register until your designated time. Please use this handout
for further help or see your academic advisor.
PROJECT NEXT
Project Next Career Coaching Ms. Osorio, our Career Coach with Project Next, is here to support students with their next steps after high school. She is available on Mondays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Tuesdays through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the ECHS Future Center. Check out the menu of services here, book an appointment here, or email her at tatiana@projectnext.org. Be sure to follow us on Instagram to stay updated on events and opportunities throughout the year at echs_futurecenter.
Ms. Isabella will be the new Financial Aid Coach for the remainder of the year. Ms. Isabella will be here Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
Escondido Pop Warner Football and Cheer Escondido Pop Warner football and cheer sign-ups
are now open, and we’re working to fill our rosters—especially hoping to connect with Heritage families. We are also looking for volunteers to help run the snack bar during home games. This is a great opportunity for high school students to earn community service hours.
Town and Country Town and Country will meet on May 12 (the final T&C of semester). This community service opportunity runs from 3:45 to 5:00 p.m. Pick up a permission slip from the front office or future center. All of the information is on the permission slip, or contact Mrs. Dixon-Reister for more details. We hope to see you there!
Fall Musical Informational Meeting There is a Fall Musical informational meeting on Tuesday, May 5, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the theater. For more information, please email jmccormick@amhcs.org.
Community Service Opportunity Heritage Elementary's ELO-Program is looking for high school volunteers. Volunteers will help students with homework as well as aiding teachers in a variety of classes such as coding, 3d printing, art, dance 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. We look forward to sharing with you as we Play As One!
Athletics Physical Form This form
needs to be completed before trying out for any ECHS sport. It should be uploaded to your Student Management Portal. This can be found on our athletics website
under “Athletics Dept & Forms” and then after selecting “Clearance Forms”.
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.
