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 Monday (9/21) Half Day (Half Day Bell) 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) Tuesday (9/29) — Friday (10/2) Hero Training Week Wednesday (9/30), Grade 11 College Bound Seminar Saturday (10/3), Saturday School Tuesday (10/6), Say Anything Thursday (10/8), PSAT (Grade 10) Friday (10/9), PSAT (Grade 11) Monday (10/12), Columbus Day Holiday (No School)
NEW & TIME SENSITIVE
September 21 (Half Day) Monday, September 21, will be a minimum day across all American Heritage Charter Schools. The ECHS school day will be from 8:30 a.m. to 12:35 p.m. The front office will close at 1:00 p.m., and there will be no tutorial for Flex students on that day.
PARENTS
Make-Up Picture Day Make-up Picture Day is Wednesday, September 23. There will be announcements over the loudspeaker 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.
ACADEMIC & STUDENT SERVICES INFORMATION
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.
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).
Scholly Sallie Mae Scholarships Scholly recently merged with Sallie Mae. They have a great website where you can find scholarships quickly, and set parameters of what you are looking for. You can check out their website here.
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 our next event is on September 22. This community service opportunity will run from 3:45 to 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. Hope to see you there.
Shakespeare Club Shakespeare Club would love to present their upcoming play: Romeo and Juliet! If you are interested in earning community service hours through makeup, costume, hair, or set design — join the Google Classroom with code: jse42vh.
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.
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.
Italy 2028! 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! *Note: This is not a school-sponsored trip and is facilitated by EF Tours.
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.
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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