El Cerrito High School

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Principal’s Message: Week of December 6th

There will be a New Student Information Night this Monday, December 7^th at 6:00 PM in the theater for any students and families considering attending ECHS next school year (2016-17). Please feel free to let friends and families that might be considering ECHS know about the event. All are welcome.

Continue celebrating with our Performing Arts Department with this week’s Jazz Concert on Friday, December 11^th in the theater at 7:30 PM. The concert will feature Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Workshop, and Jazz Combo.

Congratulations to Hummd Alikhan, who just won our Poetry Out Loud contest. Hummd will now attend the county Poetry Out Loud competition on February 6 in Walnut Creek (contact me for more details), competing for $600 in prizes and a chance to move on, first to Sacramento and then to Washington DC. In second place was Camila Morales-Jiminez, and in third, Kevin Cassman.

Congratulations to ECHS Dance, The Gaucho Dance Company and of course Ms. Kronenberg for an excellent show this past weekend. A special shout out to dance captains Lesly Ayala, Alexis Foster, Danielle Garrett, and Taya Johnson.

Congratulations to the ECHS girls cross-country team for placing 4^th at the North Coast Section championship in all of Division 3. It has been over 25 years since ECHS has had a girls team at the State Championships in cross country. Great Job Luck Lady Gauchos!!

If you missed College Night you can access the Powerpoint on our school website under the counseling tab.

The graduation date for the class of 2016 has been set!! I am happy to inform everyone that the 2016 graduation ceremony will take place on Friday, June 10th at 7:00 PM at the Richmond Convention Center.

Did you know that your student may be eligible to receive FREE dental services at our school health center, the James Morehouse Project? Services include dental exams, cleanings, x-rays and fillings and are provided by Contra Costa Health Services. If you would like your student to receive dental services at the JMP, please call Luisa Arguello-Mendoza at 510-965-5313. That phone number is 510-965-5313, or have your student contact the JMP directly for more information.

I would like to remind everyone of a couple of important school policies. Students should have ID’s with them at all times. ID’s not only help support the safety of the campus, but they are also required in the cafeteria for students to receive free and reduced lunch. It is also important to remember that El Cerrito High School has a closed campus policy so at no point should a student leave campus during the school day without being signed out of the main office. This also means that students are not allowed to leave campus during lunch. Please remind your student of these policies as we would like to avoid students missing instructional time for not meeting these expectations.

Please help keep our school and community looking beautiful by not leaving trash laying around on campus or when you are walking through the community. We are extremely fortunate to have such a beautiful facility, but it takes all of us working together to ensure it stays that way.

Sincerely,
Principal Luongo