Principal's Weekly Update #73

HOMECOMING WEEK
HOMECOMING ASSEMBLY ON FRIDAY
FOOTBALL GAME – FRIDAY NIGHT vs. VALENCIA @ SHAPELL STADIUM
HOMECOMING DANCE – SATURDAY NIGHT – 7:00 – 10:00 IN THE GYM

Big Congratulations to the YLHS Band and Color Guard – for their 1st place finish at the Placentia Band Review, led by drum major Rachel Vogel and under the direction of Bincins Garcia. YLHS Band also took 1st place and Color Guard took Sweepstakes at the Valencia Field Tournament the same day. Great job YLHS band and guard! You can see their award winning field show during halftime at our home football games.

Congratulations also goes to Women’s Golf – who are Empire League Champions and will start CIF competition next week.

Changes in the Office – Our very own Precious Germaine is moving from the part-time Library Media Clerk position to our full-time Attendance Clerk. Congratulations!  Susan Yoshinaga will take over the Library Media Clerk position. Welcome, Susan!

A Big Thank You - to the following staff members who spent last Saturday proctoring the PSAT. We tested 350 students. Nancy Coulter is our on-site coordinator for the test, which qualifies our students for National Merit Recognition based on their individual scores. Thank you – Nancy and the following: Peyton Pike, Kelly Buchan, Rich Cadra, Jaclyn Chavez, Gabe Cueva, Colin Domene, Amber Ferris, Brent Hendry, Rey Lejano, Beth Mazurier, Mike Moore, Wes Peacock, Megan Scott, Sarah Shay, Gabby Stephenson, Lloyd Walls, Linda Yakzan.


Final Count for Back to School Night 2011 – is 1,127 parents visited your classes. Some of the comments were:
“I was impressed with the teachers. They all showed how genuinely they cared about their student.”
“Great having Link Crew students available to help.”
“Love our teachers!!”
“Excellent – fabulous”
“Impressed by teachers’ enthusiasm and energy”
“Very “welcoming” school”
My kids are happy to be @ YLHS!!”
There were several positive comments about the YLHS website and individual teacher sites. Great!!

Thought for the Week
“Back to School “AWESOME!! Keep up the great work!” YLHS parents



Yorba Linda High School – Meeting/Activity Schedule
Week of October 24 – October 29, 2011


Monday, October 24
V M Water Polo @ Steven Pal Tourney TBA TBA
W JV & V Tennis vs. Cypress V 3:15 Home
JV 3:15 Cypress HS
F/S Volleyball (Navy) @ Marina 4:00 Marina HS

Tuesday, October 25
F/S Volleyball (Navy) vs. J. Serra 6:30 Home
W JV & V Tennis vs. Kennedy V 3:15 Kennedy HS
JV 3:15 Home

Wednesday, October 26
F/S (both teams), JV & V Volleyball vs. Esperanza - F/S/JV/V 3:15/4:15/5:30 Home

Thursday, October 27
F/S & JV Football vs. Valencia F/S 3:15 Home
JV 3:15 Valencia HS
F/S (Crimson), JV & V Volleyball @ Valencia F/S, JV & V 3:15/4:15/5:30 Valencia HS
M Water Polo vs. Valencia JV & V 3:00/4:00 Home

Friday, October 28
Homecoming Assembly
Homecoming Game vs. Valencia – 7:00 p.m. – Shapell Stadium
V Football vs. Valencia (Homecoming Game) 7:00 Shapell Stadium
F/S Football (Reserve) @ Foothill 3:00 Foothill HS
Cross Country @ Apache Invitational 2:00 Arcadia County Park

Saturday, October 29
Homecoming Dance – 7:00 – 10:00 - gym




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