Arroyo Seco Junior High School “We lead, others follow”

Seco Gram_______________________________________________________________________

From the Principal:

You’re invited….

Arroyo Seco Junior High School presents

February 1, 2016

12 noon – 1:30 pm

Join us for a light lunch prepared by our Culinary Arts students and tour our new

“MakerSpace” where students experience, design, build, create and innovate:

* Flight and Space * Design and Modeling *

* Energy and the Environment * Automation and Robotics *

* Science of Technology * Magic of Electrons *

You’ll be inspired by teams of students and teachers who are solving

real world challenges and preparing for the careers of the future!

Please RSVP: (661) 296-0991 x4

Where: Knutson Hall, Arroyo Seco Junior High School

27171 N. Vista Delgado Drive, Valencia, California

www.pathwaytomyfuture.org

Rhondi Durand, Principal Issue Number 3 January, February, March 2016

Counselor’s Corner

High School Registration is just around the corner! It’s hard to believe it is already time to start discussing the high school registration process.

Please remember students are assigned to high schools based on their primary address. If your

child is attending Arroyo Seco based on an Intra- or Inter-District Transfer, please note that IDT

expires at the end of the school year. If you would like your child to attend a high school other

than their home school, a new IDT must be completed for high school. The window for

submitting IDTs for high school is now open and you are encouraged to complete your request as

soon as possible. Forms can be found on our district website at www.hartdistrict.org under the

student drop down menu.

Saugus registration events start in March. Listed below are some important dates:

March 15th – Saugus Athletics and ASB will be coming to Seco to explain their programs.

During their PE classes, students will go to K-Hall for a presentation and an opportunity to meet

with students and coaches in their areas of interest.

March 16th – Saugus Electives will be coming to Seco to share their programs. During their

PE classes, students will go to K-Hall for an opportunity to meet with students, teachers and

advisors, in their areas of interest.

March 24th – Freshman Orientation at Saugus High School: Saugus High School

Counselors welcome all incoming freshman and their parents to attend this informative meeting

before the Saugus’ Open House. Time has yet to be determined.

March 29th – High School Counselors will be at Seco presenting an overview of high school

and the registration process as well as answering student questions and concerns. Students will

attend the presentation through their history classes. Each student will be given a registration

guide to take home and draft their course requests. Please review the guide with your child.

April 11-15th – High School Registration! Saugus counselors will meet individually with

each student to register and select high school courses. Please note that English, math and

science placements are determined by junior high school grades and performance. Students will

choose two electives and an appropriate physical education placement. Registration is done

through history classes and each team will register on a different date. Specific team dates are yet

to be determined.

Students interested in attending Academy of the Canyons – Students interested in applying for Academy of the Canyons must attend one of two informational

nights. Students MUST be accompanied by a parent:

Wednesday, February 3rd Thursday, February 4th 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Golden Valley High School Theater West Ranch High School Theater

2015-2016 School Year PRINCIPAL’S HONOR ROLL 8th

Grade – 2nd

Quarter

(Bold names are students with a 4.0 GPA throughout both 7th

and 8th

grade)

4.0 GPA

Denzel Abesamis

Christopher

Adomaitis Ana Aguila

Alyssa Alcaraz

Terin Ambat

Autumn

Anderson

Christopher

Araklisianos

Rebecca Arnone

Ashley Aronson

Robert Ayala

Elizabeth Baca Emily Barbour

Emily Bautista

Lucas Bautista

Emily Belcher

Kaela Berretta Faith Bolde

Abigail Bolks

Hailey Brewer

Macy Bryant

Trenton Burke Francisco

Butterworth

Jaimie Camaioni

Thomas Chau

Brody Chouinard

Abigail Clark

Kylie Colleluori

Logan De Shazer

Katherine Denzin

Giovanna Deo

Gwynneth

Desmond

Samuel Deters

Michelle Dibo

Cassandra

Eckelman Charlize Ellis

Cameron Espino

Monique Febles

Makayla Felix

Joshua Garcia

Gabriel Garvida

Kalen Hanamaikai

Brandon Harmon

Cody Harrier

4.0 GPA cont’d.

Hannah Hertel

Keaton Hoek

Blake Hollers Olivia Hurst

Katherine

Johnson Ashley Kang

Justin Khoo

Rachel Kleinfeld

Tyler Lentz

Makenna Long

Mar Lopez

Shahd Mahmoud

Abigail Malave Roland Martin

Payton Martinez Kyle Mattox

Leighton

McCarthy-Igo

Libbie McMahan

Christley Miranda

Cassidy Molina Joey Mondragon

Madalynn Moreno

Maansi Narain

Taryn Navia

Abbey Negosian

Ethan Nelson

Leigh Nilsen

Tyler Nilson

Ethan Nogle

Jonathan Osburn Natalie Osorio

Esther Palomino

Jarom Paulsen

Ellie Pearlman

Brandon Phillips

Mackenzie

Plasschaert

Brianna Plunk

Hunter Potrykus

Maxxyne

President

Samantha Raine

Viviana Raker

Rick Roberts

Alyssa Rodin

Michael Ross

William Ross

4.0 GPA cont’d.

Sofia Rubio

Hailey Rutter

Emma Ryan

Nyl Sacan

Dania Salman

Tamara Saputra

Grace Seitz

Andrew Sharp

Aysia Snaer

Bethany

Solorzano

Melissa Stanley

Lindsey Szabo

Lily Thompson

Arian Timnak

My Tran

Kaitlyn Urquilla

Mitchell Villa

Rylan Wadkins

Gracyn Webb

Savannah Weber

Emily Welch

Cassidy Wells

Lauren Wells

Adam White

David White

Olivia White

Elizabeth

Williams

Tobias Yang

Katrina Yim

3.83 GPA

Tristan Aguirre

Jenna Almaraz

Emily Anderson

Dallas Andrews

Timothy Angelo

Sarah Benitez

Shaina Berdin

Ruby Burroughs

Brianna Carrillo

Dalton Characky

Cole Clayton

Maggie Collier

Alyson Cortez

Charles D’Angerio

Tabitha Doebler

Ashley Dredge

3.83 GPA cont’d.

Billy English

Dusty Faulconer

Anna Ferialdi

Dionicio Flores

Olivia Garcia

Shelby Gesin

Aidan Graham

Emily Halverson

Jessica Hovey

Jesse Kelley

Michael Kleinfeld

Lawrence Lam

Eva Langan

Jacob Liebe

Kendylan Lupold

Shaye Maloof

Raymond

Marcarian

Georgia McDow

Nathan Miller

Andres Moreno

Thomas Moreno

Camron Nale

Daniel Navarrete

James Norfleet

Claire O’Connell

Angela Ortega

Alanna

Panganiban

Emily Phan

Ian Price

Chantal Ramirez

Rachel Ramirez

Jillian Salon

Dean Sanchez

Madison Seyforth

Alyssa Smollin

Jaylen Sussman

Zachary Swift

Alyssa Tan

Olivia Tesselaar

Hayden

Trowbridge

Kaitlyn Tunick

Marianne

Valentine

Daniel Villanueva

Amit Walia

Michael Yoo

3.75 GPA

Emma Taen 3.67 GPA cont’d.

Breeana San Lucas 3.50 GPA cont’d.

Isabella Lairson

3.67 GPA Andrew

Agbanawag

Rosemary Arrizon

Aidan Aschoff

Giovanni Ayala

Anthony Beadnell

Azariah Beaugard

Corina Behar

Ysabella

Borromeo

Lucas Bunde

Abigail

Cannizzaro

Cassidy Charles

Afra Chowdhury

Chase DesChamps

Heather Edwards

Petra El-Shammas

Emma Enright

Alyssa Fisher

Nicholas Galvez

Miles Glapa-

Grossklag

Austin Gold

Serena Hermann

Rickie Hill

Emily

Hollingshead

Brooke Hougo

Cameron Hubbard

Zoe Jacobs

Ryan Judge

Patrick Karamian

Chloe Lambert

Ailey Leitschuck

Audrey Marshall

Jacob Mattox

Ember Miller

Jacob Miller

Mariella Murillo

Jason Nakoud

Joshua Ortega

Shayla Page

Andrea Pelayo

Francesca Perez

Hailee Pittario

Jocelyn Reyna Tara Rogel

Luis Rubio

Mikhael Santiago

Lauren Sehenuk

Daniel Shannon

Colin Sigman

Laurence

Soyangco

Andrew

Sutherland

Daniel Tan

Brooke Taylor

Mitchell Torres

Blake Tull

Matthew Valento

Anneka Van Aken

Isabella Vergara-

Hernandez

Kylie Vermillion

Amanda West

Sierra Wise

Zachary Woltman

Jacob Wynn

Sophia Zavala

Sofija Zukas

3.50 GPA

Natalia Adomaitis

Ricky Alvarez

Jonathan Bahr

Alyssa Banda

Samantha Best

Carolyn Bussard

Tyler Cappelletty

Azalea Clavijo

Jonathan Cranz

Cameron Cruz

Hope D’Angerio

Carlise Dawson

Sarah Edwards

Valerie Fernandez

Cory Gilliam

Ofer Gluzman

Melanie Goeres

Samuel Gutierrez

Ryan Hollenbach

Kobe Iniguez

Matthew Kaeppeli

Christian Kang

Celine Kateb

Tyler Kebler Talin Keshesh

Jonathan Kleinfeld

Jay Lam

Brianna Lee

Joshua Lee

Cade Lemmond

Rain Martin

Trinity Mason

Aiden Mobus

Mya Morgan

Roselynn Nguyen

Abigail Palomino

Patrick Palominos

Jorge Prieto

Anissa Rayfield

Dylan Reilly

Kamryn Rogers

Kaytlin Russell

Kaylee Schmidt

Justin Taylor

Caleb Tobon

Estefania Vargas-

Salgado

Christopher

Verdugo

Isabel Watson

Brookelynn

Wesselhoff

Ian Windler

Madison Zapolsky

2015-2016 School Year PRINCIPAL’S HONOR ROLL 7th

Grade – 2nd

Quarter

4.0 GPA Hailey Bair

Cassandra Bautista

Mark Beale

Sean Beebe

Ryder Bendrat

Sofia Bizzle

Jackson Booth

Kanan Boser

Blake Brown

Rieghly Burke

Julius Castillo

Joshua Chavez

Kayla Choate

Emily Christensen

Joselyn Combs

Joseph Comeau

Hannah Conard

Kylie Cooper

Rebecca Corrigan

Kaylin Cromie

Megan Cruz

Kayla Cunanan

Justin Curtis

Diana David

Ethan DeForest

Austin DeVries

Cadence Dion

Connor Dorst

Dylan Earhart

Elizabeth Edwards

Reagan Feldman

Marcus Ferkranus

Brian Ferrante

Devyn Ferrell

Francisca Figueira

Madison Fink

Mallory Fink

Aidan Fox

Brandon Francke

Paige Ganim

Sophia Gannon

Katie Garibay

Connor Garrett

Rita Gevorkyan

Madison Giannini

Hunter Girch

Logan Goldstein

Jenna Guerrero

Emil Guzman

Jordan Handy

4.0 GPA cont’d. Abigale Hawthorn

Victoria Hoang

Kylee Hovey

Jacob Hunter

Kayla Hynes

Hailey Johnson

Jessica Kaufmann

Grace Keene

Olivia Kern

Conner

Khudaverdyan

Erica Kim

Nicholas Larson

Karsten Le Blanc

Jonathan Lieu

Natalie Lin

Madison Lopata

Nathaniel Loving

Domenica Lyznick

Eden MacKenzie

Mehrsa

Malekzadeh

Mark Manguinao

Sascha Marcellin

Ashley Margolis

Brecken Marome

Drake McElwee

Megan McGough

Donya

Mirtabatabaie

Jacqueline Moffitt

Caylie Moore

Zachary Morgan

Katlyn Moser

Julie Mucha

Connor Nassry

Fabio Nunez Del

Prado-Alvarado

Miranda Ogle

Jessica Olsen

Danielle Pane

Lauren Park

Kailey Parker

Elli Paulsen

Samuel Pechan

Victor Pico

Mia Pitofsky

Maya Qiqieh

Natalie Ratzlaff

Celeste Regalado

4.0 GPA cont’d. Dylan Reynoso

James Richter

Eva Rimbenieks

Brooke Risley

Geoseff Ritona

Alyssa Roberts

Ethan Rousseve

Amanda Salinas

Smriti Saxena

Tanner Schanks

Hailey Schepper

Brandon Schwartz

Madelyn Shih

Andrew Sidhom

Ellie Sim

Allison Smith

Ethan Smith

Ashley Spiller

Kayla St Peter

Claire Stein-

Wendt

Michael Stell

Emma Stoddard

Marissa Strauss

Juliana Susas

Anh-Thi Ta

Christopher

Tanaka

Kaitlyn Thanaet

Danielle

Thompson

Linsey Towles

Jason Treanor

Zachariah Turner

Gavin Valentino

Jude Van Matre

Noah Van Norman

Anthony Van

Puyvelde

Alexander Velasco

Samantha Veres

Grant Walton

Isabella Williams

Presley Williams

Anna Wohlhieter

Rieghly Ybarra

Sherin Yueksel

Shea Zapolsky

Kelly Zarate

Nicole Ziola

3.83 GPA Ramina Abouzar

Callie Abrahamse

Dean Acevedo

Cristian Anaya

Matthew Arauz

Nicole Ardolino

Mailey Ballard

Kiara Caban

Nicholas Cashin

Kayla Castro

David Chambers

Daniel Compton

Tyler Conant

Kaila Corvera

Briana De La

Maza

Travis Demsher

Kelly Diaz

Kiani Downey

Isabella Embleton

Isabella Eng

Juliana Felix

Jazmine Flores

Arabella Frederick

Janie Gonzalez

Riley Goodwin

Izabela

Gorczynski

Richard Hand

Darren Hanna

Madison

Hartmann

Matthew

Hernandez

Karlie Johnson

Lucas Kozak

Evan Lambert

Reese Lewis

Taylor Libe

Kelsey Lord

Hope Lusk

Aysa Malekzadeh

Tyler McKelvey

Frank Montes

Ubaed Muhammad

Farah Mustafa

Diana Myers

Eric Navia

Maria Ogdoc

Heidi Parker

3.83 GPA cont’d. 3.67 GPA cont’d. 3.50 GPA cont’d.

Maylani Perez

Emma Pritchard

Samantha Ratkay

Avery Rodriguez

Pamela

Rosenblum

Kaitlin Ryan

Lorita Salloom

Kayla Salmon

Riley Shanaghan

Joseph Smith

Katlyn Stadtlander

Tate Stewart

Mia Stokes

Allison

Stubblefield

Dylan Tapia

Lauryn Thompson

Sydney Thompson

Tyler Velador

Kaelyn Viger

Chelsea Ward

Logan Weatherly

Aryanna Wexler

Billie Whitman

Samantha Wood

3.67 GPA

Brianna Alvarez

Alex Bareng

Macie Barr

Maddisyn Bilsky

Alyana Broughton

Ava Bush

Kate Cassady

Kaelie Crowe

Nathan Curtis

Emma Del Rio

Reece Demory

Derek Diaz

Tucker Duxbury

Allie Enright

Alia Espinoza

Jaxson Ferguson

Alexander Frank

Katarina Gelles

Christopher Gil

Oswaldo Gordillo

Edward Gundry

Brenton Hachey Ryan Hanna

Morgan Harrison

Kailynn Herrero

Makayla Hurtado

Delaney Infuso

David Kayne

Harrison Little

Victoria Mann

Taylor Manskar

Ryann Meilleur

Jake Pelton

Isabella Perez

Riley Phipps

Grace Rutherford

Tristan Scott

Haley Shanaghan

Jaxson Shea

Jessica Sturdivant

Trinity Taylor

Shaya Wright

3.50 GPA

Ariana Abramyan

Celeste Aguilar

Alannah Avila

Luke Bannerman

Ephraim Banting

Nathaniel Berhow

Jacob Conard

Raphael

Condrillon

Edwin Danahy

Tucker Davis

Kyle De Leon

Renee De Villa

Megan Dodgen

Alejandro Falah

Grace Fitzgerald

Kenneth Friel

Caroline Hachey

Hailey Harrison

Amanda Jobb

Samuel Kaufman

Maxwell Lecuyer

Jennifer Lewis

Amanda Macoritto

Olivia Martino

Kadyn Mathis

Helena Matrai

Lauryn Meyer

Christina Nichols

Megan Pote Katreann Pulsifer

Ashley Rasplicka

Roman Rivera

Jade Sanchez

Alan Solis

Brisa Sosa

Ava Velasco

Azul Villatoro

Katlyn Weiss

Chris White

Dakota Willis

8th

Grade Students with Perfect Attendance from 10/19/15 through 12/17/15

To qualify for perfect attendance recognition, a student may not have missed any single class

period throughout the entire quarter or semester except for participation in a school activity.

*Students who have perfect attendance throughout both 7th

and 8th

grades are

eligible for a two-year attendance medal at the end of their 8th

grade school year.

Aiden Abadi

Denzel Abesamis

Christopher

Adomaitis

Natalia Adomaitis

Andrew

Agbanawag

Miguel Aguayo

*Ana Luisa Aguila

Alyssa Alcaraz

Joshua Alvarado

Terin Ambat

Emily Anderson

Elizabeth Baca

Jonathan Bahr

Anthony Beadnell

Emily Belcher

Faith Bolde

Macy Bryant

Kade Bulanadi

*Lucas Bunde

Trenton Burke

Elijah Cabrera

Raymond Castillo

Thomas Chau

Isabella Chauncey

*Afra Chowdhury

Azalea Clavijo

Kylie Colleluori

Carlise Dawson

Logan De Shazer

Micayla del Rio-

Shaw

*Gwynneth

Desmond

Samuel Deters

Michelle Dibo

Tabitha Doebler

Christian Duran

Caden Dykstra

Tyler Edwards

*Petra El-

Shammas

*Emery Elias

Julianna Espinal

Cameron Espino

Makayla Felix

Chad Ferguson

Anna Ferialdi

*Valerie

Fernandez

Alyssa Fisher

Dionicio Flores

John Garcia-De La

Rosa

Gabriel Garvida

Austin Gold

Consuelo Gomez

Aidan Graham

Theresa Grijalva

Diego Grover

Samuel Gutierrez

Emily Halverson

Cody Harrier

Serena Hermann

Keaton Hoek

*Blake Hollers

Brooke Hougo

Brenden Hulen

Zoe Jacobs

Ryan Judge

*Ashley Kang

Patrick Karamian

Celine Kateb

Tyler Kebler

Justin Khoo

Spencer Kouleyan

*Devin Kuty

Jay Lam

Rachel Lasky

*Brianna Lee

Cade Lemmond

Tyler Lentz

Jacob Liebe

Makenna Long

Shahd Mahmoud

Jessamyn

Mansfield

Raymond

Marcarian

*Audrey Marshall

Cole Martin

Rain Martin

Roland Martin

Kyle Mattox

Pedro Medina

Gavin Meyer

Christley Miranda

Cassidy Molina

Joey Mondragon

Andres Moreno

Thomas Moreno

*Alejandro Munoz

Mariella Murillo

Jason Nakoud

Daniel Navarrete

Roselynn Nguyen

James Norfleet

Vanessa Ogbu

Brandon Olivares

*Angela Ortega

Joshua Ortega

Asia Ortiz

Jonathan Osburn

Natalie Osorio

Anthony Palma

Abigail Palomino

Esther Palomino

*Patrick

Palominos

Alanna Panganiban

Jarom Paulsen

*Daniel Peralta

Francesca Perez

Mason Peters

Emily Phan

*Brandon Phillips

Hunter Potrykus

Maxxyne President

Viviana Raker

Jocelyn Reyna

Alex Ricard

Joshua Riddle

Adam Riley

Alyssa Rodin

Anthony Rogel

Tara Rogel

Michael Ross

William Ross

Luis Rubio

Andrew Ruiz

*Nyl Sacan

Dania Salman

Tamara Saputra

Kaylee Schmidt

Daniel Shannon

Jocelyn Sheehan

Kyle Simber

Bethany Solorzano

Alyssa Tan

Daniel Tan

Jenna Tate

Arian Timnak

My Tran

Hayden Trowbridge

Kaitlyn Urquilla

Xyna Valdez

Matthew Valento

Brittney Valliere

Anneka Van Aken

Frances Vanderwal

Isabella Vergara-

Hernandez

Kylie Vermillion

Mitchell Villa

Daniel Villanueva

Leeyah Walker

Michelle Walker

Cameron Warr

Gracyn Webb

Emily Welch

Kaden Welch

Amanda West

Elizabeth Williams

Cole Wilson

Ian Windler

Jacob Wynn

Michael Yoo

Sophia Zavala

Jacob Zepeda

Sofija Zukas

7th

Grade Students with Perfect Attendance from 10/19/15 through 12/17/15 To qualify for perfect attendance recognition, a student may not have missed any single class

period throughout the entire quarter or semester except for participation in a school activity. Ariana Abramyan

Dean Acevedo

Samantha

Agbanawag

Maxximus Almaraz

Kyle Aquino

Matthew Arauz

Jayson Bakoo

Mailey Ballard

Luke Bannerman

Ephraim Banting

Alec Bareng

Cassandra Bautista

Mark Beale

Nathaniel Berhow

Sofia Bizzle

Jackson Booth

Elijah Brown

Justin Brown

Emily Cagungao

Cassidy Carr

Sydney Carzola

Kate Cassady

Julius Castillo

Kayla Choate

Emily Christensen

Brieahna Clark-

Patterson

Jaiden Clark-

Patterson

Nicholas Cohen

Daniel Compton

Raphael Condrillon

Rebecca Corrigan

Megan Cruz

Kayla Cunanan

Justin Curtis

Nathan Curtis

Kyle De Leon

Matthew Demirel

Austin DeVries

Derek Diaz

Rafael Dimaranan

Megan Dodgen

Ashley Dorfmann

Miles Dullas

Marcos Duran

Brandon Dutt

Tucker Duxbury

Dylan Earhart

Elizabeth Edwards

Isabella Embleton

Alia Espinoza

Alejandro Falah

Reagan Feldman

Juliana Felix

Logan Felix

Jaxson Ferguson

Madison Fink

Mallory Fink

Grace Fitzgerald

Jazmine Flores

Nicholas Flores

Priyanka Forney

Arabella Frederick

Kyle Fujii

Evan Fujino

Theodore Fung

Sophia Gannon

Katie Garibay

Connor Garrett

Kairi Garton

Madalyn Geddie

Anneliese Gerhardt

Isabella Getzelman

Madison Giannini

Christopher Gil

Jorge Gilbert

Jacob Gomez

Sarah Gonzales

Izabela Gorczynski

Jenna Guerrero

Edward Gundry

Emil Guzman

Richard Hand

Jordan Handy

Ryan Hanna

John Hastings

Lauren Herman

Samantha Hermann

Kailynn Herrero

Victoria Hoang

Kylee Hovey

Jacob Hunter

Kayla Hynes

Eliza Jackson

Jay Jimenez

Amanda Jobb

Hailey Johnson

Joseph Kealey

Conner

Khudaverdyan

Erica Kim

Thomas Kirkpatrick

Madison Koontz

Evan Lambert

Karsten Le Blanc

Luke Lemmond

Jennifer Lewis

Jonathan Lieu

Harrison Little

Domenica Lyznick

Eden MacKenzie

Amanda Macoritto

Mehrsa Malekzadeh

Mark Manguinao

Victoria Mann

Ashley Margolis

Brecken Marome

Olivia Martino

Drake McElwee

Tyler McKelvey

Lauryn Meyer

Benjamin Minkin

Donya Mirtabatabaie

Jacqueline Moffitt

JuanCarlos Montes

Julie Mucha

Eric Navia

Cory Nicoletti

Maria Ogdoc

Miranda Ogle

Andrea Ornelas

Danielle Pane

Lauren Park

Heidi Parker

Kailey Parker

Samuel Pechan

Jake Pelton

Mia Pitofsky

Ethan Popejoy

Anthony Ramirez-

Salan

Samantha Ratkay

Natalie Ratzlaff

Celeste Regalado

Eva Rimbenieks

Geoseff Ritona

Jair Rodriguez

Xitlali Rodriguez

William Ross

Jae Sacan

Tohid Sadeghi

Topanga Saisselin

Deaneer Salman

Kayla Salmon

Nicholas San Pedro

Camila Sanchez

James Sanden

Roger Sandino

Ashley Sansano-

Maldonado

Marissa Saucedo

Smriti Saxena

Hailey Schepper

Gabriel Shade

Haley Shanaghan

Riley Shanaghan

Jaxon Shea

Madelyn Shih

Ellie Sim

Alan Solis

Brisa Sosa

Jaden Spring

Kayla St Peter

Claire Stein-Wendt

Jonathan Stewart

Tate Stewart

Emma Stoddard

Mia Stokes

Allison Stubblefield

Kaitlyn Styles

Juliana Susas

Anh-Thi Ta

Dominick Tabajdi

Alex Tadeo

Raeem Talukder

Dylan Tapia

Connor Tate

Aaliyah Taylor

Danielle Thompson

Jennifer Thompson

Lauryn Thompson

Charlotte Tichy

Sharon Tomei

Zachariah Turner

Jude Van Matre

Noah Van Norman

Tyler Velador

Teddy Verdasco

Samantha Veres

Kaelyn Viger

Azul Villatoro

Devin Wallace

Logan Weatherly

Aryanna Wexler

Chris White

Billie Whitman

Austin Wilder

Shaya Wright

Kelly Zarate

Nicole Ziola

Team News

7th

Grade

Aloha - Mrs. Klipfel, Mr. Oatey, Mrs. Simmons, Ms. West, Mrs. Chase

Team Aloha is looking forward to a great third quarter. In history class this quarter, we will be

learning about the Japanese Middle Ages including the development of the samurai warrior class.

We will then move on to the European Middle Ages where we will be studying about the

development of the medieval knight and the Crusades. On February 26, many of our students

will be participating in our annual nighttime optional field trip to Medieval Times Dinner and

Tournament where we will get a realistic experience of the European Middle Ages.

In English class, we will be working hard on argumentative writing. Building on the essay skills

we have already developed, we will now be adding counterclaims to our essays, while continuing

to construct strong thesis statements, supporting evidence, and textual analysis. While

investigating thematic topics of maturity and identity, we will be diving into a myriad of exciting

texts including poems, short stories, and nonfiction articles from such authors as Langston

Hughes, Rudyard Kipling, and Gary Soto.

In Math class, we will be diving into Algebra as we learn how to solve one-step, two-step, and

multi-step equations and inequalities. We will also be exploring what a scale factor is and how

that looks in real life. Students will be completing a project where they will be able to enlarge a

comic strip of their choice to show what they know regarding scale factors.

Quarter three in science brings us through a study of genetics and evolution. Students will learn

how their traits are passed down to them through their parents’ DNA and how those traits are

determined. Students will then be studying the key scientific principles of the theory of

evolution.

Please remember that Team Aloha offers study club four days a week to help our students get

extra help or get caught up on their missing work. Study club is held at lunch on Mondays,

Tuesdays, and Wednesdays and after school from 2:15-3pm on Thursdays.

Extreme - Mrs. Choate, Mrs. Larochelle, Mr. Lederman, Mrs. Mahoney

Team Extreme wants to remind you of our website. http://7thgradeteamextreme.weebly.com/

You can find helpful information about our team as well as the WEEKLY HOMEWORK

CALENDAR link. The team will be having a TEAM DAY on Thursday, March 10th. Look for

more details soon.

In English we are finishing our “Taking Risks” thematic unit, and then we will be writing our

culminating project, an essay. We will be studying figurative language and sentence skills. We

will also begin a new thematic unit: Maturity.

Math 7 worked on Ratios, Proportions & Percents during quarter 2. We discovered how unit

ratios, unit rates and proportional relations are used in the real world. We created a “Percent

Puppet” to practice shopping and have a sale to find the discount price of an item. During quarter

3 we will be evaluating expressions, equations and inequalities. We started this unit with a look

at the Fibonacci Sequence in pinecones, flowers and plants. It is fun to discover how math is all

over our everyday world.

During the 2nd quarter World History and Geography explored several ancient civilizations in the

Americas including the Mayas, Incas, and Aztecs. We also studied China’s Golden Age

including the Mongol Ascendancy. During quarter 3 we will be exploring Medieval Japan and

Europe.

In science quarter two emphasized genetics. We learned how and why traits are passed among

generations. We completed the Pet Project, where we determined the genotypes and phenotypes

of an entire family. We are currently studying in-depth a genetic disease and presenting our

findings to our classmates. In February we will be moving on to the study of natural selection.

Fusion - Mr. Dannerth, Mrs. Malneck, Mr. Nez, Mr. Stuart, Mrs. Chase

Fusion Parents - Thank-you to all who made the Fall Student Led Conference such a big success.

We hope to see you in the spring.

In science we have been using microscopes. We will move through taxonomy and into natural

selection by the end of the quarter.

This quarter in seventh grade English we will continue our journey through the universal themes

of literature as we complete our unit on the Hero’s Journey. We will also continue strengthening

our essay writing skills as we begin a unit on argumentative writing (and the sharp wits of your

children become even more persuasive than ever – don’t say I didn’t warn you). We will also be

reading and analyzing the novel, The Door in the Wall, which dovetails nicely with Mrs.

Malneck’s history unit on the Middle Ages, the setting of the novel. Lastly, we will continue our

work to improve our grammar skills so that text-speak becomes a thing of the past!!!

Fusion math classes started the 3rd quarter by reflecting back on their work from last semester as

students completed their first student led conference. With the conferences complete, the math 7

classes are hard at work simplifying algebraic expressions and the accelerated class is beginning a

unit of solving linear equations.

Genesis - Mrs. Dibene, Mr. Elliott, Mr. Tracy, Mrs. Wheeler

Team Genesis has been very busy as we start the third quarter. In history, our students are

learning about China and Japan and then will be moving to medieval Europe. They will explore

the spread of Christianity, European feudalism, the Crusades, and the Magna Carta.

In English, we started the quarter by looking at medieval literature, including stories about King

Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. The students will also be learning how to write an

effective argument paper.

The science classes will be studying evolution and will be learning about Natural Selection,

fossils and how species change over time.

In math, we will continue to tackle common core math and problem solving.

Later this quarter, our students will be joining the rest of Seco’s 7th graders on a trip to Medieval

Times in Buena Park. This will provide our students a chance to see a medieval tournament first

hand.

We had quite a few students join the 7th grade Honor Society at the start of the quarter. We are

proud of the achievements of all of our students and look forward to what the rest of the year has

in store for us.

8th

Grade

Odyssey - Mrs. Ake, Mr. Bowers, Mrs. Koegle, Ms. Suazo

In science, Odyssey students will be exploring the wonderful world of physics! We will explore

the big question: what causes motion? We will begin by studying the various forces that cause

motion, and then move on to studying motion itself, with the help of some remote control cars,

matchbox cars, and all things that move. We will also explore the world of electricity and

magnetism. Lots of exciting activities and labs will accompany our study of physics. It's going

to be a blast!

We are mushing through The Call of the Wild, in English. Soon we will begin our

Argumentative Essay Unit. This will help us to get ready for the District Writing Exam at the end

of the quarter. We will also finish up our Career Unit by creating résumés and business letters.

In History, we are continuing to learn about the early Presidents. We will then move onto the

events that make up westward movement and how the nation made its way to the Pacific Ocean.

Following westward expansion, we will be investigating the differences of the North and South,

and how those differences in economy and society lead to the division within the nation.

This quarter we will be studying how to solve equations and how to solve systems of equations.

Students will discover, through multiple approaches that the solution to a system of equations is

the point of intersection. We will connect the problems in the unit to situations that may be

encountered in real life. For example, we will determine which is more cost effective Starbucks

or Keurig, which cable company provides the best rates over a period of time, and which gym

provides the best rates to their members.

Revolution - Mrs. Crawford, Mr. Good, Mr. Olson, Mr. Rippe, Mrs. Meraz

This month in English we will be delving into Lois Lowry’s novel, The Giver. Students will

unravel the mystery of the world Lowry has created and be presented with essential questions

about life, knowledge, happiness, and morality.

Third quarter in Science, students on team Revolution will start out with the study of motion.

Students will experiment with slope, average speed and acceleration. Students will learn how to

solve for time, distance and speed, using the speed formula (s=d/t) and its variations. Students

will then study forces, how pushes and pulls are measured and quantified in physics. Students

will experiment with the effects of friction forces and how forces can combine or cancel each

other out. Students will also learn about the property of density, and how an object will sink or

float, depending on how much matter is found per each unit of volume. (D=m/v).

Revolution history will focus on the growth of the nation between 1800 and 1860. We will

examine social and political trends that shaped the nation including slavery, women's rights,

temperance, and government power.

On Revolution, Math 8 students are looking at one of the building blocks of math, solving

equations. Students are able to take real life applications and see how these equations can

actually be used to solve problems in their everyday lives. In Algebra, students are learning about

radical expressions so that they will be prepared for the quadratic formula. They are really

excited for this next challenge.

Triumph - Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Gallagher, Mrs. Simoncioni, Mr. VanDyke

In Team Triumph Science, we are transitioning from Chemistry to Physics. This quarter we will

have the opportunity to learn about Density, Floating and Sinking, Velocity, Acceleration, Forces,

and Newton's Laws of Motion. It is always my favorite Quarter, with many hands-on labs and

activities to experience these concepts first-hand. Make sure to have a calculator (no phones can

be used) as we will do many measurements and calculations during practice, worksheets, labs,

and tests. May the Force be with you! (physics pun)

Team Triumph students continue an in-depth study of common core math standards. We will

solve multi-step equations, systems of equations, and determine how these topics compare to

functions, a topic we studied last quarter. We will concentrate on how we make sense of

problems and persevere through them. [Common Core Math Practice #1]

For Team Triumph English, Mrs. Ford's class is starting off the quarter with a College and Career

unit. Students are writing business letters, resumes, and filling in job applications. After that,

students will read the novel The Paper Cowboy by Kristin Levine and write an accompanying

argumentative essay. Students continue with grammar, vocabulary, and, of course, reading logs!

In Quarter 3, Team Triumph students will be studying the Early Republic, including all the

Presidents from Washington through Jackson. We will create a flip-book project comparing the

beliefs of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson and explaining how their feud led to the

creation of the first two political parties. Later, as they learn about the French Revolution and the

War of 1812, as part of my “Hands-on History” program, students will be able to use a

(harmless!) guillotine and hold an actual piece of the U.S.S. Constitution, a naval ship more

commonly known as “Old Ironsides.” Finally, students will study one of the most interesting

figures in American history, Andrew Jackson, and they will be asked to create a poster depicting

Jackson as either a hero, or a villain, and explain why they feel that way.

Viper - Mrs. Anderson, Mr. Hougo, Mrs. Kurowski, Mrs. Tracy, Mrs. Meraz

Team Viper is off to a great start for third quarter. In history, we begin our journey with President

John Adams and the challenges of the young nation. The second part of the quarter will take a

closer look at the westward movement, the industrialized North, and life in the slave South. This

will set the stage for the Civil War in fourth quarter.

Science class enters the field of Physics. Motion, Speed, Density and Force are covered in an

interactive, hands-on way. Relating these topics to everyday life is the goal to make the learning

both enjoyable and relevant.

Math 8 classes are returning to equations in one variable, to get a deeper look at how these

equations are solved, written, and applied. Algebra 1B is starting their unit on exponents, radicals,

and polynomials in preparation for using the Quadratic Formula.

English classes are tackling resumes and business letters at the start of the quarter as we begin to

prepare for Showcase interviews at the end of the school year. Argument essays with researched

support will follow in February, and students will have the opportunity to engage in literature

circles to read and discuss core pieces of text. The new year is a very busy time for team Viper

students as we have officially reached the halfway point!

Exploratories, Clubs and other News

Honor Society

The 2016 spring Honor Society is underway. Both 7th

and 8th

grade students were able to

pick up applications from their English teachers and they are due back in the main office

on February 26th

. We have a lot planned for the second semester. On February 13th

, the

Honor Society program sponsors the lake clean up event at Castaic Lake where hotdogs

and drinks are served to everyone who comes out to help. We have two induction

ceremonies coming up as well. The 7th

grade students will be inducted on March 29th

at

7:00 pm in Knutson Hall, and the 8th

graders will be inducted on March 30th

at 7:00 pm.

Both groups will have celebration lunches following the inductions. Check the school

website to get all of the important dates for the Honor Society program.

Exploratories

Beginning Band – In Beginning Band, we will continue to work on learning new notes

on the instruments, reading music, developing tone quality, and playing as an ensemble.

We are working on some new concert pieces and looking forward to our next

performance in May.

Advanced Band – Advanced Band is currently working on the District Honor Band

music. The auditions are on Friday, January 29th and Saturday, January 30th. We will

then continue working on music for our pops concert with the Saugus High School Band,

our May concert and our Disneyland Concert on May 18th.

Percussion Class – In Percussion class, the students will be continuing to develop their

technique and ensemble skills. Over the coming weeks they will perform a solo, a couple

of duets and one larger ensemble piece. They will also be listening to percussion

ensemble/drumming music from a number of different genres.

Automation and Robotics - Students trace the history, development and influence of

automation and robotics as they learn about mechanical systems, energy transfer,

machine automation and computer control systems. Students use the VEX Robotics

platform to design, build and program real-world objects such as traffic lights, toll booths

and robotic arms.

Culinary I– In Culinary I, students are exploring many exciting themes and discovering

their cooking talents. Topics covered this quarter include food and kitchen safety, recipe

reading, proper measuring, food labels, and nutrition. Students will also prepare several

delicious recipes, such as buttermilk pancakes, fresh salsa, and homemade pizza. Recipes

and pictures of the foods we make can be found on our class website.

Creative Cookery - In Creative Cookery, students are refining and expanding upon skills

learned in Culinary I and II. Here, students prepare fresh and delicious foods daily for

cooking labs and school caterings. This includes items such as vinaigrettes, yeast breads,

pastries, sandwiches, meats, pastas, and more. In addition, students analyze their cooking

results and the food science behind recipes to evaluate their success, areas of

improvement, and potential alterations. Recipes and pictures of the foods we make can be

found on our class website.

Design and Modeling - We will be learning the basics of engineering and 3D modeling,

printing out a chess piece and cell phone case.

Flight and Space - We will be building simple flight machines, air foils, gliders and

chemical rockets.

Exploratory Chorus - In Exploratory Chorus we will be exploring a brief history of how

music has developed from the early 1450's starting with the Renaissance Period and

ending with current styles such as Movie, Popular, Country, Broadway, Jazz, and many

other modern styles of music. We will be learning basic music theory in order for

students to be able to read through a choral piece and know what to sing. The students

will explore how their voices work and will learn different exercises that strengthen

different aspects of their voice. Students will learn how to sing together with their peers,

sometimes singing all together and sometimes singing different parts. We will be

listening to many different pieces and discussing what makes a piece considered "good

music". We will conclude the quarter with an in-class performance of all the songs that

we will have learned.

A.S.B.

This quarter ASB has lots of fun activities planned. It all started with our Seco Cup

Soccer tournament. Community Day took place on January 25th that included two

different speakers talking to our students about improving school culture and making

Arroyo Seco a great place for all students to learn and grow. Our third quarter semi-

formal dance, "An Evening in New York" takes place on February 19th

, from 7pm to

9pm. To find reminders on important dates you can text the message @arroyose to the

number 81010.

Every Can Counts

It is that time of year again where we want to do something to help our community.

Chartwells (our Food Service Company) has encouraged the Arroyo Seco students to

collect for the food drive. Last year Arroyo Seco was the biggest donator with over 100

lbs. from Mrs. Choate’s classes alone. But this year Arroyo Seco decided to step it up a

notch and all 7th

& 8th

grade teams collected food donations starting at Thanksgiving

time. It was absolutely amazing what a few students could do when they thought about

giving from their heart. The 7th

grade Team Aloha brought in the most items, but the

overall total count donated from Arroyo Seco students was 3,788 items. I want to thank a

few teachers who helped to make this possible: Mrs. Klipfel (Team Aloha), Mrs. Choate

(Team Extreme), Mrs. Malneck (Team Fusion), Mrs. Dibene (Team Genesis), Mrs.

Koegle (Team Odyssey), Mr. Olson (Team Revolution), Mrs. Gallagher (Team

Triumph), and Mrs. Kurowski (Team Viper). Thanks to all our teachers for challenging

and encouraging your students to give because “Every Can Counts!”

Mrs. Choate

Mrs. Lise Choate

Arroyo Seco Junior High

Math 7 & Power Math 7

Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers at the Student Store!

Natalie Anderson Cindy Eldart Ami-Joy Nogle

Carmen Ascencio Roxanne Feldman Jodi Osburn

Alexis Baker Maria Garcia Tanya Parker

Lori Barbour Erin Halverson Timbrel Pechan

Mayte Beale Debbie Harris Elena Plunk

Danielle Bendrat Tami Hovey Kamryn Pokorny

Simon Dredge Lisa Lin Mary Jane Sansano-Quidato

Siobhan Davis Andrea Lonsinger Jodi Schwartz

Erica Earhart Melissa Mangarin Felicia Smith

Robyn Edwards Abby McElwee Stacy Treanor

We appreciate all you do!

Dawn Anaya

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Conquistadors of the Week

2nd Quarter

2015-2016 School Year

Mar Lopez Hailey Leitschuck

Brody Chouinard Abigail Cannizzaro

Dominic Barnwell Charlize Ellis

Payton Martinez Dominic Cancino

Makenna Knapp Cameron Espino

Adam Trejo Sarah Benitez

Charles D’Angerio Jaimie Camaioni

David White Madalynn Moreno

Maggie Collier Adam White

Links can be found on the Library Website:

www.tinyurl.com/secolibrary

DATABASES

Gale- arroyostudent (offsite password)

ProQuest/Culturegrams- arroyostudent1

(both username and password- offsite login)

WorldBook- arroyostudent

(both username and password)

TEXTBOOKS

Prentice Hall-

Username: arroyostudent2015

Password: seco2015

Math- username: WSHidnumber

Password: first and last initial (lowercase) then

6 digit birthday

OTHER PROGRAMS

Desktop Computers- Username: ID number.year

Password: Super Secret

Infinite Campus- Username: ID number

Password: first and last initial (lowercase) then

6 digit birthday OR Super Secret

Google-

Username: ID number@my.hartdistrict.org

Password: Super Secret

ReadNQuiz- Username: ID number

Password: first and last initial

Reflex Math- Password: birthday (no slashes,

dashes or spaces, full year, no extra zeros)

Destiny-Username: ID number Password: 6

digit birthday

EBSCO ebooks-

Username & Password: arroyosecojhs

Gale ebooks- arroyostudent

Juno Ed- See information from your teacher

Follet ebooks- Username: ID number

Password: 6 digit birthday

Naviance- Username: ID number

Password: 6 digit birthday

Welcome to 3rd

quarter! It’s always a busy one.

First up we have a Fundraiser Drive. The first week of February (1-5)

team teachers will have collection boxes in their classrooms. While we

do participate in the Box Tops for Education program donations are not

limited to Box Tops. Cash, loose change, and checks made out to

Arroyo Seco Library all count toward team totals, and count toward

new, current resources for our students!

In March we will host the annual Scholastic Book Fair! I will need

extra volunteers 3/8-15. Students will visit through their English

classes.

Team Extreme has already visited to research genetic disorders. Aloha

and Fusion are scheduled to research the Middle Ages and mythology.

Many students have been checking out books for reading logs and class

novels.

Read Your Way Across the USA is cruising right along. Many students

are discovering new books and places, and two are neck in neck for the

lead!

Once again, PLEASE register your Ralphs card to benefit the Arroyo

Seco Library! It’s free money, all it takes is a few clicks (instructions

are included on the following pages) or taking the scan bar to the

register when you checkout (contact me for a copy). A portion of your

bill is designated to benefit the Library; there is no additional donation

from you. We have 30 participants so far, I think we could do much

better!

Below you’ll find a fun reading challenge I’ve made available to

students to help diversify their reading. Parents are welcome to play

along!

Here’s an interesting article about children and social media:

Seven Ways Parents Can Help 13-Year-Olds Start Their Social Media

Lives Right

Link to the library’s Amazon Wish List.

Feel free to contact me at sgoodwin@hartdistrict.org if I can be of any

assistance. Happy reading!

Sarah Goodwin, Teacher Librarian

LIBRARY NEWS

Library Fundraiser Donate any of these! February 1-5, 2016.

Spirit Points will be awarded. We ALL win with new library books!

your library

Support the School Library at no cost to you!

1. Go to www.ralphs.com.

2. Register or sign in.

3. Click on your name in the upper right.

4. Scroll to the bottom to “Community Rewards”.

5. Search for “Arroyo Seco Junior High Library” or organization number 80621.

6. Enroll and that’s it!

All participants MUST RE-enroll after September 1st in order for us to

receive the donations.

Please contact Mrs. Goodwin at sgoodwin@hartdistrict.org to receive a

copy of the scanbar to use at the checkout instead of registering online.

Let’s Get “App”y! Infinite Campus

1. Download the Infinite Campus Mobile Portal app.

2. Enter the District Code:

NGLJFF

3. Enter your normal log in information.

SchoolWay

1. Download the SchoolWay app.

2. Launch the app.

a. Existing Account - Tap Sign In. Enter your username and password.

b. Create Account - Tap Register. Enter your information.

c. Do not wish to create an account - Tap Trial View to be taken directly into the SchoolWay app

3. Select your user role, and tap Save. Select your state and your district. Use On/Off buttons to subscribe to push

messages from your district, and any schools you’d like to follow. Tap Save.

How to access SchoolWay in Another Language

1. Tap Slide-Over Menu button in the upper left hand corner.

2. Select Settings under App Settings.

3. Select Languages.

4. Select desired language.

5. Tap OK.

Destiny Library Catalog

1. Download the Destiny Quest app.

2. Enter destiny.hartdistrict.org on the next screen.

3. Enter your username (ID number) and password (6 digit birthday).

Follett Enlight for eBooks

1. Download the Follett Enlight K-12 app.

2. Enter your username (ID number) and password (6 digit birthday).

3. Enter wbb15522.follettshelf.com

4. Check the “Stay logged on” box if this is your personal device.

Gale “Access My Library” Database

1. Dowload Access My Library School Edition (Gale).

2. Select “California”.

3. Scroll down and select “VALENCIA”.

4. Select Arroyo Seco Jr High School

5. Enter the password: arroyostudent.

6. Click “access resources”.

SIRS/Proquest Database

1. Go to m.sirs.com on your device’s web browser.

2. Follow the directions to add the icon to your home page if prompted.

3. Username and Password are: arroyostudent1

Arroyo Seco Jr. High School Important Dates to Remember

2015-2016

Date Event

2016 Jan. 11 Start Semester 2

Jan. 18 NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Feb. 11 3rd

Progress Report

Feb. 12 NO SCHOOL - Non-student day

Feb. 15 NO SCHOOL - President’s Day/Holiday

Mar. 3 MINIMUM DAY, dismissal @ 11:35 am

Mar. 10 Open House, 6:00 – 7:30 pm

Mar. 10 MINIMUM DAY, dismissal @ 11:35 am

Mar. 18 End of 3rd

Quarter

Mar. 21 4th

Quarter begins

Apr. 4-8 NO SCHOOL-Spring Break

Apr. 25 -May 13 State Testing

Apr. 27 No Late Start/State Testing. School begins at 7:45am.

May 4 No Late Start/State Testing. School begins at 7:45am.

May 11 No Late Start/State Testing. School begins at 7:45am.

Apr. 29 4th

Progress Report

May 30 NO SCHOOL – Memorial Day

June 2 End of 2nd

Semester

June 2 MINIMUM DAY, dismissal @ 11:35 am

Updated 1/28/16