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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGEMy name is Dr. Rafael Gaeta and it is my privilege and honor to be the Principal of Panorama High School. As the Principal at Panorama, my main goal is to ensure that every student is provided with a quality education in a safe and supportive learning environment. I am committed to helping all students achieve their very best. Every student is valued and worthy of our best effort. My personal mission is to inspire a passion for learning and my vision is to culminate students who are self-directed, insightful, articulate, culturally and technologically savvy and critical participants in our society. Most of my teaching and administrative years has been at both the middle school and high school level thus providing me a deeper understanding of the complexities of working with secondary level students. This is an important and critical time of transition – moving from the high school experience and preparing for their future in college or the work force and beyond. I strongly believe that high school needs to be a positive experience, as these few short years will have a lasting impression on our students’ academic and personal development and growth. My door is open and I invite you to come in and be a partner as we continue to become the pride of the San Fernando Valley. Please stop by my office and say “hello”. You may reach me at (818) 909-4505 or via email at rafael.gaeta@lausd.net. I am looking forward to meeting each one of you.

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MISSIONPanorama High School provides a supportive, rigorous and personalized education that addresses the needs of our diverse population of students, academically and social-emotionally. Through high-interest college and career readiness programs, Panorama students experience rich, extensive collaborations with peers, faculty and staff, and community partners. Together we are building a tradition of excellence in our community and in the world.

VISIONPanorama High School, Home of the Mighty Pythons, is the educational foundation of Panorama City and the neighboring communities. Our focus is to develop and support personalized learning academies that provide in-depth exploration of college and career pathways. There is an academy for every interest, including information technology, performing arts, and global leadership + AVID, and coming soon a medical magnet with a sports medicine emphasis. Our staff is highly trained to deliver differentiated instruction with one-on-one technology so that all students have access to rigorous curriculum and meaningful, project-based learning experiences while creating a family-like atmosphere. Our graduates demonstrate mastery of 21st century skills including effective communication, critical thinking, active and productive individuals and lifelong learning.

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ACADEMICS ADVANCED PLACEMENT ANDHONORSCOURSES

Panorama High School adopted Linked Learning, an approach that makes learning relevant by integrating rigorous academics that meet college-ready standards with sequenced, high-quality career-technical education, work-based learning, and supports to help students stay on track. This opportunity exposes students to college and career opportunities by creating a personally, relevant, engaging experience. Panorama’s career pathways offer grade-level Project Based Learning (PBL) units and certification through Linked Learning, which monitors the quality and fidelity of the implementation of the approach. The support of professionals and additional public and private organizations will also connect curriculum to real-world applications. Partnerships with Kaiser Permanente, Panorama City; Providence Holy Cross, Dignity Health Northridge Hospital; and Apple will provide support and collaboration with the staff to create interdisciplinary project-based units that link content standards and skills to the overall themes of the various programs. The four key components of Linked Learning: rigorous academics, career-technical education, work-based learning, and comprehensive support services will be integrated into the pathways. Rigorous academics prepare students to take college-level courses and be college-ready, and strengthen articulation between high school and post-secondary programs. Technical training is incorporated throughout the classes, integrated with academic content standards, and aligned with career opportunities in a variety of high-need, high-skill occupations. Work-based learning ranges from career awareness and exploration into post-secondary training and education, providing opportunities to apply core academic content and technical training. Comprehensive support services that are embedded as central components of a program of study, address unique needs of individual students, and include academic and socioemotional supports ensure equity of access, opportunity, and success for all Panorama students.

9th Grade• AP Human Geography• Honors English 9 • Honors Biology

10th Grade• Honors English 10• Honors Mathematics• Honors Chemistry• Honors World History• AP Art History

11th Grade• AP English Language and Composition• AP Psychology• Pre Calculus/AP Statistics• AP Biology/AP Chemistry/AP Physics• AP United States History • AP Spanish Language

12th Grade• AP English Literature and Composition• AP Calculus/AP Statistics• AP Biology/ AP Chemistry/AP Physics• AP Government • AP Computer Science: Principles

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ELECTIVES• Leadership• Acting• Culinary Arts• Computer Science• Journalism

• Yearbook• Music • Theatre Production• Sports• Mariachi

CLUBS• Black Student Union (BSU)• Play Production Club• AVID Leadership • California Scholarship Federation (CSF)• Media Analysis Club (MAC)• Hacky Sack Club

• Video Game Club• PHS Film Crew• International Newcomers Club (INC)• Engineering Club• Key Club• Career Preparation Club

PATHWAY PROGRAMS/COLLEGE-CAREER PREP COURSES• Sports Medicine and Informational Technology Magnet

• Global Leadership Academy + AVID• Information Technology Academy

• Hospitality Academy• PHAME Academy (Panorama High Arts, Media

and Entertainment)

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ASC/WASC ACCREDITED

RECIPIENT OF THE UCLA SOUND BODY, SOUND MIND

FITNESS GRANT

AVID SITE OF DISTINCTION

KLCS VIDEOIN THE

CLASSROOM AWARD

STUDENT LIFEPanorama High School provides students with the tools to balance academic life with personal and social experiences. The ASB and various clubs on campus offer dances, club fairs, field trips, college trips, enrichment activities, pep rallies, volunteer programs, community days, and more.

FACILITIESPanorama High School is a newly designed campus including a recently modernized fitness center (through a grant from UCLA), CIF certificated aquatics center, two gymnasiums, outdoor basketball courts, softball, baseball and football fields, 1,300 capacity auditorium for professional performances, fully updated computer labs, iMac labs, Chromebook carts in every classroom, and a beautiful quad with tables and grass for students to sit and enjoy the outdoor experience.

CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Year Gender Sport 2013 Girls Wrestling City Champs2015 Boys Cross country City Champs Division II

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Year Gender Sport 2009 Girls Swimming2010 Boys Water Polo2012 Boys Basketball2012 Girls Track and Field2013 Boys Swimming2013 Girls Track and Field2014 Girls Track and Field

INDIVIDUAL CITY CHAMPIONS

Year Gender Sport Name lbs2013 Female Wrestling Coellette Rangel 982013 Female Wrestling Kaylee Acuna 1032013 Female Wrestling Jasmine Heraldez 1222013 Female Wrestling Melissa Martinez 1232013 Female Wrestling Micah Nacpil 2352014 Male Wrestling Gilmar Gramajo 1822014 Female Wrestling Coellette Rangel 1012014 Female Wrestling Jocelyn Pacheco 1112014 Female Wrestling Melissa Martinez 1162014 Female Wrestling Jasmine Heraldez 1212014 Female Wrestling Jessica Velasco 1602014 Female Wrestling Vanessa Alvarez 1892014 Female Cross country Danielle Elias Division 2

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ATHLETICS

• Baseball• Boys Basketball • Boys Soccer

• Boys Water Polo• Cheerleading• Color Guard

• Cross Country• Drill Team

• Football• Girls Basketball

• Girls Soccer • Girls Volleyball

• Girls Water Polo • Softball • Swimming• Track and Field• Wrestling

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• California State University, Northridge• California State University, Los Angeles• California State University, Channel Island• UCLA• UCSB• San Diego State University• University of Alaska• Arizona State University• UC Davis• UC Riverside• San Francisco State University• Harvard• UC Berkeley• UC San Diego• UC Merced• UC Irvine• Stanford

• California State University, Humboldt• California State University, Chico• California State University, East Bay• Cal Maritime• California State University, Bakersfield • California State University, Sacramento• California State University, Sonoma• California State University, San Francisco• California State University, San Jose• California State University, Stanislaus• California State University, Monterey Bay

• California State University, Fresno• California State University, San Luis Obispo• California State University, Dominguez Hills• California State University, Long Beach• California State University, Fullerton• California State University, Pomona• California State University, San Bernardino• California State University, San Marcos• California State University, San Diego

SUPPORT ANDWELLNESS PROGRAMS

Intervention ProgramsAPEX Credit Recovery (computer-based)Edgenuity (computer-based)After School and Saturday Credit Recovery Program Los Angeles Valley College Class

Afterschool ProgramsBeyond the Bell: Youth Policy Institute GEAR UPAthletics Special EducationResource ProgramSpecial Day ProgramID Program

Bilingual EducationEnglish Language Development International Newcomers ClubStudent Wellness CenterFull-time certified nurse and health centerCollege and Career CenterKhan AcademyElite SAT PrepLos Angeles Valley College Classes (on campus)

MATRICULATION LIST

PARTNERSHIPS

CommunityPartnershipsKaiser Permanante HospitalDignity Health Northridge HospitalOffice of US Congressman Tony Cardenas Panorama City Neighborhood CouncilBoard Member Kelly GonezCouncilwoman Nury Martinez

College/UniversityPartnershipsUCLA Healthy Body Healthy SpiritLos Angeles Valley College Dual Enrollment

CorporatePartnershipsApple Education Programs

Non-Profits/OtherLinked Learning

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