Spartan Weekly Update 3/25-4/5
See What's Happening This Week & Next
Mon. April 1
Regular Monday
Tues. April 2
Block Schedule - ODD
Wed. April 3
Block Schedule - EVEN
Thurs. April 4
Block Schedule - ODD
ASB Elections
Grad Nite Fundraiser - Restaurant Day & Night 11am-10pm
Fri. April 5
Block Schedule - EVEN
ASB Elections
OUSD Vocal Music Festival
Sat. April 6
Saturday School 8-12 pm
Cheer Clinic 9-11 in the PAC
IMPORTANT VPHS TRAFFIC UPDATE
Parents:
Please be advised that the curb in front of the school on Taft Avenue between Nichols and the Science Building has been marked red by the City of Villa Park. No Parking or drop off is allowed on this curb to improve the safety of pedestrians and drivers. This intersection in front of school is busiest during morning drop off. Please drop off in designated green zones in front of campus and plan accordingly. Thank you!
Congrats to VPHS Athletics
The winners of the 36th Annual CIF Southern Section - FORD Academic Awards program were announced at the CIF-SS office today. The team awards, based on a cumulative grade point average, are awarded in 27 team sports. Entries from 2,533 teams were received this year. Twenty-eight different CIF-SS member schools are represented amongst the team winners.The annual academic awards program is sponsored by the Southern California FORD Dealers. Villa Park Athletics continues its excellence in combining athletics and scholarship. Here are the list of VP recognitions:
Individual Recognitions
- Jason Trinh - Boys Tennis
- Morgan Schafer - Girls Tennis
Team Recognitions
- Football - 1st Place
- Boys Golf - 1st Place
- Baseball - 2nd Place
- Boys Swimming - 3rd Place
- Boys Tennis - 3rd Place
- Track and Field Boys and Girls - 3rd Place
- Boys Basketball - Honorable Mention
- Girls Basketball - Honorable Mention
- Competitive Cheer - Honorable Mention
- Cross Country Boys & Girls - Honorable Mention
- Girls Golf - Honorable Mention
- Boys Soccer - Honorable Mention
- Girls Soccer - Honorable Mention
- Softball - Honorable Mention
- Girls Swimming - Honorable Mention
- Boys Volleyball - Honorable Mention
- Girls Volleyball - Honorable Mention
- Boys Water Polo - Honorable Mention
- Girls Water Polo - Honorable Mention
- Boys Wrestling - Honorable Mention
- Girls Wrestling - Honorable Mention
OC Register Artist of the Year
Introduced in 2014, the Orange County Register’s Artist of Year program highlights the creative and artistic talents of high students all over Orange County. Out of the 79,000 combined high school seniors and juniors here in Orange County, only 892 students have the honor of being nominated for this special accolade. Within that total figure, Villa Park High School currently proudly houses several of those students, composing a majority of nominated students within Orange Unified. The following Spartans were nominated for their artistic talents:
Fine Arts: Senior, Hannah Lee; Senior, Allesandra Ringgold
Instrumental Music: Senior, Alexa Pierce
Media Arts: Senior, Nathan Alexander Ayala
Link to full article: https://www.ocregister.com/2024/03/17/orange-county-high-school-artist-of-the-year-nominees-announced-2/
Thank A Custodian Day
Thursday, Villa Park High School’s “Kindness Club” celebrated Thank a Custodian Day to honor our custodians for the hard work that they do daily. The Kindness Club and Advisor Mrs. Deuning also hosted a lunch, paid for by generous donations from teachers here on campus. Made by ASB, several posters were put in the breezeway thanking each individual custodian.
Without Villa Park High School’s custodians, our campus would be incomplete. Thank you for everything that you do!
VPHS Fundrasing Opportunities
We’re happy to announce that a new webpage has been created, in response to parent feedback, to collect all fundraiser events that occur throughout the school year. VPHS Fundraiser Events is now open for all sports teams and boosters, clubs, classes, and VPHS-affiliated organizations who wish to promote their upcoming fundraisers.
Should you wish you promote your event, please contact Mr. Pongco at jpongco@orangeusd.org. We are able to feature events on our newsletter, this new webpage, and in school email broadcasts to our parents and students.
PFSO Class of 2024 Scholarships Available
Application to apply for the PFSO Spartan Spirit Award. Students can earn pins to wear at Graduation based on their level of campus and community involvement. (For example, students can earn pins for perfect attendance, participating in clubs, sports, and community service) Application is now open, deadline is also 5/1 to apply. Seniors only.
VPHS Scholars with Distinction Program
Parents of 11th grade Spartans,
I am excited to announce the Villa Park High School, Scholars with Distinction Program in which we recognize any student that meets or exceeds standards in both English Langrage Arts and in Math on the SBAC test. SBAC or, Smarter Balanced Assessment, is the standardized assessment that all 11th grade students take in the spring. At Villa Park, we use SBAC data to award students that pass both English and Math portions of the test as Scholars with Distinction. Every Scholar with Distinction will be given a cord to wear at graduation and will receive special recognition when they are seniors. In 2022-2023, 124 students earned this recognition.
SBAC testing will start April 9th. Please be sure to let your student know that they have an opportunity to receive special recognition as a Scholar with Distinction and they need to give maximum effort. If you have any questions, please feel free email or contact your administration team.
Principal McCuistion
EARN YOUR AP CAPSTONE DIPLOMA AT VPHS
Did you know that Villa Park High School offers the AP Capstone Diploma Program?
At VPHS, students with a passion for academic excellence and a drive for success can delve into the AP Capstone Diploma Program, a rigorous two-year course of study. Designed to hone the critical skills essential for college-bound AP/Honors students, this program offers two distinct AP Capstone awards: AP Seminar and AP Research.
ESports Junior High Tournament
Last Wednesday, Villa Park High School’s Esports program hosted the Orange Unified Scholastic Esports League (OUSEL) Super Smash Bros tournament for OUSD middle school students who are actively involved in their school’s Esports program. For the second year in a row, each middle school’s Esports program sent their top five players to compete. In total, roughly twenty students vied for a top three positions. Winners received trophies made by Trophy Smack with logos designed by Mr. Larios himself. With the help of Mr. Larios, the event was manned by volunteers from NHS and current students within Villa Park’s Esports program.
Support Grad Nite 2024 - April 4, 2024 Fundraiser
@vphsgradnite2024 Mark your calendars for Restaurant DAY & NIGHT at Public Legacy on Thursday, April 4th, from 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM! 🕚🌟 Dive into chef-driven comfort food, artisanal cocktails, and help support VPHS Grad Night. Let’s make every meal count! 20% of proceeds will benefit our Class of 2024 Grad Nite.
SNAP Fundraiser: Support VPHS Marching Band through April 15, 2024
Villa Park Family, friends, and fans - Thank you so much for taking the time to view our fundraiser page. Your support will help us offer a higher quality music experience for all of our students. Your donation is tax deductible and you will be getting a receipt for your gift. If you could please spread the word about our fundraiser by sharing it with your friends on Facebook and Twitter we would greatly appreciate it. These students deserve our support. GO VILLA PARK!
March N Spartan Car & Bike Show - May 11th, 2024
@vphsmarchnspartans Vehicles & Vendors, it’s time to sign up for our 20th Annual ✨MARCH N SPARTAN CAR & BIKE SHOW✨ Saturday, May 11th • You won’t want to miss this! 🎶
VPHS Campus Care Day - April 20
Interested in:
Showing off your creative skills?
Demonstrating leadership?
Building your college resume?
Click the link below to create and lead a Campus Care Project!!!
Donate to VPHS Theatre Arts through April 22, 2024
Villa Park Theater '24
Family, Friends, and Fans
Thank you so much for taking the time to view our fundraiser page. Your support will help us offer a higher quality experience for all participants. Raising dollars for extra curricular activities is very difficult to do but is vital for our program. If you could please spread the word about our fundraiser by sharing it with your friends via Email, Facebook and Twitter we would greatly appreciate it!
Tritia Gonzalez-Registrar
Written by: Alexander Tran
Graduating from Santa Ana College as a nursing major, Mrs. Gonzalez currently serves Villa Park High School as a Registrar in the counseling office. While attending college, Mrs. Gonzalez completed a medical assistant assignment at “Taller San Jose Hope Builders”. Prior to her matriculation at Santa Ana College, Mrs. Gonzalez also attended nearby Santa Ana High School where was active in the school’s field hockey and softball teams. Joining our Spartan family in October of 2021, Mrs. Gonzalez previously worked at Palmyra Elementary School in Orange. Outside campus, she is an avid sports fan who enjoys the presence of her friends and family.
Aliza Randall-Health Clerk
Written by: Alexander Tran
Graduating from Irvine Valley College as a Early Child Education major, Mrs. Randall currently serves Villa Park High School as a Health Clerk. Prior to attending Irvine Valley College, Mrs. Randall attended Lakeside High School where she was active in the school’s tennis team, Mock Trial, and ping pong club. She graduated from Lakeside in 2013 with a handful of experiences that would ultimately prepare her for the job that she has here on campus. This is especially true as it speaks to Mrs. Randall’s longtime history in tutoring, volunteering, and work with special needs students. When asked about what drives her passion for students, Mrs. Randall believes it would be getting to know them and especially helping underserved groups on campus. Outside of work, Mrs. Randall enjoys playing the guitar, photography, and going to Disneyland.
VPHS Dance Excels at USA Dance Nationals
#repost @vphsdance USA Nationals 2024 ❤️🤍💙
We had an amazing time @usa.danceprogram nationals!! We are so incredibly proud of our dancers for taking home 3 national titles and a judges’ award of excellence!!
Medium Contemporary- 🥇
Small Contemporary-🥇
Medium Jazz- 🥇 and Judges’ Award of Excellence
XSmall- 🥉
Small Jazz- 5th
Pom- 6th
We are so thankful to receive so many awards amongst incredibly talented teams! Thank you to our dancers, coaches, choreographers, friends and family! We are one family, VPDT!! 💙🖤🤍
Follow VPHS Teams on Social Media!
Please check out the VP Sports schedule for the latest game schedule, results, and events.
If you are on Instagram, follow our teams to stay updated on game results, schedules, and other team-related events:
- VPHS Boys Basketball
- VPHS Girls Basketball
- VPHS Rugby (NEW)
- VPHS Boys Soccer
- VPHS Girls Soccer
- VPHS Wrestling
- VPHS Aquatics - Water Polo Boys (Fall) Girls (Winter) Swimming (Spring)
- VPHS Cheer & Stunt
- VPHS Cross Country (Fall)
- VPHS esports
- VPHS Football (Fall)
- VPHS Flag Football (Fall)
- VPHS Girls Golf (Fall)
- VPHS Girls Tennis (Fall)
- VPHS Girls Volleyball (Fall)
- VPHS Baseball (Spring)
- VPHS Boys Golf (Spring)
- VPHS Boys Volleyball (Spring)
- VPHS Softball (Spring)
- VPHS Boys Tennis (Spring)
- VPHS Track & Field (Spring)
March 25-29: Spring Break
April 9-12: SBAC Testing - English/Language Arts
April 15-19: SBAC Testing - Mathematics
April 23-26: SBAC Testing - Science
May 6-17: AP Testing
May 27: Memorial Day - No School
May 31: Senior Blowout Assembly
June 5-6: Final Exams - Minimum Days
June 6: VPHS Graduation
