Community Spartan Weekly, Week 10
Academic Shout Outs
-Schurr Shout Out to Karly Reyes, Sara Tesfaghabriel, Emily Esparza, Xavier Brion, Hailey Lam, Joseph Tapia, Asley Esparza, Matthew Gastelum, Aishbah Ahmad, Jay Garcia, and Steve Arguello for supporting Potretro Heights Elementary on their Trunk of Treat.
-Schurr Shout Out to Alishbah Ahmad, Nathan Barcenas, Jose Cervantes, Kevin Chieu, Mario Corona, Jay Garcia, Amaru Mendez, Ethan Quan, Isabella Su, and Chloe Wang for waking up early on Saturday, October 17, to take the PSAT. We commend you for your hard work.
-Schurr Shout Out to all our students for continuously improving academically and in their citizenship. In the 2026 CA Dashboard (see below), six out of seven of data points that the California Department of Education (CDE) measures for all high schools were at the high or highest performance level. We are proud of your supportive collaboration, critical thinking, hard work, and courageous communication. While we are proud of these achievements, we know that we will continuously improve.
Supportive
Supportive Spartans showed up to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month by wearing pink accessories and creating colorful on Wednesday, October 14. Schurr's campus was filled with all shades of pink throughout our campus.
Courageous
Courageous Spartans, Boys Water Polo, are the 2026 Metro League Champions. This team showed resilience, collaboration, dedication, hard work, and tremendous courage all season long. We are proud of your achievements.
Hardworking
Hardworking Spartan Varsity Girls Volleyball are the 2026 Metro League Champions. This team showed resilience, collaboration, dedication, hard work, and tremendous courage all season long. We are proud of your achievements. This led to an undefeated league record. Congratulations!
Uplifting
Respectful
Responsible
Responsible Spartans showed up to voluntarily take the P/SAT on Saturday, October 17. Their critical thinking, hard work, and responsibility throughout their school careers may lead to a performance that grants a National Merit Scholarship. We are proud of your efforts.
Athletic Shout Outs
-Schurr Shout Out to Cross Country for your courageous hard work at the Bell Gardens Invitational. Keep up your hard work running to improve your personal records.
-Schurr Shout Out to Junior Varsity/Frosh Football and Varsity Football for your courageous competitiveness against El Rancho High School. We are proud of your hard work.
-Schurr Shout Out to Flag Football for your courageous hard work and winning ways during the season. Congratulations for making the CIF Playoffs. Continue to make us proud on Tuesday against Cal Military. We believe in you!
-Schurr Shout Out to Girls Golf for your hard work and continuous improvement.
-Schurr Shout Out to Girls Tennis for your courageous competitiveness and continuous improvement. We are proud of your hard work and dedication.
-Schurr Shout Out to Girls Frosh/Soph and Junior Varsity Volleyball for your victories all season long. Your hard work swept the Championship in both divisions! Congratulations!
-Schurr Shout Out to Girls Varsity Volleyball for your courageous competitiveness. Your hard work caused you to be MAC-12 Conference Champions! Congratulations!
-Schurr Shout Out to Boys Water Polo for your courageous competitiveness. Your hard work caused you to be MAC-12 Conference Champions! We are proud of all you do.
Spartan Spirit
Gratitude: Thank you to our entire school community for your supportive collaboration, critical thinking, and hard work continuously improving our safe, positive learning culture. The Dashboard Data above is a testament to our collective efforts. From teachers creating rigorous, supportive learning cultures to cafeteria, clerical, custodial, and campus security staff creating welcoming environments through daily greetings to counselors collaborating with students to ensure they are on track to graduate to administrators supporting our amazing staff, we all play an essential role in our school's continuous improvement. Thank you for all you do.
Gratitude: Thank you to EVERYONE--students and staff--for a successful Earthquake Drill on 10/15. We were able to move 2,200 people within twenty minutes and have them all accounted for within that time-frame. Thank you for creating a safe, positive learning culture.
Gratitude: Thank you to Jennifer Regalado and Carlos Avila for their critical thinking, collaboration, and communication creating our Instructional Rounds presentation, the logistics of our classroom visits, and the process for us to continuously improve around our Problem of Practice (PoP) through Instructional Rounds. We appreciate your hard work.
Gratitude: Thank you to PBIS team (Adrian Avalos, Karen Clarke, Angela Kim, Claudia Monreal, Jackie Montanez, Matthew Schwarz, and Jonathan Tuthill) for visiting Hawthorne High School (Platinum PBIS School) to critically think, collaborate, and learn ways to continuously improve Schurr's safe, positive learning culture. We appreciate your uplifting, collaborative hard work.
Gratitude: Thank you to Schurr's College and Career Team (Jeannette Alvarado, Veronica Fernandez, Baltazar Mejia, Nare Movsisyan, and Eduardo Viramontes) for their critical thinking, collaboration, and communication creating Schurr's annual College Day. Thank you for creating relevant and thoughtful activities that engage our students and inspire them to think about how best to create a better world for themselves and their community. College Day was incredibly successful.
Gratitude: Thank you for supportively greeting students and each other when you first interact. That small moment can make a student's and person day. A "hello, ____" or "good morning, ____" goes a long way to create a safe, positive learning culture. Thank you for your uplifting Spartan spirit.
Weekly Calendar
Monday, October 19, Spartan Spirit Wear -- Meme Monday
-Staff Meeting, Instructional Rounds, Library, 2:40
3:15 PM, Tennis, Girls, Junior Varsity, Home, El Rancho
3:15 PM, Tennis, Girls, Varsity, Away, El Rancho
4:00 PM, Water Polo, Boys, Varsity, Home, Poly/Long Beach
Tuesday, October 20, Spartan Spirit Wear -- This isn't?
1:07 PM, Golf, Girls, Varsity, Neutral, TBA - Metro League Prelims
5:00 PM Flag Football, Varsity, Home, CIF Round 1, California Military Institute
6:00 PM, Girls Volleyball, Varsity, Away, CIF Round 1, Holy Martyrs (Encino)
Wednesday, October 21, Spartan Spirit Wear -- Wild Wednesday
4:00 PM, Football (11 person), Frosh, Home, Arcadia
Thursday, October 22, Spartan Spirit Wear -- Throwback Thursday
2 PM, Golf, Girls, Varsity, Neutral, TBA - Metro League Finals
4:00 PM, Football (11 person)Junior Varsity, Away, El Monte
6:00 PM, Girls Volleyball, Varsity, CIF ROUND 2, TBA
Friday, October 23, Spartan Spirit Wear -- Freaky Friday
-Early Release, Homecoming Carnival, 2:30 -
7:00 PM, Football (11 person), Varsity, Homecoming Game, El Monte
Schurr Announcements
SCHURR Expectation of the Month: Hardworking
"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.
-Tim NotkeHa (also Manuel Quintero, Coach Q)
Bell to Bell Schedule/Learning: We will continue to ensure that students remain in class from the moment the bell rings at the beginning of class to the end of class when the bell rings.
Halloween Schurr High School Appropriate Costume Announcement:
In order to maintain a fun and safe Halloween experience, we expect students to adhere to the following guidelines on Friday, October 30th, if they choose to wear a costume:
No face coverings, such as masks, disguising make-up, or sunglasses
No inappropriate clothing, words or props
No toy or plastic replica weapons of any kind
Rules apply before, during, and after school activities
Nurse Calls: if you call for the nurse, please share location and a general reason for the purpose of the visit. This information enables our health staff to know what to take to the location.
Restroom Passes: Thank you for continuing to use hall passes when students leave class. Please continue to send one student at a time with each hall pass. Please do not send students together to the restrooms. Thank you for your collaborative support.
Schurr School Hours: 7:20 - 4:00. Schurr is a welcoming place for our students and staff. Our hours of operation with supervision are from 7:20 - 4:00. Any students on campus after 4:00 must be part of a school sponsored club or team with staff supervision. Thank you for your support.
Upcoming Spartan Events
-PTSA Membership Drive, October 1 - October 31
-Tuesday (10/20), Wednesday (10/21), Thursday (10/22), Instructional Rounds
College and Career Corner
10/21/26: California State University-Los Angeles
10/23/26: Chapman College
10/27/26: Arizona State University
10/29/26:California Lutheran University