What's Up Wolfpack 9/14 - 9/18

Great Oak Activities News 9/14 - 9/18

What's in this Newsletter:

1.Homecoming Dress-up Days

2. Homecoming

3. Make-up Pictures

4. Peer Leaders Corner

5. Fall Blood Drive

6. GOHS Celebrations

7 Lunchtime Activities

8. Athletic Events This Week

9. Club News

10. General News

11. Social Media and WSB Card

Tuesday - Dress Like A Parrot Day

• Incorporate feathers into your outfit/hair
• Neon Colors

Wednesday - Pirates vs. Sailors (Rally Day!!)

• Juniors and Seniors - Black
• Freshman and Sophomores - Red

Thursday - Castaway Day

• Tropical
• Beach bum
• Desert Island vibes

Friday - Blue Tide

• THIS IS CRUCIAL.... Bring the Blue Tide!
• Wear all blue to school and bring it to the Homecoming Game
• We will have a Blue Tide section ----- No Red Allowed for this Match

• You get to hangout with all your friends!
• EVERYTHING is free at homecoming (food, games, rides)

• Mosh pit will be the time of your life!!
• Everything leading up to hoco!
• (Making bouquets, taking pictures, getting dinner, spirit week)

• Free Food!!->Melos, Pizza, BBQ

• Dance Floor!!

• Silent Disco

• Fun Rides

• Unforgettable Memories

Make-Up Picture Day Reminder

Don't be left out!

Picture make-up days will be in the gym foyer on:

Thursday, 9/17
8am-4pm

Make-up picture lines can be long, so please be patient and plan accordingly.

To help keep lines manageable:

• If the line is long, please come back during break, lunch, or even after school. If you come back we will make sure you are given a ticket to start at the front of the line.
• Seniors with late arrival and/or early release: Please take your picture during 1st or 6th period.
• Students enrolled in a college course with early release: Please take your picture during 5th period.

By following these time frames, we can help keep the lines manageable and ensure everyone has an opportunity to take their picture. Thank you for your patience and cooperation!

This week, WSB would like to nominate Coach Ramirez as our Staff of the Week!

Coach Ramirez recently received Varsity Football Coach of the Week via LA Chargers. Our school came out and made sure coach was voted on and properly recognized for his hard work this season with his team.

Thank you Coach for always being there for all your students, inside and outside the classroom your hard work is much appreciated by GOHS staff and students across the campus!

Congratulations to Patrick Nagib, Great Oak High School September Student of the Month.

Patrick was selected by Great Oak High School for representing areas of S.P.I.R.I.T.

What is the mission of the Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce Student of the Month Program?

MISSION To bring the community together to honor and praise our local high school seniors for demonstrating character, integrity, love of learning, involvement in school activities, athletics, and community service. Or the ability to overcome challenging life circumstances without compromising their education. The “heartbeat” of Student of the Month is the student who makes a difference in their home, school and community with sincerity and passion. They must be college or trade-school-bound.

Monday

• Treasure Hunt

Tuesday

• HOCO Club Parade
• Parrot Talk

Wednesday

• Pirates v. Sailors

Thursday

• Throwback Thursday

Friday

• HOCO Lunch Rally in the Gym

Hi Wolfpack! Here’s some info on our Seasonal Dodgeball Tournament:

- Please make sure to complete this form before THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH!!

- 5 PEOPLE TOTAL

- Game day will be on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND @ LUNCH

- Show up to the GYM with all of your teammates!

- Champions will receive a champion bracket, T-shirt and pizza!

Athletic Games

9/14 Monday

• Girls Tennis (Varsity @3pm)

9/15 Tuesday

• No scheduled matches

9/16 Wednesday

• Girls Volleyball (Freshman and JV @5pm, Varsity@6:30pm)

9/17 Thursday

• Girls Volleyball (Freshman and JV @4pm, Varsity@5:30pm)
• Girls Tennis (JV @3pm)
• Girls Golf (Varsity @3:15pm)

9/18 Friday

• Homecoming Football Game (Varsity @7pm) WEAR BLUE!! (Pirates of the Caribbean Theme. Blue to resemble to ocean. Bring in the Blue Tide!)

9/19 Saturday

• No scheduled matches

Click the button below to see ALL Home and Away Athletic Events.

All game times are subject to change. See GOHS Athletic Calendar for updates.

Come out and support our Great Oak Cross Country teams at our inaugural 5K Fun Run! Whether you’re a runner, walker, staff member, student, parent, or Great Oak family member, we’d love to see you there helping us make this first event a HUGE success!

Have a department or staff group that enjoys running or walking? Sign up together! Families are welcome, too—and our younger runners can join the fun with a special Donut Dash!

🏃 What you’ll get:

• A super cool, custom-designed race shirt
• A beautiful, high-quality Great Oak finisher medal
• A fun morning with the Wolfpack community
• The chance to support our Cross Country athletes!

Early-bird pricing is available through August 30!

Want to help us make this event GREAT?

We are also looking for local businesses and corporate sponsors to support our inaugural 5K. If you know a business, organization, or company that may be interested in sponsoring the event, please connect them with us!

Come run. Come walk. Come cheer. Come support Great Oak Cross Country!

We can’t wait to see the Great Oak community out there!

New club approvals are on Monday mornings, 7:45am, in the WSB Room.

- Line up outside the WSB room and a Club Officer will check you in.

The Club Constitution must be printed/signed and brought to present at WSB Room.

Applications are now being accepted for Spanish National Honor Society for 2026-27. Students need to be currently enrolled in Spanish 3, IB or AP Spanish, and have had at least a B+ in their previous Spanish class. The application form must be completed by Sep. 16.

Please see Mr. Yerkes in Room 356 with questions.

Does your club want to be in the yearbook?

Complete this google form so we can plan to include your events in this year's yearbook.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeE4O9v3AuuMJv5_yfhjwY9YCYyie5o5iULK65xmBlaTh6CAw/viewform

Now - September 2

• $90 w/WSB
• $100 w/o WSB

September 3 - April 4 (or until sold out)

• $100 w/WSB
• $110 w/o WSB

April 4 (until sold out)

• $110 w/WSB
• $120 w/o WSB

GOHS students who are starting to get driving will need to take an online drivers ed course!

When selecting the best course use Your Drivers Ed Online!

Course is $24.99. 50% of the cost will go back to GOHS Rho Kappa Social Studies Honor Society.

Dear GOHS Students:

At Great Oak High School, we are excited to begin year two of our partnership with Chick-fil-A as a sponsored school for the Chick-fil-A Leadership Academy. This Academy is grounded in the belief that leadership is about making an impact through action.

Throughout the year, students will work together to develop their leadership skills, build meaningful connections, and ultimately create and execute an Impact Project that serves and strengthens the GOHS community. At our first meeting, we will kick off the year’s activities by getting to know one another and learning more about the goals and expectations of the Leadership Academy. By applying to be a part of this group, you are demonstrating a willingness to lead, listen to and respond thoughtfully to the needs of your peers, and use your perspective to help guide meaningful change and improvement within our school community. If selected to participate, you must be willing to:

• Attend an after school meeting one time per month in the Library
• September 22nd
• October 27th
• November 17th
• December 15th
• January 26th
• February 23rd
• March 16th
• April 27th
• May 25th
• Participate in the group selected Impact Project in May 2027.
• Check your school email for all Leadership Academy Communication

If you are interested in participating, please fill out the following Google FormLinks to an external site.. We will select 30 students to participate in the academy for the 2026-2027 school year The application will close on Friday, September 4th.

Participants will be notified through their school email by September 11th if they are selected.

Our first meeting is September 22nd in the Library. We hope to see you there! If you have any questions, please let me know.

Dr. Amber Lane

alane@tvusd.us

TVUSD students may attend the AP Readiness program at UCR in order to receive supplemental, supportive instruction in their respective AP courses. The intent of the workshops is to provide instructional support to AP students in courses including:

• Biology, Chemistry, and Physics
• Calculus
• English Language and English Literature
• AP Human Geography, AP World History, AP US History

The workshops run one Saturday each month leading up to the AP exams. Four of the sessions are virtual and four of the sessions are in person at UCR. They are all different, and they are organized to match the curricular development in each subject. A student may go to just one, a few, or all eight workshops. A student who attends all of them would receive 32 additional instructional support hours - FREE OF CHARGE.

The district provides busing for students, although students can also just show up to UCR. If a student rides the bus on the way to UCR, they MUST ride the bus home. The process is:

Step One:

Students must register for the workshop. Here is the link. Once a student registers for the first one, he/she doesn't need to register again this year.

Step Two:

If a student wishes to ride the bus, they download the trip slip below, fill it out, and return it to the school site contact listed below. Trip slips must be received by the Wednesday before the session. Students should arrive at GOHS at 7:15am and the bus will leave promptly at 7:30am. Students may also get themselves to UCR as long as they arrive no later than 8:45 a.m. They must be picked up in this case at 1:00 p.m.

• Trip Slip September (Due September 9th)
• Trip Slip November (Due November 4th)
• Trip Slip January (Due January 20th )
• Trip Slip March (Due March 10th)

PLEASE REGISTER ASAP SO CLASSES ARE AVAILABLE

Return trip slips to: Briana Muro-Gaona, bmuro-gaona@tvusd.us

Spirit Shirt Pack sales have closed.

Pick ups for those who have not gotten their spirit gear will be Monday morning at 7:45am in front of room 601 (by the planters and flag pole)