Eagle Family Update

Congratulations to all of our band students who participated in the CMEA Capitol Section's 70th Golden Empire Music Festival at American River College this last weekend. The El Camino Band was the guest band and performed with the American River College Concert Band. Way to go musicians!

The Lenaea Festival was originally established by Sacramento State College (now CSU Sacramento) in 1956 to support and encourage theatre arts programs at the high school level. This year, over 70 schools from California, Oregon, Washington, and Nevada took part in the festival at Folsom Lake College. El Camino students participated for the first time ever, and earned a silver medal for their One Act Plan, The Interview! In individual categories, Quinn Reynolds won a silver medal for Musical Theatre Performance. Interveiw cast members: Quinn Reynolds, Mick Schrodetzki, Mercy Jorgensen, JJ Doolittle, Genevieve Feldman, Cady Prochazka, Oliver Nunley, Olivia Noard, and Ainsley Cowger. Congratulations everyone!

Our El Camino co-ed tennis team is doing great this season. They are currently 3-1 on the season and 1-0 in league. On February 21, the team won the Center HS Jamboree. Great work, Eagles!

Pictured here on the court are Breanna Cabral and Diego Castilla

Tuesday, March 18 - Incoming Freshman Registration Night 5:00 - 7:30 in the Library & Cafeteria

Friday, March 21 - No School

Monday, March 24 - No School

Saturday, March 29 - Car Show - Gates open at 8 am - Details below

Monday, March 31 - Wednesday, April 2 - CAASPP Testing Days - Important details below

Saturday, April 5 - Evening of Jazz - See details below

Thursday, April 10 - Open House - Regular bell schedule dismissal at 2:11 pm

Friday, April 11 - Minimum Day Schedule - dismissal at 12:39 pm

Friday, April 11 - Power Puff Game

Monday, April 14 - Friday April 18 - No School - Spring Break

Thank you to Emi Kuwabara-Thompson for presenting the El Camino student update to the San Juan Unified School Board! Emi gave updates about Student Government, EPI, Choir, Band, Media, Mock Trial, Theatre, Academic Decathlon, Ceramics, Medical Assisting, and Athletics and answered questions from board members. Great work, Emi!

• Applications for El Camino Student Government for the 2025-2026 year are now open. Please pick up an application in room 40 or room 32. If you are an 8th grader and would like an online application, please email shannon.fox@sanjuan.edu. Deadline to apply is March 17.
• Car Show - March 29th Gates open 8 am -12 pm - There will be food, drinks and all cars old and new. Entry for parking in the main show lot is $15 cash or gofan and it is located in the front of the school. Contact Madilyn Dalizu at mdalizu@icloud.com or 916-202-0089 for further information.
• Freshman Class Fundraisers: Menchies Frozen Yogurt at 484 Howe Ave. from noon - 10:00 pm on March 20; Panda Express fundraiser April 4th at 4245 Marconi Avenue #105 all day and Leatherby's at 2333 Arden Way on April 24
• Junior Prom will be April 26 this year from 7-10 pm. More to be announced in the weeks to come!

• Senior Forum - 2nd period on April 24th
• Announcements - If you ordered announcements, those will be delivered to the school about a month before Graduation.
• Questions about Caps & Gowns or Announcements, please contact Herff Jones Customer Service at 866-238-5336 M-F 8 am to 5 pm Eastern Standard Time or visit highschoolcs@herffjones.com to order.

El Camino is dedicated to preparing all students to be confident and successful community members. With this in mind, we have committed to helping our students graduate College & Career Ready. One way that students can demonstrate College & Career Readiness is to earn a score of 3 or higher on both the CAASPP ELA and math assessments. CAASPP testing begins on Monday, March 31, and concludes on Wednesday, April 2. All students who achieve College & Career Readiness status will be recognized at graduation with an honor cord and a special seal on their diploma. For more information on College & Career Readiness at El Camino, please read the Principal's Message linked here.

Each spring, 11th-grade students participate in the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) and California Science Test (CAST). The computer-based tests measure what your student knows and can do, and students can use the results from the CAASPP ELA and Math tests to qualify for exemptions on CSU and Community College placement tests so that they are able to move directly into college-level courses upon enrollment. Successful completion of the CAASPP tests is also required for students to graduate College & Career Ready, to earn the State Seal of Biliteracy, and to earn the Golden State Seal Merit Diploma. Additionally, this year, 10th grade students will take Interim CAASPP Assessments on Wednesday, April 2. 10th grade students should come to school at the regular time on April 2 to begin testing at 8:30 am.

The testing schedule will be:

Monday, March 31 - CAST Testing

8:30 - 10:30: Only 11th grade students testing. 9th, 10th, and 12th grade students remain at home

10:45 - 3:23: All students attend classes

Tuesday, April 1 - CAASPP Testing

8:30 - 10:30: Only 11th grade students testing. 9th, 10th, and 12th grade students remain at home

10:45 - 3:23: All students attend classes

Wednesday, April 2 - CAASPP Testing

8:30 - 10:30: 10th and 11th grade students testing. 9th and 12th remain at home

10:45 - 3:23: All students attend classes

Practice and training tests can be found by following this link

For more information, please see

Parents Guides to Understanding California's Assessment System

Early Assessment Program

College/Career Indicator: Measures of Career Readiness

State Seal of Biliteracy

Golden State Seal Merit Diploma

The Evening of Jazz committee are looking for volunteers to help at the event and dessert donations for the cake walk, please click here to sign up.

They are also looking for Raffle Basket Donations so please click this link to donate.

Registration form can be found here for the Evening of Jazz: Lights Camera Jazz - Sounds of the Silver Screen

When: April 5, 2025 - 6:00 pm

Where: El Camino High School - Small Gym

Cost: Dinner & A Show - $45 per person * $300 per table (8 people)

The band is seeking donations for raffle tables for this event.

To support our students observing Ramadan, the cafeteria offers "to-go" meal bags with shelf-staple, vegetarian lunches and next-day breakfasts. Students can pick up their meal bags daily between 12:00 and 12:15 pm at the last cafeteria line or the outside lunch window in the side courtyard.

Beginning today and for the remainder of the school year, students may voluntarily sign-up for summer school using the QR code included on the attached flyer. If students and families have questions regarding EC's summer school program options, they are encouraged to visit www.sanjuan.edu/summer or contact their student's counselor. The counseling team wants to remind students and families, however, that counselors will decide on summer school placements for their students based on individual student requests and the established district parameters of the school program.

The San Juan Food Closet is open to the public Monday through Friday, 9 am to 1 pm. They are located at 3700 Garfield Avenue, Room 14, Carmichael, 95608. No appointments or requirements needed. Families can come to pick up food once a week.

Nominations for the 2025-2026 El Camino PTSA Board and now being accepted: https://secure.smore.com/n/udcf5

PTSA Scholarship applications: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfoVk5MgXyzYMuzqkg4ispQqcGqwHFwVXsjb969QRRcb6jZRg/viewform

Updated PTSA website: https://sites.google.com/sanjuan.edu/echsptsa/home

This week's artist is Milayah Giles, a ninth grader, in Mr. Zysk's Art Mixed Media class. Milayah built her art with aluminum cans, paint, and cardboard and created a dynamic piece in mixed media arts titled "Imaginative Flowers."

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