1st Annual Panther Relay Meet
This was a fun event for all swimmers and ability. The meet is all relay's with a mix of fun relay's. Fun relay's consisting of t-shirt relay, where every swimmer must swim with the shirt on and then transfer the shirt before they go. There is an underwater relay, where everyone must stay underwater and there was even a pool noodle relay. This is where you must take the noodle with you and transfer it to your partner before you jump in. Besides the team awards there was a team spirit award given out. El Camino won the team spirit award and were able to place second overall in both boys and girls.
College & Career Readiness
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.
CAASPP Testing Schedule
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
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.
Summer School Sign Ups NOW Available
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.
PTSA News
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
Artist of the Week
Leah Stephensen is this week's Artist of the Week for Beginning Ceramics in Mx. Maria's class. Leah is in 9th grade and is very artistically inclined. She made this sculpture as a comment on bulimia, body image, and disordered eating. She used bright and dull colors to create contrast between the person and the background to symbolize disconnection with internal and external realities. We are lucky to have such a powerful blossoming conceptual artist at El Camino!
