As we approach Memorial Day 2024, let us take a moment to reflect on the profound significance of this day. Memorial Day is not just a long weekend or an opportunity for barbecues; it is a solemn occasion to honor and remember the brave men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation. Their selfless devotion and courage have secured the freedoms and liberties we hold dear. On this day, let us pause to pay tribute to their sacrifice, express our gratitude to those who have served, and reaffirm our commitment to upholding the values they fought to defend. May we never forget the sacrifices made by our fallen heroes and their families, and may we strive to honor their memory every day.

Please prioritize your students’ final exams this year. We appreciate you planning vacations AFTER final exams. For an urgent situation that does not permit your student to take their final exam, please work with the teacher to make arrangements. However, know that missing an exam can greatly affect your students grade and/or earn them an incomplete in a course where they will have to make up the exam later. 

Dates:

Monday June 10th -Tuesday, July 16th

Semester 1 classes: June 10th-June26th (no school June 19th)

Semester 2 classes: June 27th-July 16th (no school July 4th and 5th)

Bell Schedule:

8:30 am-1:45 pm (snack break 10:55-11:15): Regular Full Day classes

 Special Classes:

8:30 am-10:55 am OR 11:20 am-1:45 pm: College Writing Class (seniors only)

2:00 pm-4:25 pm: APEX class (11th/12th grade credit recovery only)

1:15 pm-5:45 pm: Biotechnology class (Academy students only)

GUSD/CVHS is only offering in-person summer school on the CVHS campus. Daily attendance is extremely important. 1 day is equivalent to approximately 1 week of the normal school year. Students who are absent more than 3 days will be dropped and will not receive any credit for the course.

• Congratulations to both Cole Kim (Boys Golf) & Jaidyn Finley (Boys Tennis) for representing CV at CIF individual finals. Great season boys!!

• 🏃Eddie Sion ran 9:00 for the 3200 at the Masters Meet. He placed 4th against all CIF Southern Section competitors and punched his ticket to Fresno for the California State Meet. Eddie races Saturday night. He is currently ranked 9th in the state with a personal best of 8:53 (2nd all time at CV)👟🎽.

Congrats to all of the students in the Academy of Science and Medicine! Their banquet was fun and they had a lot to celebrate! 

Mr. Shannon Mack and the CVHS Choir singer had an amazing final concert of the year! Thanks for the music and the memories!!

Falcons of the Month for April:

• Sophia Anastas
• Evan Haytayan
• Daniel Barahona
• Illana Mkhitaryan
• Aidan Roe-Briesewitz
• Miles Clements
• Eliana Rosas
• Eula Han
• Makenzi Van Eps
• Valerie Smith
• Kean Ryder
• Katie Li
• Laura Pentinio
• Liudmila Abadzheva
• Lexi Pang
• Olivia Jaramillo
• Leanan Zargarian
• Claire Oh
• Caris Kim

• Axel Truitt
• Ingrid Herman
• Siddarth Payasam
• Emma Cho
• Kaylani Parker
• Aashi Yadav
• Alexa Johnson
• Alexander Gopala
• Andrew Jean
• Bennett Deyto
• Elijah Bursch
• Elliot Jang
• Eric Eubank
• Gad Major
• Jesse Guzik
• Krystin Roh
• Lorelai Milner
• Mahesh Arunachalam
• Natalie Avakian
• Paige Jorban
• Raudraditya Mukherjee
• Gordon Seungjae Lee
• Stella Ter-Martirosyan
• Wesli Moore

Dylan Kim, Prom King and Audrey Chung, Prom Queen

• Bennett Deyto
• Audrey Chung
• Joshua Blackwell
• Dylan Kim
• Caden Reynolds-Schlute, and
• Chloe Schroeder

• May 31st - June 5th, 2024 Final Exams for grades 9-11
• June 5th, 2024 CVHS Class of 2024 Graduation
• June 10th - 26th, 2024 - Summer School 1st Semester
• June 19th, 2024 - Juneteenth - No Summer School
• June 27th - July 16th, 2024 - Summer School 2nd Semester
• June 22nd, 2024 Hometown Country Fair @ CV Park
• July 4th - 5th, 2024 - No Summer School - Holiday
• August 12th - 16th, 2024 - CVHS Welcome Week/Registration
• August 21st, 2024 - First Day of School 2024-2025 School Year

• Senior Bulletin 2024

• Senior Stuff - Parents, be sure to pre-order special items to celebrate your CV graduate NOW. Click this link to order flower bouquets, gorgeous leis, or teddy bears: https://www.thecommencementgroup.com/crescentavalley/ Custom CV Kukui Nut Leis are also available for $25, supplies are limited. To place an order - complete this google form: Kukui Nut Order form. Check them out: CV Kukui Nut Leis

• Reminder to all Seniors: Mandatory Senior Meeting for Cap and Gowns will be Monday, May 20 at 8:30 am. Meet in the auditorium for important information about end of the year events.

• Last Food Fest of the Year is May 22nd, at lunch in the quad. Order items early in the student store so you don’t miss out. Lots of new options, such as WingStop and bacon-wrapped hotdogs. Plus some old favorites, like Spam Musubi, Cane’s strips and Porto’s Potato Balls. Bring your appetite and $$.

• Combat “May Gray” weather with a new pair of CV Sweatpants on sale in the student store. $25 with ASB, $30 without.

• Encourage your students to use the Student Centers to help them to prepare for final exams. Please use these tips to help your student who may be struggling:

  • Access your parent portal to check your student’s progress

  • Encourage your student to use their school provided Falcon Calendar to plan their time

  • Encourage your student to organize their backpack

  Encourage your student to visit one of our 3 different Student Centers or reach out to our peer tutors from the Science and Medicine Academy.
  

Reminder: all students and families can use this link or the QR code to report anything you want us to be aware of. You can access this link at our school website, www.gusd.net/cvhs and through the 5STAR app. Thank you!

See Something, Say Something

We’ve received information on many different topics since the last biweekly. Administration is working on these topics. Thank you for the information and keep it coming! 

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: The Student DEI Committee meets regularly the 2nd Thursday of the month @ 7:30am in the library. PLEASE JOIN US! Please email me at cbenitez@gusd.net if you are interested in participating in this committee. We will be meeting in June to plan activities and events for 2024-25.

We have held seven Parent DEI committee meetings so far this year. The mission of our committee is:

• The CV DEI committee works to champion inclusiveness within our school campus environment. We are energized around a harmonious vision of inclusion of all marginalized communities. This is done through:

  • adult role modeling

  • fostering dialogue within our diverse membership which is reflective of our school campus population

  • creating a think tank that works to bring our community together

  • supporting the student committee

We are meeting again on Thursday, May 30 VIA GOOGLE MEET to work out the details of our top 3-5 objectives. Contact cbenitez@gusd.net with any questions or inquiries.

Those objectives include:

• Creating a list of community service opportunities for our students

• Finding/researching visuals for the school that are representative of our student body

• Working on a Focus Group opportunity

• Supporting the student DEI committee on the 3/7/24 Cultural and Community Event

Thank you to the parents who participated. We are very excited about our future. You must be the parent/guardian of a current CV student to participate. Please email me at cbenitez@gusd.net if you are interested in participating in this committee.

• GCC Representatives

  • When: Every Wednesday

  • Time & Location:

    • Lunch in the CV Quad

    • After lunch - 1:30 PM in the Counseling Office

  • Summer School 2024 Requests

    • The priority deadline for summer requests has ended. If students need remedial courses due to current spring semester grades please contact the counselor ASAP. Summer assignments will be determined in May and will be posted in Q for classes taken at CV. Any new or late requests will be only processed if space exists after current requests are assigned. 

    • Summer Info: https://cvhs.gusd.net/25593_3 

  • 2024-25 Course Requests

    • Students should submit AP contracts, waivers special applications ASAP. 
• Final changes to any requests was May 17th. Please review requests in Q Student Portal.
  

• Tryout Dates & Information can be found on our schools athletics website.
• Sports Physical Day Info
  • Date: Saturday, June 1st, 2024
  • Time: 9:00 am - 11:00 am (The door will be closed at 10:45 am)
  • Location: Stetson Lee Orthopedics
    • 191 S Buena Vista St #470, Burbank, CA 91505
  • Cost: $30 (Cash only)
  • Flyer: Preparticipation Physical Evaluation
• Follow Falcon Athletics on Instagram for updates on all of our programs as we move into the Spring sports season. Please share w/ alumni https://instagram.com/cvfalcon_athletics?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==
• Please see the “Athletics” tab on the school’s website for more information & Also links to team websites.

Click on the scholarships icon to open to our current scholarship opportunities. This page is updated regularly so please visit often. If you have any questions regarding these scholarships please visit Ms. Sarkissian in the Administration Office.

• Summer Kick Off May 30th
  • We need snacks and refreshments donated 
• Therapy dogs will be in the WellNEST center on Tuesday & Thursday during lunch. 
• The WellNEST Center is on Instagram, follow for helpful information, resources, and event photos: @cvhswellnest
• The WellNEST at Crescenta Valley High School follow the link or QR code to help and donate to the CVHS WellNEST Wishlist!!

• https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3R2DFJBW741TE?ref_=wl_share

  
  

• In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month this May, you should visit the LA County Public Health website for several resources.

• Hall Passes: Any student out of class must have a pass.

• Students need to use the appropriate entrances and exits so as to not set off any alarms. 

• Restroom Information: Please know that restroom stalls are limited to one person per stall. In order to ensure everyone’s privacy, there should ONLY be one student per stall in all of our restrooms. 

• Please do not drop off or pick up students from ANY of the staff parking lots. 

• Students: Please download the Student Square App and the 5 Start app. Thank you!

Thank you to Dr. Pestonji and Mrs. Besoli for doing an awesome job organizing ALL of the AP exams. We gave over 2600 exams! The most we’ve ever given. Thank you to the parents who volunteered to help during the exams. Thank you to all of the proctors, without you this does not happen! Thank you to the teachers and students for being patient and prepared for this adventure! 

If you have questions, contact one of the AP Coordinators: Asst. Principal, Dr. Pestonji at apestonji@gusd.net or teacher Mrs. Besoli at abesoli@gusd.net.

• PTSA: Join Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) by clicking HERE. 

• 한인 학부모회 회원 모집합니다. JOIN Korean Parent Association (KPA) 2022-2023 by clicking HERE! 

  • KPA fundraiser, See details by clicking HERE!

• Armenian American Parents Association If you would like to join the CV Armenian American Parents Club (AAPC) or if you would like more information on future events and activities please email us at cvarmenianparentsclub@gmail.com.

• Adelante, Latinos! Facebook site link HERE, new website coming soon! 

German Parents Association Is your student taking German at CVHS? Join the German Parent Association (GPA). Contact kimberly@kimian.net for details.

During Homeroom each day we do a multiple of things:

• Monday 5/20: No Homeroom

• Tuesday 5/21: Principal’s Announcements

  • Sown 2 Grow Reflection #18

• Wednesday 5/22: World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, May 21

• Thursday 5/23: Community Building Activity

• Friday 5/24: PBIS Lawn Games

  • Spring Fling Flyer

• Monday 5/27: No School - Memorial Day

• Tuesday 5/28: Principal’s Announcements

• Wednesday 5/29: Spring Fling Flyer

• Thursday 5/30: Summer Kick Off

  • Community Building Activity
• Friday 5/31: No Homeroom

Please subscribe to our CVTV youtube channel to see informative and student created videos on a number of topics including important information about each of our elective courses. 

Keep your eyes on the bulletin and/or the Talon Yearbook webpage for all things Yearbook.