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Upcoming Events:
MON. (2/16) PRESIDENT'S DAY --- NO SCHOOL
TUES. (2/17) TEACHING & LEARNING ABOUND!
Common Core Collaboration @ 7:30am / 1st Period @ 8:37am
THUR. (2/19) JOSTENS CAP & GOWN ORDERS
Jostens Will Be On Campus At Lunch In Front Of The PAC For
Seniors To Order Their Gap & Gown For Graduation
LOS AL SHOW CHOIR'S SPRING SHOW BEGINS!
The Show Runs From
Thursday, February 19th -
Saturday, February 21st With Shows Starting @
7pm Each Night, And A
Special Added Matinée
Performance On Saturday
Afternoon. See You There!
FRI. (2/20) LOS AL SHOW CHOIR CONTINUES --- 7PM IN PAC
LAEF KING & QUEEN OF HEARTS GALA --- 6:30PM - 9:30PM
This Annual Fundraiser Takes Place At The Long Beach Grand
SAT. (2/21) CIF PLAYOFFS ARE LIKELY!!!
Be Prepared To Support Our Griffins As They Compete In CIF!!!
LOS AL SHOW CHOIR CONTINUES --- 2PM & 7PM IN PAC
According to Steve Fryer, "This gang of Griffins is organized, loud and funny. The two Edison-Los Alamitos games were great on the court and in the stands, because Edison has a good section, too." But #LOSAL prevails, and our students (all of them!) get the recognition they deserve. Thanks to everyone for continuing to support all of our student-athletes!
#LOSALROCKSATALLSPORTS
2/27 ---------------- Los Al 4 Life @ Lunch
3/5 ------------------ Deadline to Register for Advanced Placement Exams
3/14 ---------------- National SAT Testing Date
3/14 ---------------- SAT Prep Class for May 2015 Exam Begins -- Sponsored by LAEF
.............. Unlimited Possibilities!
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LOS AL CONNECTS:
Designed By Teachers, For Teachers, Friday's Professional Development Was The Best Ever!
Check out the slideshow above for a wrap-up video of the entire day's collaboration. Additionally, there are images for download available at our FLICKR Account.
The first annual "Los Al Connects" took place at Los Alamitos High School on Friday, February 13, 2015. Over 200 teachers and administrators participated in professional development training in topics ranging from Close Reading strategies to POGIL to Cognitive Guided Instruction to Socratic Seminar. All of the over 25 workshops were presented by teacher from McAuliffe Middle School, Oak School, or Los Alamitos High School. Teachers were given a list of workshop opportunities in January and then registered online with their top choices for each session.
The morning began with a kick-off welcome from Superintendent Dr. Sherry Kropp. Teachers and administrators then proceeded to the first of their three hour-long workshops. At the conclusion of the morning sessions, all participants reconvened in the Performing Arts Center and debriefed before breaking for lunch. In the afternoon, teachers met at their home schools to meet with department members to share strategies from the morning trainings.
Because of the overwhelming positive response from our "teachers teaching teachers" model, we see Los Al Connects as the inaugural conference which will become an annual event.
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SAT PREP Registration Begins This Week For Our Spring Class:
With Ms. Hart At The Helm, Juniors Prepping For The May Exam Are In Excellent Hands!
Click the image above for the same PDF Registration Form that will be passed out to Juniors this week at Los Al. For questions about this class and other college matters, please contact Shelley Riekenberg in the College & Career Center for assistance.
To assist our Griffins in the college application process, we will be offering an SAT Prep Program geared specifically for Juniors planning on taking the May 2nd SAT Exam. (Typically, Juniors take their SATs for the first time in May, then SAT Subject Exams in June, and then SATs again in the Fall of their Senior Year.)
This preparatory class is designed to raise your child's score, and provide your student with the same exact strategies that leading SAT Prep companies charge over $1,500 for. And the best part is... we're only asking for a $90 donation to LAEF cover the up-front cost of facilities and materials!
This SAT Prep program will be filled up on a first-come, first-served basis. And class meets most Saturday mornings in Room 153/154, from 9am - Noon until the day of the test on May 2, 2015. All materials will be provided for FREE in the form of photocopies... However, if students would like to purchase the book we're using, we'll have it available every Saturday for just $20 during class. Its title is College Board's THE OFFICIAL SAT STUDY GUIDE, 2nd Edition, and it retails for $24.99 from Amazon.com and most major bookstores.
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SCIENCE OLYMPIAD'S SELFIE:
Placing 1st In Compound Machines & 5th In Cell Biology, There Was Plenty To Celebrate :)
This past Saturday, Mark Kim and Ray Barcelo took First Place in Compound Machines, and Trent Gomberg and Christian Loo placed Fifth in Cell Biology. Wow!
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Front-Pagin' It!
Click Below To Check Out Los Al's Front Page Story In Last Thursday's OC Register
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VALENTINE'S GRAMS!
A Long-Standing Los Al Tradition, Valentine's Grams Went Out To Students And Staff This Week, And They've Never Sounded So Sweet!
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SPORTS MATTERS.
Friday's Night Display Of Connectedness & Culture Exemplified The Importance Of High School Athletics (Not To Mention, We Won!)
This Winter, all 6 of our season sports have made the playoffs. It's because of their efforts, and your support, that we're able to consistently compete at such a high level.
WINTER SPORTS RECORDS IN LEAGUE:
Girls' Basketball --- 1st Place, 9-1
Boys' Basketball ---1st Place, 9-1
Girls' Soccer ------- 3rd Place, 4-4-2
Boys' Soccer ------ 3rd Place, 5-5-0
Girls' Water Polo - 2nd Place, 4-1
Wrestling ---------- 2nd Place, 4-1
The Griffins will hit the courts, fields, pools, and mats this week as the CIF Southern Section playoffs begin. Girls' Basketball, Boys' Basketball, Girls' Soccer, Boys' Soccer, Girls' Water Polo, and Wrestling will all be competing in first-round contests. For the complete tournament pairings, times, and locations, please visit the CIF Southern Section Playoffs website.
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A HOUSE DIVIDED:
Los Al Teacher By Day / Marina Cheer Mom By Night, Ms. Loggins Knows Her Loyalties
Los Alamitos High School math teacher, Kim Loggins and her daughter, Paige, have a Sunset League rivalry on a daily basis. Kim has been a part of the Griffin faculty for over twenty years. Paige is a senior at Marina High School and a member of the Varsity Cheer Squad. The two battled head-to-head last Tuesday evening as the Griffins and Vikings met in a Boys' Basketball contest at Marina High School. Los Alamitos prevailed by a score of 71-57.
Rivalries between schools in athletics, or academics, help to establish healthy competitive benchmarks to gage success and continue motivation. Los Al is fortunate that throughout the Sunset League we face excellent schools, with long-standing traditions of achievement, that help us stay focused on whatever it is we're competing for in Athletics or otherwise...
At Left: Mrs. Loggins and Paige Loggins take a pre- game photo prior to the Boys' Basketball game at Marina High School on Tuesday, February 9th.
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SHOW CHOIR SINGS WITH PATTI LUPONE!
Members of Los Al's Show Choir pose with Tony Award Winner Patti LuPone. The students were invited to sing with her last week at The Annenberg Center in LA! Ms. LuPone is best known for her work in stage musicals, including EVITA. She is a two-time Grammy Award winner and is also in the American Theater Hall of Fame.
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It's Advanced Placement Exam Registration Time!
Advanced Placement testing is not far off. The testing window is May 4th through 15th, and The complete TESTING SCHEDULE is available online RIGHT HERE.
The cost of each exam is $91.00. REGISTRATION is easy, as students can sign up for their exams online RIGHT HERE
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VARSITY CHEER GETS 4TH IN THE NATION!!!
Make Sure To Check Them Out On ESPN When
This Year's Competition Airs Later In April!!!
From now on, if you need a picture from any of these
Monday Morning Memos, just find us on
The pics there are high quality, easy to access,
and always downloadable.
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Los Alamitos High School
3591 Cerritos Ave.
Los Alamitos, CA 90720
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