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Upcoming Events:
MON. (4/20) SONG & CHEER TRYOUTS FOR 2015-2016 (ALL WEEK LONG)
Good Luck To All Students Trying Out To Make Next Year's
Nationally Competitive Song & Cheer Teams
TUES. (4/21) 8TH GRADE ATHLETICS & ACTIVITIES NIGHT, 7PM IN GYM
Spread The Word... Los Al Athletics Will Be Hosting Its Annual 8th
Grade Parent Night For Future Athletes And Their Families
Common Core Collaboration Time / School Starts @ 8:37am For All
THUR. (4/23) LOS AL DRAMA PRESENTS: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
A Spring Musical Hits The Margaret A. Webb Performing Arts Center
With A Three-Night Run That Is Sure To Pack The House! Come See
Los Al Drama Put On A Show That You'll Never, Ever, Ever Forget!!!
COLLEGE DAY --- WEAR YOUR COLLEGE GEAR TO CAMPUS!
With Most Seniors Having Made Their Decision About Where They'll
Be Attending College Next Year, This Friday We're Encouraging All
Students To Wear Their Favorite College Gear To School, And For
Seniors To Wear Shirts, Hats, Sweaters, Or Any Other Kind Of
Clothing From The College They'll Actually Be Attending Next Fall!
" LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS" CONTINUES
, 7PM IN THE PAC
Los Al Drama Puts On Night Two Of This Hilariously Brilliant Musical!
SAT. (4/25) SAT PREP CLASS FOR JUNIORS CONTINUES IN ROOM 153/154
This Saturday From 9am - Noon, Ms. Hart Will Be Looking Forward To
Seeing 200+ Juniors For The Last SAT Prep Class Of The Year!
"LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS" CONTINUES, 7PM IN THE PAC
Los Al Drama Puts On Night Two Of This Hilariously Brilliant Musical!
Los Al is having itself a one-of-a-kind Spring Sports season with outstanding teams across all our competitive groups. Boys Golf (pictured to the left) competes in the incredible Sunset League which represents nationally ranked teams in Boys Volleyball, Boys & Girls Lacrosse, Boys & Girls Swim, Dive, Boys Tennis, Baseball, Softball, and of course Track & Field. Los Al finds itself at, or near, the top of all League Rankings because as we prove time and time again:
#LOSALROCKSATALLSPORTS
4/27 --------------- PTSA's Academic Awards Of Excellence, 7pm
4/28 -------------- "Dancing With The Staff" Fundraiser/Performance, 7pm
5/2 ---------------- Prom @ Santa Anita Race Track
.............. Unlimited Possibilities!
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Bon Voyage! Los Al Heads To Paris Over Spring Break:
More Than 40 Griffins Made Their Way Around Europe This April, And They All Had A Blast!
Pictured above, a group of Los Al students pose in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on a clear and beautiful day with chaperones, teachers, parents, and friends.
In what's become a yearly opportunity for Los Al students over the years, students can sign up for far-away trips to other countries and gain cultural experiences every Winter Recess, Spring Break, and Summer.
These trip opportunities are often sponsored by outside groups, have Los Al teachers as trip chaperones, can include parents who are interested in traveling, and provide incredible experiences for students to travel abroad with friends. All in all, more than 100 students take advantage of opportunities to travel as a group each year, and all of them rave about the experience of being in a foreign country soaking up the sounds, views, food, and culture of places outside of North America.
Of course, students' schedules are usually full of all sorts of team sports, performing arts, or extracurricular endeavors... but if there's ever a reason to clear one's schedule and make some time for a one-of-a-kind experience with people that matter, traveling abroad is a wonderful opportunity to consider. And one that students can avail themselves multiple times a year through various programs Los Al is associated with. Safe travels!
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Congratulations Mrs. Grimshaw!
You're The Winner Of The 2014-2015 Seal Beach Lions Teacher Of The Year Award!!!
Teacher. Mentor. Friend. Leader. Cultural Ambassador. Mother. Colleague. The list goes on and on when it comes to describing all the roles Mrs. Grimshaw plays in her duties at Los Al. The bottom line for this year's Seal Beach Lions Teacher of The Year is that she's an amazing human being. And for the last 20 years she's changed the lives of thousands of students, and kept relationships with almost all of them. Because she loves and cares about each of them very deeply and incredibly meaningfully. And they absolutely love her right back. Congratulations Mrs. Grimshaw! You more than deserve this recognition and honor!!!
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#VODUNKULARY:
Ever Wonder What Happens When A Bunch Of Word Empresarios Come To Visit Los Al?
A big shout-out should be given to all the teachers who were great sports and participated in last week's #VODUNKULARY vocabulary game during lunch behind the PAC. Students and teachers all had a good time in the name of "word awareness" as we spun the Griffin Prize Wheel, answered some vocabulary questions across multiple subject disciplines, gave out free Prom Tickets, and got a little wet. Thanks for being so up on your word game Los Al :)
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Modeling Monday #4 Was A Smash Hit For Students... Check Out The Question Below!
Our final Modeling Monday of the school year has come and gone. Students and families have come to look forward to this math protocol once a quarter, and enjoy the task of figuring out these questions, both, individually and as a family :)
Students report that they understand that we are asking them to work in a new way and that mathematical thinking and strategies can and should be applied to open-ended questions. There is not always just one way to attack a situation. There is not always just one exact answer to a problem. Math can be a topic to be debated and argued... imagine that!
This last question of, "Mom, can I drink all the water in the swimming pool?" focused on using the internet as a research tool as well as utilizing a "frame" to help organize the many components the prompt presented. What was unique to this problem was that students had the opportunity to make their own decisions about key elements of the question. For instance, students chose how large their pool was (with sizes varying from a standard backyard pool, to a kiddie pool, to an Olympic-sized professional pool with thousands of gallons of water). Students also chose how old the person in the problem was and how long they lived. They chose whether to use the recommended amount of water a person could drink in a sitting or a day versus the maximum amount. These variables influenced their final answer and nearly every group had some unique component to their work.
But that's real math! The variables in life are constantly under consideration. And the value of Modeling Monday is that it simulates problem-solving in a context that has real application. Thinking about next year... If you have suggestions or recommendations on what math teachers should think about this Summer as they plan Modeling Monday pt. II, feel free to send them our way and we'll incorporate the feedback in all of our planning sessions.
Until then, may your Mondays be full of Modeling, and your math work full of conversation! |
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6 MORE ATHLETES SIGN NATIONAL LETTERS OF INTENT
Congratulations To Ane Horton, Rachel Pokipala,
Katie Izzo, Mikki Sale, Jack Kaub, and Cole Thompson
On Committing To NCAA Division I Schools Next Year!
#LOSALROCKSATALLSPORTS
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Los Alamitos High School
3591 Cerritos Ave.
Los Alamitos, CA 90720
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