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Vol. 5, Issue 8 Page 1 of 2 September 28, 2018
THE TILLER NEWS T-TOWN’S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER, PRODUCED BY STAFF AND STUDENTS
BRIEF HAPPENINGS 2018 THS HOMECOMING!
The Tillers have enjoyed a full week of spirit days leading into today’s festivities!
We held our annual Homecoming Assembly this afternoon where Kalob Partida
was named 2018 Homecoming King! To find out who will be our Homecoming
Queen, stay tuned for the announcement at tonight’s home Football game!
OCTOBER IS SETTING UP TO BE A BUSY MONTH!
With Homecoming wrapping up the month of September, the Tillers move into a jam
-packed, parent focused month beginning with our first Counseling Parent Night on
October 2nd. Presentations will target parents of Seniors and Freshmen. We then
shift gears for our annual Report Card Night on October 18th. Stay Focused, Tillers!
FEATURED ARTICLES
ADDITIONS TO THE TILLER FAMILY By Celeste Kelly, Special Education Department Instructional Coach
P lease help us welcome the new Special Education teachers to the Tiller Family. Teyara
White joins us as a mild/moderate Special Day Class teacher; she started her Tiller journey
last year as a part-time RSP teacher. Leeann Lianna also joins us as a mild/moderate SDC
teacher and has worked in the district for 19 years. Adrian Banales joins the resource special-
ists team (RSP) team, coming from the Lynnwood School District where he started his career
as an SDC teacher and finished his time there teaching Physical Education. Although Teyara
taught at Foothill part-time last year and Adrian and Leeann are Foothill alumni, they are
quickly learning the motto: "Once a Tiller Always a Tiller".
“A champi-
on is defined
not by their
wins but by
how they
can recover
when they
fall.”
- Serena Williams
NEW CLASS ADDED TO THE T-TECH PROGRAM
By Trisa Albright, on behalf of the T-Tech Program
This year the T-Tech program adds a new class to complete its software
pathway- Computer Science Applications. T-Tech offers two pathways:
hardware and software. During freshman and sophomore year, both pathways
take the same classes- Intro to Engineering and Computer Aided Design using
Solidworks. In their junior year, software students branch off to take Computer
Science Principles where they learn Python, HTML, basic programming skills,
and how technology affects society. In the new senior level class, students learn
Java programming language and apply it to creating apps using Android Studio.
All of this is done on the T-Tech specific laptops using the Android Emulator. At
Tustin High, we are training the next generation of computer scientists!
BLOOD DRIVE RESULTS
WBy Sarah Markley, Co-Activities Director
e’ve received the results of our recent blood drive. Because of the generosity of students and staff,
the Tiller community was able to donate 85 units of blood. LifeStream reports that we were able to
register 38 first time donors! Tustin High School part of the life saving efforts of LifeStream and other blood banks who are in desperate need of do-
nors willing to help save the life of someone in need. Please consider donating with us in our next blood drive in December!
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK!
TBy Chris Miguel, on behalf of Athletics
his week’s Lady Tiller of the week is Senior golfer,
Kobie Thomas. She has turned in two solid rounds
to aid in two league victories of the last week. Kobie
shot a 55 at the El Dorado golf course in the team’s vic-
tory over Cypress and a 38 at Heartwell in their victory
over Kennedy. Kobie continues to contribute on the golf
course while maintaining top grades on her rigorous
academic course load. The Lady Tillers are 3-1 in league
play and have a huge match up with Crean Lutheran
today at Tustin Ranch. Go Tillers!
Kobie Thomas
By Tom Giebe, Boys’ Athletic Director
To be a member of the varsity team is an honor, but
to make an impact as one of the scoring runner
takes you to another level. Junior, Mark Esquivel, was
able to make the trajectory from being the number sev-
en runner to one of the scoring five by being the num-
ber four finisher for the Tillers at the Empire League pre-
view meet. He accomplished this by running 17 minutes
28 seconds on the hilly three-mile Craig Regional Park
course. This enabled the team to inch closer toward a
possible CIF berth next month. Congratulations Mark on
being named Athlete of the week!
Mark Esquivel
TUSTIN HIGH SCHOOL FOR NEWS FROM OUR STUDENTS’S PERSPECTIVE, VISIT ITHSMEDIA.EDUBLOG.ORG, Home of the Tillers OUR STUDENT PRODUCED ON-LINE MAGAZINE. 1171 El Camino Real, Tustin, CA 92780 (714) 730-7414 CLICK FOR INFORMATION REGARDING STUDENT FEES/CUOTAS AL ESTUDIANTE
Vol. 5, Issue 8 September 28, 2018 Page 2 of 2
THE COUNSELORS’ CHAT A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER ABOUT CURRENT HAPPENINGS IN COUNSELING, BROUGHT TO YOU BY YOUR THS COUNSELORS
CLASS OF 2019
WELCOME TO THE 2018-19 SCHOOL YEAR!
Not sure who your counselor is? See the directory below: A– CORONA AMY BLEDSOE [email protected]
CORONEL—HERMANSON CORINNE PYSHER [email protected]
HERNANDEZ— MORA JUDY PARK [email protected]
MORALES—ROM ASHLEY HAGSTROM [email protected]
ROS—Z ERIN SWANSON [email protected]
LANGUAGE SUPPORT JAYME ACOSTA [email protected]
SAVE THE DATE:
2018 TUSD
COLLEGE & CAREER FAIR Monday, November 5th from 6-8 pm
THIS WEEK’S UP-DATES
College Tip of the Week: re you planning on applying to private universities, schol-arships, or programs that require a letter of recom-mendation (LOR)? There are some important steps to take to ensure you will have a quality letter in a timely manner.
First, get organized with your deadlines. You should give your recommenders a minimum of 2 weeks before the due date of the appli-cation to submit your LOR.
Second, fill out an LOR Packet. This packet was carefully crafted to help your recom-mender write a quality letter for you. So take the time and submit this packet to your rec-ommenders within at least 2 weeks of your application deadline.
Need help on applications? Come to the li-brary during tutorials on Tuesdays and Thurs-days in October. Counselors will be in the library to provide support on college applica-tions, financial aid applications, and support signing up for the SAT or ACT if you still need to register for an exam.
Still need to take the SAT/ACT? It’s not too late! Colleges will typically accept scores from exams taken up until December of Senior year. If you are in need of fee waivers, please come to the counseling office. Save the dates:
October 2nd at 6:00PM: Senior Parent Night! Representatives from CSU and UC will be pre-senting on the application pro-cess and platforms. This event is for students and parents.
November 8th: College Application Day! You will all apply to college on this day! So start thinking of which college(s) you want to apply to!
CLASS OF 2020 October 10th—PSAT: Prepare for the PSAT by utilizing tutorials through Khan Acade-my. You will find additional resources HERE. Juniors do not have to do anything to regis-ter for exams as they have been automatical-ly registered. Students will report to their CCR teacher by 7:30AM for the exam unless otherwise communicated. It is important that students report to their testing classrooms ON TIME. Please come prepared with #2 pen-cils and an eraser. Only approved calculators will be allowed for use on this exam. Refer HERE for more information regarding ap-proved calculators. College and Career Readiness: All Juniors participated in a pre-administration activity for the upcoming PSAT. This is a VERY im-portant task that is a necessary part of partic-ipating in the PSAT exam. The PSAT helps gauge readiness for the real SAT as well is the qualifying tests for consideration for the Na-tional Merit Scholarship program. Students were also provided an official student study guide to help prepare for test day.
CLASS OF 2021 College and Career Readiness: Sophomores received information about the practice PSAT scheduled for October 10th. Students also completed a cluster finder survey on Navi-ance, which helps students identify potential career fields that may be of high interest based off of student’s strengths and prefer-ences. October 10th: 10th grade students will take a practice PSAT and gets to learn about Finan-cial Literacy. We will follow a minimum day schedule. Please report to the Science Build-ing by 7:30AM. The exam does not bear any weight for college admissions, however it is an important step to help gauge readiness for the real PSAT which students will take as Juniors.
CLASS OF 2022 College and Career Readiness: “What should I bring to my college field trip? Why is it im-portant to visit? How can this help me?” These are just a few questions that were ad-dressed during CCR for Freshmen. Students received a logistical overview of the day. Stu-dents also built more understanding of Growth Mindset by completing a metacogni-tive journal activity. October 10th: is College Preview Day for Freshmen. This means that students will be taking a field trip to get exposed to post-secondary options. Students must report to the Sports Pavilion that morning in order to meet with their chaperones and board the bus. It is VERY IMPORTANT that students are ready to board the bus at the designated time as indicated on their permission slips. Buses will be on a tight schedule that day to ensure that students arrive for their campus tours on time. We recommend that students report to the Sports Pavilion by no later than 7:30AM unless otherwise communicated. Save the dates:
October 2nd at 6:00PM: Freshmen Parent Night!
ALL CLASSES College and Career Readiness: Use the links below to view the last CCR presentation.
Senior CCR
Junior CCR
Sophomore CCR
Freshmen CCR
Titan Tutors: THS has partnered with Cal State Fullerton’s Titan Tutors program to provide FREE tutoring services every Mon-day through Thursday from 2:45pm to 4:15pm. The tu-tors are able for support in most subjects, but their fo-cus will be English and Math. Drop in to rooms 412 and 415
if you need assistance! We are here for YOU!
Tutorials: Progress reports are in. If students have a “D” or “F” grade, they may have been assigned a tutorial for Tuesday or Thursday. Students should have received a print out of their schedule if a tutorial was added. We also encourage students to check their Aeries to determine if tutorials have been assigned. Only a satisfactory progress report during the next grading cycle will allow for a tutorial change. If you have questions, please see your counselor.
UPCOMING COLLEGE VISITS (IN THE THS PLAZA)
University of California, Santa Barbara Mon, September 24th 1 PM
Santa Ana College Mon, September 24th 1 PM
Auburn University Tue, September 25th 1:10 PM
Hult International Business School - San Francisco Tue, September 25th 1:10 PM
University of California, Irvine Tue, September 26th 1:10 PM
US Marine Corps Wed, September 27th 1 PM
Boise State University Wed, September 28th 1 PM
Hawaii Pacific University Wed, September 28th 1 PM
Irvine Valley College Thu, October 4th 1:10 PM
University of Northern Colorado Thu, October 4th 1:10 PM
TUSTIN HIGH SCHOOL FOR MORE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES, VISIT: Home of the Tillers NAVIANCE | THS COUNSELING CENTER 1171 El Camino Real, Tustin, CA 92780 THS CAREER CENTER | THS COLLEGE PLANNING (714) 730-7414 FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIPS