May is

Mental Health Awareness Month

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AP/IB Testing Begins

Thank you to Mrs. Appenrodt who has worked/is working diligently to make sure our students have the best testing locations for AP/IB Testing. 

This year, almost 500 Sonora students are taking AP and IB Exams. 

Please note that some students still owe a partial balance on their exams, and this balance needs to be paid before the exam administration. 

As your students prepare for their upcoming AP and IB Exams, remind them that regardless of their score, taking an AP or IB course and exam shows colleges they're willing to challenge themselves by completing college-level coursework. There are many resources to help them prepare for exams, including AP Classroom. Many teachers are also conducting review sessions, both in and out of class, and students are working diligently to master advanced content. 

All of the Sonora community plays an active role in ensuring that students are prepared for the content, and testing in an environment that will allow them to perform well on the exams. We would like to wish our students the best of luck in this testing season!

Table of Contents

Any new information for our newsletter will be in Sonora Gold.

College Acceptances

Meet Jesus Vargas

In Our Community News

Class of 2023 News

Food Services

Attendance

Raider Activities

Counselors' Corner

Academic Supports

Athletics

Parent Involvement

PTSA Information

Connect with Us

FJUHSD News

School Calendar

May is Mental Health Month

Community News

Employment Opportunities

Important Dates

Quote of the Week

College Acceptances

We are so proud of each of our students who have been accepted or acknowledged that they are going to a college/university or career or military after high school. We are so proud of each member of our Class of 2023. Here are some pictures of college acceptances. If you would like to be included, then please connect with Ms. Virden at kvirden@fjuhsd.org.

#raiderpride #raiderfamily #beholdblueandgold

Meet Jesus Vargas

We would like to share some good news with you about one of our Raiders!

Jesus Vargas, has been selected as a winner for The Gates Scholarship AND the Angels Scholars Foundation!

Both of these scholarships are very competitive. The Gates Scholarship will cover up to five years of tuition and Angels Scholars up to four! 

Sonora has been able to participate in the Angels Scholars Foundation for the past 3 years. Every year, the counselors nominate students who would be great candidates for this scholarship since only 2 students can be selected from each school site! Jesus is the first student from Sonora to win this scholarship! Both these scholarships will help cover his tuition, textbooks, meal plans, dorms, study abroad, and more! Essentially Jesus will have a Full Ride and more!

Jesus will be majoring in Mechanical Engineering at USC this coming fall.

In Our Community

Together our Student Advisory Council (SAC), which includes all students in the Associated Student Bodies (ASB) across the Fullerton Joint Union High School District, along with OC United participated in Love Fullerton Day on Saturday, April 22. Our Sonora Raiders were in the cities of Fullerton and La Habra showing our love by cleaning up our neighborhoods. In Fullerton, they cleaned a trail through Truslow that many young students take every day on their way to and from school. In the City of La Habra, our NHS and ASB students had a wonderful day at Lake Park across the street. There were 20 projects, over 50 volunteers from Sonora High School and Whittier Christian High School, and a great outcome with the projects and resident satisfaction.

One of our neighbors said, "Thank you, Sonora, for all of your hard work!! All of the work by volunteers were so appreciated!!"

Thank you Raiders for proudly representing us in these two cities. Please click the video below to see our students in action.

Class of 2023 News

Please click the picture if you would like to review any information. Thank you to Mr. Lee and Ms. Virden for leading us through this celebratory time of year.

LET'S GO CLASS OF 2023!!

Senior Hold List

Each year, teachers are required to provide the names of Senior students at risk of not passing (failing) a course. This Senior “Hold List" is used to closely monitor and communicate with students and families about progress and remaining graduation requirements. Sonora uses the Quarter 3 grades to create the Senior “Hold List”. Students are placed “on hold” for a course if the student received a grade of D, F, *or* the teacher commented, "in danger of failing". This means that a student who currently is passing a class with a grade of A, B, or C may be added to the Senior Hold List by their teacher by using the comment “in danger of failing” if the student still has a possibility of not passing the class. This does not mean the student will fail the course, nor does it mean that the student will not graduate. It means that there is a *possibility* that the student could still fail one or more required courses, and there is a possibility that the student cannot graduate or walk in the graduation ceremony on June 1, 2023. 

Counselors will begin to compile the list and begin communicating with parents and students over the next few weeks and will continue to track and communicate concerns until graduation. 

1. ONLY Teachers can remove a student from the Hold List. Therefore, any questions regarding grades must be directed to the teacher directly. 
2. Questions regarding graduation requirements should be directed to the assigned counselor.  

Food Services

Attendance

Raider Activities

Join us for our last assembly for the school year and our next spirit week. Please see the flyer below so you do not miss the fun and excitement.

We are 6 Days away from our Spring Show “Home Sweet Home”, and 10 Days away from our 23-24 Tryouts.

Make sure you get your tickets now as it is very likely the show will sell out!

If you have not registered for our upcoming tryouts, what are you waiting for?

email: jgalvan@fjuhsd.org for more information

Counselors' Corner

Academic Supports

The year is winding down. Do you have the grade that you want? If not, please take advantage of our tutoring opportunities. If you would like to check your academic standing, then please click the picture below to access your Aeries account.  #beholdblueandgold

Please click the picture below for the sign-in sheet if you would like to keep track of your attendance.

Raider Athletics

Track and Field

Congratulations to our Boys' Track and Field team who earned the Freeway League Championship on Wednesday! This is the first Freeway League Championship since 2001 for our Boys' Track and Field team. We are so proud of all of our athletes and coaches for this accomplishment! Congratulations to Alex Vielma who was named MVP for Boys Track and Field.

Girls Track and Field also completed an excellent season finishing 2nd overall in the Freeway League. Congratulations to all our athletes and good luck to our athletes that qualified for CIF. We are looking forward to CIF prelims on May 6th.

Boys Tennis

Congratulations to Boys Tennis on a great season they finished League Finals this week.

Baseball

Raider baseball completed Freeway League play by finishing 3rd overall. They are qualified for CIFSS Div. 3 playoffs and will find out their draw on Monday, May 1st at 10 am

Softball

Raider Softball completed Freeway League action this week, finishing 2nd place overall. They are qualified for CIFSS Div. 3 playoffs and will find out their draw this weekend.

Boys Golf

Raider Boys Golf finished their head-to-head competitions in Freeway League this week. Rick Esparza led the Raiders shooting a 39 at La Mirada Golf Course. They will participate in League Finals next week, competing for an individual berth in the CIFSS playoffs.

Please click any of the buttons below to have an update on the latest scores and standings as reported by MaxPreps.

ATHLETIC CLEARANCE PROCESS

ALL Sports Including Cheer, Dance, JROTC & Band Must Register

1) Go to homecampus.com

• Please use the following Handout to help guide you through the Athletic Clearance process
• Create an account and complete all sections: Watch the VIDEO for detailed instructions
• **Very Important** Choose “Sonora” (CIF-SS)” on the list and the School Year "2022/2023"

2) Print out the Confirmation Page from homecampus.com

• Print & Fill Out (Both parent & student signature is required)
• Please be advised that each sport/activity will require a separate confirmation page

3) You must complete all 4 pages of the Physical Evaluation Forms 

Downloadable Physical Form

1. Print & Fill Out all 4 pages (Both Parent & Student signature is required)
2. Pages 1-2 are filled out by the Parent(s) and Student 
3. Page 3-4 MUST be COMPLETED, SIGNED, and DATED by a PHYSICIAN 

• Only the Signature from an MD, DO or PA will be accepted. Signatures from Chiropractors and Nurse Practitioners are NOT accepted
• NO PHOTOCOPIES will be accepted
• Student's Physical & Physical Form Must be Completed After May 15th  

Athletic Clearance paperwork must be returned to Mr. Steve Cazares. Please submit your completed Athletic Clearance Forms, all 4 pages, plus the AthleticClearance.com Confirmation Page(s) for each sport you intend to participate in for the 2022/23 academic school year. 

If you have questions, please contact Mr. Cazares, Assistant Principal, at scazares@fjuhsd.org.

Parent Involvement

We like to pride ourselves on being a community school. One of the key components is our parents. We have our booster programs, ELAC, and PTSA. Please see the flyers below if you would like to get involved with any of our groups. 

Please plug into our community because we need you to ensure we stay a place of excellence in education. #beholdblueandgold

Fullerton Joint Union High School News

Please click the picture below to for the Vendor Application.

Please click the picture below to register!

Employment Opportunities

Please click the picture below for additional information on employment opportunities with FJUHSD.

Please click the picture below for additional information on how to obtain a work permit.

Quotes of the Week