Dear Parents,
Homecoming week is officially over for 2008. I believe that the students had a great time and there was a lot to be happy about. I want to congratulate our ASB for putting together a great week of events. Their hard work and dedication cannot go unnoticed. They have been spirited, organized and creative. It is great to know that we have student leadership that can be counted on to provide excellent opportunities for our students.
I cannot tell you how proud I was to see so many at our homecoming football game when we have had the most difficult season in Aliso football history. I was very pleased to see the spirit in the stands and the wave of excitement from our student body even when our team was down. I am sure that had a lot to do with our team playing hard to the end and scoring a touchdown as time ran out. The half-time show was pleasurable and enjoyed by many. I am sorry that we had to peel the banana off the fence. However, we don’t want to encourage people to engage in that sort of behavior. For the record, he was not a student but a graduate from last year looking for attention.
This has been a great week of excitement. Our entire boys cross country team qualified for the CIF prelims as a team. They finished second in the South Coast League and are a young team that looks to make an even larger splash next year. The girls cross country team just missed taking the entire team and taking third in league. However, the team was able to provide a representative to the CIF finals. Although she may be slight in build, Danica Wyson can run with the big girls as she placed in the top five runners in the race and will look to qualify for the State meet next week. Just to let you know how big Danica’s heart is, she passed 26 runners over the final mile. That is Wolverine Spirit!
Last week at Mission Viejo High School, I watched our marching band walk away with the overall sweepstakes award as the best band in both divisions that were competing. It looked so effortless and beautiful that anyone could see they were exceptional. I cannot tell you how proud I was to be present and watching our band walk away with top honors in different categories and then win the top award.
Well history repeated itself this homecoming weekend because at an even larger event against very stiff competition that would qualify them for the regional championships, our marching band and color guard again outclassed the competition and took home top honors. They seem to be in a class of their own and their hard work in the heat of summer and the season is now a distant memory.
The students had lots of fun at the dance. I did notice some of the dresses were a little short of my expectation if you “get my drift.” Although the dancing is not a major concern at this point, I believe I may need to address it again if I must. I will evaluate it more closely at the winter formal. However, I must say that to have well over 1000 kids, they were very well behaved.
I must say that the kids said they had lots of fun. I did too. Isn’t that what high school is suppose to be about. I always tell them to work hard and play hard. Well, they are taking me up on it. The Aliso Viejo News covered the event and pictures from the dance will be on the OC Register’s site.
Remember the Canned Food Drive is this week Monday through Thursday.
Don’t forget Monday, November 17th is a minimum day and dismissal is at 12:50 p.m.
Your friendly neighborhood principal,
Charles Salter
csalter@capousd.org
