 Yosemite
& Coarsegold Districts 
School
News
February
18, 2005
Yosemite
Joint Union High School
District News
Open letter to parents of sophomore
students regarding the CAHSEE
Oakhurst
Sierra Rotary Students of the Month
Ahwahnee
High School Students of the Semester
YHS hosts over 580 bus drivers
Raymond
Granite High School students work on special projects
Spring
Concert will be March 10
Students
named to Fall 2004 honor roll
at Yosemite High School
Open
letter to parents of sophomore students regarding the CAHSEE
Dear
Parent/Guardian:
This letter is being sent to remind you that your child, along with
other students in public high schools throughout the state, will participate
in the upcoming administration of the California High School Exit Examination
(CAHSEE). Our school will administer the exam to your child on March
15 and 16. The exam will be administered at the school site during regular
school hours. It is important that your child be present on test days.
Your child must meet the CAHSEE requirement as well as other state and
local requirements to receive a high school diploma. The primary purpose
of the CAHSEE, mandated by state law, is to ensure that students who
graduate from high school can demonstrate grade level competency in
the state’s academic content standards for reading, writing, and
mathematics.
The CAHSEE is divided into two parts: (1) English-language arts, which
includes reading and writing and (2) mathematics. All questions on the
examination are aligned to California academic content standards, adopted
by the State Board of Education. Academic content standards describe
what students should know and be able to do at each grade level from
kindergarten through grade 12.
Individual student results will be received by our school district ten
weeks after the exam is given. Your child’s results will be sent
to your home as soon as they are available. Students who do not pass
one or both parts of the CAHSEE this spring will have additional opportunities
to retake the part(s) not yet passed. Our school will provide additional
instruction, if needed, to ensure your child’s success on this
exam.
All tenth grade students must take the CAHSEE, including English learners
and students with disabilities. Students with disabilities will be permitted
to take the test with any accommodation or modification specified in
their Individualized Education Program (IEP) or Section 504 Plan for
the CAHSEE, for standardized testing, or for use during classroom instruction
and assessment. Students who take the CAHSEE with modifications will
receive an invalid score. At the request of a parent/guardian, the school
district board of education may waive the requirement to pass one or
both parts of the CAHSEE if the student has met the requirements listed
in California Education Code Section 60851(c).
For further information about CAHSEE and your child’s participation,
contact the Yosemite High School office during regular school hours
at 683-4667 or the alternative education office at 683-8801 ext. 311.
CAHSEE information also is available on the California Department of
Education’s Web site at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/hs.
Signed: School administrators
Adrian Hernandez (left) and Bradly Wilkinson
(right), both sophomores at Yosemite High School, were recently honored
by Oakhurst Sierra Rotary as Students of the Month for November and
December. They were given a savings bond and Student of the Month hooded
sweatshirts by Brian Negley from Rotary. Bob Yohn, a counselor at YHS,
introduced the recipients to Rotary members.
 Heidi
Nilmeier and Ken Rosetti were named Ahwahnee High School Students of
the Semester and Nilmeier was named Rotary Student of the Month in November.
Both students were recognized for excellent attendance, academic excellence.
positive attitudes and for being team players. Nilmeier finished high
school a semester early, graduating at the end of the Fall 2004 semester.
She is currently enrolled as a full-time student at Oakhurst Community
College. She served as Alternative Education student body president
during the Fall of 2004. She served as a mentor to students at Mountain
View High School. Rosetti will graduate in June; he is a new student
who is “well written, articulate and knowledgeable on a vast array
of subjects,” according to his teacher, Brenna Neely.
YHS hosts over 580 bus drivers
Approximately
580 school bus drivers, mechanics, dispatchers, trainers and administrators
from over 60 school districts within California attended the 17th annual
School Bus Driver In-service at Yosemite High in January.
Bob Austin from the Calif-ornia Department of Edu-cation was the keynote
speaker addressing the school bus industry becoming more aware of the
dangers posed by terrorism.
Local experts were joined by others from throughout the state to address
issues such as night driving, understanding difficult behavior, defensive
driving, assertiveness training, stress reduction, new laws and regulations,
air pollution and issues such as alternative fuels and idling busses.
Included among the speakers were local California Highway Patrol Officer
Todd DenBeste, YHS Special Edu-cation Director Al Nocciolo and two officers
from the Los Angeles Police Department.
Other speakers included bus driver training specialists, transportation
directors, driving instructors, and victim service advocates.
YJUHSD Director of Trans-portation Virginia Smith and District Transportation
Secre-tary Sandy Dew coordinated the event.
“It’s such an honor for us to be able to participate,”
Smith said. “Each of the 500-plus drivers will take these skills
back to their students and that translates to thousands positively impacted.”
Raymond Granite High School students
work on special projects
 Students
at Raymond Granite High School have been busy with a number of projects
this year. Among those are a culinary arts class in which students prepare
and serve lunch to students and staff (pictured above with instructor
Cindy Happ-Jett); they baked 10 dozen cookies for US troops overseas;
they make Western Blue Bird houses, garden benches, tables, shelves
and jewelry boxes; they refurbished the stage at Raymond-Knowles Elementary
School and also helped repair and paint the background scenery. They
also participate in a robotics program (pictured right) led by technology
instructor Dan Hammerling. They participate in robotic competitions.
Spring Concert will be
March 10
The
YHS Spring Concert, including middle school students, will be held Thursday,
March 10, at 7:30 p.m. at Mountain Christian Center on Highway 49.
Admission is $5 for adults; $3 for students and senior citizens or $15
for a family.
The concert will feature YHS choirs and bands and middle school honor
band and honor choir. The special finale will include all 280 students.
Students named to Fall 2004 honor roll
at Yosemite High School
The
following students have achieved honor roll status for the Fall 2004
semester at Yosemite High School:
Freshmen A Honor Roll:
Wendy Alvarez, Sabryna Best, Karen Boortz, Elise Brase, Amanda Brown,
Blaine Burrow, Jennifer Carl, Michelle Clark, Alexander Davis, Christa
Elliott, Trent Ewert, Jordan Ewing, Caroline Fruth, Jessica Fullmer,
David Gallagher, Jeffrey Gilbank,
Brianna Gregson, Benjamin Hand, Kelley Harrison, Amanda Harrison-Cox,
Trever Hayes, Jeremy Herr, Hayley Hyatt, Wesley Jackson, Amy Johnson,
Samuel Kelly, Kari Lauterbach, Haley Leithem,
Cody Logee, Leisa Lowry, Erin Lukan, Jared Marr, Jodee McMillen, Clye
Moon, Jessie Moore, Andrew Morrison, Jordan Nicholson, Colleen OíNeil,
Sarah Ordway, Anthony Parks, Alexandra Petrille, Gregory Potter, Holly
Powell,
Alexandria Prather-Sellers, Marisa Raditsch, Ashli Revere, Eloisa Reyes,
Nicole Rogers, Lauren Rolff, Cory Rowlodge, Annie Russell, Michelle
Salas, Blaine Salisbury, Austin Scott, Bailey Skeahan, Rajesh Srinivasan,
Michelle Takacs, Gina Tempesta, Richard Turner, Whitney Williamson,
Brianna Wolters and Emily Zinich.
Freshmen B Honor Roll:
Haily Abbott, Miranda Adams, Kaylee Allen-Gillespie, Shawnee Anderson,
Jeffery Avery, Alyssa Barigian, William Bates, Richard Beling, Katrina
Bendz, James Bonham, Kymberly Boyd, Tasha Boyd, Roy Broomfield, Zachary
Browning,
Stephanie Bryan, James Bucheger, John Burnett, Samantha Caiati, Chase
Carter, Aden Clarke, Jonathon Collard, Daniel Dailey, Mitchell Daniels,
Mary Davidian, Ethan Degraaff, Michaela Engelman, Christopher Fetty,
Michael Foust, Adam Frith-Smith, Alyssa Gadd, Jessica Gambril, Valerie
Gee, Bianca Gonsalves, Timothy Hartsock, Melisande Holingue, Erik Hopkins,
Holly Huff, Ericka Isbell, Erica Jeffries,
Trevor Jensen, John Johnson, Breanna Ketner, Samantha Kleist, Hunter
Kliest, Amanda Lodeesen, Garrick MacDonald, Jaycee Martin, Joshua Melton,
Samuel Miller, Justin Moons, Christina Mudrick, James Munn, Eric Murphy,
Matt Muzychenko,
Jed Noonkester, Amanda Norton, Adriana Padilla, Mayra Padilla, Zack
Peckinpah, John Pero, Alex Plumb, Christopher Powell, Tyler Ras-mussen,
Ashley Regert, Monica Reyes, Ashley Runyan, Robert Schindler, Adam Schmaus,
Oliver Schulcz,
Aspen Setaro, Lauren Shimer, Hannah Silverman, Jerry Simonich, Katie
Smrkovsky, Bradley Stolp, Sierra Strobel, James Sumrall, Daniel Tennant,
James Trimble, Gannon Walser, Sierra Wetjen, Shane Williams, Adriel
Wires, Anthony Wood, Daniel Wright, Kortney Yoder, Christian Young and
Robert Zimmerman.
Sophomore A Honor Roll:
Victor Arce, Tyler Barber, Aimee Barigian, Michael Barnes, Martin Barrett,
Matthew Bedrosian, Thomas Bohna, Jamie Burnham, Robert Burton, Tiffany
Carey, Corie Carter, Nathaniel Chase, Riana Christensen, Kyle Christenson,
Kevin Conner,
Pamela Cottington, Robin Dailey, Darylyn Dierberger, Brendan Drew, Sequoia
Dunn, Thelonious Elliott, David Guadagnini, Adrian Hern-andez, Marcus
Hudson, Drew Hutchison, Erin Kluser, Michelle Lalev, George Landolt,
Melinda LaRochelle, Cody Madsen, Jill Nolen, Daniel Norby, Patricia
O’Neill,
Sarah Prince, Emily Richie, Tara Rowlodge, Aaron Salisbury, John Scott,
Kaitlin Simms, Chelsea, Slevin, Justin Smith, Karen Urrutia Mickler,
Kosuke Watanabe, Dana Wilhite, Bradly Wilkinson, Sarah Williams, Taylor
Williamson, Kelli Willis and Valerie Woolard.
Sophomore B Honor Roll:
Kristin Albertson, Kristen Althizer, Sean Bennett, Brittany Bergan,
Laura Bogy, Dominick Cain, Brooke Cates, Patrick Connelly, Todd Cosentino,
Saxon Cummins, Jenae Davis, Michael Dekovich, Michael Dorsey,
Katie Duvall, Travis Ecklund, Sherry Gage, Tenaya Garcia, Kayla Geest,
William Green, Eric Harkenrider, Matthew Harkenrider, Grant Helm, Jessica
Hertwig, Anna Hetherington, Ellie Hillerman, Holly Holzworth, M. Donovan
Kearney, Kirk Lauterback,
Katrina Liebl, Christine Mac-Laggan, Dustin Maddox, Paul Madison, James
Marsh, Kelsey McPhetridge, Andrew Moisa, Cord Moon, Sky Morasca, Sarah
Moylan, Grace Myers, Ashley Nichols, Suzzanne Ordway, Kerri Perkins,
Amanda Pol, Korey Ray,
Austin Rhodes, Alicia Richart, Kelly Rivera, Steven Roberts, Lleah Ruble,
Michelle Ruddock, Kyle Scharton, Lindsey Schrank, Heather Scott, Kathryn
Shimer, Mellany Selva, Rosalinda Smith,
Tahni Smith, Jorge Solis, Alison Steen, Andrew Stillman, Rachel Swigart,
Jonathan Tracy, Kathryn Wigley, Samantha Woodington, Helen Yates and
Kyra Zimmerman.
Junior A Honor Roll:
Mitchell Albertson, Michael Anderson-Wood, Sharon Barr, Jonathan Blea,
Jessica Boswell, Blake Burrett, Patricia Byers, Lauren Cano, Nicole
Chirolo, Tamie Daniel, Steven Daniels, Melanie Deto, Domenic Ditomaso,
Bailey Duvall, Troy Feldner,
Tiffany Fitzpatrick James Flippen, Spencer Frasher, Ryan Fullerton,
Megan Gardner, Carmen George, David Gordus, Korina Gutierrez, Colleen
Hackworth, Sarah Harian, Ricsie Hernandez, Dustin Hubbard, Aaron Hunt,
Jacqueline Hurst, K. Dori Jenkins Blackstock, Brett Johnson, Caitlyn
Johnson, Kristi Johnson, Krystal Kane, Robert Klang, Jason Koczanowicz,
Daniel Larsen, Sally Larson, Allison Livermore, Owen Martin, Samantha
Masai, Bridget McBride,
Alex Meeks, Hannah Millar, Sidney Moe, Charity Monahan, Darci Morgan,
Erikka Muzychenko, Tyler Nagel, Robert Nelson, Jennifer Norman, Taylor
Pludow, Kari Potter, Christopher Prevel, Sabrina Ressler, Lucas Sandoval,
Tyler Seib, Jeff Shamblin,
Ryan Shapiro, Ashley Stearns, Alyse Stolp, Jessica Tyson, Kimberly Usher,
Kaitlyn Vaccaro, Mia Valentine, Jessica Veater, Stacie Weseman, Nicole
Wood, Ashley Yaugher, Megan Zane and Kohl Zimmer.
Junior B Honor Roll:
Courtney Anderson, Alona Andrews, Brogan Barrett, Kryssa Barthold, Zachary
Bates, Elizabeth Becker, Sadie Beling, Carrie Besharse, Ryan Browar,
Rasberry Campbell, Rebecca Carter, Kelly Chenowith, Gregory Choate,
Leah Clement, Samuel Deardeuff,
James Domenici, Lewis Dowling, Castin Ecklund, Allan Fayne, Jordan Franck,
Hilary Guzman, Colton Herold, Collin Hunt, Amber Jacks, Stephen James,
Corissa Lemire, Joshua Lind, Kayla McCall, John Miles, Jennifer Miller,
Alexia Montagnoli,
Brittany Nelson, Craig Norman, Kyle O’Neil, Mary Otterson, Kezia
Padilla, Danial Peck, Samantha Perry, Landon Reda, Tyler Reist, Jennifer
Scott, Teresa Shanks, Heather Simon, Seth Snyder, Terah Sonderland Johnson,
Jared Stair, Nicholas Stott, Dylan Thomas,
Sarah Tovar, Gilbert Trujillo, Shaun Verrastro, Alexandra Watt, Kelley
Wright, Daniel Yoder and Ericka Young.
Senior A Honor Roll:
Ashley Allen, Justin Barigian, Michael Barker, Jenna Barney, Michael
Beling, Whitney Benson, Karras Blate, Caitlin Blum, Kaitlin Bohigian,
Brittany Bohner, Jamee Bolding, Codi Brown, Nicholas Burkert, Karra
Burrough, Megan Cable,
Kristin Caiati, Christine Casner, Bradley Cavin, Lorisa Christensen,
Lindsay Collins, Lauren Cook, Hannah Cossa, Brittany Cox, K. Micaela
Cypher, Diana Davis, Stephanie Dunn, Jessica Fischer, Angela Gerow,
Ernest Gomez, Amanda Gordon,
Laurie Greco, Anthony Grimes, Amit Gurnani, Mary Hanft, Breanna Hartsock,
Lauren Helm, Samantha Hemman, Janelle Hendrickson, Petra Hetherington,
Sabrina Hibbens, Jacqueline Hofer, Ashley Holmes, Tayler Hutchison,
Heather Hyatt,
Dotti Jackson, Patrick Kientz, Suzanna Knowles, Justin Leithem, Jessica
Little, Justin Logee, Casey Lucas, Kristin Lukan, Lesley MacDonald,
Richard Maggio, Melissa Markley, Thomas Marsh, Chase McCabe, Michael
McCarty, Nathaniel Merkle,
Jessica Morrison, Brandon Musgrove, Courtney Papike, Kate-lynn Peek,
Annie Penton, Emily Penton, Olivia Pogue, Tristan Polly, Matthew Prescott,
Kelli Protzman, Sean Ratchford, Gabriella Ripley Phipps, Annette Rivas,
Kyle Robinson, William Romine,
Kevin Rose, Charlotte Sandoval-Rosales, Timothy Sarquis, Alyssa Sayre,
Nicholas Schneider, Amanda Schotke, Tiffany Sellars, John Singer, Shannon
Smith, Sarah Souders, Melissa Springer, Veronica Stewart,
Shaina Talbot, Ryan Thompson, Tyler Tomlinson, Malissa Trenholm, Paige
Turpen, Jasmine Valentine, Michael Vaughan, Daniel Vawter, Chad Warecki,
Nicole Watanabe, Bailey Whitcanack, Jessica Woodington, Melinda Young,
Elizabeth Zielins, Chase Zinich and Ashley Zukas.
Senior B Honor Roll:
Blaine Alberta, Delaney Albert-son, Sarah Aminoff, Melissa An-drews,
Jeremiah Avery, Cory Baxter, Molly Berg, Joshua Bonham, Niccole Borden,
Edgar Cachu, Codee Car-doza, James Cash, Scott Cederlof, Drew Christenson,
Morgan Clower, Jonathan Costa, Jonathan Dailey,
Douglas Davis, Tyler Davis, Natashia DeSantis, Andrew Durrell, Hallie
Fassbinder, Toran Gaal, E. Ashley Garitano, Cordero Garza, Sarah Gilbank,
Thomas Grijalva, Jacob Gulick, Michael Haar, Kyle Harders, Adam Harkenrider,
Ashley Harrington,
Kelly Hogan, Kindra Houghtaling, Justin Hultman, Jason Hunter, Cameron
Lane, Randy Lathrop, Samantha Lorenzana, Nicholas Mahle, Rebecca Manion,
Alexandra Michel, Joaquin Morales, Shannon Moylan, Lindsay Nowlin, Amber
Oliver, Derek O’Reilly, Jeffrey Parrish,
Kelsey Peckinpah, Tara Pemelton, Florian Raditsch, Casey Robeson, Kyla
Ruble, Jayson Schrank, Amanda Seiverson, Jessica Silva, Robert Sotelo,
Sarah Spangle, Amy Stillman, Kathryn Sweeney, Amber Terlesky,
Joshua Thomas, Kellie Tomazin, Anna Upton, Thomas Veatch, Price Walling,
Ryan Walthuis, Krista Watson, Kimberly Wilson, Benjamin Withrow and
Nichole Zukas.
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