Dear Family,

I hope you’re enjoying the beautiful weather this week!  February is a busy month with the opening of the new College and Career Counseling Center, our winter sports teams wrapping up their season and starting CIF playoffs, the Science Fair, the Drama department preparing for the All School Musical and the many other activities happening on campus.  

We hope that you can join us on Thursday, February 16th at 8:45 am for our next PTSA Meeting to hear more about what is happening on our campus. You can come and enjoy a cup of coffee and a snack while hearing important updates from Principal Jim Cartnal and from our School Board representative. We’ll also have a representative from our Student PTSA group to give an update on what they’re working on this year.  

The meeting will take place in the Staff Lounge. If you cannot make it in person, you are welcome to join us on Zoom.  The Zoom link will be sent out next week.

As always, please feel free to reach out with any questions to ptapresident@lchsptsa.org.

Have a great week!

Warmest Regards,

Christine Chant, LCHS PTSA President

Save the date for our next PTSA meeting - Feb. 16th at 8:45am in the LCHS Cafeteria.

If you can't attend in person, then you can Zoom in! A link will be sent out before the meeting.

The First District PTA Commemorative Senior Scholarship application process is now open.  The LCHS winner will receive a scholarship from the La Canada Council PTA in the amount of $750, and will move on to consideration at the First District.  The deadline to submit your application packet is Monday, March 14, 2023 at Noon.  

The application packet must be submitted to president@lacanadapta.org. You will receive a confirmation that your application has been received.  

Click here  for more information and links to the application packet.

If you have questions, please contact the La Canada PTA Council President, Holly Biondo, at president@lacanadapta.org.

Eighth grade and high school graduation is around the corner! Congratulate your graduate with a fresh, fragrant flower lei (red and gold or white) to wear during their ceremony. Best part is the lei sales fund our senior brunch -- we appreciate your participation as we all celebrate the Class of 2023. Easy pickup at LCHS. Online order form will be available in March. Aloha!

The California Scholarship Federation (CSF) is a statewide organization that recognizes academic excellence upon graduation at the high school level. All Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior and Senior students with good grades and citizenship are encouraged to apply each semester. To attain full membership and a CSF Gold Seal, a student needs to successfully submit an application at least 4 semesters of high school. One semester must come from senior year.  In the fall, freshmen may not apply because they need high school grades to qualify. Freshmen begin applying in January.

It’s CSF application time. Beginning January 13th, turn in the application with last semester’s report card! The application is currently available on-line only. They are available at www.lchsspartans.net, through the student portal; click on the California Scholarship Federation tab. The applications, along with an uploaded copy of your first semester report card, are due no later than Friday, February 24th, by 11:59 P.M.. 

Please note** You must have a report that shows YOUR CITIZENSHIP, not just grades. If you have any U’s, you are ineligible.

Seniors do not need to pay dues this year; no student needs to complete service hours for high school CSF.

We have to apply for a drivers license, file taxes and pay bills by a certain date; CSF applications are due no later than February 24th.

Questions?  Email Mr. Spitler: cspitler@lcusd.net. Thank you!

The Amazon Smile Program will be discontinued at the end of the month. Do you have items you are waiting to order? If so, then we would encourage you to do so by the end of the month!Each Amazon account registered with Smile donated a portion back to our schools - SUPER easy way to support our schools while doing your regular shopping.

Speaking of regular shopping, is your Ralphs card registered? Last quarter, we received $2739.43 from Kroger! And did you know that you can ask extended families to register? Just choose "La Canada High School PTSA 7-12" as your community donor. Thank you for your continued support!

La Cañada High School

4463 Oak Grove Dr.

La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011