Yosemite Trip
The annual trip to Yosemite, a well-known first-hand learning experience about the environment, may be cancelled this year if it does not receive enough sign ups.
Currently, 13 students have signed up for the one week trip to Yosemite National Park in February.
If English and photography teacher Mr. Savay Lieu does not have at least 40 students sign up for the trip by Oct. 31, the 40-year old trip will be cancelled for the first time.
“I had a lot of fun when I went on the trip,” Senior Kellie Hsu said. “It’s a different experience compared to when you go with your family.”
Mr. Hoague takes over NHS
After the retirement of former National Honors Society advisor Ms. Judy Graunke, English teacher Mr. Ryan Hoague will be assuming the advisor position. As the new advisor, Mr. Hoague will introduce new changes such as using Google Classroom for NHS as well as creating electronic forms for potential candidates.
Unlike the California Scholarship Federation, which selects members based on GPA, NHS requires applicants to show outstanding scholarship, leadership, service and character.
Additionally, students must be at least a sophomore with a non-weighted academic GPA of 3.4 or better and must have attended the school for at least one semester.
The membership fee is $3 per semester and members who have been in NHS for at least four semesters will receive a silver cord at graduation.
If students missed the informational meeting on Oct. 16, they can still visit Mr. Hoague in room 201 to apply.
Oct. 10 schedule
On Oct. 8, students received an email with their personalized minimum day schedule for Oct. 10 depending on their grade level.
All sophomores took the PSAT, while the test was optional for juniors.
Freshmen created a four-year plan, practiced study skills and engaged in a workshop on resiliency and protection facilitated by Link Crew, while juniors updated their 10-year plan that they made in College and Career Seminar class of freshman year and learned about anxiety, suicide prevention and mindfulness.
Meanwhile, seniors learned about financial aid and participated in the financial planning workshop “Bite of Reality” organized by the Kinecta Federal Credit Union.
“The activities were a nice refresher,” Junior Jacob Kok said. “I learned about stress, anxiety, suicide prevention and how to plan for my future.”