Board Reports
October 13, 2025
October!
Hi, my name is Evelyn Torres; ASB Secretary, and I am filling in for our Board Reporter Mariana Cardenas since she had a junior fair board meeting to attend. To give you guys a little update on September, we hosted our first Blood Drive of the year with over 30 participating members helping us crush our goal of 20 that was set for us by the San Diego Blood Bank. Now as we’re entering October we are hitting it off by having our first official football game with a pink theme this upcoming Friday. Then our big week of October comes shortly after. Our homecoming week begins Monday October 13 and we will be having dress up days leading up to our homecoming game on October 17. Our parade theme this year is “Hornets Swarm the Board.” We will also be honoring our Grand Marshals, Connie and Jeff Zendejas. Our classes are busy working on their floats, their themes are: freshmen with lotería, sophomores with dungeons and dragons, juniors with candy land, and seniors with jumanji. To wrap this month off our Juniors will begin their Julian Pie sale and seniors will be having a candy sale! Thank you!
September 8, 2025
September!
Good afternoon, I am your ASB board reporter Mariana Cardenas! To welcome in this school year and our students, ASB put up some amazing posters to welcome everyone in and show them some hornet pride. We have been in the process of selling our PE uniforms. We have also started meeting up on Tuesdays during lunch to bring our great ideas to light. Now we are preparing for our upcoming events. We had back to school night on September 3, where we sold our PE uniforms, and freshmen were selling Hawaiian shaved ice. Talking about fundraisers, our juniors will be having a 3-Day Food sale taking place from September 15 to the 17. We will be Celebrating constitution day and having our first pep rally on September 17, and we are planning other events like homecoming and dress up days are also being planned! Our first blood drive of the year will take place on September 23.
August 11, 2025
April 14, 2025
March Board Report for April 14th
March was a month full of success, celebration, and community at Calipatria High School. From academic and athletic achievements to exciting events, our students continue to make us proud.
Our Baseball Team kicked off the season with a fundraiser to support their journey, and it has proven to be quite successful so far. We are grateful to our community for their continued support of our student-athletes.
One of the most exciting events this month was our 2nd CHS Astronomy Night, a collaboration between the Astronomy Photography Club, Culinary Club, and our FRC Robotics Team “Buzz Fusion” This "out-of-this-world" event showcased the incredible work of the Astronomy Photography Club, bringing students and community members together for a night of exploration and discovery. Buzz Fusion would later compete at San Diego Regionals, an event that resulted in growth, learning, and memories for the team as they participated in their last competition for the FRC Reefscape 2025.
As fair season wrapped up, our Calipatria FFA made a strong showing at the California Mid-Winter Fair. Students demonstrated their dedication and hard work in agriculture through their livestock projects. Notable achievements include Victoria Fisher’s 1st place class win in swine and Delilah Amezquita’s Reserve Champion title in FFA Novice Showmanship with her swine. Their commitment to excellence truly represents the spirit of Calipatria FFA.
On March 20-21, we were fortunate to host Sabrina’s Wish, a nonprofit organization that provides free dresses, tuxedos, shoes, and accessories for prom. This initiative made prom more accessible to students, ensuring that everyone could feel their best on this special night. Of course, special thanks to the lovely Mr. Fong for helping transport the prom dresses to Brawley.
Later in the month, our CHS Mighty Hornet Drumline visited Grace Smith School in Niland to perform at the Children’s Health Fair on March 26. The drumline energized the young students with a variety of cadences, making for a memorable and lively experience. This performance was a fantastic way to wrap up another successful year for our band. The class took their end of the year trip on April 3, to the Museum of Making Music. A great opportunity to explore their interests in the CTE Music Pathway.
Speaking of field trips, the History Club took a trip to SDSU and the Midway Museum. The students toured the college campus and then were led to an immersive exhibits exploring US history on the naval aircraft carrier.
Next, a big congratulations and good work to the students of the CHS Welding Club. Our talented students went to Calexico to showcase their skills and hard work alongside other teams in the valley. This competition resulted in a 2nd place win for Calipatria Welding.
March was also a month of remarkable student-athlete achievements. Four of our winter sports teams were named Mission Fed All-Academic, recognizing both their athletic and academic excellence. The honored captains were:
Caleb Spence – Boys Basketball
Angelina Gutierrez – Girls Basketball
Angel Maytorena – Boys Soccer
Craven Vogt – Boys Wrestling
A special congratulations goes to Layla Morales, who was named Mission Fed Student-Athlete of the Year for Winter 2025, representing all female athletes in the Imperial Valley and Desert Leagues. Our hornets athletes embody dedication, leadership, and sportsmanship. We are so proud.
On March 28, eight of our student-athletes attended the Imperial Valley Sportsmanship Council Summit, a newly established organization aimed at promoting sportsmanship and unity within the CIF San Diego Section Southeastern Conference. This was a valuable experience for our students to learn and grow as leaders within our school and community. To wrap up the winter season, our Winter Sports Banquet was held on March 31, celebrating the achievements of our wrestling, soccer, basketball, and cheer teams. Additionally, our DV-AA Football Champions received their CIF championship rings, marking a moment of pride and recognition for their hard work.
Ringing in the excitement of spring, the Junior Class of 2026 hosted a spectacular prom night on April 5 at Anaya Ranch. The "Enchanted Garden" theme created a magical atmosphere, with a night filled with dancing and celebration. The court included Lupita Aguilar, Iris Saenz, Emily Tolentino, Philip Alsip, Dominic Hawk, and Jaiden Lopez. It was truly a night to remember!
Looking ahead, our students are now preparing for the California State Testing Exams, with juniors gearing up to showcase their academic growth. We wish them the best of luck! In addition, we are eagerly anticipating our Spring Homecoming on April 10, where we will celebrate our baseball, softball, swim, and track teams. The week will be filled with spirit days, activities, and of course, the crowning of our Homecoming King, who will have the honor of throwing the first pitch at the night’s baseball game.
With just two months left in the school year, we are excited to continue celebrating our students' achievements and making the most of the time we have left. It’s smooth sailing for the Calipatria Hornets as we head toward the finish line!
November 12, 2024
Hello and good evening to the members of the Calipatria Unified School District, board, and community. I am Layla Morales, your ASB Board Reporter. Since the last meeting, we have held our homecoming parade and game. The theme was “Once Upon a Hornet Time” with our float competition resulting in a tie by the seniors and juniors. We held various COTY competitions to excite the students for the homecoming game and senior night against Vincent Memorial. At halftime, we announced our homecoming queen Kayla Magdaleno and finished off the game with a win for the Hornets. We have just concluded our Red Ribbon Week, each day our students have been attending school adorned in accessories, apparel, and themed outfits to raise awareness against Drugs. On November 9, there will be a Western Dressup day in celebration of Cattle Call and an “Anything But a Backpack Day” on the 12 to commemorate Nov 11th Veterans Day. We will also be having Career Day on November 20th and to finish off November we will be having our Karaoke Hour on Friday, November 22nd. Overall, the school has had lots of spirit and we are eager for the festivities leading into the holidays.
October 14, 2024
September 9, 2024
Hello esteemed members of the Calipatria board, Calipatria Unified School District, and community. I am your ASB Board Reporter, Layla Morales. To kickoff the school year, ASB made posters to give directions to classes, welcome new students, and add vibrancy to the campus.
To end the first week, we provided students with treats as well as began our first fundraiser selling PE uniforms. ASB is now preparing on our first pep rally, which is scheduled to be the afternoon of the first football home game on September 13, as well as our ASB Conference in San Diego on September 16. We also have planned our first COTY competition, each class will be given a roughly two weeks at the beginning of September to decorate their section of the wall in front of the Erickson Gym. The purpose of the competition is to beautify our campus and build student morale. In summary, Calipatria High School has had a wonderful start of the school year and we can’t wait for the upcoming months.
August 12, 2024
June 10, 2024
As we are now closing off this school year, ASB has done their best to make it fun and special. Also, through grant money, ASB was able to pay for some college trips for many different clubs. Clubs like the History club which visited SDSU, the Book Club that got to visit UCSD, and the Art Club visited downtown SD museums. We’ve also created and added on to our ASB room a fun and safe zone for students making it full of games such as a foosball game, bean bag chairs, and even a pool table. We will provide pictures of our fun items in our next report! Lastly, we ended off this school year with events like Hornet Olympics. Thank You to the maintenance department and the Calipatria Fire Department for helping bring back Water Polo again for another year. Thank You Board member Mr. Morales! After all the fun slip and slides, obstacle course, and co-ed volleyball games and co-ed soccer games, we had the winner of Hornet Olympics to be the Junior Class! Then after that, we announced the class of the year with the most points being the Senior Class of 2024! Aside from ASB making all of these activities for everyone else’s fun, ASB got to have their own fun as well. Our ASB trip was spent with our Athletic ambassadors team at Universal Studios! We’re happy to close this year off with a lot of fun and big smiles coming from your own Calipatria High School ASB.
May 13, 2024
Good evening Board Members, Calipatria Unified School District, and community!
ASB has the busiest activities coming up now that our school year is coming to a great end. Our ASB has been planning lots of activities for our students to enjoy before we set off into our summer break. We also want to thank everyone that participated in this past blood drive on April 24th. We will soon have to say goodbye to our current ASB officers as this year is coming close which calls for campaigning for new officers for ASB and class office. This week is our campaign week and the voting will be announced this Friday the 17th. Good luck to anyone running! May is also Mental Health Month and there will be dress-ups throughout the week and chances to participate in a cornhole game on the 20th for those looking to play! Alongside of this, we will be hosting a Boys Volleyball and a Powder Puff Girls Flag Football game taking place this month on the 23rd in the New Gym and the football field. Last but absolutely not least that we have coming up here soon is the Hornet Olympics which will be on June 4th also followed by our end of the year awards assembly! We’re all in and looking forward to this busy end of the year fun activities and we hope to see all participating!
April 8, 2024
Good evening Board Members, Calipatria Unified School District, and community!
As we’re getting even closer to an end for this school year, ASB has been working on activities to wrap up before this spring break. The Spring Homecoming was a huge success! ASB hosted another great pep rally with fun activities for every class to participate in like lip sync battles. The school has a blast watching everyone perform their dances along with lip syncing and from this competition. We also had a wagon competition where each class had to create a wagon involving all the spring sports and of course representing our hornet pride and like always, the best one won. Then the week before spring break, the Multi-cultural club and Mr. Diaz sponsored an activity where each class has their officers hand out ice cream to everyone at school and we called this an ice cream social! Everyone enjoyed eating a nice treat while being able to walk around and socialize for a bit before we all said goodbye to our spring break. ASB will keep it on for these fun activities as we have not much left in the school year and we are getting near the end of our joyful times together this year! --Sara Granados
March 11, 2024
Good evening Board Members, Calipatria Unified School District, and community!
ASB has had lots on their plate lately with activities and events with our school and community. These past few weeks have been fun and exciting as we’ve had a pep rally for the playoffs with games following after. The Boys Basketball made it to the CIF finals and the whole school joined together to f
orm a walkway with hornet high fives to the boys before they took off for their game. This game had lots of school spirit as we had a rooter bus for our band, cheer and strong spirited students to come join and watch the game in San Diego. Thanks to our community for joining us and though it may not have been the outcome we wanted, we had an awesome audience cheering our boys on. Also, another great thanks to all those in our community who participated in our blood drive on February 21st. We met our goal once again! We also will be having more events coming up like high school madness at the fair and possibly a Spring sports week starting March 22nd where we hope to continue our tradition of picking a Homecoming King! --Sara Granados
February 13, 2024
Good evening Board Members, Calipatria Unified School District, and community!
ASB has been keeping busy with many activities and is only getting busier as we’re entering our second half of the school year. Our Basketball Homecoming has just passed and we enjoyed many activities with the school throughout the whole week. We had activities anywhere from playing games during lunch like cup stack and having creative dress up days like Band T-Shirt day which required students to wear a T shirt from their favorite bands to go sling with our theme this year which was “Hornets Band Together.” Our homecoming Queen Alondra Rodriguez was also announced at the game that evening. Also, during homecoming week, every class worked on posters where each class got to pick a band and base it off of it while still involving school spirit. The class winners for these posters which are currently up in the gym were the seniors! Alongside all of the homecoming, ASB is looking forwards to helping out in our upcoming blood drive which will be on February 21st. ASB will also be attending the Imperial Valley ASB leadership Conference as well on February 1st.
– Sara Granados
January 8, 2024
Good evening Board Members, Calipatria Unified School District, and community!
I am your ASB board reporter Sara Granados.
ASB has ended the year off with many Christmas Spirit activities. An activity ASB was entirely in charge of was the parade for the Christmas In the Dark event that happens every year. There were twenty-two parade entries and we got help from our whole highschool student body including class officers. The next Christmas spirit activity we had was Christmas spirit week which was the week right before winter break. It consisted of fun dress ups like pajama day and wearing a Santa hat day. We had made plans to end our Christmas spirit week with activities for COTY points but the weather had other plans for us that day. Also, because of this weather, we had to in fact reschedule our Multicultural Day for another day. Our next activity we have planned and are looking forward to is our Basketball Homecoming week which will be from January 22nd - January 26th.
.December 11, 2023
Good evening School Site Council, Board Members, Calipatria Unified School District, and community!
I am your ASB Board Reporter, Sara Granados.
ASB has been kept busy with the recent Karaoke Hour on November 17th, the day we got out for our Thanksgiving Break. On Karaoke Hour, we announced and recognized the Winter Sports Teams. We recognized the JV and Varsity Boys and Girls Basketball Teams, the soccer team, and the Wrestling team. Before singing karaoke, we had a Pie Eating Contest COTY Comp. The Seniors placed first, Freshmen second, Juniors third, and the sophomores were disqualified due to a lack of participation. The main event of Karoke hour ran smoothly and there was a lot of participation from the students. Looking forward, ASB will be hosting the Christmas in the Dark Parade of Lights on Saturday, December 16th. ASB will also gather a Christmas spirit week starting on December 18th through December 22nd. The CHS multicultural club will be organizing the Multicultural Day on December 22nd.
November 13, 2023
Board Report for 11/13/2023
Good evening School Site Council, Board Members, Calipatria Unified School District, and community!
I am your ASB board reporter Sara Granados.
ASB has kept busy with days full of activities and dress ups throughout homecoming week and more by celebrating Red Ribbon Week. The homecoming parade was a great success. Thank you to our ASB officers for helping throughout the entire event and of course a big thank you to the 30+ participants from around the community. During homecoming week, we hosted different activities every day until Friday's main event, the parade. Games like musical chairs and oreo eating contests were held during lunch and Fridays C.O.T.Y. competition “down it” was played at the pep rally. Immediately after the parade, the 2023 Grand Marshall, Maria Nena Mendoza, was presented with a plaque to thank her. Then, as done traditionally, the class float winners were announced. I am glad to congratulate the seniors for placing first, the juniors in second and the sophomores and freshman in tie for third place this year. This concluded the parade in excitement for the football game against Kearny. The majority of the students thought that the parade as well as the pep rally was fun, stressful, but overall it was a memorable time and everyone’s favorite part about homecoming was this day. Another upcoming event we are looking forward to is the Axe game. We are having a pep rally where we will introduce our schools clubs and another C.O.T.Y. competition in hopes to build up some excitement for the later night's game. Overall, ASB has just begun with many more activities to come futurely. The Axe games theme is red white, and blue, a salute to service. During the halftime of the game we will be honoring veterans from Holtville and Calipatria. Red ribbon week will conclude with the Halloween costume parade and contest next week on Tuesday.
Ocober 9 , 2023
Good evening Board Members, Calipatria Unified School District, and community!
I am your ASB board reporter Sara Granados.
ASB has had many successful activities this month such as our first pep rally where we introduced our football and volleyball teams along with our cheer team and band. Each class also participated in class competitions where they all received c.o.t.y. Points leading to the spirit stick which is up for grabs this year. We also had our Blood drive and even had a pancake breakfast for students and staff. We are thankful for all our participants from the community. Another part of business we’ve had is Higher Education Week. Students participated in fun dress up days like “Dress For Success” where students dressed up as their future dream career. During this week, ASB also gave out goodies and treats from cupcakes to popsicles for those who were dressed up rather than counting them towards our usual c.o.t.y. points! There are many more activities to come keeping ASB busy this following month as we have our Homecoming activities right around the corner. Per tradition, CHS will hold a Homecoming parade which takes place on October 20, 2023 at 1:30 pm with the football game following that evening at 7 pm. We are excited to host these activities as they are a huge part of our community traditions and ASB can’t wait to see you there!
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2023 Higher Education Week Dress-UP Days and Activities |
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First 20 students dressed up will receive a goodie each day! Listen to the morning show to find out when/where to get it. *All students participating in COTY Dress-Up Days must still ABIDE BY THE SCHOOL DRESS CODE. |
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MONDAY 9/25/23 |
DRESS UP – Say Aloha to Higher Education
Goody: Otter Pops @ Beginning of Lunch |
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TUESDAY 9/26/23 |
DRESS UP – Preparing for our career is super!
Goody: Chips @Beginning of Lunch |
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WEDNESDAY 9/27/23 |
DRESS UP – Dress for Success
Goody: Pancakes @7:45 |
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THURSDAY 9/28/23 |
DRESS UP – Going to college is a homerun for my future
Goody: Chocolate Btwn 3rd/4th Period |
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FRIDAY 9/29/23 |
DRESS UP – We are excited for our future!
Goody: Cupcakes @8am |
Homecoming Theme: Game Day, Game On
Classes will pick an arcade video game from the 70s and 80s on which to base their Homecoming Float. Must email 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice to Mr. Rosales by the end of lunch Wed, September 27th.
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2023 Homecoming Responsibilities |
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Theme: Game Day, Game On Date: October 16-20, 2022 |
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Class of 2024: SENIORS |
-Float(Trailer) and Parade Entry Form -Class Banner and Class Flag (Students to carry class banner) -Royalty Banner -Crowns/Gifts for Royalty -Decorate Royalty stage for Halftime Presentation at football game THEME: Street Fighter |
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Class of 2025: JUNIORS |
-Float(Trailer) and Parade Entry Form -Class Banner and Class Flag (Students to carry class banner) -Grand Marshal Banner (TBD) (15’x3’)(Students to carry banners) THEME: Pac-Man |
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Class of 2026: SOPHOMORES |
-Float(Trailer) and Parade Entry Form -Class Banner and Class Flag (Students to carry class banner) -Opening Parade Banner: ‘Game Day, Game On’ (20x3’) -Homecoming Dance THEME: Super Mario |
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Class of 2027: FROSH |
-Float(Trailer) and Parade Entry Form -Class Banner and Class Flag (Students to carry banner) -Opening Parade Banner: ‘CALIPATRIA HIGH SCHOOL’ (20x3’) Students to carry banner THEME: Spiderman |
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Cheerleading: |
-March in the Parade and Parade Entry Form -Pep Rally/Half-time - Dance and Cheer -Football Team Break Away poster for Opening of Game |
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-Provide Transportation for team players and Parade entry Form. -Football: Need 3 players for halftime ceremony escorts. -Team Presentation at Pep Rally (Pep Talk) |
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Clubs and Other Organizations OPTIONAL |
Parade Entry Form March, float or vehicle |
September 11, 2023
Sep 11, 2023
Good evening Board Members, Calipatria Unified School District, and Community,
I am your ASB board reporter Sara Granados.
ASB has excitingly started off their school year by making hornet pride and welcome back to school posters and signs directing students to their respective teachers' classrooms. We also have begun our first fundraiser of the year with selling P.E. uniforms to the students the first week of school, and also selling polo shirts to staff within our district. ASB is now getting ready for our near future events such as our highschools first pep rally for the year introducing our sports teams, and this year's first blood drive which will take place on September the 27th. To sum up our first few weeks of school, everything has been flowing right on track for this first month of school.
August 14, 2023
Good Evening Board Members, Calipatria Unified School District, and Community,
My name is Sara Granados, and I am your ASB Board Reporter.
ASB has started off their duties by attending our first meeting in what I am glad to call our new ASB room. We then discussed plans for the freshmen orientation which followed for the next few days after taking place on August 9th and 10th in the gym. During the first day of orientation, the freshmen were introduced to our principal, counselors, a few teachers, as well as each member of our ASB. They were advised about our schools rules and grade requirements needed to surpass their highschool years and were even given a bit of personal advice and life hacks from each one of the ASB members. They then were taken for a mini tour around campus by our ASB officers to learn their ways around the school. The next day then consisted of more fun activities such as taking the freshmen to meet a few teachers. They later reported back to the gym where they had their last activity which was a good game of dodgeball. Finally, at the end of both days, they were handed goodies as our treat to them for their amazing participation throughout the orientation. Overall, we couldn’t have been happier in giving these freshmen a warm welcome to our school!
December 12, 2022
Good Evening Board Members, Calipatria Unified School District Staff and Community
My name is Julian Rivera and I’m your ASB board reporter. Recently Calipatria High School had a Career Day with careers from barber to firefighter to reach. In upcoming events we have a Multicultural the day before break and a Winter homecoming. ASB is also planning a spirit week the week before break. ASB also plans on helping run the Christmas in the dark parade on December 18th so if you can come please do! Lastly I would like to thank any and everyone who helped show off their career at career I and the entire student body appreciated it!
Thank You!
our text here...November 14, 2022
Good Evening Board Members, Calipatria Unified School District Staff and Community
My name is Julian Rivera and I’m your ASB board reporter. First of all ASB would like to thank all the community members and organizations that participated in our homecoming parade and made it so successful. We had almost 40 parade entries ranging from BYMS cheerleaders to IV Moto. Lastly this year homecoming parade float winners the the class of 2024 winning to float competitions in a row! Aside from the homecoming parade ASB coordinated a very successful blood drive and a special thanks to all the donors and any who signed up! ASB also had an Axe Game pep rally where our football team and school were able to build up some hype for the game. Not only that but every club on the Calipatria High School campus got to stand up in front of the entire student body and give a description about what their club is about. This was not only a great opportunity for the clubs to get new members but for students to see what our campus has to offer and try something new. ASB and the student body now looks forward to our winter sports!ASB also organized a rooter bus for the Axe Game, however, we ended up taking vans and personal vehicles in order to take our Drum Line, Cheer, Athletic Ambassadors and some of us ASB officers only. ASB upcoming events include a Bring anything but a backpack day on Nov 9 to commemorate the resilience, resolve and resourcefulness of our Veterans. We will follow with a Cowboy Day on Thursday November 10 to celebrate our local Cattle Call Festivities. To send off our students before the break we will have Career Day on Nov 16th and our now traditional Karaoke Day on Friday, Nov 18th. We hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving Break
our text here...October 10, 2022
Good Evening Board Members, Calipatria Unified School District Staff and Community! My name is Julian Rivera, your ASB Board Reporter. ASB has been busy with a couple of endeavors like Homecoming week and the upcoming blood drive. It has now been announced that Mr. Fong will be our grand marshal of this year’s homecoming. We have a total of 31 parade entries...and yet to confirm more! Our upcoming blood drive will happen on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 from 8:00 am - 1:00 pm. So if you can please participate or know someone who can please let them know. All donors will receive a limited edition of halloween themed socks. Lastly ASB has had several coty comps like the el grito competition which consisted of one boy and girl from each class to give their best grito. This year the spirit stick travels after each Competition currently the _____ have the spirit stick.
ur text here...September 12, 2022
Good Evening Board Members, Calipatria Unified School District Staff and Community!
My name is Julian Rivera, your ASB Board Reporter.
ASB’s first big endeavor to start off the school year was the first Pep rally of the year. During the pep rally students participated in a couple of coty competitions. We also got some introductions of this season’s sports teams, both varsity volleyball and football as well as jv and freshman volleyball. We were given a performance by our cheer squad and we ended the day with one final coty competition. When it was all said and done the Seniors took home the spirit stick. This year is special as the spirit stick now travels from class to class depending on who is in the lead for the class of the year competition. All and all it was a great first pep rally and we are really for the new school year!
August 8, 2022
From Frank Zendejas our ASB President:
Hello board I’m sorry I could not attend this meeting I have personal matters that I’m attending at this time but I would like to address what we did at our meeting on August the second, first we went through the general tasks that each officer has to do then we discussed future events that take place throughout the year and how certain events should go after we discussed our plans with the freshman orientation doing so we made posters to go around campus to help guide the incoming freshman and or new students in general and then we went through training to set up the sound systems we have to wrap up the meeting
Good Evening Board Members, Calipatria Unified School District Staff and Community!
My name is Julian Rivera, your ASB Board Reporter.
ASB‘s latest endeavor was the freshman orientation
That took place on August 4 and August 5. The first day incoming freshman got the chance to hear from our new principal. We got a chance to hear about who he is and what you expect for the new school year. Each ASB member got to introduce themselves, say a little about themselves, and give some advice to the incoming freshmen. ASB also got to introduce the incoming freshmen to things such as the class of the year competition and an example of some of the games played. ASB handed out snacks and then passed it over to our counselors who got to talk to the freshman relating to high school classes and what to expect for the next four years. On the second day of the orientation our principal got to speak again and then the freshmen were divided into groups to take a tour of our school. freshmen were introduced to every class and even got to hear from some teachers. ASB passed out snacks and the groups returned to the gym at the end of the tour. All in all it was a great freshman orientation
June 13, 2022
Good Evening Board Members, Calipatria Unified School District Staff and Community! My name is Jacob Zendejas, your ASB Board Reporter.
ASB’s last endeavor to finish off the school year was the organization of Hornet Olympics. It was a huge success with participation from all the students and staff who all competed in the games we organized. In my opinion, the most fun games were the old ones we brought back from past hornet Olympics which were earth ball and water polo. ASB had also set up a water cool down station in the library for any students needing a place to hydrate and relax in the comfort of a ventilated room. At the end of it all, the Juniors took home the spirit stick with being class of the year. Seniors came in second, with sophomores and freshman trailing behind. ASB also started a new tradition this school year by passing down the torch, symbolized by the ASB of this school year passing a wooden torch to the ASB of next school year. Thank you to Mr. Jeff Zendejas for the beautiful CHS torch! I would also like to say that this will be my last board report and I would like to pass down this job to our new ASB Board Reporter, Julian Rivera.
Hello, my name is Julian Rivera and I will be your board reporter for next school year. My goal will be to keep you up to date with all Associated Student Body events. Don’t forget to visit our ASB webpage on our CHS website for all our pictures and events. I look forward to reporting for you beginning in August as our ASB officers will be on hiatus for the rest of the summer.
May 9, 2022
Good Evening Board Members, Calipatria Unified School District Staff and Community! My name is Jacob Zendejas, your ASB Board Reporter.
This past week, ASB coordinated a spring homecoming where we crowned a homecoming king! The week was full of COTY competitions that took place during lunch with a wide variety of dress ups centered around raising awareness for sexual assault survivors and victims. It all led up to the pep rally coordinated by ASB on Friday where each of the spring sports were announced by their coaches. Mr. Aguilera and his drum line gave an incredible performance in front of the school and each of the homecoming king nominees were announced with their escorts. The thrones made by each class were also shown off at the pep rally with the Juniors winning it all with their creative take on transforming a lawn chair into a throne for our kings. Pictures of the thrones have been uploaded onto our ASB page on the school website. There were two COTY comps at the pep rally, (1) where one student from each class had to shake ping pong balls out of a tissue box attached to their waist and (2) the entire class was given 50 sheets of paper and was responsible for throwing as many paper airplanes into a ring as possible.
Manuel Salinas was our homecoming king this year and was supposed to get crowned at the homecoming dance but wasn’t able to make it due to their 15 inning game which prevented them from appearing at the dance that night. He was crowned later in the week.
Friday, April 29, was also our last blood drive of the year where we crushed our goal with around 30 donors coming out to donate. Special thanks to those students, district staff members, and community who came out.
ASB’s future plan is the coordination of Hornet Olympics which will take place on May 31st. The day will be split up with the first part of the morning taking place at the football field where events like the 40 meter dash and 4x100 meter relay will take place. The second half of the morning will be in the fields by the cafeteria which is where all our water activities will take place. When students come back from lunch, the rest of the activities will take place in both the gyms and classrooms where we’ll have events such as coed basketball and volleyball as well as video game competitions in Mr. Gupton’s classroom. We will be bringing back classic events that Calipat alumni will remember such as Earth ball and water polo with the help from the Calipatria Fire Dept. We will also have a variety of new events for the students to partake in. A live DJ and shaved ice will be available for students to enjoy throughout the day. ASB is still constantly working on more surprises for the students before the day comes.
Thank you for your time.
April 11, 2022
Good Evening Board Members, Calipatria Unified School District Staff and Community! My name is Jacob Zendejas, your ASB Board Reporter.
This past weekend, Calipatria High School’s PROM was held on April 9th at Anaya Ranch. Prom tickets were sold out with a total of 121 tickets sold. Many of the students claimed they had a blast. Mr. Widmann was kind enough to bring Jack in the Box tacos. There was a DJ, a photographer, a photo booth, and catering crew that served the students food. There were also plenty of sweets offered to any students wanting them. The prom lasted from 6PM to 11PM.
Last Friday, the Juniors had their Junior For a Day Fundraiser where a total of 21 Juniors and 2 Staff members were auctioned off. The two staff members were Mr. Widmann and Mrs. Vellas. The starting bid for students was $20 and the starting bid for the staff members was $50. The Junior class earned approximately $2000 from this fundraiser. This Wednesday will be the day that the Juniors follow around the person that has purchased them.
ASB has decided to start a new tradition this year by planning a Spring Homecoming from April 25th to April 29th to celebrate our spring sports. Traditional Dress Up Days and COTY competitions are to be announced. There will also be a Sadie Hawkins Dance that will be put on by the sophomores, Class of 2024. The dance will take place on Friday April 29th where students will vote on our first ever, Homecoming King!
Our final Blood Drive for the year will be on Friday, April 29th. It is open to all students, staff, and the community. You can register online through our CHS ASB webpage but walk-ins are welcomed as well. If any of you are interested in donating, just remember to eat well and hydrate before your donation. The van will be located at the front entrance of the high school from 8 AM to 1 PM.
Thank you for your time.
March 14, 2022
Good Evening Board Members, Calipatria Unified School District Staff and Community!
My name is Jacob Zendejas, your ASB Board Reporter.
A rooter bus was organized by Mr. Rosales for students to attend the CIF Semi-Final game for girls basketball in Palo Verde. The bus included 52 students which included our drumline and cheer squad. Our student body cheered on our girls and had signs made for the game, special thanks to Mr. Frank Perez for the spirit towels. Before leaving for the game, ASB organized a Pep Rally to celebrate our wrestlers that made it to Masters and motivate our Hornet Ladies for their CIF Game. Thanks to Mr. Fong for getting the students fired up!
Last Monday, High School Madness was held at the Mid-Winter Fairgrounds where students from Calipatria showed off their school spirit by chanting and competing against the other high schools in multiple competitions. Mr. Rosales, with the help from ASB, ended up selling 193 HS madness tickets to students looking forward to attending. A rooter bus was also organized for any students in need of a ride for HS madness to get to and from the fairgrounds.Along with the students, CHS had their cheer squad and newly formed drumline attending HS madness, where each performed on stage in front of the crowd. The drumline is led by Mr. Aguilera who has given students the opportunity to show off their musical talents or to gain new interests in instruments they’ve never used before. Mr. Aguilera plans to have the drumline play at future baseball and softball games. Our cheer squad participated and did an exceptional job representing at high school madness. Thanks to Coach Allison Spence for all she does.
Thank you for your time.
February 15, 2022 MOVED to February 17, 2022
Good Evening Board Members, Calipatria Unified School District Staff and Community!
My name is Jacob Zendejas, your ASB Board Reporter.
Three weeks ago, Calipatria High School celebrated their Winter Homecoming with a week full of COTY competitions for the classes to compete in. Some of these competitions were a POP the balloon challenge and a donut eating contest. Each day of the week also included a DRESS UP which helped students gain even more COTY points for their class. At the end of the week, ASB coordinated a pep rally on the football field where athletes from soccer, wrestling, and basketball were each announced by either their coaches or team captains. The homecoming court for this year’s winter homecoming was also announced. The pep rally included a soccer ball passing COTY competition as well as a performance by the high school cheer squad. Each class was responsible for creating an 8’ by 6’ “Space Jam” themed poster which is supposed to incorporate all three winter sports as well as plenty of Hornet Spirit. The posters were put up in the new gym for the Homecoming boy’s basketball game. The sophomores came in first for the poster contest, with seniors in second, freshmen third, and juniors fourth. I would like to congratulate our 2022 Winter Homecoming Queen, Mya Spence.
Coming up for our Student Body is the California Mid-Winter Fair High School madness which will take place on March 7th; we are waiting on confirmation and logistics for this event. We have also opened up another opportunity for our musically talented students, the drum line has begun preparing for High School Madness.
Finally, ASB coordinated another successful blood drive that took place yesterday in front of the school from 8AM to 1PM. A majority of the donors were from community members and faculty at CHS.
Thank you for your time.
January 10, 2022
Good Evening Board Members, Calipatria Unified School District Staff and Community!
My name is Kylie Lylerly, your ASB Board Reporter.
ASB helped Mr. Mesa and his Multicultural Club in organizing a Multicultural day for the last day of school before winter break. It involved a handful of teachers with the help from their students who brought food and drinks from different cultures for the school to try. It was held in the dirt area behind the new gym.
There was also a school-wide talent show at the end of the day which featured performances from students who sang and danced in front of the school.
ASB also organized the parade that took place at Christmas in the Dark. The Grand Marshal of the parade was Mr. Alfonso Romero, who was chosen by the Calipatria Chamber of commerce-- an unsung hero that lives and volunteers in our city. Often those that make a difference by volunteering in our community do it quietly. Thank you for the enormous difference you have made in the lives of so many in our Calipatria Community. The parade featured many community members, local churches, BYMS and CHS cheer squads and finally our traditional fire department with Santa riding on top of the fire truck. Overall, the parade was a success.
ASB is currently planning our Homecoming Week which will be next week from January 18th to January 21st. We will finalize details which will be posted in our school website this Wednesday. Classes will compete in our traditional Homecoming Poster Contest which will be displayed at the Homecoming Game Friday, January 21st. Boys basketball against Imperial.
The Freshmen class, Class of 2025 is currently working on putting on the Homecoming Dance which will be held outdoors on Saturday, January 22nd. ASB is working closely with the class to ensure the safety of all those students that attend. Thank you for your time.
December 13, 2021
Good Evening Board Members, Calipatria Unified School District Staff and Community!
My name is Jacob Zendejas, your ASB Board Reporter.
The “anything but a backpack” day was a huge success as it was one of our largest turnouts for participation from students. ASB’s Western Day also had a large turnout with a cornhole COTY competition that was held during lunch.
The last school day before Thanksgiving break, Mr. Derma cooked pancakes for the high school and ASB coordinated a pumpkin pie eating COTY competition. ASB also had karaoke where students or teachers were able to come up and sing a song of their choice in front of the school.
This week, ASB is having a week full of Christmas themed dress ups and COTY Competitions. All dress ups and competitions can be viewed in detail on the school website. This Friday is multicultural day, where classes will prepare dishes from across the globe for students to try. That same day, there will also be a talent show. The City of Calipatria Chamber has also asked ASB to help organize and run the Christmas in the Dark Parade this year which will be held on December 18th. I would like to invite all the board members and CUSD staff to attend the parade.
Thank you for your time.
November 8, 2021
Good Evening Board Members, Calipatria Unified School District Staff and Community!
My name is ___Kylie Lyerly__________, your ASB ___President______________.
ASB exceeded their expectations for the turn out with the local blood drive hosted two weeks ago. Our 2021 homecoming theme this year was Pixar with the slogan, To Infinity and Beyond. Throughout the week we had dress ups such as wearing red for the blood drive and dressing up as Pixar. During lunch we hosted Coty competitions between the classes, our student participation was very high. ASB also successfully coordinated the Homecoming pep rally with exceptional community involvement. The pep rally consisted of plenty of COTY competitions as well as the announcement of the winner of the float competition which was the sophomores, class of 2024. Coach Pete Spence was announced as the Grand Marshal and the fall sports were introduced one last time in front of the school. We would like to thank all community organizations as well as our own district for their participation and help with all the festivities. You are able to find pictures and more information on our school website under the ASB page.
At the AXE game, ASB coordinated a PINK OUT in the student section, where students were asked to wear pink while they cheered on the football team at the game. On Friday, October 29th, the Sophomore class (Class of 2024), hosted an outdoor Homecoming Dance. We had an incredible turnout, about 100 students who enjoyed some Jack tacos sponsored by ASB!
This Wednesday, ASB is planning on a BRING ANYTHING BUT A BACKPACK DAY, where students are able to bring their school supplies in anything but a backpack. It will commemorate Veterans Day by demonstrating the resilience and resourcefullness of those who have fought and served our country. This Friday will be a WESTERN DRESS UP DAY, for the upcoming Cattle Call events. Thank you for your time.
October 11, 2021
Good Evening Board Members, Calipatria Unified School District Staff and Community!
My name is EMILY HERNANDEZ and I am the ASB PARLIAMENTARIAN FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
ASB coordinated another successful pep rally two weeks ago where the students participated in a blind-folded football throwing COTY competition. During the pep rally, ASB raffled off 10 gift cards to students with perfect attendance. Also, Mr. Hughes recognized all scholar athletes from the 2020-2021 season who were awarded by CIF with patches. The pep rally was finished off with a hornet spell out from each class led by Mr. Vega.
I would like to invite the board members to our 66th annual Homecoming parade on October 22nd at 10 AM. This year’s homecoming theme is centered around Pixar movies with each class being responsible for a float. The homecoming court this year is Adria Marquez, Alyssa Singh, and Karen Olmeda. The parade will end off with a pep rally where the winning floats will be announced. The Varsity Head football coach, Mr. Self, will speak on his football team and the Grand Marshall will be awarded. Leading up to that Friday, ASB will be having COTY competitions everyday during lunch along with dress up days so that students can gain COTY points for their class. This year, ASB wanted to incorporate more of the community in the parade so ASB officers went around Calipatria inviting local businesses to be a part of the parade as well.
I would also like to invite the board members as well as members of the community to take part in our blood drive on October 20th from 8 AM to 1 PM. The San Diego Blood Bank is partnering with the ASB to host the blood drive. Students 17 and older are allowed to donate blood and students younger than 17 are able to get someone to “sponsor” them where someone 18 or older can donate on their behalf. Anyone from the community is welcome to donate blood as well. Due to the pandemic, the San Diego Blood Bank has faced a major shortage of blood supply so if you can, please donate! Thank you for your time.
September 13, 2021
Good Evening Board Members, Calipatria Unified School District Staff and Community!
My name is KYLIE LYERLY and I am the ASB PRESIDENT FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
Mr. Rosales and the ASB officers coordinated a really successful pep rally for the fall sports, with great participation from all the students. The fall sports were each introduced in front of the school by their coaches or team captains. The classes also competed in a bricklaying COTY competition across the track where the Juniors got 1ST, the Seniors got 2ND, the Sophomores got 3RD, and the Freshmen got 4TH. During these past weeks, ASB has played music every Friday morning and at lunch as a way to congratulate students for finishing their week of school. We are also pleased to announce that the Freshmen have elected their class officers. Thank you for your time.
August 23, 2021
Good Evening Board Members, Calipatria Unified School District Staff and Community!
My name is JACOB ZENDEJAS and I am the ASB BOARD REPORTER FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
ASB began the school year with an introductory meeting and training from Mr. Rosales 2 weeks before school started. In planning and preparing for the new school year, our ASB officers met and created welcome posters that we displayed throughout our campus. We also provided a Virtual Campus tour for our students that we uploaded to our Social Media Accounts and our ASB page. We would like to invite everyone to add us on twitter: @CHSHornets on instagram @calipatriahornets and of course visit through our CHS website ASB page: www.chs.calipatriahornets.org . Our ASB officers also participated in the Freshmen Orientation where each officer shared their school involvement as well as a “CHS Life Hack Advice” for the freshmen. During this week of school Freshmen will be participating in the Class Elections, we are pleased to announce that all other classes have elected officers. I would also like to invite the board members to our first pep rally this Wednesday at 8:30 in the morning at the football field where we will be introducing the fall sports teams. We will also be having a blindfolded football throwing COTY competition. Thank you for your time.