volume 54 ▪ issue 4 April/May 2016

Prom April 23 Late Start April 25 Troy Tech Fair April 28 PTSA Meeting May 2 Last Chance Dance May 13 Late Start May 16

Senior Awards/ Reflections May 23 Senior Breakfast May 24 Graduation May 26 Grad Nite May 26 Last Day of School May 26

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Dear Troy Staff, Students, and Families, Spring is the time when all PTA’s are planning for the upcoming school year - Our PTSA Team has been busy working on next year’s slate of new and returning officers. In the upcoming months, Troy PTSA committees for Educator of the Year, Senior Reflections & Award Night, Staff End of the Year Luncheon, and Grad Night will be busy preparing for the end of the year. Thank you to all our wonderful Troy Parent Volunteers who helped out with Troy Tech Testing during January and February, with the Sadie’s Dance, incoming freshman packet assembly and incoming freshmen registration. Please contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Kimberly Blanks at volunteer@troyptsa.com for upcoming volunteer opportunities. Every year, Troy PTSA recognizes an outstanding teacher/staff member as “Troy Educator of the Year”. This annual award honors an outstanding teacher whose achievements inspire excellence in students and colleagues. Please help us select the 2016 award recipient by nominating a deserving and outstanding member of our Troy Staff. We invite Troy students, parents, and staff to submit a nomination. Last year the award was presented to Steve Gower at the PTSA End of the Year Appreciation Luncheon. The Nomination Form and more details are included in this newsletter. You are all invited to attend our next PTSA meeting on May 2, 2016 at 8:30am in the Staff Lounge. Come hear reports from our Principal and Teacher Representative and find out what is going on at Troy! Refer to our PTSA link on the Troy website for upcoming meetings, Parent Info links and resources. Kim

PTSA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE - KIM CUSICK

UPCOMING EVENTS

BLOCK SCHEDULE

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BLOCK SCHEDULE

Warning Bell 6:55

Period 0 7:00—7:57

Period 1/2 8:02—10:02

Break 10:02-10:14

Period 3/4 10:19-12:19

Lunch 12:19-12:54

Period 5/6 12:59-2:59

MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Dear Parents, Teachers, and Students, This is the last PTSA newsletter of the year, so while we still have a month and a half of school left prior to graduation on May 26th, there is still a very important part of our school year ahead of us. I would like to use this last PTSA newsletter to remind all of Troy’s stakeholders to “keep the pedal to the floor,” so to speak. In this last month of school we have our State mandated testing which begins this year on April 11th. Troy will be on block schedule for two weeks until April 22nd to complete this testing. I would like to remind everyone that with the large reduction in the amount of State testing since 2013, there is even more weight given to how Troy is serving our students based on essentially the results of our 11th graders tested results in English and math. Our 10th graders also take a science examination that contributes to school performance determination. An additional bonus of this testing is a state level determination as to where individual students are achieving in line with state educational standards. This is not unlike SAT, AP, or IB testing in which it is another means of assessing student achievement outside of subject matter letter grades. Our students are well prepared, and I look forward to the results of these assessments! All students, but especially seniors! Keep up with your classes! I know there may be a small desire to relax and give in to the temptation of “senioritis.” This regrettable affliction can infect more than seniors and does seem to have a contagious effect, especially on siblings and friends. The year is almost over! AP and IB exams are here in three weeks, semester grades are final at the end of May, and Summer School begins on May 31st! We are almost there! Our seniors are currently receiving their college acceptances, and returning classes are preparing for 2016-17 as they try out for Cheer, Dance, and hold ASB elections. Additionally, our incoming 9th grade class is currently having their classes assigned and preparing for next year. It is a busy and productive spring at Troy! Thank you to all Troy’s stakeholders for a fantastic 2015-16! Best,

William V. Mynster, Ph.D.

FROM OUR PRINCIPAL - DR MYNSTER

EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE! TROY PTSA ONE-STOP SHOP WEBSITE: http://troyptsa.wix.com/onestopshop

WARRIOR WEAR ▪ PTSA MEMBERSHIP ▪ $20 FOR TROY

Student Store/Warrior Wear Hours: Every Tuesday & Thursday 3:00—3:30pm. Our special education teacher & a senior helper sell drinks, snacks & Warrior Wear.

Warrior Wear is also open every Monday at Lunch (sorry no snacks)

2016 Educator of the Year Nomination

All nominations must be received by April 15, 2016 Please turn in form to the office attention: TROY PTSA/Educator of the Year

Name of Nominee: ______________________________________________

Your name (optional) ________

Interaction with students, activities, teaching skills, motivation techniques, etc.:

Additional reasons for this nomination:

Educator of the Year Award The award will be presented at the Troy PTSA Staff Appreciation Luncheon in May

For questions contact Maria Cover mmcover@gmail.com

2016 Educator of the Year Nomination troy parents, students, and faculty

Continuing a time-honored Troy tradition, we are looking forward to selecting a new “Troy Educator of the Year.” Please help us make the best selection and take some time to review the following application. Submit your completed application by mail or through the school office. Thank you so much for your input. We really appreciate it!

TROY PTSA

TROY PARENTS WE NEED YOU!

Here are some ways YOU can help:

TROY GRAD NITE 2016

TROY PARENTS of Freshman, Sophomore, Juniors and Seniors YOU can help

THURSDAY MAY 26, 2016, TROY HIGH SCHOOL NORTH GYM

10 Parents to help with student check-in on May 26th. 9:00pm-10:30pm. 2 off-duty peace officers, one male and one female, also needed for check-in

14 Parents needed to chaperone the buses & Grad Nite from 5/26 10:00pm to 5/27 5:30am 2 Volunteers with medical backgrounds are needed to chaperone

Contact coordinator Kathy Chestnut as soon as possible for planning purposes at thsgradnite@gmail.com

Sponsor a student to attend.

GRAD NITE (All exclusive Troy event includes transportation) Thursday May 26, 2016

Check in Troy High North Gym 9:30PM

Return Friday May 27, 2016 Troy High North Gym 5:30AM

PRICE ONLY $135.00 UNTIL FRIDAY MAY 20, 2016!!!

NO CHECKS ACCEPTED AFTER 5/20/16

YOU MAY STILL PAY AT THE DOOR MAY 28TH. TROY HIGH NORTH GYM BRING $160.00 CASH ONLY WITH TWO PERMISSION SLIPS COMPLETELY FILLED OUT AND SIGNED BY STUDENT AND PARENT

Grad Nite Wish List for student prizes:

Gift cards, Candy, Gift baskets, gas card, car washes, college supplies and technology items! Drop off at school office attention GRAD NITE Attention: If you prepaid for your students Senior activities at summer registration, Disneyland tickets for May 24, 2016 were not

offered so please pre pay NOW before the Deadline of April 29, 2016

Get your May 24, 2016 Disneyland ticket NOW! (Same day as senior breakfast at Rainforest cafe Downtown Disney) Deadline is April 29, 2016

$75 for one park or $110 for two park hopper. (No Transportation included plus Must be paid for Grad Nite)

Did you know that statistically, graduation night is one of the most dangerous times in your students’ young life? Our young men and women are at a higher risk of injury or even death from driving accidents, as well as physical/sexual assaults, and drug incidents. Even if they are not

participating in dangerous behavior, they could simply be in the wrong place, with the wrong crowd, at the wrong time.

TROY SUPPORT ORGANIZATION (TSO)

Congratulations to the following 49 Troy High School seniors who have been named

National Merit Finalists from the Class of 2016!

They will now have the opportunity to compete for several kinds of scholarships because of their outstanding accomplishment.

Best wishes to:

Sabrina Albrecht, Klarisse Andre de St. Amant, Antonia Bock, Adrika Chakraborty,

Brianna Chang, Hao Chen, Victor Chen, Yu-Jane, Chen, Hyungjoon Choi, Amanda Chow, Daniel Chu, William Dai,

Matthew Dong, Shannon Foo, Robert Gleiser, Michelle Guo, Richard Guo, Leanne Ho, Ryan Hsieh, Jason Hu,

Asad Hussain, Jiachen Jiang, In Sung Jo, Jay Kim, Jed Kim, Nathan Kim, Tae Kim, You Bin Lee, Susie Lim,

Alice Lin, Emily Liu, Samantha Marinkovich, Liza Mathews, Jasmine Ng, Christine Park, Aakash Patel, E

lizabeth Patton, Hyun Seong Seo, Laura Smith, Joseph Tang, Brian Tat, Christopher Wang, Tiankun Wang,

Nathan Warren Junyu Yang, Katrina Yap, Aaron Yoo, Joanna Zhu, and

Zachary Zimmerman.

NATIONAL MERIT FINALISTS

Troy Tech Program Information

Welcome to our incoming TROY TECH FAMILIES CLASS OF 2020 who registered in March! We look forward to having you at Troy in the fall.

Information for students grade 11: www.troyhigh.com/preinternship

Upcoming Activities:

Thursday, April 28, 2016 - Second Period Troy Tech Fair in both Gyms - Exploration Form Due. Gyms are open to all parents and visitors from 10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.

Friday, April 29, 2016 - Lunch Mandatory Internship Meeting for Junior Students - North Gym If you are a Troy Tech Junior family and are not receiving regular emails from Mrs. Downum, please email and request to be added to the distribution list Ldownum@fjuhsd.org

Summer Internship Important Dates:

Tuesday, May 31, 2016 8:00 a.m. Mandatory Summer Intern Meeting in the Lecture Hall: 3 Forms Due

Wednesday, July 20, 2016 Latest date to complete Summer Internship. All paperwork due by noon. There is also an option for August 2016-May 2017 Fall/Spring Internship term. Summer Interns must start the first week of summer school and intern a minimum of 20 hours and maximum of 40 hours per week continuously until the 150 hours have been completed. Summer Interns may not interrupt their Internship tenure for vacation or any other purposes and may not exceed an 8-hour workday. Any programs or out-of-area internship considerations should be approved by Mrs. Downum; refer to the out of area Internship instructions on the website.

Information for students grade 12: www.troyhigh.com/internship The Troy Tech Fair will be all day on Thursday, April 28, 2016. For seniors, the event begins at 8:00 a.m. and concludes after 8:30 p.m. A detailed schedule and information was given to seniors at the lunch meeting held in March. Contact Mrs. Downum if you have any

questions. The Troy Tech Fair is open to parents and visitors from 10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.

TROY TECH

It is another busy spring semester for the Counseling Department! We recently registered all current and incoming students. Counselors will be finishing up student-parent junior conferences in the coming weeks. Following this will be ongoing student meetings to check-in on grades, well-being, and any other challenges that arise. April we begin preparations for Advanced Placement (AP) Exams. This year we are expecting to proctor more than 3,000 AP Exams and that number will continue to increase into future school years. Before the school year ends, there is some information and details students and families will need.

SENIORS Congratulations to all of you! We are so proud of the accomplishments of the Class of 2016 and wish you great success as you embark upon your college careers or enter into the world of work or military service.

Senior Letters Seniors: If you received a letter from your Counselor in February or receive a letter in April or May, please be certain you have taken the appropriate steps to complete the coursework necessary to meet graduation requirements. If you are attending the District Apex Program at La Sierra or attending Credit Recovery Saturday School at Troy, you must attend regularly in order to complete your units. You are now on the “home stretch.” Watch your attendance carefully, because it is very difficult and often impossible to make up lost units late in the school year.

Senior Survey All seniors will need to complete the senior survey through their Naviance Family Connection account. We have added an additional statement on the senior survey stating that the seniors are aware that they must complete the senior survey before we will approve the release of the final transcript. After completing the senior survey, the students will be directed to log on to the www.parchment.com website to request the final transcript. Counselors will be visiting senior English classes during the month April to inform students of the survey and details on completing it.

Community Colleges For seniors planning to attend a community college, if you have not yet taken the Placement Exam, you can still call the specific campus and request a test date as well as an orientation and advisement time. Although time is short, community colleges do accept applications during the summer months. Remember that you are eligible to attend any of more than 110 community colleges in California.

JUNIORS Summer is an excellent time to visit college campuses with your family and finalize your list of colleges you will apply to in the fall. Remember that colleges evaluate your tenth and eleventh grade coursework for eligibility and often the first semester of your senior year. Please ensure that you have discussed your course selections for next year with your family and feel confident that you have chosen wisely. Also, remember that freshman grades are important; although freshman grades are not always calculated into the grade point average, colleges do examine and qualify your course selections and consider your level of success. If you plan to apply to an impacted campus, remember that additional criteria will be used in the selection process. Such factors

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as honors, AP and International Baccalaureate courses, grade point average, test scores, community service, extracurricular activities, leadership positions, and additional advanced coursework beyond minimum requirements are also evaluated. All students who hope to play Division I or Division II college sports must register with the NCAA Eligibility Center at www.eligibilitycenter.org. There is a link on the Counseling webpage. Juniors, you must also inform your counselor in person as soon as possible that you a prospective Division I or II college athlete.

SAT/ACT/SAT SUBJECT TESTS Current juniors (Class of 2017) will receive testing information and other pertinent senior information during their senior conference. These student-counselor conferences will take place in August and September. Counselors will also conduct large-group senior presentations during the Government and Economics classes. Please remember that the latest test date accepted by UC and CSU campuses is the December test sitting. We recommend that all current juniors planning to apply to four year colleges complete their testing no later than December of their senior year. For all other grade levels, college entrance exam information can be found on the Troy Counseling webpage.

SOPHOMORES

Counselors met in groups for sophomore conferences during the month of December. The counselors presented information regarding PSAT, SAT/ACT, college pre-requisites, college planning, and other information. To date, all sophomore students have received information on the Troy Counseling webpage resources, and during a two-day career unit and they were given detailed information on how to utilize their Naviance Family Connection account for information regarding careers, colleges, and scholarships. We are also hosting a “Sophomore Parent Presentation”. There are two sessions for sophomore families to choose from, April 11th from 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. or April 11th from 2:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Both sessions will take place in the Lecture Hall.

FRESHMEN Summer is a great time to volunteer, keep up your academic skills, and prepare for sophomore year. If you are looking for places to volunteer, please visit the “Volunteer Opportunities” section of the Troy Counseling webpage. To stay on track for college, please review the “College Planning Calendar” on the Troy Counseling webpage.

2016-2017 COURSE REGISTRATION Thank you to all students and families for a successful 2016/17 registration. Counselors met with over 2200 current students and input course selections for the next year. Please keep in mind that based on second semester grades, students may be moved in or out of courses or course levels. Students who do not maintain at least a “B-” in each semester of an honors course will be dropped from the honors class for the following year. Please have your student talk to his/her counselor regarding any changes or concerns with the 2016/17 course requests.

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2016 SUMMER SCHOOL

Reminder: If you have not yet enrolled in summer school but need to complete Health or repeat a course, take advantage of our two summer sessions. If you have not yet registered, please see your counselor ASAP. If space is available, you may enroll, however, if the class is full, you must report to the Administration Office on the first day of summer school. If you earn or a D or F grade in the spring semester and did not sign up for summer school to remediate that spring grade, please come to the Front Office when summer school begins to register, if space is available.

ADVANED PLACEMENT EXAMS

A final reminder that regularly scheduled AP exams will be administered between Monday, May 2 and Friday, May 13, 2016. All fees were collected in February. Counselors and teachers talked to the students before the sign-ups and asked them to carefully consider their choices of AP exams, as no refunds will be processed. Please understand that Troy High School handles a large volume of exams and we appreciate your understanding in this matter. Please visit the “AP, PSAT, SAT, & ACT” section of the Troy Counseling webpage for all AP-related information.

COLLEGE NIGHT We have just received confirmation of our 2016 College Night date. Please mark your calendar for Monday, September 26 at 7:00 p.m. for Troy’s annual College Night.

SUMMER PROGRAMS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES We continue to receive information on summer program opportunities offered at college campuses across the nation. Such institutions as Georgetown University, Johns Hopkins, Harvard, Cornell, UC campuses, USC, and others are advertising their unique programs. You may research these summer programs on the Troy Counseling webpage under the “Summer Enrichment Programs” section.

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ROTARY “TOP 100” AWARDS

Congratulations to the following Troy students who were honored by the Fullerton Sunrise Rotary Club at the Annual “Top 100”

Scholastic Achievement Awards presentation. On Monday, March 21, student honorees and their families attended a dinner held at The

Embassy Suites in Brea, followed by the presentation of the Rotary Scholar Awards to cite outstanding academic achievement for the

current school year. Our congratulations to the 2016 Troy Rotary Scholars and our sincere thanks to all of the members of the Fullerton

Sunrise Rotary Club for making this special event possible.

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Class of 2016

Injung Ahn Klarisse Andre de St Amant

Antonia Bock Brianna Chang

Hao Chen Victor Chen

Amanda Chow Michelle Guo Richard Guo Tiffany Ho

Seungrok Hong Ryan Hsieh In Sung Jo

Nathan Kim Take Kim

Nicole Kuntjoro Sae Yeon Kwon DongHyeon Lee

Megan Lim Alice Lin Emily Liu

Samantha Marinkovich Zung Yeon Moon Hyun Seong Seo

Semir Shafi Laura Smith

Christopher Wang Tiankun Wang Winnie Wang Khaled Wong Junyu Yang Aaron Yoo

Class of 2017

Iqra Abbaali Gloria Bae Mike Bao Tara Chan

Justin Chang Hsiu-Chu Cheng

Ji Chin Juliette Chirol Hill Daniel Coleman Summer Duffy Ryan Fawwaz Karly Feenstra Milla Freeman

Shreya Havaldar Julia Kan

Hye Bin Kang Junsu Lee Sarah Lee Lydia Lin

Benjamin Alex Medrano Sabrina Mir

Min Jun Park Enoch Peng

Jaallan Prabaharan Ryan Purpura Shayan Rauf

Sofia Sanchez-Luege Khoi Frank Tran

Ryan Tran Catherine Wang

Gloria Won Michael Xin Daniel Yang

Lily Yang Joshua Yen

Dongwook Yeon Jennifer Yi

Class of 2018

Lydia Chan Brian Chap

Jessica Chen Ryan Chen Eric Duong David Hou

Mihyun Jang Kaylee Kang

Leila Kim Nicholas Lee Timothy Li

Aria Lin Elaine Lin

Sharleen Loh Vanessa Mechem Kenneth Nguyen

John Paine Mark Paine Emily Peng Vy Pham Riyaz Razi

Dylan Rhee Hannah Ro Austin Sun Anna Tifrea Jason Tsai

Alexander Tsao Sherry Xu Ethan Yi

Dalton Yu Jeffrey Zhou