Our very own Robert Martinez, a 10th grader in the Magnet, has been selected to participate in the 2019 GRAMMY Camp! This is a very prestigious honor, since only 90 high school students were selected from seventy four cities across twenty three states. Robert is one of only three bass players chosen! Robert is a member of our Marching Band, where he plays drums and saxophone. Kudos to his music teacher, Mr. Raj Samaroo, for making such an impact in Robert's development a musician.

Sylmar Charter High School has been selected to participate in the Amazon Future Engineer Program, a program that will be offered in the 2019-2020 academy year in partnership with Amazon and Edhesive. A cornerstone of this program is a new course, AP Computer Science A – Java, which helps students develop a foundational understanding in core computer science and programming concepts. Please click on the headline for additional information on this very exciting program!

Spartan Theater Department presents our Spring Play "The Fantasticks," a rousing musical that will make you fall in love again!

In an ongoing effort to promote student attendance, we are rolling out another attendance incentive program! We will be using a variety of metrics to recognize students who have demonstrated excellent attendance or improved attendance through the month of April. We will be issuing a total of thirty four (34) Dodger tickets to our students for the game against the New York Mets on May 30, 2019. This game's promotion features a Sandy Koufax jersey!

Sylmar Senior High has once again made the U.S. News & World Report National Rankings. This is the third consecutive year in which our school has earned this distinction. Schools are ranked on their performance on state-required tests, graduation and how well they prepare students for college. Only the top 40% of schools earned eligibility to display a U.S. News Best High Schools 2019 badge. U.S. News “Best” badges are widely recognized as symbols of excellence in U.S. education. Please click on the headline for more details!

Thomas Edison was spot on: "Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning.” In light of Edison's wise words, and in a concerted effort to organize our school for success, we have developed a tentative 2019-2020 academic calendar. This calendar was fully approved by the School Leadership Council on April 30, 2019. It is certainly not immutable, since it is always subject to revisions and modifications, but it will serve as a guide as you navigate through your planning sessions.

Pre-Order your 2019 Yearbook for $75 at our Student Store, or at sylmarhs.org under the "Students" tab >> 'YEARBOOK’ link. Yearbooks will arrive May 31st, and will be on sale for $80, ONLY at the Student Store, while supplies last. Reserve your copy today, and don't miss out on the memories!

Attention 9, 10 and 11th Graders! Join the 2020 Yearbook Staff, and help create the BEST YEARBOOK yet! You must apply for this class. Applications and additional information are available in Room 31. The application deadline is May 10th.

The Spring 2019 Final Examination Schedule has been released. Click on the headline to review this schedule!

If you are a student, consider joining Spartan Nation, where our dedicated teachers will challenge you to be the best you can be. Our vision for you extends well beyond the four years of high school. In fact, we are just as concerned about the grades you earn today as the decisions you will make tomorrow. If your curiosity is piqued after perusing our web site, please stop by to visit our campus. Come see first-hand the vibrancy of a school culture that is built upon our dynamic tradition and a desire to offer a personalized education to each and every Spartan Scholar! Click on the headline to access our brand new flyers!

For the Week of 05.20.2019: This week’s Spartan Scholar of the Week is Briana Gonzalez, a 12th grader in our Leadership, Arts and Media Academy. Briana is one the Team Captains on our award-winning Wrestling Team, and even placed at the City level this year. She earned a 4.00 GPA last semester, and is trying hard to replicate that accomplishment this semester. Briana is an aspiring future kinesiologist. She plans to attend CSUN and then go to graduate school to earn her doctorate in Physical Therapy. We are very proud of you, Briana. For this honor, our scholar's name and photo will be placed on the marquee and on the home page of our web site all week. In addition, our scholar has received a special Spartan Scholar Medallion, a Sylmar limited edition tumbler, a meal at Marie Callender’s Bakery, and a Spartan mini-football. Click on the headline for a photo of this week's Scholar!

For the Month of April 2019: In a concerted effort to celebrate our students' attendance accomplishments, we have a Monthly Perfect Attendance Award! Each month, we randomly select two students who have achieved a perfect attendance record throughout the previous month. The winners for April 2019 are Patricia Pelayo and Natalia Chavez from the Leadership, Arts and Media Academy. For this honor, they will receive several great prizes: a $10 gift card for In-N-Out Burger, a special edition Sylmar tumbler, and a unique Perfect Attendance Medallion! The medallion can be worn during the graduation ceremony! Click on the headline for photos of this month's Scholars!

For the Month of April 2019: It is with a sense of great pride that we honor the sixty seven (67) Sylmar Family members who had perfect attendance last month! Click on the headline to access the file and see all of our honorees!

It is imperative that you come to school on time and ready to learn every day. Each Spartan Scholar is expected to be in school for 96% of the time. This means that you must attend 173 days of the 180 school days. If you are absent for sixteen or more days, then you are considered to be "chronically absent." Click on the headline for more information on our attendance policies.

Our school has earned the Common Sense School Badge through June 2020! Common Sense Schools are committed to deep implementation of the Common Sense Digital Citizenship Curriculum. Earning the Common Sense School badge is a symbol of our school's dedication to helping students think critically and use technology responsibly to learn, create, and participate. Feel free to explore the Common Sense Media's resources at at www.commonsense.org. We support a healthy school culture wherein our whole community is invested in helping kids thrive as digital learners and citizens.

It is with a great sense of pride that we unveil the nominees for the Sylmar Charter High School Alumni History and Hall of Fame Project. This project is dedicated to preserving the incredible contributions of our alumni. So take a few minutes, peruse the attached list, and take a stroll down memory lane. Perhaps the next great scientist, educator, athlete, mathematician, or scholar is in our midst right now, and will be featured in future editions of our Hall of Fame...

Do you want to connect to our school's Wi-Fi network or Schoology? There is no need to use up your phone's data, since you can connect to our Wi-Fi for free. Also, Schoology makes catching up on your grades and assignments as simpe as possible. Click on the headline for the instructions!

Fourteen Tuesdays throughout the 2018-2019 school year, our teachers will participate in Professional Development sessions. Click on the headline to see those dates, as well as all other early dismissal dates!

School for Advanced Studies Is Accepting Applications for the 2019-20 school year! Click the headline to apply!

The School for Advanced Studies (SAS) provides high-achieving and gifted students with an academic pathway that exceeds the UC & CSU college requirements. SAS's enriched curriculum prepares students to be competitive college applicants. Our content-specific, rigorous instructional program simultaneously provides foundational learning skills while differentiating for diverse learners. SAS teachers collaborate to meet the social, emotional, and academic needs of students. With all the benefits of a large, comprehensive high school's electives, clubs, and sports, SAS also aims to provide the support of a close-knit community.

For more information, please click on the headline to access the application. Feel free to contact Ms. Jo Duke at 818/ 833 – 5113. Non Sylmar students will need to email their Fall Semester transcripts to DonaJosepha.Duke@lausd.net or drop off the transcript in person at the Sylmar Attendance Office for the application to be considered.