Thank you to all of our families that came out for back to school night.  If you did not get a chance to attend, please take a moment to watch a video from Mrs. Molina, EHS Principal.  

A staff directory is linked here should you need to contact any of your students teachers.

Staff Directory HERE

Our Biology students are diving into the year by building the foundational skills they will rely on throughout the course. Working collaboratively through hands-on activities, students are learning how scientists collect, measure, record, and interpret data in the laboratory.

Students practiced weighing objects using both digital and triple-beam balances, measuring objects and distances, recording precise measurements, and converting between meters, centimeters, and millimeters. They also worked together to carefully follow procedures, check their measurements, and communicate their findings with their classmates.

These may seem like basic skills, but they are an essential foundation for everything that comes next in Biology. As students move into more complex labs and investigations, they will need to confidently use scientific equipment, make accurate measurements, record reliable data, and apply their understanding of units and conversions.

It’s exciting to see our Aztecs getting hands-on from the very beginning—learning not just about Biology, but how to think and work like scientists!

As we begin another exciting school year at Esperanza High School, we want to share an important reminder regarding campus expectations and California’s Assembly Bill 3216, also known as the Phone-Free School Act. The law requires schools to limit student smartphone use during instructional time.

At Esperanza, our goal is to create classrooms where students are focused, engaged, and ready to learn. To support this expectation, teachers will use simple classroom phone-management systems. Depending on the classroom, students may be asked to place their phones in designated storage such as phone pockets, caddies, or other secure locations at the beginning of each class and retrieve them when the bell rings. 

Students will continue to have access to their phones during passing periods, break, lunch, and other unstructured times during the school day. Students who require a personal device for documented health or medical monitoring will be accommodated through our school nurse. Device access will also be permitted in the event of an emergency.

If you need to reach your student with an urgent message during class, please contact the Esperanza High School main office and our staff will assist you.

Failure to follow classroom phone expectations will be addressed through the progressive discipline procedures outlined in the Esperanza Student Handbook.

Thank you for partnering with us to keep our classrooms focused, connected, and centered on learning!