Dear Parents and Guardians,
Winter Break is upon us! School will be closed from Monday, December 19th through Monday, January 2nd 2012. Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 3rd 2012. We hope you take this time to enjoy the holidays with your family and friends. On behalf of the teachers and staff at Serra High School, we wish you a safe and restful holiday season and a very happy, prosperous, and healthy New Year.
-Principal Mike Jimenez
MANY THANKS TO ALL OF OUR WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS! In the spirit of this holiday season, I would like to extend a heartfelt thanks, on behalf of Serra High School, to all of our volunteers for everything that you do for our students and school. YOU make it possible for us to run the many programs, sports, clubs, and school events here at Serra. Your hard work, tireless energy, and dedication to the students is truly appreciated. Enjoy the Holiday Season and see you in January!
– Warmest wishes, Marie Byrd, Parent Support Liaison.
PARENT RESOURCES - Free Workshops Offered to Parents
Passport to Success Workshop Series. On January 12, 2012, Serra High School will conduct the first part of a 3-session workshop series to aid parents in helping their students succeed in school. The first workshop is called Organize Your Time, and will be held at Hoover High School at 5:30pm. Learn the importance of teaching your student organizational and study skills that will carry them through high school and on to college. Address: Hoover High School, Room 1103, 4474 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA 92115. Reserve your spot in the class by contacting Martha Vidana-Cross at (858) 496-8342, ext 203.
Serra Parents - Did you know that one-fourth of all 9th graders in the U.S. will NOT graduate from high school? Help us address this issue! Presented by Melissa Whipple, Resource Teacher, Parent Outreach and Engagement.
Date: Thursday, January 5, 2012
Time: 6:00-7:30pm
Location: Serra High School Media Center
- Learn the indicators of at-risk-students
- Find out how parent involvement and engagement can help close the achievement gap
- Discover resources available to students and families
Questions? Contact Martha Vidana-Cross 858-496-8342 x203 or mvidana-cross@sandi.net
Distinguished Lecture Series Information.
The 2011/2012 Distinguished Lectures Series brings experts from all over the United States, in the field of gifted and talented education, to the San Diego Unified School district to share with parents and educators the latest in research and classroom practice for gifted students. These stimulating professional development opportunities meet the California GATE standards for GATE education.
For more information: http://www.sandi.net/page/1066
Mark Your Calendar! The next Military Parent Meeting is scheduled for January 17th at 9:30am in the Family Resource Center, Room 231. We have some exciting news to share with our military families about a community forum being created in Tierrasanta to allow military families to share experiences, resources, and provide a voice for POSITIVE CHANGE in the community! We hope you’ll join us on January 17th so we can share the news. For more information: mbyrd@sandi.net
FROM THE COUNSELING OFFICE:
The following scholarship opportunities are for 11th graders. They can all be found on Naviance under the Scholarship tab:
- Distinguished Young Women Award
- Quest Bridge Award
- The Hamilton Award
• Naviance (www.connection.naviance.com/serra) is a web-based service designed especially for students and parents. Family Connection is a comprehensive website that you can use to help in making decisions about colleges, careers and courses, meanwhile tracking academic progress as you aspire to post secondary education options. It is especially useful in searching for Scholarships! To log in students simply use their Student Connect log in number and password. Parents will be able to get their code from Ms. Turnberg by emailing their request to mturnberg@sandi.net.
• The new College Center in Room 401 is open! Students are encouraged to stop by on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays during Advisory and lunch. Through January, a counselor is in the room during Advisory and lunch to talk about college applications, help with FAFSA, common app and other relevant college application questions. Beginning in January, after seniors finish their applications, the focus will be on SAT and AP prep for seniors, juniors and sophomores. Questions? Contact your student’s counselor.
FROM THE ATTENDANCE OFFICE:
Parents: Student contracts are available if your student will be absent five school days or more. Please be sure to notify the attendance office a minimum of one week in advance of the absence and request the contracts. This will ensure the teachers have plenty of time to prepare the schoolwork your student will need while he or she is out. Thank you for your cooperation.
Please be sure we have your current phone number and address on file. We have had a high volume of returned mail and want to make sure everyone is receiving important information sent out by the school. If your contact information has changed, please notify the front office as soon as possible. Thank you.
SPORTS NEWS FROM THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: JONN PISAPIA
I would like to announce and congratulate the following Student-Athletes for being awarded and placed on the ALL-CIF Team for Fall 2011. This is not a divisional team list or an all league list. These student-athletes are the BEST in all of San Diego out of all the divisions and leagues. The ALL-CIF AWARDS PRESENTATION will take place on Wednesday, January 11 at 7pm at the Hall of Champions in Balboa Park.
WATER POLO
WATER POLO
(Second Team)
Colin Stanley
FIELD HOCKEY
Colin Stanley
FIELD HOCKEY
(First Team)
Dominique Leyva
Kelsey Woldt
Elizabeth Young
(Second Team)
Kristin Rodgers
TENNIS
(Second Team Div 2)
Karen Villa
Dominique Leyva
Kelsey Woldt
Elizabeth Young
(Second Team)
Kristin Rodgers
TENNIS
(Second Team Div 2)
Karen Villa
Serra High School Student2Student (S2S) Club Makes District Headline News! Vista Grande Elementary School Student Council members wanted to ease the transition of students entering their school. With a mobile military student population of 35-40 percent, they were concerned about how difficult it sometimes is to be “the new kid.” Serra High School students came to their aid, traveling to Vista Grande recently to share some of the strategies used by Serra’s extraordinary Student2Student (S2S) Club. Read more by clicking on this link: http://sdusd-newsfeed.blogspot.com/2011/12/serra-high-school-student2student-club.html
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR SENIOR EXHIBITIONS! JANUARY 25th AND 26th
Senior Exhibitions will be held on January 25 and 26, 2012 from 12:30-3:00pm. We will need plenty of volunteers to ensure the success of this event. Please consider giving a few hours of your time to support our students.
Senior Exhibitions provide our Senior students an opportunity to showcase their knowledge, skills, interests and experience at Serra High School and to show how their high school experience fits into their future goals. The Seniors present before a panel consisting of teachers, business or community members, parents, and their peers.
The requirements for volunteers serving on a Senior Exhibition panel are to listen to the presentations, actively participate in the Q&A period, and score each presentation. Sign up to serve on a Senior Exhibition panel by clicking on the following link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&pli=1&formkey=dG1vYTZMc0d4Q0FDYzhDRndNUFprbWc6MQ#gid=0. Questions? Contact Marie Byrd (mbyrd@sandi.net or call 858-496-8342 x231).
EVENTS
Saturday, December 17
- 7:30am - Youth Synergy Summit- 21st Century Grant
Sunday, December 18
- All day - NJROTC Charger Game Fundraiser
Monday, December 19 through Monday, January 2, 2012
- WINTER BREAK – NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
- First Day Back to School
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
- 6:30pm - Foundation Meeting
Thursday, January 5, 2012
- 6:00pm – Parent Workshop – Help Close the Achievement Gap
Saturday, January 7, 2012
- 8:00am - SATURDAY SCHOOL
- 10:00am - S2S 1st Annual Council Event
SPORTS
Friday, December 16
- All day - Boys JV Bball Tourney/LOC.& TIME TBA
- All day - Girls Varsity Bball KiwanisTourney/LOC.& TIME TBA
- 3:00pm - Boys Varsity Bball Kiwanis Tourney
Saturday, December 17
- All day - Boys JV Bball Tourney/LOC.& TIME TBA
- All day - Boys Varsity Soccer Tourney @ SDHS/TIME TBA
- All day - Girls Varsity Bball KiwanisTourney/LOC.& TIME TBA
- 9:00am - Whole Sports- U18 Youth Field Hockey Training
- 9:00am - Wrestling Varsity Duals @ Olympian
- 2:15pm - Boys Varsity Bball Kiwanis Tourney
Monday, December 19
- All day - Winter Break- No School
- All day - Boys Frosh Bball Tourney @ WestHills/TIME TBA
- All day - Boys JV Bball Tourney/LOC.& TIME TBA
- All day - Boys JV Soccer Invite Tourney @ Westview/TIME TBA
- All day - Boys Varsity Bball Tourney @ Sweetwater/TIME TBA
- All day - Girls JV Bball Tourney @ Mt.Miguel/TIME TBA
Tuesday, December 20
- All day - Winter Break- No School
- All day - Boys Frosh Bball Tourney @ WestHills/TIME TBA
- All day - Boys JV Bball Tourney/LOC.& TIME TBA
- All day - Boys JV Soccer Invite Tourney @ Westview/TIME TBA
- All day - Boys Varsity Bball Tourney @ Sweetwater/TIME TBA
- All day - Girls JV Bball Tourney @ Mt.Miguel/TIME TBA
Wednesday, December 21
- All day - Winter Break- No School
- All day - Boys Frosh Bball Tourney @ WestHills/TIME TBA
- All day - Boys JV Bball Tourney/LOC.& TIME TBA
- All day - Boys JV Soccer Invite Tourney @ Westview/TIME TBA
- All day - Boys Varsity Bball Tourney @ Sweetwater/TIME TBA
- All day - Girls JV Bball Tourney @ Mt.Miguel/TIME TBA
Thursday, December 22
- All day - Winter Break- No School
- All day - Boys Frosh Bball Tourney @ WestHills/TIME TBA
- All day - Boys JV Bball Tourney/LOC.& TIME TBA
- All day - Boys JV Soccer Invite Tourney @ Westview/TIME TBA
- All day - Boys Varsity Bball Tourney @ Sweetwater/TIME TBA
- All day - Girls JV Bball Tourney @ Mt.Miguel/TIME TBA
Friday, December 23
- All day - Winter Break- No School
- All day - Boys JV Bball Tourney/LOC.& TIME TBA
Thursday, December 29
- All day - Winter Break- No School
- 9:00am - Wrestling JV Tourney @ MMHS
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
- FIRST DAY BACK TO SCHOOL
- 3:00pm - Girls JV Soccer vs MBHS
- 5:00pm - Girls Varsity Soccer vs MBHS
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
- All day - Boys Frosh Bball vs HTHS/TIME TBA
- 3:00pm - Boys JV Soccer vs Clairemont
- 3:00pm - Boys Varsity Soccer vs Clairemont
- 4:00pm - Boys JV Bball @ Hilltop
- 5:30pm - Boys Varsity Bball @ Hilltop
Friday, January 6, 2012
- 4:00pm - Boys JV Soccer @ Castle Pk.
- 4:00pm - Girls JV Soccer @ Mt. Carmel
- 6:00pm - Boys Varsity Soccer @ Castle Pk.
- 6:00pm - Girls Varsity Soccer @ Mt.Carmel
Saturday, January 7, 2012
- All day - Q Varsity Rumble (Wrestling)
- 8:00am - Varsity Wrestling Tournament
- 8:00am - Wrestling Varsity Q-Rumble