SAVE THE DATE! The Next Principal Chat is on March 20th at 5:30pm in the Serra High Media Center.
Principal Mike Jimenez will provide a budget update for the 2012-13 school year, and will also present the District's goals and objectives for creating a quality school in every neighborhood. Get your questions answered and have your voice heard. See you on March 20th!
Student Leadership Group, Club ELEVATED, Creates an
Underage-drinking Prevention Campaign.
ELEVATED Student-Relations Committee at Serra High School
recently paired up with the Latino Youth Council to implement a
community-based, underage-drinking prevention campaign entitled, Parents-A
Powerful Tool to Prevent Underage Drinking. These students believe that if their parents’
perception of alcohol use is seen as being harmful, that would be a large
contributing factor in their decision not to use alcohol. And what better way to get this
message across than advertising in stores!
The students approached different businesses and restaurants
around Tierrasanta and City Heights and asked store owners to post this
campaign in their stores. With
great success, the campaign is posted in 18 different restaurants and stores
around San Diego- all with the goal of having parents talk to their teens about
the risks of underage drinking.
To read more, go to: http://serrahighnews.blogspot.com/2012/02/serras-student-relations-committee.html
Grease
Lightning is coming to Serra!
The Drama Department is pleased to announce the opening of "Grease"
on Thursday, March 1st! Show times are:
March 1, 2, 7 and 9 at 6:30pm.
March 8 at 2:45pm, and March 10 at 2pm. All tickets are $7.
FROM THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT
CIF Play-Off Update:
Boys Soccer CIF Quarter Finals
Friday Feb. 24th at 5pm - La Costa Canyon High School
Girls Basketball CIF Quarter Finals
Saturday Feb. 25th at 7pm - Westview High School
Wrestling CIF Masters
Friday and Saturday Feb. 24th and 25th, All day - Otay Ranch
CONGRATULATIONS TO BOYS SOCCER!!
Boys Soccer recently won and defeated Scripps Ranch 4-2.
With this WIN, Boys Soccer becomes League Champions with
Scripps Ranch. Way to go!
Moving Workshop for Military Families – March 6, 2012 from 12:30-1:30pm in the Serra High Family Resource Center, Room 231. The Navy and Marine Corp School Liaisons, in conjunction with the SDUSD OSS Grant Team, are pleased to offer The Moving Seminar, Positive Change of School. This parent workshop is available to help make moving smoother for parents, students and schools. Please join us for this free workshop!
PARENT RESOURCES
Moving Workshop for Military Families – March 6, 2012 from 12:30-1:30pm in the Serra High Family Resource Center, Room 231. The Navy and Marine Corp School Liaisons, in conjunction with the SDUSD OSS Grant Team, are pleased to offer The Moving Seminar, Positive Change of School. This parent workshop is available to help make moving smoother for parents, students and schools. Please join us for this free workshop!
SERRA FOUNDATION HOSTS ANNUAL DINNER AUCTION, MARCH 3rd.
The Serra High School Annual Foundation Dinner Auction will
be held Saturday March 3 at the Chinese Community Church in Tierrasanta. Food will be provided by Phil’s BBQ.
Ticket prices are $35 (single), $60 (couple), and $30 (Serra Faculty).
Entertainment will include a DJ and a short performance by Serra’s very own Grease cast. For information on ticket reservations, please visit the
Serra High School Foundation website at www.serrafoundation.org,
or contact Gail Myers at 619 890-9471 or gmyers@qualcomm.com.
The Foundation is in need of items to be donated for the
silent auction. Items such as gift cards, movie tickets, vacation packages,
wine, iPods, or anything else that can go in the baskets (even the baskets
themselves) would be greatly appreciated. If you have a talent or business and
can donate a service or lesson, this could be a great way to showcase it while
helping out Serra High School. If
you have anything you would like to donate, please contact Tina LaRocco at mrsrock4@yahoo.com or 858 278-7761. This event is a big fundraiser for the
Foundation allowing for continued support of numerous programs at Serra High
School. Please help out however you can. Everyone is welcome at the “Roundup at
the Conquistador Corral!”
FROM THE COUNSELING OFFICE
Diploma Name Verifications were distributed to all of the
Class of 2012 via their English Teacher. This is how your students name will
appear on the diploma. Both the parent and student need to sign the card and
return it to the counseling office.
The deadline for Seniors to submit the Free Application for
Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is March 2, 2012. Don’t delay!
FAFSA GPAs for those students who supplied their Social Security Number
have been uploaded to the State of California. If the student receives an email that something is wrong
with their submission please print the email and bring it to Ms. Conrique in
the counseling office.
Seniors who qualify for CSF and wish to be awarded gold
cords to wear at graduation must see Linda Nelson in Room 413 to make sure
their dues are current and that they qualify NOW or their name will not appear
in the Graduation Program as earning this recognition.
Juniors should be signing up for the SAT at: http://sat.collegeboard.org/home. Why take the SAT? It is the most widely used college
admission test, as well as the first step toward higher education for students
of all backgrounds. It’s taken by more than two million students every year and
is accepted by virtually all colleges and universities. For more information about the SAT, go
to: http://sat.collegeboard.org/home.
UPCOMING PARENT NIGHTS:
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9th Grade (for current 9th graders): March 1 at 6 pm in the Media Center
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10th Grade (for current 10th graders): March 8 at 6 pm in the Media Center
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11th Grade (for current 11th graders): March 22 at 6 pm in the Media Center
At Parent Night the parents will receive their child's
transcript, learn the graduation requirements, the college entrance
requirements, learn of new course options for the 2012-2013 school year and
receive priority for their student's course selection for 2012-2013.
• 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.
Scholarship Highlights for the Week (All can be found on
Naviance under the Scholarship tab):
1. 2012
BIA CARES High School Scholarship Application is available online at
www.biacares.org. Deadline for
applications is April 20, 2012.
2. Anthony
Furlano and Brian Piccolo Memorial Award for students of Italian Heritage.
3. National
Association of Women in Construction Scholarship (deadline 3/3)
GEAR UP, partnering with San Diego State University,
announces the 10th Annual San Diego County College Expo 2012. March 3rd from 9am-2pm at San Diego
State University. Free
admission. College workshops,
parent resources, career workshops.
Food for purchase. Raffle
prizes! For more information, call
619-594-6336 or to register: www.sdsu.edu/collegeexpo.
FROM THE ATTENDANCE OFFICE
Attendance Personnel CAN NOT deliver messages to students,
however if it is an EMERGENCY (i.e. hospitalization, death in the family,
deployment etc.) the attendance office staff will assist the parent as needed
The Attendance Office does not issue Blue Slips for students
who are ill during the day. If a student is ill they must see the nurse and if
needed the nurse will contact parent/guardian and issue a Blue Slip.
All absences must be cleared by the parent/guardian within five
school days. Any unverified absence(s) without a valid excuse is considered
unexcused or truant. You can call
the attendance line 858-496-8342 Ext 209 or send a note with your student to
verify the absence.
We do not have office monitors. Students must pick up Blue Slips in the Attendance
Office. Requests for early release
(Blue Slip) must be submitted BEFORE 7:00a.m.on the day of release (parents may
phone in PRIOR to 08:00 a.m. or send a note with your student and he/she must
bring it to the Attendance Office PRIOR to 7:30 a.m.) Requests for early release received after 8:00 a.m. on the
day of release cannot be honored. We cannot issue “Blue Slips” during finals.
CALL OUT FOR VOLUNTEERS!
• Supervise
the CAHSEE – March 13th and 14th.
Plenty of volunteers will be needed to help proctor the upcoming
California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE). The exam will take place on March 13th and 14th. Volunteers can sign up for the entire morning from 7:00-11:30am, or in shifts: 7:00-9:30am and 9:00-11:30am.
Volunteers will be responsible for supervising the students while they
are taking the exam, monitoring doors, and passing out pencils.
• Help
is needed in the Family Resource Center to prepare for the CAHSEE. We need approximately 2000 pencils,
sharpened and ready to go!
• Assist
with distribution of snacks during STAR testing. The PTO provides snacks every year for our students taking
the California Standardized Tests (CSTs or STAR). Plenty of hands are needed to coordinate this effort. Volunteers will be needed to help
organize, pack, and deliver the snacks to the classrooms in early to mid
April.
Please lend a hand if you can! If you can help with any of the assignments listed above,
please contact Marie Byrd 858-496-8342 x231 or mbyrd@sandi.net.
EVENTS
Saturday, February 25
- All day - Navy Regional Field Meet @ Santa Ana
- All day - Color Guard Competition
- 8:00am - SATURDAY SCHOOL
Sunday, February 26
- 11:00am - Bio Tech & Ladies of Science Field Trip
Monday, February 27
- 6:00pm - Spring Sports Parent Night
Thursday, March 1
- 2:45pm - Performance of "Grease"
- 6:00pm - Ninth Grade Parent Night
Friday, March 2
- All day - Color Guard Competition
- 1:35pm - Brown & Gold Pep Rally
- 6:30pm - Performance of "Grease"
Saturday, March 3
- All day - NJROTC Dist.Field Meet @ Kearny
- 9:30am - Gear-Up Field Trip
- 2:00pm - Performance of "Grease"
- 6:00pm – Serra Foundation Auction
SPORTS
Friday, February 24
- All day - Wrestling San Diego Masters CIF
- 5:00pm - Boys Soccer CIF Quarter Finals @ La Costa Canyon
- 7:00pm - Girls Varsity Basketball CIF/LOC. TBA
Saturday, February 25
- All day - Wrestling San Diego Masters CIF
- 7:00pm - Girls Bball CIF Quarter Finals @ Westview
Tuesday, February 28
- 3:00pm - Boys Tennis Scrimmage vs. Mt Miguel
- 3:15pm - Varsity Baseball Scrim. vs West Hills
- 3:30pm - JV Baseball Scrim. @ West Hills
- 3:30pm - JV Softball Scrim. @ Mt.Miguel
- 3:30pm - Var. Softball Scrim. vs Mt. Miguel
- 7:00pm - Boys Varsity Basketball Playoffs/Loc TBA
- 7:00pm - Girls Varsity Basketball Playoffs/Loc TBA
Wednesday, February 29
- 3:00pm - Boys Tennis @ St. Augustine
- 3:30pm - JV/Var. Softball Scrim. @ Olympian
Thursday, March 1
- 3:00pm - Boys Tennis vs SRHS
- 3:00pm - Golf Match vs UCHS @ Balboa
- 3:30pm - JV Baseball Scrim. vs San Dieguito
- 3:30pm - Var. Baseball Scrim. @ San Dieguito
Friday, March 2
- 3:30pm - Var. Softball Tourney vs LJCD
Saturday, March 3
- All day - CIF Soccer Championship Division 4&5
- 10:30am - JV Baseball vs Montgomery @ Monte Vista
- 10:30am - Var. Baseball @ Montgomery
Sunday, March 4
- 9:00am - U18 Youth Field Hockey Training