The Q Connection: June 1, 2012

PROM NIGHT 2012 IS HERE! This year’s theme is, "All That Jazz." Prom will be held at the El Cortez in Downtown San Diego on Saturday, June 2^nd from 8:00PM-Midnight.

Students and guests under the influence of alcohol or any other controlled substance will be denied entrance to the dance and are subject to citation and suspension, which would include a 30 day suspension of extra/co-curricular activities. Parents will be contacted to escort the student home. If parents are unable or unwilling to escort their student home, the student will be remanded to the custody of the San Diego Police Department. Any major disruption will result in a five-day school suspension, which will preclude seniors from participation in all senior activities and the graduation ceremony.

PROM FORMAL WEAR UPDATE. All Seniors have been reminded that prom is a formal event. Parents, please support the school’s efforts by making sure your Senior follows the prom formal wear guidelines: Males need to be dressed in formal wear. Females need to follow the following dress code when considering their dress: At least finger-tip length, no spandex, and naturally flowing. Dresses may not be backless or have side cut-outs. Front slits must be fingertip length or lower. Thank you for ensuring an elegant and tasteful prom for all.

UNDERCLASSMEN FINAL EXAMS WILL TAKE PLACE:

Friday, June 8 - Periods 1 & 2 (Minimum Day)

Monday, June 11 – Periods 3 & 4 (Minimum Day)

Tuesday, June 12 - Periods 5 & 6 (Minimum Day)

SENIOR FINAL EXAMS WILL TAKE PLACE:

Tuesday, June 5 – English/electives (full day)

Wednesday, June 6 – Gov/Econ/electives (full day)

Thursday, June 7 – Math/Science/electives (full day)

IMPORTANT DATES FOR SENIORS:

Cap & Gown Distribution: Thursday, June 7 in the lunch court at 2:20pm
Senior Reflections: Friday, June 8 from 7:30am to 11:34am
Grad Nite (sold out): Friday, June 8
Senior Luncheon: Monday, June 11 at noon, Forums Room in Hahn University Center, USD. Free for all Seniors
Graduation Rehearsal: Monday, June 11 from 1:00-3:00pm at the Jenny Craig Pavilion, USD
Graduation: Tuesday, June 12 at 1:00pm (student report time: Noon) at the Jenny Craig Pavilion, USD
Report cards will be mailed home the last week of June
Transcripts for colleges/universities must be requested by Counseling before June 12.

Please contact your student’s counselor if you have any questions about Graduation.

PARENT RESOURCES

PARENT ADVOCACY TRAINING – Learn Your Rights and Responsibilities in Your Child’s Education. Saturday, June 2, 2012 from 9:00AM-2:00PM at Porter Elementary, 445 S. 47^th Street, San Diego 92113. Topics include: How to put your rights in action, mobilizing around your child’s education, and learning advocacy skills. Meet with a volunteer advocate to assess your child’s educational needs. Free youth workshops for 5^th-12^th graders. Childcare and lunch provided. Training presented in English and Spanish. For more information and to RSVP: 619-293-4431.

LIFE SAVING LESSONS FOR TODAY’S TEEN DRIVERS. Safe Driving Program to be held on Monday, June 11^th from 6:00-7:30PM at the Ballard Parent Center. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the largest number of teen involved car crashes occur in the summer months of June, July and August. Because the San Diego Unified School District Police Department wants all teen drivers to be safe this summer, we invite you to attend a safe driving program for 15-19 year-old teen driver and soon-to-be drivers and their parents. The program will be held from 6-7:30 p.m., on Monday, June 11, at the Ballard Parent Center, 2375 Congress Street, San Diego, Calif., 92111. For more information contact Interim Chief Littlejohn at 619-725-7000 or rlittlejohn@sandi.net, or Gene Roberts at 619-890-7737 or grobertstex@cox.net.

ATTENTION MILITARY FAMILIES AND SUPPORTERS! A Parent Meeting has been scheduled for Thursday June 7 at 9:30AM in the Family Resource Center, Room 231. We invite all military families and supporters to attend as we will discuss future plans for the Family Resource Center. The Resource Center, established in the fall of 2010, was designed to support the needs of our military families. Now, with the education budget crisis hurting our schools so deeply, it will be critical to have more parent involvement next year to ensure the success of the Center, as the school will have even more limited resources than years past. Feedback is needed as soon as possible from our military families and supporters as to how we can keep the Family Resource Center open and running next school year. Please contact: mbyrd@sandi.net if you are able to attend. Feel free to distribute this email to other military parents or anyone you know who might be interested in joining the group. All are welcome! Thank you for supporting our military families at Serra.

No PSAT (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test) Next Year. Due to limited resources, Serra will not be able to offer the PSAT next year. This was a difficult decision to make; however, with the deep budgets cuts we are faced with, the school simply cannot afford to provide this service to the students.

GOT AN OLD DIGITAL CAMERA TO DONATE? Serra High School's Photography class is looking for donations of digital cameras for class use during the fall semester. If you have a camera you’d like to donate, we’ll gladly take them off your hands! Please contact Mr. Marc Thomas: mthomas3@sandi.net.

FROM THE COUNSELING OFFICE

Naviance (www.connection.naviance.com/serra) is a free web-based service designed especially for students and parents to get information about college and career choices, track academic progress, and search for scholarships. Students can log in using their Student Connect log in number and password. Parents can get their code from Counselor Ms. Turnberg by emailing their request to mturnberg@sandi.net.

Scholarships with Deadlines for June 2012:

1) Fraser Institute Student Scholarship - $1,000 – 3 Awards (Deadline: June 30, 2012)

2) 10 Words or Less Scholarship - $500 – 1 Award (Deadline: June 30, 2012)

3) StorageMart Scholarships - $5,000 – 5 Awards (Deadline: June 30, 2012)

4) Delete Cyberbullying Scholarship - $1,500 – 2 Awards (Deadline: June 30, 2012)

5) Digital Innovation Scholarship - $1,000 – 1 Award (Deadline: August 12, 2012)

6) Odenza Marketing Group Fall Scholarship - $500 – 1 Award (Deadline: September 30, 2012)

Applications for all 6 scholarships can be found by going to: http://www.studentscholarships.org/scholarship.php

For students planning to attend UCLA: The Helping Hand Scholarship is available and information can be found in Naviance under Scholarships.

FROM THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SWIM & DIVE TEAM! Coach Barker and Coach Fore would like to congratulate the swim & dive team on a GREAT season. Members of the varsity team made it all the way to CIF finals. Hannah Tomp competed in the dive finals while Collin Stanley, David Newman, Andrew Higdon, and Lance Lerum competed in the 400 Free Relay, where they broke their season record by 6 seconds. Collin, Andrew, and Lance also competed in individual events at CIF swim finals. This was a great season for the Boys Varsity team – all 11 records were broken this year! We are so proud of all the accomplishments of our swimmers and diver!

Serra High School Scholar Athletes of the Year. Congratulations to Dominique Leyva and Drew Miller for being awarded The High School Sports Association of San Diego Scholar Athlete of the Year Award.

Spring Sports Playoffs are underway! Keep an eye out for all competition on the Google calendar on our school’s website (www.serra.sandi.net)

CALLOUT FOR VOLUNTEERS

FALL REGISTRATION PACKET ASSEMBLY. The Counseling Office will need help with assembly of the 2012-13 Registration packets. The packets will be assembling some time in mid-June. Dates TBD. More information to follow. If interested, please contact mbyrd@sandi.net. Thank you in advance for your continuing support!

SUMMER SCHOOL AT SERRA! Dates: June 25^th thru August 3^rd. Open to 11^th and 12^th graders who need to make up credits. Contact your student’s counselor for more information.

IHigh, SDUSD's on-line virtual high school, is offering summer school courses for students. Military students have priority for enrollment and classes. If interested, visit sandi.net/ihigh, go to the section titled "School News", click on "IHigh Summer Program Application" and submit. Download the Parent Permission and Academic Honesty Policy, sign and return to your student's counselor or Ms. Ellis in Room 417B.

Parents: If your student is signed up to take AP Government or AP Psychology next year, please see Mr. Turner in room 410 to pick up summer and start of class information sheets as soon as possible.

SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR MILITARY STUDENTS

The Teen Summer Hire Program at the Tierrasanta Youth Center is offering summer employment to military dependents who are at least 15 years old with a valid worker’s permit. Job seekers must be a dependent of an active duty member or Department of Defense employee. If your student is interested in applying, they should see Mrs. Byrd in the Family Resource Center (Room 231) during lunch or after school

COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY THIS SUMMER AT THE TIERRASANTA LIBRARY

The San Diego Public Library is now seeking applications for the Adult and Children’s Summer Reading Program Ambassadors! Volunteers will receive training. Students must be available to volunteer at least 2 hours a week between May 15^th and August 15^th. Students can pick up an application at the Tierrasanta Branch Library.

EVENTS

Friday, June 1

All day - Yearbook Distribution-Before, After School & Lunch
7:00am - NJROTC FIELD TRIP
8:00am - AP Club Field Trip
8:00am - SPED/Applied & ILS Field Trip-School Games "Track & Field"
5:30pm - Band & Color Guard Banquet

Saturday, June 2

8:00am - SATURDAY SCHOOL
8:00pm – Prom, El Cortez, Downtown San Diego

Sunday, June 3

All day - Cheer Field Trip

Monday, June 4

All day - Yearbook Distribution-Before, After School & Lunch
6:00pm - Awards Banquet-Swim Team

Tuesday, June 5

All day - Yearbook Distribution-Before, After School & Lunch
6:00pm - Track and Field end of Year Banquet

Wednesday, June 6

All day - Yearbook Distribution-Before, After School & Lunch
6:00pm - Serra Music Boosters Parent & Student Information Mtg.
6:30pm - Foundation Meeting

Thursday, June 7

All day - Yearbook Distribution-Before, After School & Lunch
2:30pm - Cap & Gown Pick-Up
5:30pm - Key Club End of Year Banquet
6:00pm - Theatre Awards Ceremony

Friday, June 8

All day - FINALS- Periods 1& 2 Minimum Day
All day - Grad Nite
All day - Yearbook Distribution-Before, After School & Lunch

SPORTS