LAST DAY OF SCHOOL IS
TUESDAY, JUNE 12th! As we say
goodbye to the Class of 2012, here are a few items to keep in mind as you plan
for the 2012-2013 school year.
REGISTRATION/ENROLLMENT
INFORMATION FOR THE 2012/2013 SCHOOL YEAR: Notices regarding registration and enrollment for next year
will be mailed in early August and will also include dates for registration
packet pick-up and orientation dates.
It is important that we have your current information on file! If you have moved please bring a
current proof of residence (electric bill, cable bill or rental agreement) to
the main office so we can update your file. Thank you from the Main Office.
A MESSAGE FROM THE HEALTH OFFICE: If your student took prescription
medications at school, please pick them up from the Nurse’s Office and get the
necessary paperwork for next year.
Please remember that no medications can be given at school without physician’s
orders (this includes, Tylenol, Motrin, Epi-pens, and inhalers). Make sure you have the proper paperwork
on file. You can pick up forms from
the Nurse or download copies from Serra web site under the Health Office.
WORK PERMITS: If your teen is planning to get a summer job they are
required to have a work permit. They
will need to get their work permit signed at the Work Permit Office at the
Revere Center. The address is 6735 Gifford Way, Room 3, San Diego, CA
92111. Call (858) 627-7355 for more
information. Also: ALL work permits expire in early September.
If the student wishes to continue to work after the summer, they must apply for
a new work permit in the fall.
No PSAT
(Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test) Next Year. Due to limited
resources, Serra will not be able to offer the PSAT next year. With the
deep budgets cuts we are faced with, the school simply cannot afford to provide
this service to the students. We do not know which, if any,
schools will be giving the test next year. If we learn of any testing, we
will publish the information in the Q-Connection next Fall. For
information about the PSAT, go to http://www.collegeboard.org/
Have a great summer and be sure to check the Serra Web Site
in late August for the latest news about our STAR scores! http://serra.sandi.net.
FINAL EXAMS WILL CONTINUE NEXT WEEK, JUNE 11 AND 12, FOR
UNDERCLASSMEN. Here is the
schedule:
·
Monday, June 11 – Periods 3 & 4 (Minimum Day)
·
Tuesday, June 12 - Periods 5 & 6 (Minimum Day)
IMPORTANT DATES FOR SENIORS:
·
Senior Luncheon: Monday, June 11 at noon, Forums Room
in Hahm 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
·
Diplomas: Will be issued the day of graduation, as
part of the ceremony
·
Report cards: Final grades will be mailed home the
last week of June
·
Transcripts for colleges/universities: Students must
submit a request to Counseling before June 12.
Please contact your student’s counselor if you have any
questions about Graduation.
OH, THE
PLACES THEY’LL GO! Look Where Our Seniors are Headed! These are
just some of the colleges and universities our Seniors have been accepted
to: UC San Diego, San Diego
State, Colorado State, CSU-Long Beach, UC Los Angeles, University of Arizona,
UC Santa Barbara, University of New Mexico, Humboldt State, UC Berkeley,
University of Southern California, University of Oregon, Whittier College,
Grossmont College, Mesa College, City College, California Lutheran, Sonoma
State, UC Santa Cruz, CSU Fullerton, CSU San Marcos, San Francisco State,
University of San Diego, UC Davis, Cal Poly, UC Irvine, San Jose State, Point
Loma Nazarene, Tuskegee University, Brown, New York University, University of the
Pacific, Mississippi Sate University, and Kansas State University. We are
proud of our Seniors! Congratulations to all!
FROM THE
ATTENDANCE OFFICE
To all parents -
If your student is transferring from Serra High School, please notify the
school at least one week before the last day of attendance. At that time
we will provide you with information as to what you will need for that last
day. This will ensure a smoother transition for your student.
Serra High School needs to have your current information on
file. Please make sure we have current telephone numbers. If you have moved
please bring a new proof of residence to the attendance office as soon as
possible so that you don’t miss any information. Proof of residence must
be one of the following: gas & electric bill, cable or water bill,
housing orders or rental agreement. Thank you for your cooperation.
PARENT RESOURCES
LIFE SAVING LESSONS FOR TODAY’S
TEEN DRIVERS. Safe Driving Program
to be held on Monday, June 11th 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.
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.
CALLOUT FOR
VOLUNTEERS
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 you can lend a hand, please contact mbyrd@sandi.net.
SUMMER SCHOOL AT
SERRA! Dates: June
25th thru August 3rd. Open to 11th and 12th graders who need
to make up credits. Contact your
student’s counselor for more information.
Does your student want to accelerate their high school
progress? Is your student motivated, self –directed and good at time
management? Then the iHigh Summer
Program may be for them. 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. Space is limited so act now and
reserve a virtual seat today!
STUDENTS ENROLLED IN AP GOVERNMENT, AP PSYCHOLOGY, OR AP ENGLISH
LANGUAGE/COMPOSITION NEXT YEAR: If
your student signed up to take AP Goverment or AP Psychology next year, they
must see Mr. Turner in room 410 to pick up summer and start of class
information sheets as soon as possible. Once again, any student signed up for
AP Goverment or AP Psychology needs to come into 410 to pick up summer and
start of class information sheets from Mr. Turner. If your student will be enrolled in AP
English Language and Composition for next year, they should stop by Ms. Ward's
room, Room 618, to pick up their summer reading assignment.
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, or stop by the Tierrasanta Youth Center.
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 15th
and August 15th. Students can pick up an application at the
Tierrasanta Branch Library.
STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS
Congratulations to Anthony and Brian Masayesva
for placing 1st and 2nd at the Navy Cross the Coronado Bay Bridge Run. Not only
did they come in first and second of their age group, but they beat everyone
out of the 12,000 or so participants, which included all adults, too! Way to go, boys! They will also be running in the Rock
and Roll marathon this summer. We
wish them Good Luck!
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!
EVENTS
Friday,
June 8
- FINALS for
Underclassmen - Periods 1& 2 Minimum Day
- Grad Nite
at Disneyland
- 7:30am - Senior
Reflections
Monday,
June 11
- FINALS for
Underclassmen - Periods 3 & 4 -Minimum Day
- Noon - Senior
Lunch, Forums Room in Hahn Univ Ctr, USD
- 1:00pm - Graduation
Rehearsal, Jenny Craig Pavilion, USD
Tuesday,
June 12
- FINALS for
Underclassmen - Period 5 & 6 -Minimum Day
- LAST DAY OF
SCHOOL
- 1:00pm – GRADUATION,
Jenny Craig Pavilion, USD
SPORTS
Monday,
June 11
- 6:00pm - Girls
Basketball Open Gym
Tuesday,
June 12
- 3:00pm - Girls
Volleyball Open Gym
You voted and we won! Serra High is NBC7's Game of the Week. Brandi Powell visited Serra High School bright and early at 4:30 Friday Morning. Q-Nation was waiting for her. Decked out in brown and gold, students, parents, cheer, band and the football team held an early morning pep rally for the NBC7 morning show. You can view the segments by visiting the following links. 
The Annual PTO Cake Auction is just a few weeks away. Money raised at this fundraiser is used to help provide snacks for students during STAR Testing in April. Please assist by donating a cake or better yet, come out and bid on a cake. We hope to see you WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24 @ 6:30pm. 
