Hello Q-Nation! Tomorrow, or today (I'm late, it's Sunday not Friday...I know..) Nathan Fletcher, SD County Board of Supervisors and Supt. Cindy Marten will be hosting a student lead "Escape the Vape Summit!" When a location was needed for this summit, Serra High School was chosen for its action and strategy against vaping; all while supporting students who find themselves addicted in a restorative way that treats the root causes of substance abuse. We thank both SDUSD and Mr. Fletcher for taking the matters seriously. We look forward to students enacting their rights to feel safe at school and have it be drug free.
Here's an article on the partnership Serra High and Patrick Henry have made with the district and Mr. Fletcher. Serra is proud to announce we are about to install in every bathroom HALO vape sensors! In the last few month, Serra has made many changes to try and deter students from bring vapes to school and using them. Though we have had success we look forward to this installation and taking it another step further! We are so excited for tomorrow!
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/youth-campaign-schools-smart-sensors-combat-teen-vaping/2274114/ Other announcements:
California Healthy Kids Survey---SDUSD uses this data all the time to talk about what's happening at the school...it needs to be an accurate representation....we have had low completion rate in past years.
The Cal-SCHLS survey system is the most commonly used and reliable school survey, covering topics related to school climate and student resiliency. All schools in our district take this survey. The survey is now open and we would appreciate hearing from you and your student's experience here at Serra High School. Your survey responses will support and guide our efforts and we value your input. The link is below and it only takes a few minutes.Parent survey: surveys.wested.org/csps/QM234QF. We especially need feedback from 9th and 11th grade parents! Thank you!
Stuff You Need To Buy This Month!
PROM IS COMING!!!!! Tickets go on sale soon!
Need Tutoring? The After School Program is BACK!!!!!
Did you know we have SHS gear?! Check it out! Proceeds go to our Serra Foundation....please go to http://serrafoundation.org/ to order.
Class of 2020 Boosters!
Next Senior Parent Booster- March 18th 6pm – Alumni Room
Grad Nite tickets will be on-sale every Thursday at lunch and after school in March! The cost is $130 March 26th is the last day to buy tickets.
Class of 2021 Boosters
Dreaming about the Happiest Place on Earth??? We have the auction just for YOU! Don't miss the Class of 2021 Boosters Online Auction THIS NEXT WEEK. We are auctioning off 5 Disneyland Park Hopper Passes AND a beautiful 24"x36" framed photo print by Arnel Garcia. The auction opens at 8 AM on Sunday 3/8 and closes at 9 PM on Sunday 3/15.
Go to https://www.biddingowl.com/serraclassof2021to get started and get bidding!!! Proxy bidding and Buy It Now are also available. Feel free to share the URL with local friends and family!!!
Funds raised will go toward Senior activities next year such as Grad Nite and the Senior Luncheon. Thank you for your support. Senior year is just around the corner!
A huge congratulations to our Girls Basketball team for becoming division 1 champions defeating Mission Hills 60-58! In other good news, on Wednesday, we had a string of victories from Boys Volleyball (3-1), Girls Lacrosse (20-0), and Softball (9-4). Great week for Serra and make sure to stay tuned for more updates on our spring sports.
All Athletes must signup in www.athleticclearance.com for the spring sport of their choice. Please check to make sure you have signed up.
Coach Contacts:
Boys Tennis: ldabney@sandi.net
Boys Golf: forrestfire929@gmail.com
Baseball: cherrin@sandi.net
Softball: bckstop@gmail.com
Track and Field: jpisapia@sandi.net
Boys Volleyball: serravolleyball13.com
Badminton: serra.birdiesmashers@gmail.com
Boys Lacrosse: sdserraboyslacrosse@gmail.com
Girls Lacrosse: HIRED! greg191919@gmail.com
Swim and Dive: HIRED---waiting on processing stay tuned.
CHEER TRYOUTS:
03/09/2020-INFORMATION MEETING 6-7 PM LOCATION: SHS MEDIA CENTER
03/25/2020-TRYOUT CLINIC
CHECK IN AT 4:30 PM 5-7:30 PM-CONDITIONING/CHEER SKILLS-LEARN CHEER-CHANT FOR TRYOUT LOCATION: SHS WRESTLING ROOM
03/26/2020-TRYOUT CLINIC
CHECK IN AT 4:30 PM 5-7:30 PM- CONDITIONING/CHEER SKILLS- LEARN DANCE FOR TRYOUT
LOCATION: SHS WRESTLING ROOM
03/27/2020-TRYOUTS
CHECK IN AT 4:30 PM 5-7:30 PM-TRYOUTS ARE IN GROUPS OF 3 (THEY WILL BE ASSIGNED NUMBERS ON THE FIRST DAY)-REGARDLESS OF YOUR TRYOUT NUMBER YOU HAVE TO BE THERE TO CHECK IN AND BE READY AT 5PM-ONCE THEY TRYOUT THEY CAN LEAVE (MOST LIKE TO WAIT FOR THE TEAMS TO BE POSTED, BUT THIS IS NOT REQUIRED).
CALENDAR!
Theater Closed all Week! Next Week is the opening of our play Metamophosis.....We have had low attendance at the plays for SHS. Please google this play and make your own determination as a parent if your younger children should come. The play explores many different themes and has won many Tony Awards. Our students work so hard and we want to show that we support them! So mark your calendars for next weekend!
CLUB HIGHLIGHT!
Be sure to get more involved in school clubs, all are welcome!! Circle of Friends promotes acceptance and unity throughout the school’s student population. They meet every Wednesday at lunch in room 419. Join the club! You can check the announcement board for more information- there are clubs like Middle School Mentoring, Women’s Empowerment, Environmental, Humans for Humanity, Board Game, and many more!!
Counseling:
We have 12 weeks left of the school year, students are encouraged to finish the year strong by attending tutoring and showing up to all classes on time and ready to learn.
Class of 2020 students interested in attending Miramar/City or Mesa college for the next school year are encouraged to attend an orientation on April 9th at 2:30 in the Media Center to get their enrollment process started. By attending this orientation students will be guaranteed priority registration and will be meeting with a community college counselor to select their courses on an assigned day during the following week.
Are you planning on enrolling in college courses for next year at SHS?? If so, there is a mandatory meeting that you and a parent must attend in order to be eligible to take a college course starting in Fall 2020/Spring 2021. Due to the high number of students requesting college courses we have arranged to host two separate meeting nights. Students with Last names A-L must attend March 16; students with last names M-Z must attend March 18. Both meetings will be held in the Media Center and are scheduled to begin at 6:00pm. If you are not able to attend on your scheduled date you can attend on the other night. ALL STUDENTS AND PARENT MUST ATTEND, EVEN IF YOU ALREADY ATTENDED A MEETING LAST YEAR. LOTS OF CHANGES THIS YEAR!
Girls Lacrosse has games...only parent attendance is needed due to game.
Opportunities!
Job Opportunities: SHS will be posting and highlighting job opportunities for students. We even sign work permits as well. You can always find jobs for students on this district website which is being updated regularly. https://storage.googleapis.com/job-board/index.html
Class of 2020: Also we have a new web page- visit the Serra website under “Parents”e-mail serra2020boosters@gmail.com to be added to the email list: Serra class of 2020 Boosters are raising funds for important senior activities, such as Grad Night, Senior Luncheon, and all other senior related activities. To make a tax -deductible donation: Make checks payable to “Serra High Class of 2020 Boosters” and mail to Leslie Larranaga-Britt c/o Serra High Class of 2020 Boosters10601 Tierrasanta Blvd PO Box 308 San Diego, CA 92124. Please indicate 2020 booster in the memo line on the check.Serra2020boosters@gmail.com (to be added to the e-mail distribution list)
Class of 2021:Hello c/o 2021 Parents! Want to join us? Please email:https://www.classof2021serraboostersclub.com/ Questions? Rebecca Ordas @ blondieptsd@gmail.com
Class of 2022: TBD
Class of 2023: TBD