Happy Saturday Serra High!
This past week we had the opportunity to spend time with the people we care care about all while being safe during this pandemic. I hope you and your students had some much needed rest. We had a lot of really amazing thing happen the week leading up to break.
Above is Nyah Clovis, who is in Mr. Snedden's class (he teaches AP Literature and AP US History--you aren't going to find a funnier guy and amazing teacher!--tell your students to take his courses!) Nyah Clovis won second place in the Voice of Democracy VFW Audio Essay Contest. Students had to write and record an essay, 3-5 minutes in length, on the prompt: "Is This the Country the Founders Envisioned?" Nyah's essay earned her $200! She got paid to do her homework!!!!! Thank you to the VFW Post 5985!
Also we had a guest speaker in Ms. Amos' (another amazing teacher--Freshman English and AP Language) English Classes. The students were joined by Phuc Tran from Maine, the author of Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoirs of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In. Students analyzed an excerpt from his book and then Mr. Tran led them in a riveting and energetic discussion about how languages and cultures shape our identities.
After the discussion one student wrote that they were inspired to view the purpose of their education as "igniting the fire that will light my way through life," and Mr. Tran wrote "I am so impressed by your students---such great questions. Please let them know how whipsmart I thought they were. We were impressed as well!!!!
We have three weeks until our next Holiday Break so please encourage your students to give their best in between now and then and Quarter 2 Progress Report Period ENDS this Friday!
Last call for our Legacy Shop: Order in time for Christmas!
CALENDAR:
Monday: Athletic Paperwork Turn in
Tuesday: Nothing
Wednesday: OPEN for Taking Care of Business--Athletic Paperwork--Library
Thursday: Nothing
Friday: Quarter 2 Progress Report-Athletic Paperwork Turn-in
****Principals Coffee is cancelled*****we will have one right when we return from Holiday Break.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
Serra Athletics and all CIF member schools are preparing for the upcoming season scheduled for December 12, 2020. The recent move in tiers has not changed this date at the moment. In order to participate in Serra Athletics, please visitwww.goconquistadors.com and follow the directions on how to signup for a sport. After completing the online forms you will need to print the confirmation page and the athletic physical form. Complete the sports physical with a medical professional of your choice. Upon completion of the sports physical and confirmation page, upload these on thewww.athleticclearance.com . The last step is to bring the forms to the front office on Monday, Wednesday or Friday from 1pm - 3pm or Wednesday from 9am -12pm (not including School Holidays)
Important Athletic Information for Football, Field Hockey and Cross Country
If you are interested in joining the Football, Field Hockey or Cross Country Team you need to have attended a meeting last week.
Athletes, parents/guardians and coaches that would like to be apart of the conditioning for field hockey, football and/or cross country. We will be going over the why, how, when and who of on campus workouts.
If you would like to get a head start on the process you will need to get a AAU card. This card will cost $16 for the AB coverage. The AAU card will last until August 31,2021. All coaches and athletes must be AAU covered. If you already have an AAU card please wait until the meeting for further directions.
When signing up you must use the following. This is Important for signing up.
Club Name: QDawgs Athletics
Club Code is WYE8CB
Link to the AAU site
Amazon Support for Serra: Holiday Shopping!!!!
Did you know there is a very simple way in which you can support Serra High? Did you know it requires you to do nothing other than what you do everyday. Shopping at Amazon donates a percentage to Serra when you shop through this link!: Just in time for the Holidays!
Yes we are having a yearbook and yes you can order it here:
COUNSELING:
College and Financial Aid Application Workshops- Every Wednesday at 1:00pm https://sandiegounified.zoom.us/j/87092147428
FAFSA support for senior students:
Cal-Soap (https://www.calsoapsandiego.org/) is an organization we partner with each year to support students with college applications and completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
This year they will be providing their services by meeting with Class of 2021 students individually over zoom to assist them with completing their FAFSA. If you would like your student to meet with a Cal-Soap rep to complete their FAFSA please submit Cal-Soaps application here: https://ucsd.mylacai.com/apply.php
We highly recommend every student take advantage of this opportunity
Class of 2021
FAFSA
If you have yet to complete your Financial Aid/Dream Act Application, please fill out the CalSoap Application to get a One-on-One meeting with a CalSoap rep to complete your FAFSA.
To attend college presentations:
Go to Serra website
Log in to Naviance through Clever
Select Colleges
Research Colleges
College Visits
Select colleges you are interested to hear more about
Attention Class of 2022 here are some amazing leadership opportunities!
CARSON SCHOLARSHIP
The Carson scholarship program is open to 11th grade students who have a 3.75 or higher GPA for the current school year and are involved in community service activities. You can find out more about this program here: https://carsonscholars.org/scholarships/
Serra High School can only nominate one student this year so we are asking for the following:
- A 200-250 word essay describing your experiences with community service and volunteering activities and what it has meant to you.
- You can use this form to fulfill this requirement or you can attach all documents to this form.
Nomination form and essay are due by end of day on Friday November, 13th.
You can access the Carson Scholarship form here: https://forms.gle/JXYCrtgBRnKbJNxL7
ACE Mentoring:
PLEASE NOTE:
The next virtual meeting date will be on December 1st, 2020
FEEDBACK SURVEY:
We started a feedback form and we want you to feel you can use it.
FALL RESOURCE/ENRICHMENT GUIDE:
We have started an enrichment guide to help parents support their students. This is a living document meaning we will be adding to it regularly.
Class of 2021: Information will be coming out on a regular basis and usually Dr. Renfree puts it towards to the top her blog. However information can always be found here if not in the main blog section.
Class of 2022:
Class of 2023:
Class of 2024:
Have an amazing weekend!
Dr. Erica Renfree