Week: This past week and April 2-6
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We have been very busy this week due to the threat on our campus. I will continue to work for this community to make sure our children feel safe! If you ever want one on one face time with me PLEASE either set an appointment or come to my Principals Coffee where you can pretty much ask me anything! My door is always open! Take the break to spend time with your children and relax!
Serra High in the News:
ROTC asked to do color guard at School Board meeting! Great Job!
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Hello Q Nation!!!
If you would like to subscribe to my blog, please enter your e-mail address in the field at the top of this page. Serra High is a safe place for students!
We have been very busy this week due to the threat on our campus. I will continue to work for this community to make sure our children feel safe! If you ever want one on one face time with me PLEASE either set an appointment or come to my Principals Coffee where you can pretty much ask me anything! My door is always open! Take the break to spend time with your children and relax!
Serra High in the News:
ROTC asked to do color guard at School Board meeting! Great Job!
ROTC asked to do color guard at School Board meeting! Great Job!
WALK-OUTS: HUGE SUCCESS on MARCH 14!
We believe strongly in our students. Recently, they have made clear to us that they believe some form of school safety, more than what we currently have, is needed. WE HEAR YOU!
April 20 Walkout!--
This walkout is an all day walkout from school. It is for the anniversary of Columbine High School. Seniors have decided it senior ditch day. The latter came before the former.
I understand Senior ditch day is a right of passage however missing a whole day of school has several consequences ranging from missing instruction, not being allowed to make up work, unexcused absence so you have to go to saturday school and all the things that would happen if you missed any other day please encourage your children to come to school so they dont have to go to Saturday school!
This walkout is an all day walkout from school. It is for the anniversary of Columbine High School. Seniors have decided it senior ditch day. The latter came before the former.
I understand Senior ditch day is a right of passage however missing a whole day of school has several consequences ranging from missing instruction, not being allowed to make up work, unexcused absence so you have to go to saturday school and all the things that would happen if you missed any other day please encourage your children to come to school so they dont have to go to Saturday school!
As Serra High School's Principal, I am so proud of our students in this moment and am excited for them. As a show of support, some staff will be out there to watch it happen. Students will plan and execute this with the help of adults but this is their time! They will plan it and lead it. Our presence will be present in a supportive fashion. Community members and parents spoken to, agree that this is the best course of action and are excited that Serra is teaching our children proper protocols for demanding action from our national leaders!
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IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES: Quiet week upcoming!
Please make sure you are referring to our calendar.
No important dates this week! However keep in mind:
4/2/18: Blood Drive
4/3/18: Nothing
4/4/18:Foundation Meeting at 630 Media Center
4/5/18: Nothing
4/6/18: Nothing
4/7/18: Serra Annual Cheer Clinic
KIWANIS SCHOLARSHIP!$$$$$$$$
My name is Bob Richards, a member of the Kiwanis Club of Tierrasanta, and the scholarship coordinator for the Kiwanis Foundation of Tierrasanta. Each year I coordinate with the Serra counseling staff (efforts led by Clare Bobis) who works diligently to support our scholarship goals in distributing scholarship applications to senior students seeking financial aid for education after graduation. This is our 24th sequential year of offering scholarships to Serra graduating seniors and KIWANIS scholarships became available on March 19th and we are hoping for wide distribution of applications within Serra. An article that appeared in the TierraTimes announcing the scholarships is attached for information.
Tierrasanta Junior Women's Club (TJWC) Scholarship 2018
Criteria:
- Graduating FEMALE Seniors from Serra High School
- Intend to continue her education at a Trade School, 4-year University, or Community College
- Minimum GPA: 3.0 (if continuing at community college or 4-year university)
- No minimum GPA required for trade school
- Demonstrate an interest in community issues
- Be in need of financial assistance
- Applications are available in the Counseling Center
- Due date: Friday, April 27, 2018 to Mrs. Bobis in the Counseling Center
WANT TO BE A BOSS ONE DAY! --FUTUREBOSS Program--GET A FREE LAPTOP and $$$$$$ if you win
Submit an application by March 24th, 2018 to become a part
of the 2018 FutureBoss cohort. Participate in a fully-funded
week-long youth entpreneurship competition at the University
of San Diego to develop your entrepreneurial skills, ideas,
and how to translate them into reality.
CLASS OF 2021 (Current Freshmen Class):
Serra High Class of 2021 Parents, Guardians and Supporters,
As the 2017/2018 school year has kicked-off, the Serra High Class of 2021 Boosters will begin raising funds for important senior activities such as GRAD NIGHT, the SENIOR LUNCHEON and the GRADUATION VENUE.
Click on on Boosters link and attached letter for more information.
www.classof2021serraboostersclub.com
Letter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IHdwKEYPhotXOnWg73xeKCYan2jqXJCV/view?usp=sharing
Pasta for Pennies!
The Board just met with Mr. Watanabe from Pasta for Pennies yesterday. Serra High has participated in this campaign since 2013. In order to turn this into a successful fundraiser, we need your help.
Each of the classrooms (we think around 70) will be receiving a box for collection of funds, a flyer explaining the program, and a goal sheet. The awards to the classrooms are: Bronze flag for $100, Silver for $200 and Gold for $300. The class that collects the most will get a pasta party from Olive Garden.
The dates of the campaign are from April 9-April 29th.
Lets make a strong donation to a good cause of helping those with Leukemia.
ROTC
ROTC Ball was March 17 and....
Serra Navy JROTRC won the most inspirational school trophy at Saturday night’s Cadet Ball. Photo attached of our prize winning center piece.
We had a great guest speaker today from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Evan Jones, a 2017 Serra graduate and former JROTC C/Command Master Chief, returned to Serra and presented to all JROTC classes today about the aviation program at the Arizona based university. He is working on a BS degree in aviation with a goal to be a pilot. It’s so cool to have young men like him come back and share how they are pursuing their dreams while inspiring others.
Principals Coffee
4/2/18: Blood Drive
4/3/18: Nothing
4/4/18:Foundation Meeting at 630 Media Center
4/5/18: Nothing
4/6/18: Nothing
4/7/18: Serra Annual Cheer Clinic
KIWANIS SCHOLARSHIP!$$$$$$$$
My name is Bob Richards, a member of the Kiwanis Club of Tierrasanta, and the scholarship coordinator for the Kiwanis Foundation of Tierrasanta. Each year I coordinate with the Serra counseling staff (efforts led by Clare Bobis) who works diligently to support our scholarship goals in distributing scholarship applications to senior students seeking financial aid for education after graduation. This is our 24th sequential year of offering scholarships to Serra graduating seniors and KIWANIS scholarships became available on March 19th and we are hoping for wide distribution of applications within Serra. An article that appeared in the TierraTimes announcing the scholarships is attached for information.
Tierrasanta Junior Women's Club (TJWC) Scholarship 2018
Criteria:
- Graduating FEMALE Seniors from Serra High School
- Intend to continue her education at a Trade School, 4-year University, or Community College
- Minimum GPA: 3.0 (if continuing at community college or 4-year university)
- No minimum GPA required for trade school
- Demonstrate an interest in community issues
- Be in need of financial assistance
- Applications are available in the Counseling Center
- Due date: Friday, April 27, 2018 to Mrs. Bobis in the Counseling Center
Letter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IHdwKEYPhotXOnWg73xeKCYan2jqXJCV/view?usp=sharing
Principal Coffee was TODAY and we talked master schedule for next year and budget. You can find the presentation here:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1i5eI_wEtf79HOMCG_4XncRKURA7PUCL4mOlfuLH9viU/edit?usp=sharing
The next meeting is April 27 at 730 AM!
PROM:
The Princess Project opens tomorrow and I have attached the flyer for your kids to see! They can be the FIRST ONES to book their appointment. It is for free prom dresses, shoes and accessories for girls and they have 4 locations. The dresses come from Preview, Dave's Bridal, Macy's, etc. and it is by appointment. Flyer attached.
ATHLETICS--
Want to know everything with Serra Athletics?
The Princess Project opens tomorrow and I have attached the flyer for your kids to see! They can be the FIRST ONES to book their appointment. It is for free prom dresses, shoes and accessories for girls and they have 4 locations. The dresses come from Preview, Dave's Bridal, Macy's, etc. and it is by appointment. Flyer attached.
Want to know everything with Serra Athletics?
Just click the Athletic tab and then click Athletics again or go to the following website
Graduation:
Graduation is slated June 12, 2018 at 2 pm (hoping on time). Information as it comes out can be found on the senior year webpage.
GRAD NIGHT TICKETS:
We only have 18 left for Grad Night please email Suzanne Carlson at suzcarlson@aol.com for more information on purchasing.
San Diego Family Collaborative:
Did You Know; E-Cigarettes and Vape Pens
Did You Know...
- It is ILLEGAL to sell tobacco products or paraphernalia to any person under 21 years of age. Tobacco products include electronic smoking devices, atomizers, vaping tanks or mods, and e-liquids.
- Kids who vape are 3 times more likely to smoke cigarettes a year later.
- More than 8 out of 10 kids who use e-cigarettes said they started with flavors.
- Chemicals linked with severe respiratory disease have been found in common e-cigarette flavors.
- Juul e-cigarette devices look like a USB Flash Drive. Each Juul "pod" contains as much nicotine as a pack of cigarettes!
- There is a risk of electronic vaping devices exploding and causing severe, acute injury to users as well as risk of fires starting. These consequences can be devastating and life-altering for the victims.
- Vaping devices can be used to ingest other types of drugs including Synthetic Cannabinoids (Spice), Crystal Methamphetamine, Heroin, Fentanyl, MDMA, Marijuana, Marijuana concentrates and other drugs.
- CBD Oil can be vaped and also contains THC. There are reports of Synthetic Cannabinoids (Spice) being falsely sold as CBD Oil. This has caused significant injury to military service members.
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- Some vape oils – advertised and unadvertised – may contain cannabidiol (also known as CBD).
- CBD can be pure or synthetic (man-made) and is a main ingredient in marijuana, a substance that is ILLEGAL for Military Service members to use.
- The use of CBD is against military policy and is punishable under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).
Sources:
It is ILLEGAL to sell tobacco products or paraphernalia to any person under 21 years of age. Tobacco products include electronic smoking devices, atomizers, vaping tanks or mods, and e-liquids.
StillBlowingSmoke.org
Stanford Medicine Tobacco Prevention Toolkit
E-Cigarrettes and Vape Pens
TEEN VAPERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO SMOKE CIGARETTES
UCSF researchers conclude teenagers that use any form of tobacco, including e-cigarettes, are at a greater risk to smoke cigarettes in the future.
That’s the conclusion reached by UCSF researchers, who found that using any form of tobacco — including electronic cigarettes, chewing tobacco, water pipes and snuff — makes a teenager more likely to get hooked on conventional cigarettes.
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Teens-who-start-vaping-are-more-likely-to-end-up-12467742.php
Chemicals linked with severe respiratory disease found in common e-cigarette flavors
Electronic Cigarette Fires and Explosions in the United States 2009 - 2016
Tutoring:
Graduation:
Graduation is slated June 12, 2018 at 2 pm (hoping on time). Information as it comes out can be found on the senior year webpage.
GRAD NIGHT TICKETS:
We only have 18 left for Grad Night please email Suzanne Carlson at suzcarlson@aol.com for more information on purchasing.
Did You Know; E-Cigarettes and Vape Pens
Did You Know...
- It is ILLEGAL to sell tobacco products or paraphernalia to any person under 21 years of age. Tobacco products include electronic smoking devices, atomizers, vaping tanks or mods, and e-liquids.
- Kids who vape are 3 times more likely to smoke cigarettes a year later.
- More than 8 out of 10 kids who use e-cigarettes said they started with flavors.
- Chemicals linked with severe respiratory disease have been found in common e-cigarette flavors.
- Juul e-cigarette devices look like a USB Flash Drive. Each Juul "pod" contains as much nicotine as a pack of cigarettes!
- There is a risk of electronic vaping devices exploding and causing severe, acute injury to users as well as risk of fires starting. These consequences can be devastating and life-altering for the victims.
- Vaping devices can be used to ingest other types of drugs including Synthetic Cannabinoids (Spice), Crystal Methamphetamine, Heroin, Fentanyl, MDMA, Marijuana, Marijuana concentrates and other drugs.
- CBD Oil can be vaped and also contains THC. There are reports of Synthetic Cannabinoids (Spice) being falsely sold as CBD Oil. This has caused significant injury to military service members.
- Some vape oils – advertised and unadvertised – may contain cannabidiol (also known as CBD).
- CBD can be pure or synthetic (man-made) and is a main ingredient in marijuana, a substance that is ILLEGAL for Military Service members to use.
- The use of CBD is against military policy and is punishable under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).
Sources:
It is ILLEGAL to sell tobacco products or paraphernalia to any person under 21 years of age. Tobacco products include electronic smoking devices, atomizers, vaping tanks or mods, and e-liquids.
StillBlowingSmoke.org
Stanford Medicine Tobacco Prevention Toolkit
E-Cigarrettes and Vape Pens
TEEN VAPERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO SMOKE CIGARETTES
UCSF researchers conclude teenagers that use any form of tobacco, including e-cigarettes, are at a greater risk to smoke cigarettes in the future.
That’s the conclusion reached by UCSF researchers, who found that using any form of tobacco — including electronic cigarettes, chewing tobacco, water pipes and snuff — makes a teenager more likely to get hooked on conventional cigarettes.
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Teens-who-start-vaping-are-more-likely-to-end-up-12467742.php
Chemicals linked with severe respiratory disease found in common e-cigarette flavors
Electronic Cigarette Fires and Explosions in the United States 2009 - 2016
Tutoring:
