Welcome to the High School Family Updates! This newsletter is sent out every week to high school parents, students and Education Advisors with important news, reminders and upcoming events. Look for it every week! 👋Welcome Back! Welcome back, Sage Oak High School families and a very Happy New Year to you! We hope you enjoyed a restful and joyful Winter Break. As we begin the new term, we’re excited to support our students as they refocus, set new goals, and continue their academic journey. Here’s to a great start to the year ahead! Leadership Opportunities Interested in building your leadership skills? Sage Oak students have two exciting leadership opportunities available this semester, with limited spots for each. Disney Leadership Workshop – March 18 Join fellow Sage Oak student leaders for an inspiring day of leadership development at Disney [Info and Sign up] CASL State Student Leadership Conference – April 18–20 (Ontario, CA) Participate in a dynamic, multi-day conference focused on student leadership. [Info and Sign up] Registration for both opportunities closes this Friday, January 9. For questions, please contact Danny Levin at dlevin@sageoak.education. 📆 Field Trip Release #2 Sign Up Window 👉🏼 Wednesday, January 14th, at 12 noon – Tuesday, January 21st at 7:59 amThe second field trip release of the 25-26 school year opens January 14th at noon! Get ready to claim your second semester field trip tickets next week! Get Ready… Please refer to Field Trip Support for tips on being prepared to sign up for the field trips you would like to attend. We highly recommend that you practice going through the process of signing up for a field trip with our Field Trip to the Moon! Get Set… Explore Release #2 field trips by using our planning docs:2025-26 High School Field Trip Planning Document 2025-26 PLA Field Trip Planning Document ***NEW*** Map feature allows you to search by area. Trips marked in green are for PLA students. Make sure you know your student’s available school-provided instructional funds (IFs) balance and have your student’s 10-digit SSID# ready, as it is required to sign up for a field trip. Please reach out to your student’s EA if you need your 10-digit SSID#. Reach out to the Sage Oak Events Team if you have questions or need support: events@sageoak.education Sage Oak Appreciation Show Sage Oak some love! Appreciate your friends, teachers, and counselors on this Public Padlet! Do you have a favorite teacher? Now’s your chance to let them know! 🎉. Submit a short video message thanking a teacher — or our amazing staff as a whole — for a chance to be featured in a student-created film! Sage Oak High School Yearbook Your year, preserved forever! Get yours to remember all the fun events, friends, and special moments. We have soft covers available for $41.27 and hard covers available for $48.27 (before taxes). You can also customize your copy by adding custom pages! Don’t miss out! Order here! 🗓️Upcoming Date Reminders: 25-26 Academic Calendar  Every week, we will highlight a Sage Oak High School student who has been nominated by their  Education Advisor. This week, Sage Oak High School is celebrating 10th grader, Korean Spencer! Korean has been dancing since the age of two, turning a natural love of movement into a powerful form of self-expression. Specializing in contemporary and lyrical dance, she is known for her determination, strong work ethic, and commitment—training nearly 40 hours a week at the same studio she’s called home throughout her dance journey. Dance has also shaped her community, with many of her closest friendships formed in the studio. An AVID and dual enrollment student, Korean excels academically while balancing an intensive dance schedule. Sage Oak’s flexibility has allowed her to pursue both her education and dance career successfully. Looking ahead, she hopes to compete on a college dance team at USC, SDSU, or the University of Minnesota, while exploring future paths in broadcast journalism or interior design.  High School Course Selection for College Admission Check out these slides for the ultimate guide to high school course selection for competitive college admission. As a reminder, Ms. Akins will be presenting more information on these dates: January 12, 2026, at 10:30 am 👉🏼 Zoom link January 14, 2026, at 2:00 pm 👉🏼 Zoom link NCAA – Want to play a college sport? Check out these slides on information for high school students who are interested in or being actively recruited to play NCAA D1 or D2 sports in college. NCAA_Initial_Eligibility NCAA Division 1 – Info Brochure NCAA Division 2 – Info Brochure As a reminder, Ms. Akins will be presenting NCAA webinars on these dates: Tuesday, January 13, 2026⋅12:30 – 1:30pm 👉🏼 Zoom link Friday, January 16, 2026, at 10:00 am 👉🏼 Zoom Link Life Hacks Join “Life Hacks” every Friday at NOON! If you want to hang out and connect with some other high school students or get some helpful tips to navigate the teenage years, join Ms. Coral at Life Hacks every Friday at noon. Join the Zoom HERE! HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORS Here is the link to the HS Counseling Calendar – subscribe to this calendar to have all the webinars that the counselors are hosting with zoom links! Coral Prendergast (last names A-L) – cprendergast@sageoak.education Mackenzie Akins (last names M-Z) – makins@sageoak.education   Grad Nite – waitlist only! Celebrate the Class of 2026 at Disney Grad Nite on May 20th! No instructional funds may be used to purchase. Currently, tickets are waitlist only! More details and tickets here. Complete Your FAFSA or CADAA Today! If you need help completing a financial aid application (FAFSA or CADAA), please come to the Financial Aid Support and Assistance Open Zoom on one of the following dates! Date Time Zoom Link January 20, 2026 @ 1:00 PM – Zoom Link February 25, 2026 @ 1:00 PM – Zoom Link April 9, 2026 Understanding Your Award Letter“ 11:00 AM – Zoom Link Visit these slides for more information on how to apply, or visit FAFSA.gov or dream.csac.ca.gov. ⭐️Class of 2026 Resources⭐️ Grad Central P.R.F Save the Date Jostens Cap & Gown  Pigeon’s Roller Rink in Long Beach Friday, January 16 Roll into the New Year with friends at Pigeon’s Roller Rink in Long Beach. This high school hangout will start at 10:30am and go until 2:30pm. Sign up HERE! Field Trip Opportunity–NASA: Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) Guided Tour Thursday, January 29 Calling all students interested in STEM and space exploration! We are excited to offer an opportunity to participate in an exclusive guided tour of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) on January 29, 2026. Tickets will become available this Wednesday, December 10th at 12 noon. Check out the website for more details and to claim your tickets. This event is for 3rd-12th grade PLA students and their families. Children younger than 3rd grade are not permitted to attend. All students must be accompanied by an adult. LIMIT: ONE ADULT PER FAMILY.  Sage Oak’s Annual Letter Drive One final push for Sage Oak’s Annual Letter Drive! Surveys must be submitted by this Friday, January 9th. A big thanks to our amazing students who have already sent letters to neighbors, retirement homes, teachers, military personnel, hospitals, police stations, and more. What an impact our Sage Oak students make! Simply review our Letter Drive informational sheet and complete one survey by Friday to record all the letters your child has sent during the Letter Drive window from 11/3/25 – 1/09/26. Oakschool Register today to attend our first ever Oakschool Virtual College Tour Day hosted by our very own Oakschool College Interns! Students can tour National University, University of California Riverside, Riverside City College, San Diego State and Loma Linda University all from the comfort of their homes! Tours are an hour long and will take place between 10am-3pm on January 16th. Attend one, attend them all! Questions? Oakschool@sageoak.education Sage Studio – “Educational Pioneers: Krista Woodgrift Shares Sage Oak’s Vision” In this episode of Sage Studio, host Tiffiny Webster interviews Sage Oak Superintendent Krista Woodgrift. They delve into the unique educational model at Sage Oak, celebrate its recent milestones, and discuss the variety of flexible learning programs available to students. Click here to watch now!  Sincerely, Traci King High School Principal |
