| 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! UPCOMING DATE REMINDERS: 25-26 Academic Calendar September 19 End of LP1! September 22 LP2 begins September 26 Huntington Beach Clean Up GENERAL UPDATES LPM’s 👉🏼 The very first Learning Period Meetings will begin at the end of LP1 (this Friday!). Your student’s EA will be reaching out about scheduling the first in-person LPM! STUDENT VACATIONS 👉🏼 if you plan to travel for an extended period of time during the school year (over 3 weeks), students must let their EA know prior to leaving to ensure there are no issues with account access or testing requirements while traveling. INTERVENTION UPDATE: You should have received your student’s i-Ready scores by now and provided with intervention opportunities if applicable. Make sure to reach out to your EA if you have any questions! As a reminder, ALL students have access to tutor.com AND Content Support Sessions 🤩! If you need help navigating all that tutor.com has to offer, HERE is a helpful resource! IGETC UPDATES If you are taking Community College courses working toward completing lower general education requirements, there has been a change in the community college/CSU/UC system and IGETC will no longer be used. ALL high school students will now fall under the Cal-GETC requirements starting fall of 2025. If you would like more information about Cal-GETC, earning an AA degree, and general dual enrollment information please join our counselor, Ms. Coral this Thursday, September 18th at 1:15. She will be doing a webinar explaining the differences in Cal-GETC, earning an AA degree, how to use assist.org, etc. Here is the Zoom Link if you’d like to join! LIFE HACKS “Life Hacks” is BACK and will start up this Friday, September 19th 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! PSAT/AP CLASS UPDATES If your student is interested in taking the PSAT, please fill out this form to get more information about testing locations.The PSAT can be taken in the 10th or 11th grade. When taken in 11th, students may qualify for National Merit Scholarship.If your student is currently enrolled in an AP class, please make sure they fill out this form to get more information about registering for the exam. Please reach out to Mackenzie Akins if you have any questions! makins@sageoak.education 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 COLLEGE & CAREER INFO & RESOURCES College Nights: Register to attend the 2025 CSU College Nights! Common App Guide – grab your free guide that will allow you to navigate the Common App confidently! 10 tips to ACE your UC Application🤩 HS UPCOMING EVENTS NEW SHUCKED Musical Tuesday, November 11 Grammy Nominated BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM! Shucked is a hilarious Broadway Musical comedy set in a small, corn-dependent town of Cob County, where townspeople must find a way to save their livelihood when their corn crop starts dying…The show features a country-infused score by Nashville songwriters Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, a book by Tony Award-winner Robert Horn, and is filled with corn-related puns and double entendres, making it a “farm-to-fable” musical that explores themes of unity and preserving one’s way of life. Tickets available NOW! Huntington Beach Clean Up: Friday, September 26 All Sage Oak families are invited to join us at Huntington State Beach for a day of community, fun, and sunshine! We’ll start the morning with a beach cleanup in honor of the California Coastal Cleanup Day. Feel free to bring your own picnic lunch, blankets, and beach gear to enjoy after the beach cleanup. Open to grades TK–12 (all students must be accompanied by an adult). Families can sign up HERE. Let’s kick off the year by making a difference and making memories at the beach! Great Wall of LA: Thursday, October 2 Join us for a self-guided visit to Judy Baca’s famous mural, The Great Wall of Los Angeles! Students will walk the length of the mural chronologically and pause to photograph favorite parts of the visual narrative. Click HERE to sign up! Homecoming: A Starry Night Saturday, October 18 Join us for an unforgettable evening beneath a sky full of stars. Step into a dreamy night of dancing, laughter, and memories as we celebrate Homecoming surrounded by twinkling lights and celestial charm. Dress to shine and get ready for a night that’s truly written in the stars! Sign up on the Sage Oak website. Sign up HERE! 📚 Sage News Writing Support with Tutor.com Did you know your 4th-12th grade student can get personalized writing help anytime through Tutor.com? By logging into Tutor.com via their Clever dashboard, students can:Connect live with a tutor for real-time feedback and guidance at any stage of the writing process Submit their work through Drop-Off Review to receive detailed, written feedback within a short timeframe. Whether your student is brainstorming, drafting, revising, or polishing their final piece, Tutor.com has the right option to support them. |
