| Good morning – please see below for important news and updates from the Sage Oak high school department for the first week of 2nd semester! |
 News & Updates |
| 2nd Semester Reminders: Second semester is underway! To help ensure a smooth start, check out these important tips: Accept Invites: To ensure access to your Sage Oak Canvas courses, students will need to accept the invites to the S.24 courses. Double Check Courses: Get an invite that doesn’t seem quite right or a duplicate of a similar class? Reach out to your EA to double check before you start working. Clean Up Your Canvas Dashboard: In order to ensure you see your spring classes on your Canvas dashboard, click Courses on the left sidebar and then All Courses. Click the star next to the courses you want to show up on your Canvas dashboard. Report Cards: Final grades from 1st semester will be archived and report cards emailed out no later than Friday, February 9th. Intent to Return: Parents – please be on the lookout for an email from our Sage Oak registrar with information on how to provide information on your intent to return for the 2024-25 school year on the enrollment portal. This information is vital to helping Sage Oak plan staffing, classes and funding for the coming school year. Intent to Return response are due by March 15th. Parent Canvas Observer Accounts: Interested in getting a Parent Observer account for Canvas so you can check in on how your student is doing in Sage Oak classes? Follow these directions to download the Canvas Parent app and get a pairing code to observe all your student’s classes. The app even allows you to set an alert to be sent to you if your child’s grade drops/rises or if there are missing assignments. 2nd Semester Study Hall: Looking to get 2nd semester off on the right foot? Ask your EA or email Brenda Ramirez (bramirez@sageoak.education) for an invite to our weekly Thursday Study Hall from 2-3:30pm. 23-24 HS Yearbook: Did you know our Sage Oak yearbook is 100% student designer and created? And it’s not too late to order yours! Plus when you order, you’ll be able to personalize and design 2 pages of your own! Softcover – $44 / Hardcover – $51 (before taxes). Order here. Class of 2024 Updates TO DO Grad Photos & Quotes: The Senior Submission form is open for for baby pics, headshots and senior quotes. ALL graduates should fill out the form – even if you’re not attending the live ceremony and even if you don’t want to submit any photos (that way we won’t keep bugging you to submit!) Due by March 1st. TO DO FAFSA: The 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is open for all graduates to fill out. It is a requirement for all CA graduates as well as the only way to access thousands of dollars in grants, scholarships and loans! Due April 2nd. Check out HS counselor Coral’s FAFSA walk-through here! Finished with the FAFSA? Once graduates submit the FAFSA, please have them take a screenshot of the completion page and upload it on this form. Grad Night 2024: Tickets for Disney’s Grad Night Party are now available! Enjoy a full day at Disneyland and then an exclusive nighttime celebration for Class of 2024 at Disney’s CA Adventure filled with thrilling attractions, spectacular shows and magical surprises! May 22 11AM to May 23 2AM. $218/ticket – no instructional funds. Ticket sales close March 15th! Cap & Gown Ordering: Class of 2024 graduates attending our in-person ceremony should be ordering their cap & gown from Jostens here or graduation bundles here. Sage Oak gowns are dark grey (despite the light grey picture online) and will be shipped directly to you. Please note that cap & gown cannot be ordered with instructional funds. Order yours today! Click here for more details. |
 Events & Activities |
| Come join the fun! Sign up for one of our upcoming events, hangout or tours! HS Events NEW MOLAA (Museum of Latin American Art) Field Trip + Hands-On Art Workshop: Friday, February 2nd 11am-1pm, Long Beach. Students will attend a tour of the exhibits and then will participate in a hands-on art workshop learning to draw superheroes from a Netflix animator! Price:$12 out of pocket. Students sign up HERE. February HS Hangout: On belay? On February 16th from 12:00pm-3:00pm the Sage Oak Events Committee has planned a hangout at Vital Climbing Gym in Murrieta! After we boulder our hearts out, everyone will head to Round Table Pizza for lunch. A rock climbing day pass is $18 and food prices will vary. Sign up here! Prom: Tickets for Sage Oak’s 2024 prom “Once Upon A Time” are now available! Join us at the Fullerton Arboretum on Saturday, May 4th 7-11pm for dancing, fun and more! Early bird ticket prices until February 29th! $80 per person; $150 per couple. No IFs. College Tours Pepperdine Campus Tour: High School Students are invited to attend a guided walking tour of Pepperdine University, Friday, February 9th, 2024, 10:30-12:00 Pepperdine University, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu. Student sign up. NEW Cal State University Dominguez Hills Tour: Students are invited to attend a guided walking tour including a possible Esports Lab visit! The tour will take place on Monday, February 12th. Meet at the Toro Welcome and Information Center in Welch Hall 245 at 12:00 for a 12:30 tour. Student sign-ups. CSUSB + Cybersecurity Program Tour: Students are invited to attend a guided walking tour of California State University San Bernardino Cybersecurity program. Friday, February 9th, 11:00 AM. Student sign up. CSU San Marcos Tour: Students are invited to attend a guided walking tour of Cal State San Marcos, Friday, March 22, Meet at Cougar Central Craven Hall at 12:00 for a 12:30 tour. Student sign ups. |
 College & Career Corner |
| Community College Courses Anywhere in CA: As a California high school student, did you know that you can take community college courses online at ANY California community college? Whether you are looking for a US History course or something to meet VAPA requirements, a CTE elective or just a class in something you are interested in learning more about, you can use the California Community Colleges Virtual Campus Search Engine to find the right online course at the right school.Interested in learning more? Join HS Counselor Coral on February 26th as she dives into all things community college! Have a great first week of 2nd semester! |
