October 18 - October 23, 2021

The Clairemont School Week At A Glance (SWAG) is intended to provide students, staff, and families with timely information about upcoming events and important announcements for the coming week. Check out all the wonderful things happening at CHS next week.

Your CHS Admin Team

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Monday, October 18

• Girls Varsity Field Hockey at Madison High School (4:00 pm)

Tuesday, October 19

• School Site Council (SSC) Meeting (4:00 pm)

• Boys JV Water Polo at Francis Parker (3:15 pm)

• Boys Varsity Water Polo at Francis Parker (4:15 pm)

Wednesday, October 20

• Girls Freshmen & JV Volleyball at Hoover High School (4:30 pm)

• Girls Varsity Volleyball at Hoover High School (6:15 pm)

• CHS Foundation Fundraiser at Rubios (2:00 - 8:00 pm)

• SDUSD District Advisory Council Meeting (6:30 - 8:15 pm)

Thursday, October 21

• Boys JV Water Polo at Home vs. Patrick Henry (4:30 pm)

• Boys Varsity Water Polo at Home vs. Patrick Henry (5:30 pm)

Friday, October 22

• Prospective Chieftain Parent Day (9:00 - 11:35 am)

• JV Football at Crawford High School (4:30 pm)

• Varsity Football at Crawford High School (7:00 pm)

Saturday, October 23

• Boys JV Water Polo at Rancho Bernardo High School (4:00 pm)

• Boys Varsity Water Polo at Rancho Bernardo High School (5:00 pm)

CHS PEER TUTORING PROGRAM

Attention all CHS Students!

CHS is putting together a peer tutoring program! Tutoring will take place Wednesday mornings from 8:30-9:30 in the Library.

Do you have a subject that you excel at? Do you want to help your fellow Chieftains? Click the link to find out more about how to become a peer tutor. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kQiv1CAJf0nhr2AAGWAEgr_8k_ZC-NPq/view?usp=sharing

Do you have a subject that you are struggling with? Do you wish you had someone who could explain things a little differently? Click link for more information on how to sign up to be tutored FOR FREE. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dVo1KMQzeXCg9osKczE5ak9uzrUsDqlH/view?usp=sharing

Once you have completed the interest form you will be contacted by Ms. Dearborn for more details.

PSAT SIGN-UPS FOR OCTOBER 26 EXAM ADMINISTRATION

Clairemont High School will be providing students an opportunity to take the PSAT exam on Tuesday, October 26 at 9:30 am. The OPTIONAL exam is free to all 11th graders, and if space is available, will be offered to 10th graders at $18 per student. Please use the form below to let us know if you are interested in taking this exam. If you have any questions, please contact Vice Principal, Sarah Thomas at srodondithomas@sandi.net.

PSAT SIGN UP FORM

AP EXAM REGISTRATION GOING ON NOW!

College Board AP Exam registration is going on now. The deadline to sign up for an AP Exam is November 1, 2021. Instructions and information on how to sign-up can be found at the Clairemont High School AP Exam page using the link below.

CHS AP EXAM WEBSITE

If you have any questions about the Exam or the sign up process, please contact CHS Vice Principal, Sarah Thomas (srodondithomas@sandi.net).

CORE ACADEMY (FORMERLY KNOWN AS SATURDAY SCHOOL)

Hey CHS Students,

Do you need to clear unexcused absences or tardies to get off the Loss of Privilege (LOP) list? You are in luck. Starting Saturday, October 9, CHS will be hosting the first of many Core Academy (Saturday School) sessions. Core Academy will be held on the CHS campus from 8:00 am - 12:00 pm on the following dates:

• October 9, 30

• November 20

• December 4, 11

• January 8, 22

• February 5, 12, 26

• March 5, 12, 19

• April 9, 16, 23, 30

• May 7, 14, 21

• June 4

Students who attend Core Academy may recover one (1) eligible full day absence or (4) period absences for each full day (4 hours) of attendance at Core Academy. Or they can recover 16 tardies. Be sure to check your attendance in PowerSchool weekly and sign up for Core Academy if needed. As a friendly reminder, 12 unexcused absences, tardies, and/or period absences will result in placement on the Loss of Privilege (LOP) list. Students on the LOP list will not be allowed to attend school-wide functions such as dances and athletic events until they take the necessary action to be removed from the LOP list. For more information about Core Academy, visit the CHS Core Academy website. Be sure to use the Registration Link to sign up for each Core Academy session you plan to attend. If you have any additional questions about Core Academy, please contact Ms. Heidi Fulton (hfulton@sandi.net).

CLASSES FOR PARENTS THROUGH UCSD COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Research and best practice suggest that meaningful discussions about education require those involved to speak a common language, albeit in different dialects. In appreciation of this precept, Education and Community Outreach through UCSD, offers contextually grounded programming for parents and caregivers under the auspices of Parent and Caregiver Education (PACE). Programming is delivered in English and Spanish without charge to schools, districts and community-based organizations.

PACE workshops are custom designed to attend to the unique needs of audiences in terms of content and delivery (face-to-face, blended/hybrid, and completely online). Each session is about an hour in duration and can be differentiated by age level (pre-kindergarten, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary) or tailored to meet the needs of multiage groups.

Workshops are augmented by short-form videos available for download from the Education Channel at University of California Television (UCTV) and companion guides that may be found at the University of California Professional Development Institute (UCPDI). These resources are also publicly available without cost.

Please use the link below to let us know what workshops you might be interested in.

PACE WORKSHOP PARENT SURVEY

TEACHER CONTACT INFORMATION

A full list of CHS Staff Contact information can be found on our school website at https://clairemont.sandiegounified.org/.

CHS Player's Creed

It is the mission of the CHS athletics program to teach our student-athletes principles that will guide them for the rest of their lives. CHS athletics isn't just about better athletes, but better people. That is why we are so excited to launch our new CHS Player's Creed (see below). In collaboration with the CHS Athletic Leadership council and various stakeholders, the CHS Player’s Creed was developed to outline what we believe it means to be a CHIEF. Every student participating in athletics at CHS, as well as their parent/guardian will be required to sign the CHS Student-Athlete Contract which states the following:

As a student-athlete at Clairemont High School you have the privilege of being part of a memorable and life changing experience. With this privilege comes great responsibility. Therefore, it is the expectation of the CHS admin team and Athletic Director that all who participate in athletics actively work to model character and integrity of the highest quality in the classroom, on the court/pool/field, and in our community. By signing this contract, you agree to strive to live a life worthy of emulating by exhibiting Courage, Humility, Integrity, Endurance, and Focus in all that you do.

ATHLETICS COACHING CONTACTS

CALSOAP SUPPORTS POST-SECONDARY PLANS

Cal-SOAP is dedicated to providing information about postsecondary education and financial aid to elementary through high school students while raising their academic achievement levels. In particular, Cal-SOAP is committed to providing services to students from any of the following backgrounds:

• Low income families

• Families in which they would be the first to attend college

• Schools with documented low eligibility or college participation rates or

• Geographic areas with documented low eligibility or college participation rates

Check out their monthly newsletter HERE.

FREE ACADEMIC, CAREER, & FINANCIAL COUNSELING THROUGH WAHUPA

Hey CHS Students,

Do you want one on one help with College and Career Planning? Need help finding Scholarships? Need help with the FAFSA/Dream Act?

WAHUPA Trio Education Talent Seach is a program that provides FREE academic, career, and financial counseling to its participants and encourages them to graduate from high school and continue to college. TRIO Programs are Federal outreach and student service programs designed to identify and provide services for individuals from underrepresented backgrounds. Sign up today!

Check out the brochures below:

• WAHUPA (English)

• WAHUPA (Spanish)

CHS COUNSELING GOOGLE CLASSROOMS

The CHS Counseling Staff has created grade level Google Classrooms to provide students with resources and supports during Online Learning. Although students were automatically enrolled in these classrooms based on their grade level, please have your child check their Google Classroom suite to be sure they are able to access this valuable resource.

WHERE IS MY COUNSELOR?

Are you new to CHS or still getting familiar with the campus and want to know where your counselor is? Then check out this short video made by the CHS counseling staff to help you figure out just where they live on the CHS campus and the best way to get a hold of them.

FINDING MY COUNSELOR VIDEO

For more information about CHS Counseling, check out our Clairemont Counseling webpage.

California Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) are required to post the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) School Guidance Checklist and the COVID Prevention Plan online. San Diego Unified has made these documents available for public review HERE.