School Week At A Glance

November 15 - November 20, 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

Reuben Hoffman

Vice Principal (A-L)

rhoffman@sandi.net

TBD

Vice Principal (M-Z)

Liz Rush

Academies Coordinator

erush@sandi.net

Shannon Dearborn

IMTSSi Coordinator

sdearborn@sandi.net

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Monday, November 15


Tuesday, November 16

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

  • Grand Canyon University Virtual Site Visit (4:00 - 4:30 pm)

  • Girls JV Basketball at Tri City Christian (4:30 pm)

  • Girls Varsity Soccer at Home vs. Calexico (6:00 pm)

  • Girls Varsity Basketball at Tri City Christian (6:00 pm)

Wednesday, November 17


Thursday, November 18

  • Site Governance Team (SGT) Meeting (3:45 pm)

  • Girls Varsity Soccer at La Jolla Country Day (6:00 pm)

  • CHS Theatre Presents: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (7:00 pm)

Friday, November 19

  • Girls JV Water Polo at the Eagle Invite (4:00 pm)

  • CHS Theatre Presents: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (7:00 pm)

Saturday, November 20

  • Boys & Girls Varsity Cross Country at the CIF SDS XC Championships

  • Girls JV Water Polo at the Eagle Invite (8:50 am)

SHOUT OUTS & SCHOOL INFO

CHS & SD FOOD BANK PARTNER TO HELP THOSE IN NEED

Hey CHS students and families,

Clairemont High School has partnered with the San Diego Food Bank to help bless those in need. If you are interested in donating to our Virtual Food Drive, please check out the link below.

https://www.fooddriveonline.org/sandiegofoodbank/Chieftains

Thank you again for supporting the San Diego Food Bank!

SDCOE MINECRAFT BUILD CHALLENGE


The San Diego County Office of Education is pleased to announce that we will be hosting a Fall esports Tournament on December 4, 2021. See information below.


Minecraft Build Challenge

The San Diego County Office of Education is proud to announce we are hosting our second virtual esports tournament competing with other school clubs across San Diego County who are playing Minecraft. The Build Challenge will be released the day of the event, but start thinking about Climate. This tournament is exclusive to clubs or teams who are school sanctioned during the 2021-22 academic year. Your club teacher will be able to opt in to the tournament, receive additional information to support your team, and stay updated on pertinent details regarding the tournament from SDCOE. Families, educators and friends are virtually welcome to view.


Details:

Date: Saturday, December 4, 2021


Times:

Elementary School: 10 am to 12 noon

Middle School: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm

High School: 11 am to 1 pm


Location: Virtual


Open and free to all students in San Diego County.

Registration Deadline: December 1, 2021


Tournament Rules:

  1. Students must have a Minecraft account

  2. Four players per team.

  3. Mods are not permitted.

  4. Before the tournament students will need to register their world.

  5. Students must complete the design challenge within time specified, and must stop working when time is called.

  6. A rubric will be provided the day of the event.

  7. Good conduct, behavior and fair competition is expected from all students.


Permission Slip: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VDfeqOia612SVbochWpnGY2bli7of4wi_mRsBGheCfw/edit?usp=sharing


Sign up form: https://forms.gle/AEg3wCvHvqFGQHcR7

SAVE THE DATE

SITE GOVERNANCE TEAM (SGT)

The CHS Site Governance Team (SGT) will be meeting on Thursday, November 18 at 3:45 in Room 114. Students, staff, and parents are welcome to attend any and all SGT meetings. More information about our SGT can be found by clicking HERE.

SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL (SSC)

The School Site Council (SSC) is a decision-making group that provides oversight on matters dealing with federally-and state-funded programs: Economic Impact Aid - State Compensatory Education, Economic Impact Aid-Limited English Proficient, Title I, Title I Parent Involvement and Quality Education Investment Act Programs. The School Site Council is required at all schools in the San Diego Unified School District.

The CHS SSC meets on the 3rd Tuesday of every month. Our next SSC meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 16 at 4:00 pm and will meet in Room 114. For those who would like to attend via Zoom, please use the link below:

https://sandiegounified.zoom.us/j/82856102481

The agenda for our upcoming SSC Meeting can be found by clicking HERE.

GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY VIRTUAL COLLEGE VISIT

Hello Juniors and Seniors!


Are you interested in hearing from an Admissions Counselor from Grand Canyon University? There will be a Virtual College Visit on Tuesday, November 16th from 4:00-4:30Pm. Please find the Zoom link below. There is also information on GCU, Free Fly In opportunity to check out the Campus and Scholarships they offer below. Check it out! If you have any questions see your Counselor.

Zoom link:


https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://zoom.us/j/7036902553__;!!AfrVn5rO!kbdZWbuvctZAkEpv6N7TohzZI_txUGmua74O4cyUWVkL-0NkWuFKAEvz0UDPsP4A$

CHS THEATRE PRESENTS: THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW

The CHS Theatre will be putting on their Fall Show, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Performances will be


  • Thursday, November 18th at 7:00pm

  • Friday, November 19th at 7:00pm


Pricing:


$7.00 for student tickets

$10.00 for Adult tickets

$15.00 for reserved seating….very limited, so please contact alacy@sandi.net for reserved seating


Tickets will be sold at the door

ACADEMICS

TEACHER CONTACT INFORMATION

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

ATHLETICS

ATHLETICS COACHING CONTACTS

Badminton (Co-Ed) Gerry Knuppel gknuppel@sandi.net

Baseball (Boys) Zach Clement

Basketball (Boys) Ernie Biagioni ebhoopsbb@gmail.com

Basketball (Girls) Michelle Mannisto mannistore@gmail.com

Beach Volleyball (Boys) Chico Chakarian robert@chakcpa.com

Beach Volleyball (Girls) Chico Chakarian robert@chakcpa.com

Cross Country (Co-Ed) Nick Pradel nepradel@gmail.com

Field Hockey (Girls) Scott Bello sbello@sandi.net

Football Desmond Rose coachdrose@gmail.com

Golf (Boys) Jon Beaubien jbeaubien@sandi.net

Lacrosse (Boys) Matt Whitmire ClairemontLax@gmail.com

Lacrosse (Girls) Casey Glick casey.glick97@gmail.com

Sideline Cheer (Co-Ed) Allison Suits allisonsuitts@gmail.com


Soccer (Boys) Jon Beaubien jbeaubien@sandi.net

Soccer (Girls) Joe Paul beachlifesd@gmail.com

Softball Lori Schmersal lschmersal@sandi.net

Swimming & Diving (Co-Ed) Stephanie Carlon stephaniecarlon@yahoo.com

Tennis (Boys) Gary Jimenez gjimenez@sandi.net

Tennis (Girls) Gary Jimenez gjimenez@sandi.net

Track & Field (Co-Ed) Nick Pradel nepradel@gmail.com

Volleyball (Boys) Sean Alcaraz sean.alcaraz@yahoo.com

Volleyball (Girls) Lori Schmersal lschmersal@sandi.net

Water Polo (Boys) Joey Kienle jkienleiii@sandi.net

Water Polo (Girls) Joey Kienle jkienleiii@sandi.net

Wrestling (Boys) Gerry Knuppel gknuppel@sandi.net

Wrestling (Girls) Gerry Knuppel gknuppel@sandi.net


Alfie Nowak - Athletic Director

For questions regarding athletics at CHS, please contact Mr. Nowak at anowak@sandi.net

Additional information regarding CHS Athletics can be found on our CHS Chieftains webpage.


Follow CHS Athletics on Twitter and Facebook.

ACADEMY INFO

Liz Rush - Academies Coordinator

For questions regarding Academies and/or Community Partnerships, please contact erush@sandi.net


COUNSELING CORNER

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.

9th Grade Counseling Google Classroom

Google Classroom Code: 3iplgnv

10th Grade Counseling Google Classroom

Google Classroom Code: wp4ggvw

11th Grade Counseling Google Classroom

Google Classroom Code: 5joed75

12th Grade Counseling Google Classroom

Google Classroom Code: 2fsrzlj

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

Claudia Victorino

Head Counselor (Li-Z)

cvictorino@sandi.net

Christian Ramirez

Counselor (A-Le)

cramirez2@sandi.net

Steve Durham

Site Technician

sdurham@sandi.net

Teresa Peña

Registrar

tpena@sandi.net

VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS (VAPA)

Jen Dossett

Band Director

jdossett@sandi.net

Ann Torgersen

Theater Director

alacy@sandi.net

Laura Berlin

Art Teacher

lberlin@sandi.net

THE CHS FOUNDATION

Supporting All Things CHS

CHSFoundation.info


Chieftain Pledge

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.