School Week-at-a-Glance




Back to School (1 month out) SWAG for the 2023-24 School Year

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. 

IMPORTANT  DATES

FALL SPORTS INFO

Fall Sports Tryouts

The Fall Sports CIF Season begins on July 31st. CHS believes that participation in sports is integral to the health and welfare of all students.  

Questions: Email Alfie Nowak at anowak@sandi.net

CHS Athletics Fall Tryouts (2023-24).pdf

SCHOOL INFO & SHOUT OUTS

Construction Updates

Main Parking Lot - Open for parking on the first day of school.

Health & Medical Classrooms - Alfie Nowak and Tania Pena will be teaching in new classrooms in the 500 building this year. Photo updates soon.

Track & Field Throws Area - Close to completion.

Senior Parking Spots
Class of 2024 Fundraiser

Class of 2024!!!! As senior year approaches it’s your turn to get a senior parking spot. Spots will go on sale soon. For now, fill out the interest form bellow. The image to the right is an overview of the parking lot to get an idea of where your future spot might be. Nothing on the form is final it is just to give the Class of 2024 Student Leadership Team an idea of who may be interest. 

New CHS Head Baseball Coach!

CHS Athletic Director Alfie Nowak and Associate Principal Reuben Hoffman are very excited to announce Richard (Rick) Trevino as Clairemont High School's Head Baseball Coach.

Coach Rick Trevino joined the Clairemont Chieftains baseball program as an assistant coach in 2022 and was hired as the head varsity coach in 2023. A lifelong fan and student of the game, he has coached youth baseball for 13 years. He has managed teams at all age levels of recreational baseball through the North City Youth Baseball and Tecolote Youth Baseball leagues, as well as club teams for the San Diego Pirates Baseball and San Diego Stars organizations. His teams have won numerous tournament victories, league championships, sectionals and regionals banners, and a World Series championship.  

Coach Rick is originally from New Hampshire and Texas. He moved to San Diego after serving in the U.S. Army and has lived in the Clairemont community since 2005. When he's not on the baseball field, he can be found at the Olympic Training Center where he works as a professional chef, on the football field where he referees Pop Warner and high school games, or at home with his wife and two sons. 

If you are interested in player or learning more about CHS Baseball Program, please reach out to Coach Trevino at trevino-richard@aramark.com 

Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) Forms
PLEASE COMPLETE

What are LCFF forms and why are they important?

Collecting fully completed LCFF forms makes a significant difference in the amount of Title I and LCFF funding CHS receives. They’re also important for AP and SAT fee waivers. 

LCFF paper forms will be distributed to students 2nd period Monday 

Parents have two options in submitting their LCFF form to CHS and earning funding for students and programs on our campus.

OR

If you have any additional questions about this form, contact the front office staff at (619) 605-2600. 

Thank you for helping us reach our goal of 100% completion of LCFF forms for the 2023-2024 school year and getting funding for the students of Clairemont.

STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

SD Unified Student Engagement Site
Is Live!

What can be found on the SDUSD Student Engagement Site?

Over next few weeks and months, the team will be adding different pages and information as they continue to learn about the student focused groups in the SD Unified School District. They will also highlight 'Students in Action.'  

Also follow the @sdusdstudents Instagram page!  

THE CHS FOUNDATION

SUPPORTING ALL THINGS CHS

We meet the 3rd Tuesday of the month at CHS in Room 203.

Learn More: CHS Foundation Website

Email: ClairemontHSF@gmail.com

Non-profit 501(c)(3) organization #33-055116

FOLLOW CLAIREMONT HS

CHS ADMIN TEAM

Karly Johnstone

Principal 

kjohnstone

@sandi.net

Reuben Hoffman

Associate Principal
(A-L)

rhoffman

@sandi.net

Daina Weber

Associate Principal
(M-Z)

dweber

@sandi.net

Cheryl Esselstein

IMTSS Coordinator

cesselstein@

sandi.net

ACADEMICS

TEACHER CONTACT INFORMATION

A full list of CHS Staff Contact information can be found on our school website or by clicking HERE.

STAY INFORMED WITH POWERSCHOOL'S 

PARENT PORTAL

PARENTS: Get Your Parent Portal Account.  Every parent or guardian of our students should have a PowerSchool Parent Portal account. If you don't have one, please email Steve Durham (sdurham@sandi.net); include your student's full name and Student ID # in the request and he will reply with an account creation form. 

ATHLETICS

 CHIEFTAIN SPORTS INFO & NEWS

For updated calendar, team results and news,
and to answer Chieftain Athletics questions,
visit our CHS Chieftains webpage.


CHS ATHLETIC EVENT ENTRY POLICIES

To provide a safe space for all community members and guests attending CHS Athletic Events, we have created the CHS Athletic Event Entry Policies.

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.

COUNSELING CORNER

CHS COUNSELING GOOGLE CLASSROOMS

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

9th Grade GC Code: 3iplgnv         10th grade GC Code: wp4ggvw      11th Grade GC Code: 5joed75     12th Grade GC 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

San Diego & Imperial Counties Cal-SOAP
California Student Opportunity and Access Program

Cal-SOAP offers free services to help students pursue a postsecondary education, especially students who are low-income or will be first in their families to pursue a college degree. Through advisement and academic services, Cal-SOAP helps students and families understand the college-going process and how to do everything from applying to college to filling out the FAFSA or CA Dream Act to searching for the perfect career fit. 

If you are interested in Cal-SOAP Services - Fill out the Form 

Websites:

New Mental Health Resources One Pager  (Scroll of Translations)

Clairemont - Translation Mental Health One Pager.pdf

Clairemont Community Resource
List / Map

Link to Clairemont Community Resources

VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS (VAPA)

Jen Dossett

Band Director

jdossett@sandi.net

Theater Director

Open Position
Email Reuben Hoffman, Associate Principal
rhoffman@sandi.net

Laura Berlin

Art Teacher

lberlin@sandi.net

SDUSD CURRENT ILLNESS PROTOCOL (2022-23)

STUDENTS CAN NOT COME TO SCHOOL WITH THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS. 
They will be sent home for any of the following, and be asked to take a COVID test and follow the San Diego County Health Guidelines.

If a student has  any of the symptoms on the list, please keep and isolate your student at home and use Self-Reporting Tool Link to report the illness. Someone from SDUSD illness and COVID follow-up team will contact you directly.  They will go over the specific requirements of how long to stay home and COVID testing options.

*If your student has a chronic pre-existing condition that causes these symptoms, your student may come to school if a “Certification of Chronic Medical Condition” form is on file.  Available in the CHS Health Office.

* Free COVID home tests are available in the CHS Health Office.

* New permission for this school year is necessary to test at school routinely or if sick in the health office.  Use the primary health app.


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.

Check Attendance

Students and parents/guardians please review PowerSchool regularly to make sure the attendance record is correct. Over the past few weeks we have had many students out due to the flu. Some of those absences still need to be called in by a parent/guardian and excused as illness. To clear an attendance, follow the instructions under Reporting an Absence on our CHS Attendance Page

NOTICE OF STUDENT NONDISCRIMINATION

San Diego Unified School District is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals in education. District programs and activities shall be free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying by reason of the following actual or perceived characteristics: age, ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, ethnicity, ethnic group identification, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, immigration status, marital or parental status, nationality, national origin, actual or perceived sex, sexual orientation, race, religion, or on the basis of a person’s association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

 

Students who violate this policy may be subject to discipline, up to and including expulsion, in accordance with district policy, administrative procedure and state law.

 

Employees who violate this policy shall be subject to discipline up to and including dismissal. Any disciplinary action shall be in accordance with applicable federal, state and/or collective bargaining agreements.

 

Title II Coordinator 504 Coordinator Title IX Coordinator

Wendy Ranck-Buhr Eri Nall Lynn Ryan

4100 Normal St. Rm 3126 5465 El Cajon Blvd. Rm. B-2 4100 Normal St. Room 2129

Phone 619-725-5678 Phone 619-344-6420 Phone 619-725-7225


Reference Administrative Regulation (“AR”) 5145.3 and Board Policy (“BP”) 5145.3 for full policies.