School Week At A Glance

August 31 - September 5, 2020

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

Ethan Williams

Principal (A-L)

ewilliams4@sandi.net

@PrincipalEthanW

Loukia Mastrodimos

Vice Principal (A-L)

lmastrodimos@sandi.net

Sarah Thomas

Vice Principal (M-Z)

srodondithomas@sandi.net

Liz Rush

Academies Coordinator

erush@sandi.net

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Monday, August 31

  • The First Day of the 2020-2021 School Year
    • 1st Period - 9:45 - 10:15 am
    • 2nd Period 10:15 am - 10:45 am

Tuesday, September 1

  • Textbook Pickup Make-Up Day (10:00 am - 1:00 pm)

Wednesday, September 2


Thursday, September 3

  • Textbook Pickup Make-Up Day (10:00 am - 1:00 pm)

Friday, September 4

  • Deadline to change schedules for Quarter 1 courses

Saturday, September 5

  • Labor Day Weekend (No School on Monday, September 7)

SHOUT OUTS & SCHOOL INFO

WELCOME WEEK SCHEDULE

Don't forget that the first week of school (aka Welcome Week) will be following a modified schedule.

Period 1 - 9:45 am - 10:15 am

Period 2 - 10:15 am -10:45 am

Students, be sure to check your stu.sandi.net gmail for a Zoom link from your teachers. If you did not receive a Zoom link, be sure to email your teacher and let them know so that they can provide you with one. Teacher emails can be found below.

ACCESSING YOUR LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LMS)

During the 2020-2021 school year, students will complete the bulk of their learning on their teacher's Learning Management System. Teachers in San Diego Unified may choose one of two LMSs: Google Classroom or Canvas. For more information on how to get connected to your Google Classroom or Canvas class, check out the video tutorials below. Your child should have received an email from their teacher with specific information about either their Google Classroom or Canvas LMS as well as a link to their Zoom meetings for this week. If you did not receive this information, please use the teacher contact list below to reach out to your teacher to obtain this information.

ADDING A CLASS IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM

SIGNING INTO CANVAS

TEACHER CONTACT INFORMATION

CCTE DEPARTMENT

Paul Bardwil (Academy of Business) - jbardwil@sandi.net

Scottie Lee (Academy of Information Technology) - slee2@sandi.net

Alfie Nowak (Academy of Health & Medical Sciences) - anowak@sandi.net

Tania Peña (Academy of Health & Medical Sciences) - tpena1@sandi.net

Tricia Samora (Academy of Engineering & Design) - psamora@sandi.net

Steve Williams (Academy of Engineering & Design) - swilliams7@sandi.net


SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

Jon Beaubien (Academy of Health & Medical Sciences) - jbeaubien@sandi.net

Amy Clark (Academy of Engineering & Design) - aclark@sandi.net

Jason Kammerer (Academy of Health & Medical Sciences) - jkammerer1@sandi.net

Christie Maynard (Academy of Business) - cmaynard@sandi.net

Santosh Vilanilam (Academy of Information Technology) - svilanilam@sandi.net


HISTORY DEPARTMENT

Jennifer Dossett (Academy of Information Technology) - jdossett@sandi.net

Jim Fletcher (Academy of Health & Medical Sciences) - jfletcher@sandi.net

Kenny Merritt (Academy of Business) - kmerritt@sandi.net

Meg Moore (Academy of Engineering & Design) - mmoore@sandi.net

Simone Nolet (Academy of Health & Medical Sciences) - snolet@sandi.net


PE DEPARTMENT

Jo Kim - jkim@sandi.net

Lori Schmersal - lschmersal@sandi.net


ELECTIVES DEPARTMENT

Laura Berlin - lberlin@sandi.net

Darren Sparks - dsparks@sandi.net


WORLD LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT

Simone Brooks - sbrooks@sandi.net

Karina Ocampo - kocampo1@sandi.net

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

Rebecca Aubery (Academy of Business) - raubery@sandi.net

Gary Jimenez (Academy of Engineering & Design) - gjimenez@sandi.net

Dana Klein (Academy of Health & Medical Sciences) - dyoung2@sandi.net

Paula Riley (Academy of Engineering & Design) - priley2@sandi.net

Gabe Senteno (Academy of Information Technology) - gsenteno@sandi.net


MATH DEPARTMENT

Stephen Hedrick - shedrick@sandi.net

Ofelia Khachiyan - okhachiyan@sandi.net

Kathy Podraza - kpodraza@sandi.net

Douglas Moulton - dmoulton@sandi.net

Jeremy Morgan - jmorgan1@sandi.net


SPED DEPARTMENT

Scott Bello (Ed Specialist) - sbello@sani.net

Shannon Dearborn (Ed Specialist) - sdearborn@sandi.net

Pooja Dillon (Ed Specialist) - pdillon@sandi.net

Cheryl Esselstein (Ed Specialist) - cesselstein@sandi.net

Monique Hale (SLP - Long-Term Sub) - monique.hale@ebsunited.com

Diane Ireland (PT) - direland@sandi.net

Anna Klin (Ed Specialist) - aklin@sandi.net

Sascha Lopez-Nusser (School Nurse) - alopz-nusser@sandi.net

Lisa Lakritz (OT) - lstansfield@sandi.net

Mike Peña (Adaptive PE) - mpena@sandi.net

Ramon Rubio (Ed Specialist) - rrubio1@sandi.net

Jen Schell (School Psychologist) - jschell2@sandi.net

Ann Torgerson (Ed Specialist) - alacy@sandi.net

Kathy Voros (Ed Specialist) - kvoros@sandi.net

Joe Wilson (Ed Specialist) - jwilson2@sandi.net

CHS SCHOOL REOPENING INFORMATION SESSION RECORDING

For those who were unable to attend our CHS School Reopening Informational Session, please feel free to review a recording of the session to your left as it contains tons of information about the 2020-2021 school year.

CHS STUDENT/PARENT HANDBOOK

It is our goal at Clairemont High School to build a community of high achievement that is worthy of the students and families we are so privileged to serve. We believe by developing policies centered around our mission statement and core values, we will help our students develop into critical thinkers, collaborative communicators, creators, innovators, and contributing citizens. Most importantly, we seek to partner with families to help our students mature into men and women of great character and integrity.

The Student/Parent Handbook is published each year so that students, staff, and families understand the policies and procedures we employ to help us achieve our goals. It guides the work we do to help us provide the best possible education for our students. We encourage all students and families to read through this handbook and familiarize themselves with the information contained within as it explains procedures and practices for academics, student behavior, communication with faculty, staff, and administration, and much more.

The Student/Parent Handbook can be found on our school's website or by clicking on the link below:

CONNECTION IS KEY

At Clairemont High School, we believe that all learning takes place in the context of trusting relationships. To begin the year, our staff will be engaged in a series of Professional Developments designed to help support their ability to create deep and meaningful connections with their students. We know that only when students feel seen, heard, and valued, can they truly take advantage of the educational experience being afforded them. Check out a few screen shots of your fabulous CHS staff from a PD this last week trying out a ew fun and engaging ways to connect with your students in a Virtual Learning format.

SAVE THE DATE

TEXTBOOK PICKUP MAKE-UP DAYS

Students still in need of textbooks or a Chromebook may come to campus on Tuesday, September 1 or Thursday, September 3 between 10:00 am and 1:00 pm. Please bring your school ID and a printed copy of your schedule, if possible as this will help expedite the pick-up process.

SCHOOL MEALS

Beginning Monday, August 31, nutritious breakfast and lunch are available to be picked up from 12:00 - 2:00 pm, Monday through Friday at designated school sites. More detailed information about designated meal pick-up locations can be found by clicking on the link below:

Food Distribution Centers

Please bring your student’s school ID, or the Student ID/Password Information card you received with the pick-up of Chrome books, or write your student’s name, school and Student ID # on a sheet of paper, and be prepared to hold it out of your car window for verification of school attendance.

Curbside grab n’ go meal pick-up locations will follow school holidays and will be closed on Monday, September 7 in observance of Labor Day.

For more information and resources, refer to the entire Food Services Update.

TECH SUPPORT

SDUSD's Integrated Technology Division is committed to ensuring every student gets connected to online learning. As needed, please contact the SDUSD Family Internet Support Line at (619) 260-2460 option 1 to learn more about the multiple internet service options available and get connected. Bilingual-Spanish assistance is available. Hours of operation:

Monday – Friday - 7:00am – 6:00 pm

Saturday - 8:00am – 12:00 pm Temporarily on 8/29, 9/5 & 9/12

If you have any questions, please contact the Family Support Line or email them at getconnected@sandi.net. Thank you!

ATHLETICS


Follow CHS Athletics on Twitter and Facebook.

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

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

Baseball (Boys) Mike Peña mpena@sandi.net

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.

ACADEMY INFO

Liz Rush - Academies Coordinator

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

COUNSELING CORNER

SCHEDULE CHANGE DEADLINE: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

The deadline to change your schedule for Quarter 1 is Friday, September 4. Students who would like to speak with their counselor about their schedule must fill out the Counseling Request form by clicking on the link below.

Counseling Request Form Link

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

Theresa Peña

Registrar

tpena@sandi.net

VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS (VAPA)

Jen Dossett

Band Director

jdossett@sandi.net

Meg Moore

Theater Teacher

mmoore@sandi.net

Laura Berlin

Art Teacher

lberlin@sandi.net

Nicole Cantalupo

After School Theater Director

nicole.j.cantalupo@gmail.com