School Week At A Glance

September 8 - September 12, 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, September 7 - NO SCHOOL (Labor Day)

Tuesday, September 8

  • Regular Bell Schedule starts this week
    • Period 1 - 8:50 am - 10:45 am
    • Period 2 - 10:55 am - 12:50 pm

Wednesday, September 9


Thursday, September 10

  • Textbook Pickup Make-Up (1:30 - 3:30 pm)

Friday, September 11


Saturday, September 5


SHOUT OUTS & SCHOOL INFO

REGULAR BELL SCHEDULE STARTS THIS WEEK

Don't forget that starting Tuesday, September 8, CHS will be following our normal Bell Schedule. Teachers should have shared this information with students last Friday and either updated their current Zoom links to reflect the new time or sent out a different Zoom link based on the new Bell Schedule.

CHS STUDENTS SHOWING UP IN A BIG WAY

When it comes to Online Learning, showing up and being physically and mentally present is half the battle. And during the first week of the 2020-2021 school year, CHS students showed up in a BIG way. Over the course of the first 5 days, Clairemont HS averaged a nearly 96% attendance rate. Keep up the great work!

HOW DO I CONTACT THE ATTENDANCE LINE?

To report an absence or discuss an attendance issues, please contact CHS Attendance Clerk, Ms. Lissi Perretta at ‪(858) 255-1066.

TEXTBOOK PICKUP MAKE-UP DAY

CHS will be hosting another textbook pickup make-up day this Thursday, September 10 from 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm. Students in need of a textbook should come to the CHS library by entering through the back gate on Modoc, across the street from Del Taco. Stay in your car and please wear a mask. Bring a student ID for checkout if you have one.

ENTERING AN AUTHENTICATED ZOOM MEETING

Some students and families have shared that they have had issues entering an authenticated Zoom meeting. While there may be a number of reasons for this, we have found that one of the most common reasons has to do with your login settings. If you are having trouble logging into Zoom, please refer to the video on the left. If you are still having trouble logging in, please contact CHS Site Tech, Mr. Steve Durham (sdurham@sandi.net)

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@sandi.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 Lacy (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.

SAVE THE DATE

FREE CURBSIDE GRAB & GO BREAKFAST AND LUNCH FOR ALL CHILDREN

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. Clairemont High School is one of the District's designated sites so please feel free to come to our Grab & Go Pick up location on Modoc St. just outside our cafeteria. 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


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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

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: 44qrazt

10th Grade Counseling Google Classroom

Google Classroom Code: 7lhkm5t

11th Grade Counseling Google Classroom

Google Classroom Code: a74efrd

12th Grade Counseling Google Classroom

Google Classroom Code: ubtvxtz

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