Communication
| Knight Notes 8/25/09 |
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FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL AUG. 26 The 2009-2010 school year for Soquel High School begins tomorrow, Aug. 26. All students begin at 8:40 a.m. in their A2 classroom, posted on campus. SCHEDULES Students who have concerns about their schedules should come to the Counseling Office starting on Aug. 26 during an open period, before or after school or at lunch to fill out a Schedule Concern Form. The Counselors will review the form and the stated concerns and determine whether the concern warrants a schedule change. Students are to attend their scheduled courses unless and until they are notified that there has been a schedule change. Students are responsible for their attendance; if students anticipate a schedule change and do not attend their scheduled classes, they will receive unexcused absences. The following are reasons a student may not have received a course requested: * Schedule conflict due to single course offerings (i.e. courses that are only offered once) * Students not meeting course pre-requisites * Full sections/courses (in which case we tried to give a student one of their alternative requests) * Students may need to fulfill additional graduation requirements IMPORTANT DATES *First Day of School -- Weds., Aug. 26. All students to campus at 8:40 a.m. *Picture Day --Mon., Aug. 31 *Soquel High Fund meeting -- Tues., Sept. 1, 7 p.m. in the Soquel High library. *SAT Seminar -- Sat., Oct. 3 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Soquel High. HELP SUPPLY OUR CLASSES The already low funding for supplies at Soquel High School has been cut further and the Soquel High Fund is asking parents to donate copy paper and/or items from teachers' wish lists. These lists will be available at Back to School night. Gift cards for supply stores are always welcome as well. Thanks for your support. SHF NEEDS SECRETARY The Soquel High Fund is looking for a volunteer to be on the Board and assume the role of secretary. This person would be in charge of the minutes of our monthly board meetings, as well as correspondence. If you are interested, please contact Lisa Andersen at 831-539-8264 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . The next Soquel High Fund meeting is on Tuesday, September 1, at 7 p.m.in the Soquel High Library. BACK-TO-SCHOOL INFO First Day of School is Wednesday, Aug. 26. No first period classes will meet on the first day of school. School will begin with A2 classes starting at 8:40 a.m. (the day ends at 2:45 p.m.). Lists will be up around campus informing students where to report for A2. During A2 schedules as well as school planners will be distributed. The first day will be a 'C' day with all classes meeting. Thursday Aug. 27 will be an 'A' day with periods A2, A3, A4 meeting and Friday Aug. 28 will be a 'B' day with B5, B6, B7 meeting. Typically, period schedules for a full week of school are: Mondays-'C' days: all classes meet Tuesdays/Thursdays-'A' days, 1st, A2, A3, A4 meet Wednesdays/Fridays-'B' days, 1st, B5, B6, B7 meet Students will also receive on Aug. 26 information that in previous years had been sent home in a summer mailer. Due to staff and budget cuts, Soquel High School will no longer be able to send this information home. Some of the handouts that will be distributed during A2 will be informational only. Others will require a parent/guardian signature as well as additional information and must be returned to Soquel High School by Monday, Aug. 31, to their A2 teachers. Forms that will need to be completed and turned in on Aug. 31 are:
Picture Day will be Monday, Aug. 31; order forms will be distributed in A2 on Aug. 26. Please visit the school website, soquelhs.net, for a complete rundown of policies and information. JV BOYS WATER POLO RECRUITING Practice for the Soquel High Junior Varsity (JV) will started Mon Aug. 24. Practice times are 3-5 p.m. through the end of the season. We need as many freshman and sophomore players as we can find at our School. We will teach them how to play. Come to the pool at practice to learn more. BEAT THE TEST Get pumped up for the SAT or PSAT! Take Beat the Test! on Saturday, Oct. 3, and get ready for the October 10 SAT or the October PSAT! Learn how to handle critical reading passages, tricky math problems, the essay, test-day anxiety, and much more! The one-day seminar is 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and costs Only $20. All proceeds go to Soquel High School. Participants get a Beat the Test! packet and pencils. Bring snacks for a snack break. Presented by Raise Your Score, www.raiseyourscore.net. To register, email Debbie at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . SOQUEL SPORTS FOUNDATION NEWS: BINGO - Come play bingo and support your Knights! Every Tuesday at the SC Elks Lodge, 150 Jewell St.in Santa Cruz. Doors open at 5 p.m. We are also looking for bingo callers - call Gene Cutler if you can help - 465-1604 (1x month or 2x month). We are accepting volunteers to earn money toward all programs. Sports, drama, teachers, any group at SHS can volunteer and earn money. The guaranteed payout is $200 (1st time) and $250 (future) plus you get 50% of the donations. The amount raised by volunteers is roughly $6k since April...come earn money and have fun too! GET YOUR SOQUEL KNIGHT LOGO VISA CREDIT CARD - sign up today. With your first purchase, we get a $25 donation and we get a 1% ongoing donation on your purchases. We do not see any of your personal information (we just get amount we earned in total). Great interest rate - Purchase APR = 0% until 5/2010 - click link and see FAQ for more details: https://www.cardlabconnect.com/Soquel Knights. NOB HILL-RALEY'S AND/OR SAVE MART CARDS - Be sure to request your card and when you use it at check out, Save Mart donates 3% and Nob Hill/Raley's donates between 1-4% depending on the amount purchased. Save Mart does not require any personal information; however Nob Hill requests that you register online. We will only see our group donated dollars. PURCHASE YOUR AD IN THE SHS KNIGHT FOOTBALL PROGRAM: For more details, call right way: 831-475-8884. Deadline is fast approaching! MONTE FIREWORKS - Purchase your card today $15. The event is October 3. This year, purchasing tickets the day of the event will be $30 due to the bands that will be playing. We are also looking for volunteers for snack bar and game booth. SOUVENIRS - We will have souvenirs and order forms available at the 9th grade orientation and also available at home football games. (Football and non-football - license plates, stickers, sweatshirts, t-shirts, etc). Support your Knights! CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - We are close to breaking ground on a new entrance to the stadium. If you'd like to get involved in helping with this project and the new snack-bar/bathrooms project, please call John David 332-2881. Donations of time/material needed! Call and let us know how you can help us get this accomplished! For more details on any above items, go to www.soquesports.com or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 831-475-8884 (Kathy) PARENT INVOLVEMENT = STUDENT SUCCESS The Soquel High Fund offers a way for you to stay involved, meet other parents, and help to make Soquel High a better place for your student. We are a group of parents,community members, alumni and staff committed to improving academic, art and athletic programs at our great high school. With the District and our school facing severe budget cuts, it is even more important than ever for our parent community to help out. This coming year will be very challenging, and we will need new ideas and people in order to sustain our basic academic, art and athletic programs at Soquel High. Please join us at our next meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 1, at 7 p.m. in the Soquel High library. Check out our website at www.soquelhighfund.org to find out more about the Soquel High Fund. Also, look for school updates on the school website at www.soquelhs.net. Since 2004, we have:
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