Panther Parent Update

De Portola welcomes individuality by empowering and developing students’ communication, curiosity, and critical thinking skills through a growth mindset. We are Panthers! Rooooaaaarrrrrrrr!!

12/12 Walk to Canyon Hills (8th graders)

12/12 Choir Concert @ CHHS 7:00pm

12/13 Orchestra Concert @ CHHS 7:00pm

12/15 Minimum Day 2:00pm Dismissal

01/03 School resumes

01/04 Minimum Day 2:00pm Dismissal

The band concert this week at De Portola was impressive! The concert band did a great job with just a few months of learning. The Wind Ensemble was powerful and Coach Finn guested as Santa the Barbarian. Looking forward to more music performances this week.

We will be having a new bell schedule for the 2024-25 school year. We are currently gathering input from the staff and our public committees. There will be two 30 minute parent information meetings on zoom to gather input when we return in January. The first one will be Jan 9 at 8:00am and the second one will be Jan 10 at 6:00pm. Zoom info to come, but please mark your calendars now.

The De Portola 2023-2024 Yearbook is now on sale for $55 at www.yearbookforever.com. The price will go up to $60 on March 1st, so get yours early to save a few bucks! 8th Grade Ads will go on sale on Monday, January 8th (more info to come after Winter Break).

We are looking forward to taking our 8th graders to Canyon Hills on Tuesday. Eighth graders please start thinking about what Pathway you are interested in at Canyon Hills High School.

12/12/23 Walk to Canyon Hills High School 9am-1:30pm

1/4/24 Canyon Hills High School 9th Grade Parent Night in their Media Center 6pm-7pm

1/5/24 Canyon Hills High School counselors present to all the 8th Graders 9am-10am

1/10/24 All Articulation Cards are due by 12pm

We welcome Charisma Johnson to our front office as our new attendance clerk. Her email is cjohnson7@sandi.net. Please be sure to state your students full name, grade level, date of birth, and specific reason for absence. You can also email them if you need to pick up your student early. Please provide at least a two hour notice to ensure that we can write and deliver a pass for your student. You can also call the school at 619-605-4800 and press 3 for attendance.

For the 2023-24 school year, De Portola Middle School will provide both BREAKFAST and LUNCH for all students. Breakfast will be served from 8:30-8:45 AM. Students just need their four digit PIN number, which can be found on their schedules.

All families must complete a meal application on paper or online even if your student does not eat cafeteria food. Meal Application and LCFF forms are used to determine funding for our schools. Please complete the forms in the packet.

If you want your student to be able to purchase additional items such as cookies and water bottles, please register at PayPams and you can add money to an account that will align with your child's lunch pin number.