Poway High School Titan Weekly

February 28-March 1 - Trimester 2 Finals - Modified Bell Schedule

March

• 1 - End of Trimester 2
• 4 - Start of Trimester 3 - Minimum Day Modified Bell Schedule
• 11 - Tri 3 5.5 Classes Begin (schedule coming soon)
• 19 - 8th Grade Family Night

March 25-April 5 - CAASPP State Testing - Modified Bell Schedule

This year in honor of Black History Month, Poway High is excited to celebrate Black History through the arts. On Monday, February 26, there will be live “Jazz on the Quad” featuring the PHS Jazz Band performing music by black artists at lunch. Student art and photography highlighting Black and Afro-Latinos will also be displayed in the main quad and the Library will offer interactive book displays for students.

Parents of English Learners- now through Friday, March 1, Poway Unified will be conducting our Family Engagement and Accountability survey to gather input from all families of English Learner students. This survey helps shape the District’s goals and guide priorities for the 2024-2025 school year. Your feedback is extremely helpful as we continue to seek ways to better our English Learner program. Please click HERE to complete the survey.

Trimester 2 Finals will take place from February 28-March 1, 2024, with a modified bell schedule.

To provide the best testing environment for our students during final exams, we will not be distributing off-campus passes during classes. If your student must leave campus, we request a 24-hour advance notice. The off-campus pass number is 858-748-0245 x5113. This is a 24-hour number that is monitored during school hours. Remind your student that it is their responsibility to pick up the pass; we will not deliver passes to classrooms.

If you are requesting a same-day release, you must come to the PHS front office with your ID to check out your student. Students will only be permitted to check out between class periods or during lunch in order to minimize disruptions during finals. Please refer to the finals bell schedule attached to this message if you need an off-campus pass for your student. Your cooperation is appreciated.

Trimester 3 begins on March 4. Poway High will have a minimum day bell schedule with a noon release time.

Click here for the March 4, 2024 bell schedule.

Starting Monday, March 25 through Friday, April 5, our school will be operating on a modified bell schedule to accommodate mandatory state testing of our Junior and Senior classes. Although 9th and 10th graders are not testing, they will follow the same bell schedule. Start and end times will remain the same (8:35-3:45 M, T, Th, F, and 9:55-3:45 on W), but we will not have homeroom on Mondays and Fridays so the schedule is slightly different. Please see the CAASPP testing bell schedule. Thank you for your cooperation.

The new FAFSA (Federal Student Aid) and CADAA (CA Dream Act) forms are officially open! The good news is that (when the system is working) the student portion of the FAFSA is significantly shorter. The majority of students can submit their section without any issues, however, the new FAFSA puts a lot more responsibility on the parent to submit their part of the application separately. Due to this, non-profit organizations across San Diego County are gearing up and helping parents complete and submit their portion. They are offering a number of Cash for College Financial Aid Workshops in the next two months.

Seniors, if you didn't place your cap and gown or graduation item orders with Jostens during Senior Week (10/23-10/27), please place your orders ASAP!

Visit the Jostens website for more information.

Grad Nite will be at Belmont Park this year on graduation night, June 6, 2024. Check in opens at 8:30PM and graduates are returned at 2:30AM. Ticket prices are $150. The deadline to buy tickets is 5/1/24.

While at the event, graduates will be able to ride the roller coaster and other attractions as many times as they like, have use of the arcade, all you can eat food, DJ and prizes! It is their last time to be together as the Class of 2024, please make sure your graduate joins the fun!

We are looking for volunteers, if you are interested in helping, please visit our email us at powayhighgradnite@gmail.com! We will also post volunteer information at www.powayPTSA.org as we get closer.

You can find registration information on our website at www.powayptsa.org

For questions, please contact powayhighgradnite@gmail.com

Students who need help with their classes can sign up for tutoring with NHS student volunteers on Monday and Wednesday afternoons from 3:45 - 4:30pm and Tuesdays and Thursdays during lunch in the Titan Center (Room K-16). Walk ins are welcome but based on availability. Sign up here for a spot! Email powayhighNHS@gmail.com with questions.

Join us in giving our Titans the very best in 2023-24! Memberships are $15 per person and are offered to anyone interested in supporting PHS - parents, caregivers, students, teachers, staff, grandparents, etc. Joining and donating is easy to do online by clicking this link or scanning the QR code.

Please visit our website PowayPTSA.org to learn more about our PTSA, how you can help support us, ways to get involved or simply make a small, much-needed donation to support our programs here at PHS.

We look forward to partnering with you for a great year!

Office Hours:

Monday - Friday

8 AM - 4:15 PM

Website: http://powayhigh.powayusd.com/
Location: 15500 Espola Road, Poway, CA 92064, USA
Phone: 858-748-0245

The Poway Unified School District (PUSD) is an equal opportunity employer/program and is committed to an active Nondiscrimination Program. PUSD prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived protected characteristics under the law, including but not limited to ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, immigration status, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For more information, please contact the Title IX/Equity Compliance Officer, Associate Superintendent of Personnel Support Services, Poway Unified School District, 15250 Avenue of Science, San Diego, CA 92128-3406, 858-521-2800, extension 2121.