CHS Islander News

Nov. 27 NHS Tutoring at 3:30 in room 603

Nov 28 CoSA Preview Night 6pm in the theater

Nov 30 Every 15 Minutes Event (gr. 11&12) and Counseling Assembly (gr. 9&10)

NHS Tutoring at lunch in room 603

Dec 1 Every 15 Minutes Assembly (gr. 11&12) and Counseling Assembly (gr. 9&10)

Coronado Holiday Parade 6:00 pm

Dec 2 Saturday School 8am-12pm

Nov. 30th and Dec.1st will be an ALTERED BELL SCHEDULE for all students.

Please plan accordingly.

Schedule below.

• The assembly and activities may be emotionally charged for some individuals and may elicit strong feelings and emotions. Students currently experiencing social emotional challenges, have recently gone through a loss, or lost someone in a driving accident, this program may be challenging. If a student would like to be excused from the program, please speak with your counselor or an administrator.
• We will have the library open for you during the assembly and activities times. If students need any support on the days of the program, the C.C.C. (located next to the 400 building stairs) will be open and students may speak with a CHS or CUSD counselor. We are here to support students as they receive this important lesson on safety and wellness.

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Thank you, PTO! Thank you to the hospitality team and all of the parents who donated to the lovely and special Thanksgiving luncheon for our staff. We’re grateful for you!

Freshmen Parents: If your student is currently in PE or NJROTC, please be on the look out for an email from PE teachers regarding an informational meeting on Nov. 28th at 6pm on the upcoming, annual sexual health unit from our CUSD approved Positive Prevention Plus curriculum.

Athletics: CHS is still looking for Girls Water Polo and Girls Basketball players. All skill levels are welcome! Please contact the Athletic Director for more details. Aaron.Brooks@coronadousd.net

AP Testing: Fall registration for AP testing is now CLOSED. Late registration for exams corresponding to a Fall Term 1 enrollment will be possible from January 15, 2024 until March 1, 2024. A penalty fee of $40 per exam will be applied to orders submitted late.

• Courses that commence in the Spring Term 2 will not have a late registration opportunity. Students enrolled in Spring Term 2 courses must adhere to the March 1, 2024 exam order deadline.

NHS Service Hours Reminder: If you are a current member of NHS, remember you must earn 10 total service hours for Term 1 or you risk being deactivated. Those interested in pursuing an application for NHS in February should be collecting 10 service hours, as well.

Lunch Reminder- Closed Campus for Freshmen: All Freshman students are REQUIRED to remain on campus during lunch. Should your freshman leave campus, parents/guardians will be contacted and consequences will be given.

Has your child been absent or tardy? Detentions & Saturday School:

• Detentions are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school from 3:30-4:30pm in Room 411. Students must attend detentions to clear tardies and absences

• Students may also attend Saturday School to clear tardies and absences. December Saturday School will be held on Saturday, December 2nd from 8:00am-12:00pm.

Attendance and Absences: In the event of an absence, it is imperative that you contact Attendance Technician, Doris Ricks, at (619) 522-8907 (2094). Unverified absences will be considered truant after 24 hours.

New College and Career Readiness Platform - xello

The counseling team is excited to be rolling out a new comprehensive college and career readiness platform for all grades. This will be implemented with 9th/10th/11th graders within the next week. The students will be able to engage in the platform in the following ways:

• A-G tracking for students

• Career assessments, career exploration and matches, college research, college and career lessons

• Develop 4 year plans

• Course planning and selection (will replace student vue with course selection)

• Parent portal and component (more information coming soon)

• College applications (beginning in fall 2024)

Senior Information:

UC and Cal State Applications are due November 30th at 11:59pm! Please come see your counselor to have them do a final review of your application before you submit. You can come to the office or attend the drop-in workshop this Wednesday at lunch in room 202.

Cal State Application drop-in hours for seniors who need one-on-one assistance with the application before November 30th.

11/28: 5 PM - 7 PM

Zoom Link: https://SDSU.zoom.us/j/88232851393

Seniors! Please make sure you are adding your colleges in SCOIR! Mark each college under the applying or applied categories and link your common app schools by inputting your ID. Please reach out to your counselor if you have any questions on this process or come to a workshop on Wednesdays at lunch. CHS communicates to all common app schools (and others) through SCOIR so it is essential your information is accurate.

Fall CHS College Application Workshops - New Military Workshop Added on Dec 6th!

• CHS Counselors will have informative sessions and drop-in help availability on various topics throughout the fall on Wednesdays during lunch in room 202. Drop-in this week to ask any questions to submit your UC/CSU applications before the November 30th deadline.

  
  

Financial Aid for Seniors!

The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and CA Dream Act are not opening this year until sometime in December due to changes with the application. We will keep you updated with the information as soon as it is available. CHS will be holding our Funding College Night on January 10th so save the date. More detailed information to come later in November.

Scholarship Bulletin - New San Diego Salute to Education Scholarship announced!

Access the new CHS Scholarship Bulletin on the CHS website at HERE or on the Counseling Center Canvas Page. This will be updated weekly with new scholarships to apply for! Scholarships = Free Money for college!

CAREER EVENTS:

San Diego French Job & Career Fair 2023 - Link HERE

Come find out how to combine your passion for French and your dream job at the San Diego French Job & Career Fair!

Wednesday, November 29 · 4 - 7pm PST

Mesa College - 7250 Mesa College Drive Room: Mesa Commons: MC 211 A/B San Diego, CA 92111

Current Job Openings in Coronado: Indeed Job Postings

CHS Counseling Website

ASB: ALL CHS students are invited to attend our Winter Formal Dance! The dance will be Friday January 19th from 7:30-10 pm at the Coronado Marriott. Tickets will go on sale Monday December 18th, and will be sold until Tuesday January 16th. Ticket prices are as follows:

• Week 1: $40 for ASB Card Holders, $50 for non ASB Card Holders
• Week 2: $45 for ASB Card Holders, $55 for non ASB Card Holders
• Week 3: $45 for ASB Card Holders, $55 for non ASB Card Holders

Tickets can be purchased at the student store at lunch each day.

• All students who would like to attend need to have a signed dance contract on file. The dance contract from Homecoming is good for all dances this year. If you need a contract GET IT HERE.

LIBRARY UPDATES:

Make Book Art for the Holidays

• Join us in the CHS Library on Tuesday, December 7th, during lunch for the opportunity to create and take home festive book art for the holidays! Open to all CHS students and staff! (Event Flyer)

• Happy Holidays, CHS! Celebrate at the CHS Library all month long! Browse our holiday book display, play holiday bingo, and enter our December book drawing. The winner of the book drawing will receive a Holiday Cookbook!

Visit the CHS Library desk for more details on our holiday activities!

YEARBOOK:

Class of 2024 - please complete the linked survey NO LATER than Nov. 17 at 5pm.

https://tinyurl.com/SRYbkSurvey24

This survey includes your senior superlative voting, wills and MUCH more.

ISLANDER INSIDER BROADCAST:

• CLUB/SPORTS/SPECIAL EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Club Presidents and Sports Captains - If you would like your meetings/matches announced please reach out to us using the email on the Islander Insider Canvas Page or email michelle.evenson@coronadousd.net

ISLANDER INSIDER NEWS:

• Tune into our live broadcast each Wednesday at 11:07: http://coronadotv.me/live/
• If you missed an episode check out Islander Insider YouTube
  

CA STATE SEAL OF BILITERACY: Learn about it HERE and Watch the Video

Seniors! Please make sure you are adding your colleges in SCOIR! Mark each college under the applying or applied categories and link your common app schools by inputting your ID. Please reach out to your counselor if you have any questions on this process or come to a workshop on Wednesdays at lunch. CHS communicates to all common app schools (and others) through SCOIR so it is essential your information is accurate.

NEW: Did your student apply to a military academy/institute or for a ROTC scholarship? Does your student plan to do ROTC in college? Does your student plan to enlist? Please fill out this brief form. Thank you.

SENIOR BABY/RECOGNITION ADS All Senior baby/recognition ads are going through Jostens.com and are due JAN. 12. Space is limited.

SENIOR PORTRAITS All senior portraits must be taken by our professional photographer no later than Dec. 4. 2023.

Senior Portrait Appointments NOW available at the Cherished Memories Studio.

Call 951.304.4133 OR scan the QR Code below to schedule a sitting. A $30 deposit will be collected. This can be applied to package purchase or will be reimbursed upon completion of your yearbook photo. Cherished Memories offers our quick yearbook portrait OR you can schedule a full session. Speak to them about your options. A limited number of on campus sessions will be available in the coming months.

Coronado High School Yearbook Senior Portrait Clothing Information

This is the LAST yearbook photo of your high school career. It is not an ID photo - it is the senior portrait and will appear in the SENIOR section of the yearbook. Dress in a manner that shows your individuality, but makes that as professional as it can be. Seniors not wearing appropriate attire for YEARBOOK portraits will be given a black wrap or jacket to wear.

Here are some suggestions:

• Professional style tops:

• Collared button downs

• Sweaters

• Dresses

• Blouses

• Suit jackets / sport coats / vests

• Ties

• JROTC Dress Uniform

Students MAY NOT wear:

• Logo t-shirts

• Hoodies

• Baseball, cowboy, or other non-religious hats/head coverings

• Plunging necklines

2024 Senior YEARBOOK AD SALES

Order your 2024 Coronado High School Senior a recognition ad now.

Full Page: $325; Half Page $175 and Quarter Page: $110. Deadline: Jan. 12, 2024

Jostensyearbooks.com

2023-2024 YEARBOOK

Order your 2024 Beachcomber now Jostensyearbooks.com. Be sure you are ordering the Coronado High School Beachcomber for the Coronado High in California.

UPDATES TO THE 2024-2025 FAFSA EXPERIENCE

Big changes to the 2024-2025 FAFSA form are being made to create a better experience for students and families. Changes include:

• expanded eligibility for federal student aid
• a more streamlined application process, and
• a better user experience for the FAFSA form.

US Department of Education offer resources to help you understand the changes, and additional resources and updated information continue to be pushed out. Check out helpful webinar video recordings at https://www.youtube.com/@FSAOutreach.

CALSOAP COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAMS 2023-2024

CALSOAP provides information about postsecondary education and financial aid to elementary through high school students while raising their academic achievement levels. Programs include: JumpStart Senior Year, Cash for College 1:1 Workshops, College Bound Webinars, a College Fair, 1:1 College Advising, and College Make It Happen middle school webinars. For full details visit https://calsoapsandiego.org.

MILITARY CHILD OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN

Nominations due December 3, 2023

Now in its 16th year, the Military Child of the Year® Award reflects the positive impact these impressive young people have made on their military families, their schools, and their communities. The annual awards recognizes seven outstanding young people ages 13 to 18 for their scholarship, volunteerism, leadership, extracurricular involvement, and other criteria while facing the challenges of military family life. Award recipients receive $10,000, a laptop computer, a trip to Washington, D.C. to be recognized at the 2024 gala, and more.

Apply: https://operationhomefront.org/military-child-of-the-year/

AFTER SCHOOL TEEN PROGRAM NOW AVAILABLE

Monday-Friday, 2-6 pm

Teens (12*-18 yrs.) are encouraged to participate in Silver Strand Youth Center’s Teen Program! Come for the games, snacks, activities, music and fun….stay for the friends, field trips and leadership opportunities. *12 years old and in 7th grade.

Questions: 619-435-5056

ORION MLITARY SCHOLARSHIP FUND NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

Application deadline: December 1, 2023

If your military child wants a four-year, uninterrupted high school experience, no matter where their active duty parents get stationed, check out Orion Military Scholarships. Orion offers military child scholarships and enrollment assistance to select US boarding schools. Military families can find instructions and download application forms at https://www.orionmilitary.org/how-to-apply. Families can email questions and application packages to apply@orionmilitary.org.

Navy School Liaison Officer: Mindy Hayes mindy.e.hayes.naf@us.navy.mil 619.991.2509

November

Canvas: Be sure to frequently check Canvas and your student's grade. For login directions: https://bit.ly/CUSDCanvasparent

Technology Help: Please use this resource when you have questions about technology. Student and Parent Technology.

Attendance and Absences: it is imperative that you contact Attendance Technician, Doris Ricks, at (619) 522-8907 (2094). Unverified absences will be considered truant after 24 hours.

• Tardies: Thank you for continuing to remind your student about the importance of getting to class on time.
• Email Notification: Students will receive detention notification to their CUSD email accounts. Student should check their email weekly for all notifications.

• Early Release: If your student needs to leave school early, it's imperative you contact the attendance clerk as early as possible. This will help with releasing your student on time.

• Independent Study Contracts: Students who have a planned absence of five or more consecutive days may complete an Independent Study Contract. Parents must complete the “Request for Independent Study” form (available in the front office) at least one week/5 school days prior to the absence date.

If Your Student Becomes Ill During the School Day: Students who feel ill MUST report to the nurse’s office. The nurse’s office will call the parent, and only then will the student be released to go home. If a student leaves school without checking out of the health office first, the absence will remain unexcused. The health and safety of every student is our top priority.

Campus Pride: Please help us remind students about the importance of taking pride in our school by picking up their trash, refraining from vandalizing school grounds and restrooms, and helping to keep our beautiful campus clean!

Freshman Lunch: All Freshmen are REQUIRED to remain on campus during lunch. Freshmen who leave campus will receive detention and parents/guardians will be contacted.

Campus Safety: Guests are required to always check in at the front office. ALL visitors must present their identification when visiting campus.

Detention: Detention will be held weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:40 - 4:40pm

Student IDs: Please remind your student to always have their student ID.

COVID Protocols: The health and safety of our students and staff is the district’s highest priority. We know that our communities are still experiencing cases of COVID and want to inform you of the most current protocols if you or your students contract COVID.

If students test positive for COVID, they may return to school as early as Day 6 if they meet all of the following criteria.

• Must feel well.
• Symptoms must be improving.
• The individual has been free of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications for at least 24 hours.

If they return, students should wear a mask on Days 6-10. They may remove their masks sooner than Day 10 with two sequential negative tests one day apart. Per Cal/OSHA, workers must wear masks on Days 6-10 if they return to work.

For your information, the latest decision tree can be found here.

Please do not hesitate to contact your health office if you have further questions.

CHS ADMINISTRATION:

Karin Mellina, Principal

Rikki Betancourt, Assistant Principal -Student Alpha (A-K) rikki.betancourt@coronadousd.net

Craig Collins, Interim Assistant Principal - Student Alpha (L-Z) craig.collins@coronadousd.net

Devices:

• As part of this program, all Coronado High School students are required to bring a fully charged device to school daily. Students who need a device will have the opportunity to check-out a Chromebook during schedule pick-up.
  

Students Using Personal Devices

CHS students who have personal devices at home may use their own device as an alternative to a CUSD Chromebook. If your student chooses to use a personal device, however, please note that it will not have specific CUSD features, such as testing lockdown browsers and content filters. If your student chooses to use their own device for daily school work, they may still be issued a CUSD Chromebook for state testing in Spring 2024 to meet secure browser requirements.

Students Using CUSD Devices

CHS families who choose to check-out a CUSD Chromebook for their student’s daily school work may keep the device for the duration of their student’s enrollment at CHS, including summers. Students will practice responsibility for operating and maintaining their individual CUSD devices throughout their time at CHS. We also encourage families to purchase the OPTIONAL Mobile Device Protection Plan for CUSD Chromebooks for just $20 a year to limit any fines due to accidental damage. The Protection Plan must be purchased annually within two weeks of the beginning of the school year in order to be valid. A new Protection Plan must also be purchased if a student is provided with a replacement device due to damage/loss of their previous device.

For more information about this program, please visit the links below:

• 1:1 Student Device Program FAQs

• Mobile Device Protection Plan FAQs

• Mobile Device Protection Plan Payment Instructions

Email: karin.mellina@coronadousd.net
Website: https://chs.coronadousd.net/
Location: 650 D Avenue, Coronado, CA, USA
Phone: 619.522.8907
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoronadoIslanders