Shark Bytes

Dear Students and Families,

Today was our second rally of the school year! It was a blast to see different classes dancing and playing games to show school spirit. As a reminder, we have no school on Monday. We hope students have a great three day weekend.

Information about senior portraits are finally in! Please look below for the full details.

Take care,

Maritza Torres

On Friday October 18th, students will receive access to the interim course packet. The packet will have information on the interims being offered for the Spring semester. If you are interested to learn more about interim, please visit our website. On Thursday October 24th, students will visit three interims to learn more about them during flex time. An interim course sign up sheet (via google form) will be posted on Shark Bytes and given in advisory on Friday October 25th and these are due 3pm Wednesday, November 6th.

Interim Placement Process: Students read the description of each interim course and rank their courses they’re most interested in. Course sign up sheets turned in on time will be randomly sorted by grade level. After randomly sorted, Seniors will be placed into interims then Juniors, sophomores, freshmen and finally any late interim course sign up sheets. For highly impacted interim courses, priority will be given to students who have never been enrolled in that course.

After students are placed in interim, the placements are final and cannot change. You and your student will be able to see their final interim placement Friday December 6 on Synergy and in Advisory.

Advice to Sophomores and Freshmen: Be sure to have one of your top five choices be an on campus interim.

Want to learn about concurrent enrollment? Skyline College will be coming to Oceana to talk about concurrent enrollment and the necessary steps to sign up. Sign up for Mr. Mattias's flex time on Tuesday, October 22nd!

JUHSD and SSFUSD are partnering together to host a free College and Career Fair at the Serramonte Mall on Thursday, October 17 from 5-7, open to everyone! Representatives in attendance include:

• Community Colleges
• California State Universities
• University of California
• Private Colleges
• Union/Trade Representatives
• City/Government agencies

Please join the OSPTO for their monthy meeting and find out what's happening around campus! There will be guest speakers from the garden club. This is a great opportunity for you to ask any questions to Principal Torres or to the OSPTO. We hope to see you there!

Allcove San Mateo is a youth drop-in center for ages 12-25 where they can utilize the space,
access services, attend free weekly events and workshops. The services offered at allcove San
Mateo include mental health, physical health, substance use, peer support, family support, and
supported education and employment. Currently, all their services are free! allcove San Mateo
offers services in both English and Spanish. Aside from accessing services, youth can use the
space to study, hang out, and connect with their peers along with attending engaging events
and educational workshops.

What makes allcove San Mateo unique is they work closely with their Youth Advisory Group
which consists of 25 individuals ages 16-25 who live and go to school in the community. Youth
voices are implemented within all aspects of the center from service implementation, program
development, design and more! If you have any questions, you can contact them at (650)226-
7030 and at allcovesanmateo@peninsulahealthcaredistrict.org. Check out their website here:
allcove.org/san-mateo.

This year's yearbook is currently on sale online at Yearbook Forever. The price will be slightly increasing throughout the year, starting in November, so purchase your yearbook now for the best deal!

Today we had our Halloween themed rally! We had a great time playing games and watching the class dances. Congratulations to the Juniors for winning their first rally!!

Trivia Night was a blast! And we didn't let the power outage stop us from eating and enjoying the four rounds of trivia questions. A huge thank you to OSPTO to put this event together for a fantastic friendraiser.

Laurie Hughes took her students to City College of San Francisco Culinary Program on Wednesday. Students learned about this program and were served a delicious lunch.

Oceana's Annual Hygiene Drive began on Monday, September 23rd! We encourage students and staff to bring unused hygiene products to their advisory's collection bin every Friday until October 25th. All donations will be brought to the Pacifica Resource Center and distributed among community members in need. Remember, the advisory with the most donations will receive a pizza party, so donate for a chance to celebrate!

If you have any questions, contact ASB Secretary Benny Manio (stu.bmanio42@jeffersonunion.net)!

Come volunteer at the Pacifica Garden with Mr. Menard on November 2nd. It is from 10 am to 2 pm.

830 Rosita Road.

Vallemar needs help for their Fall Fun Fest! The event is on Friday October 18th, from 4-7pm.

They need help setting up after school ; help with taking tickets at the bounce houses and help tearing it down. Any 1-2 hour windows of time on October 18th from 2:00-7:30 PM would be greatly appreciated. It would be an extremely fun event to attend while you get community service hours!

If interested in volunteering, feel free to contact Maria Dallmann at (415) 734-8155

Tomorrow, there is a Second Harvest Food distribution at Jefferson High School from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. Daniel Hagen will be there to help students at the event. Students should contact Laurie at lhughe@jefffersonunion.net if they are planning on attending.

Prestige Portraits will be at Oceana for senior portraits on November 18th and November 19th from 1:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Prestige Portraits can only photograph up to 80 students in November so the remainder of seniors will be photographed on the second round on January 15th. These are the only dates that Prestige Portraits will be at Oceana.

Instructions on how to schedule/cancel/change senior appointments online:

• Go to: https://prestigeportraits.com
• Enter your 8-digit appointment code then select "Go".
• If you do not have a code, enter the city and state of the school, then select your school. After you select your school, enter your first and last name then click "Search".
• You will then see the 8-digit appointment code. Enter the 8-digit code in the appropriate box then click “Go”.
• From there, the students can select the date and time of their appointment. Seniors can also contact Prestige directly at byarea@lifetouch.com or call 1-877-825-7922 (Mon-Friday 9am-4pm) for any questions.

Skyline College will be visiting Oceana to give an overview presentation. This is a great opportunity for seniors to learn about Skyline's educational programs, application process, financial aid and resources. Be sure to sign up for Ms. Owyang's flex time on Monday, October 21st!

Discover SF State, an Open House event, will be on Saturday, October 19 from 9am-1pm. This is a free event for prospective students and families, including Spring 2025 admitted students. The event will feature academic showcases, admissions and financial aid presentations, and campus and residential hall tours. Highlights of the Day:

• FIND OUT about the latest admission requirements and financial aid information

• TOUR one of the top 25 most diverse universities (USA Today), located in one of America’s most exciting cities

• GET A SNEAK PEEK of their residence halls

• DISCOVER their academic colleges, programs and support services

• MEET with dedicated and friendly staff and faculty members

• FREE parking and swag

Registration is live at https://future.sfsu.edu/discoversf!

In the last 2 weeks, Ms. Owyang visited all humanities 12 classes to provide a lesson on financial aid. See the slides from the lesson here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1G_TLIVRrMcLXMV3puj328KjvaTjz6OBqlAzYQUCWNeY/edit?usp=sharing

Financial aid applications open on December 1st and the priority deadline is March 2nd! There will be a Cash4College event for all senior families on Wednesday, February 12th from 6-8pm in the library. Sign up and more information to come in the spring semester!

Need support on college applications? Here is a great place to start!

Check out these workshops if you want info/support with Skyline College!

Questions? Email Ms. Owyang at aowyang@jeffersonunion.net

We encourage all students to review the attached flyer and take advantage of these resources. Mental health is an important aspect of your overall well-being, and we are here to support you every step of the way.

The JUHSD Wellness Page also has many additional support resources.

Wellness Counselor and School Social Worker can provide support with short-term mental health, stress management/mindfulness, grief/loss, anxiety/depression, health appointments, crisis, referrals to community resources/outside counseling, and more! No question or concern is too small!

Click here for the request form!

Alyssa Owyang (she/her), aowyang@jeffersonunion.net, School Counselor, is on campus on Monday, Wednesday & Thursday supporting the 12th grades

Mattias Johansson (he/him), mjohansson@jeffersonunion.net, School Counselor is on campus Monday - Friday supporting 9th-11th graders

Jeannette Herbert (she/her), jherbert@jeffersonunion.net, Wellness Counselor is on campus Monday - Friday

Liberty Cajayon (she/they/siya), lcajayon@jeffersonunion.net, Wellness Counselor II/School Social Worker is on campus Monday - Friday

Website: https://www.juhsd.net/ohs
Location: 401 Paloma Avenue, Pacifica, CA, USA
Phone: 650-550-7300