Del Norte High School

Nighthawks Together, One Flock Forever!

• Labor Day/No School - Monday, September 2, 2024
• Add/Drop Deadline - Wednesday, September 4, 2024
• Unity Day - All 9th grade Nighthawks - Thursday, September 5, 2024
• Military Night Football Game - Friday, September 6, 2024
• Back to School Night - Tuesday, September 10, 2024
• PSAT (only open to 10th and 11th graders)

🟢 Exam Saturday, October 26, 2024

Del Norte High School is offering the PSAT/NMSQT® (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) to our 10th and 11th grade students on Saturday, October 26th from 8:00am-12:00pm at DNHS. Whether your child is thinking about attending a two- or four-year college, is going straight into the workforce, or is still exploring their college and/or career options after high school, the PSAT/NMSQT can help make their path clearer. Results from the PSAT/NMSQT provide insights into your child’s academic strengths, along with areas they can work on while still in high school.

In addition, 11th grade students MUST take this exam if they wish to enter into the National Merit Scholarship Competition (NMSC). The 11th grade PSAT/NMSQT score is used to determine if a student is eligible to enter the competition. For more information about National Merit Scholarship please visit the website below

https://www.nationalmerit.org/s/1758/images/gid2/editor_documents/student_guide.pdf?gid=2&pgid=61#page=33

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Registration Information!!

The PSAT/NMSQT cost is $30.00 per student. Families are encouraged to register and pay for the PSAT/NMSQT online by visiting our webstore: pusd.graystep.com

Webstore instructions:

· Create an account if you do not already have one.

· For the school, select “Del Norte Payment Non ASB.”

· Click on PSAT 2024

· Submit payment $30.00 (There is a $2.07 service charge for online payments)

Online registration is the preferred method however, families can pay by cash or non-refundable check payable to Del Norte High School. If you wish to pay by check please return the PSAT/NMSQT registration form with payment to the DNHS dropbox inside the front office or the Nighthawk Center.

If you are a student who participates in the free/reduced lunch program, you qualify for a fee waiver. Please see Mrs. Reich (Sreich@powayusd.com) for more information.

Payment and registration are due Friday, September 13th at 4:00pm. Late payments or registrations will not be accepted.

Please review the FAQ’s for additional details and information. Mr. Harvey is also available at (Sharvey@powayusd.com) if you have further questions regarding the PSAT/NMSQT administration.

As we begin a new and exciting 2024-2025 school year, Del Norte is sharing our updated attendance policy. We want to emphasize the importance of being on time and attending classes every day for all students, which shows responsibility, respect for peers and teachers, and commitment to their education. Please take the time to review them with your student(s) to avoid miscommunication and possibly future consequences. Punctuality is essential for both their academic success and the overall classroom environment.

Tardies and truancies will be closely monitored. Tardies are counted any time the student does not have a parent excuse and is late to their class period. Truancies are unexcused absences from at least 1 period during the student’s academic day, not an all day absence. An email notification to the student’s parent /guardians will be sent when a student reaches 6 or more tardies and/or truancies in a 3-week period (4 times every trimester except only 3 times during the 3rd trimester) the student will automatically be assigned an after school detention. Attendance detentions have been pre-scheduled. This is separate from Attendance and Truancy letters mailed as district and state policy. Consistent tardiness and truancies negatively impacts learning and course performance. Please review the graphic for detention information including if the student is involved in athletics.

If you're facing challenges that prevent timely attendance, we encourage you to reach out to your student’s counselor or your student’s assistant principal so we can work together on possible solutions. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated and we look forward to a great year of being on time every day!

Additional Information

Valerie White, Assistant Principal over Attendance, (students in alpha Pp-Z)

vwhite@powayusd.com

Mike Giaime (A-Gi)

mgiaime@powayusd.com

Jennie Ganesan (Gj-Po)

jganesan@powayusd.com

Del Norte Attendance Hotline

858-676-6311

Del Norte Attendance Techs

Shirley Rowe, srowe@powayusd.com and Deya Wilson, dwilson@powayusd.com

Please share these info graphics with your students.

Dear Nighthawk Families,

This is a reminder that if your child rides a bike to and from our school, they (and one parent/guardian) will be required to attend a PUSD ebike safety class this Fall. The first of these classes is coming up in September. If you cannot attend one of these classes, additional classes will be scheduled in October (dates TBD). To provide students ample time to comply, this new requirement will be enforced starting January 6, 2025.

You can attend any one of these one-hour classes that work with your and your child’s schedule, regardless of where you are located. Advance Registration is not required. Again, one parent or guardian must attend with their child. At the class, you will be asked to register the make and model of the ebike, VIN#, and student ID, so please come prepared with that information.

• Saturday, Sept. 7 - 10 am at Bernardo Heights Middle School Multi Purpose Room Address: 12990 Paseo Lucido, San Diego, 92128
• Saturday, Sept. 7 - 11am at Bernardo Heights Middle School Multi Purpose Room Address: 12990 Paseo Lucido, San Diego, 92128
• Wednesday, Sept. 11 - 6pm at Poway High School Room K-1 Address: 15500 Espola Road, Poway, 92064
• Tuesday, Sept. 17 - 6pm at Del Norte High School Performing Arts Center Address: 16601 Nighthawk Lane, San Diego, 92127

We appreciate your partnership in taking this important step toward keeping our students safe.

Principal Ty Eveleth

• Students under 18 years old are REQUIRED by law to wear a helmet when riding a bike, whether you are the driver or passenger.
• The bike must be ridden in the SAME direction as the flow of traffic.
• You may not ride an e bike with fixed pedals or pegs.
• E bikes are NEVER to be ridden on sidewalks.

• Students MUST walk their bikes on campus.
• Please pay close attention to pedestrians and cars.
• Remember to ALWAYS lock your bike in the bike rack. Gates are NOT for locking bikes.
• E bikes are not permitted at any sporting event.
• DO NOT take a bike that is not yours for any reason.

Poway Unified’s Youth in Transition (YIT) program assists children and youth experiencing homelessness with food, transportation, school supplies, and additional support during the school year. Those students who qualify lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence and includes children and youth who are:

1. Sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason. This can be doubled (living with one other family) and even tripled (living with two other families) up.
2. Living in motels, hotels, due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations.
3. Living in domestic violence shelters, homeless shelters, transitional living programs, housing paid for by programs/vouchers, etc.
4. Living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings, or in a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.
5. Unaccompanied homeless youth who are living away from the physical custody of a parent or guardian.
6. Migratory children who qualify as homeless because they are children who are living in similar circumstances listed above.

If any of the above housing descriptions reflect your current housing situation, please fill out the attached short form and email it to Laura Upson at lupson@powayusd.com. You can learn more information about Youth in Transition here. Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions.

Remember, Del Norte’s campus is closed during the school day. All students must remain on campus. This also includes the parking lot and vehicles. You must have an approved off-campus pass from the attendance office to leave campus or off role to leave campus prior to 3:35.

At Del Norte we cannot accept items to be picked up or delivered to students during the instructional day in the front office. Please ensure that your Nighthawk has their lunch, phone, homework, clothing, athletic equipment, computer/Chromebook, books, etc. that they need for school before dropping them off.

Office hours for on-campus instruction at Del Norte occur on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, immediately following the second period. We ask that every student finds an academic location and engage in academic work during this time. Teachers may require students to attend based on their academic performance in class. Office hours provide an opportunity for students to receive extra help from teachers, complete missing assignments, and study for upcoming tests. This time is supplemental to regular instructional hours, and students are strongly encouraged to take advantage of it, especially if they need additional support in any subject.

Please review the attendance policy on the DNHS website. It is crucial for you to arrive to class on time every day to not miss important information from your teachers. Traffic is going to continue to be busy for the next few days, allow an extra 10-15 minutes to make it through traffic lights, park, AND walk to class. Detentions for tardies will start on September 19th if you have 6 or more tardies or truancies in the first 3 weeks of starting school. If there are barriers to your student arriving to school on time, please refer them to their counselor or administrator for support.

Concerns involving Grading, Curriculum, or Instruction

• Classroom procedures

• Classroom behavior

• Individual student grades

• Curriculum

• Textbooks/materials

Step 1: Classroom Teacher; if not resolved…

Step 2: Site Assistant Principal supervising specific content area, if not resolved…

Step 3: Site Principal

*Please know that you will be referred back to a previous step if that step has yet to be completed. At Del Norte High School, we believe in resolving concerns at the lowest level.

Student Behavior

If behavior is occurring in the classroom

Step 1: Classroom Teacher; if not resolved…

Step 2: Site Assistant Principal supervising specific content area, if not resolved…

Step 3: Site Principal

If behavior is occurring outside of the classroom

Step 1: Site Assistant Principal of your student’s last name alpha, if not resolved…

Step 2: Site Principal

Athletics

Step 1: Coach; if not resolved...

Step 2: Site Athletic Director; if not resolved…

Step 3: Site Assistant Principal over Athletics; if not resolved…

Step 4: Site Principal; if not resolved…

Please reference the DNHS Athletics Guide/Handbook regarding student, parent, and coach expectations.

Traffic is extremely heavy the first few weeks of school as we welcome back all our Nighthawks to the Nest. Plan accordingly and drive with extra caution as the community settles in. Please be respectful of each other and our neighbors when parking on side streets around campus. On time attendance to classes is critical to student success, please see that your Nighthawk gets to school on time.

If you will be dropping your student off in the front of the school, use the traffic circle off the main school entrance on Nighthawk Lane. Do not enter the staff lot off Nighthawk Lane. The traffic circle gets congested in the morning and immediately after school, so be cautious and patient when dropping off your student.

Attention Nighthawk Families!

It has been brought to the attention of the Administration Team that some of our ADA compliant parking spaces are being used by individuals that are not legally permitted to use them. In an effort to provide access for all, we ask that you not park in our ADA spots unless you are legally permitted to do so. As a reminder, California Penal Code 22507.8 states that illegally using an ADA parking spot can result in a $421 fine. Thanks for you attention to this matter.