Calabasas High School

Good afternoon Coyotes,

Happy Spring! It's finally here and Spring Break is just around the corner! That also means that the school year will be speeding towards its finale over the next 2.5 months. Please keep a close eye on your studies and academic progress so that you can meet all of your academic goals for the end of the school year.

There is no school next Friday, March 29, as this is the first day of Spring Break. Due to the 4-day week, we will be on "Even" day bell schedule on Monday, 3/25. Speaking of Spring Break, it runs from Friday, March 29 through Friday, April 5. School will resume on Monday, April 8.

I would like to invite you all, once again, to keep an eye on our Activities and Athletics calendars. We would love to see you at our events!

Finally, congratulations to our Theater and Music students, directors, and support staff, and to the PAEC staff, on an incredibly entertaining and excellent Spring musical production of Something Rotten! The show runs through Saturday, so if you have not had a chance to see the show yet, please come out!

Have a great weekend, everybody! See you on Monday ("Even" bell schedule).

Sincerely,

Bennett Wutkee

Principal

Food deliveries are NOT permitted during school hours. All food deliveries will be turned away or confiscated if they arrive on campus. All students are able to receive a free meal each day provided by LVUSD that can be picked up in our cafeteria.

We want to remind our CHS families that our health office has a supply of COVID home tests available. We recommend you plan ahead to have COVID-19 tests on hand, and test immediately if you feel sick. Please have your student stop in the health office to pick up free tests.

With the increasing popularity of motorized bikes, we have received guidance from the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department regarding licensing and age requirements for students that wish to ride these to school. For motorized bikes with no pedals, the operator needs to be at least 15 1/2 years-old and have a Class C license. Students that are underaged and/or not licensed to ride these motorized bikes to school may be cited by law enforcement.

As more students get their driver's licenses and start driving to school, parking on the streets adjacent to CHS is becoming more crowded. We have received reports of students blocking driveways to residences and businesses, parking on sidewalks, and even parking on the lawn/yard of our neighbors. None of this acceptable and students need to stop these practices. We have been informed that law enforcement will be monitoring parking on the city streets more closely and cars will be cited that are inappropriately parked.

Parents/Guardians:

Please do not park in the lower Senior lot in the mornings as these are spots that are purchased and assigned individually to students. Parents are not permitted to park and wait in their cars on campus during morning drop off. Please be mindful as this will help with morning traffic congestion and will allow for students to park and get to class in a timely manner.

Please do not block the exit lane at the Mulholland Light during pick-up or drop off. It is important that we have one lane of traffic entering campus and one lane of traffic leaving campus.

Are you interested in attending a CHS Athletics event? Visit https://gofan.co/ to purchase tickets.

Odd and Even Days and Bell Schedule

LVUSD School Year Calendar

As a reminder, ALL students are required to show their current (2023-24) ID at the gate when entering school each morning. This is important for safety to ensure only currently enrolled students are on campus. Students will not be permitted to show their Aeries or a picture of their ID on their phone when entering. It is the student's responsibility to bring their ID each day and have it out and ready as they enter so it can be quickly checked by school personnel. Students with an off campus lunch pass will be asked to show their ID to exit as well.

11th and 12th grade students with an off campus pass for lunch will now using their card to tap to exit. The process is new and we appreciate everyone's patience while leaving campus. We will no longer be distributing stickers for those who have earned their lunch pass it will be set up digitally in our system.

If a student has lost their ID, a replacement can be purchased at the Student Store for $10. You can visit the Student Store during nutrition or lunch.

Food deliveries are NOT permitted during school hours. All food deliveries will be turned away or confiscated if they arrive on campus. All students are able to receive a free meal each day provided by LVUSD that can be picked up in our cafeteria.

The Media Center is open during Periods 1, 2, 5, 6 for students with a release period. If students are on campus during their release period, they must go to the Media Center. For safety reasons, students with a release period cannot wander campus or sit outside.

If a student has a 5th period release period due to a sport, they are required to go to the gym on Mondays during 5th period but can go to the Media Center during 5th period Tuesdays-Fridays.

Release period stickers are being distributed in the Counseling Office if you have not yet picked up your sticker.

Our cafeteria meal payments portal has been upgraded to Linq Connect. All previous account balances will be transferred to the new app.

All resources can be accessed via this link: CLICK HERE

In order to meet eligibility requirements for an off-campus pass, juniors and seniors must meet academic, discipline, and attendance requirements.

These requirements include:

• Academic: No Ds or Fs
• Behavior: No significant discipline incidents.
• Attendance: Students with a COMBINATION of 6 or more tardies or periods absent in any classes within a 5-week period will be ineligible.
  

*Eligibility for OCP is processed every 5 weeks*

Please give yourself enough time to get to CHS as there is always heavy traffic in the neighborhood and we want students to be on time and ready to learn!

Pick up and Drop off: Please proceed onto campus at the main gate on Mulholland at the traffic light. For pick up and drop off, you will proceed down the ONE-WAY ramp and then exit at the Valmar Gate. There is NO ENTRY at the Valmar Gate for pick up or drop off.

Visitor Parking: There are NO visitor spots in the staff lot or in the PAEC lot. Any car in the staff lot or PAEC lot without a pass will be towed. There are visitor spots parallel to the curb along the left side of the one-way ramp next to the PAEC.

SENIOR PARKING LOT: All spots in the senior lot are assigned. Any car parked in a spot without a tag, the car will be towed without additional warning.

Please drive safely in the parking lot (5 mph).

All of our forms are available online on the CHS Attendance Website! On this website you can clear absences and fill out early leave requests.

In order to administer medication during school hours (over the counter or prescription), you need to have the Authorization for Medication form completed and brought to the Health Office with the medication. This can be found on the CHS Website. No medication should be carried in the students' bag/backpack unless cleared by the Health Office.

(From https://www.lvusdmeasures.org/) In 2022, the voters in the Las Virgenes Unified School District approved a $340M bond to:

• Provide modern labs, career training facilities, and equipment so students are prepared for college and in-demand careers in fields such as health sciences, engineering, technology, and skilled trades

• Provide classrooms, facilities, and technology to support high-quality instruction in math, science, engineering, and technology

• Repair or replace deteriorating roofs, plumbing, sewer lines, gas lines, and electrical systems where needed

• Install, repair, or replace air conditioning systems in classrooms to improve air quality and keep classrooms from reaching temperatures above 85 degrees

• Remove hazardous materials such as asbestos and lead pipes from older school sites

• Keep computer systems and instructional technology up to date

• Upgrade older schools to meet current health codes, building safety codes, earthquake safety standards, and improve access for students with disabilities

The community will not be paying on the Measure S bond until August of 2026. That said, projects are being initiated now to optimize cost and timing through prefunding the interest. This website (click here) will provide site-by-site updates about the Measure S projects, oversight, and audits in the years to come.

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UPDATE, July-August 2023: Moody's Investors Services issued Las Virgenes a Aa1 credit rating. This is the highest possible rating for a district not in Basic Aid status. Moody's cited our strong fiscal position underpinned by conservative fiscal management along with uncommonly positive financial flexibility in creating unique revenue streams as reasons for the high rating. On August 24th, the first $85M in Series A Measure S proceeds will be received by LVUSD. ​