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Dear Students and Families,

Oceana will be joining the Private School Athletic League (PSAL) for the 2026-2027 school year. Oceana was approached by the PSAL earlier this school year and asked us to join the league. During last night's OSPTO meeting, I realized that we have not collected enough parent and student feedback about this move. We would like to hear from you about your thoughts, opinions and concerns about this move. Please email Mr. Johnston, at djohnston@jeffersonunion.net, and myself, at mtorres@jeffersonunion.net, to share any input about this placement.

To share a little information, the PSAL is a league of the CIF/ Central Coast Section. PSAL is comprised of local high schools in the Central Coast Section participating in interscholastic athletics. Currently, the PSAL has 23 league member schools. For Oceana, cross-country, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, and track and field will all join the PSAL. Our remaining teams, boys and girls tennis, wrestling, and swimming will still compete in the Peninsula Athletic League (PAL). Oceana will remain in the PAL as a provisional member for these three sports. Oceana will maintain all of our current sports programs.

Take care,

Maritza Torres

We are working on getting the next school year set up and one piece we need all returning families to complete is registration. Please make sure you complete your registration for the upcoming 2025-26 school year. Families will need to log into their ParentVUE account and on the landing page click on "2025-26 Returning Students is Currently Open: Begin 2025-26 Returning" to start the registration process. If you have any questions, please contact our registrar, Criss Galea at cgalea@jeffersonunion.net.

Prom ticket sales start on Monday, March 24th. Stop by the student store ASAP for the best prices, as the prices will increase the longer you wait! Check out @ohsprom25 on instagram for more information.

To continue to track our students’ academic progress, and to see the strengths and areas of improvement for our academic program, all Juniors will be taking the CAASPP Test for English and Math, as well as the CAST test for Science on the week of April 14th- April 18th. (There is a small group of 10 Juniors who need to do the CAST Tuesday April 22nd due to scheduling conflicts.) If your student misses school or does not finish, there will be additional make up sessions. To understand the importance of and logistics of CAASPP and CAST, please refer to this informational slideshow. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Leung at sleung@jeffersonunion.net.

On behalf of schools with students fasting for Ramadan, the California Department of Education (CDE) has approved Jefferson Union High School District for a Ramadan Meal Waiver. This waiver allows schools to send a breakfast and a lunch home with students, in attendance, that are fasting. Non-fasting students will receive school breakfast and lunch, as usual, that are to be consumed at school.

Students who are fasting during Ramadan will have the option to receive a take home lunch for the day of service, and a breakfast for the following day beginning Friday, February 28-Friday until April 4, 2025. Please visit the school cafeteria during normal hours and request a takeaway lunch and breakfast.

Each meal is served according to state and federal school breakfast/lunch requirements.

Oceana Community, we need your help!

Senior Exhibition is coming up and we (The OSPTO) sponsor food and beverages for all the wonderful participants day-of (seniors, teachers, staff and valued volunteers) that make this incredible program happen!

We could use your help with various tasks. Please complete the signup genius by volunteering for the task(s) you can take on.

allcove San Mateo is happy to announce that they have extended their parent support group to June 17th! Attached is our updated flyer with the new date.

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!

Yesterday, our amazing counselors create space for students to focus on their own wellness. They provided activities, therapy dogs and community wellness organizations during lunch. The students enjoyed this annual event!

For the first time in several years, our district hosted a District-Wide Art Show showcasing the incredible talent of our students from all schools across the district! Thank you to whoever joined us for this exciting event and showed your support for the arts and the students who have poured their heart into their work.

Interested in seeing a game? Fantastic! All of our sports games are on our school calendar. Come and support our athletes. Go Sharks!

To participate in athletics, your child must be registered on SportsNet, and you must submit a physical through SportsNet. Please note, physicals are good for one year.

Ms. Owyang will be taking seniors to Skyline College for Priority Enrollment Day on Thursday, May 1st! PEP day is for students attending Skyline College next fall so they can complete the mandatory orientation, have their 1:1 counseling appointments, hear about the Promise Scholars Program and prepare to choose classes for the first semester. Students who are attending Skyline next year as a first time college student must have submitted their Skyline application in order to attend the field trip.

Need support or have questions? Contact Ms. Owyang at aowyang@jeffersonunion.net

Attached is a link to order your transcripts when you need to. This link can apply to all grade levels, however Seniors might find this link most useful now.

Check out these workshops if you want info/support with Skyline College! Priority Enrollment Program Day is updated!

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

The Golden Gate National Park Conservancy is looking for volunteers for Saturday, March 29th at Rancho Corral de Tierra in Half Moon Bay. Please use this link to enroll.

Daly City Youth Health Center wellness interns will be hosting a group for seniors and juniors on Wednesdays after school. The group will focus on post high school planning and students will learn DBT skills and other skills to manage anxiety and life stressors. The group will be capped at 12 students and students who attend prior sessions will have first dibs in the group.

Students, especially seniors who may be in need of community service hours, check out this website with multiple soup kitchens in SF. This is a great resource for completing your community service requirement:

https://www.foodpantries.org/ci/ca-san_francisco

The Excelsior Community Food Pantry distributes fresh groceries to families each week and students can volunteer!

Attached is a slideshow containing all kinds of information you might need to know about Oceana! It discusses graduation requirements, senior exhibition, interim, and more. Additionally, the slideshow has links to digital resources you might find helpful, such as college application guides, SATs, financial aid support, and more.

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

Follow us on instagram! @oceanaasb

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