Del Norte High School

Nighthawks Together, One Flock Forever!

• Homecoming Tickets on Sale - Now thru Friday, October 4, 2024
• Professional Growth Day/No School - Monday, September 30, 2024
• Principal Meet and Greet - Tuesday, October 8, 2024
• Parent/Teacher Conferences - Tuesday, October 8, 2024 and Tuesday, October 15, 2024
• Homecoming Dance - Saturday, October 12, 2024
• Safety Week - Monday, October 21, 2024 - Thursday, October 24, 2024
• PTSA - Saturday, October 26, 2024

USS Midway

910 N Harbor Dr

San Diego, CA 92101

Tickets: Tickets are sold online or at the Finance Office and Student Store at lunch. Tickets will not be sold after lunch on October 4th. All guest passes must be submitted to Administration for approval by Tuesday, October 1. Guest passes will be available for purchase the last week of ticket sales, the week of October 1 - October 4th. Guest passes are limited.

Students ID is required to enter the dance; the keepsake ticket students receive at purchase is for informational purposes only. Please do not purchase a ticket from a Del Norte student, tickets are non-transferable.

Ticket Prices:

September 16- 22: $45*

September 23-29: $50*

September 30- October 4: $55* (Guest Pass Tickets for Sale)

* $5 Discount with ASB Sticker (ASB discount does not apply to the purchase of a Guest Pass)

Guest Pass Policy: All non-Del Norte High School students attending a DNHS dance must have an approved guest pass. Guest passes will be available in the front office. Guests are required to have picture identification to enter the dance. Middle school students and adults 20 and over may not attend a DNHS Dance. Guest passes must be completed and approved before a ticket can be purchased. We encourage you to start this process as soon as possible as the deadline for administrative approval is Tuesday, October 1. The number of Guest Passes issued will be limited, pending the number of DNHS student tickets sold and event capacity.

Parking: There is a parking lot next to the USS Midway, Navy Pier, which is managed by ACE. The cost of parking varies between $15 - $25. There is metered parking along Harbor Drive, meters do not require payment after 6:00 p.m.

Dress: Homecoming is a semi-formal dance. Students are required to wear shoes while at the dance. We are not providing a coat check this year, please be mindful about what items students bring to the dance. Students are responsible for all personal items.

We are at the end of our first full 3 weeks together. Please take the time to review and clear up any attendance concerns through our Attendance Hotline (858) 676-6311 including parent/guardian excused all day absences and any excused tardies. Please do not send an email.

1. To view your student’s attendance, please follow these steps:

1. Go to powayusd.com then click on Resources then click on Parent Resources.
2. Under Technology Quick Access, click on My Plan District Parent Portal .
3. Enter your user name and password.
4. Click on the Attendance tile and view your student’s attendance.

You can go directly to https:myapps.classlink.com/home to view your student’s attendance.

For MyPlan support, please email pusdithelp@powayusd.com

1. After viewing your student's attendance record, you may clear full day absences or tardies at the start of the day by calling the attendance hotline at (858) 676-6311 and following the prompts.

Parents may not clear tardies between classes, only late arrivals to school.

If the absence/truant mark is a teacher error, please have your student speak with their teacher about the error. The teacher must email the attendance staff to correct the mark.

Please continue to review and remind your student about Del Norte's Attendance Policies. Thank you.

Girls Varsity Tennis is starting off their Fall season strong by winning their first 5 matches and are currently undefeated!!

Girls Volleyball have started their season strong with an incredible night of competition defeating Santa Fe Christian in all three levels and not allowing SFC to win a set.Varsity 3-0, JV 2-0, Frosh 2-0

Girls Flag Football had their first win in its inaugural season by defeating Sage Creek. Varsity 38-0, JV 51-0. They opened League play against Rancho Bernardo winning with an impressive victory 32-0. This team is fun to watch!

Football is off to another great start with a record of 2-2 record in D1 and recently defeating Eastlake 39-6 on an incredible Military & First Responders Night.

Week at a Glance in DNHS Sports: If you want to know what’s going on in the week of sports; please visit our school website at the athletics page and click on the “Sports Week at a Glance” or click here: https://shorturl.at/fCCfm

Strength & Speed Training: We are very excited about the future of DNHS Athletics, and the opportunities provided for our student athletes to enhance their athletic abilities and skill set. Having professional and certified instructors in both our Strength and Speed programs is such an asset and we are happy to see our student athletes taking advantage of these programs and opportunities. Student Athletes can participate in as many as 4 strength and 4 speed workouts each week. Participation is through a paid yearly membership to the Strength & Speed program that can be purchased here at following link. https://gofan.co/app/school/CA71942

Del Norte All-Access Pass: Show your Nighthawk team spirit and support for Del Norte Athletics by purchasing a Del Norte All-Access pass HERE for only $135! This card admits two immediate family members to all home games that would normally charge for entrance (football, flag football, boys’ & girls’ basketball, boys’ and girls’ volleyball and wrestling). Not valid for tournaments, playoffs and CIF games.

Important Dates to Know:

• Athletic Clearance due date: 10/11
• Winter Sports Parent Meeting: 10/14

We hope you will come out and support Nighthawk Athletics.

See you on campus.

DNHS Athletic Director – Amanda Nelson

What´s up Nighthawks? Hope you´re all doing great! Let´s talk about food and nutrition. The best way to provide fuel and energy for our bodies. . . you guessed it, nutrition! Paying attention to what you eat helps maintain your health. Proper nutrition assists in protecting you from different diseases. Having a healthy diet includes many foods; fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and protein. It's beneficial to avoid certain kinds of foods that contain high levels of fats, salt or sugar, and lack nutrients, vitamins and minerals. A recent study found that eating food in high fat and sugar adjusts the brain's reward center to increase response to these foods and decrease the desire for low-fat foods. So Nighthawks, make great food choices and remember “we are what we eat”! Have a nice weekend!

Dear Nighthawk Families,

This is a reminder that if your child rides an ebike to and from our school, they (and one parent/guardian) will be required to attend a PUSD ebike safety class this Fall. The September classes have now passed. If you did not 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.

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.