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Weekly Community Updates - December 15, 2023
Dear Students and Families,
Tonight is our Winter Formal! I am looking forward to seeing the courtyard and the cafeteria transformed. As a reminder, students are allowed to leave starting at 8:00 pm and we do not have any in and out privileges.
Next week, we release students at 1:15pm on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Students are then on winter break until Monday January 8th. Next semester, we will be starting our Restorative Attendance program to encourage students to get to class on time. Please take a look at the full announcement below.
I hope everyone has a nice weekend!
Take care,
Maritza Torres
Elective Preferences
Families, tell us your 2024-2025 ELECTIVE preferences!
Please take a few minutes to complete this survey that will share your priorities/top picks for elective courses.
We encourage you to discuss this with your student! Together, we support student success!!
Restorative Attendance
Regular and on-time attendance is important so that our students are successful in their classes. Lately we are seeing an increase in the number of times that students are arriving late to class. Starting in January we will resume our Restorative Attendance on Wednesdays after school to encourage students to arrive to class on time.
Restorative Attendance is a time when students meet with an administrator and a campus supervisor to talk about the supports that students may need to arrive to their classes on time. Some examples of supports that we worked on with students in previous years are: figuring out what bus a student needs to take to get to school and helping students set up alarms on their phones to wake up on time. During the Restorative Attendance session we check StudentVUE together with students, see if they are missing any assignments, and hear from them if they need help with any of their classes. If they need help, we have a conversation about how they can get the help that they need. Students then have time to work on their missing assignments or their homework.
A Restorative Attendance session is one hour long, and starts immediately after school on Wednesdays, at 1:15 pm. Students are asked to attend a Restorative Attendance session after they arrive late to class multiple times. Since we can only support a limited number of students at a time, students will be assigned to Restorative Attendance sessions on different weeks. Students (and parents/guardians) will be notified by email at the beginning of the week that they should attend the upcoming Restorative Attendance session. For more information regarding Oceana’s Attendance policy, please see Oceana’s 2023-24 Planner pages 6-7.
Eshoo Opens Applications for Student Advisory Board
16th Congressional District Students Invited To Apply
PALO ALTO, CA – Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo invites high school juniors and seniors who live in or attend school in California’s 16th Congressional District to apply to serve on the 16th Congressional District Student Advisory Board, now in its 31st year. Applications are open through Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at 5 p.m. PST.
“It’s wonderful to welcome students to the Student Advisory Board of our congressional district,” Congresswoman Eshoo said. “I look forward to hearing students’ policy recommendations about the issues most important to them and incorporating their recommendations in legislation.”
The program is for high school juniors and seniors who are interested in public policy and learning about the legislative process. Students study a policy area of their choice and make recommendations to Congresswoman Eshoo, who has introduced many of the Board’s policy recommendations in the House of Representatives.
Applications are due by Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at 5 p.m. PST through Congresswoman Eshoo’s website at https://eshoo.house.gov/student-advisory-board. Please email Eshoo.SAB@mail.house.gov or call her District Office at 650-323-2984 for more information.
We Need Your Support for the SDR Project!
The completion of the Serramonte Del Rey Neighborhood Project will be a win-win for our District and the City of Daly City, generating badly needed revenue for the School District's educational programs, while creating much needed housing for the community. We are very close to getting the approvals needed by the city of Daly City, but WE NEED YOUR HELP TO GET THIS TO THE FINISH LINE!
Please show your support for this innovative project by doing one, or ALL, of the following:
- Attend the Daly City Council Meeting on Monday, January 22 @ 7:00 pm
- Write a letter in support of the project to the Daly City Planning Commission or Daly City Council. Those letters can be emailed to cityclerk@dalycity.org with the subject, “Public Comment.”
Planning Commission and City Council Meeting Location
City Hall
333 90th Street
Daly City
Please sign up to get links to form letters and reminders for meetings by CLICKING HERE!
If you have any questions, please contact Tina at tvanr@jeffersonunion.net or (650) 550-7954.
Study for Parents/Guardians
This is a study for parents/guardians to participate if they're interested and are compensated if they get an interview.
Staff Shout Out
OHS Apparel
Academic Council: Weekly Update
Academic Council is the shared leadership body at OHS that is made up of faculty, staff, students, administrators and FAMILY MEMBERS/PARENTS. Academic Council (known as AC) makes decisions related to all-aspects of the school. The most important aspect of AC is that the voices of families are heard & valued at OHS.
Access the meeting summary notes here!
Food Contest in our Foods & Nutrition Class!
Here are a few photos from today's food contest. It was fabulous with parents coming to judge the food. Students made ramen, ratatouille, pad thai, pancit, tacos, Slavic pancakes and many groups made side dishes to complement their main meal.
Meena Motwant, Envinia Quinones, Tanya Shevitz and Leah Anderson were today's judges.
Winter Formal
The winter formal is tonight! Doors open at 6:30pm. We hope to see your student there, tickets are $30.
Winter Grams
Today was the last day to buy winter grams. They will be distributed on Friday, December 22nd.
Saturday, December 16 - Coming Together: Combating Hate in a Polarized Society
The City of Daly City, in partnership with The Asian Pacific American Leadership Foundation and League of CA Cities API Caucus, present a Free Community Movie Screening of the documentary, The Race Epidemic, followed by a panel discussion with distinguished guests. Click here to RSVP.
Senior Portrait Retake
Prestige, our official Senior photographer, will be back on campus one last time so schedule your Prestige Photography session today by going to schedule.prestigeportraits.com. Sessions will take place Tuesday January 16th after school at Oceana.
Early Release/Late Start Applications are AVAILABLE NOW!
Early Release/Late Start applications for seniors are now open! Please see the criteria for students to be eligible. Applications can be picked up in front of Ms. Owyang's office in the counseling hall. The deadline to submit applications is Friday, January 12th, NO EXCEPTIONS. All applications should be turned into Jesse Sherwin in the attendance office. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Owyang at aowyang@jeffersonunion.net
Here is the link to the application.
Financial Aid Presentation
Ms. Owyang visited all 12th grade humanities classes to give a breakdown on financial aid. Students learned about the types of financial aid, the FAFSA and CADAA, how to apply for financial aid, Cal Grants, and how to launch financial aid applications using californiacolleges.edu. If you would like to review financial aid as a family, please see Ms. Owyang's financial lesson here: Financial Aid 101. Please remember that all graduating seniors are required to apply for financial aid as per California state law. If you have questions about how to opt out, please contact Ms. Owyang directly. Attached is the presentation.
Cash4College Event
Cash4College event hosted by Skyline College! This annual event is offered to all Oceana senior families who need support in filling out and submitting their financial aid applications! This workshop will be offered in English and Spanish. Register by completing the google form. Remember! Have your FSA ID ready to go before the workshop!
Senior Package
Financial Aid Information
Skyline College hosted JUHSD senior families for an informational evening about financial aid. Important information, changes, and application process were presented. If you were unable to attend and would like this information, not to worry! We have a recording for your convenience. Ms. Owyang will also be visiting 12th grade humanities classes at the end of the month to provide an in depth lesson about financial aid.
Here is the recording link.
Additionally, Skyline College offers financial aid workshops to support families in answering their questions and assisting them with completing their financial aid applications. All senior families are able to use this resource, even if your student does not plan on attending Skyline next year.
For more information, please visit: https://skylinecollege.edu/financialaid/workshops.php
College Application Presentation Support
Registering for Sports
Team Manager Opportunity
Please reach out to Athletics Director, Dan Johnston (djohnston@jeffersonunion.net) with any interest or questions.
Support Boys Basketball
Attached is the link.
Support Girls Soccer
Any support you can offer to the team would be greatly appreciated!
Support Boys Soccer
Oceana High School's Boys Varsity Soccer Team is hoping that you would support our team by donating money to our GoFundMe page. Oceana Boy’s Soccer relies on donations to fund our program and we would greatly appreciate your support! Every year we gear our profits towards transportation to and from games, uniforms, and soccer equipment. This can be quite expensive, which is why we need your help!
Thank you for considering & donating! - Oceana Boys Soccer
Here is the link:
Support Oceana Cheer
Any support you can offer to the team would be greatly appreciated!
10th Gr. California Colleges: My Plan
In the months of October and November, school counselors met with all 10th grade students during flex time to reintroduce californiacolleges.edu and how to use the platform. We mostly discussed 4 year graduation plans. We discussed Californiacolleges.edu, how to use the platform, discussed what a 4 year grad plan is, and considering/planning out courses for senior year. We asked students to think about their postsecondary plans. We also talked about college pathways and 4 year college requirements. After the lesson, students were asked to sign into their californiacolleges.edu accounts and start to map out what courses they plan to take next year. As a reminder, students did not request/register for any course, but just created a plan for what they need for graduation and to be 4 year college eligible.
Here are the lesson slides
Ask your student to sign into their californiacolleges.edu account and show you what their academic plan for next year looks like!
Wellness Contact Information
Questions about school, grades, graduation, college? Our School Counselors, Ms.Owyang and Ms. Holahan can help!
Ms. Holahan: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Grades 9-11, last names A-Li
Ms. Owyang: M-F, Grades 9-11, last names Ll-Z and 12th grade ALL
Click here for the counseling website!
Wellness Counseling Appointment Form
Feeling stressed, anxious, or struggling with other mental health concerns?
Our Wellness Counselor, Jeannette Herbert and Social Worker, Liberty Cajayon are here to help.
To make appointments with our Academic or Wellness Counselors and Social Worker, please use this link for an appointment.
Oceana High School
Website: https://www.juhsd.net/ohs
Location: 401 Paloma Avenue, Pacifica, CA, USA
Phone: 650-550-7300