SHS/PGS Principal's Newsletter

Dear Parents, Guardians and Significant Adults-

Our theme for the 24/25 school year, "Space for All of Us," continues to grow. All 3 schools got off to a smooth and highly anticipated start to the new school year.

• For SHS, September 24th marked the midway point of Term 1. You can see your SHS student’s current progress in the LMS gradebook. Appointment Day for Term 2 classes is October 10th and Term 2 classes begin Monday, October 14th.

• At the Port Gardner Family Partnership, high school level classes began September 9th, while all other families attended Student Learning Plan sessions with teachers that week. All students started attending classes the week of September 16th - with an introductory Kinder visit on September 13th. PGS monthly progress will be submitted October 1st. Oral Reading Fluency testing will begin the week of October 7th.

• HS Online Options (formerly Online High School) last to day to enroll in classes was September 17th and the last day to drop classes was September 20th. Class counts are fabulous and a few new courses were added to the catalog this year. Any new enrollment or class changes must now be requested through counselors for principal approval - special circumstance only.

Please mark October 2nd at 6:00 PM on your calendars for our SHS Significant Adult Night/Open House starting in the SHS/PGS cafeteria, then moving to the gymnasium. This will be an opportunity to meet with your student’s teachers, see their curriculum, and hear about additional programs at Sequoia High School. I look forward to seeing you.

Jack Roy, Principal

SHS/PGS/HS Online Options

Click Here for Copy of Letter to Families

Both SHS and PGS will be participating in Picture Retake Day on Wednesday, October 23rd. Ordering begins October 2nd and will continue until 3 days after picture day. Students who missed Picture Day or are new to SHS since September 12th will be having their SHS picture taken.

The schedule is as follows:

SHS - Pictures during Advisory period, 11:05-11:35am

PGS – Drop-in pictures after morning classes, 11:40-12:30

Please use the links below to order pictures.

SHS Order Online

PGS Order Online

Click on the calendar for a link to your own copy. You or your student can also pick one up in the SHS office.

*Thank you to both students and parents for a great start supporting our new PED policy at SHS!

*Clarification on wireless earbuds. During independent work time, students should be using wired earbuds that are plugged into their computer.

If middle or high school students can read, write, listen and respond in a world language, they may be eligible to earn high school credit and special recognition through the World Language Assessment. Students in grades 7-12 can register for the assessment now through October 25. Please note that only one test will be administered in the 2024-25 school year. Visit the assessment website to learn more and register in your school office.

Applications are now available in the SHS office. SHS can assist on covering the $10 testing fee based on student need.

SHS students will have the opportunity to sign-up to attend the High School & Beyond college and career fair at Everett High School on October 22nd during the regular school day from 11-11:30am. Van transportation will be provided. Students can sign-up with Tricia Schuldt in the SHS Career Center.

Click on the calendar below for your own copy.

Jack Roy, Principal

Sherm Iversen - Social Studies

Mark Ryder - Math/College & Career Readiness/PE

Rhonda Hodgins - Health/PE & Science

Judy Lennard - General Secretary

Laura Wight - English/College & Career Readiness

September 17th was the last day to enroll in HS Online Options classes and September 20th was the last day to drop a class for Semester 1. New enrollment or class changes are now requested through counselors and must have principal approval - "special circumstance" only.

*See the full course catalog on the website.*

Statistics is a high school statistics course with a modern, data analytic approach allowing students to uncover, display, and explore patterns in data. Most data sets are real, based on up-to-date research, historical case studies, and student collected data. Students systematically use tools to build a coherent description of data-set patterns and to describe patterns in the language of their applied contexts. Students are led through a series of guided discussions followed by practice problems allowing the ideas to build on one another to enable students to grasp the big picture of statistical reasoning. The course is intended to prepare the student for future college-level courses and beyond.

Yoga Core is an introductory course which fuses the fundamentals of yoga practice, breathing techniques, proper alignment and mindfulness with core strengthening exercises. This class offers the student a private and comfortable home setting to learn the basics of yoga postures including various yoga disciplines all while experiencing the benefits of increased strength, flexibility as well as a heightened sense of wellness.

The Physics in the Universe course integrates physical science, earth and space sciences and engineering. In this laboratory science course, students engage in science and engineering practices such as defining problems, planning and carrying out investigations, engaging in argument from evidence and designing solutions to real-world problems which require the study of the connections between forces, motion, and energy as related to the formation of the universe and Earth’s structure and composition.